Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 204 Heading to Jeddah

In the spacious office of the Purchasing Department of Scomo Petroleum Company, all the office members were like frightened birds, staring at the minister's office in silence. Sato Nakaichi was roaring loudly inside. Although they could not hear it.

What exactly is Qing talking about, but from the constant "baka" in Sato Naka's mouth, one can guess that this is definitely not good news.

Since the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in the Middle East, Sato Nakaichi, who was originally quite polite to his subordinates, seems to have changed. Not only has his temper become much more grumpy, but his requirements for these subordinates have also become much harsher. Even Sato Nakaichi

The always doted on one, their office beauty, Matsushita Rimiko, the famous beautiful secretary in Scomo Petroleum Company, was severely criticized by Sato Nakaichi the day before yesterday because of a trivial matter. According to relevant sources

It was revealed that the day before yesterday, Matsushita Rimiko and Minister Nakaichi Sato worked overtime until late at night before being allowed to go home.

"You know, when Rimiko went home, it was very difficult to walk. So the next morning, she couldn't come to work on time..." A female employee pretended to be mysterious and said to her companions.

"It's not the minister's fault. I heard that the president was very dissatisfied with our purchasing department's failure to purchase enough crude oil this month. Minister Sato must be under a lot of pressure." Someone said disapprovingly.

"Not only is it a lot of pressure, have you heard that our competitor, the head of the purchasing department of Shikoku Petroleum Co., Ltd., was kicked out to other departments for retirement the day before yesterday because of poor purchasing." said the well-informed person.

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"Yeah?"

"Really?" everyone asked in surprise. For an oil refining company like theirs, a purchasing department and a sales department are extremely lucrative positions, and once there is a vacancy for upper-level cadres, these two

It is easiest for the head of a department to be promoted. If he is transferred to another department, even if he takes the name of an ordinary vice president, it may be a disguised demotion.

"Of course it is true. Shikoku Petroleum Co., Ltd. is in a terrible situation this time. Not only did they not get enough crude oil contracts, but what is even more troublesome is that a large part of their original contracts was supplied by Kuwait Petroleum Company. Now

Kuwait is occupied by Iraq and the war there is chaotic. Who still has the heart to fulfill the contract? So it is said that the gap is quite big!" The man said proudly, "This is insider information. Shikoku Petroleum Co., Ltd. has not officially announced it to the outside world.

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"What are you all doing together? If you don't hurry up and get oil, you'll find oil for me immediately! Whoever can't find enough oil will have his salary cut in half this month!" Sato Chuichi roared in the minister's room.

Lei Dao, everyone in the office immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.

In the past few days, Sato Zhongyi has been driven crazy by this oil. He sees that the price of oil changes every day, but the amount of oil sold in the futures market every day is a drop in the bucket! That little amount of crude oil,

To be coveted by major oil refining companies around the world, Scomo Petroleum Company is only Japan's third largest company. You can imagine how difficult it is to pull out the teeth from the tiger's mouth. These days, it has only grabbed a few deals with a total amount of less than 3,000 yuan.

Futures contracts worth US$10,000. The procurement department’s negotiations with Southeast Asia and China for imported oil are still ongoing. Judging from the current situation, it is not optimistic to obtain a large amount of oil in a short period of time - today’s crude oil production companies,

They are generally reluctant to sell, and without a contract, it is not easy to get an extra barrel of oil from them. However, this is also a normal thing. As long as you hold the crude oil in your hands for a few more days, each barrel of oil may be sold for one more barrel.

For two dollars, who wouldn’t do such a beautiful thing?

He has heard that the purchasing director of Shikoku Petroleum Co., Ltd. has been transferred to the propaganda department. Although his level has not been reduced, everyone understands that he has been relegated to the sidelines and his future future is worrying. If he is in the near future,

You cannot change the current situation; your present is your future.

Thinking of this, Sato Chuichi walked around the minister's room in distress like a hungry dog. He had to find a breakthrough and acquire enough oil as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would be in trouble in Scomo Petroleum.

