Chapter 438 Going to America Again
Originally, even if Lin Siqiao had heard of such an unknown little place abroad, he probably wouldn't have taken it seriously.
But it was hard for her to forget this place.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the huge transnational lawsuit that took place in later generations.
At that time, there was so much wasteland in the west of Texas that the government came up with a clever idea to sell it.
They publicly announced that there was oil here and used this as a gimmick to launch a global publicity campaign.
Other countries are not stupid either. If there really is oil in this godforsaken place, would you keep it for yourself and sell it to others? Then start wars all over the world to steal other countries' oil?
What? You have nothing to do after eating, so why don’t you bring warmth to the world?
But someone believed it, and the buyer was none other than a Chinese petrochemical company.
However, the purchase price was not the current US$1.2 million, but more than 1,000 times higher. Including taxes, the total cost was close to US$2 billion.
Because of this deal, China was criticized domestically and became a laughing stock around the world. During that period, whenever foreigners mentioned Chinese people, their first reaction was four words: stupid and rich!
The ones who laughed the most among them were Guo, but as they laughed a lot, they soon stopped laughing.
Because a few years later, China really discovered a super large oil field with a total reserve of nearly 20 billion barrels of crude oil in this wasteland.
In addition, there are more than 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.
The total value is as high as 6 trillion Chinese yuan.
When the country learned the news, it was so jealous that it almost broke apart!
You have to know that they had conducted countless exploration and testing here long before China purchased it. If there was really oil, they would be crazy to sell it at this price.
While being shocked by China's exploration technology, the United States also set its sights on this oil field.
Although it is clearly written in black and white in the contract that the right to use the land and the right to exploit its resources belong to China.
But the country is too shameless to want money and insists that oil is a non-renewable resource and does not fall under the category of resources.
And use this as an excuse to forcibly take back the land.
The two parties engaged in a litigation over this matter for several years. Later, as public opinion fermented, this matter also caused a widespread heated discussion on the Internet.
China won the lawsuit, but because the United States had been determined to prevent mining, after a period of tug-of-war between the two sides, China finally gave up 60% of the mining rights.
On the surface, China seems to be backing down.
But the actual result is that China not only won international credibility but also made a net profit of more than 2 trillion Chinese yuan.
With the experience gained in the future, Lin Siqiao will not allow the other party to exploit loopholes in the contract this time.
However, according to the country's consistent principles, the final result will most likely require joint mining by both parties, but it is hard to say who will get 4% and who will get 6% this time.
When he thought about the fact that he could exchange such a huge oil field for only 1.2 million US dollars, Lin Siqiao felt like he was injected with chicken blood for the next few days, and he had endless energy.
Of course, for such a big thing as going abroad, Lin Siqiao had to report to his senior brother in advance according to the rules.
However, Minister Wu did not agree with what he heard. After Deputy Director Zhang was dismissed, his subordinates took the initiative to confess a lot of things in order to protect themselves.
This included the fact that Deputy Director Zhang leaked to Pete the fact that Lin Siqiao was studying in Cambridge and would be participating in an international competition in March in order to earn $30,000.
Lin Siqiao was silent for a while after hearing this, but she had to go on this trip to the country.
The Wolfcamp area is not big, but not small either. She would feel uneasy if she didn't go and take a look.
Besides, it’s only a few days. She will return home as soon as the matter is over, so there shouldn’t be any big problems.
Minister Wu saw that she was determined to do so, so he had no choice but to agree.
"After you get to the country, call Director Chen if you have any questions. If you have nothing else, remember to call and let him know you're safe."
Now that the forces in the liaison office have been almost eliminated, Director Chen can provide support immediately if anything happens.
"Okay, I understand."
With the approval of his senior brother, Lin Siqiao began to prepare for the trip with peace of mind.
At six o'clock on Friday evening, Lin Siqiao boarded the flight to Texas on time, and Li Jiachen came to pick him up when he landed at Dallas International Airport.
After greeting each other, the two got into the car together.
On the way, Li Jiachen gave her a brief outline of the upcoming itinerary.
They will later check in at a small town about 20 kilometers away from the Wolfcamp area.
Tomorrow morning, the head of the government, Mr. Roberts, will come over. In the morning, they will go to the wasteland for a field inspection. Once they are satisfied with the inspection, they will discuss the details of the contract.
As for the price, although Mr. Roberts did not say it explicitly, Li Jiachen felt from what he said that there should be room for negotiation.
In addition, he also helped Lin Siqiao contact the seller in Beverly City. The other party is available tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. As soon as things here are finished, they can return to Los Angeles.
Lin Siqiao nodded, and after completing the check-in process, she took out an envelope from her bag.
"Advisor Li, thank you for your hard work these past few days. This is a small token of my appreciation."
"No, no, no, Miss Lin, you are too polite. The reward you gave is already a lot."
Li Jiachen was speaking from his heart. The real estate market in the country is currently in a downturn, and even a candidate like him with strong business capabilities has no place to use his talents.
"Ms. Lin, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, really!"
Li Jiachen didn't say anything else. At his age, he has elderly parents and young children to take care of. If he didn't have this remuneration, he really didn't know how he would get through this difficult time.
"Take it, you deserve it."
Lin Siqiao is not the kind of person who only exploits his employees and is ungrateful. The other party was able to arrange this matter so well in just a few days. It is not reasonable for Lin Siqiao to treat him unfairly.
Besides, she had other plans.
At this point, Li Jiachen did not refuse any more, "Thank you, Miss Lin, then you should go to bed early."
Lin Siqiao nodded.
After sitting on a long-distance flight for more than ten hours, she was already exhausted, but when she thought of the huge oil field so close at hand.
Okay, just be tired, she accepted it.
The next morning, Lin Siqiao went to the only coffee shop in town at the agreed time. The manager, Mr. Roberts, waited there half an hour in advance to show his sincerity.
Li Jiachen introduced the two people, "Mr. Roberts, this is the lady I told you about before."
Lin Siqiao extended his hand enthusiastically, "Hello, Mr. Roberts"
Roberts was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Jiachen with uncertainty. However, because Lin Siqiao was right in front of him, he was too embarrassed to speak directly.
After saying hello, Mr. Roberts shook his head helplessly.
He felt that there was a high probability that this deal would not be successful.
As a reminder, Mr. Roberts said, "Miss, the land we are going to see today is actually a wasteland. Do you know what wasteland means?"
Lin Siqiao nodded. Of course she knew.
Mr. Roberts felt that she did not understand it well, so he explained to her for a long time. In short, there was nothing there except rocks and weeds.
Seeing that Lin Siqiao nodded, Mr. Roberts had no choice but to take the person to the car.
On the way there, he didn't say anything else. There was really nothing to explain. It was just a piece of wasteland.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at their destination.
Mr. Roberts pointed to the sign ahead and made a wide circle with his hand.
"Miss, the piece of land you are seeing now is the land we are going to sell."
Lin Siqiao looked into the distance and found that there was nothing here, just as Roberts had said.
Everywhere you look, there is desolation.
It was not until the camel-hump-like mountain range appeared in his sight that Lin Siqiao's heart finally settled.
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