Because the other party caught them off guard and threw a very hot potato - environmental protection issue, Maxim had no choice but to convene an emergency meeting of the group's senior management and think tank.
The financial director and his team worked all night last night and took out a theoretical profit statement of the oil field after rectification according to environmental protection.
Maxim looked at the theoretical profit of about 25% on the report, and was in a dilemma for a while.
If it is based on the current market price, this profit is not bad. However, if the global oil price fluctuates significantly at a low level or is affected by other factors, then whether the oil fields under the family reduce or increase production, they will
The company's profits will be further compressed.
Moreover, these oil fields are still in sensitive hot spots.
Maxim doesn't want to sell these oil fields, but since it is obviously a buyer's market now, and the Americans are behind it, he is 100% sure that these oil fields will lose at least 20%. As a businessman,
Sometimes you need to cut off your arms to survive in order to protect yourself; conversely, sometimes you need to overcome difficulties and stride forward, and everything requires decision-makers to take all factors into consideration.
At the meeting, all the participants frowned, hesitating between advancing and retreating.
Maxim knew that wasting time was not an option. There was only less than an hour left to negotiate with the other party, and they had to have a purpose or attitude at this time.
Maxim pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said slowly, "This kind of profit is not bad. As long as there is no major crude oil problem or local armed conflict, our group will still be profitable. But energy is
No one can guarantee 100% of the lifeline of the economy. I wonder if you have any good suggestions."
Andre, the chief expert of the think tank, was the first to speak: "I think we still need to figure out why the other party suddenly raised such a question when we were about to complete the signing. Regarding environmental protection, haven't they thought about it before?
? If I remember correctly, these two countries are members of the Environmental Protection Council."
Before Andre could finish his words, Boris, the vice chairman of the group, couldn't help but interjected: "It must be for profit. To put it bluntly, we don't want our oil field exploration to proceed smoothly."
Everyone at the scene nodded subconsciously after hearing this, so once everything involves interests, even the simplest things will become quite complicated.
Boris continued: "We have agreed too much. If we continue to regress this time, I think we can also change the areas where we have previously agreed, such as the direction of oil pipelines, such as crude oil ports, especially the direction of oil pipelines.
"This is a very sensitive issue. If it is not handled well, it can easily be damaged."
Maxim shook his head and rejected Boris's proposal: "Boris, this method of yours may be used within our capabilities. This is in the international market. There must be sufficient reasons. The environmental protection proposed by the other party should be replaced with another one."
From a perspective, even though it has dug a hole for us, it can still stand well. If we want to negate the previous agreement, we must have a sufficient reason."
What Maxim said was right, they had met a big educated gangster this time.
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After some discussion, no one had a decision on whether to advance or return, and we also had no idea how to resolve the other party's environmental issues.
Vladimir has been quietly listening to the speeches of these seniors and constantly refining them. This is a method he mastered as a writer in his previous life, just like the text and the outline, millions of words.
Sometimes the text can be condensed into a few thousand or even a thousand words.
He also heard that in fact, everyone's speech just now was just an analysis of the situation, and there was no way to solve it at all.
But there is one thing that everyone is quite clear about, and that is interests.
The other party wants to strive for greater interests, that's all.
"Father, I have a suggestion." Just when the venue was silent, Vladimir raised his hand.
When Maxim saw that it was his son who wanted to speak, he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly. This meeting was just for him to attend and listen. He had also vaccinated him before. Unexpectedly
He still wants to speak.
Maxim was quite worried that his son would say some unrealistic remarks such as doing whatever he didn't like.
Seeing that the future successor of the Ivan family wanted to speak, Vice Chairman Boris couldn't help but smile contemptuously. He was also familiar with Maxim's child. This guy had lived a life of luxury and fine food since he was a child, and had never eaten anything.
After suffering a lot, he spent all his time drinking and drinking with the rich second generation in China as an adult. It was obvious that he was a complete playboy.
Boris is considered the patriarch of the Ivan family. Many times he secretly compares Vladimir with Maxim's eldest son Nikolay. In his opinion, Vladimir and Nikolai are not even the slightest bit different.
, but a thousand miles away, he really didn't understand why Maxim would designate this guy as the future heir of the family, but he looked down on the talented Nicholas at all.
Secretly, Boris showed favor to Nicholas, and Nicholas, who received Boris's secret support, also had the idea of becoming the heir to the Ivan family.
"Vladimir, you are not an employee of the company. You can only attend today. You have no right to speak." In order not to embarrass himself, Maxim found such a reason.
Vladimir did not expect that the solution he finally came up with would be rejected by his father.
"Father, I am not a member of the company, but I am a member of the family. Is it possible that the company does not belong to the family?" Vladimir retorted.
"Vladimir, listen quietly. We have no time to discuss here. Let's do this. We will try not to express our opinions in the afternoon meeting. It is best to delay it for a few days until we come back from the Philippines." Maxim
Decided to put this matter on hold for now.
"Father." Vladimir felt that he was being despised and ignored. However, after he just shouted the title "Father", he heard Maxim's decision to "dismiss the meeting".
Vladimir was very puzzled. His father's behavior seemed to be preparing to train him as his future successor. Who expected that at the critical moment, he unceremoniously deprived himself of the right to speak.
After the meeting, Maxim did not come over to talk to him, but took the group's top executives directly to the conference room.
Vladimir didn't even want to go to the conference room to attend, but Uncle Boris chatted with him enthusiastically, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk into the conference room.
In the conference room of London's seven-star hotel, American consultants in suits and Middle Easterners were already waiting there.
After a seemingly enthusiastic but secretly hidden encounter, the two sides got straight to the point.
Environmental protection, or environmental issues.
At this time, Vladimir discovered that this negotiation was full of fierce smell of gunpowder.