After getting the reserve price of Shell, Xiao Zhenlei's eyes rolled, and he quickly thought of a way to fool Darcy, he called Opiyin and Williams and others, and the three of them got together and muttered and discussed in a low voice for more than ten minutes.

Darcy got up and washed up before going out for breakfast, leaving the hotel had to pass Xiao Zhenlei's room, and when he walked to Xiao Zhenlei's room, he heard a quarrel coming from the room.

"This time, there are more than a dozen oil companies, these oil companies have a lot of background, I think we still hold an auction for these oil tycoons to bid on the spot, whoever gives the highest price, we will sell the oil field to whom!"

Sure enough, a person's voice came out of the room again, this was Xiao Zhenlei's voice: "I'm afraid it's impossible to hold an auction, the British authorities have already conveyed their wishes to Williams, the oil field can only be sold to domestic oil companies in the UK, and oil companies from other countries can only play soy sauce as a foil this time, if we still want to mix in the UK, we can't go against the wishes of those disgusting politicians, then there are more than a few oil companies we can choose from!" ”

Opiyin cooperated in a timely manner and asked, "Then which oil company are you going to sell the oil field to?" ”

Darcy's heart beat faster when he heard this, this is a secret related to the final ownership of the oil field. He couldn't help but prick up his ears and hold his breath.

"I haven't decided yet. But I've asked Williams to help me investigate, and I'm qualified and powerful. And we can get enough money to buy this oil field in our hands, excluding the oil companies of other countries, there are only two in the UK: Shell and Persian Oil! ”

Opiyin asked, "I know, you talked to them separately yesterday, how is the situation?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei's voice came from the room again: "The first round of bids on both sides of them is much lower than our psychological price, the first round of bids from Shell is only 12 million pounds, and Mr. Darcy of the Persian Oil Company is very sincere, and has given a price of 27 million pounds, but I believe that this is not the highest price in their hearts. Because yesterday I managed to get the last reserve price of Shell from Zoe, do you know how much it is? ”。

Opiyin hurriedly asked, "Oh, how much?" ”

"Forty-two million pounds!"

"Oh, that's still quite a short of our psychological minimum of 45 million pounds!" Opiyin muttered.

Xiao Zhenlei said: "Yes, if the Persian oil company can get 45 million pounds, we will sell the oil field to them, if they can't come up with so much money, I think we still cooperate with Shell the most, after all, they are old oil companies." And although Persian oil is supported by the British government, after all, it was only established last year and its strength is limited! ”

"That's right!" Opiyin affirmed Xiao Zhenlei's statement, and said, "That's right." How did you find out about Shell's reserve price from Zoe? ”

Xiao Zhenlei immediately said the cause and effect, "???????".

Darcy, who was standing outside the door, knew it was time for him to go, and he gently left the door of the room. When he walked downstairs, the two company employees were already waiting for him downstairs. He nodded, as he walked towards a restaurant in town. While thinking about the conversation he had just heard at the door of Xiao Zhenlei's room.

"That Chinese's psychological base price is forty-five million? Shell's reserve price is 42 million, which is about the same as my psychological reserve price, but if you want to get this oil field, you have to bid higher than Shell, because they already know Shell's reserve price, although the price of 45 million is a little higher than my psychological price, but it is not unacceptable, after all, such a large oil field, it doesn't matter if you have an extra one or two million pounds, this oil field can be exploited for at least a hundred years, and one or two million pounds is only a very small part of the value generated by this oil field, well, It seems that I have to talk to the Chinese and his partner well, I am also short of time, and I have to rush to Persia to deal with the affairs of the oil field over there, I can't stay here all the time, hurry up and buy this oil field with a more solid heart, those guys in Shell are not easy to deal with, finalize it early, rest assured early! Thinking of this, Darcy quickened his pace towards the town's restaurant.

After breakfast, Darcy immediately took his secretary and driver to Xiao Zhenlei to restart the acquisition negotiations, Xiao Zhenlei and Opiyin were already waiting for him in the town office.

After the two met, Xiao Zhenlei smiled and said: "Mr. Darcy, please take a seat, my partner and I have reached an agreement, I think we can continue to negotiate, the time is too short, I can't wait for you to give us a satisfactory price, we also have to make time for other oil companies, please forgive me."

Darcy thought that he already knew the psychological reserve price of Xiao Zhenlei and Opiyin, and he didn't think much of Xiao Zhenlei's words, this is a common trick in the mall, but he can't help but express his worries, otherwise it will be easy for Xiao Zhenlei to see the clues, "Okay, Mr. Xiao, I don't have much time to spend here!" Yesterday afternoon's negotiations, our Persian Oil Company offered a price of 27 million pounds, and you said that this price was quite different from what you were expecting, and I wonder how much you offered? ”

"Ninety million!" Xiao Zhenlei said seriously, "If you can accept this price, we can sign the oilfield transfer agreement immediately!" ”

Because he thought that he had already known Xiao Zhenlei's bottom line, Darcy wanted to laugh when he saw Xiao Zhenlei's appearance at this time, but considering the occasion, he still held back, "Mr. Xiao, your asking price is too outrageous, I think you yourself should also know that your asking price is too high, I don't think any oil company will offer this price, I think you should be realistic." out of a more reasonable price! ”

Xiao Zhenlei was silent for a moment when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Okay." Mr. Darcy is a sincere person, so I have some sincerity. Seventy million pounds, that's the price I can only give when I vomit blood! ”

Load, keep loading! Darcy wanted to laugh, but he couldn't help it, he shook his head and said, "This price is too high, I can only give it 30 million pounds!" ”