My future in the company is about to end here. I am already nearly fifty years old. Once I am transferred to an insignificant department by the company, it will be more difficult to make a comeback than to reach the sky. And in that case,

It will also have a great impact on his future retirement income. So he must not allow this to happen!

But now, he is full of energy and has no idea where to turn. The United Nations has passed a resolution to impose economic sanctions on Iraq and will immediately begin to implement it. In the future, there will be no oil supplies from Iraq and Kuwait.

The supply of oil on the world oil market has been significantly reduced, and OPEC oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia are still debating whether to immediately increase oil production. In the near future, oil shortages can be said to be a foregone conclusion.

Although Japan has a large amount of oil reserves, the news from the cabinet is that the Prime Minister is not ready to approve the use of the country's oil reserves. It is difficult for Scomo Petroleum Company's own oil reserves to meet the company's long-term needs.

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Now he can only wait and see if his friends can find out from those who are engaged in futures trading who the account that began to absorb oil futures four months ago came from. If he can communicate with this mysterious person,

If the character catches up, then maybe there is a chance...

Just when Sato Zhongyi was worried about this and was looking forward to the reply, Fang Mingyuan had already boarded the passenger plane to Saudi Arabia. Fang Mingyuan really spent a lot of words to convince Mr. Guo and Su Huandong to let the two

He agreed to go to Saudi Arabia to look for members of the Kuwaiti royal family. And it was with the assistance of Su Huandong and Mr. Guo that he was able to successfully obtain a visa to Saudi Arabia.

Sitting in the first class cabin, he was looking through the information in his hand to understand the latest situation in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. But this time, he mainly wanted to meet with the members of the Kuwaiti royal family, donate them a sum of money, and gain some

He has a good impression and will lay the foundation for further contact in the future. As for the Saudi Arabian royal family, he has no plans to contact him yet. Although, with his current net worth, he is considered quite wealthy among the rich in the world, but

Compared with these Arab royal families lying on oil, they absolutely pale into insignificance!

I remember that in his previous life, Fang Mingyuan once heard that in the 1970s, the wealthy Arab royal family went to London to look at houses, pointed at the one they liked and said "I want this", "I want that", usually "this" and "that" refer to

It is a whole street. Moreover, wealthy people in the Gulf like to buy real estate in Europe and travel to Europe for vacation. It is said that after a Saudi prince tasted all the dishes in a well-known restaurant in Paris, he threw down a dozen banknotes as a tip and left satisfied.

After the waiter who served him counted the tips, he went crazy with surprise. The tips were more than his annual income. There was also a certain royal family who celebrated his birthday and his family gave him the latest Boeing 747 as a birthday gift.

The Kuwaiti royal family is the Sabah family that has ruled Kuwait since the mid-18th century. In 1961, Kuwait declared independence, and the head of the Sabah family became the Emir of Kuwait. The Sabah family is divided into the Jaber branch.

and Salim branch, the chiefs of the two branches take turns to inherit the throne of Kuwait. The current emir is Jaber III, namely Jaber Ahmed Sabah. This is a man who will not die until the next century.

The monarch of Kuwait who reigned for nearly thirty years.

The reason why Fang Mingyuan remembers him so clearly is because his successor Saad Abdullah Salim Sabah, the 14th Emir of Kuwait, is a celebrity in world history. He was

He ascended the throne in January 2006, but was forced to abdicate that same month and only served as monarch for ten days. He was the shortest reigning monarch in the history of Kuwait and one of the shortest reigning monarchs in the world.

Saad served as the Prime Minister of Kuwait before becoming the 14th Emir of Kuwait, and after the Gulf War, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kuwaiti Army. However, when Ebemi Jaber III passed away, he had already suffered from intestinal cancer.

He attended the funeral of the former emir without sitting in a wheelchair. The half-brother of Jaber III, Prime Minister Sabah Ahmed Jaber Sabah, took the opportunity to use this reason to launch an attack and led the cabinet meeting to initiate the constitutional process.

On the pretext that Ade was old and sick and unable to govern, he was forced to abdicate and was succeeded by Sabah.

