(7th Update............ ）

Chen Mo didn't see the struggles of these upper echelons so clearly, and before he had passed the test of reality, Kang Xuedong preferred to protect him rather than treat him as a trustworthy partner. Chen Mo also enjoyed these protections extraordinarily, although he got Lang Yufu's memory, but he didn't think that he was so arrogant that he could compete with them. If it really worked, Lang Yufu would not have been played to death by them, allowing himself to get such a big benefit.

On December 1, after a three-month probationary period, Chen Mo became a regular employee of CNPC. At the same time, his position as section chief was also confirmed, and he officially became the head of the translation section.

The work of the Translation Section is very procedural, and the daily task is to translate documents between PetroChina and its affiliates around the world. Although he does not have much decision-making power in this work, his daily contact with the business dealings between CNPC and various companies is still very useful for him to familiarize himself with the current business structure of CNPC.

During this time, he has also been looking for opportunities to travel to the UK for business, and Nastya seems to have forgotten about him now, which is not conducive to the development of his plans, and he must find an opportunity to break the deadlock.

The company still has a lot of business with the UK, such as the asset management department and the international department's financial investment in London, which has been very extravagant in recent times. But when it comes to the purchasing department, there are not many opportunities to travel. Chen Mo couldn't just find a reason to go to England to meet Nastya, otherwise, Berezovsky would have to suspect his intentions in the first place.

Under such circumstances, Kang Xuedong vigorously promoted the negotiation process between CNPC and GLG Tanker Shipping Company of the United Kingdom, and arranged Chen Mo into the negotiation team.

Since the mid-90s, economic development has led to a surge in domestic crude oil consumption, and domestic oil cannot meet the demand of the market, and imports have skyrocketed. As the largest refining and chemical enterprise in China. CNPC's demand for crude oil is changing all the time.

At present, the two major domestic crude oil transportation enterprises, Yuanhang and Zhongyuan, have a capacity of only a few million tons, which is far from meeting the domestic demand for tens of millions of tons. Most of these transportation still rely on foreign oil tanker companies.

PetroChina's current source of crude oil. Most of the crude oil supply comes from the Middle East and West Africa, where most of the crude oil supply is tied to the crude oil supply, except for a small part that has the right to transport it autonomously.

For example, if PetroChina has signed a contract with BP for the supply of crude oil today, it will also use BP's affiliates to transport crude oil, which has been the mainstream channel for crude oil transportation in the past few years.

However, with the active market on the supply side and the shock of the Swiss spot market, the major oil companies have become less and less in control of the crude oil market. CNPC has been seeking autonomy in crude oil transportation. This is not only because it is necessary to save some transportation costs, but more importantly, it is not necessary for any company to threaten the production lifeline of CNPC and remove the rope around the neck.

CNPC has been actively expanding its crude oil procurement channels and transportation channels, taking advantage of the potential of the end market and increasing its influence on the upstream market. Although the road is difficult at the moment, it is always on the road to the rise.

GLG is a British oil tanker shipping company. It has a certain sphere of influence in the world's major shipping routes, limited by the current weakness of the crude oil market. Capacity has not been used to the extreme. In such a situation, they also want to reduce their fleet and reduce operating costs.

At present, CNPC is negotiating with them about the ownership of two Suez-class tankers, which are medium-class tankers with a capacity of about 150,000 tons, because they are built according to the Suez Canal standards. That's why it's called a Suez tanker.

Although this kind of oil tanker is not as strong as the capacity of super tankers of more than 300,000 tons, it can play an important role in the process of short- and medium-distance transportation, and their requirements for the terminal are also lower than those of super tankers. At present, most of the ports in China are able to accommodate the berthing of such oil tankers.

This negotiation is not a simple deal. Although CNPC needs a fleet that has always served itself, it does not necessarily need to build a fleet on its own, because this is not very beneficial to CNPC's own development. When the market is good, the fleet can bring rolling profits to the company, but when the market is bad, the fleet may become a heavy burden. For CNPC, which wants to establish itself as a professional company, it is not in its best interest to expand on the side business and spread its energy.

It is more in the interest of PetroChina to obtain the ownership of the oil tanker, but still hand over the oil tanker to GLG to operate, and use the management team of GLG to manage it, and only need to pay a certain amount of money to obtain stable services.

