Chapter 1163 Unocal Corporation

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"Steven, why are you, or the Rockefellers, so sure that the map must be in my hands? If it were only by inference, I don't think it would have made you all the way to China, and you would have been grinding me here for eight days!" asked Liu Dong after a long groan.

And this is also the puzzle that he has always been unsolved. At the beginning, he thought that he had not left any flaws in the process of obtaining this half of the map in the underground vault of the Swiss bank.

"Liu, in fact, I couldn't be 100% sure that the map was in your hands a moment ago. In other words, there can only be 60 percent certainty in your hands. ”

"60 percent?" Steven, you don't look like you're only 60 percent these days!" Liu Dong said.

"Liu, in fact, 60% is not low. You know, we spent a year deducing the whereabouts of this half of the map, and only you have a more than 50% chance!"

"Why?" Liu Dong suddenly said with interest.

Meeting Liu Dong's eyes, Steven breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after letting go of his biggest worry, a smile appeared on his face, "Liu, China is a mysterious country. For the past few hundred years, the whole West has been studying China, but until now we still can't understand this ancient land, let alone what the people in this land are thinking.

As he spoke, Steven raised his right hand and tapped his head with his index finger.

"Especially in the past few decades, whether it is the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, and now China's rapid economic development after the reform and opening up, it has shocked the United States and the West too much. ”

"Steven. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me?" Liu Dong said.

"Nope. Yes, there is a very big relationship! We can understand all the thinking patterns of Westerners. And then deduce their behavior. But our Rockefeller family think tank has never been able to understand the behavior patterns of the Chinese. I don't even understand why a seemingly thin and ordinary person can throw a racehorse weighing more than 1,500 pounds like a circus doll at will! This is inconceivable in the eyes of any science and technology researcher who studies the human body and life, and it is even impossible to achieve!"

Listening to Steven's words, Liu Dong regretted his recklessness in the UK at the beginning. The initial pleasure attracted him too much attention. This seriously violates Liu Dong's low-key life. Code of conduct for pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

"That's why you think the map is in my hands?"

"That's just one of them! In fact, we've analyzed all of your past upbringing. If I had to describe my state of mind after seeing this detailed investigation report, I could use one of your Chinese idioms, that is, 'unbelievable'! Hardly anyone in the world can turn their assets from less than $10,000 to at least $50 billion in less than two and a half years!"

Speaking of this, Steven, who was looking at Liu Dong, also showed a hint of amazement in his eyes!

“…… And if anyone can do that, that person must be a 'genius'. And geniuses are always different from ordinary people, and there are always some abilities in them that are unimaginable to ordinary people. And be able to do things that are unimaginable to ordinary people. Obviously, Liu. You're such a genius. And after we exclude all possible ordinary people, people like Mr. Liu can do many incredible things. And the genius who has achieved amazing results has become the most likely one!"

"Steven, can I understand that this is an appreciation for me?" Liu Dong, who was half-sunk after listening, suddenly turned his head and smiled.

"Of course, but what I'm saying is also true!"

To be honest, looking at Steven Rockefeller's serious appearance, Liu Dong couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. No matter how steady he is, he is still a young man in his early twenties. What's more, the other party is also the heir of the Rockefeller family.

However, the momentary pride did not make Liu Dong let down his vigilance. The quid pro quo that has been planned will not be relaxed at all.

Follow the garden road into the corridor around the courtyard, and then enter Liu Dong's study in the middle courtyard, after the two sat down on the sofa, they understood that the real 'war' was next!

Of course, before entering the 'battlefield', the two have to take out their respective chips.

Steven Rockefeller doesn't need to be emphasized, he has said his chips in Liu Dong's ear countless times these days, and even he himself is starting to get annoyed!

Therefore, the most important thing now is Liu Dong.

Looking at Steven's abrupt eyes, Liu Dong smiled and took out the half of the map that had already been in his pocket.

"Steven, this should be the half of the map you want?"

Looking at the black and yellow paper exposed from the sandalwood locket that Liu Dong placed on the table, Steven's snort suddenly became a little heavier. His eyes quickly became hot.

"I'm going to do it first!"

Hurriedly took a few deep breaths and stabilized his mood, Steven said seriously.

