The three of them have the unique reserve and hypocrisy of Asians, get off the helicopter, have a pilot in front of them, and have an entourage in the back, hesitate between the steps of the move, only the loess mat road, and the clean water splashes the street.

They all wore fur coats and wrapped themselves in cold Siberia like fur animals. In addition to the face of the leader, the two behind not only have scarves around their necks, earmuffs on their ears, but also wear glasses in front of their eyes, and their gloves are as thick as possible fingerless gloves.

Qin Shiwei and other technicians didn't care who came and who left, and observedly the data parameters on the computer. Sioux City, Shamilles and the others naturally turned their heads and watched them give alms.

"Chairman Sioux City?" The Asian standing on the left side of the back row shouted in special Chinese, and the leader stretched out his arm from afar and bent down to shake hands with Sioux City.

The other party's posture was so low, to Su Cheng's surprise, he stretched out his right hand and gently shook it.

When they were closer, Su Cheng could recognize that the leader was obviously a Japanese, and the two behind him were a little unrecognizable.

It is not surprising to see Japan in Russia, and the Ontario Line, which China hoped for, was eventually replaced by the Anna Line of the Japanese. The Japanese consortium has become a tradition to buy oil fields and extract oil all over the world, and they do not have oil in their own country and need oil, so they adopt the model of extracting oil and returning home. In addition, Japan is also one of the world's several heavyweight suppliers of petroleum technology, and is not inferior to the United Kingdom in oil extraction and smelting technology.

"Which company are you from? Sioux City didn't mean to be polite, condescending to ask. Regardless of the next competitive situation. The Skoller oil field has been taken by Dahua Industrial, and the Japanese have come here, that is, to his territory.

"I'm Nobutshige Ito of Ito Trading. ”

"Ito Trading?" Sioux City's tone raised slightly.

"Yes. The company has purchased shallow sea oil technology from Dahua Industrial, and has also participated in the bidding for the Setan oil field in the United Arab Emirates. Before I left, I was instructed by Vice President Takanbu Ito to respect Chairman Sioux Cheng. Vice President Takanbu Ito said that Su Dong was what he had seen. The most resilient and best business talent......" Nobuyshige Ito said flattering words as his eyes focused on Sioux City's expression. Seeing that he looked peaceful, he couldn't help but feel contempt, and he suddenly pointed to the Asian on the right side of his left hand. He smiled: "Please allow me to introduce that this is Mr. Li Zhengfu of Singapore-Malaysia Oil Company." ”

Su Cheng frowned as he expected and asked, "Singapore and Malaysia Oil Company?"

"Regional oil companies in Singapore and Malaysia. It is a newly established joint venture company with national assets in Singapore and Malaysia. Nobuyshige Ito smiled and said, "With US$25 billion in assets and a range of new technologies for oil extraction and refining, Ito has signed an agreement with SIMA to jointly develop the Siberian market. ”

This is to show the carriage and horses to grab the market. Su Cheng knew that it was idle to talk ruthlessly at this time, so he only said lightly: "Since this is the case." I wish you all the best in your business. ”

To say that you are not worried is false. Singapore and Malaysia are typical Asian countries, where their labor costs are higher than China's, but the average productivity of workers is also higher than China's. If you take into account the labor and average productivity, their labor costs may be lower than in China in the 90s. This is the core combat strength of Asian countries in the process of the rise of the Asian tigers. Over time. It is the rising wages of workers that are getting higher and higher, and the average productivity of workers not increasing, that the growth has stalled.

But in the early 90s, Singapore and Malaysia had an absolute cost advantage. In particular, countries such as Singapore and Malaysia do not have boring labor protections like Europe and the United States, where they have abundant funds. The production schedule can be put on very quickly. At the same time, their main workers also have a level of technology and education that is not inferior to that of European and American countries.

In the 90s, in the battle to attract investment across Asia, Singapore was the strongest. The location has created a global petrochemical base, which in turn has nurtured generations of skilled workers.

Whether it is technology, manpower or cost-effectiveness. Before 1997, the four Asian tigers all had the strength to compete with Chinese enterprises. It can be said that the financial crisis of '97 solved the problem of snoring people on the side of the couch for China.

Before that, Sioux City had to face the challenge of these Asian companies of the same type. Even if Dahua Industrial, if it fights on its own soil, it will probably have a greater chance of winning, and if it is fighting for an order in Russia, it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose.

Li Zhengfu of Xinma Company took off his glasses, pointed to the operation room, and asked, "Is it okay?"

Su Cheng nodded and said, "We cut out a viewing room, please don't disturb the staff inside." ”

In the drilling operation room in the field, there are usually various electronic instruments, so try to provide a better environment. However, except for a few countries' unconventional equipment, most of them are still replaced by prefabricated houses or camping houses, and Dahua's is no exception, consisting of three container-sized camping houses, with a little reinforcement and windproof measures, and all kinds of electronic equipment have been moved in.

