Spring Breeze 1991

"Brother Yong, there's no need to think about these things. It's not the first day you know me, nor is it the first day you work in Chunfeng Group."

Yao Yuan waved his hand and said, "The base hopes that you will sign a contract with Xinxing Group to become employees. I guess it is because of a management problem. If you are not their employees, the usual management is not so convenient."

"I can probably guess what the base does. You don't need to tell me, but I know that what the base does is a national event, but our country is still very poor, and Xinxing Group can't pay you much salary."

"Another one, retaining the establishment of the Spring Breeze Group is also a way out for the brothers. After the affairs at the base are over, come back and continue working."

Speaking of this, Yao Yuan made a final decision, "Just do as I said, and don't think too much about other things."

Jiang Yong stopped being hypocritical and said, "Then I will tell my brothers tomorrow that we will stay at the base and continue working. When it is over, we will return to Nangang."

"If you need help at home, call the logistics at any time and let them handle it. You are still employees of the concierge department of Chunfeng Group." Yao Yuan said.

Jiang Yong said, "Okay. I have nothing else to do. When are you going back?"

Yao Yuan said, "In a few days, if you have nothing else to do, go back quickly."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

Yao Yuan got up to send Jiang Yong to the car, but remembered another thing.

Just three hours ago, after entering the Persian Gulf, a 50-ton Norwegian bulk carrier was intercepted by two US destroyers and forced to stop on the sea about [-] kilometers away from Dubai.

Three BMW off-road vehicles approached, Lin Xiaohu jumped out of the car and opened the rear door, Yao Yuan got in, the door was closed, the three BMW off-road vehicles sped away, and soon drove on the road to Dubai, all the way north.

What really made Yao Yuan come here overnight was the [-]-ton Norwegian-flagged bulk carrier. This ship belonged to the ocean-going shipping company and was registered in Norway to run the Europe-Middle East-China route.

Ocean Ocean previously acquired a Norwegian shipping company. This [-]-ton bulk carrier belongs to the original shipping company. Except for the change of the controller, there are almost no other changes in the company itself.

In the car, Lin Xiaohu reported in a deep voice, "I just found out that the United Nations Arms Embargo Team suspected that the Sea King was carrying embargoed arms, and asked the US warships cruising in the Persian Gulf to intercept the Sea King. The members of the Arms Embargo Team On the way to Dubai, they are boarding the ship for inspection."

"They probably know that the owner of the Neptune has changed, and they must know that it is a ship of the Yuanhai Ocean Company. This is not a coincidence." Yao Yuan analyzed calmly.

Lin Xiaohu said, "The Neptune was carrying construction machinery and building materials, and they obviously did it on purpose."

Yao Yuan turned his head to look out of the car window, it was pitch black outside.

The UAE is a strange place, with a relatively concentrated population, most of whom live in cities. At night, there is no light at all in a radius of tens of kilometers or even hundreds of kilometers.

This place is very desolate, there are no living crops, and the climate and environment are not suitable for human habitation. In fact, most of the Middle East is like this.

If there is no oil, countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain will have a very, very miserable life.

The most oil in the world is concentrated here, so that the people in the Middle East who are so impoverished that they can't wait to eat people can live the best life overnight. Of course, most people in the Middle East can only barely live. A small number of nobles.

Conceived as a crime, the Middle East has also become the target of the world's powerful countries. In the past century, because of the oil in the Middle East, a war has occurred almost every ten years.

In the same way, if such a large piece of fat from the Shidan Oilfield fell into the hands of the Chinese, it would be no wonder that those Westerners would let it go.

The Neptune is carrying the machinery and materials needed for the construction of the Shikotan Oilfield. These things are not available in the Middle East and are very expensive to buy from Europe, but it is the most cost-effective to ship them from China, even if the journey is farther away.

There has never been a similar thing before, and it suddenly appeared now that the Asian financial crisis was deepening. Whether there is a connection between the two, Yao Yuan has not yet obtained definite evidence.

Lin Xiaohu frowned and said, "Could it be a mistake?"

Yao Yuan sneered and said, "Of course they won't admit that they targeted Dongfang Petroleum."

"Yes, definitely." Lin Xiaohu became more convinced when he thought about the face of Western Petroleum Corporation.

