With the rumbling of artillery from the Tyumen oil fields, Sioux City left the city of Tyumen and returned to Moscow, ready to take the plane back home.

With Liu Minghao's endorsement, Sioux City doesn't have to stay in Tyumen City. None of those rich Russian businessmen have a good relationship with, and if there is nothing to town, sooner or later they will make waves.

Moscow is still generally cold and depressed, which is exactly the favorite Russian scenery of the Chinese.

On the day of his arrival in Sioux City, he met Charmilles' grandfather, Maxim, a former high-ranking Soviet official who was nearly 70 years old and had lived through the Second World War and Stalin's purges.

The two exchanged interests amicably, talked a lot of nonsense, and continued to exchange interests....Su Cheng spent several years of great work, and the mall skills he had cultivated were of no use to the former CPSU members.

Old man Maxim is very practical, no foreplay, no cover-up, open the porch to only negotiate the price, and generously allow Sioux City to "bargain".

I thought it would take a long time to complete the work, but it was completed in one morning.

When Sioux City came out of the living room, he saw another blond European walking in with a smile. The little fat who accompanied Su Cheng out on the street was happy: "I said, people are in a hurry to see the next wave." Hey, is someone grabbing the production line of the plane?"

Su Cheng hurriedly pulled him and said in a low voice, "Those are talking about other businesses." ”

"What business? Maxim is not saying that he has influence only in defense equipment. ”

"Arms are not just airplanes. Su Cheng said this, and he didn't let Xiaopang say it. The Soviet army's ** is well-known, and the process of selling arms has a strong tendency to collectivization, the most famous is the billions of dollars of arms lost when East Germany retreated, Gorbachev sent people to conduct a large-scale investigation, but it attracted a large-scale backlash, and also made many people see through the weak face of the Soviet Union. When the political organization cannot control the military organization, it takes someone to make great sacrifices in order to avoid the sacrifice of the state. In this country where national sentiment is high, it is natural that the spirit of sacrifice is lacking. Even the Russian nation no longer defends the Great Soviet Union. They do not want the government to provide the wealth they have created to the union republics free of charge, and the union republics also complain about paying taxes to the central government or obeying the orders of the central government.

The army, as a collective organization, in this case, cares only about its own interests. If it weren't for the fact that there were many factors involved in the aircraft production line, and Maxim didn't have anything ready-made, he would have dared to decide where it belonged alone. Of course, this also requires the cash given by the other party to be sufficient.

A soldier without honor is equal to a mother with milk, and Su Cheng doesn't like this kind of thing, so he walked out of the gray building quickly.

An Asian man with a slender face rushed out of the tavern opposite, faced Sioux City, smiled in surprise and asked in strange English, "You are Mr. Sioux Cheng from Dahua Industrial!"

Su Cheng listened to his accent and his first reaction was, "Japanese?"

"I'm Korean!" The thin-faced man's unhappiness was fleeting, he squeezed out a smile again, and said, "I'm Shin Tae-yeon from the South Korean Ministry of Transportation, and I took the liberty to visit." I heard about Dahua Industrial's work in the Tyumen oil field, and I was very impressed to be able to defeat Ito Trading Company and the national oil complexes of Singapore and Malaysia!"

"It's a regional oil company in Singapore and Malaysia. Su Cheng corrected him and asked, "What are you looking for me?" The Ministry of Transportation of South Korea doesn't seem to have anything to do with me. ”

"Oh, our Ministry of Transportation of South Korea, is going to set up a railway agency, I came to the Trans-Siberian Railway to investigate, the weather here is cold, and the construction of tens of thousands of kilometers of subway lines is really a miracle in the world!"

"I see, the Trans-Siberian Railway is really rare. Su Cheng's footsteps did not stop, but continued to move forward slowly, listening to Shen Tae-yuan's words, and there was no intention of stopping. If he was an official of the Ministry of Transportation, he would probably spare a little time. For South Korea's Ministry of Transportation, Sioux City has no interest in it. Dahua Industrial will not go to South Korea to build a railway even if it is developed in the future, and it is difficult to have any intersection with him.

Shen Taiyuan listened to Su Cheng's perfunctory remarks, and hurriedly smiled: "Several Chinese officials I have met have said that Su Dong has unique views on the international situation, and one of them you may know is Professor Dai of the Policy Research Center of the State Council of China, and we have met in Kuwait. ”

Hearing the familiar name, Sioux City finally paused and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?"

"Can you find a private place to talk?" Shen Tae-yeon looked at the small and fat, and said in a deep voice: "It's definitely an important thing." ”

"Okay. Just go to my car and talk. Sioux City motioned for Chubby to take another car.

Their cars in Russia all come from the generous gifts of rich Russian businessmen, and the rich Russian businessmen who make money are very Chinese courtesy, not only sending cars, but also sending beautiful women and wine, the temptation is very strong, and Sioux City is with great perseverance to refuse the return of too fragrant.

Shen Taiyuan respectfully asked Su Cheng to get into the car first, and then got into the car, closed the car door with a small heart and said: "I have read many comments by Su Dong on the Iraq war and the Soviet Union, and I am deeply inspired. "Coming here today, I would like to ask first, what does Su Dong think about China-South Korea relations?"