"Hey, Mr. Darcy, you have to know that this field has reserves of 500 million barrels, which is enough to be exploited for a hundred years. Now the price of crude oil in the United States is more than fifteen dollars a barrel, you do the math yourself, how much does it cost to 500 million barrels? It's a bargain for you to pay £70 million to buy it back! ”

"No, no, Mr. Xiao, this price is not calculated like this, with the current level of science and technology, it is impossible for us to extract all the oil stored in the ground, at most about 15 percent, and we will continue to drill oil wells after we buy it. It takes a lot of time and manpower to lay oil pipelines and build related refineries, and we need to invest a lot of money in the whole process from extracting crude oil to generating profits, and it is not possible to generate profits by extracting crude oil. Do you understand this? So be it, I'll add another million pounds! ”

Xiao Zhenlei hurriedly said: "I admit that you have a point, but there are no sixty million pounds. I'm not going to sell this field! ”

"Mr. Xiao, you are too insincere. Well, I'll add another million pounds. Thirty-two million pounds! ”

"Fifty-eight million pounds!"

The two then began to bargain frequently, each time listing a large number of reasons to try to persuade the other, but both sides knew it and tried to get closer to the price of 45 million pounds.

In fact, a huge transaction involving tens of millions of pounds, under normal circumstances, the negotiation will never end in a day or two, but because Darcy knows Xiao Zhenlei's psychological reserve price, and he can't keep dragging it out here, he doesn't think there is any need to waste time, but in order to pretend and appear that the negotiation is difficult, he still competes with Xiao Zhenlei and bargains fiercely.

After two hours of tug-of-war, the two sides finally agreed on a price of £45 million, which Darcy felt was £2 million higher than his psychological price, but it was not unacceptable. For Xiao Zhenlei, this price is 5 million pounds higher than his psychological reserve price of 40 million pounds, 5 million pounds is not a small amount, he worked hard in Shanghai to earn 18 million taels, and after leaving 3 million taels, all the pounds were converted into pounds and only more than 3 million pounds, and now he only made more money than in Shanghai with just a small trick.

Since the negotiation reached an agreement, Darcy thought that there was no need to delay any longer, and directly signed the contract to finalize this matter, but the details of the contract still need to be discussed, and he couldn't stay here all the time, so he thought it was better to finalize the terms of the contract as soon as possible, so he said: "Mr. Xiao, since we have reached an agreement, I think it is better for us to sign the contract as soon as possible, what do you think?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei, of course, couldn't let himself be too anxious at this time, and he asked, "So when does Mr. Darcy think it's better to sign the contract?" ”

Darcy thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, let's bring in lawyers from both sides to confirm the details of the contract, what do you think?" ”

"Isn't it too much of a hurry?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, if Mr. Xiao has no opinion, I think it's settled, okay?"

Xiao Zhenlei was secretly happy in his heart, but he pretended to be helpless on his face, "Okay, but I have a request, the contract should indicate that the 45 million pounds must be fully credited to the account of our White Penguin Company within a month, whether the contract can officially take effect depends on whether your company has transferred all the 45 million pounds into our company's account, the money has all arrived, and this contract will officially take effect, otherwise this contract has no legal effect, and our company will have the right to find the next buyer for the oil field after a month!" ”

"Within a month?" Darcy frowned when he heard Xiao Zhenlei's request, he had to pay 45 million pounds in a month, which was indeed quite difficult for the Persian Oil Company, an oil company that had only been established for less than a year, but he thought that he had the support of the government and friends like the Morgan brothers in the United States, it should not be difficult to borrow this money for a period of time, so he thought about it and agreed: "Okay, just pay it all within a month according to your wishes!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei said: "Mr. Darcy, I think we can have a grand signing ceremony, invite some dignitaries and journalists from the news media to come to this signing ceremony as a witness, and at the same time build momentum for your company's successful purchase of this oil field, I heard that your company has been established for less than a year, and its reputation in the outside world is not obvious, I think this is a good opportunity for your company to promote itself!" ”

In fact, Xiao Zhenlei's main purpose is not to promote himself and the White Penguin Company, let alone for the sake of the Persian Oil Company, but for him to be able to get the 45 million pounds smoothly, in order to prevent the Persian Oil Company from defaulting on the debt, and making this signing ceremony well-known to everyone, the Persian Oil Company can't do this even if it wants to bully customers, so it can only pay the bill obediently.

Darcy didn't expect Xiao Zhenlei to come up with such a good idea to promote his oil company, this was something he couldn't ask for, the two hit it off immediately, Darcy also said that he would bear the cost of this signing ceremony, to make it lively, the scene should be big, of course Xiao Zhenlei has no opinion, of course it is good to pay the bills if there is a big wrong, and he can also keep the money to eat a few good meals.

On the morning of 5 March, reporters from all walks of life and local dignitaries who had been notified had rushed to attend the grand signing ceremony, and Darcy hired men to set up a huge platform at the end of the town street, with many tables and chairs placed underneath, and invited a band, and flowers were thrown all over the floor as if it were a wedding ceremony.

The two sides solemnly signed the contract in front of their respective lawyers, local dignitaries and journalists from the news media, and finally exchanged contracts and shook hands, and the matter finally came to an end.

The following day, many British newspapers reported in detail about the purchase of the Wichham oil field by the British Persian Petroleum Company from the White Penguin Company for 45 million pounds, and the Persian Petroleum Company became known to all the British people on this day. (To be continued......) R1071