The Chinese people are more familiar with Prince Fahd of the Kuwaiti royal family who died in the Iraq War. He was the youngest brother of Al-Jabir III. He had held many important positions in the international sports world and was the chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia at the time.

In 1990, the 11th Asian Games will be held in the capital of China. This is the first time that China has hosted a large-scale sports event since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, due to the turmoil last year, many Western countries took the opportunity to encourage Asian countries to boycott this Asian Games.

He even lobbied Prince Fahd, but Prince Fahd believed that politics and sports should not be confused and insisted on holding the 11th Asian Games in the Chinese capital. According to his relatives later, Prince Fahd originally planned to

He attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and specially asked staff from the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait to translate the last few sentences of his speech into Chinese for him to pay tribute to the Chinese people.

This time, Fang Mingyuan came to Saudi Arabia to look for the Kuwaiti royal family, and he also planned to take the route of Prince Fahd.

The middle-aged man sitting next to him, named Lu Zhengde, is a British-Chinese man that Mr. Guo found for him in Hong Kong. He is the overseas manager of Guo's Shipping Group Company responsible for the Middle East affairs. He happened to be back in Hong Kong for a vacation, and was asked by Guo

The old man sent him to help Fang Mingyuan.

"Mr. Fang, have you clearly remembered all the precautions I told you?" Lu Zhengde repeatedly warned Fang Mingyuan. Along the way, he had mentioned these matters many times. Among them

Part of this was something Fang Mingyuan already knew. For example, alcoholic drinks or pork could not be brought into the country. Once the goods were discovered, they would be confiscated and destroyed, and the carriers would be arrested and subject to heavy fines. Audio, video and printed matter with explicit and obscene content could not be brought into the country. Passports

There cannot be an Israeli visa stamped on it, otherwise you will be prohibited from entering; you cannot take photos of people, especially local women; and women cannot go out alone and must be accompanied by family members, etc.

But there are some things that Fang Mingyuan didn't know in advance. For example, in Saudi Arabia, not only is drug smuggling a capital crime, but even if you bring Chinese patent medicines or larger doses of personal medicines into the country, you must provide a doctor's prescription, otherwise you will still be in trouble; and

In Saudi Arabia, it is forbidden to take pictures in public places and scenic spots. You cannot take pictures of people without their permission, and smoking is prohibited; men are not allowed to go out in public places with their chests exposed or shorts on... There are a lot of rules.

Fang Mingyuan nodded. This time when he came to Saudi Arabia, in order to avoid trouble, Fang Mingyuan did not bring anything that was banned in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, when he went to an Arab country for the first time, he did not even bring a camera. Even Lin Lian

, all stayed in Hong Kong and did not follow him. Only Chen Zhong stayed with him. Originally, Mr. Guo planned to send a few more people to protect him, but they were all rejected by Fang Mingyuan. Today's security in Saudi Arabia is not as good as in the previous life.

There is so much chaos here, and the national conditions of Saudi Arabia and China are very different. If you bring more people, I am afraid it will be more eye-catching.

"But you don't need to be too nervous. Although the mainland and Saudi Arabia just established diplomatic relations in 1988, the relationship between the two countries is quite harmonious. As long as it is not a heinous mistake, under normal circumstances, the Saudis will not make it too difficult for our people."

Lu Zhengde consoled him. This mission came quite suddenly, and it was also quite mysterious. He, the dignified Huaguo Shipping Group Company's affairs representative in Saudi Arabia, had only been back for a week's vacation, and he accompanied this Fang again.

The gentleman and his entourage rushed to Saudi Arabia. Until now, he has not figured out why Fang Mingyuan came to Saudi Arabia. However, the company asked him to cooperate with Fang Mingyuan as much as possible, and this order was personally given by Guo Tianyu

It was given to him. The other party Mingyuan and Lu Zhengde naturally did not dare to neglect it in the slightest.

"Dear passengers, the plane is about to arrive at the destination. Please fasten your seat belts and put down the table. The plane is about to land! I wish everyone a happy journey!"

As the sweet voices of the stewardesses reminded everyone, everyone fastened their seat belts and the plane began to prepare for landing. Their first stop in Saudi Arabia was the Port of Jeddah!