Spring Breeze 1991

Someone burst into the lounge, out of breath and panicked.

Everyone stood upright, looking at the young Azerbaijani who had obviously heard the news, staring at his lips, hoping to hear the most hoped-for result from here.

The young man said in broken English, "The winner, the winner is Mr. Aliyev, it is Mr. Aliyev."

At this time, the presidents of several oil companies put down the mobile phones attached to their ears, with gloomy faces.

Cage walked over quickly, his tone changed, and said, "Jason, the new president is Aliyev, and Gaidar lost the election. It's terrible."

After taking a few deep breaths, Cage comforted himself, "Maybe there is still a chance. Yes, the new president also wants to cooperate with us. He also wants to develop the new oil field in Baku. That's right, that's it."

Jason looked at Cage in amazement, and it was hard to imagine why he, as the executive vice president of Exxon, would have such naive ideas.

"Mr. Cage, don't forget that Exxon is Gaidar's strongest supporter, and even invited the Assistant Secretary of State to conduct diplomatic and public relations." Jason reminded.

The implication is obvious. Exxon Petroleum is on the opposite side of Aliyev. Now that Aliyev is elected president, will Exxon Petroleum have a good life?

Jason was shocked, the result of the matter was beyond his scope of authority, he said in a deep voice, "I have to report to the head office, Mr. Cage, according to the agreement, we can't get the exploration right. There is no basis for cooperation, you remember, right?"

"Yes, yes, but the bidding results haven't come out yet, so there is still a chance. We are the same as others, and there are no Aliyev supporters here." Cage said affirmatively.

Jason took out the satellite phone and sighed, "I hope so."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yao Yuan leaving the lounge quietly, looking at Yao Yuan's back, his mind became more serious, why did Yao Yuan still act calmly, is this young man really so hard-hearted?

It suddenly occurred to him that Southern Industrial seemed to have never conducted official public relations, and Yao Yuan had never appeared at Gaidar's business reception.

Maybe you won't be disappointed if you don't choose...

The situation of the Exxon-Halliburton joint venture company is at least better than that of Southern Industrial. Thinking about it this way, Jason is not so disappointed.

Even he didn't realize it, and unconsciously took Nanfang Industry as a comparison object, so it was not a recognition of Nanfang Industry's strength.

The news that Aliyev won the election and became the new president spread throughout Baku in a very short period of time, and then spread throughout the country before nightfall.

The common people of the Li people were only surprised, but for those with a stake in the news, the news was undoubtedly a bomb that exploded around them from nowhere.

Remedial remedial, remedial at all costs.

This is especially true for oil traders. Exxon Petroleum's executive vice president Cage immediately reported the situation to the executive president, and the executive president reported to the board of directors. In less than an hour, the White House was called. Exxon Petroleum The company hopes the White House will show Aliyev goodwill through diplomatic channels.

The White House, however, was more flustered than they were.

Because, because the White House was also surprised by this result, they were also in a hurry. You must know that all previous work was done on the premise that Gaidar became the new president, including major tasks such as the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The White House is also trying to contact Aliyev. However, because the White House was not optimistic about Aliyev at all before, it can even be said that the US intelligence agencies did not take Aliyev seriously at all.

So, after the results came out, the White House was caught blind, and suddenly found that there was no way at all.

And Aliyev held his breath in his heart, coupled with his strong character, intentionally or unintentionally, he continued to maintain a strange attitude, which made the surprised foreign government even more dumbfounded.

Aliyev's victory was beyond everyone's expectations. The reason why Yao Yuan remembered this incident so clearly is that during such a long period of foreign presidential elections, the Azerbaijani presidential election in 1992 was due to an explosion. Cold and impressive.

Not only that, Aliyev has been sitting in the position of president for 20 years, which can be said to be another style of Putrajaya.

The afternoon of this day was the most worrying and frightening afternoon for the executives of the world's largest oil companies. Before that, they bet heavily on Gaidar. It can even be said that even if Gaidar is a street bum, with them support, you can also become the president.

