The conference room with a strong Central Asian style is a bit like the conference room of the United Nations. The rostrum is in the middle, and the seats below are arranged in a semicircle. The oil companies are clearly distinguished. There is a sign with the company name in front of it, and the ghostwriters of each company are seated behind the sign.
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For such a big matter, Zhang Huaide must have personally come forward. Not only that, Director Wang Lincheng of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation was also there. After returning to China a few days ago, he and Zhang Huaide came together, this time to support the Petrochemical Corporation.
The Economic and Trade Committee representative is Zhan Shengcai, sitting in the row behind the leaders.
When Zhan Shengcai saw the Oriental Petroleum team appear, and the person surrounded turned out to be Yao Yuan, his eyes almost popped out, and for a moment he thought it was another person.
Yao Yuan walked in from the entrance while walking in a car. There were more than a dozen people on both sides and behind him. He was the largest among so many oil company teams, which seemed to show a determination.
This time, Dutch Shell and Halliburton have formed a consortium. The main representatives are Frank, an old acquaintance, who has been promoted to vice president of Dutch Shell, and Jackson, Halliburton's Middle East president.
Yao Yuan and Jackson had the best personal relationship. To be honest, Jackson, an Eastern European immigrant, was very helpful and facilitated many cooperations with Halliburton during the initial stages of Oriental Petroleum.
The most important of these is the transfer of the overall technology and dynamic positioning technology of the third-generation offshore drilling platform. Of course, the conditions offered by Yao Yuan are also very generous.
Halliburton is one of the Baku oilfield exploration service providers and the only non-Chinese-owned oilfield service provider in the Sedan Oilfield.
As a result, Jackson's weight as president of the Middle East region has increased, and in a few years, he is likely to directly serve as Halliburton's executive president.
Jackson stood up and came to greet him, stretched out his hand from afar, and said with a smile, "Mr. Yao, dear friend, you are well."
He spoke Chinese, which was very poor, but still understandable.
"Mr. Jackson, long time no see." Yao Yuan smiled and shook hands with Jackson.
Frank also came over and bowed slightly to greet Yao Yuan.
Jackson said, "Frank has been promoted and is now the vice president of Dutch Shell. He is in charge of the Middle East business and belongs to the top management of Shell."
"The management is still the same as before, but the salary has been increased a bit." Frank didn't dare to put on airs in front of Yao Yuan, because those who put on airs in front of them would not do well in the end.
"Mr. Frank, congratulations." Yao Yuan said with a smile.
Jackson spoke bluntly and said in English, "Mr. Yao, due to political reasons, Occidental Petroleum's hope of obtaining the oil and gas concession in Kazakhstan is slim. Halliburton and Shell have formed a consortium, but we are not optimistic about obtaining the concession."
No hope."
He looked at Frank.
Frank took over the conversation and said, "Mr. Yao, we hope to get the opportunity to cooperate with Dongfang Petroleum first, after Dongfang Petroleum obtains the operating concession."
If they unexpectedly obtain the operating franchise, there will naturally be no cooperation with Dongfang Petroleum. If Dongfang Petroleum eventually wins, they can also prioritize cooperation negotiations with Dongfang Petroleum. This is a good calculation.
A good personal relationship is a good personal relationship, and a business is a business.
Westerners do business differently from Chinese people. They have good personal relationships and let things go in the business field. They will always take personal relationships and feelings into consideration no matter what. But Westerners are not like that. They only have interests in their eyes.
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In the past, when a state-owned enterprise wanted to introduce equipment, the factory leaders established a good relationship with the executives of foreign manufacturers. I thought that doing so would help the negotiations, but it backfired. When it came to the negotiation field, there was no room for mercy and they would still kill you.
But if you say that Westerners don't engage in secret operations and bribery, then you're looking down on them. They are more greedy when it comes to doing this.
Yao Yuan really knows how to deal with foreigners.
He smiled and said, "There are many opportunities for cooperation, so there is no rush now."
After waving his hand, Yao Yuan led everyone to sit down at the Oriental Petroleum Company's seat.
Both Jackson and Frank were not very disappointed. This was not the first time they had dealt with Yao Yuan. They both knew how smart Yao Yuan was.
Not to mention Yao Yuan, Dongfang Petroleum General Manager Su Jianmin gave them a hard time, so Su Jianmin also got a nickname given to him by Occidental Petroleum - Smiling Dragon.
He always has a gentle smile, but his moves are fatal. Because he is a Chinese, the head of Huaxia Petroleum Company, and the descendant of the dragon, he got such a nickname.
"That, that person, that person seems to be Yao Yuan." Zhan Sheng finally couldn't help it anymore.
Zhang Huaide and Liu Zhiyuan in the front row have been staring at the Oriental Petroleum team, and the focus of their attention is of course Yao Yuan.
Zhang Huaide knew that Yao Yuan would definitely come, but he did not know that Yao Yuan had entered politics a year ago. Liu Zhiyuan did not know Yao Yuan. As a vice president, he was not qualified to meet with Yao Yuan. Zhang Huaide personally participated in the cooperation with Nanfang Industrial.
Since we didn't exchange information with each other, we naturally had our own doubts.
Zhang Huaide said, "The actual controller of Dongfeng Group is him, Yao Yuan, a very young man with very strong capabilities. Southern Industrial and Dongfang Petroleum are both wholly-owned holding companies of Dongfeng Group."
Liu Zhiyuan's voice changed and he said, "That's not right, Xiao Zhan, take a closer look. Isn't this Xiao Yao? A translator recruited from the grassroots level by your Economic and Trade Committee."
"Yes, they are almost exactly the same. How could they be so similar?" Zhan Shengcai also puzzled.
"What translation?" Zhang Huaide wondered.
Liu Zhiyuan explained, "Director Du of the Economic and Trade Commission selected a young man who speaks very good Russian from the grassroots level to serve as a translator for the business inspection team. This young man is also named Yao Yuan. Mr. Zhang, can't they be the same person?"
"No, how could it be possible? How could the boss of Dongfeng Group go to work as a cadre at the grassroots level? Isn't it possible that he is full of food? It can't be him. Maybe he looks similar." Zhang Huaide shook his head and said.
Zhan Shengcai exclaimed, "It's so similar, even the names are the same."
Zhang Huaide also felt a little strange, and suddenly asked, "Old Liu, last time you went to the Maxhay Oilfield for inspection, did the translator named Yao Yuan also go?"
"I went, of course I went. He is a translator. Our translators are not enough." When Liu Zhiyuan said this, he was stunned, slapped his thigh and said, "Oh no, if it is the same person, then we have
He also knows the information!"
Only then did Zhan Sheng react, "Yes! He deliberately sneaked in as an undercover agent!"
Zhang Huaide was relatively calm and said, "Didn't you say that this person was transferred here by Director Du? How could he be an undercover agent?"
Liu Zhiyuan and Zhan Sheng were stunned. Yes, it was the Economic and Trade Commission who took the initiative to transfer them here.
"Just ask, you should go and say hello."
Zhang Huaide stood up and walked towards Dongfang Petroleum.
After all, we worked together at the East Coast Petrochemical Base, and the friendship is still there. Moreover, Zhang Huaide is in the wrong, so he should go over and say hello.
If he didn't go, Yao Yuan would really look down on him.