Someone rushed into the lounge, out of breath and panicked.
Everyone stood upright, looking at the Azerbaijani young man who had obviously heard the news, staring at his lips, hoping to hear the most desired result from here.
The young man said in jerky English, "The winner, the winner is Mr. Aliyev, it's Mr. Aliyev."
At this time, several oil company presidents put down their mobile phones next to their ears and looked gloomy.
Cage hurried over, his tone changed, and said, "Jason, the new president is Aliyev, Heidar lost the election, it's terrible."
After taking a few deep breaths, Cage comforted himself and said, "Maybe there is still a chance. Yes, the new president also wants to cooperate with us. He also wants to develop new oil fields in Baku. Yes, that's it."
Jason looked at Cage in surprise, unable to imagine why, as the executive vice president of Exxon, he 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 for diplomatic public relations." Jason reminded.
The implication is obvious. Exxon is on the opposite side of Aliyev. Now that Aliyev is elected president, will Exxon have a good life?
Jason was shocked. The outcome of the matter was beyond his authority. He said in a deep voice, "I have to report to the head office. Mr. Cage, according to the agreement, we cannot get the exploration rights. The relationship between us is
There is no basis for cooperation, you remember that, right?"
"Yes, yes, but the bidding results haven't come out yet. There is still a chance. We are the same as everyone else. There are no Aliyev supporters here." Cage said firmly.
Jason took out the satellite phone and sighed, "I hope so."
In his peripheral vision, he saw Yao Yuan quietly leaving the lounge. Looking at Yao Yuan's back, he became more worried. Why did Yao Yuan still act calmly? Is this young man really so hard-hearted?
He suddenly remembered that Nanfang Industrial seemed to have never conducted official public relations, and Yao Yuan had never appeared at Gaidar's business reception.
Maybe if you don’t choose, you won’t be disappointed...
The situation of the Exxon-Halliburton joint venture 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, but he had unknowingly used Nanfang Industrial as a comparison object. Isn't this a recognition of the strength of Nanfang Industrial.
The news that Aliyev won the election and became the new president spread throughout Baku in a very short time, and then spread throughout the country before nightfall.
The people of Li were just surprised, but for those with stakes, this news was undoubtedly like a bomb that came from nowhere and exploded around them.
Remedy, remedy, remedy at all costs.
This is especially true for oil companies. Cage, the executive vice president of Exxon Petroleum Company, reported the situation to the CEO immediately, and the CEO reported to the board of directors. In less than an hour, a call came to the White House. Exxon Petroleum
The company hopes the White House will express goodwill to Aliyev through diplomatic channels.
However, the White House is more panicked than they are.
Because, because the White House was equally surprised by the result, they were also in a hurry. You must know that all previous work was done based on the premise that Gaidar would become the new president, including major tasks such as establishing 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 scratching its head and suddenly found that there was no way to do it.
But Aliyev was holding his breath, and coupled with his strong character, he continued to maintain a posture of being inaccessible to strangers intentionally or unintentionally, which made the astonished foreign governments even more dumbfounded.
Aliyev's victory was unexpected and unexpected by almost everyone. The reason why Yao Yuan remembers this event so clearly is precisely because among the foreign presidential elections for such a long time, the 1992 Azerbaijani presidential election was due to the explosion.
Cold and impressive.
Not only that, Aliyev has been in the position of president for 20 years. He can be said to be another type of Putin.
This afternoon was the most worrying and frightening afternoon for the executives of the world's largest oil companies. Previously, they had placed a heavy bet on Gaidar. It could even be said that even if Gaidar was a street vagabond, with them
With the support, he can become the president.
However, the cruel reality lies before us. The new president is Aliyev, a senior official of the former Soviet Union who has been ignored by almost everyone.
Jason and Camille thought of Yao Yuan almost at the same time.
After they calmed down, they looked back at everyone's actions in the past, and suddenly found that Yao Yuan and his Southern Industries looked very different.
There has been no news of dealing with Azerbaijani officials, no diplomatic public relations, no other additional conditions, nothing done, just a bid. Is it that simple?
The last thing oilmen believe in is simplicity.
So, when their respective companies were in chaos, Jason and Camille coincidentally found Yao Yuan without authorization from the company.
Yao Yuan received them warmly as always.
After entering the suite where Yao Yuan lived, Jason and Camille had already guessed that the winner might be only Southern Industrial. Because the fat financial controller had an uncontrollable smile on his face, and the previously expressionless security director had an uncontrollable smile on his face.
The corners of his mouth were also slightly upturned. Only the dark-faced man, who was silent and easy for people to ignore his presence, was expressionless as usual.
"Mr. Yao, do you know Mr. Aliyev?" Jason said straight to the point.
Yao Yuan asked them to sit down and said, "We have met each other once."
The meaning of this sentence is too broad.
But Jason knew very well that Yao Yuan was giving him a lot of face by saying this. Of course he wouldn't think that Yao Yuan answered like this just for Camille's sake.
Jason sighed and said, "Southern Industrial may really be able to take over part of the oil field. Mr. Yao, I talked to you a few hours ago and Halliburton is willing to provide services for your oil field."
What Halliburton does is oil field service work. As long as he pays him, he can do it for anyone. Jason's words have no practical meaning at all.
Kamil was different. She said very simply, "Mr. Yao, our French oil company Total is willing to cooperate with Southern Industrial, and we will not seek dominance."
France's Total oil company bid jointly with Whitford Oilfield Services Company, and they also placed their bets on Gaidar.
