"I won't quit." Su Cheng gave the answer without thinking.

Liu Bing praised his persistence, but could only say helplessly: "The country will not give you any help. Our country is still a resource-exporting country. Some comrades should first practice their internal skills. When the country has crude oil demand, then spend a lot of money to bid internationally..."

Su Cheng said disappointedly: "Although we don't expect that there will be domestic financial subsidies like Japan and South Korea,... when we need crude oil, there will be no crude oil left in the Middle East. The Middle East is already building shallow sea oil fields. In another 20 years, deep sea oil fields that are not profitable will be difficult to get."

Liu Bing whispered: "I agree with your opinion. This is a rare opportunity for us to enter the Middle East oil circle. However, the country has given up. If you continue to persevere, there will be great resistance. You must be mentally prepared. Lao Lin can still withstand Sinopec's natural gas project, so you don't have to consider it."

"They don't want to import liquefied natural gas from the UAE?"

"The Soviet Union's natural gas is closer to China, and Sinopec prioritizes natural gas in Central Asia. I can't do anything about this." Liu Bing is the deputy general manager of the Petroleum Corporation and has only indirect influence on Sinopec.

It seemed that he felt that putting Su Cheng too much pressure. Liu Bingfang said lightly and said, "Understanding liquefied natural gas is a major decision. You must calculate it. If it really doesn't work, just quit."

Even Liu Bing didn't think that Sucheng could sell 1,800 tons of liquefied natural gas, which was 10 billion cubic meters. Until 1988, only the United States in the world had this consumption capacity.

"I still insist on living."

Su Cheng put down the phone, but his fingers were trembling slightly. It was because his nerves were strong enough. If it were someone else, he might have collapsed.

Bidding for individuals, enterprises, countries, and Middle East oil fields is like an imperial examination that determines its destiny.

The victorious phoenix is ​​reborn, and the loser hides in ashes.

Compared with other companies in other countries, Sucheng, which understands history, has another sense of mission: this is the moment that determines the fate of the country's energy. The supplement of 1 billion barrels of high-quality crude oil and tens of millions of tons of liquefied natural gas can double the engine made in China.

"Even if you lose your wealth, what's the matter?" Su Cheng smiled sadly, fell heavily on the bed, covered his head and fell asleep.

Formosa Plastics Group and Evergreen Group were a little later and also learned about the news that the Chinese delegation had withdrawn from the competition. Although it was not surprised, it still increased the weight of Dahua Industrial in their minds.

After communication all night, the next morning, the two expressed to Sucheng the intention of unconditionally increasing the loan.

Su Cheng's response was very dull.

His thoughts have been occupied by another thing: bidding prices for other companies.

The 41.2 million US dollars was news two weeks ago, and the 45.5 million was Takashi Ito's psychological warfare. What will the final bid price be? Siucheng has no idea at all.

Zhang Rongsheng could understand his nervousness and gave him a note after taking the time, saying, "According to our news, Japan has obtained the oil concession."

Formosa Plastics Group and Evergreen Group have branches overseas. On the one hand, they have sales and maintenance tasks, and on the other hand, they also have intelligence tasks. For Taiwanese companies, collecting intelligence from East Asian countries such as Japan is the top priority.

Sucheng said without surprise: "The yen is appreciating. Ito Trading Company has no reason to lack money."

"I'm afraid they bid too hard." Wang Sheng whispered: "Japan's oil management department encourages companies to bid for foreign oil fields. Ito Trading Company can get a subsidy of no less than $5 million. In this case, it's not surprising that it bids $45 million. Mobil seems to be still bidding for oil fields in Norway. I guess they will pay up to $43 million, and Shell's price should be less..."

Wang Sheng spoke very quickly. He introduced all the companies in a while, obviously he had done his homework.

He finished speaking excitedly, but saw that Su Cheng's expression was still dull.

Wang Sheng asked impatiently: "Dr. Su, what do you think? How much is the bid?"

"Let's wait for news."

"Just wait like that?"

"Yeah." Su Cheng thought to himself: No matter how accurate the analysis is, it is to scratch the itch through the boots. It is still time to analyze it after the news comes.

He thought so and did so, but, unexpectedly, the news from Diab was never delivered.

On January 22, only three days before bidding, the location of the oil field was also publicly released, but Diabu seemed to have evaporated from the world.

Everyone started to get lost.

Su Cheng was also anxiously bubbling his mouth. Three months of hard work and efforts will be reflected on the day of the bidding. Everyone is trying their best to find information and support. If Diab and the crown prince behind him go back on their word, the losses will be huge.

Wang Sheng looked at the blisters on his mouth and knew that Su Cheng had indeed not received any information. This kind of thought made him unable to sleep well and he couldn't bear it and was wandering around the room.

Zhang Rongsheng has been practicing qi cultivation for 40 years. When it was time for dinner, he couldn't help asking: "Will the other party really call?"

"yes."

"The 25th is the bidding day, so he should at least give us a rough number." Wang Sheng drank a large glass of water and said, "Go down and have a meal."