"Of course!please!" Liu Dong smiled indifferently.

Hearing this, Steven was not polite. After taking out a magnifying glass from his pocket and putting on a white glove for himself, he held his breath and carefully took half a piece of papyrus out of the sandalwood locket.

From his series of actions, Liu Dong understood that the heir of the Rockefeller family also has a high level of cultivation in antique collection and identification. But this is also an understandable thing, the heirs of large families have to go through very strict training since childhood. And artistic accomplishment is a very important one of the dozens or even hundreds of compulsory courses for the aristocracy.

It is also a skill that all nobles must master.

Although, most of them are unable to become professional appraisers due to their time, energy and interest. But almost most of these children of big families who have been cultivated since childhood have not weak identification and collection capabilities. And Steven Rockefeller is one of them.

In more than half an hour, Steven almost identified the papyrus from more than a dozen aspects, such as the material, the stubble at the edges, the color of the paper, and the degree of natural aging.

After the other party breathed a sigh of relief and put down the magnifying glass, Liu Dong smiled: "How is it?"

"No problem!But it's not all maps!" Steven frowned and looked directly at Liu Dongdao.

"Of course not all! This is half of the map in my hand!" Liu Dong said indifferently.

He's not stupid, how could he take out all the maps.

"Liu, I need to see it all! Otherwise, I can't make an accurate judgment. Steven said seriously.

"Steven, this half of the map can be shown to you, it is enough to show my sincerity! If you are not satisfied with my achievement, then I don't think there is any need for the next negotiations!" Liu Dong said without backing down.

There is not much content on half of the map, and with Steven's brainpower, he can remember at a glance that one minute is enough for the other party to firmly engrave all the details on the half map in their minds. When the time comes, there will be no need for the map in his hand at all.

In this way, Liu Dong naturally ended up empty, how could he do such a thing?

Seeing Liu Dong's unyielding appearance, Steven secretly felt a headache! This guy who was a few years younger than himself was more cunning than he imagined, and it was even more difficult to take advantage of him than to see God in broad daylight!

"And how do I know that the other quarter of the map is in your hands?" Even though he knew that he might not take advantage of it, Steven still didn't give up easily.

"Hehe, easy!"

After the words fell, Liu Dong took out another quarter of the map from his pocket again, of course, the map was facing away from Steven.

"It should be okay now, right?"

Looking at the two black and yellow maps of equal size in Liu Dong's hand, put together, and the edges were tightly broken, Steven nodded.

"In that case, can we talk about each other's terms?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Dong reached out and put the map he had divided into two halves into a sandalwood box and put it in his pocket under Steven's reluctant eyes.

"Liu, if you have any requirements, as long as it is not too much, I can make the decision and agree!" While generous, Steven added a restriction to the back.

However, Liu Dong didn't care about this limitation, his conditions were not difficult for the Rockefeller family, but they were not as easy as imagined.

"I heard that ExxonMobil holds 15.8% of Unocal in its hands, I don't know if it?" After putting away the box, Liu Dong said slowly.

"Unocal?"

Steve, who was thoughtful, immediately understood Liu Dong's purpose.

Founded in 1890, Unocal is a veteran oil company with a history of more than 100 years. It ranks ninth among U.S. oil and gas giants by reserves, and Unocal is the seventh largest U.S. oil company by operating revenue.

The main reason why Liu Dong favors the oil and gas giant is that 50% of its total oil and gas reserves of 1.76 billion barrels of oil equivalent are located in the Far East. In terms of production, the Far East accounted for 46% of the company's total oil and gas in 2002, and the rest of the overseas accounted for 8%!

If Liu Dong can swallow this company, then his Pacific Oil Company, which is basically no different from an empty shell, can quickly expand into a large multinational oil group of the world's top 50. The business will cover the Gulf of Mexico and Texas in North America, as well as Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh in Asia.

At the same time, it will inherit Unocal's power plants in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

If the 12 percent stake in Colombia's Cartagena and Peru's Iquitos Petroleum were combined into a single Pacific Oil Company, Pacific Oil would become another supergiant with assets of more than $40 billion, not inferior to Standard Chartered Bank.

The emergence of this oil, gas and other energy industry giants will bring Liu Dong one step closer on the road to a consortium! )

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