In the next few days, Sha Zhengyang began to go all out, preparing for the next step of negotiations according to his own ideas.

The collection and analysis of the data were handed over to Han Dewen, Mo Xiaoqin and Su Yan.

Changhe Petroleum is also a large state-owned enterprise in China second only to PetroChina and Sinopec, and the original basic intelligence collection ability is still there, whether it is the Ministry of Geology and Mines or PetroChina, there are still some connections, and some relevant information can be collected.

At Sha Zhengyang's request, Qian Xuan also reported to her supervisor for approval, and submitted some more detailed information to Changhe Energy Group for analysis and research.

But that's not enough.

Sha Zhengyang knows that if he wants to make a substantial breakthrough, he has to be on JP Morgan's side.

In fact, JP Morgan is also aware of this, Changhe Energy Group is a more suitable partner than PetroChina, the two sides have more common interests, and it is easier to complement each other.

They also know that if Changhe Energy can't obtain more accurate relevant information, it is impossible to make this determination, but they are worried that their side of the card is too bright, and if Changhe Energy Group breaks the contract, their side will become a bamboo basket for water, and the liquidated damages are too thin.

This requires further negotiation and consultation between the two sides, so as to achieve deeper exchanges between each other and achieve the purpose of mutual trust.

This also requires a process.

"Lao Wang, you said you have some acquaintances over there at PetroChina?" Sha Zhengyang immediately called Wang Chungang over without hesitation when he learned the news.

"Mr. Sha, there are some acquaintances, but this level of familiarity is not much to say, because there have been several meetings and trainings, we are all together, we have come and gone, everyone is more familiar, and I have also helped each other a little. ”

Wang Chungang is still more cautious when he speaks, he doesn't dare to take care of it, he knows that this kind of thing is not trivial, he really wants to talk about it, but in the end there is no result, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to pay the ticket.

"So in general, I don't think there's much of a problem, but when it comes to deep things, I guess the other party won't dare to mess around. ”

Sha Zhengyang knew the meaning of Wang Chungang's words, and shook his head: "Lao Wang, you think too much, we and PetroChina are both state-owned enterprises, how can we do anything illegal, it's very simple, you let him help us understand, PetroChina's internal attitude towards the project in Kazakhstan, as far as we know, they were not interested at all in the early stage, but recently it is said that they have some internal changes, we need to grasp the change in their attitude towards the Aktobe oil company project, so as to facilitate our next step." ”

Wang Chungang was still a little hesitant, "Mr. Sha, I can go and talk to the other party about this, but I estimate that he may not be able to touch too deep things, and I can't pick some topics too clearly with the other party, I'm worried that it will arouse the suspicion of the other party, will that affect our side?"

"Well, I understand your concerns, you have been in contact with the other party more during this time, and I guess they have also known that we have some interest in the project of the Aktobe Oil Company in Kazakhstan, so you can talk about this by the way, and see the other party's reaction, I believe that you can grasp this proportion, how to say it, what way to take, you consider it yourself. ”

Sha Zhengyang knew that he would definitely put a lot of pressure on the other party in this task, after all, it was almost a bit of a commercial espionage, but Sha Zhengyang felt that it was not.

What you need to understand is only an attitude of PetroChina towards this project, and it does not involve specific things, because you need to promote negotiations with JP Morgan according to PetroChina's attitude, and after signing an agreement with JP Morgan, PetroChina's attitude is not important.

Wang Chungang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He really wanted to show himself in front of this Mr. Sha, but he didn't expect the opportunity given to him by the other party to be such a problem.

Let's not talk about the extent to which the other party knows about this information, even if the other party understands how to get the words out of the other party's mouth, this is a big problem, and it can't expose your own intentions, otherwise it may be counterproductive.

Seeing that Wang Chungang was silent, Sha Zhengyang also knew that his question was indeed a bit difficult, and it was particularly difficult to grasp the proportions.

"Lao Wang, I'll give you a suggestion, first eat and drink, and then start talking about the topic of state-owned enterprise reform, you talk about the predicament of Changhe Energy Group, and then lead to the topic of reform and restructuring of PetroChina, and then slowly lead to PetroChina's overseas strategy from the question of how to solve the dilemma, such as their acquisition of Peruvian oil fields, such as their current development in Sudan, and finally to Kazakhstan They and JP Morgan cooperation has not been successful, so I estimate that it will be more natural, so as not to arouse his suspicions,......"

