Ambassador Zhou's arrival was unexpected. Cang Long brought people to the door to meet him, but found that Ambassador Zhou was not the only one accompanying him. Ye Lun, Wang Daoming and another deputy director were also accompanying Ambassador Zhou. No one was there.
Thinking of it, Canglong suddenly felt embarrassed when he was shaking hands well. He pointed at Wang Daoming and said: "You can't come in!"
The atmosphere that was originally quite intense suddenly became awkward. Wang Daoming was even more angry and his teeth were itching with anger. Ambassador Zhou quickly smoothed things over: "Just for my sake, okay?"
"This is not a question of whether to give face or not. Our company involves international secrets, and no one else can enter." Canglong smiled, his tone was very humble but firm. The atmosphere was a bit stalemate. Ye Lun knew that Canglong was targeting him, so he kept silent.
After talking, Wang Daoming took the initiative and said: "Since he doesn't welcome me, then I will wait for the ambassador in the car!"
After saying that, he glared at Canglong angrily, and then went back to the car. Canglong then said with a smile: "Please!"
After this, the smile on Ambassador Zhou's face disappeared. When he came to the conference room, the atmosphere was a bit cold. Assistant Canglong made tea and drank alone: "I don't know what happened to Ambassador Zhou coming to my place."
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"I received an order from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Vice Prime Minister hopes that you will behave better and not make such a big fuss all the time." Ambassador Zhou took a sip of tea carefully and continued, "Of course, even if you have no choice but to make a fuss,
Some news must be reported to the embassy in advance so that we can prepare in advance!"
Canglong understood what Ambassador Zhou meant. Apparently they reported all their matters to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They thought that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would submit it to the State Council and then ask the State Council to sanction them, but unexpectedly they were met with disappointment. Canglong smiled and said: "
Is that all? Didn’t the deputy prime minister replace me?”
The already less than enthusiastic atmosphere suddenly became more tense. Canglong didn't care about the so-called worldliness at all, let alone saving face for them.
Although Ambassador Zhou was unhappy, he had a smile on his face: "Okay, let's not talk about this. The main purpose of my visit this time is to hope that Longteng International can mine oil in the Rumaila oil field as soon as possible, so that Iraq can export oil
On the other hand, our country will become the number one priority export country. Without oil, I have no bargaining chips with the Iraqi government!"
"Well!" Canglong drank tea and became silent. After a while, he said, "Please ask Mr. Liang and Engineer Yang to come over. They have the most say in the exploration of oil."
"President Cang, there is no need for you to deal with Ambassador Zhou. Everyone knows that we can extract oil, but the time has been delayed." At this moment, Ye Lun spoke, and although his tone was not as domineering as before, it was still the same.
A bit hostile.
Canglong ignored him, only looked at the assistant who was standing aside and said coldly: "Why don't you go quickly? Do you need me to repeat it to you?"
The assistant looked at Ye Lun, and finally left the conference room quickly. Canglong then said: "What Director Ye just said, I was thinking about something and didn't hear it. Please repeat it again!"
Ye Lun looked bad, and the other deputy director beside him said coldly: "President Cang, there is no need to embarrass us like this, right? Everyone is contributing to Longteng International and the country at the same time. You are always doing this
If you make things difficult, how will we proceed with our future work?"
"If you don't want to do it, you can get out!" Canglong took a sip of tea and said with a soft smile.
"You..." The deputy director was immediately speechless. He was so angry that he turned his head and didn't want to talk to Canglong. If he really stood up and left, Canglong would definitely not keep him and would fire him just like Wang Daoming.
It's for sure.
"Okay, President Cang, you should calm down!" Zhou Zheng said suddenly, "After all, we are all colleagues. Any misunderstandings we had in the past should be wiped out now. It's all for the sake of the country."
"This deputy director whose name I don't know said that I was making things difficult for me. I felt that I was wronged. From the moment I came to Iraq, you were the one who wanted to give me authority. After I left Baghdad, someone reported to the Americans that I
"My subordinates are terrorists. Fortunately, I left early at that time, otherwise wouldn't all my subordinates become terrorists?" Canglong said with a smile, "I tolerated it again and again, but they dealt with me again and again.
I can't bear it anymore. My whereabouts are known to the Americans. Is it because of a whistleblower? It's fine. But the oil district's report to the embassy was also intercepted. According to my verification, it was done by one of my own people.
So, are you trying to make things difficult for you, or are you making things difficult for me?"
Several people fell silent, Cang Long still drank tea casually, as if he didn't care at all. It took a while for Ambassador Zhou to smooth things over: "Since President Cang is deeply unhappy, I will apologize to you on their behalf. I hope you can
Accept it, and let the past grudges be wiped out. Can we be united and work together?"
"Forget it, apologize." Canglong said calmly, "As long as you don't let me see this in the future, otherwise..."
Hearing this, Ambassador Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Mr. Liang and Gong Yang also came over. Both of them seemed to have met Ambassador Zhou, and they quickly exchanged greetings and took their seats.
Canglong asked: "Okay, the leaders of Longteng International in Iraq are here. Director Ye just said that we can now extract oil. I, a newcomer, can't answer this question. Mr. Liang is in charge and Gong Yang is the authority.
I want to hear what you think."
Mr. Liang was responsible and didn't say anything. Yang Gong was a little angry and said: "We have been here for more than two years. Except for the oil field near Baghdad that has produced oil, no other oil fields have been started yet. The only one that cooperates with the British is Rumai.
The project to open the oil field has been delayed again and again for various reasons, and the oil veins have not yet been opened, so how can we extract oil?"
