Wang Yi told Team Leader Yao Ming that he had something to take care of in Saudi Arabia.
Yao Ming was clever too. It didn't take him long to realize that the Saudis might have seen how Qatar had become popular thanks to Wang Yi and grown envious, so they wanted to invite him over and seek a partnership as well.
So Yao Ming didn't try to stop him at all. He only said, "Just be careful with whatever you do."
At four in the afternoon, everyone on China Team took a bus to the airport.
Wang Yi, meanwhile, got into the Saudi Minister of Sports' car.
An hour later, Wang Yi arrived at the Saudi royal palace with the minister.
The current Saudi King had moved back into the original Four-Sided Palace.
The palace had earned its name from its square shape.
Inside, it was just as lavish as the Qatari royal family's palace.
Wang Yi had no real sense of just how extravagant it was. He only knew that everything here was worth a fortune.
Taking home any one of the items would be enough to support an ordinary person for the rest of his life.
When Wang Yi entered the palace's main hall, Mohammed came out to welcome him with his ministers.
Mohammed was clever too. He knew Wang Yi was short on time, so he didn't introduce him to the other ministers and only introduced the Minister of Education.
Wang Yi shook hands with the minister, then got straight to the point.
"You invited me to endorse Saudi Arabia's Linear City. I'm willing to do it for an annual fee of 100 million dollars. But I have one more condition. I'm sure the Minister of Sports has already told you about it. How many more