Chapter 1502 Closed Saudi Arabia

After bidding farewell to the Qataris, Yang Cheng took Zhao Anqi directly to the airport, of course not to return to China, but to Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking of Jeddah, people's impression of it is far less than that of the capital Riyadh.

But in the Middle East, Jeddah is far more famous than Riyadh. This is not only because it is the second largest city in Saudi Arabia. It is also a port city with unique charm. It is located on the shore of the Red Sea and is known as Known as the "Bride of the Red Sea".

As the largest port in Saudi Arabia, it naturally occupies a very large inherent advantage in terms of economic development. At the same time, Jeddah, as the financial center of Saudi Arabia, has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises to settle here.

With the existence of this group of people, Jeddah has a more free atmosphere than Riyadh. Of course, this is only relatively speaking. Everyone knows that it is a crime to have a meal with a female colleague in Saudi Arabia!

According to Saudi law, men and women must be in separate spaces when eating at work or in public restaurants.

Also because of this strange rule, Zhao Anqi really didn't want to come to Saudi Arabia to wander around. She didn't want to be looked at with disdain just because she was wearing a short-sleeved skirt in the 40-degree heat.

Yang Cheng asked her to come with her because of her talk, otherwise wouldn't it be too boring?

Because it is a private trip, everything is arranged by himself, so he will definitely not enjoy the same treatment as in Dubai.

The ground escort who arrived at the airport early was taken to the apron by the staff and successfully connected with Yang Cheng.

Only after we met did I realize that this local escort turned out to be a friend of Batie. He is proficient in Chinese and Arabic. He is a very energetic young man with a very enthusiastic personality. Zhao Anqi carried the bag, but she declined it.

Saudi Arabia has a typical tropical desert climate. Not to mention summer, autumn is so hot that it makes people collapse. What's more, when summer is approaching, just after getting off the plane, a heat wave almost steamed him, and the whole open-air sauna rolled in. The heat wave is endless. In this bad weather, how did the Saudis manage to lock themselves in black robes?

There were still many things he didn't understand, but after getting into the cold Mercedes-Benz, all doubts disappeared. For the first time in his life, he felt that it was so nice to have an air conditioner!

After leaving the airport by car, Mahani, a Pakistani boy sitting in the co-pilot, was talking about the cultural customs of Saudi Arabia. There is no way, this is a very conservative country, and the entertainment industry has been banned for a long time. Years ago, foreign tourists were not even allowed to enter the country. In such a country, we must always pay attention, otherwise it is easy to be regarded as a cultural provocation by the locals due to a misunderstanding.

Yang Cheng didn't want to be beaten for no reason!

However, in recent years, global oil prices have been sluggish, and Saudi Arabia, which relies heavily on oil exports, has experienced a sharp drop in revenue. In order to get rid of fiscal difficulties and achieve economic diversification, the reformers led by Crown Prince Mohammed have introduced a series of measures aimed at comprehensive reforms Saudi economy and society.

The revitalization of the tourism industry is an important part of it. The Saudi government even invested about 50 billion US dollars to develop tourism-related industries, preparing to attract tourists from all over the world to send money to Saudi Arabia~

In order to complete this plan, the Saudi government also lifted restrictions on women, of course not all, but only a part, and more requirements for foreign women, which are not as strict as before.

You must know that since the founding of Saudi Arabia in the 1930s, it has always followed strict Islamic Wahhabi rules, prohibiting contact between strangers and men and women;

Adult women have to wear robes and veils when they go out of the house.

Except for the cheeks, any part of the body is not allowed to be exposed, and no make-up is allowed. Those who violate the above regulations will be reprimanded at the slightest, and detained, sentenced, or whipped at the worst.

Many years ago, these requirements had to be strictly followed even by foreigners.

Had it not been for the fact that the Saudi royal family has gradually relaxed restrictions on women in all aspects while promoting social and economic reforms in recent years, Angie Zhao would not even be able to breathe the air of Saudi Arabia, although she herself did not have this desire.

The tradition is changing little by little with the times. In the future, Saudi Arabia will further promulgate policies for women's freedom, such as opening physical education classes for female middle school students; allowing Saudi women to enter the stadium to celebrate National Day with men, and to sing and dance in the streets, etc. Wait.

It can be said that this is the climax of the feminist movement since the world entered the new century.

For a little princess like Zhao Anqi who has been praised since she was a child, she can't understand the series of restrictions on women in Saudi Arabia. Why can't women drive? Why can't women wear makeup?

Anyway, along the way, every time the Batie boy mentioned a restriction, Zhao Anqi would complain, and she was full of disgust for this country.

Because they were in a desert area and it got dark late, although Yang Cheng and the others were a little hungry, they were not in a hurry to have dinner. Instead, they went to a resort hotel on the seaside of Jeddah to stay.

In the room, Layton and Hansen were talking in a low voice.

A few minutes later, Layton came over and said, "I'll go out and meet with the broker first to inquire about the situation."

Yang Cheng hummed, their trip to Saudi Arabia this time was to sell the tanks, but none of them had any experience in contacting the Saudis, so they had no choice but to cross the river by feeling the stones, and the size was also 500 million Shanzi, it's worth Yang Cheng's trip in person.

"Go ahead, it's best to ask someone to talk in a hotel. There are too many rules in Saudi Arabia, it's not convenient to go out and talk."

"Understood, this broker is an American who has traveled around the Middle East all year round. He has rich experience in dealing with Arabs. With his guidance, there shouldn't be a big problem."

Layton went to see the broker alone, while Yang Cheng ran to continue to comfort Zhao Anqi, and would not have brought her here if he had known.

"Okay, don't be angry, no matter how angry you are, you can't make decisions for the Saudi royal family."

Zhao Anqi rolled his eyes at him, "I just regret coming here, and it's clear that I don't see it."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault."

After all, this aunt finally calmed down, Yang Cheng was sweating all over, and he was exhausted!

At this time, Andrew's cell phone rang, he picked it up and said a few words, and came to report to Yang Cheng, "Boss, Iota's information is out."

Yang Cheng immediately said, "Send it to my mailbox."

I poured myself a glass of ice water, turned on the phone without haste, and called up the latest email download data.

"By the way, have you ever been to Saudi Arabia before?"

While waiting for the download, Yang Cheng asked Hansen and the others.

Andrew scratched his bald head, "I haven't been here, but Hansen seems to have been an instructor for a Saudi army~"