Chapter 932 Promise, in the name of the country (first update, please subscribe)
Yesterday’s flowers!
Using this word to describe multinational companies is more appropriate. It does not mean that multinational companies have no future. In fact, from the perspective of economic development of various countries, the future world will definitely enter the era of multinational companies, thanks to transportation and communications With the changes in methods, the economies of all countries in the world will be highly integrated. As the world enters the era of the global village, multinational companies will also become the mainstream of the leading economy.
But today's multinational corporations are far from being comparable to those in the past. At least they can no longer act as the vanguard of neo-colonialism, relying on the support of imperialist countries as they did in the past.
“Times have changed!”
Frank, the manager of Aramco, sighed helplessly.
"In the past, if they attacked our oil fields, the first thing they needed to consider was American naval guns, but now..."
Taking a puff of cigarette, Frank said in a sarcastic tone.
“Now the politicians in Washington are more concerned about whether the other party will fall to the Soviet Union. In this case, they first consider the interests of other countries, not the interests of the company, so we must Use your own way to defend your own interests, and this requires our cooperation."
Frank glanced at Herman and said.
"For our common interests, Aramco is willing to exchange 15% of its shares with you, that is, exchange 15% of Aramco's shares for 10% of South Aramco's shares!"
I have to say , Frank's move is still very generous. After all, Aramco's annual output now exceeds 30 million tons. In contrast, South Aramco only has exploration rights in the Persian Gulf and has not yet produced a drop of oil.
"It seems that we have an advantage. After all, we have just started exploration work in the Persian Gulf."
Shrugging his shoulders, Frank said.
“From a geographical point of view, there must be oil there, and this is only part of the agreement.”
"I understand that if there is no oil or the oil production is not ideal, we will make up for it in cash."
Whether oil can be extracted from the Persian Gulf or not, becoming the major shareholder of Aramco is important to Nanyang Petroleum Company. , is a very beneficial investment.
"Well, now we only have one problem left!"
Frank took a deep breath and said.
“How to ensure our interests? Can you convince Nanyang to intervene in Saudi Arabia at the right time and for the right reasons to stop their attempts?”
Why is Aramco willing to trade such a share? To put it bluntly, it hopes to get the support of Nanyang - as we all know, Nanyang has always been very upright in its attitude towards protecting its own interests. In other words - it is very Rogue!
“This is no problem at all,”
Although he has not communicated with the official residence, Herman is well aware of your style of dealing with others.
“For Nanyang, any agreement must be observed. This is a basic international rule. If someone wants to tear it up, Nanyang will never sit back and watch.”
Frank said, faced with Herman's assurance.
"We need official guarantees!"
If there is no official guarantee, Aramco will never make such a big "concession". In fact, in the past few days, within Aramco, , the controversy caused by the equity exchange is also very large.
“Of course, you will get the official guarantee!”
Hermann’s answer made Frank’s heart jump with joy. Are you going to see that Excellency?
As a businessman, Frank admires that Excellency to the extreme. After all, he is the most successful businessman in history.
And this is also the reason why they chose Nanyang, because Li Yi'an is a businessman, and he will do everything possible to protect his business interests, unlike those politicians in Washington who only think about politics.
But soon, Frank became a little disappointed. The place he went to was not the official residence, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the bright office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Frank met Li Guoren, the Minister-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Facing the deputy general manager of the American-Arab Oil Company, Li Guoren said directly.
“Please rest assured that in Nanyang’s laws, all business agreements must be observed. In the past few years, Nanyang’s companies have established operations in Australia, South America, Africa and many other countries. have made significant investments and we believe that business agreements are sacred and cannot be This is the fundamental reason why we are willing to invest overseas. If some countries try to use various excuses, such as "nationalization" to undermine the agreement, then..."
Li Guoren leaned forward slightly and spoke. When he looked at Frank's eyes, his expression became serious.
"I think Nanyang will use its own way to defend its commercial interests." After thinking for a moment, Frank asked:
"What kind of way is it? Diplomatic pressure is "?"
"Yes!"
Li Guoren nodded.
"But this is only the first step. Mr. Frank, I hope you can understand that Nanyang is different from any other country. We are an extremely scarce country in terms of resources. We even need to import large amounts of food. In order to obtain food, we even Need to go to Africa to develop plantations, if there are One day, someone infringes on our overseas assets and breaks the agreement for some reason or excuse, then we will use all means to defend our interests, I mean all means!"
"All means?"
Frank pondered for a moment and asked.
"Including military means?"
Facing Frank's question, Li Guoren did not answer immediately. He just took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, lit it and started smoking.
For a while, the office fell into silence again.
It seems that it is difficult to get official guarantee.
If there is no guarantee, will they really use military means or use military means as a threat?
In fact, in Frank's view, even if Saudi Arabia tears up the treaty in the future, they will never have a military conflict with Nanyang. After all, their military strength is very limited and can even be said to be vulnerable. Yes, as long as a powerful country is willing to issue military deterrence. Countries like Saudi Arabia will definitely succumb. After all, for them, oil is just money, and they will never be worthy of their country for money.
Those Bedouins are still very realistic. They understand very realistically what choices should be made at what time?
When this idea came to Frank's mind, the silence in the office was broken, and Li Guoren said in an extremely calm tone.
“As I said before, Nanyang is different from other countries. What we have to defend is not just our overseas investment, but also our lifeline. This lifeline will never be Anyone is allowed to invade. So if someone tries to threaten him-"
Li Guoren looked directly at Frank and said in an unusually serious tone.
"Then we do not rule out using military means to solve the problem and make the other party value or respect the commercial agreement. Well, it is not only a promise I gave, but also an inevitable choice for Nanyang!"
Li Guoren's answer almost made Frank scream. Just when he was about to speak, he heard the foreign ministers speak again.
"Just like oil companies investing in Libya now, they will sign corresponding agreements with Libya, but this agreement must be 100% respected. Nanyang will never allow anyone to tear up this agreement in any name or under any excuse. Well, This is the most basic business rule, and I believe that everyone will respect him.”
If you don’t respect it, then find a way to make them respect it.
After Li Guoren finished speaking, he looked at Herman aside and said to him.
“So even if you invest in Libya, Nanyang will be your strongest backing.”
Is this promise just for Libya?
No, it is also a promise to Frank - telling him that you don't have to worry, there will be Nanyang to make decisions for you in the future.
Faced with such a promise, Frank laughed.
"I believe you! This is also the prerequisite for our cooperation. As for Libya..."
Frank turned his attention to Herman and said.
“Our company will never get involved in Libya, but as long as you need it, we will do our best to help you and realize your wishes.”
It is also a commitment. After all, many things require some mutual commitment.
(End of this chapter)