The voices in the conference hall were conveyed by the first level and quickly reached Aliyev's table.

Despite the many opportunities of the presidency, the most important thing for Azerbaijan today is the bidding for oil fields, which can be compared to the basis for the country's rejuvenation, from which Aliyev needs not only to finance the country's construction, but also to receive political, economic, diplomatic, and even military support.

There are many oil-producing countries in the world, some such as Saudi Arabia, which has really become a regional power, and its own construction is getting better and better; some such as Nigeria, the economy is sluggish, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, social security is declining, and domestic politics is declining; and some are like Norway, which is recovering economically, invigorating society, and strengthening its national strength......

Azerbaijan has a poor foundation, not as good as the Oslo countries, but it is expected to become a rich country in the region such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Therefore, Aliyev has made deals with oil companies in various countries, hoping that through this time, he can make direct deals with more countries, just like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela in the early days of OPEC.

Fairness and justice have never been what politicians seek. In this way, they just hope to grab political benefits.

Now, with so many companies clamoring for the announcement of bids on the spot, Aliyev immediately instructed the Ministry of Oil to speed up the opening of bids.

Originally, the rules of this auction were decided by Azerbaijan a day later, and after a night of brewing, the chances of black-box operation naturally increased greatly. Originally, oil bidding is a hotbed of black-box operations, and oil companies also acquiesce to this form, but oil companies are not good children who are happy to abide by the rules, they also acquiesce to this form because they have confidence in themselves, or they are really powerless to change the status quo

Sioux City and Dahua Industrial's approach went beyond the norm and immediately made many companies feel threatened. So. Shortening the time spent in the dark is a natural choice for many companies.

Aliyev Jr., who is the nominal person in charge of the bidding, received a call from Aliyev and announced in understanding: "Since everyone has asked for it, we will work overtime and complete it quickly." You can wait here if you have time. ”

The same content, said in a different way, is naturally more acceptable than changing the rules.

Of course. It may still take overnight, but it's a little more transparent.

The representatives of various companies all chose to wait on site, and naturally they also watched the bid opening on the spot

Sakhbal brought in all the staff currently available to the Ministry of Oil of Azerbaijan and formed more than a dozen groups. Disperse the reading of tenders.

Lacking enough space, they simply smashed open a long wall, revealing the room inside, and sealing the other doors.

As a result, the conference hall became a model of half company representatives and half oil ministry staff.

The delegates with colorful hair and eyes sat and chatted. The staff is generally black-haired and yellow-skinned, busy flying.

Now, too, it's the turn of the officials of the oil ministry to get busy.

Shigeru Nishioka quietly came to the front row of Sioux City and sat upside down. He asked with a smile: "Chairman Su Cheng, Dahua has made sufficient preparations." ”

Sioux City was also exhausted, relaxed the stiffness of his face, and leaned back in his chair. smiled: "After reading the results, I know if our preparation is sufficient." ”

"Why did Chairman Sioux Cheng send someone to deliver bids from outside? Bids are so important. Shouldn't it be done in advance and taken with you?"

"It's really important, so when I found out that I didn't bring it, I quickly sent someone to deliver it, but fortunately I was in time. Sioux City casually made up a story, which can be regarded as a reasonable explanation.

As for whether it is true, there is no need for Dahua Industrial to confirm it.

Shigeru Nishioka couldn't find a reason to refute it, he and Watanabe Ryutaro had been discussing it for a long time, and he didn't think of the reason before he came to test Sioux City.

Seeing that Su Cheng was concealing, Shigeru Nishioka was even more suspicious, and said: "Dahua Industrial is bound to win Azerbaijan's oil fields." I noticed that Spain's Repsol and Petrobras have both submitted bids, and the bid submitted by Su Dong earlier is an oil block independently bid by Dahua, right?

Sioux City smiled noncommittally.

Shigeru Nishioka touched his head and said, "It's going to be very difficult to think about." What is the mystery of the No. 6 oilfield that makes Dahua Industrial bothered so much?"

It was also after the tender was submitted that the representatives of other companies could be more sure of Dahua Industrial's pursuit of the No. 6 oilfield. Before that, no one can be sure whether it is a trick of Dahua Industrial. In fact, even now, Shigeru Nishioka is not 100% convinced that the final bid submitted by Dahua Industrial is related to the No. 6 oil field. Since none of the 11 oil fields have been explored in detail, except for Sioux City, everyone is more inclined to get more oil fields or oil field shares, and in the comparison of one oil field and ten oil fields, Dahua Industrial's all-or nothing is unimaginable for other companies.

Because this is not a normal bidding behavior, other companies have no way to speculate.

