If it is put in five years, Mitsui Noshiliang will definitely not hesitate to deny Li Yifan's flickering statement, after all, an oil field, in the current Shijie range, is quite difficult to find.

However, the profits of iron ore were in full swing in those days, and because of the weakness of the Huaguo Iron and Steel Alliance, in terms of price, their giants were even more demanding, saying that they would sell you as much as they wanted, and if you were too expensive, then you should not buy it.

But now the situation is very different, in recent years is the time when the price of iron ore is low, this year not only the Australian government, for the price of iron ore and public relations everywhere, even their major shareholders, have to help beat the side drum.

In China now, people's iron ore can be produced and self-sufficient, so it is really not so easy for them to say that the Australian iron ore they control is not so easy to make money elsewhere in addition to the enterprises that supply them to their own country.

However, controlling an oil field, it is not the same, but almost everyone who is engaged in the resource industry understands the fact that among all the resource industries in Shijie at present, only the oil field is a profitable industry, and there is absolutely no need to worry about any price fluctuations.

So when Li Yifan threw such a fragrant bait to test, this Mitsui Zhiliang was suddenly fooled, and he couldn't bite the hook if he didn't want to.

What's more, now the other party's words have become very clear, we have what you want in our hands, and you also have what I want, but the things in my hands are more precious than the things in your hands, so if you want to exchange with us. Then you have to show sincerity.

If you can show sincerity. So then it's time for us to develop something good. Maybe we'll get a piece of the action.

In fact, the other party's statement is more like the handful of grass counted in front of the cow's head, you can see it, but it may not be able to eat it.

Of course, Mitsui understands this truth, but the most critical problem now is that people have the initiative everywhere, and they are still in the hands of others, even if they want to bargain with the other party. It doesn't seem to have much of an advantage, so it doesn't seem like there is so much choice for yourself......

What do you say, play tricks with the other party, maybe your life will be lost here, and to zuihou, if you don't agree to others, it will really make people anxious, and as soon as they publish the materials, zuihou is unlucky or Mitsui & Co. It is possible that Zuihou will go bankrupt, and Mitsui & Co. may even become a dust on Japan's history......

But what if you agree to the other party's request? Maybe he will get the favor of the other party, and the reason why this guy said anything about the oil field in front of him before is not necessarily fooling.

However, you must know that the development of an oil field is not so simple, almost all the oil fields in good locations have been hollowed out by others, and now the major oil companies are even forced to go to the sea to find oil fields, although the cost of exploitation is not generally high, but to Zuihou is still able to make a lot of money.

Today, Japan is not only short of iron, but also oil, if it controls an oil field......

Even if it is to participate in the holding, then Mitsui & Co.'s status will be upgraded several levels among the eight major Japanese conglomerates.

At present, in Japan, the units involved in the oil industry, outside of the Japanese government, only the Sumitomo Foundation and the First Consortium, these two consortiums, the Sumitomo Foundation, as a veteran consortium in Japan, and Mitsui & Co. still have a fight in terms of scale, and the First Consortium can also rank in front of Mitsui & Co. with the support of the financial industry.

However, if Mitsui & Co. can also take a stake in an oil field, then Mitsui's status among the eight major chaebols will be further enhanced, and its influence in the Japanese government will be further expanded......

In this way, with such influence, will the Mitsui chaebol still be a situation of rolling wealth in the future?

However, the risk of this choice is also relatively high, and now it seems that the probability of success is 50% to 50%, but do you have any other options at present?

Doesn't seem to have one, right? This seems to be the most haode choice so far.

Mitsui's brain is spinning fast, he is quickly weighing all kinds of pros and cons, and paying a certain amount of Rio Tinto shares, not only can the other party cover up those secret helps, but also improve the other party's goodwill towards his side.

So if the oil field mentioned by the other party is true, it is very likely that the other party will invite Mitsui & Co. to participate in the development of the addition, if that is the case......

Mitsui's conscience is beating very hard, if it can be successfully operated, then it will be a great achievement for Mitsui & Co., and for himself, how can it not be a miracle?

