Chapter 148 Abu Dhabi

3 days before Christmas.

Sioux City arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

From the moment you get out of the plane, you can feel the dryness coming from your face. Compared with it, Beijing is like a city in the wet rain.

Zhang Haochang sneezed heavily and said with a smile, "I finally came to the desert. I don't know where it's dry compared with our Xinjiang."

"Xinjiang is not all desert, and it is very good near the provincial capital..." Kang Qingfeng, a representative of Sinopec, is also a returnee and has stayed in several oil fields.

"The trees in Urumqi are not valuable here?" Zhang Haochang pointed to the small green space seen in the sky and said, "I heard that the cost of planting a tree in Abu Dhabi is 3,000 US dollars. How many are there?"

"This is too wasteful." Kang Qingfeng really counted and said, " Fortunately, we are oil exporters. If we waste the money earned by our own country to plant trees for foreigners like this, we will be heartbroken."

Although he has studied abroad for several years, the older Kang Qingfeng maintains more traditional thrifty thinking.

The leader sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pretended to cough, covered his mouth with his hand, and said, "Be careful not to cause diplomatic disputes."

"Who can understand [Chinese] Chinese." Zhang Haochang grinned twice and felt that there was a salty taste on his tongue. He twisted it with his fingers, and there were a few small grains of sand.

"Respect the national habits of the other country, respect the cultural traditions of the other country, and do not interfere in the politics of other countries. This is repeatedly emphasized before getting on the plane. I will faithfully report it when I return to China." The leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is small and can only scare people in this way.

Although Kang Qingfeng was not afraid of him, he didn't want to make trouble. He laughed and said, "Okay, when we are free, we can enjoy the cool under the $3,000 tree."

Zhang Haochang followed with a smile. Behind him is Gan Keyi, the representative of the Petroleum Corporation, that is, the senior engineer of the marine oil production plant introduced by Tao [Book] on that day. He belongs to Shengli Oilfield. His experience and position are completely different from the overseas returnees from the other two head office. In addition, he doesn't like to talk, so he can only follow obediently all the way. He is a good child in the eyes of the leader.

Each of the three central enterprises sent one person, plus an interpreter and leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is the whole composition of the [China] national delegation. Compared with the last time, this trip to the United Arab Emirates is more purposeful, and the time is urgent, but it is not suitable for selling favors.

Although Sucheng is no longer a bidding group with them, the plane from Beijing to Abu Dhabi is once a week. In order to be in a hurry, they can only take the same plane. On the other hand, the leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs still regarded Su Cheng as a member of the management and asked him to be with the three.

So, five people got into a station wagon sent by the embassy, and there was another diplomatic training in the carriage.

Until the hotel, the leader said endlessly, "The time is too tight to train well. In this way, when you arrive at the hotel, remember not to go out at will, and remember to report anything. Finally, be careful of corrosion, especially for women, and don't violate discipline.

Seeing Su Cheng's disapproving expression, the leader said unhappily, "Su Dong, what can I do for you?"

"Well, I'm going to change to another hotel."

The leader asked unhappily, "Where are you going to change?" You came to bid for the oilfield on behalf of the country. The accommodation and meals are reimbursed this time, so you don't have to save money on purpose.

At this point, he realized that Su Cheng seemed to be independent of the national team, so he coughed and said, "You also represent the country. Three-star hotels are the minimum standard. On the one hand, it is not safe to choose cheap hotels. On the other hand, it is easy for foreigners to look down on. Try to stick to it. ."

It is not the first time for him to travel with a commercial group in China. Many big-scale businessmen in China become stingy once they go abroad, probably because they don't want to travel at night. Before the delegation's trip, the leader was specially instructed not to humiliate the national style, so he let Su Cheng "persist".

Gan Keyi couldn't see it and said, "Leader, let you take it out of your pocket every day. Can you stick to it?"

The leader blushed and didn't dare to be really angry. He whispered, "It's too economical to go out to do business. Foreigners will look down on us. Well, I'll find you a cheaper room..."

Su Cheng waved his hand, smiled kindly at Gan Keyi, and said, "I just thought about the bidding, so I wanted to change to another hotel. I'm going to the Kempinski Hotel.

Kempinski Hotel is a world-class luxury hotel, with a five-star standard and almost no $100 house.

The leader was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the German Kempinski?"

"Yes."

"Do you know how much the house price is there?" Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China may not know the house price of Beiliang Hotel, but they must know the house price of Kempinski Hotel, because this is a hotel chain giant with luxury hotels all over the world.

Su Cheng nodded slightly and said, "I have booked a room there, a palace suite, $3,700."

"One day?"

"One day." The leader took a deep breath and lowered his posture when he spoke again: "I want to report this situation to the leader. You can go to the hotel later. We'll send you a car then."

"No, you tell the place and I'll ask the hotel to pick me up." Kempinski is one of the most luxurious hotels in the Middle East. The palace suite is second only to the Presidential Suite, with 7 waitress services, including luxury car transfers.

