North Africa and the Middle East have discovered oil fields one after another, and the most urgent is Shell Oil Company, because Shell Oil Company started from Southeast Asia to deal in oil, and later focused on the oil-rich Americas, basically not involved in Africa and the Middle East.

Shell Oil Company Chairman Henry Brown. Looking back, Dettin realized that the company had been focusing too much on Southeast Asia and the Americas and neglecting Africa and the Middle East, which had great potential, and that it was a strategic mistake.

If something is not done, the newly discovered oil in North Africa and the Middle East will not have Shell's share. What are the remedies?

After investigation, it was found that the William family, a rising oil family in the West, was the key to detonating this round of oil news, so he went to a villa on the Hudson River in New York and had a secret meeting with Situ Nan at Kuzdova's home.

At the same time, Duncan & Co., led by the William Foundation, stepped in to negotiate with a joint team of BP, Gulf and Mobil on Iraq's No. 1 oil field.

The meeting between the two sides was not pleasant, and the joint team's request to buy the No. 1 oil field was rejected, and later after the price was raised, it was still refused.

Duncan & Co. was also unceremonious, asking to join the joint team and have half of the interest, which was also vetoed by the joint team.

The advantage of Duncan Comptoir is that it holds the land and is legally the owner of the oil fields, but with all exceptions, the joint team is equally smooth and strong, not to mention the power of the three oil giants, and the British colonial government also supports them, if Duncan Co does not hand over the oil fields, even if they hold the oil fields, they will not be able to carry out development work.

One-to-three, even the Gulf Oil Company stands on the opposite side. Situ Nan did not feel that he could monopolize Iraq's oil.

This will be followed by a second and third round of negotiations. In the end, we should arrive at a solution that is not satisfactory to everyone, but also acceptable.

In this case. Shell Oil Company came to the door, and Situ Nan praised Shell Oil Company's keen sense of smell and did not object to cooperating with them.

Shell's entry into the battlefield is certain and inevitable, and for them, joining the joint team on the side is not as good as joining Situ Nan, and the benefits may be more.

Why hasn't Shell ever entered the Middle East?

In addition to strategic negligence, there has been resistance from BP Oil. Although British capital is the majority shareholder of Shell Oil, in the Middle East, BP Oil really did not give Shell Oil Company any face, and has always excluded Shell Oil Company.

How can it, Shell doesn't mind teaching the British compatriots a lesson, and the contradictions between Duncan and the joint team just give Shell an opportunity to get involved in the Middle East.

Some understanding of the mentality of Shell Oil Company, Stuart Nan and Henry. Detedding's conversation was straightforward from the beginning: "Henry, are you also going to join the Middle East theater?" ”

Henry. Detding was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Situ Nan to be so straightforward, he quickly adapted to it. Nodding his head, "Of course." Missing the Middle East would be an unacceptable failure for Shell and I had to come. Today I come with friendship. ”

"I hope this friendship isn't too expensive, or I'd rather not. For us, working with Shell and working as a joint team is not fundamentally different, it's just a difference. ”

Situ Nandao looked at Henry with a smile. Detdeding at a glance. The meaning is obvious, don't want to take advantage of the fire to rob, don't open your mouth, and be honest, otherwise I will go back and work with the joint team, and I will not have your Shell oil company's points.

And even if you join the joint team, how much share will you get?

Situ Nan was sure that the other party did not have many bargaining chips in the negotiation, so he was very confident.

Henry. Detin also understood this, he smiled and nodded: "Shell has many partners to work with, and we have always been willing to share benefits with business partners on an equal footing, and we are definitely not an evil BP oil company." ”

In front of Situ Nan, Henry. Dettin didn't mind degrading his fellow British.

He looked at Situ Nan, and saw that the expression on Situ Nan's face had not changed, and he was looking back at himself lightly, with a noncommittal look.

It seems that if you don't say something real, that guy won't let go.

Henry. De Ting added: "Shell doesn't have too many requirements for shares, as long as there is an entry ticket, I think Mr. William will also welcome a friend who is not threatening and can help a little, isn't he?" ”

"You convinced me!"

Situ Nan finally smiled and reached out to Henry. Detin shook hands, "It's good that Shell is on our side, we need a friend like you!" ”

"Yes, we are friends!" Henry. Detedin held Situ Nan's hand, his face was very enthusiastic.