In less than two hours, Yao Yuan and others came to Dubai, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi. At this time, Dubai was a city on a large construction site, and it was not as luxurious as it was more than ten years later, becoming a world-famous gold selling cave.

All the way to Dubai Port, Su Jianmin who received the call was already waiting.

Dongfang Petroleum's overseas headquarters is in Abu Dhabi, and its business headquarters is in Dubai. If he doesn't travel on business, Su Jianmin is resident in Abu Dhabi. After all, the Shidan Oilfield is the most important oilfield of Dongfang Petroleum and has the most weight.

The crude oil produced by the Shidan Oilfield is all high-quality light oil, and the production cost is extremely low, and the sea transportation is convenient, which can generate tens of millions of dollars in profits for Dongfang Petroleum every day.

It can be said that the Shidan Oilfield is the power engine of Dongfang Petroleum and one of the important engines of Yao Yuan's huge business empire.

Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, if this is an action against Yao Yuan by the behind-the-scenes bosses of the private equity funds on Wall Street, then it is more accurate.

The Shikotan Oilfield has been under construction. The theoretical annual output of 5000 million tons requires a matching oil base, rather than setting up a drilling platform to pull it to the seabed and pipe a pipe to pump out the oil.

In the past three years, the construction machinery and raw materials needed for construction have been continuously transported here from China, and then built at the fastest speed.

Except for the refinery that Halliburton built for Dongfang Petroleum's Shidan Oilfield free of charge, other facilities need to be built by Dongfang Petroleum itself.There is no pressure on funds, but the requirements for the construction period are very tight.

[-] tons of raw materials have been blocked at sea, which has seriously affected the progress of the construction of the Shidan Oilfield Base.

Su Jianmin reported quickly, "In order to avoid troubles from people with ulterior motives, Yuanhai and Yuanyang used foreign freighters to transport the raw materials and semi-finished equipment needed for the construction of Dongfang Petroleum's Shidan Oilfield. Unexpectedly, something happened."

After a pause, he said, "The United Nations arms embargo team suspects that the type of weapons carried on the Sea King is restricted. This is completely nonsense. The Sea King can provide a complete and verifiable shipping route, and complete customs clearance procedures , They want to add a crime, so there is nothing wrong with it.”

Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "This is coming to me."

He raised his head and sighed, and said, "Now you understand why I lent almost all of my dollars to Xinxing Group?"

Su Jianmin and Lin Xiaohu remained silent, and the fire in their chests became more and more intense.

"Without a strong navy, no matter how big our business outside is, it will be manipulated by others. They can accuse us of whatever crimes they want, intercept our freighters if they want to intercept them, and feel aggrieved. !" Yao Yuan's fire filled his chest.

Su Jianmin gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't expect that these Westerners don't even have the minimum professional ethics!"

Lin Xiaohu said abruptly, "When we started wiping our butts with paper, Westerners were still using their hands. They were barbarians. It's said in history books."

"Xiaohu is right. When dealing with them, don't overestimate their moral bottom line. Whether in Europe or America, their history of development is a history of plunder. From the discovery of the New World to the present, every major development is bloody. " Yao Yuan said in a deep voice.

Su Jianmin is a person influenced by Western thinking, but his heart is still red, which is the primary factor for Yao Yuan to entrust him with a heavy responsibility. Now, he can see clearly the face of Westerners.

He was very anxious and asked, "Boss, what should we do now? The project at the Shidan base is waiting for the [-] tons of raw materials to ensure the construction progress."

Yao Yuan asked, "Have we talked about it?"

"We've talked about it. I'll talk about it later. The people from the International Arms Embargo Team didn't see me. It's obviously delaying time." Su Jianmin said angrily.

Yao Yuan was deep in thought.

Su Jianmin asked in a low voice, "Boss, why don't you come forward and talk to them in person?"

Yao Yuan shook his head slightly, "It doesn't make any sense. What they're trying to do is to delay the time. After a month or two, public opinion will link the Shidan oil field with the arms embargo, trying to deal a major blow to me."

Yao Yuan is too familiar with this method. With a small can of washing powder, the Americans turned Iraq, a former Middle Eastern power, into such a bird.

"Then, then we can only watch them run amok?" Su Jianmin was devastated.

Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "I have communicated with Crown Prince Khalifa. The UAE government will come forward. Half of the profits of the Shidan Oilfield belong to them. They will not ignore it."

