The cool sea breeze blows gently, the coconut trees overhead make a swishing sound, and the sound of the waves gently hitting the beach is rhythmic and full of rhythm. Sitting on this silver-white beach and drinking ice-cold champagne is indeed a wonderful enjoyment. Across the bay, the Palace Hotel, which is under construction, is brightly lit, highlighting the tranquility of the island.
Richie was lying on a comfortable beach chair, talking lazily to Jonas who was sitting at the round table. "This season is the best in the UAE, neither hot nor cold. If you come here in summer, it will be a torture."
Richie's girlfriend Dolores Lola Ruiz came over with a pure wool blanket, gently covered Richie's legs, and said: "Mark, you are not a young man now. You should take good care of your body.¡±
"My most beautiful flower, I am not a child, I know my own condition." Richie said half-complainingly and half-pleasantly, and happily complied with Lola's arrangement and covered himself with a blanket.
Richie is truly in love this time. Lola is just like her Spanish grandmother, the passionate flower of the country. She is a charming woman, confident, strong, independent, and much better than his playboy father. Today, she is traveling between Spain and Russia, collecting various historical materials about her grandmother and preparing to write a book for her grandmother. As a Spanish idol, a writer and a millionaire, she is with Ricci not because of his power and money, but simply because of his charm. Richie was also attracted to her, and the two fell in love.
Jonas asked: "Lola. How is your information collection going?"
Lola said: "The Russian government is very supportive of my actions and the data collection went very smoothly. I have been thinking about the overall layout of this book recently. I have not yet decided how to write about my father's disgraceful past."
Lola¡¯s father. He joined the Soviet army during the Khrushchev era, but he was a famous playboy in the Soviet Union and the son of Khrushchev. He played with a lot of women in the Soviet Union, and he even went to jail for being jealous.
Jonas smiled and said: "I think if you write, you should not cover up this history, otherwise the authenticity will make people question. Now is an era of re-examining idols, and the rise of the Internet will make everyone Everyone can easily obtain detailed historical information. If some historical information is disclosed a few years later and you avoid the topic, you will be condemned because you are an immediate family member."
Lola nodded and said: "Maybe you are right, but I still need to think about it carefully."
Richie said: "My beautiful flowers, maybe you can go for a walk on the beach and find inspiration. Let me and Jonas have a good chat, okay?"
Lola said unceremoniously: "I have no interest in hearing your conspiracies."
Jonas smiled and said: "Sister Lola. Without any conspiracy, we have already left that primary stage."
Lola smiled and said: "Okay, I know, this is just business for you." She kissed Richie on the forehead and smiled: "I like this swimming pool in the backyard. If your Time is fast enough, maybe you can still have time to take a bath with me."
Richie smiled and said, "Compared to this, I'm more looking forward to your performance in bed." Lola rolled her eyes at him charmingly, turned around and left arrogantly. Richie watched her beautiful figure go away, then withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "Jonas, what do you think of her?"
Jonas nodded and said, "She is indeed a good woman, but I am a little worried about your health."
Richie laughed. "For me, life is all about enjoyment. I am willing to sink into this and die."
Jonas smiled and said: "I hope that when I reach your age, I can have the same mentality as you."
Richie took a sip of wine, let out a long breath, put his hands under his head, looked up at the stars, and said, "How do you think about the relationship with Abu Dhabi?"
Jonas said: "As you said to Sheikh Ahmed this afternoon, I am willing to be a bridge between the East and the West. However, I am definitely not willing to just play the role of a bridge. On the contrary, I hope to get greater benefits from it." profits and influence.¡±
"I am willing to listen to your plan."
Jonas said: "There is no detailed plan. Before the Abu Dhabi royal family issued conditions, I just drew up my bottom line and general policy." Rich nodded, and Jonas added: "At present, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi's oil development and refining is mainly provided by Halliburton and offshore oil companies, which earn high service fees every year. Abu Dhabi is unwilling to put its destiny in the hands of others. ThisOf course we can understand, but I cannot provide relevant technology without principles. I checked your company's technical reserves. Although I don't know the specific data, I can roughly understand the company's technical level through understanding with the technical staff.
In terms of offshore oil exploration, development and service technology, offshore oil companies can be said to be unique. From deep-sea oil exploration to development, from deep-sea pipeline construction to the construction of offshore oil platforms, the technology of offshore oil companies is unparalleled. Neither Bessie nor Halliburton can match them. Even better, Offshore Oil is a Swiss company. "
Rich asked: "Offshore oil companies have always been a cash cow for shareholders because of their technological advantages. If you want to acquire this company, you need a high premium."
