Qin Xianyang was about to strike while the iron was hot to finalize the matter, but Liu Handong said: "Your Highness, should we discuss the proportion of the joint venture again? You only provided the land, and you only accounted for 70% of the shares. We paid for the people and equipment, and only accounted for 30%. This is unfair.
, Everyone should be equal before God, and companies should be equal between companies and countries."
Crown Prince Said looked at Liu Handong quietly, and the latter looked at him calmly without flinching.
Qin Xianyang coughed dryly and was about to speak. After all, he is the director of the Preparatory Office and the chief representative of Zhongyanhuang. Only his words can represent the official opinions. "Your Highness..." Qin Xianyang was stopped by Said as soon as he opened his mouth.
He stretched out a hand to interrupt Qin Xianyang and said calmly: "This is fair, believe me."
Liu Handong responded tit-for-tat: "I understand His Highness's difficulty. Such a modern million-ton refinery may require an investment of ten billion U.S. dollars. With all due respect, the Ministry of Finance of the Emirate of Colin may not be able to come up with such a large amount of funds, so we
We can provide you with a package solution. You sell us an oil field and we will help you build a refinery. The price is easy to negotiate. We in China are not short of money. In addition, we also need some additional things, such as mutual visa exemption for both parties."
Qin Xianyang is about to collapse. You are just a department-level cadre. Why do you think of yourself as the prime minister? You talk shamelessly about negotiating with the crown prince. This condition and that condition are very serious. You also ridiculed Colin for being a pauper country and the oil industry in the Middle East.
Tyrants are all face-conscious and love to show off their wealth. If you say to someone's face that they don't have money, it's like a slap in the face. Isn't this seeking death?
But His Highness Said did not get angry. Instead, he asked Liu Handong: "Can you represent the Chinese government?"
Liu Handong said boldly: "Of course."
"Why don't you figure it out, okay? You can't represent Zhongyanhuang, you can't represent the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you can only represent yourself!" Qin Xianyang said in a low voice through gritted teeth. He had a premonition that this cooperation had been ruined, so the Crown Prince wouldn't go crazy.
They were shot dead on the spot for having accumulated good deeds in their previous lives.
Said said: "Okay, I will sign a letter of intent for strategic cooperation with your equivalent officials within a week." After saying that, he stood up, nodded gracefully, turned around and walked away. When he walked to the door, he turned back and added
One sentence, "According to what you said, with the package solution, you will have oil fields and we will have refineries. God bless you."
His Highness left, Qin Xianyang was still in a daze. The negotiation was too fast, faster than expected. The large amount of information prepared was not used. The other party did not even talk to him before he finalized a matter worth at least tens of billions of dollars.
Okay, is it possible that people in the Middle East are like this? It’s too bold.
The attendant said: "Gentlemen, you can leave."
Liu Handong pulled Qin Xianyang's arm: "Instructor, wake up, let's go."
The two of them left the palace, got their mobile phones, got in the car and met at the construction office. They resisted the urge to make phone calls along the way, got out of the car and rushed upstairs. Qin Xianyang rushed to the phone and dialed the switchboard number of the Riyadh branch.
, he wants to report today’s great results to Mr. Zhang.
Liu Handong was not idle either. He took out his satellite phone and walked to the window, put up the antenna, and dialed the number of his immediate boss, Zheng Jiayi. He was from the International Public Relations Department. This credit should be credited to the Ministry of State Relations.
At the Riyadh branch, Zhang Bangxian's secretary received a call from Qin Xianyang and said politely: "Mr. Zhang is in a meeting right now. Please call back in an hour."
"No, it must be now!" Qin Xianyang was quite confident, "I have something important to report to Mr. Zhang. The Colin project has made a major breakthrough! It is urgent and there is no room for delay."
"Wait a minute, I'm going to find Mr. Zhang." The secretary didn't dare to slack off and trotted to the conference room to find Zhang Bangxian. After hearing the secretary whisper a few words, the sullen Mr. Zhang changed his expression and asked the vice president to chair the meeting instead, and hurried back to the office.
After answering the phone, he chatted with Qin Xianyang for a few words and said immediately: "Write a detailed report and send it to me immediately, and book a hotel room locally. I will arrive tomorrow."
"Yes!" Qin Xianyang was full of energy and confident.
Over there, Liu Handong also called Zheng Jiayi: "Hello, leader, are you busy? I have something to tell you."
"Speak, don't be so talkative, I'm having a meeting at the State Council." Zheng Jiayi said in a low voice.
"General meeting or small meeting?"
"Congress, otherwise you wouldn't have the guts to answer the phone, so hurry up and say it."
"Colin has made a breakthrough. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looks at my face and has decided to sell one or two oil and gas fields to China. In addition, he wants to jointly build a refinery with us. That's roughly it. I think he is quite anxious and wants to complete the oil and gas field within a week.
Once the matter is settled, we can take the opportunity to extort money."
"The situation in the Emirate of Colin is more complicated, but this is indeed an opportunity. Keep your computer on and I will report to the leader immediately."
