Mavi sat up from the sofa. The Victoria's Secret models in the room were also waking up, getting ready to wash up and have breakfast.
Suddenly, Mavi's satellite phone rang. He answered and found it was someone from the Israeli Ministry of Defense calling him.
"Hello, is this Mr. Mavi? This is the Israeli Ministry of Defense. We'd like to purchase about 100 units of your country's Tornado system, the ultra-long-range rockets. What would the price be?" Israel is a troublemaker in the Middle East, clashing with all the Arab countries.
The Middle East is an incredibly chaotic region, with constant wars and deaths. There are three countries to pay attention to: Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran.
The relationship between these three countries is one of mutual containment. Israel has fought five wars with the League of Arab States, historically known as the five Middle East wars.
And Iran, due to ideological and other sensitive issues, has always been at odds with Saudi Arabia, wanting to become the leader of the Middle East. The two countries are quietly vying for power.
In reality, if it weren't for Saudi Arabia's weak military, their lavish equipment would have already made them invincible in the Middle East.
"The price for 100 Tornado rocket launchers would be around $1.5 billion," Mavi said calmly on the phone.
A while ago, he promised the Prince of Dubai that he wouldn't sell the Tornado rocket launchers to certain countries in the Middle East. However, Israel is separated from the UAE by Jordan and Saudi Arabia, so this wouldn't be a breach of his promise.
"$1.5 billion? Okay, Mr. Mavi, are you free next week? Our Minister of Defense, General Uhas, will personally visit Russia. We will fax the order to your government later." The senior official from the Israeli Ministry of Defense spoke seriously to Mavi.
When it comes to the Tornado self-propelled rocket launcher business, the Russian army highly values Mavi's opinion. He has a business mind and knows which weapons can be sold to which countries without offending existing clients.
After all, besides Russia, the US, France, the UK, and Germany also sell weapons internationally. The competition is fierce. If you offend someone today, a multi-billion dollar order could fall into a competitor's hands tomorrow.
"Sounds good, I'll see you then." With that, Mavi hung up the phone. A $1.5 billion arms deal was a routine matter for him, and nothing to be surprised about anymore.
However, what he considered a small order was a huge number to the young Victoria's Secret models who woke up, washed up, and unintentionally overheard his phone call.
After ending the call, Mavi casually placed the satellite phone on the coffee table. Then, he and the models brushed their teeth and washed up in the spacious bathroom. It felt like he had spent the night with 16 beautiful wives, which gave the moment a very domestic feel.
"Breakfast's ready! Here's the breakfast sandwich we made for you~" The breakfast prepared by the servants for Mavi and the models was quite a feast. Two models made a sandwich for Mavi, along with milk, and placed it in front of his seat.
"Thank you," Mavi said appreciatively. His politeness made the models feel he was a gentleman and very safe to be around.
But as Mavi was comfortably having breakfast with a group of beautiful women, there was a lot of tension in the air in faraway Saudi Arabia.
"Your Highness, we have received reliable intelligence that Israel is going to buy 100 Tornado ultra-long-range rocket launchers from Russia! And the person in charge of this business is your friend from Russia. What should we do? His Majesty the King is already negotiating with the Russian government, hoping they won't sell the weapons to Israel."
An old butler in traditional Arab clothing rushed to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and reported the information from their intelligence officers.
"What? Israel wants to buy so many rocket launchers from Russia? Are you talking about my friend, Mavi?" The Saudi prince had planned to go fishing on his private yacht today. But as soon as he heard the news, he lost all desire to fish or even eat.
"Yes, Your Highness, it's Mr. Mavi. It seems that even the Russian military consults with him on the self-propelled rocket launcher business. Do you think we should have someone call him and try to persuade him?" the old butler suggested.
In Saudi Arabia, there are over 5,000 princes. This is because the founding king had 38 wives, resulting in many sons. His sons then married multiple wives and had more sons, their grandsons. The number of princes in the royal family quickly exceeded 5,000.
Of these 5,000 princes, half are direct descendants of the founding king, and the other half are descendants of his five brothers and cousins. The competition for the throne is fierce, and every prince must perform exceptionally. Otherwise, even the Crown Prince could be deposed and replaced one day.
"No, I'll call him myself," the Saudi prince said. He didn't want to seem too high and mighty by sending someone to contact Mavi. No matter what, Mavi was his powerful ally in Russia. Losing such a friend would be a painful blow.
Five minutes later, the Saudi prince picked up his phone and called him. When the call was answered, he let out a hearty laugh. "Mavi, haha! My good brother! How have you been? I heard you went to the car show in Dubai a while ago? I've ordered three Bugatti Veyrons!"
The Saudi prince delivered his prepared opening lines, but there was a prolonged silence on the other end of the phone.
"Um... Who is this? He's not available right now. Is it urgent? Maybe I can pass on a message for you later." The voice on the other end was a woman's. This made the Saudi prince feel incredibly awkward.
"Oh! I'm his friend from Saudi Arabia. My name is Mut'ib bin. When he's free, please ask him to call me back." The Saudi prince answered honestly. It was rare for someone of his stature to lower his dignity like this.
"Okay, I'll let him know, sir," the woman said and hung up, completely unaware that the person on the other end of the line was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
The reason for this incident was that Mavi suddenly felt a little unwell in the middle of breakfast.