Jonas nodded and said: "The offshore oil company's annual assets are nearly 2 billion US dollars. Last year, the turnover was more than 4 billion US dollars, and the profit reached 600 million US dollars. A technical service company can have such a gold-absorbing ability, It is indeed a money-spinner. I originally had no hope of being able to invest in it because I simply couldn¡¯t afford that much money, but now I have the opportunity.¡±
Jonas clearly remembers that Xue Tao once said with emotion that Offshore Oil Company, a small company, has grown in just a few years. It successively overcame several technical difficulties in oil development and soon became the leader in offshore oil exploration. The turnover reached more than 10 billion US dollars. Although there was a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in later generations, it was mostly caused by the mistakes of BP operators and had nothing to do with their technology.
Rich said: "You want to use Abu Dhabi's funds to help you provide funds for shares?"
Jonas nodded and said: "Offshore oil companies are high-quality assets. Even if Abu Dhabi has more money, the government will not allow this acquisition. But if I come to acquire it, the resistance will be relatively small."
Rich nodded and said: "With the profitability of offshore oil companies, although the company's assets are only 2 billion US dollars, if you pay a 50% premium, no one may be willing to sell it."
Jonas asked rhetorically: "What if the premium is 100%?"
Rich shook his head and said: "Jonas, this is a risk. Spending four billion to acquire a two billion company means that it will take several years for your funds to recover the cost, and in a few years , not counting how much wealth you can create with this capital
, but the risk is not worth it. Who knows what the situation will be like in a few years? Can your technical reserves still lead? "
Jonas shook his head and said: "Mark, what I lack most now is not funds, but influence and technology in the industry. Your company is only at the upper-middle level in the industry in terms of land-based mining and refining engineering services." , the technology for extracting crude oil from deep and shallow seas is not worth mentioning. If this acquisition can quickly increase my influence in the industry, I think it is a good deal. Because, I will try my best to encourage Abu Dhabi to pay the funds for me. "
¡°Then how are you going to get Abu Dhabi¡¯s support?¡±
¡°I can get financial support in the form of corporate bonds.¡±
Richie sighed and said, "You seem very confident."
Jonas thought to himself, if you knew that this company's profits would be 2 billion US dollars in the next year, you would be very confident. But of course I won't tell him this. Jonas nodded and said: "Large-scale oil fields have not been discovered in land-based oil development for several years. In the future, more oil exploration will be invested in the ocean. I am also prepared for a rainy day. Make preparations first."
Richie smiled and said, "Since you said that, I won't be stingy with the shares in my hand. However, I must pay a 100% premium."
Now it was Jonas¡¯s turn to be surprised, ¡°You also have shares in offshore oil companies?!¡±
Richie asked: "You don't know?"
Jonas shook his head and said, "I really don't know."
Rich smiled and said: "I own 7% of the shares in offshore oil. It's not too much, but it's not too little either."
Jonas smiled and said: "If that's the case, I hope Mark can act as my lobbyist, and we can discuss the specific negotiation plan in detail."
Rich smiled and said: "I can help you negotiate for other people's shares at a 50% premium, but you must first solve the funding problem in Abu Dhabi."
Jonas smiled and said: "I am confident about this."
Richie sat up straight, took his own wine glass from the small table, added another ice cube and said: "Jonas, I am very curious about your pursuit of life. You are so impatient and ambitious to develop. What do you want?"What do you want? "
Jonas said: "Mark, I once said that you are my idol, and this has not changed to this day. Creating a new trading method is your greatest achievement, but you are also infamous because of your unscrupulous tactics at the beginning. I I take you as my goal, but I don¡¯t want to follow your old path. I just hope to stand on your shoulders and walk steadier and farther.¡±
Richie chuckled: "Do you want to have more chips as soon as possible, and then be the banker between the East and the West?"
Jonas smiled and said: "I know, you will definitely guess it."
Richie sighed and said: "The marriage with Latini gives you a good hand, but the trade barriers between the East and the West are like an abyss. It is very dangerous for you to walk a tightrope between them."
Jonas said: "Since World War II, the United States has always wanted to build a unipolar world, but history has proven that this approach of the United States will never work. From the beginning of the Cold War, anti-Americanism in Latin America, to the establishment of the European Union , and the rise of China, all prove that the world is diverse. If this is the case, why don¡¯t I follow the trend?¡±
Richie was stunned for a moment and said with a sigh: "For the first time, I feel like I am old." He stood up, folded the wool blanket, and held it gently in his arms. "I need to think about it carefully. I will help you contact the offshore oil company. I really want to see how far you can go?!"
Watching Richie walking slowly but firmly towards the back door of the palace, Jonas's heart was filled with pride. What if the marriage with Latini
It was an unexpected move, but the acquisition of an offshore oil company was a move that Jonas had carefully planned. If he successfully acquires an offshore oil company, relying on the company's technical capabilities, Jonas is confident that he can explore more oil fields and win over more allies. These are the basis for success. (To be continued)
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