The presidential suite with tens of thousands of dollars is very difficult to book in places like Abu Dhabi. From time to time, international oil giants always come to visit hotels, and world leaders often appear. Kempinski's presidential suites are all suites that have really entertained the president.

The appearance of the presidents is mostly for the oil resources of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Although later Dubai is more famous, in terms of oil, the Abu Dhabi family occupies the resources of the United Arab Emirates and is a well-deserved oil country.

Gan Keyi was also stunned at this time and whispered, "Su Cheng, have you really booked a room for $3,000?"

"Yes."

"Why do you need this money? We [China] Chinese people, rely on technology and physical strength to make a living. If we don't live in an expensive house, will we be looked down upon?

"If you want your skills and physical strength to be seen, you have to have an expensive house." When Su Cheng said this, he turned around and added, "If you want to bid, you'd better live in Kempinski."

"Why?" Zhang Haochang looked at Su Cheng strangely.

Su Cheng smiled, but did not explain. As a competitor, he has done his best to improve this step.

International bidding, although the process is just a step of quotation, there is too much attention to how to quote and what price to quote, which is also the most test of intelligence.

If you make a sullen quotation, the probability of success is very low.

Kempinski is a good intelligence trading platform. Although Arabs are not as blatant as themselves, they can always get the corresponding information in a certain way. Not only that, luxury hotels such as Kempinski are also places for senior Arab officials and royal families to linger.

This is another special feature of the Arab world. If it is a bid in Asia, South America or Africa, senior government officials will not often appear in such luxury hotels for the sake of avoidance. However, although high-ranking Arab officials have certain government resources, those who really decide who won the bid and know the inside information of the target are the members of the royal family. They not only do not have to avoid suspicion, but will wait in luxury hotels and wait for others to make a price.

The delegation was placed in a three-star hotel. It is estimated that the special approval procedures have been completed, but this has no meaning. No Arab prince will appear in a three-star hotel. He can't afford this person!

Su Cheng thought to himself: Zhang Haochang and others are expected to take the formal government route. Unfortunately, among the countries in the Middle East that follow the government line, the [China] country is estimated to be the weakest.

Britain was once the suzerain of Abu Dhabi. Because of the voluntary abandonment of the agreement, seven Commonwealth countries have jointly formed the United Arab Emirates. They are the most trusted and familiar Western countries in the Arab world; the United States is in the most convincing period; France has not declined to become a member of the European Union; West Germany's technology is still First; [Day] Ben is practicing the skill of smashing people with government aid...

Su Cheng once again strengthened the idea of independent bidding. If you can't dominate, it's strange to win the bidding with this group of people who dare not take risks.

The station wagon came to the hotel first, got out of the car, asked the other three people to wait in line on the roadside, answered a phone call, and said to Su Cheng, "Your superior allows you to stay in other hotels in principle, but please keep in touch at all times and report to me between 7 and 9 p.m. every night. If there is a security problem, or there is a conflict, focus on forebearance and inform the embassy in time.

"I know." Su Cheng waved, and a beautiful Rolls-Royce immediately drove to him. The driver in a white robe had already seen the photo of Su Cheng, trotted around, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Welcome to the Kempinski Hotel."

The team leader had to translate: "He welcomes you."

"Thank you very much." Su Cheng waved his hand to the car.

The door closed with a bang, and at the same time stopped the peeping eyes of the four people.

The Arab driver went back to the driver's seat again and drove away.

The leader quietly put away his envious eyes, turned to the other three and said, "We're also back to the hotel. This is your room card. Can you use it?"

"It can be used." Zhang Haochang turned over the room card in a muffled voice and asked, "What's the name of the hotel?"

"Abu Dhabi City Scenery Hotel."

Zhang Haochang smiled sarcastically and said, "We will stay in such a hotel, competing for oil fields with hundreds of millions of barrels of oil reserves."

Kang Qingfeng coughed and said, "The hotel is not the key..."

"The light brown sofa in the car just now is made of real leather, right?" Zhang Haochang interrupted him.

"I guess it's true." Kang Qingfeng was also depressed.

"There is also a transparent wine cabinet with champagne and red wine on the top and drinks on the bottom. I seem to have seen Maotai."

"Arabs also have Maotai? Xiao Keyi asked strangely.

"This is the feeling of being at home." Zhang Haochang turned over the room card, sighed and said, "Okay, at least we live in a star hotel and take a cold shower. Let's visit the oil department of the United Arab Emirates."

When the leader heard this, his expression changed a little and whispered, "It may be a little inconvenient to take a shower. The United Arab Emirates is a desert country, and the bath water in ordinary hotels is supplied on time."

Zhang Haochang was stunned for a long time, then smelled his armpits and sighed, "Forget it, let's visit the Ministry of Petroleum tomorrow morning."