Information is being transmitted rapidly. Zhang Bangxian realizes that his unintentional move has created an incredible ladder of advancement. Colin's breakthrough will be an unprecedented and huge achievement. Let's not mention the economic significance for the time being, but the political significance is enough to make ***
**Convene a meeting for it, and your name will also enter the sight of the top leadership. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right in front of you!
But after all, Zhang Bangxian was far away in the Middle East. In contrast, Zheng Jiayi was closer to the center of power, not only in terms of distance but also in terms of relationships. She immediately found Song Jianfeng, who was also meeting at the State Council, and verbally reported the matter to him.
Song Jianfeng and Zheng Jiayi reported to Zheng Jeff, the head of the National Energy Strategy and Security Leading Group.
"Well done, we need to follow up in time to expand the results." Jeff Zheng said calmly, "Jiayi will go to Colin and work with the foreign affairs department to sign this order. It can also be regarded as a gift to the Prime Minister's visit to the Middle East."
…
That night, Zheng Jiayi's charter flight arrived at Takikati International Airport, and the team led by Zhang Bangxian also drove to Colin. Both teams stayed at the Kempinski Hotel, renting out an entire floor and the largest
In the multi-purpose room, Liu Handong and Qin Xianyang, as well as officials from the embassy in Colin, were summoned and held a meeting all night long.
A large team of people came from the branch office, and a small and capable team came from the international public relations department. Both parties were well-dressed senior white-collar workers. After entering the multi-functional room, they sat on both sides of the conference table. On the table were glass bottles of mineral water, draft paper and pencils. Zheng
Jiayi sat down in the middle and faced Zhang Bangxian face to face. He had no time to exchange greetings and went straight to the topic: "Mr. Zhang, let's get started. I think at least three sets of plans are needed..."
The Middle East branch has a long history, Zhang Bangxian has deep qualifications, and the international public relations department is just a newly established department. Regarding the Colin project, both parties feel that they are the first to contribute, but they are both sensible and will not give up on their horoscopes before they are half-formed.
Sometimes they compete for credit, but secretly they hold back their energy and want to compete for dominance.
Overall, the cooperation went smoothly. A copy of the contract for the Red Sea Refinery Project was cloned and used in Colin. There was nothing to discuss technically. It was mainly about the business contract, who is the major shareholder, and the purchase of oil and gas fields.
According to intelligence, the oil and gas resources in the Emirate of Colin are close to exhaustion. The output is very low. It is tasteless to eat and a pity to discard. It is useless. It is only purchased for political reasons. The symbolic significance is greater than the actual significance, so bidding has become a thorny issue.
The problem is that if it’s too high, it’s not worth it; if it’s too low, it’s unattainable.
Zhang Bangxian's view is to cut the knot quickly and win it at a high price, even if it is worth using money from other projects to make up for the loss. Zheng Jiayi believes that according to the financial intelligence she obtained, Colin's finances are on the verge of collapse.
That's why Saied suddenly contacted China unexpectedly.
"Everyone knows that China has the largest foreign exchange reserves, and Said wants to rip us off." Zheng Jiayi said, "In the past six months, Said has frequently appeared in New York, London, Dubai and other places, meeting with
European and American energy companies, international investment banks, and OPEC member states are in contact. He is not pro-American, let alone pro-China. There is no political factor involved. He needs money, a large amount of money, to ensure the success of one thing."
Everyone's eyes turned over, including Zhang Bangxian.
Zheng Jiayi picked up the mineral water and took a sip: "I have reason to believe that Said's status as crown prince is threatened. He must obtain a huge overseas investment to appease the royal family and the people and prove his ability, so
, we don’t need to be anxious, the person who should be anxious is Said.”
The ambassador to Colin said: "We have no direct information about whether the crown prince's position is stable or not, but the current emir is old and suffers from various elderly diseases. He relies on ventilators all year round and has organ failure. I am afraid that he will not be able to support him for too long.
It’s been a long time.”
Suddenly, a person hurried in and said a few words to Zhang Bangxian.
Zhang Bangxian raised his eyebrows and said: "Minister Zheng, the latest news is that people from Japan's Sumitomo Consortium have just arrived in Takikati, and people from Exxon Mobil have also arrived. I think we need a more flexible strategy to deal with this matter.
."
Zheng Jiayi smiled lightly: "Don't worry, they were hired by Said to accompany them."
Zhang Bangxian is very unhappy. This little girl is too confident. She has reached a high position at a young age and does not take the seniors seriously. Isn’t it just because she has a good father? This credit clearly belongs to the branch company, International Public Relations
If you insist on intervening, you are clearly using your power to bully others.
The meeting was still going on. Liu Handong yawned and went out to smoke. Colin is also a country that implements Islamic law. It is difficult to buy tobacco and alcohol in stores. Zheng Jiayi brought him a few boxes of cigarettes, which were said to be specially provided by Haili.
Especially mellow.
Standing on the balcony of the Kempinski Hotel, looking at the sea under the stars, Liu Handong slowly blew out a smoke ring. Suddenly, the satellite phone rang. He pressed the answer button and held it to his ear. A familiar voice came: "Brother Dong, we
We have arrived at Katia. Where do you live? Xiao Cui and I will go find you."
Liu Handong's guardians, Huo Lei and Cui Zhenghao arrived.