Su Cheng grabbed him and said, "Call for room service. From today on, none of us can leave the room."

"Who do you don't go out to meet again?"

"I've done what I can do." Su Cheng took a deep breath and stood in front of the phone.

The three of them were waiting in front of the phone, waiting for the news stupidly, sleeping for a while when they were tired, ordering food when they were hungry, and there was almost nothing to do in entertainment, and everyone had no time to think about it.

Early in the morning of January 23.

The phone rang suddenly.

Su Cheng jumped up, held it in his hand, and gently said "heat".

The other party also said in Chinese: "I'll look for Mr. Wang."

Su Cheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that Wang Sheng was not angry and handed it to him. He said, "Hurry up and finish."

Wang Sheng picked up the phone embarrassedly, listened for a moment, then hung up with a serious expression and said, "The latest news is that Ito Trading Company's bid is US$53 million."

"How is that possible?" Zhang Rongsheng jumped up first.

"We Formosa Plastics still have some connections in Japan. In order to get this news, we paid a considerable price. Mr. Sucheng. There are still two days before bidding, and Ito Trading Company may increase the bidding fee. We must prepare early."

"53 million US dollars?" Su Cheng shook his head and said, "It's more than 20 million yuan in bidding. This is simply a small and medium-sized enterprise to die. It's too impossible..."

“Compared to the profits generated by oil, $53 million is not much…”

"As long as there is no oil, these are all cakes. Who can bear it if you invest so much in the early stage?" Su Cheng shook his head and the phone number was again.

He jumped over and picked up the phone, but it was Lin Yonggui's. He spoke in a comforting tone. At the end, he pointed out: "The shallow sea oil drilling and mining technology was not transferred to Ito Trading Company, causing some losses to the oil field. Secretary Liu has organized some people to investigate this matter, so you are mentally prepared."

For oil drilling and mining technology on that day, Ito Trading Company opened a high price of US$28 million, and was finally rejected by the head office. Group leader Zeng was also adjusted to a position without authority. However, now the consortium of three central enterprises withdrew from the bidding, and the refusal to sell "shallow sea oil drilling and mining technology" on the same day showed short-sightedness...

After Lin Yonggui and Su Cheng digested the news, he said: "You must strive to win the bid. If not, try to make Ito Trading Company not win the bid."

"Don't let Ito Trading Company win the bid?"

"You can help other companies or cooperate in bidding." Lin Yonggui's voice changed a little on the cross-border phone, but he could still hear it clearly, saying: "If the Japanese finally get the bid, think about it, how many strange statements will emerge? For example, this was originally an opportunity for China's oil drilling and mining technology to break into the Middle East oil circle and let the world understand?"

Su Cheng's eyes widened and said, "This is OK."

"Of course, the three major oil companies withdraw from the bidding, which has completely cut off your retreat. In recent days, there have been news about this in newspapers and magazines. The wind direction is very bad, so you must make a decision early." Lin Yonggui paused for a moment and said seriously: "You must remember that if other countries win the bid, you will not be under direct pressure. You must not let Ito Group bid successfully!"

"I try my best." Su Cheng thought to himself: If the Japanese bid amount really exceeds $50 million, they will win the bid. This is simply a stupid offer. This is shallow sea oil, not land oil, and Ito Trading Company was forced to spend money to buy more expensive technology. European technology is estimated to be priced not less than $50 million, which is $100 million...

When Su Cheng thought of this, he couldn't help but frown and thought: Do you really want to cooperate with other countries? It's too late to find cooperation now.

Wang Sheng and Zhang Rongsheng looked at him put down the phone, without asking any more questions, and each did their own things.

They have all participated in different types of international bidding and know the various pressures.

This day, Su Cheng spent the turn and repeated until he was awakened by the fierce phone ringing.

Su Cheng picked up the phone and spoke English inside.

He was stunned for a moment before realizing something. He hurriedly took out the paper and pen that had been prepared early and recorded the words and sentences.

On the phone, only the heavy man was reading Shakespeare, reading it so badly, with almost no pauses.

Wang Sheng and Zhang Rongsheng were resting in the guest room, but they couldn't sleep well. They both came out wearing clothes. Seeing Su Cheng's desperate record, they didn't dare to make noise, so they just sat quietly next to them.

About 3 minutes later, Shakespeare on the phone finished reading, and Siu Cheng hesitated for a moment and hung up the phone.

"Is that phone number?" Wang Sheng asked in a low voice.

Su Cheng nodded, took out Shakespeare, who was used as a codebook from the bookshelf, found the words and sentences, recorded the page numbers and lines respectively, and then calculated them. The final answer he hesitated.

"How many?" Wang Sheng stared.

“48.9 million.”

Wang Sheng was stunned and said, "You can't make a mistake, right? Is it because Japan Ito Trading Company has not yet made a bid?"

"Six companies have already handed out bids, but Japan has not handed out." Zhang Rongsheng said calmly: "The problem now is that Ito Shisan Society will not really pay $53 million."

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