However, the cruel reality lay before him. The new president was Aliyev, a senior official of the former Soviet Union who was ignored by almost everyone.

Jason and Camille thought of Yao Yuan almost at the same time.

After they calmed down, they went back to examine everyone's actions in the past, and suddenly found that Yao Yuan and his Southern Industry looked very different.

There was no news of dealing with Azerbaijani officials, no diplomatic public relations, no other additional conditions, and nothing was done. It was really just bidding. Is it that simple?

The last thing oilmen believe in is simplicity.

So, when their respective companies were in chaos, Jason and Camille found Yao Yuan here without the company's authorization.

Yao Yuan warmly received them as always.

After entering the suite where Yao Yuan lived, Jason and Camille already guessed that the only winner might be Southern Industrial.Because the fat chief financial officer had an uncontrollable smile on his face, and the corners of the security director's mouth were slightly upturned. Only the silent black man could easily ignore his existence. The face man is expressionless as usual.

"Mr. Yao, do you know Mr. Aliyev?" Jason said straight to the point.

Yao Yuan invited them to sit down and said, "We met once."

The meaning of this sentence is too broad.

But Jason knew very well that Yao Yuan was already giving him face by saying that.Of course he didn't think that Yao Yuan answered this for Camille's sake.

Jason sighed and said, "Maybe Southern Industrial can really take over some oil fields. Mr. Yao, I talked to you a few hours ago. Halliburton is willing to provide services for your oil fields."

What Halliburton was doing was oilfield service work. As long as he was paid, he would do it for anyone. Jason's words had no practical meaning at all.

Camille is different. She said very simply, "Mr. Yao, our French Total Petroleum Company is willing to cooperate with Southern Industrial, and we will not seek dominance."

France's Total Petroleum Company and Whitford Oil Service Company jointly bid, and they also bet on Gaidar.

To support Gaidar means to oppose Aliyev, and now, the president is Aliyev!

Camille knew all too well what that meant.

The banquet started at [-]:[-] p.m., and it was only over four hours. Of course, he was actively contacting Aliyev. However, Aliyev showed the attitude of "you can't see me yesterday, but today I can't let you down". .

Camille really had no choice but to think of Yao Yuan to try his luck here. The idea was almost the same as Jason's, because they all knew that Yao Yuan had always been very calm, and now it seems that he might not be calm because of ignorance.

If Yao Yuan was a simple person who did not understand international oil transactions, he would not be able to defeat the combination of South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum and Japan's Nippon Chemical.

The most breathtaking and puzzling operation is the Summer Field.

Southern Industries could obviously become one of the owners of the oilfield, but Yao Yuan gave up and gave up this part of the rights to Hyundai Oilfield, and he only took the oilfield service contract.

With billions of dollars involved, no one would think that Yao Yuan thought too much money, so the deep-seated reasons must be considered.

Of course, France’s Total Petroleum Company, for example, won a large oil field in the Tyumen Oilfield, and naturally paid attention to the blockbuster Southern Industry, but after repeated analysis, it still failed to reach a convincing conclusion for most people .

The only conclusion that everyone does not disagree with is that the Dongfang Petroleum Service Company under Southern Industrial is a new company. They are relatively stable and do not want to expand their business to a large extent at once.

All in all, in the eyes of Camille and Jason, Yao Yuan is wise, and he must have his own channels.

Camille continued, "Mr. Yao, I think you are very aware of the advantages of Total. With the cooperation between the two parties, we can achieve full coverage from production to sales of refined oil."

Don't want to dominate, this is a very big concession for Total Petroleum, you know, the condition that Total Petroleum offered before was to give 30.00% of the shares of Southern Industrial.

Yao Yuan looked at the two and said with a smile, "The result hasn't been announced yet, so there is no need for the two to be so nervous. Southern Industrial has limited strength, and has bid for all seven oil fields. In fact, I personally think that my winning rate is only [-]% one."