Nobuyoge Ito and Masato Lee held their heads high and walked in, no longer seeing the humility of Shicai.

The partition of the viewing room is small, but facing a large piece of glass, you can see the scene inside clearly.

At the first glance of Dahua's computer, Li Zhengfu grinned, and deliberately said loudly in English: "It is not easy for Dahua's equipment to reach the level of the early 80s." Many of our current equipment operators have not necessarily seen this model. ”

"We are focused on the efficiency of oil production and the cost savings for our users. Su Cheng glanced at Nobuyoge Ito and said, "If it's just spending money on equipment, I don't think customers need a technical service company." What we do is to save money for our customers on the premise of achieving our goals. ”

"I heard that Dahua Industrial provides financing, but can it be said that Dahua's funds are limited and cannot help customers raise more funds?" Li Zhengfu is obviously an offensive line, and he estimates that he has already devised various rhetoric.

Su Cheng was not annoyed, and said calmly: "There is a banking group of six banks behind Dahua, and if necessary, I can also join forces with China's two state-owned oil companies to participate in the construction project, and even reach a turnkey project." In fact, the more financing customers have, the more money Dahua earns, and we try to reduce development costs as much as possible to reduce the pressure on customers. Dahua is not a black-hearted trading company that ignores the customer capital chain in order to make money. ””

He is dealing with Russian users, so there is no need to shy away from talking about state-owned enterprises.

In so-called democracies such as Latin America or Africa, SOEs raise some suspicions. But in Russia, a country that has just suffered the collapse of the Soviet Union, state-owned enterprises are still more popular than private companies.

In fact, the Russians felt the pain in the very moment of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Losing the identity of an international power and falling into economic difficulties at the same time, it has also given the people a deeper understanding of the dignity of the country. Even the Russian financial oligarchs, who benefited from the collapse of the Soviet Union, speak of the Soviet Union with regret. Putin once quoted: "Whoever does not lament the disintegration of the Soviet Union has no conscience, and whoever wants to restore the Soviet Union of the past has no brain." ”

When Sioux City spoke of the two state-owned oil companies, a Russian nodded slightly.

When Li Zhengfu was about to say something, Ito Noshishige grabbed him and said a series of words in Japanese.

The interpreter immediately said in Russian: "For an oil field of Skoller's size, Japan can provide a three-year loan of 50 billion yen, and provide a one-stop service from production to sales." ”

50 billion yen is about 400 million US dollars, which is enough to develop the Skoller field with any equipment. Although the appreciation of the yen has put unparalleled pressure on Japan's domestic exports, it has also made it easier for Japan to acquire overseas assets.

In 1985, when the yen was low, Ito Trading would have had to pay 100 billion yen in exchange for $400 million. Now it costs only 50 billion yen, which is half the savings, and it has greatly increased the financial competitiveness of Japanese trading companies.

In terms of financial strength, especially foreign exchange strength, the world's top 500 Ito trading companies are richer than all the oil companies in China. Nobuyoshi Ito held his head high, and he judged the right talent like two people.

Sioux City did not retreat and mocked: "Ito Trading Company may spend 400 million US dollars to develop the Skol oil field, and Dahua Industrial only needs 50 million yuan." Japanese companies are really profitable. ”

In the 90s, Japanese companies attracted the most attention from the world, and their corporate culture and business model were also used as lectures in business schools in many countries around the world. The high profits of Japanese trading companies have always been the envy of European and American companies.

Nobuyigge Ito was not in a hurry to speak, and bowed his head and asked Li Zhengfu: "Can you use 50 million US dollars to develop the Skole oil field?"

In fact, this question is not only asked by Nobushige Ito, but also by other Russians.

There is no doubt that if the Japanese consortium can provide more financing and build oil fields at a lower cost, it will naturally be their first choice.

Li Zhengfu did not answer immediately, turned over and whispered to his colleague to ask.

Although they had done a cost analysis of the Skohler field, they apparently did not see $50 million as a node.

Two minutes later, Li Zhengfu said with a happy face: "If the customer needs it, we guarantee that we can develop the Skole oil field within 50 million US dollars." ”

"Preliminary exploration of oil fields, oil production within half a year. Unexplored oil fields, explored in half a year, oil production in a year, you can do it?" Su Cheng said softly.

Li Zhengfu looked back and discussed, and then quietly. He actually wanted to ask Su Cheng, "Can you really do it?"

In the end, he didn't ask.

Su Cheng also wiped his sweat lightly, thinking to himself that encountering homogeneous competitors is often the most troublesome. (To be continued)