"There are so many workers in the oil field and they can be divided into several shifts. This is not a problem. The problem is that we have to extract oil. The company spends money every day in Iraq. If the money is worth it, then it is okay, but I am afraid that it will all be lost in the end.
Even we can't bear it." The deputy director suddenly said.
Gong Yang knew him because he was the deputy director in charge of the oil fields in northern Iraq, while Wang Daoming was in the south. When he was in the oil fields in the north, Gong Yang had disliked him. When he heard what he said today, his face became even brighter.
No good: "What you said is trivial. The temperature is so high during the day, and workers are working under the sun. Even if they have work clothes, their bodies will feel burning pain at night. If they are not careful, they will get heat infections, which will make them sick."
How do they extract oil? Do you cover the sun in the sky?"
"This is what they come here to do, otherwise why give them such high wages? Let them enjoy the air conditioning in the office? If you can't extract oil, you won't be able to extract oil. If you blame the weather, the climate, and people, you are
Don’t you still want to complain that the technical support we provide is not enough?” the deputy director asked loudly.
Yang Gong was originally a tinderbox, but the deputy director's words were like a flame, which was ignited instantly: "Liu Haibo, are you a fucking human? If you have the ability, you can drill wells under the sun yourself, which will piss me off."
, I won’t do it anymore.”
Deputy Director Liu Haibo was obviously not a vegetarian. He stood up and cursed: "If you don't do it, no one will force you to do it. Do you think there will be no one if you leave? The British are more concerned with technology, so they are worried
The people down there are being exposed to the sun. Why are they so pretentious about coming to Iraq? Why can the locals work around the clock, but our people can’t? If they can’t do the work, let them get out too, and we’ll hire new people!”
The two of them quarreled more and more fiercely, and in the end they almost stopped fighting. But Canglong kept drinking tea and had no intention of interfering with each other.
Zhou Zheng suddenly spoke and interrupted the quarrel between the two: "Okay, stop arguing. You two are right, but the top priority is to extract oil. If we cannot extract oil, we have no qualifications to fight with the Iraqi government."
If you go to discuss oil exports, you will also spend a huge amount of money here!"
"Yes, Mr. Yang, our main purpose now is to extract oil. Let's comfort the workers below first and tide over the difficulties. When the oil is extracted in the future, won't life be easier?" Ye Lun also said.
Yang Gong originally wanted to refute something, but was stopped by Mr. Liang. Then he turned away angrily, obviously very angry. When everyone was silent, Zhou Zheng suddenly asked: "President Cang, you are the decision-maker.
, how about you come and come up with an idea?"
Then everyone looked at Cang Long with different expressions, but Cang Long looked like it had nothing to do with him. If Zhou Zheng hadn't pushed the conversation to him, he would probably have been prepared to listen to their quarrel.
But when he came back to his senses, he looked indifferent: "Me, I don't have any objections. If you can extract oil, go for it. If you can't extract it, then just waste it. I'm not in a hurry!"
Hearing this, several people looked surprised. They didn't expect Canglong to come up with such an answer after holding it back for so long. They didn't agree but didn't deny it either.
Zhou Zheng was about to ask something when suddenly Snow Leopard walked in and whispered a few words in Canglong's ear. Canglong looked strange: "General Badr is here? Oh, let him wait. Didn't you see that I am in a meeting?"
Snow Leopard nodded and went out, but everyone heard the word "Badr" in Canglong's words, and their faces showed surprise. In southern Iraq, who doesn't know Badr, the leader of the Shia warlord? This guy
Rumor has it that he is a murderer without blinking an eye.
Moreover, he was still wanted by the government and the US military, but when Badr came to visit, Soryu downplayed it and asked them to wait. They really couldn't react.
"Do you know General Badr? Shia Badr?" Zhou Zheng asked with a tense face. He was afraid that Canglong might not understand, so he also suggested to remind him.
"I know him. He was the one who helped kill US Ambassador John Kerry!" Canglong said calmly while drinking tea.
But everyone present swallowed their saliva. The information revealed in Canglong's words surprised and shocked them.
While everyone was still in shock, Canglong suddenly put down his teacup and looked at the group of people: "You have nothing to discuss, right? If not, I will make the final summary!"
With that said, Canglong looked at Liu Haibo: "Deputy Director Liu, I will give you a difficult task."
Liu Haibo looked excited, thinking it was a good job, and quickly said: "President Cang, please tell me!"
"Tomorrow you go to the Rumaila oil field to drill. If you can't drill out an oil vein within 24 hours, I will drill you in with the sand. Do you understand?" Canglong said with a smile.
Liu Haibo felt a chill running through his body and stammered: "I...I...I...I'm the deputy director...and drilling an oil well in one day is embarrassing, isn't it?"
"Making things difficult?" Cang Long sneered, "Haha, I'm not embarrassing you. Since you think oil can be mined, you must have a way. But I can warn you, if you can't drill for oil veins, General Badr will
The machete is very sharp!"
Liu Haibo paralyzed with fear, Ye Lun also swallowed his saliva in fear, Zhou Zheng said nothing with a cold face, but Yang Gong smiled.
But soon Canglong also looked at Gong Yang and said: "In addition, I am now giving two months' leave to the workers in the oil field. If they are willing to go back, they can go back with paid leave. If they are not willing to go back, they can go back to Iraq and the company will reimburse them for their food."
Su, it doesn’t matter whether the oil is extracted or not, just eat and have fun.”
"Huang..." Ye Lun originally wanted to retort, but as soon as he said a word, Canglong stared at him coldly. Thinking of the sentence that General Badr's knife is very sharp, he swallowed it back...