"One cent of electricity? Mr. Jiang, are you sure you're not kidding? "
"Yes." Jiang Chen patiently repeated the words that he had repeated countless times, "We only need to move a cable from Shin Kokuoka Island to Yoto to solve the electricity problem for the entire country."
The little man sitting across from him suddenly smiled and enthusiastically shook Jiang Chen's hand.
"Hey! Hey! We can talk about this! "
After the Resident Evil incident, the former Nippon Prime Minister was forced to step down. Although the new politicians were not as right-wing as the previous one, the domestic political scene was still quite conservative.
The specific manifestation was the distrust of foreign companies.
Celestial Trade could guarantee power supply within the contract period. What if the contract expired and Celestial Trade refused to renew the contract or demanded a higher price? In the face of a one-cent electricity price, Nippon's power stations were not competitive at all. There was a gap that couldn't be filled by financial subsidies. By that time, most of the power stations in Nippon would have closed down. Even if they were unwilling to accept Celestial Trade's price increase, they would have to accept it.
Attractive conditions? Of course it was attractive.
Since the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident, the entire country was shrouded in a mood called nuclear panic. Want to build another nuclear power plant? It was almost impossible. But if they did not rely on nuclear power, relying on new energy sources that could not increase their power could not solve the social contradictions caused by the increasing demand for electricity.
Even if Jiang Chen repeatedly promised that such a thing would not happen, it would not be easy to dispel the concerns of Nippon politicians with just a few words.
"I'm sorry that I can't give you a clear answer today. I have to exchange opinions with my cabinet before I can give a responsible answer." The little man sitting across from Jiang Chen got up and bowed. After shaking hands with Jiang Chen, he sent Jiang Chen to the door.
No matter what sinister thoughts they had in mind, they would not show it on their faces. This was also the most tiring part of negotiating with the Nippon people.
This was completely different from when he was in India. The Indians had happily invited him into the house and started the negotiation with a look that said everything was fine. It was just that when it came to signing the papers, they could not come to an agreement …
Jiang Chen even wondered if he should find a UA to negotiate on his behalf. As long as the commission was reasonable, First B City Bank or Morgan Stanley should be happy to negotiate on his behalf. Also, with his father as a guarantor, the Ri Nation politicians should be less wary.
After leaving the official residence of the Nippon Prime Minister, Jiang Chen looked at the time on his watch.
It was only three o 'clock now, and there was still some time before the appointment with Liu Yao at eight o' clock. As he was thinking about what to do during this time, he suddenly received a call on his watch.
"Hello?"
"It's me, boss. I've done what you asked me to do. " David Smith's voice sounded in his ear. Jiang Chen entrusted the negotiations between Celestial Trade and India Power Company to Future Bank, and now the negotiations must have reached a conclusion.
"Is it the same contract?"
"Yes, India's state-owned electric utility company made a concession on the share of the submarine cable investment and agreed to bear 70% of the construction cost."
A smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"Well done."
The construction cost of the submarine cable had always been one of the issues that the two parties could not settle. Jiang Chen had already saved them a lot of electricity bills, and there was no reason for him to help them deliver food to their mouths. The construction cost of nearly one billion US Dollar was not a small number. At first, India Power insisted that both parties should bear 50% each, and then finally relaxed to 60%. However, it was still ten points short of Celestial Trade's expectations.
"As long as you find the right way to get along with Indians, it's actually very easy." Smith smiled and accepted Jiang Chen's praise.
Jiang Chen smiled and exchanged a few words with Smith. At this moment, Smith seemed to have suddenly thought of something and spoke.
"Right, there's one more thing."
"What?" Jiang Chen asked.
"The recent exchange rate of the euro in the international foreign exchange market has been very strange. According to the analysis of the financial team of Future Bank, there are likely to be traces of human intervention behind this. Although we have suspended most of our business in Europe, we still hold a lot of euros and real estate in Europe. "
At this point, Mr. Smith stopped talking and waited for the boss's decision.
Intuition told Jiang Chen that the Freemasonry was most likely behind this, but there was no way to determine more useful information based on the abnormal exchange rate trend.
After pondering for a moment in the car, Jiang Chen, who couldn't make up his mind, asked in a deep voice.
"What is your suggestion?"
"Sell some assets in Europe and exchange some of the euros in the bank for dollars or gold. There is a lot of risk in the euro. When we don't see any favorable expectations, the best way is to appropriately reduce our holdings. "
"Do as you say."
"Yes, boss."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen swiped his finger and closed the holographic screen. The bodyguard sitting in the front passenger seat turned slightly and respectfully asked Jiang Chen for instructions.
"Boss, where are we going now?"
With his arm on the edge of the window, Jiang Chen looked at the young girls passing by the car. His index finger tapped the door rhythmically, and after thinking for a moment, he made up his mind.
"Where is suitable for business near Shinjuku? Other than restaurants. "
The bodyguard immediately replied, "There is a high-end business bar in Shinjuku. It's more suitable there."
"Let's go there."
"Yes."
The car slowly went on the road. Jiang Chen opened the holographic screen of the watch and scrolled through the list in the business card folder. A row of light blue information appeared in front of him.
In order to facilitate memory, every time Jiang Chen received a business card, he would scan the information on the business card into the watch for storage, and the artificial intelligence would classify them according to a certain algorithm. In this way, when he needed to use it, it was easy to find the phone number he needed.
[President of the Central Power Company, the second son of the Sumitomo Consortium, Sumitomo Kenichi]
After selecting this number, Jiang Chen dialed the number.
Although he couldn't remember when he met this person, it didn't prevent the two sides from discussing business.
It wasn't Jiang Chen's style to sit there and wait for the Nippon government's reply.
Although the influence of the Nippon consortium on Nippon politics wasn't as blatant as the influence of Wall Street on the Capitol, it was still a political force that couldn't be ignored.
Although Celestial Trade and the Nippon government had not yet reached an agreement on the issue of grid connection, this didn't prevent him from talking to the power company or the Sumitomo Consortium first. With billions of dollars of profit involved, Jiang Chen didn't believe the Sumitomo Consortium wouldn't be tempted.
And since they were tempted, they would certainly contribute to the Nippon Congress.
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