"The construction of the platform superstructure and FPSO, of course, is not worth 12.5%. "However, in the process of participating in this project, you can learn the whole idea of offshore oil equipment design, and you can also obtain the right to use the relevant patents, which is very valuable, after all, China does not have a lot of experience in this area." ”

"Does Mr. Chairman mean that we can buy a ticket to the Offshore Oil Club for $500 million?" Feng Xiaochen said with a smile, his face light, as if he was talking about someone else's business.

"This ...... It is also possible for Mr. Feng to understand it this way. ”

Matsk's tone was a little sluggish, and he began to realize that the Chinese in front of him was not easy to fool, and the Chinese already had more confidence in the process of participating in international technical cooperation, and it was not something that Europeans could just shake with a baton.

Previously, Matsk and his colleagues felt that China must be in a hurry to acquire the technology of the sixth-generation drilling rig, and that it would pay some price for it. They think they have grasped the shortcomings of the Chinese and can ask for a price.

Who would have thought that today's China already has a certain technological foundation, and it is no longer so superstitious about Western technology. For such an adversary, the Europeans can only win the acceptance of the other side if they adopt a sincere attitude of cooperation. It has to be said that Matsk and others have not yet learned how to deal with such a China.

"Mr. Matsk, would you be interested if we hired you personally as a consultant for China's sixth-generation offshore drilling platform project?"

Feng Xiaochen did not entangle with Matsk any longer, but suddenly threw out a new proposal that made Matsk stunned.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I didn't understand what you meant. Matsk replied subconsciously.

Feng Xiaochen said: "Mr. Matsk just said that China has not accumulated much in offshore oil development, and I admit this. I heard that Mr. Matsk was originally engaged in offshore oil development research, and this time he was hired by the European Union to chair the Captain Cook Project Committee. If China were to launch a similar project, let me think,...... Well, we can call it the Zheng He Project, is Mr. Matsk interested in taking on the role of chief adviser on this project?"

Zheng He planned ......

Wang Weilong and the others all pursed their lips and smiled secretly in their hearts. This little Feng really refuses to eat at all, people make a Captain Cook plan, he came to a Captain Zheng He plan, isn't it just about the Great Voyage, when my Captain Zheng went to sea, the ancestors of the Cook family were still picking fruits on the trees to eat, and my Captain Zheng is the ancestor of your Captain Cook.

The sixth-generation drilling rig development project initiated by the National Development and Reform Commission has been launched for more than a year, but there is no project name, which is different from that of Western countries. If a Western country engages in a research and development program, it has to be named, not to mention the Galileo program, the Apollo program, or whatever. In later generations, Chinese officials also learned this routine and began to name their equipment research and development plans, called Chang'e, Beidou, Queqiao, or something. Feng Xiaochen had a big brain at this time, and developed a name for the Zheng He plan for the sixth-generation drilling platform, purely to compete with the Europeans' Captain Cook plan, as for whether the NDRC accepted it, it was not in his consideration.

Matsk didn't know who Zheng He was, but he understood what Feng Xiaochen wanted to express. His first reaction was to feel that Feng Xiaochen was humiliating himself, and even humiliating the entire Captain Cook project, he sank his face and said to Feng Xiaochen: "Mr. Feng, I don't think this joke is humorous at all, I came to negotiate with you today with a sincere attitude, and I hope you will also give us the same respect." ”

Feng Xiaochen shrugged his shoulders, looked indifferent, and said, "Mr. Matsk, with all due respect, your sincerity is too self-righteous. I've also heard about the current state of the Captain Cook project, and if we can't find more money to invest in it, it's likely that the project will drag on indefinitely. We are here to seek cooperation, and we hope to be able to get the technology we want from the cooperation, and you can also get the financial support that we provide, which is a cooperation that is beneficial to both parties.

But the conditions you gave us are like a kind of technical coercion, we have no right to participate in the research and development of key technologies, and we cannot obtain the full authorization of relevant patents, we only get an admission ticket, and in fact, the EU is not the gatekeeper of this club, what qualifications do you have to sell us admission tickets?

