Chapter 208 Question

Americans have a very high tolerance for joint ventures. Basically, as long as companies that pay taxes to the United States with American employees as the main body, they are regarded as American companies. If it is state-based, the concept of American companies is broader.

Moreover, due to the U.S. secrecy system, people with intentions can completely hide the names of capital owners behind them, making it impossible to judge who the real owner of a company is. In this case, it is meaningless to study the owner of an American company.

The list of American-Arab joint ventures provided by Diab is based on the breadth of the United States to the joint venture companies and wants to make a profit from the orders of [China] countries. After all, for an ice-breaking trip, you have to prepare hundreds of millions of dollars. In 1989, when it entered the depreciation channel, this money was quite a lot, enough to buy the oil equipment needed by the country in the next two years, or hundreds of Boeing aircraft. Especially in the case that these Mea companies are likely to own private shares of the crown prince...

Su Cheng asked directly, "Do all these dozens of companies have the shares of the crown prince?"

"The crown prince owns some shares, and some other companies are owned by the crown prince's supporters." Diab scratched a line on the paper full of the company's name with his nails.

Amir, who was fishing, turned sideways curiously. He was cultivated as an heir. English is similar to his mother tongue, and his political and economic concepts are far better than his peers. He is a little surprised by Su Cheng's performance.

Looking at Sucheng, about half of the 50 companies belong to the crown prince and one half to the supporters. He nodded slightly. He said, "I will recommend it to the government of [China]."

Diab pressed his hand and said, "No, the crown prince hopes that you can do your best to make a large order based on this list."

"It's impossible." Su Cheng gently broke away from Diab's hand. He said, "I'm just a businessman under the government..."

"I believe you have a way." Diab interrupted him.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "I believe that if I make a large order. It will be beneficial, but I want to know if I fail to make it. What's the harm?"

"This..." Diab language. He did not consider the possibility of Su Cheng's refusal, because from the way he bid for the oil field, it was just a [China] national oil merchant who was more like an international oil merchant.

However, Sucheng chose to refuse directly.

Diab reluctantly said, "If you can facilitate the order, the crown prince will be very happy. We will try our best to assist you in the development of the Setan oil field."

Su Cheng smiled and said, "The United Arab Emirates has no other large oil fields to develop now. Do you want to give up the Setan oil field because of this?"

The development of a large oil field is also good for the host country. Otherwise, why should the United Arab Emirates sell the oil field? Oil extracted from Sucheng. All of them need to be transported to the port through the oil pipelines of the United Arab Emirates, and then shipped to the place of sale. Most of the equipment, consumables and other materials needed for mining will be purchased in the United Arab Emirates. Other than that. Every time he extracts a barrel of oil, he has to pay several dollars in management fees. This is still the rule before the 1990s.

Diab shook his head helplessly. He clapped his hands again, asked the beautiful girl to send a drink, and drank it all again. Then he muttered, "How can Mr. Su Cheng be willing to contribute?"

"Like bidding for an oil field? It's impossible." Su Cheng drank all the drinks and said, "And. To tell you the truth, Dahua Industry also produces petroleum equipment, especially offshore drilling platforms, which is the focus of our development. First of all, I need to put my energy here.

Diab's eyes lit up and said, "Offshore oil platform? How many generations of offshore oil platforms can you produce?

"Three generations." Dahua Industry has actually only completed the research and development of quasi-three generations. However, this kind of oil equipment exhibition is order-based. One order is thrown over, and the delivery time is often a year or two later. At the speed of Dahua Industry, it can catch up.

Diab lowered his head and remembered.

After a while, he whispered, "If we can promote a few orders about Dahua Industry, can Mr. Su Cheng facilitate the purchase on the list?"

The price of a second-generation offshore drilling platform is close to 10 million US dollars, and the third-generation offshore drilling platform will only be more.

If it is such an exchange condition, from the perspective of the country, [China] is definitely not a loss, because whether there is an export or not, they are ready to import in large quantities. Of course, it is more powerful for Dahua Industry. Persian Gulf countries are the best sales place for shallow sea drilling platforms.

Su Cheng laughed and said, "If so, I can directly talk to the relevant people in the government of [China], and there is no need to make a private agreement at all."

The advantage of public terms than private agreements is that they are fairer and closer to equivalent exchange.

Diab was a little worried and asked, "The government can decide on procurement. Can it interfere with the price?"

He also wants to make more profits.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "I don't want to get involved so deeply. If you are interested, you can talk directly with government officials and enterprises."

Price manipulation is a serious accusation in many countries. Diab shook hands with understanding and said with a smile, "Thanks to Mr. Su Cheng for his help. We will also try our best to facilitate orders for drilling platforms."