However, this transaction model is also the first time that CNPC has operated, which involves not only the ownership of state-owned assets, but also a series of supporting services. Although the intention of the two sides to cooperate has been for a long time, CNPC has been cautious and has not publicized the acquisition plan until the negotiations are reached.

After Chen Mo learned about this plan, he was not very optimistic about this cooperation model. I spent a huge amount of money to buy oil tankers, but I still handed them over to the original company to manage, so that I could save my worries. But when it comes to the follow-up maintenance and maintenance of oil tankers, it is not their own thing, and they will not cherish it.

Moreover, Chen Mo did not know in Lang Yufu's memory that there was such a cooperation method in later generations, or in other words, this cooperation method was not popular, which means that this cooperation model has natural defects.

Later oil companies were more likely to sign fixed-term contracts directly with tanker companies, dividing all capacity into different shares and handing them over to different transportation companies. With responsibility, the major oil tanker companies dare not ignore the needs of oil companies, otherwise the liquidated damages will be unbearable for the transportation companies.

Chen Mo told Kang Xuedong his opinion, and Kang Xuedong also carefully analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of various cooperation models, but he still decided to continue this negotiation, but he ordered it to go on, and lowered the price of his side a lot.

"This negotiation will continue, and we must also take this opportunity to touch the other party's bottom line. Even if the negotiations break down, it will be good for our understanding of the international capacity market. As for the term contract, I would seriously consider this cooperation model. ”

Chen Mo knows that when it comes to the cooperation model, the role of the purchasing department is not large, even if he is his godfather, he does not have much say in it. Only when cooperation involves large-scale procurement, the function of the purchasing department will be highlighted.

A negotiating team was formed, and Chen Mo's second trip to the UK was put on the agenda. After more than a month, Chen Mo is about to embark on a journey to the UK again, compared with the first time to invest, Chen Mo has higher expectations for this journey, and hopes that through his own efforts, he can help the company to have a significant expansion in the scope of business.

Of course, he was thinking not about the negotiations with the Suez tanker, but about the business with Berezovsky. In terms of China's state-to-state relations with Russia, he also needs to find a suitable opportunity to reveal more information that is beneficial to the country.

Although Kang Xuedong lives in the Chen family, Chen Mo wants to go out, so he still told his second uncle that Kang Xuedong socializes a lot every day and will not be at home often, and the old man still needs to be taken care of. Chen Jianjun discussed with Ma Jing, and the stable stayed at home to take care of Chen Zheng's life, and he came to live in the small courtyard every night, which was also convenient for taking care of the old man.

Things in the company also need an arrangement, the original time, Gao Qiang was still there, and Chen Mo had a Gao Qiang management department when he went out, but now that Gao Qiang is gone, Hu Chaoan usually does not ask about the affairs of the translation department, so Chen Mo promoted Zhao Xiaoli to serve as the deputy head of the department after consulting the opinions of the two direct management leaders.

Zhao Xiaoli has a pungent personality, the oldest and most active one in the department. She originally enjoyed the treatment of the deputy section level, but there has been no position for her. This time, it is expected that she should be the deputy section chief. Except for her, anyone who serves as a deputy section chief may not be able to convince the public, only her, even her competitors have nothing to say.

After Chen Mo discussed with Hu Chaoan and Minister Xue, they delegated power to Chen Mo, and they also wanted Chen Mo to establish his authority in the department.

Before convening the department meeting, Chen Mo also revealed to her that he wanted to promote her. Although Zhao Xiaoli doesn't think much of the position of deputy section chief, she is also very happy to be able to gain real power. A legitimate position, although the income will not increase, but there are many potential benefits for future career development.

Anyway, she is left behind in this favor, with an experienced old man like her guarding the department, Chen Mo doesn't have to worry that he is not at home, and the management of the department will become chaotic.

In fact, the work of the Translation Section is a step-by-step procedural work, and there is nothing to be paid special attention to in the department except for the arrangement of business trips. At present, the company is also developing an intranet, and after the intranet is completed, the arrangement of work will be very convenient.

It is precisely because of the ease of work that Chen Mo has always felt a little ashamed to take this salary. The main work of the day is to translate some official correspondence, these tasks could not be easier, and no amount of talent can be brought into play in this environment. No wonder Gao Qiang has always wanted to be transferred to the business department, not to mention that the income will be higher, at least it makes people motivated! Procedural work is always so boring and boring compared to creative work. (To be continued......)