After sending Tian Weiqi and the others off, Christy asked in confusion, "Mr. Xiao, why did you give such a huge benefit to them?"
Xiao Yunhai's eyes lit up and he said, "Ms. Christy, Tian Weiqi is right about one thing. In Hua Xia's oil field, no company can compete with them. They control the oil pipelines and sales network all over the country. We can't compete with them no matter what, and we don't have the ability to compete with them. So, why don't we cooperate with them? With their help, it will save us a lot of trouble. At the same time, it will also bring us unexpected benefits, so why not? "
Christy nodded and said, "I understand. But since you're going to do this, why did you have to be so unhappy with them at the beginning? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Hua Xia has a saying, 'give a carrot after a stick'. If I had agreed to their terms at the beginning, they would only think that I couldn't bear the pressure and had to compromise. That would be very disadvantageous to our cooperation. But now that I've beaten their arrogance and shown my strength, they will be much more honest in the future. Hua Xia is different from Europe and America. Sometimes, agreements aren't reliable. "
"Ms. Christy, there's a big problem now. We need to pay Hua Xia 30% of the funds based on the current crude oil price and reserves. With eight billion barrels and 100 US dollars per barrel, 30% is 240 billion US dollars. But we don't seem to have that much money right now. "
Dulles, who was next to him, said, "Mr. Xiao, your calculation is wrong. Most of this place is oil and gas fields, with at least 300 billion cubic meters of natural gas. With Hua Xia's price of 3 yuan per cubic meter, you still need to pay 90 billion US dollars. "
Xiao Yunhai slapped his forehead and said, "330 billion US dollars, that's killing me."
At that time, Chief No.1 had said that he could pay 10% upfront and the remaining 20% would be paid during the production process. However, Xiao Yunhai didn't want to do that because the interest was too high.
According to the agreement at that time, Xiao Yunhai would repay 330 billion USD in one lump sum. If he were to repay it in installments, it would likely exceed 420 billion USD, which was much higher than the interest rate of the loan.
More importantly, the repayment had to be calculated according to the international oil price at that time. If the price rose, Xiao Yunhai would have to pay a large sum of money again. Therefore, Xiao Yunhai had never thought about transferring the money in installments.
Christy smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, things are not as bad as you think. It's time for us to sell our shares to the outside world. "
Dulles nodded. "That's right. Our company's current market value is 1230 billion USD. If we spread the news about this, our market value will definitely increase even more. It shouldn't be a problem for us to reach 1.5 trillion USD. Mr. Xiao, because you invested 150 billion US dollars, you now own 92% of the shares. If you can take out 20% to auction, I think 300 billion USD shouldn't be a problem. "
Christy said, "Actually, we don't need that much. Don't forget, we still have Barker Bank. Using this oil field as collateral to loan 300 billion USD won't affect the bank in the slightest. Mr. Xiao, what do you think? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "To be honest, I don't want to use financing methods now. Because I'm confident that our Yunqing Oil and Gas Company will develop very well in the future. Just like TMC Energy, it's not impossible for it to exceed 10 trillion USD. It's a pity to use financing now. "
Xiao Yunhai now had 100% confidence in the world's resource distribution map from his previous life. As long as he was given some time, those coal mines, oil, and gas would not be able to escape his grasp. The only problem was that if he guessed correctly every time, Xiao Yunhai would not be able to explain it at all.
Sure enough, Dulles asked with some doubt, "Mr. Xiao, you said that you heard a geologist say that there might be an oil field here. Now, it turns out that there is. Would you be able to invite him to join our company? "
Xiao Yunhai suddenly thought of a reason that could explain the past. He said, "You think I don't want to? But he's already passed away. How do you expect me to find him?"
"Passed away? That's a pity. "Dulles sighed.
Xiao Yunhai said, "When I was still a student, I often went outside to the park to practice martial arts in the morning. I just happened to meet this old man. In fact, he wasn't a geologist. He was just an old man who liked to study geology. For this, he spent 30 years traveling to every corner of the world. Later, I taught him martial arts, and he told me stories. Among them, he talked about the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. Originally, I treated it as a story and just listened to it. Who knew that Hua Xia's Bureau of Geology would also say the same thing. Coincidentally, the country opened up these natural resources. So, I decided to believe in it and let Madam Christy buy our company. At that time, I remember that he seemed to have told me a lot of places. Many of them were overseas, but I didn't take it to heart. I only vaguely remembered a few places in Hua Xia. One of them seemed to be the northeastern area of Sichuan. He said that there was some kind of stratum there and that the possibility of a large gas field appearing was very high. "
Dulles asked anxiously, "What stratum?"
Xiao Yunhai deliberately put on a reminiscing expression and said, "It's the kind of stratum that was deposited by the marine environment. He said that there might be a large natural gas field at the bottom of this stratum."
Dulles' eyes lit up and said, "Is it a marine stratum?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know about these things. Unfortunately, this old man has already passed away. Otherwise, I would go and ask him now. Maybe we could even find a lot of large oil fields. "
Christy shook her head and said, "What a pity, what a pity. Mr. Xiao, this old man is so magical. If we could get his guidance, maybe our Yunqing Oil and Gas Company would soon become the world's number one energy company. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Not necessarily. Although the old man has passed away, he might have left behind some of his research. According to Hua Xia's tradition, he has been doing this for his whole life. How could he bring it underground by himself? "
Christy said with a pleasantly surprised face, "That's right. After the old people of Hua Xia die, they have the habit of leaving their most precious things to their descendants. Who knows, he might have handed over his research to his children. "
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "That's right. After I return to Beijing, I will immediately go and find this old man's family. Maybe I can really get some things. Alright, I'll keep this matter in mind. If I have any news, I'll immediately inform you. Let's stray from the topic. About the 300 billion US dollars, I want to use this large oil field to find a bank loan. "
Christy asked, "What about Barker Bank?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "It's now developing towards Hua Xia. I'm not going to use its reserve funds. I want to borrow from other banks. Madam Christy, which bank do you think is suitable? "
Christy thought for a moment and said, "Citibank. Their loan interest rate is the lowest."
Xiao Yunhai smiled bitterly and said, "Citibank is one of the core pillars of the Bessie family. I've ruined their business time and time again. Do you think Citibank will still lend to us?"
Christy said, "That's not necessarily the case. Mr. Xiao, in the world of capital, capitalists only recognize money and not people. As long as you can bring them benefits, let alone this matter, even if you kill their son, they will still do business with you. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Then I'll choose it. Madam Christy, I'll leave this matter to you. The relevant materials may take a long time to settle. "
Christy thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao, why don't you bet on the Texas oil field? If you use it, it won't be a problem even if you borrow one trillion US dollars. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Then I'll lend it one trillion US dollars. Dulles, Sichuan is also in the western region. Quickly organize some geologists and take our exploration team to the northeastern part of Sichuan to find the marine strata that the old man mentioned. I vaguely remember that it's in Dazhou, but I really can't remember which county it is in. "
Dulles said, "As long as we have the general location, we'll leave the rest to the geologists. Mr. Xiao, don't forget to find the old man's descendants. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Don't worry. I won't forget such a big matter. Hehe, if there really is a large natural gas field there, we'll have a place to spend the one trillion US dollars we borrowed. "
Xiao Yunhai made up a story and finally managed to smooth things over.
Looking at the situation, the two of them still seemed to believe him.
In fact, if it were any other country, the two of them might be skeptical, but Hua Xia was too mysterious. There were as many strange people as there were hairs on a cow. It was not incomprehensible for a mysterious old man to appear. Moreover, wasn't the person standing in front of them also a strange person with strong martial arts?
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