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"You're welcome, we're just each taking what we need. The value of the Tyumen Oilfield is there, and no one knows the potential of Microsoft. What I'm betting on is the future of Microsoft, so you don't owe me anything." Zheng Yan said lightly.

said.

The potential of the Internet will soon be revealed. In a few years, William may regret the original transaction. But you never know. For the Rockefeller family, the accumulation of money is not that important. The most important thing is stability.

Their family’s industry status.

William was not clear about Zheng Yan's plans, but through this conversation, he confirmed one thing. Zheng Yan indeed had no intention of getting involved in the oil industry, which made William have other thoughts.

"Zheng Yan, I am currently in charge of two projects, one of which is related to petroleum. I wonder if you are interested? If so, we can cooperate again."

Zheng Yan did not expect that William would actually request cooperation. Although he was not very interested, curiosity was unavoidable, "What project? You know, I am only interested in the Internet industry."

Zheng Yan’s answer strengthened William’s idea of ​​cooperating with him, saying: “After the Gulf War, because of Iraq’s crazy actions, not only did it cause oil pollution in the Gulf, but the fire also lasted for more than ten months.

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"After more than two years of treatment, although the pollution problem has not been completely solved, it is now possible to resume production. Soon, the mining rights of Iraq's Rumela Oilfield and Kuwait's Big Burgan Oilfield will be re-determined."

"You have never paid attention to news in this area, so you may not know much about it. These two oil fields are among the largest oil fields discovered so far. The interests involved are extremely amazing, and they are not inferior to the Tyumen Oil Field."

"In addition, because the losses caused by the war were too great, both Iraq and Kuwait wanted to take this opportunity to obtain a sum of funds to relieve domestic pressure, so they gave a thirty-year mining period. If you are interested, we can jointly obtain it

Go to these two oil fields."

"I know that you are a shareholder of Occidental Petroleum Company in the United States, and you are probably the largest shareholder. As long as you have these two oil fields, in the future you will

You don’t have to worry about crude oil for a long time. Even if you don’t need it, you can sell it to our family.”

The Rockefeller family has coveted these two oil fields for a long time, but there is no suitable opportunity. This time, because the exploitation period has been extended, the competition is extremely fierce, and even William is not absolutely sure.

In the past, Zheng Yan really had no idea about the oil industry because the competition was too fierce, but with Rockefeller as a partner, it was different.

In addition, China has become a pure oil importer since last year, and with the development of the economy, the demand for oil imports will become greater and greater. As long as it can capture one of the oil fields, it will not only make money for itself, but also

No matter how you think about it, it feels good to share the country's worries.

However, Zheng Yan has other considerations. Thirty-year mining rights seem good, but in less than ten years, Iraq will fall into war again, and it will last for a long time. In other words, the Rumela oil field in Iraq can only be exploited at most.

Nine years.

If the price paid in the process of obtaining the mining rights is too high, let alone profit, it is uncertain whether the cost can be recovered. Therefore, Zheng Yan has little interest in the Rumela Oilfield in Iraq.

"How do you want to collaborate?"

When William saw Zheng Yan's interest, he continued: "We can cooperate and win the mining rights of the two oil fields together. But you also know that the oil industry is the foundation of our family, so we need 60% of the shares.

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Zheng Yan doesn't care whether it's 60% or 70%. The key is that Zheng Yan doesn't want to invest in Iraq's oil fields, but Zheng Yan can't think of a suitable reason.

"William, to be honest, I don't have much interest in the oil fields in Iraq. If possible, I just want to invest in the Big Burgan Oil Field in Kuwait." Zheng Yan thought for a while, and decided to tell the truth in order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.

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"Why?" William asked strangely.

In William's view, the conditions of the two oil fields are not much different. As for crude oil reserves, it is impossible for anyone to think there is too much.

"You may not understand this, but personally, I am not optimistic about the country of Iraq.

The mining environment. Not to mention, starting from the Iran-Iraq war, in just ten years, two large-scale wars have occurred in Iraq."

"The country of Iraq, or their leaders, are too aggressive. No one can guarantee what will happen to this country in the future. In comparison, Kuwait is much more stable, and they were also the invaded party in the Gulf War.

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"Whether you say I'm unfounded or arrogant, I can avoid risks in the financial market through my own judgment, but this kind of war between countries cannot be controlled by anyone at all."

After listening to Zheng Yan's explanation, William suddenly laughed and said, "Zheng Yan, are you kidding? After the last Gulf War, Iraq has no ability to start another war, at least for decades."

"It has nothing to do with whether their leaders are crazy or not, or whether they are aggressive or not. Their national conditions have already determined this. If not, do you think anyone would be willing to invest in Iraq's oil fields?"

William didn't know at all that Zheng Yan was not worried about Iraq provoking a war. He was worried about the US invasion of Iraq. He couldn't say he was worried because it would become a fact. Zheng Yan was just avoiding this risk. However, this kind of thing was definitely not allowed.

Said.

"I have said it, you may not understand, but I still stick to my point of view. The reason why I invested in crude oil futures was that Iraq would launch a war. Later, I won the bet. Now, I am worried that Iraq will launch a war again.

war, so we don’t want to invest in Iraq.”

Zheng Yan has made up his mind that he will never invest in Iraq. William can also see that Zheng Yan is not joking, but he really cannot understand Zheng Yan's concerns.

"Well, anyway, there will still be some time before the mining rights are opened. You can think about it again. If it doesn't work, it would be good if we cooperate to win the Big Bulgan Oil Field."

Whether Zheng Yan is really worried about the outbreak of war in Iraq or has other considerations, it is the same to William. And William knows very well that once a person like Zheng Yan decides on something, there is no way he will be betrayed.

persuade.