Su Cheng smiled easily under Shigeru Nishioka's inquiring eyes and said, "Dahua Industrial is very interested in Azerbaijan's oil fields, and it is bound to be unspeakable. With so many companies bidding, it's hard to say the final result. Hasn't the company group formed by Inpex also been prepared for a long time?"

"Hah...... It's been a long time since I prepared it, but I don't know what the result will be. Shigeru Nishioka then went on to say in a Chinese idiom: "Gain and loss." ”

If the Japanese elite wants to go to a good school with a high deviation value, they have to go through the "kanji" test from an early age, kanji synonyms and antonyms are almost compulsory courses for small rises, and idioms are the source of pain for children who want to take the college entrance examination.

For the sake of Nishioka Shigeru's accurate idiom usage, Su Cheng nodded his chin and looked at him with interest.

Shigeru Nishioka laughed a little louder and said, "Suffering from gains and losses, I am worried that the bidding will fail, and I am worried that the proportion and amount of bidding are too high, hmm...... The main concern is that the proportion is too high, if it can be 0.2 to 0.5 percentage points higher than the second place, it is ideal, otherwise it will be said by the board of directors that it is not well prepared, no matter what, 0.5 percentage points is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but. If you can't know the bidding price and percentage of other companies in advance, it will be too difficult to rely on judgment alone. ”

"Yes. ”

"Yes?"

"It's hard. Sioux City agreed.

"Although I said that, looking at Su Dong, it seems that I am still very sure. "Shigeru Nishioka still means temptation.

At the same time, there are many people who are concerned. Among the 11 oil fields, if Dahua bids for one independently, it is equivalent to getting nearly one-tenth of the share of the oil fields released by Azerbaijan. Hundreds of companies were present, and hundreds of companies participated in the bidding for the Azerbaijani oil fields. Whether Dahua will get a piece of it alone, there are not a few curious people.

Su Cheng pursed the corners of his lips and said the same: "Gain and loss." ”

Shigeru Nishioka said with a smile: "Dahua also hopes that the bid amount can be 0.2 to 0.5 percentage points higher than the second place." ”

"Of course. Sioux City admitted.

"How?" Shigeru Nishioka looked into Sioux City's eyes.

Su Cheng smiled and said Chinese in a Japanese tone without being salty or light: "Yes." How?"

Shigeru Nishioka racked his brains for this, and said while thinking, "I think there is only one possibility, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is impossible." Because I couldn't know the bidding price and share of other companies in advance, I had to prepare multiple bids and respond to the situation. 3 days, if you can make 10 bids. You can divide the bidding from 55% to 60% at 0.5 percentage point intervals, right? However, 10 bids in 3 days seems too short. ”

Sioux City raised an eyebrow. Didn't speak. Of course, he would not tell Shigeru Nishioka that more than 600 people from Dahua Industrial had invested in the bidding business, and they had done as many as 70 bids in the case of only making the No. 6 oil block. So it's not a 0.5 percentage point interval, it's a 0.1 percentage point interval.

For this. The members of the Dahua bidding team were also half exhausted, sleeping less than 10 hours in three days.

Shigeru Nishioka couldn't have understood this madness, and quickly thought about the correct conclusion again, saying, "Dahua won't get the bid in advance, right? If the government makes the bid in advance......

"The process of formulating the tender was discussed with other agencies, and I can assure you of that. Sakhbal stepped down from above, sat on the side, and said with a smile: "Japan's Mitsui Bank has participated in the tender discussion, and the content of the agreed loan repayment relationship is all written by Mitsui Bank, and there are many things that they ask to fill. If you ask Mitsui Bank, you will know that it was not until a few hours before the issuance of the tender that we finalized the specific content of the tender......"

"It's about the division of the oil field, and the terms of the bank group must be returned first, and the current banks are really getting more and more stringent. I don't know which company's representative took the opportunity to shout.

Banks and syndicates are a real nuisance for small and medium-sized oil companies, because the huge investment in oil development and the long front line often put the participating banks under tremendous pressure and demand huge profits. Large, well-funded oil companies often don't need too many loans for too long, while small and medium-sized oil companies have to pay a lot to get long-term and large loans.

Sakhbal laughed and said, "Didn't they all say that the bank is a vampire?"

The conversation quickly shifted to condemning the bank.

Sioux City didn't participate in their chat, he leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed. When the bidding results are announced, it will be time to talk a lot, and when the time comes, the representatives of the companies that have not won the bid will come like a tide.

However, what they can't bid for, they don't want to get in dry language.

Sioux City has always believed in utilitarianism.

And language, on such occasions, is the least practical.

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ps: I should have ended the bidding today, but my body was not good and I couldn't hold on......

I really want to have a vacation...... Although it seems like a holiday every day, it is not really a holiday after all......

Maybe take a vacation and get back to shape?

Fantasy......

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