"Mr. Yao, stop joking. With a [-]% winning rate, you will definitely not make a move. You are a very bold but cautious person." Jason said with a forced smile.

Yao Yuan patted his knees and said, "Okay, since you two want to seek cooperation from me..."

After listening to these words, Jason and Camille felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly.Once upon a time, as the world's largest oilfield service company and the world's top five major oil companies, did it need to "seek cooperation" in such a humble manner?

This is the cruelty of the competition for oil exploration rights. Either make a lot of money, or lose everything. The winner is king forever.

Yao Yuan said with a smile, "Except for the Baku oil field, Southern Industrial is willing to cooperate with Halliburton and Total Petroleum Company. Halliburton is the best oilfield service company in the world, and Total has unique advantages in natural gas. office, and Southern Industrial is a private enterprise based in Huaxia, the world's largest market, and there are many opportunities for cooperation between them."

He pointed to Jason and said, "Didn't we just reach a verbal agreement today that Southern Industrial will produce double-head oil extraction machines for Halliburton? This is the proof."

Jason was silent.

Camille doesn't care about double-headed oil extraction machines. Her mission is to take the oil field, and then take the oil field, that's all.

She said, "Mr. Yao, as you said, the outcome is not decided at this time. In the words of you Chinese people...it is still unknown. For Nanfang Industrial, the cooperation with Total is very important no matter how you look at it." It is beneficial and harmless. Mr. Yao, if the joint venture between Total and Whitford wins the exploration rights, they will hand over part of the business to Southern Industrial, and we can sign an agreement. Of course, the conditions are the same for both parties. Therefore, if Southern Industrial wins the exploration rights, Total hopes to invest in the establishment of a joint venture company with Southern Industrial for development. I wonder if Mr. Yao is satisfied with such conditions?"

After Camille said these words, Jason's expression changed on the spot.

This is not what he said when he communicated with Camille before. It is impossible for Total to offer such a condition of "defeating power and humiliating the country". Similarly, Halliburton will not do so.

But Camille did just that.

Jason couldn't help asking, "Miss Camille, are you talking about representing Total Petroleum?"

"Yes, it was authorized by the group headquarters." Camille nodded without changing his expression.

Jason will not know how to answer the call for a while. Without the company's authorization, he can only speak within his own scope of authority, which obviously cannot meet the conditions set by Camille.

Thinking that the result hadn't come out yet, he simply closed his eyes and said, "Since Mr. Yao's opinion is so firm, I suggest waiting until the result comes out before discussing the cooperation in detail."

Camille was dumbfounded. They haven't said anything yet. Why do you express your opinion for them?

Yao Yuan really couldn't help laughing, waved his hands and went down the donkey, saying, "Mr. Jason is right, it's too early to talk now, let's wait for the results."

Since Jason wants to stand up, Yao Yuan has no reason not to satisfy him.

What Yao Yuan said made both Jason and Camille secretly unhappy.After the results are out, no matter who gets the exploration rights, there will be nothing wrong with Southern Industrial, but if Southern Industrial gets the exploration rights, it means that some of the oil giants will not be able to get the exploration rights. the target party.

Yao Yuan stood up and said, "You two, see you at eight o'clock tonight."

Jason and Camille are both corporate executives, so of course they wouldn't do anything like stay in other people's rooms. They reluctantly smiled and nodded, and left one after the other.

Yao Yuan hopes to chat with them more, there are not many such opportunities, most of the time, these oil giants and oil service giants are dismissive of the Chinese people in Chinese companies, let alone visiting, you just pay them a visit, These western white skins don't take you seriously either.

According to Yao Yuan's personality, it is the greatest sin to not do it when there is an opportunity to pluck the wool.

But now there is no time, he has more important things to do.

Not long after Jason and Camille left, several unfamiliar Azerbaijani men quietly entered Yao Yuan's suite. The leader took off his hat, smiled and opened his arms to embrace Yao Yuan, "My friend, we have won!"

It's little Aliyev.