Su Cheng nodded with a smile.

Diab clapped his hands again. This time, several beautiful women came in and served drinks and snacks.

Seeing that they had finished talking, Amir turned around and smiled, "Mr. Su Cheng, can you fish?"

"Oh, I've been practicing for a few days." People who are in the officialdom can easily learn to fish.

"Let's play together. If you catch the fish you like, just stay and ask the chef to cook. Just throw it back if you don't like it." Amir had already left a few telescopic fishing rods and helped Sioux City prepare small chairs and move skillfully. Fishing is probably his main political activity.

Diab also found a fishing rod and sat on it to accompany him fishing. However, he doesn't hang the bait. It's completely the Arabic version of Jiang Taigong fishing.

The three of them talked a lot, and a beautiful woman came up with food and drinks. It's a pleasant afternoon.

In the fish tank, the colorful tropical fish, swimming in a daze, will be tricked if they are not careful. Amir is still a child. If he can't catch fish for a while, he will secretly hang up the fish food he often feeds. No matter how smart the fish is, he can't figure it out. Safe food in the morning, how can there be an extra hook in the afternoon...

Amir often catches 1 catty of big fish, some even weighing five or six catties. The fish pond in the whole room is like an aquarium. It is connected to the outside and dig deep into the ground, and it is estimated that there are a lot of fish.

This is how to catch dinner time. Diab also invited Sioux City to the Entrepreneur Dinner in Abu Dhabi, which is the managers of those companies.

Of course, this is also good for Sucheng. The Persian Gulf is the center of the world's oil and will be the research and development center of alternative energy in the future. Countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates know that oil will be dug up one day, maybe 50 years later, maybe 100 years later, maybe 200 years later. Therefore, it is also a good choice to study alternative energy sources with a large number of dollars. In the memory of Su City. Their research center is still quite fruitful.

Sioux City stayed in Abu Dhabi for more than two weeks and signed a large number of agreements before returning to China.

The Middle East's understanding of [China] is almost nothing, so we discuss cooperation in a poor and white state. In fact, there are a lot to talk about. It's like a Venezuelan businessman who went to [China] and was introduced by senior government officials to participate in many gatherings of entrepreneurs. The transactions that can be talked about are endless.

Especially when the two sides have a foundation for cooperation, the activities related to oil exhibitions alone can't be finished. It is almost natural to casually add some transactions of agricultural products, timber and primary processing.

When Su Cheng set foot on the land of the [Zhongzhong] country, there were more than 20 boxes of agreement documents to accompany him to land, and the weight was calculated in tons.

In addition to the gifts given by others, the gifts purchased by Sucheng, Qi Meng looked at the whole truckload of luggage with a wry smile on his face and said, "Su Dong, you have a good time. You have bought a lot of specialties. I'm so anxious that I'm going to have a cerebral hemorrhage."

"You are so young, what's wrong with a cerebral hemorrhage?" Su Cheng smiled and handed him a small box and said, "Those who see it have a share. There are indeed gifts."

Qi Meng put it away, sighed helplessly and said, "It's good to be an entrepreneur. Make a concept. The rest of the things are left to us little ones. Do you know how many people are worried about your oil equipment exhibition? Come on, come with me."

"This should be what we entrepreneurs said. The official will make a concept, and the rest will be left to our little ones.

"Our body reform committee's quail-sized body fucks the heart of dinosaur eggs." Qi Meng pointed to his nose, greeted Su Cheng with the car of the Sports Reform Commission, and said, "Dong Su, this oil equipment exhibition was finally decided to be jointly supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Propaganda. Do you know?"

"Oh? How to say it?" The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Propaganda Department are mostly in an extraordinary position. They jointly supervise the oil equipment exhibition, indicating that the order came from a higher level.

Naturally, Qi Meng would not be idle to tell him about the boss in Beijing. He just nodded his finger and said, "Sousandong, I found that you, do things, take one step, look at two steps, and the last three steps are all yours. You are engaged in this oil equipment exhibition, and the drunken man is not drunk. The Jinshi General Factory is still happily searching for its own technology, running around to apply for patents, and does not hesitate to offend other factories. I think the technology collected is all yours in the end.

"I didn't expect that." Su Cheng raised his hands and quickly cleared himself.

Qi Meng smiled twice, expressed his disbelief, and said, "Whether you are just for the Jinshi General Factory or not. Formosa Plastics Group is also going to participate in the exhibition.