Supporting Heidar means opposing Aliyev, and now the president is Aliyev!
Camille knew all too well what this meant.
The banquet started at eight o'clock in the evening, and there were only more than four hours left. Of course, I was actively contacting Aliyev. However, Aliyev showed the attitude of "yesterday you looked down on me, and today I will make you unable to climb up."
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Camille was really helpless, so she thought of trying her luck with Yao Yuan. Her idea was almost the same as Jason's, because they both knew that Yao Yuan had always been very calm. Now it seems that he may not be calm because of ignorance.
If Yao Yuan was a simple person who did not understand international oil trading, he would not have been able to defeat the consortium of South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum and Japan's Shinilka.
The most stunning and puzzling operation is the Sammer field.
Southern Industrial could obviously become one of the owners of the oil field, but Yao Yuan gave up and gave up this part of the rights to Hyundai Petroleum of South Korea, while he only took the oil field service contract.
With billions of dollars involved, no one would think that Yao Yuan has too much money, so we must consider the underlying reasons.
Of course, for example, the French oil company Total has acquired a large piece of oil in the Tyumen oil field, so it is naturally concerned about the blockbuster Southern Industries. However, after repeated analysis, it has never been able to reach a conclusion that convinces most people.
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The only conclusion that no one disagrees with is that Dongfang Petroleum Services Company, a subsidiary of Southern Industrial, is a new company. They are relatively stable and do not want to expand their business to a large extent all at once.
All in all, in the eyes of Camille and Jason, Yao Yuan is wise and he must have his own channels.
Kamil continued, "Mr. Yao, I think you are very aware of Total's advantages. With cooperation between the two parties, we can achieve full coverage from extraction to refined oil sales."
Don't take the initiative. This is a very big concession for Total Petroleum Company. You must know that Total Petroleum Company's previous condition was to give Southern Industrial 30% of its shares.
Yao Yuan looked at the two of them and smiled, "The results haven't been announced yet. You two don't need to be so nervous. Southern Industrial has limited strength and has bid for seven oil fields. In fact, I personally think that my winning rate is only 100%."
one."
"Mr. Yao, stop joking. With only a 1% winning rate, you will definitely not take action. You are a very bold but also very 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 eating a fly. Once upon a time, as the world's largest oilfield service company and one of the top five major oil companies in the world, it was necessary to "seek" in such a low-spirited manner.
Cooperate?
This is the cruelty of the competition for oil exploration rights. You either make a lot of money or lose completely. The winner takes all rule is permanent.
Yao Yuan said with a smile, "Excluding the Baku oil field, Southern Industries is willing to cooperate with Halliburton and Total Oil Company. Halliburton is the best oilfield service company in the world, and Total has unique expertise in natural gas.
location, and Southern Industrial is a private enterprise based in China, the world's largest market, and there are many opportunities for cooperation between them."
He pointed at Jason and said, "Didn't we just reach a verbal agreement today that Southern Industrial will produce double-head oil extraction units for Halliburton? This is proof."
Jason was silent.
Kamil doesn't care about the double-head oil extraction machine, her mission is to capture the oil field, and then capture the oil field, that's all.
She said, "Mr. Yao, as you said, the outcome has not been decided at this time. In the words of you Chinese people, it is... we still don't know who will win. For Southern Industrial, no matter how you look at it, cooperation with Total
It is beneficial and harmless. Mr. Yao, if the joint venture between Total and Whitford wins the exploration rights, it 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 establishing a joint venture 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 was not what he said when he communicated with Camille before. It was impossible for Total to offer such conditions that would "lose power and humiliate the country." Likewise, Halliburton would not do the same.
But Camille did it.
Jason couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Camille, are you speaking on behalf of Total Oil Company?"
"Yes, it has been authorized by the group headquarters." Camille nodded calmly.
Jason didn't know how to answer the call for a while. Without authorization from the company, he could only speak within his own authority, which obviously could not meet the conditions set by Camille.
When he thought that the results hadn't come out yet, he simply closed his eyes and said, "Since Mr. Yao has such a firm opinion, I suggest we wait until the results come out before discussing cooperation in detail."
Camille was dumbfounded. They haven’t said anything yet. Why do you express your opinion on their behalf?
Yao Yuan couldn't help laughing. He waved his hand and walked down the hill, saying, "Mr. Jason is right. It's too early to talk now. Let's wait until the results come out."
Since Jason wants to stand up, Yao Yuan has no reason not to satisfy him.
What Yao Yuan said made both Jason and Kamil secretly unhappy. After the results come out, no matter who gets the exploration rights, nothing will happen to Southern Industrial. But if Southern Industrial gets the exploration rights, then
This means that some of the oil giants cannot get the exploration rights, and the one who loses the bid is anxious.
Yao Yuan stood up and said, "You two, see you at eight o'clock tonight."
Jason and Camille were both corporate executives, so of course they wouldn't do anything like staying in someone else's room. They nodded with a reluctant smile and left one after another.
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 disdain Chinese companies and Chinese people. Not to mention visiting, you just pay a visit.
These Western white-skinned people won’t take you seriously either.
According to Yao Yuan's character, it would be the biggest sin to not do it when he has the opportunity.
But there is no time now, he has more important things to do.
Not long after Jason and Kamil left, several unfamiliar Azerbaijani men quietly entered the suite where Yao Yuan lived. After the leader took off his hat, he opened his arms and hugged Yao Yuan with a smile, "My friend, we have won!"