Sha Zhengyang's suggestion made Wang Chungang slightly moved, and he pondered for a moment: "I can also talk about the predicament on our side, and I hope to learn PetroChina's strategy of going to sea, so that it will ......."

"Yes, you can lead the conversation to this side, you are the director of the Beijing Office, not the director of the group office, he will not be too suspicious, and he will also feel that he has said a general attitude, and does not involve a specific strategy, so he will not care too much, of course, you talk about our difficulties, maybe he will show off, or he may have the same feelings, how to dig, Lao Wang, you have your own ,......"

Wang Chungang finally agreed, and Sha Zhengyang also breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he also knows that this is not the key, it will not play a decisive role, if PetroChina is really determined to participate in this project, that is, it is just to make more concessions in the cooperation between Changhe Energy and JP Morgan, Sha Zhengyang needs to grasp the change of attitude of PetroChina on this project, and it is best to delay it, which may make Changhe Energy Group have a greater certainty.

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"Lao Guo, I really didn't expect you to stay at the Orsk refinery, how long did you stay?"

Sha Zhengyang was also overjoyed when he learned the news, which was simply an unexpected joy.

"Half a year. Guo Zhimin said with a smile: "In fact, this is an exchange and learning exchange, 89 years after the thaw of Sino-Soviet relations, our Wuyang refinery was originally established with the help of Soviet experts, many of which came from the Orsk refinery, a large oil refinery established before World War II,......。 ”

"......, so at that time the central government also agreed to deepen the relationship between the two countries through technical cooperation between the two sides, we contacted the Orsk refinery, we sent a group of experts and technicians to the Orsk refinery for study and exchange, stayed there for nearly eight months, and also made some friends, at the same time in the second half of 90, the Orsk refinery also came to our Wuyang refinery and Qindu refinery for technical exchanges and learning, they stayed until the Soviet Union began to have a crisis in 91 before leaving and returning home, ……”

"Then do you still have contact with the Orsk refinery?" Sha Zhengyang was more concerned about this.

"There was contact last year, it was one of their deputy directors, well, Yuri, I also translated a reply through a technician who knew Russian at the plant, and he said that the situation in the plant was very bad, Kazakhstan was independent, and the crude oil from Kazakhstan was intermittent, and the main reason was that the Orsk refinery could not afford to pay for the oil, and the Kazakh side preferred hard currency rather than the ruble, but for the Orsk refinery, where did the dollars come from?"

Guo Zhimin didn't know how this Mr. Sha was so interested in the Orsk refinery, could it be that the group company was planning to go to Russia to buy an oil refinery?

Despite its large scale, the Orsk refinery was already difficult to operate due to its aging equipment, large number of workers and debts, as can be seen from Yuri's letter.

He also talked about the fact that now Russia is privatizing, issuing a large number of stocks and bonds, and now the Orsk refinery has been privatized, and those people have become shareholders by buying stocks and bonds issued by the state to employees, so the nature of the enterprise has changed, but the company is still very indebted, and the workers still do not get paid, and there have been several troubles. ”

Guo Zhimin's words were also intended to remind Sha Zhengyang, don't be hot-headed, this Orsk refinery is not a small enterprise, it is large-scale and has many problems, and it is also a hot potato in your hand.

Sha Zhengyang didn't care, it is precisely because of the difficulties of this enterprise that the shareholders of the company now have the idea of wanting to transfer this company, if it is really in good condition, how can such a company that is ranked number one in Orenburg Prefecture be transferred?

These former Soviet enterprises like Russia are of little value if they are light industrial enterprises, but such heavy chemical industries are mainly caused by rigid mechanisms and excessive debts, of course, this also has a lot to do with the collapse of Russia's own national economy, which itself is still very valuable.

It only takes a few years to survive, and with the rise in oil prices and the improvement of the Russian economic order, this is a very good asset.

It's just that at that time there will be no more opportunities for you, and even if you get this enterprise, with the style of the Russian country and nation, then you will have to vomit it sooner or later.

So Sha Zhengyang didn't expect to swallow such a huge enterprise in one gulp, what he needed to do was to take the company within a certain period of time and share it with the "allies" in exchange for greater benefits.

"Lao Guo, apart from you, who else in Wuyang Refinery has any connection with the Orsk Refinery?" Sha Zhengyang took a deep breath, without further ado, it needs to be started as soon as possible.

"There are a few, like the old grandson of the factory office and Yang Delin from the technical department, who have always been in contact with Orsk, especially Yang Delin, who already knows Russian, and has more contacts. Guo Zhimin replied.