Su Cheng laughed and didn't say anything. It is top secret for Formosa Plastics Group to invest in China. The boss of Formosa Plastics lives in the United States, such as Wang Sheng and others. Every time they go to the United States in the name of visiting the boss, and then from the United States to [China], in a big circle, in order to avoid being discovered by the Taiwanese media and politicians. In [China], cadres who are not at enough level can't hear about it at all. What we know is also a small range of knowledge, and we are not allowed to discuss each other.

In history, the investment of 7 billion US dollars was ultimately taken by the reporter when the senior management of Formosa Plastics accidentally got off the plane, and hid it for two or three years. After the news was exposed, the first people to be scared were the Chinese people. At that time, the foreign exchange reserves of the whole country did not have 7 billion US dollars. With such a large number, there were many cadres who came from the era. I can't understand it. From the perspective of 1989, this is indeed a rich petrochemical group.

Qi Meng didn't really want to discuss it. He asked and said, "You guessed that Formosa Plastics participated in the exhibition?"

"It's normal for Formosa Plastics to participate in the World Petroleum Equipment Exhibition."

"You invited me here, didn't you?" Qi Meng knows about the current situation of Formosa Plastics in China. With a string of strings, all kinds of resources and policies are tilted. If Formosa Plastics shows ten-tenth interest in the oil equipment exhibition, it will show ten-tenth of its sincerity in China.

Su Cheng is still smiling.

It's useless for Qi Meng to blow his beard and stare. After a while, he said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it. In a while, you can talk to the leaders of the ministries by yourself. There are also exhibitors to explain. Look at my anxious appearance, and you will know what they look like.

Su Cheng heard this and hurriedly said, "Why, the leaders of various ministries and the exhibitors are still waiting for me?"

"Beautiful you." Qi Meng finally felt a little more comfortable. He lay on his back and said with a smile, "Since you left, the level of oil equipment has risen step by step. Now it is supervised by four ministries and commissions, so the ministerial-level enterprises across the country should consider participating. And because it is in the United Arab Emirates, everyone is not familiar with it. Therefore, we have been holding a meeting recently to discuss how to organize this international petroleum equipment exhibition and make it special. Yes, it's been open all the time. You came back today. Secretary-General Gan ordered me to bring you. So, explain it to everyone by yourself.

[China] How terrible the meeting of the country is, Su Cheng has learned it. If it is a consistent external matter, it may be easy to solve, but. After all, the Petroleum Equipment Exhibition is a shopping exhibition, and competition is inevitable...

Thinking of the four ministries and commissions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Propaganda, plus the oil system, the foreign economic and trade system, the chemical system, the mechanical committee system, and maybe even the enterprises of the electronic industry system, Sucheng's head simulated a chaotic scene.

When I arrived at the main venue of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, it was really all kinds of entangled noise, as if the shrew shop occupied the land of the prostitute.

In the conference hall of hundreds of square meters, No. 60 or 70 people were stuffed, half were smoking, and half were rolling up their sleeves and shouting. In addition to the banner of the "Preparatory Committee of the International Petroleum Equipment Ordering Conference" on the [Main] table, Su City thought that he saw the scene of migrant workers asking for wages

Especially when the door opens, you can clearly smell the fragrance of bacon.

"Come on, smoke a cigarette and fool your nose." Qi Meng got used to it. He lit a cigarette at the door, took a sip, and then walked into the venue.

This is the most painful time for Su Cheng to smoke. Qi Meng went to the [Lord] stage and whispered a few words to the Secretary-General.

Secretary-General Gan covered the microphone and asked. When he turned around, he tapped the microphone and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Well, Chairman Su of Dahua Industry is back from Abu Dhabi. Let's listen to what he says, on-site experience."

Su Cheng clearly saw that there were hundreds of eyes, and he stared at himself.

"Su Dong, come on, come up and sit down." Secretary-General Gan understood the upper-level movement and was very polite to Su Cheng. He spoke on the microphone and waved gently.

Su Cheng followed the [Lord] table in the middle of the passage, and all the way was full of staring eyes, including the wolf-like sight of the Du Li army.

Du Lijun is actually hateful and afraid. He couldn't figure out how the exhibition proposed by a private enterprise could have such a scale. In the past, there were not many equipment exhibitions in China. What is the Beijing International Equipment Exhibition, the Dalian International Equipment Exhibition, and the Dongying International Equipment Exhibition? Only the parties concerned know whether it is international or not. However, this time, before the country came out, a ministerial-level enterprise came out first, and the Jinshi General Factory looked like a maid.

Sucheng stood on the [Lord] table in three or two steps.

Secretary-General Gan asked someone to assign a microphone and said, "Su Dong, the enterprises and ministries present have some questions. Why don't you introduce the situation in Abu Dhabi first?