Mitsui & Co. has developed to this day, and has been annexed and expanded several times, and there are many large and small families in the chaebol that were annexed back then, but so far, it is still the person surnamed Mitsui who firmly controls this chaebol.

However, after so many years of branching out, the Mitsui Zaibatsu can be regarded as a prosperous person, and every year many young people join the family business to contribute.

Everyone is also working hard for seniority and contribution, and only when the time comes, will they be selected by the board of directors to become the leader of the chaebol......

When he thought of the position of chairman of the foundation, Mitsui Noriyo's heart suddenly became hot, if this was done and there was one more oil field in Mitsui & Co.'s industry, then he would definitely stand out among the people of the same generation and get into the eyes of those old guys......

On the one hand, he had no choice, and on the other hand, he was tempted by the pie drawn by Li Yifan, in fact, because he had his own ambitions to make trouble, and in the end, Mitsui Zhiliang had already succumbed in his heart.

"Mr. James, as much as I would like to express my sincerity, should you also express your sincerity? Where are your so-called oil fields? ”

Mitsui Noryo still decided to give it a try, after all, so far, the main oil producing areas of Shijie have been divided by those oil oligarchs.

"Hehe, it's not far, it's actually in Australia."

Li Yifan said with a smile, and Mitsui couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the other party's quick answer, in Australia?

Grass, what the hell is that? Anyone on Shijie knows that Australia is not an oil-producing mecca!

Australia is an oil-poor country, of course, it does not mean that they do not produce oil, but they produce very little oil, and on the more convenient continent, they do not have oil fields, and several oil fields in Australia are generally offshore.

However, the high cost of offshore oil production, exploration difficulties have always been a major problem for many oil companies, and production is also unstable.

Before Mitsui & Co., in fact, he had also participated in some oil companies in Australia, in Australia here is a desert of oil companies, there are no large-scale oil companies at all, only some small offshore oil production companies, and such small-scale oil production companies, there are many in Australia, according to his understanding, there are no less than 20 mid-range oil companies.

A few years ago, Mitsui once participated in two small Australian oil companies with Japan's INPEX Oil Company, looking for oil drilling on the southeast coast of Australia.

Spent a lot of money, and the other party also found two offshore oil fields, but the results are not very ideal, they are all low-yield oil fields to know, the general high-yield oil field passing line, is to produce at least 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day, the real high-yield oilfield, a day to produce 20,000 barrels of crude oil is not a problem, but these two oil fields, but the special is half a year to be able to produce 500,000 barrels of the scale, such a garbage oil field, so that Mitsui is very disappointed.

Now that the other party actually said that he was engaged in oil fields in Australia, he was a little hesitant all of a sudden, after all, in Australia, there is really no experience in finding high-yield oil fields on a large scale.

"Hehe, Mr. Mitsui, you don't have to be disappointed, in fact, if we weren't sure, we wouldn't have said that......"

Li Yifan's smile, as well as his godly words, made Mitsui hesitate again, indeed no one can be sure, there is no larger oil field in Australia, what if these guys really find it?

It's risky, but it's also a big opportunity......

"Okay, I'm going to go back and discuss this matter, about Rio Tinto, we can let go of some mines and equity, we can talk about this slowly, but ......"

"Haha, please rest assured on my side, Mr. Mitsui, if we get the equity of Rio Tinto, and the mine, then we can be said to be comrades in a trench, if we discover the oil field, extract crude oil, then we will definitely invite you to come, we can also talk about this slowly." But I think about the part about Rio Tinto, let's not talk slowly, it's better to hurry up......"

Li Yifan said with a smile, he knew that this matter had been roughly finalized, in fact, it was just a cross-holding situation, but he had taken advantage of this competition, and the other party had to give up a piece of fat first, but the next negotiation on the oil field can be dragged on, such a negotiation, that is not after three or five years of negotiations, and by that time, his oil company in Australia should probably also produce oil, and then these Japanese guys, can they still bear it? (To be continued......)