Chapter 100: Drunk
(Thanks to the support of the XX brothers of the oil party, today is the second of the ten more.) )
Minister Shang walked out of the venue, shook hands with Yabinrowsky first, and said to Chen Mo in English: "Xiao Mo, Vice President Liu, they are all here, let's go in too, we will start soon." ”
Chen Mo looked at him seriously, and still communicated in English, and he understood it immediately. Minister Shang is not only here to inform himself, but also to raise himself in front of Yabinlovsky.
He is a section-level cadre, and a department-level cadre has to make a special trip to inform him, which directly shows that he attaches great importance to himself. Although there is a reason for his godfather in this, if he doesn't want to praise himself, he doesn't want to. It was enough to shout from a distance, and there was no need to be so polite to Yabinlovsky.
Returning to the venue with Yabinlovsky, Chen Mo noticed that the four tables were almost full. The biggest leader of the table is Vice President Liu, who is not only a member of the board of directors, but also a decision-maker second only to President Zheng, and is a real deputy ministerial-level cadre.
It can also be seen from his appearance that the people sitting at the other three tables are probably also people of his level. Although there are many opportunities for a section-level cadre like Chen Mo to meet, there are very few opportunities to sit at the same table with him.
Chen Mo and Yabinlovsky's side-by-side entry also attracted the attention of many people, but he did not rush forward to greet Vice President Liu, to be honest, he did not have such qualifications.
However, Kang Xuedong, who was sitting next to Vice President Liu, noticed his return as soon as possible and beckoned to him. said to Vice President Liu: "Mr. Liu, this is my godson Chen Mo, who specially brought him to meet the world today." ”
Vice President Liu smiled and said, "I've heard of the Chen family's donkey, has he talked to his father now?" ”
Kang Xuedong shook his head and said, "It's much more mature than before, and now it's reconciled with his father." ”
Chen Mo came to their side. didn't stretch out his hand, just bowed slightly to Vice President Liu, and said, "Hello, Mr. Liu." ”
Vice President Liu patted him sideways on the arm and said with a smile: "Do a good job, don't embarrass your grandfather." Go sit down. ”
Chen Mo nodded, and turned back to the position opposite them. At this table, he is the youngest and has the lowest position. can only accompany the last seat. Although Vice President Liu has a kind attitude, he has always maintained a competitive relationship with Mr. Zheng within the system. And Chen Mo is Kang Xuedong's person, but Kang Xuedong has a close relationship with Mr. Zheng, which also means that he does not belong to Vice President Liu's camp.
Therefore, it would be good to be familiar in front of him, and it was impossible for the two sides to be too close. Don't look at the fact that he seems to be very close to Kang Xuedong now, maybe he is pulling out a knife in his heart.
After sitting down. He secretly observed that there were nearly 20 people seated at this table. In addition to the group leaders, a few of their purchasing departments, most of the rest are heads of oilfield and refining companies. He didn't rush forward to make friends, handed out business cards, and after a while, there was a chance to make friends.
President of Schlumberger Corporation's U.S. headquarters. and the general manager of the Greater China region walked to the rostrum together, and they delivered speeches respectively, expressing their welcome and respect to the leaders of the various companies attending the meeting today, and each delivered a speech of less than five minutes, and ended the nonsense. The official opening of the meeting.
Chen Mo was a little strange, and asked Minister Shang who was sitting beside him in a low voice. "Just a few simple words, and didn't sell their new technology again?"
"What should have been said yesterday was already said, and today is a thank-you meeting. This time, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has signed an order of up to $200 million, and PetronaChina and CNOOC have more, and they have long been satisfied. ”
It was the first time for Chen Mo to attend such a thank-you meeting, and it felt very strange, it was not as casual as a Western-style buffet, but it was not as formal as an ordinary dinner. From the beginning of the banquet, before everyone had time to eat two bites of food, the two bigwigs of Schlumberger Company began to sit together.
The two of them held wine glasses, one went to the wine table of Petronas, and the other came to the wine table of Petronas, and began to toast. Although they came in turns, from the fact that their president went to the table of Petronas first, it can also be seen that Petronas, which is stronger in the oil production link, has a larger business volume and is more valued by them.
A dinner party is noisy from beginning to end, and no one can eat properly for a while. First, it was a toast by Schlumberger leaders, and then it was a toast from several major oil companies. Although everyone still pays attention to their identity and does not drink alcohol, but their peers are enemies, and everyone has drunk a lot of alcohol like Chen Mo.