I don't know where to start with Su Cheng. Fortunately, he has also been trained for a long time and quickly adjusted to talk about Abu Dhabi's oil industry in an introduction.

This kind of popular content is easily obtained by everyone present. The director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yun, who is also on the [zhu] stage, said dissatisfiedly, "Dong Su, what we are facing now is the practical problem. Can you solve the practical problem for us?"

He is not as polite as Secretary-General Gan. Some people shouted regardless of their identity: "That's right, what's the matter with us? We don't have oil fields in Abu Dhabi.

Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, picked up the microphone and turned around. He smiled and said, "Excuse me, what practical problems can't be solved?"

"Excuse me, Su Dong, how to solve the venue problem?" The first to open fire was the official of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade in charge of hosting. They have to be responsible for basic issues such as the venue, which is very troublesome and expensive, and there is another layer of procedures for remote control from home and abroad.

Su Cheng was puzzled. Ask: "Is there anything difficult to solve in the venue?"

Judging from his thinking 20 years later, the venue is almost something that can be done for money.

However, the Chinese people in 1989. There are few opportunities to go abroad, let alone hold exhibitions overseas, which lack information and resources. Domestic officials dare not take action at all for fear of getting into trouble.

Su Cheng's attitude angered the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. This scholar-like official pulled off his glasses and said, "Of course it's not easy to solve. We are the organizer, and the meeting will be held in one month. However, so far, we don't know how many enterprises are participating in the exhibition, and we don't know how many venues we need. Do you want it in kind? Is it in the venue? Or decorate it in the open space..."

He was just a string of words without a microphone. The voice also spread all over the conference hall, and resentment came to his face.

Sucheng didn't think about this kind of thing at all. He is young. Although he has done grassroots work, he has not done middle-level coordination work, and he can't make any sense.

But. His connections in Abu Dhabi are not what they used to be. Thinking about it again, the petroleum equipment order meeting is indeed what we are going to do, so I took the initiative to take over and say, "Well, I will solve the problem of the venue."

That's the sentence. Su Cheng put down the microphone, as if the matter had been solved.

The officials who were used to playing the ball were stunned, and Du Lijun, who was ready to curse, was also stunned, and the people on the stage were also stunned.

"How is Su Dong going to solve this problem?" Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade quietly put on their glasses and regained their polite appearance. This time, he relaxed his tone and said, "This is an exhibition supervised by four ministries and commissions. There are some specifications and precautions. It's not enough to find a venue."

"I'm going to find a company in Abu Dhabi. How about asking them to discuss the specific specifications and precautions with you?"

"That won't work." The official of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade was anxious and said, "There are many procedures here. We have asked the company in Abu Dhabi. For a month, we can't find a suitable venue at all, and there are hotels near the venue. There are many meetings in the United Arab Emirates, which need to be booked in advance.

Although Su Cheng didn't know how to do it, he thought: Since the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates is concerned about this matter, it means that the venue is not a problem at all, and it is absolutely not so nervous that it can't be found.

Thinking of this, Su Cheng whispered, "How about I find the venue and let you know?"

"This is not a solution to the problem, is it?" Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade looked at the [Lord] seat.

Director Yun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs heard from the embassy that Sucheng has a wide range of friends in the United Arab Emirates. Therefore, he pressed his hand and said, "Su Dong, the venue is a prerequisite. We have not set the number of exhibitors, and it is also because the venue cannot be determined. This is a problem of continuous circulation. If you can provide a solution, our today's conference is also a successful conference.

He finally said a cold joke, and no one laughed at all.

Su Cheng sat on the [Lord] stage, spread out his hand and said, "You can't let me find a venue now."

"Since you said you would solve it, you have to give us an accurate message." The officials of the Ministry of Foreign Trade below have been anxious for a long time, and their glasses have been erased again.

Su Cheng looked around, and there was no one to help him speak. Ding Zhipeng and Secretary-General Gan have been afraid for a long time. After more than ten consecutive days of meetings, they hardly talked about the exhibition itself, and they were also anxious.

The people below are also excited. We have been quarreling for more than ten days, from the share to the booth, from the position to the foreign exchange, from the number of dispatchers to the reimbursement method... Even if he is a clay figurine for so long, it has become a sculpture.

Su Cheng saw that these people were eager to try. They waited for themselves to admit defeat and surrender, and then scolded and lost their eggs.

After a moment of hesitation, Su Cheng got up and said, "Can I make a call?"

Before waiting for a response, he calmly walked to the right side of the phone.

The heads of dozens of people also slowly moved to the right with his footsteps, ... (to be continued.