"Sino-South Korean relations?" Su Cheng was puzzled for a moment, and then suddenly realized that it was only the middle of the first year, and China and South Korea did not seem to have established diplomatic relations.

"Yes, China-South Korea relations. Shin Tae-yeon's eyes were eager, and he looked at Su Cheng with burning eyes.

"I don't have any research on China-South Korea relations. Sioux City responded quickly, even a little inexplicably.

Shen Taiyuan was unwilling to back down, hesitated, and whispered: "I heard that Su Dong has a good relationship with China's top leaders, and I, Shen Taiyuan, have a very good relationship with the president. If I can, I am willing to establish a secret communication channel with Chairman Su and work together to realize the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. ”

He said that he had a good relationship with the president, and he was about putting gold on his face. Still, it's possible to put it into words.

Su Cheng just looked at him suspiciously, and finally shook his head and said: "There is official contact between the two countries, if there is anything, you have negotiated with the official, I have no interest in establishing a secret channel." ”

Due to the close relationship between China and North Korea and the Korean War, there seems to be a layer of ice between China and South Korea. However, as attitudes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe changed, China and South Korea gradually made some contact through sports competitions and international multilateral conferences.

In the Asian Games in the first year, the South Korean sports team participated in the same stadium as the North Korean national team.

For Sioux City, the Asian Games in the last year were also a major event for him, and he can recall it after a little recollection.

Shin Tae-yeon was disappointed by Sioux City's attitude and said, "Promoting diplomatic relations between the two countries is good for both countries." Moreover, Chairman Su can also get good political capital, so why refuse?"

This time, he said it quite obviously. South Korea's new presidential election will begin next year, and the incumbent president, Roh Tae-woo, who is less than a year in office, is eager to establish diplomatic relations with China in order to achieve the goals of the northern policy he promised at the beginning of his tenure.

If something is good at the top, it will be very good at the bottom, and Shen Taiyuan also wants to make political capital for himself through the central contact.

This kind of thing, as long as you participate in it and wait until it is successful, you will definitely be able to list the merits in the book. Diplomacy is not a march to war, there is no head to prove military merits, and no one can tell whose efforts have played a role. Therefore, there are not a few people like Shin Tae-yeon.

Su Cheng finally declined Shin Tae-yeon's request and stepped on the plane back to China.

He returned with contracts for eight oil fields, tons of capital, and hundreds of pipeline engineers.

Contracts for eight fields, with a total value of more than $4 billion over five years, and most importantly, he also has a pre-emptive right of more than 50% for the next 25 years for all eight fields. Although it is a price that comes with the market, it is a third layer of insurance for the Haicang base.

In 1992, the world oil market was still in a situation of oversupply, especially a large number of Russian and Eastern European oil without OPEC restrictions to join the world oil market, which greatly weakened the bargaining power of sellers, coupled with the identity of Dahua Industrial's service technology provider, Sioux City was able to obtain 50% of the right of first refusal. As the world economy recovers, the priority of these crude oils and the right to buy them will also become a very good bargaining chip.

Sioux City, which returned with a full load, was warmly welcomed at Pudong Airport. The welcome team, which was mainly organized by the government, was professional and good-looking, and several treated Sioux City as a foreign guest.

With billions of dollars in hand, Pudong does not meet a few foreign guests a year, and such treatment is not outstanding.

Su Cheng thought about it for a while, and after shaking hands with the deputy mayor, he told Shin Tae-yeon about it.

In his heart, Su Cheng was still a little nervous. The principle that "diplomacy is no matter is a matter of course" is a double-edged sword.

Deputy Mayor Chen Bozhen heard this, but he showed a smile and whispered: "This is not the first time you have said about the situation. In recent years, there have always been some high-level people in the ROK who have come to Beijing in a roundabout way to get a few separate visas and ask our reception units to do their best for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Some people don't care about the nature of the reception unit, and it is the comrades of the sports committee and the cultural department who often encounter this kind of thing. ”

As soon as he said this, Su Cheng laughed out in relief: "It's the same as my feelings." ”

This also shows that Su Dong's image is positive and influential. Chen Bozhen changed his angle and praised Su Cheng. Dahua Industrial is headquartered in Pudong, and it pays a lot of taxes every year.

While Su Cheng responded, other thoughts popped into his head.

The most urgent thing for China and South Korea to establish diplomatic relations is naturally South Korea, especially the current President Roh Tae-woo, who does not want to give up the opportunity to the next president in any case.

Such opportunities are not common, Su Cheng is not in a hurry to return to the company, and first asks: "Mayor Chen, if China and South Korea want to establish diplomatic relations, will they also engage in economic cooperation?"

"Of course. ”

"Can Dahua Industrial participate?"

Chen Bozhen did not doubt him, and said with a smile: "Of course you can participate, we have always welcomed internationally competitive enterprises to go out." ”

"That's great. Su Chengcai didn't care if his level was enough or not, he regarded it as an official authorization, and when he returned to the company, he convened a meeting of the strategic business department.