Whether it is CNPC, or CNPC and CNOOC, although these three oil companies are mainly in China, the plate is so big, not to mention three companies, even two, there will also be competition.
This kind of competition for resources and policy support has penetrated into the bones of CNPC and PetroChina from top to bottom. Neither of the two conforms to the other, and CNOOC is relatively detached, because their main battlefield is overseas. In the domestic market, their competitiveness is still a little worse, but they are like weights on the scale, see who is weak, go up to help. Anyway, they won't let which one really have the advantage, let alone which one can dominate, in this Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they play better than anyone else.
Chen Mo was assigned by your colleagues in the front to face the enemy head-on, although he drank well, but after three tables, he also drank a little too much.
After having a drink with a manager from CNOOC's purchasing department, Mr. Wang, he felt a little unbearable, and his stomach began to churn. Minister Shang handed over a box of yogurt and said, "Take a sip and suppress the wine." ”
"No, I want to throw up."
"Then let's go, it's only three tables, and there's one more in the back!" Minister Shang also drank a lot of wine, and his tongue was a little stiff. He, a director-level minister, only had the life of charging on tonight's occasion, and he was not much stronger than Chen Mo.
Chen Mo entered the bathroom, closed the door, squatted in front of the squatting pit to brew his emotions, stretched his fingers to his throat, and soon vomited. Although the stomach feels much better, the brain is more dizzy.
He rested against the wall for about two minutes before feeling a little better, stood up, washed away the vomit, and wiped his mouth with a tissue.
Outside, Yabinrowski lit a cigarette and leaned against the sink. Seeing Chen Mo come out, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The wine culture of China and Russia is really similar, today I see that you drank almost two bottles of liquor." ”
Chen Mo smiled helplessly and shook his head, walked to his side, leaned over and turned on the faucet, washed his face well, and rinsed his mouth. "I didn't expect tonight to end up like this, it's the first time I've experienced this kind of confrontation, and I can't throw in the towel."
"I understand. But I think you can be a little smarter, and that will make you drink a little less. I don't think you still have what it takes to fight. He handed over a tissue and motioned for Chen Mo to wipe his face. The average Russian can't drink more than two bottles of high-grade liquor. ”
Chen Mo looked in the mirror and wiped all the water droplets on his face, not letting go of a drop. Then he asked, "Why do you keep paying so much attention to me?" This seems to be beyond the scope of your profession. ”
"What do you do when you drift away from the center of the company?"
Chen Mo paused for a moment, looking at him expressionless with some surprise, not understanding why he would tell him about this. "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"You're a newcomer, but I think you should be able to understand what I'm saying."
Chen Mo nodded and said, "I just don't understand why you talked to me about this. Of course, Chen Mo understands that the general manager of the Siberian Oil Company's representative office in Beijing seems to be very famous, but for the Siberian company, whose sales center is not in China, this position is similar to that of Han Sujie of PetroChina in Paris, who is far away from the company's development center.
Seeing that Chen was serious, he smiled and said, "I know, now is not a good time to chat, because you are a little drunk now." However, it is at this time that I can understand your mind more clearly. ”
Chen Mo frowned and asked, "You want to form an alliance with me?" ”
He laughed and was about to speak, but the door was pushed open, Kang Xuedong glanced at the door and said, "Xiao Mo, are you okay?" ”
"It's all right, I'm talking to Mr. Jabinrowski."
Kang Xuedong walked in, stretched out his hand to Yabinlovsky and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for your attention to Chen Mo, but now I need to introduce a few important people to him." ”
Jabinrowski nodded and said, "It's okay, we'll end it right away." …… Mr. Chen, I am very appreciative of your cleverness, and if you wish, I hope to have the opportunity to talk to you in detail tomorrow. ”
Chen Mo nodded, shook his hand and said, "I have your phone number, and when I think about it, I will contact you." ”
They returned to the venue together, and Kang Xuedong made a special trip to introduce Chen Mo to several leaders of Schlumberger Company, although it was only a few short greetings, but this kind of special introduction itself has a different meaning. Of course, the other party does not regard Chen Mo as an important person now, and a person like him is at most just a potential stock.
At the end of the dinner, Chen Mo's stomach was still empty, and he vomited all the things he ate. The other party also organized a small dance party, but unfortunately, Chen Mo was drunk and did not follow them to Hipi, but with Kang Xuedong, after saying goodbye to the other party, he left the hotel directly. (To be continued......)