Spring Breeze 1991

In just half an hour, Yao Yuan left Aliyev's residence. When he came out, the password box was gone.

Gaidar put the bid opening date on the second day after the election results, and his intention could not be more obvious-after winning the election, he will implement it as president immediately.

There are only fifteen days left.

Yao Yuan doesn't know how Aliyev counterattacked at the last moment in history, but he firmly believes that now with sufficient financial support, Aliyev's counterattack will only win more beautifully.

After returning to Baku, Yao Yuan started sightseeing and took a good look at this beautiful city on the Caspian Sea Peninsula.

The happiest thing is Lin Wei. He doesn't feel bad about money anymore, and he has a good taste of the exotic scenery.If you don't consider the chaotic law and order, Azerbaijan is a country worth visiting.Of course, as the capital, the law and order in Baku is still very good.

Because of its oil resources, life in Azerbaijan during the Soviet period was very comfortable, much easier than other "financial transfer countries".The ones who are most unwilling to disintegrate the Soviet Union are the "financial transfer countries". When the Soviet Union is gone, i's continuous financial transfer payments will also disappear, and life will become more and more difficult.

However, after more than a year of chaos, the national treasury has long been empty, and it is unknown who has entered the pockets. There is no order, and the lives of ordinary people are getting more and more difficult.Of course, Wing On Group's daily necessities have also entered Azerbaijan, and even Union Bank has begun to open branches here.

Azerbaijan's own oil and gas development capabilities are very limited, and there is not enough funds, so it is very difficult to develop by itself.The best and fastest way to turn oil resources into money is to introduce foreign oil companies and rely on foreign capital to solve problems.

BP, Exxon of the United States, Total of France, Chevron of the United States, and Shell of the Netherlands, these oil giants gathered in Baku.

In the next few days, the trade delegations from the above purchases paid an official visit to Azerbaijan and began to help domestic companies to bid.The worst case was the United States, where an Assistant Secretary of State came and talked with Gaidar for half a day before flying away to continue the planned diplomatic visit.

Lin Wei shook the newspaper in his hand, and said indignantly, "Even the assistant secretary of state has been dispatched, it's too much for them, it's not fair at all."

Yao Yuan is also reading the newspaper, but he reads other news.

Lin Xiaohu couldn't help laughing, "Ah Wei, can you understand English newspapers?"

"Uh, I don't understand." Lin Wei smiled awkwardly, and pointed to Yelena beside him, "Xiaoye translated for me. Xiaoye is very good and understands English. That's two things."

Ye Linna said, "Boss Lin, I have three subjects: Chinese, Russian, and English. In fact, English is easy to learn."

"I just can't learn it." Lin Wei smiled honestly.

Yao Yuan put it in the newspaper and said, “Oil and arms businesses are often accompanied by national influence. The Baku oil field has huge development potential and is expected to produce 30 billion tons of oil. strangeness."

"What should we do? Just wait? If Aliyev loses the election, the $2000 million will be for naught." Lin Wei said worriedly.

Yao Yuan said, "I have already made a bet, and it is useless to regret it. The competition for oil exploration rights is the most exciting gamble in the world, and it is also the gamble with the largest investment."

After the experience in the Qiumen Oilfield, Lin Wei understood this business very well, and said with emotion, "Obtaining the exploration right is only the first step. When I think of the follow-up exploration costs, my heart can't bear it. Ah Yuan, is there any way to reduce the cost?" Cost? It’s too uncomfortable to continue to invest in dozens of exploration teams.”

Yao Yuan said helplessly, "Our exploration technology is not as good as theirs, so we can only use crowd tactics."

"A well is 100 million. I heard that if you are unlucky, you can't find oil after drilling for two or three years, and you will lose more than a billion dollars." Lin Xiaohu said in a deep voice.

How long has it been? More than a year ago, he was still worrying about earning 100 yuan a month, but now the units mentioned in his mouth are calculated in hundreds of millions. Lin Xiaohu's inner feelings are deeper than anyone else's.

He is the only core member who has not participated in the operation of the business. The so-called bystanders are clear, and the bystanders often feel more deeply.

Yao Yuan said, "Oil exploration is like this. Exxon Oil Company once lost more than 20 billion US dollars in exploration, which is equivalent to China's foreign exchange reserves for a year."

The crowd was silent.

Lin Wei couldn't sit still, got up and said, "A Yuan, find something to do, just do it and wait, I'm always at a loss in my heart."

"If you really have a good time, let Yelena accompany you to the business reception held by Gaidar. Representatives from major oil companies will be there to find out the facts." Yao Yuan said.

Lin Wei regained his energy immediately, "Okay, then I'll go, Xiaoye, let's go."

Lin Xiaohu arranged for two people to accompany Lin Wei and his wife.

Not long after, Lu Sen came.

He didn't even bother to drink the water, and reported in a low voice, "Boss, Aliyev has arrived in Baku and is staying at the Garden Hotel by the sea. He asked if he wanted to meet him."

Yao Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "I won't go, just do what needs to be done, and just wait for the result."

"Okay." Lu Sen continued, "Aliyev said that his son will come over in person."

Yao Yuan nodded.

After thinking about it, Yao Yuan said, "Arrange more people to ensure Aliyev's absolute safety."

"Are you worried that someone will be against him?" Lu Sen asked.

Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "Whether Gaidar will jump over the wall in a hurry is anyone's guess. There are only a few people around Aliyev, so there is a certain danger."

Lu Sen immediately said, "Understood, Yakov and the others are here, I will let them go."

"It must be kept secret." Yao Yuan emphasized.

"Understood." Lu Sen went quickly.

In the middle of the night, Lin Wei came back, followed by Camille, the representative of France's Total, a very beautiful European woman, mature and capable.

Lin Wei said, "She suddenly came to me and said that she wanted to cooperate with us. I thought about it and invited her here."

"Total..." Yao Yuan was thinking. It seems that Total Petroleum did get the right to explore an oil block in history. Could it be that they are also optimistic about Aliyev?

Yao Yuan stood up, "Ask her to come in."

Yelena immediately invited Camille to the living room.

"Mr. Yao." Camille walked over with a coquettish waist, and stretched out his hand from a distance, "Southern Industrial's performance in the Tyumen oil region can be described as eye-catching. Everyone exclaimed that in just one night, the oil service industry has increased by a lot." A formidable opponent."

Very powerful woman.

Yao Yuan smiled and asked Camille to sit down, "We are a small company, not worth mentioning."

"The oilfield service contract of Summer Oilfield is not something that small companies can win. Mr. Jason from Halliburton appreciates you very much," Camille said.

The intelligence systems of major oil companies are more powerful than those of many countries. It is not difficult for Total to figure out the business situation of Dongfang Petroleum Services Company, a subsidiary of Southern Industrial Corporation, in the Tyumen oil region.

Camille said, "It's just that I don't know why Southern Industrial didn't participate in the competition for the exploration rights of the Samer Oilfield. Southern Industrial has an advantage."

Yao Yuan shook his head with a smile and said, "We are a new company, we will do it step by step. Miss Camille, what do you want from me?"

"Cooperation, we, Total, are willing to jointly bid with Southern Industrial."