The meeting was not long and unusually low-key, with only Situ Nan and Henry. Deterdin's two.

In less than half an hour, Henry. Detin left the manor to prepare for real negotiations.

Specifically, it was with Chevron Petroleum President Hantec Anderson, who was on his way to New York. Brown negotiations.

When leaving, Henry. Detding still has some regrets.

Situ Nan only mentioned the Middle East, did not mention Libya, and the scope of the conversation was determined from the very beginning, and he would not negotiate Libyan oil with Shell, but if he wanted to talk, it would also be Chevron Oil Company and the Italians, and it had nothing to do with the British.

"Finished talking?"

Kuzdova walked in and asked Situan.

"It's just a matter of principle, and I don't have to worry about the rest."

Situ Nan smiled and nodded, looking at Kuzdova quietly, she used to be slender and tall, but now she is much plump, with a height of more than one meter seven, her figure is not out of shape, and she is still attractive.

Ten years of pampered life, calm, peaceful, maternal temperament and other temperaments have precipitated in her.

"See what?"

"Come on, tell me how you've been doing over the years?"

Situ Nan smiled and shook his head, and stretched out his hand to beckon Kuzdova to come over.

Kuzdova moved over, leaned on Situ Nan, and slowly rested her head on Situ Nan's shoulder, there are not many such beautiful moments, but she has a daughter. She didn't ask for much either. Situ Nan was satisfied if he could come over to see her occasionally.

Kuzdova worked as a radio broadcaster for Cummins Broadcasting Corporation in New York. After she became pregnant, she became a full-time mother, and occasionally went to record, poured children's stories into the record, played them for her daughter, and also took them to the radio to broadcast by the way.

The days passed plainly and fulfillingly.

"Mom, my teeth hurt again!"

A slim girl walked in, their daughter, who had been nicknamed Sharapova by Stuart Nan.

She was changing her teeth and was talking leaky. It's not clear.

When she saw Situ Nan, she was a little timid and quietly came to Kuzdova.

"Open your mouth and show Mommy!" Kuzdova checked it and smiled at Situ Nan, "This canine tooth has been loose for several days, and it hasn't fallen off, and she often complains of pain." ”

"Come on! Let Daddy see! Situ Nan pulled her daughter over and touched Sharapova's teeth, "It hurts!" The little girl frowned. Shrink back.

"It's OK to pull it out!" Situ Nan said to Kuzdova.

"I'll call the doctor!" Kuzdova got up to make a phone call and shook her head. To Situ Nandao, "This kid is a little afraid of the dentist, and he is afraid of seeing pliers at home." ”

"Don't bother, the pliers are too scary for children!" Situ Nan smiled, touched Sharapova's head, and said kindly, "Dad will help you extract your teeth, it won't hurt without forceps, okay?" ”

Sharapova nodded timidly.

Rare opportunity to do something for his daughter, Situ Nan naturally did his best, found a thin thread, and tied Sharapova's shaky teeth.

Maybe it didn't have the cold metal feel of the pliers, but Sharapova wasn't too afraid, but found it funny and felt a sense of intimacy in Situ Nan.

"I'll shout one, two, three, and then pull it out, get ready!" Situ Nan smiled, squatting in front of Sharapova, his fingers carefully wound the thin thread.

Sharapova nodded, opened her mouth wide, and then listened to Situ Nanshu: "One, two-"

didn't count to three, Situ Nan quickly pulled the line hard, and before Sharapova could react, the tooth was pulled out!

After two or three seconds, I felt the pain of numbness, not very painful, but a little annoyed, and hit Situ Nan with a small fist once or twice. Obviously shouted to the third to extract the teeth, he lied to himself!

Situ Nan laughed, and stuffed the prepared tampon into the socket of the tooth socket to stop the bleeding, and his movements were very gentle.

In order to take care of Sharapova, he also specially cooked steamed egg custard and made meatballs and tofu.

"Is it delicious?" Situ Nan watched his daughter eat happily as she put meatballs and tofu on Sharapova's plate.

Kuzdova looked at it with a smile, and at the moment he was satisfied.

"Hmm!" Sharapova nodded vigorously, and a smile revealed a clear tooth hole, which was indescribably cute.

