The Abu Dhabi Defense Exhibition will be one of the world's leading defense exhibitions and the largest defense exhibition in the Arab region. The reason is simple - the customers are all wealthy oil-producing countries.
If you are too rich, you don’t negotiate the price when buying things. You only buy expensive ones and not the right ones.
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company of the United States is preparing to sell 24 F-15 fighter jets, their accessories and ammunition to the UAE, equivalent to a price of US$120 million per aircraft, if Exxon Mobil Oil Company wins the bid for the Sedan oil field.
The market price of the F-15 is about US$35 million. Even with accessories and ammunition, it will not exceed US$50 million. It can be seen that the Americans charge a high price, but the UAE does not care. As long as you are willing to sell it, I will pay no matter how expensive it is.
accept.
Because the government is so rich.
Neighboring Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait are all major oil suppliers. Together with Iran and Iraq, they account for almost 80% of the world's oil supply.
When you have money, of course you want to put the barrel of a gun on it and buy like crazy. As long as you are willing to sell it, I will buy it, no matter how expensive it is.
Based on this, the Abu Dhabi Defense Exhibition is destined to become the world's major defense exhibition.
Yao Yuan and his party had just arrived at the venue, and when they were trying to figure out how to go in and take a look, Chaochao, who was staying at the villa, suddenly called, "Boss, someone sent a letter, and there was only an invitation letter in it."
"Do you know who he is?" Yao Yuan was stunned for a while and asked.
"I don't know, I didn't say anything, just brought it over and left," Chen Chao said.
Yao Yuan vaguely guessed something. After hanging up the phone, he clenched his fist and said, "I hope it's good news."
"What's wrong?" Lin Wei asked.
Yao Yuan said, "It should be a letter sent by someone from Ruiz. I have to go back and take a look. You can continue shopping."
"Then why are we still shopping? Let's go back together." Lin Wei said.
Yao Yuan thought the same and immediately went home.
When he returned to the villa, when he saw the invitation, Yao Yuan understood that it was an invitation from Prince Khalifa, and the pattern on it belonged to the Crown Prince.
Before he could get excited, Chen Chao ran in and said, "Boss, Ruiz is outside."
Yao Yuan calmed down, quickly took out the plan, put it in his handbag, and strode out.
With a smile on his face, Ruiz came up to him and said, "Mr. Yao, please come with me and bring the invitation."
Obviously, Yao Yuan could only go in his car, and he could only go alone.
Yao Yuan turned around to reassure Lin Wei and others, got into the Mercedes-Benz and followed Ruiz.
After driving for more than half an hour, the Mercedes-Benz sedan drove into Prince Khalifa's residence, a palace-style building that was outrageously luxurious.
In the reception room decorated with gold as far as the eye could see, Yao Yuan did not wait long. Ruiz and Prince Khalifa walked in together.
Yao Yuan stood up and said, "Your Highness."
"Mr. Yao, please use tea, your Chinese tea." Khalifa pointed to the steaming tea.
Yao Yuan stood up and took a sip. It tasted surprisingly good, and he said with a smile, "It's really good. The tea must be made from spring water, right?"
"Beers Mountain spring water, flown here." Khalifa said.
What a luxury, Yao Yuan cursed secretly.
Khalifa is only forty years old. He spent many years in England when he was young. He graduated from Cambridge. He is very handsome. If he were not wearing traditional Arab clothes, he would look more like a Westerner.
He said straight to the point, "Ruiz said you have a solution to my problem, please tell me."
Yao Yuan took out the plan and handed it to the waiter, who took it and handed it to Khalifa's desk.
The plan is written in English, using internationally accepted standards, so it is very easy for Prince Khalifa to read it.
After spending more than ten minutes reading the plan, Khalifa's expression remained unchanged. He closed the plan and asked, "Can you do it?"
Yao Yuan said, "If it cannot be completed, I am willing to give up the concession rights of Sedan Oilfield."
Khalifa nodded and said, "There will be a buffet party later. You can join me. Please excuse me."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
Of course, Yao Yuan would not stay for any buffet party, and followed Ruiz out of Khalifa's residence and returned to the villa.
Before getting out of the car, Ruiz said, "Mr. Yao, see you on Christmas Eve."
Yao Yuan got out of the car and watched Ruiz's Mercedes-Benz car turn around and leave.
The whole process from departure to return took less than two hours, and he only exchanged a few words with Khalifa, but Yao Yuan knew that the Sedan Oilfield belonged to Dongfang Petroleum Company.
Lin Wei and others ran out and looked at Yao Yuan nervously.
Yao Yuan looked around at them seriously, then slowly raised his hand and gave a thumbs up. Everyone pumped their fists in excitement. If they were not outside the house, they would probably cheer.
"Calm down, there is still one last tremor left. We don't know who will win until the last moment." Yao Yuan pressed his hand to signal everyone to calm down.
As a group of people walked into the villa, Su Jianmin asked in a low voice, "Then how much should we fill in?"
He asked about the bid amount.
Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "Wait for the notification."
The bid document has been prepared a long time ago, and the only blank space is the bid amount.
The bidding method stipulated in the UAE is a comprehensive evaluation. In addition to the bidding price, it also depends on the additional conditions. The final winner will be the one who wins both.
In other words, if the additional conditions are passed, it still depends on who offers the highest price.
There is no doubt that the UAE is the winner no matter what. What is even more demanding is that if you want to participate in the bidding, you must first pay a deposit of US$3 million, which is non-refundable no matter the outcome.
This is also the reason why China National Offshore Oil Corporation finally decided to withdraw from the bidding. Xiong Jinhua did not dare to risk US$3 million, and his superiors did not have the courage.
Yao Yuan swept away the haze of the previous period, and his chest felt wide open. The feeling of darkness and light was so exciting, and the twists and turns of the plot tested people's psychological endurance.
The next few days will be equally difficult.
The results will be announced at 7 pm local time on December 25, which is Christmas in the West.
The final time for submission of bids is 5 p.m. local time.
On this day, Yao Yuan waited in the villa until 3 pm and did not receive any calls or letters.
Su Jianmin was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling, and he said, "Mr. Yao, are we being fooled? The deadline is in two hours."
Yao Yuan repeatedly recalled the process of meeting Khalifa. Although Khalifa never said a word of affirmation from beginning to end, he was sure that the plan moved Khalifa.
"No." He shook his head firmly.
Lin Wei suggested, "Ayuan, I think it's better to go to the Kempinski Hotel venue first. I've prepared two bid documents. Fill out one first and leave one blank. This way you have a backup plan."
Yao Yuan thought about it and realized that what Lin Wei said made sense, "Okay, let's go to the venue."
The group of people rushed to the Kempinski Hotel, which was not far away, just over ten minutes' drive away. After arriving at the venue, they found that several companies had not submitted their bids yet, and everyone was waiting for the last minute.
Those who had submitted their bids early saw others still discussing over and over again, and immediately began to worry about gains and losses. Those who also did not submit their bids were Xinrihua, Shinichi Mianzhong and Dairo Miyamoto were talking in a low voice, holding in their hands