As for you saying that I was joking, I would like to clarify that what I just said was not a joke. I learned from my grandmother, Ms. Yan Leqin, that Mr. Matsk is an outstanding offshore oil technologist with extensive experience in offshore oil engineering management, and if Mr. Matsk is interested in participating in the development of a well-funded and determined sixth generation platform, then we will be more than welcome and will pay you a high commission that is fully commensurate with your ability and prestige. ”

"This ......," Matsk instinctively felt that he should retort, but swallowed back when the words came to his lips. Everyone is a smart person, Feng Xiaochen has talked to this extent, and whatever explanation Matsk does not insult Feng Xiaochen's IQ, but insult his own IQ. He began to regret a little, he should not be fooled by Heinzl and others to make advantage of the Chinese, these people took the Chinese as fools, but the result was that Matsk's face was beaten, is this a kind of generation shot?

As for Feng Xiaochen's last paragraph, it is simply a red fruit prying the corner of Captain Cook's project, and it is the corner of Matsk, the chairman, which does sound very humiliating. But Matsk also can't refute it, because people make it clear that this project in Europe is underfunded and in danger of being unfinished, while China's Captain Zheng He plan is well-funded, and people fancy their ability and are willing to hire him as a consultant with a high salary, and he is also the chief consultant, which can be regarded as a kind of kindness, what else can he say?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I appreciate your kindness, but since I am the chairman of the Captain Cook Project Committee, I am afraid that it is inconvenient for me to serve similar projects in your country. Matsk replied sneeringly.

Feng Xiaochen said: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Matsk can think about it again, and he can also observe and observe. We were going to invest $500 million in the Captain Cook project, but now it seems that this idea is not going to happen. Therefore, we are going to use the $500 million to build a research institute in Europe and hire European experts to participate in the research work of the Zheng He Project. Mr. Matsk can contact us at any time if he wishes. If Mr. Matsk has any good friends who are interested in this project, they can also recommend it to us. Life is too short to waste time on a shell project that is doomed to no results, and it is better to devote yourself to a strong and vibrant project. ”

The last sentence was nothing short of devastating for Matsk. But Matsk could only smile bitterly, because in his heart, he did not have the same opinion. He nodded to Feng Xiaochen and said, "Thank you, if I have any friends who are interested in your country's project, I will recommend it to you." ”

At this point, there is nothing left for the two sides to talk about. Feng Xiaochen and his entourage got up to say goodbye, and Matsk sent them out of the office building with an embarrassed face.

Leaving the Captain Cook Project Committee, Wang Weilong asked Feng Xiaochen, "Xiao Feng, is our trip in vain?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "It can't be regarded as running for nothing, at least we still have hope of priing Matsk over." ”

Leng Feiyun burst out laughing and said, "Xiaochen, you are really bad. Running to other people's houses to negotiate and directly offering to pry other people's chairmen, isn't this bullying people and bullying them home?"

Feng Xiaochen looked cute and said, "Old Leng, how can you think like this? I am also thinking about Lao Ma and let him exert some residual heat." Think about it, what future can this Captain Cook project have, and it is a pure waste of youth for the old horse to stay here...... Well, although he is no longer young, he can't waste it, right? I asked him to come to our institute as a consultant, didn't that point him to a bright road?"

Leng Feiyun asked: "Xiaochen, you just said that you would spend $500 million to establish a research institute in Europe, wouldn't you mean our European research institute?"

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said, "No." I just had the idea of Matsk, who showed a lot of experts on the slides, and their projects are now lacking in funding and can't be carried out at all, and these experts are just idle. Why don't we set up a research institute and ask these experts to help us with our work. Matsk, an old man, has a clear mind and a good professional foundation, and it is definitely worth spending $100,000 to hire him as the chief consultant. ”

"I think it's doable. Huang Ming interjected, "We were going to pay some tuition and participate in the Captain Cook program to learn design techniques from their experts. Now this plan doesn't work, let's pay these experts directly and invite them over, maybe it will cost less. ”

"Exactly. Feng Xiaochen said, "There is a saying in Matsk that is right, that is, we lack accumulation in offshore oil, and there are many scholars and engineers in Europe who have accumulated in this area, and we must make full use of the knowledge and experience in their minds." I had a preliminary idea that we could set up a research institute in the Netherlands, located near the Captain Cook project, hire a group of European experts, and send a group of young people from China to come and apprentice with them. As for the director of the research institute......"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Huang Ming with a smile, just in time to see that Huang Ming also cast a keen gaze at him.