"Go to Chinatown and hire a Chinese chef, not spicy, not sweet, not salty, but good at making smooth and tender tofu." Situ Nan said to Kuzdova, who was not familiar with Chinatown, and he immediately said, "Forget it, let me do it!" ”

Through tooth extraction and cooking, Situ Nan conquered the little girl with a little means and made her become attached to him.

However, the happiness was short-lived, and there were not many such warm family scenes, and Situ Nan stayed in Manhattan more often to handle affairs and control the operation of the William Consortium.

Negotiations with Shell were made by Hantec Markets, who rushed to New York. Brown was in charge, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Then Situ Nan informed Richard. Mellon, after ceding part of his interest to Chevron Oil, Richard. Mellon immediately defected and sided with Situ Nan, or was neutral but leaned towards Situ Nan's side.

After co-opting Shell and Gulf Oil, Situ Nan's camp is enough to confront the combined team of BP Oil and Mobil Oil.

The two sides started the second round of negotiations, BP and Mobil realized that it was impossible to fight for control of the No. 1 oil field from Situ Nan, but the oil field was discovered by them with great difficulty, and they were of course unwilling to help others make wedding dresses for nothing, so they negotiated to compete for as much share as possible, while speeding up the exploration work in other parts of Iraq.

"Chevron is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of this oil war, and since news of the Middle East and Libya reached the United States, Chevron's share price has risen from $150 to $200 per share, becoming the star of the Wall Street market."

In Robles Securities Company, Robles said to Situ Nandao, his face was full of smiles, because he got the news earlier than others, he laid out in advance, bought Chevron oil company shares, and then through the New York Times and other big newspapers, the news that Chevron oil company discovered a large oil field in Libya and at the same time also held part of the interests in the newly discovered Iraq No. 1 oil field broke out, and Chevron oil company shares soared like chicken blood.

In the newly released rating report of Moody's Fitch Ratings, Chevron's credit rating reaches AAA, which is higher than that of Mobil Oil and Exxon Oil.

Chevron's popularity is not only reflected in Moody's Fitch Ratings, but even Wall Street financiers suggest that Chevron has replaced Exxon as one of the components of the Dow.

However, this was denied by the Dow on the grounds that Exxon is still the most valuable oil company in the United States, and Chevron is 20% worse than Exxon in terms of market capitalization.

In this regard, Situ Nan scoffed, believing that the Dow 30 was opened by the Rockefeller consortium, and naturally preferred the companies of the Rockefeller consortium in terms of stocks, and tried to suppress the companies of the William consortium as much as possible.

Only Giant Pharmaceuticals and Kodak Camera were selected as the 30 constituent stocks of the Dow Jones in the camera category, while Cummins Electric, Chrysler Automobiles, and Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft, which are also outstanding, have been squeezed out by General Electric, General Motors, and Boeing.

In this regard, William's companies are very unconvinced, believing that the 30 stocks of the Dow Jones cannot fully reflect the US industrial index, and at least more stocks should be selected for reference.

Of course, other consortia have also criticized Moody's Fitch Ratings for always favoring William's companies, making them more competitive than their competitors in terms of financing.

"Ratings are financial power, it's time to strengthen our influence, and we want to make sure that power is firmly in our hands."

Stuart said to Robles.

"What's your plan?" Robles was intrigued.

Robles Securities, the financial company most closely linked to Moody's Fitch Ratings, has benefited so much that he does not want to increase its influence in this regard, and it is better to bring down the Dow Jones, which is supported by Rockefeller.

"How about the Standard 500? Select 500 large industrial companies, public utility companies, and banking and financial stocks in the United States, mainly industrial manufacturing companies, supplemented by sales and financial companies, so that the collection is more extensive, representative, and accurate, and can better reflect the economic situation of the United States. ”

Situ Nan smiled and suggested, "If 500 is too much, you can choose 400 or 300." In order to ensure credibility, it is not possible to set up an independent appraisal firm under the banner of Moody's Fitch.

In my imagination, this company should have a partnership with The New York Times, Robles Securities, or even Moody's Fitch, but of course, that's behind it. You can also cooperate with the economic statistics department, which is more convincing, and replacing the Dow is not a dream! ”

Robles was intrigued by Situ Nan's suggestion and approached Moody's Fitch to create a new economic index.

"What? Are you going to build skyscrapers? Situ Nan looked at Walter with a surprised expression. Chrysler, when he was competing with the oil giants, Chrysler jumped out to cause trouble for himself. (To be continued.) )