After a pause, Yao Yuan frowned and said, "But looking at it now, I can't wait for the UAE government. Their efficiency is too low, and it depends on the face of the Americans."

After thinking for a while, Yao Yuan said, "Old Su, you continue to negotiate with them. It is impossible for all of these people to be seamless flies. You should not come forward when doing this. Please ask a competent consulting company to do it. They are specialized Helping people shovel things."

Yao Yuan suddenly became serious, and said, "But there is one thing, no one is allowed to board the ship for inspection, even if the Norwegian government agrees! The goods belong to our Huaxia Dongfang Petroleum Company, and without our consent or the consent of our government, anyone No boarding allowed!"

Su Jianmin's heart trembled, and he nodded heavily, "Understood, I'll do it now."

At this time, it is no longer night and day, every minute is crucial, and as long as there is enough return, international consulting companies will even charter a plane to fly over.

Yao Yuan and Lin Xiaohu went to settle down in a house bought by Dongfang Petroleum here. This was for Yao Yuan to have a place to stay after he arrived in Dubai. It was a manor-style house with a large area and very strict security.

Yao Yuan stayed up all night, thinking about countermeasures while drinking tea and smoking.

The Neptune is a Norwegian cargo ship. In theory, if the Norwegian government agrees, the international arms embargo team can board the ship for inspection.It is clearly stipulated in international law that a ship is a mobile country, and boarding and inspection without the consent of the country where the ship is located will involve very serious sovereignty issues.

However, Yao Yuan believes that the cargo carried by the Neptune belongs to Dongfang Petroleum, and without the consent of Dongfang Petroleum or the government of the country where Dongfang Petroleum is located, the international arms embargo team cannot board the ship for inspection.

This is a matter of dignity.

The sky gradually brightened, and Lin Xiaohu, who had been guarding outside the study, heard movement inside, so he got up, knocked on the door and opened it to enter.

Yao Yuan was moving his arms and legs.

Lin Xiaohu said, "Hot water and breakfast are ready, do you want to take a bath first or eat breakfast first?"

"Take a bath first and then have breakfast." Yao Yuan was in good spirits, as if he had thought of a way to deal with it, he said, "Give me a list of the crew of the Neptune, and I will read it after breakfast."

"Okay." Lin Xiaohu went immediately.

Yao Yuan took a comfortable hot bath, and then waited at the dining table.After Lin Xiaohu came back, Yao Yuan asked him to call Chen Chao and others to have breakfast together.

The guard team led by Chao Chen has 12 members, all of whom are super elites selected by the concierge department. In addition, there is also a female guard team responsible for ensuring the safety of Lin Shuting and other female relatives. This time, the female guard team came with four people. Protect Lin Shuting, they all stay in Abu Dhabi.

Including Yao Yuan, fourteen people sat down around the dining table, and Yao Yuan called everyone to start.

The brothers feel a little strange, the boss is very easy-going to everyone, not only has no airs, but also really treats everyone as brothers.

However, it is very rare for the guards to be called up for breakfast like now.

Although Yao Yuan looked relaxed, everyone could see the well-hidden sadness and sorrow from between his brows.

He seemed to have a lot of appetite, but he stopped after eating a bowl of porridge and a few chopsticks of pickles. Instead, he picked up the crew list and looked at it carefully.

The crew information that Lin Xiaohu found was complete, everyone's basic information was in it, and there were photos, which were the employee information itself, which was urgently faxed from the headquarters of Yuanhai Ocean.

After reading the crew information, Yao Yuan raised his head and said, "I want five brothers with the best water skills to do something. This thing is very risky, and they may die."

That's it!

But no one felt that this breakfast was a grand banquet, instead, they finally had a kind of joy that was finally useful.

The high salary of the concierge department makes other departments jealous, and the work of the concierge department is very relaxed and leisurely in the eyes of others. Not everyone understands the principle of raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while.

In the past, it’s not that you haven’t heard criticisms from other departments, saying that the people in the concierge department are just a group of simple-minded guys who can only eat, but they haven’t played their due role with a high salary.

They have long been suffocated!

Without even thinking about it, Chen Chao said, "Boss, I am from the Marine Corps reconnaissance unit, so I must participate."

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