The four policemen searched various areas on the second floor. One of the young policemen's eyes lit up when he saw Mo Zhexuan by the window. The few of them immediately gathered together and walked over.
"Hello, Mr. Mo! I'm Liu De from the Beijing Public Security Bureau. I'm sorry to interrupt your meal, but I wanted to tell you that your Phoenix bicycle has been found."
"Officer Liu! You're too polite. A bicycle is just lost, it's not a big deal. Sorry to bother you this time."
Mo Zhexuan quickly stood up to express his gratitude. He looked at the collar badges of the policemen and found that the middle-aged man who was speaking had the highest official rank, a colonel with two bars and three stars.
This surprised him very much. You know, a colonel is a regimental-level cadre in the army, and even at the local level, he is a department-level cadre at the same level as a county magistrate.
"Uncle Liu!" Li Xiaowei, who was standing by the window, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and greeted him gracefully.
"Xiaowei! Aren't you working at the Palace Museum today? Why are you with Mr. Mo?" Liu De had actually discovered his old leader's beloved daughter a long time ago, but he didn't ask rashly.
"This morning I saw Mr. Mo and Ms. Li among the tourists visiting the Palace Museum. After the tour, we discussed having dinner together," Li Xiaowei explained.
"Okay! Then you must pay attention to safety." Liu De instructed, chatted with Mo Zhexuan and Li Peizhen for a few words, then said goodbye and left. When he left, he also left a young policeman behind.
The customers at other tables in the second-floor hall naturally recognized Mo Zhexuan's identity. They were all whispering and looking around, and some businessmen even prepared to say hello and get to know him.
"Is he Mo Zhexuan? He's the fellow from Hong Kong and Macau who appeared in the Huaxia Daily today. He looks so young!"
"Right! Don't be fooled by his youth; he's worth at least 5 billion Hong Kong dollars."
"That's so much! No way! He looks younger than my son. How did he earn that much?"
"It is said that he started from scratch and made his first fortune in the Hong Kong stock market."
"Is it really that profitable? Hong Kong is so developed, so shouldn't other countries be even richer?"
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Mo Zhexuan naturally didn't want to be treated like a monkey and become the object of everyone's attention and discussion. He finished his meal in no time and put down his bowl and chopsticks. Finally, after Li Wanhua finished eating, he quickly paid the bill.
The total consumption was 120 yuan. I have to say that this price is really cheap. It is a world of difference compared to the later generations where half a roast duck would cost several hundred yuan.
After discussion in the afternoon, several people decided to go to the nearest Summer Palace to take a look, and climb the Great Wall together tomorrow to conquer this historical monument that has been around for thousands of years.
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While Mo Zhexuan was visiting the scenic spots and historical sites in the capital, a meeting room in Zhonghai that could accommodate a hundred people was in an uproar. The cause was the natural gas cooperation project plan that Wu Kuobin from the Ministry of Foreign Trade brought back from Mo Zhexuan.
The contents of the plan are as follows: China Gas Company will invest 200 million US dollars to join the atmospheric oil field project discovered by China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the US Arco Oil Company in Yacheng, Hai Province, as well as a series of cooperation agreements to provide natural gas to Hong Kong.
In 1983, the newly established China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) discovered a large gas field while cooperating with the U.S. Arco Petroleum Company to explore the southeastern basin of Yacheng, Hai Province. Due to technical limitations at the time, the predicted reserves of the large gas field were no more than 10 billion cubic meters.
It was not until it was officially put into production in 1996 that the reserves of this large gas field were fully explored. The reserves were approximately 100 billion cubic meters, which was ten times the original amount!
This instantly made the American Arco Oil Company earn a lot of money. Although China National Offshore Oil Corporation held a dominant position, it had to pay the other party 49% of the money for every cubic meter of natural gas sold, which was undoubtedly a huge loss.
According to news reports in later generations, the American Arco Oil Company waited until the reserves of the Yacheng gas field were less than 20 billion cubic meters, and then sold its shares to China at a high price. It was really shrewd. This also led to the fact that the Chinese people could only use high-priced oil and natural gas, and became the ultimate leeks. This is the reality!
The reason why Mo Zhexuan knew so much about this project was that after the Yacheng gas field was put into production, there was a pipeline dedicated to transporting natural gas to Hong Kong, and then China Light and Power Company Limited used the natural gas to generate electricity.
Once when I was watching the news broadcast in Guangzhou, it happened to introduce the news that China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the US Arco Petroleum Company had discovered a large gas field in the southeast basin of Yacheng, Hai Province. This gave me an idea.
"Let me first explain my opinion. Huaxia Offshore Oil is close to signing an agreement with the US-based Arco Petroleum Company. They'll provide technology and 100 million US dollars in capital to acquire a 49% stake in the Yacheng gas field, while we'll hold 51%. If we allow China Gas to join, how will we proceed with development if Arco Petroleum withdraws its investment? We have neither the funds nor the technology."
Wang Yilin is the head of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. He is under a lot of pressure now. The company was just established last year. It has no funds and has just recruited a group of people from the oil industry to find talent. Now that they have finally discovered a large gas field, they naturally don't want to fail.
"Mr. Mo Zhexuan is one of us no matter what. We all share the same ancestor. I agree with him joining us, especially the plan to build an undersea pipeline to Hong Kong. It's very forward-looking."
Wu Kuobin's clear support for Mo Zhexuan was not only due to his 30 million yuan investment in China, but more importantly, he was impressed by the plan to build Hong Kong together.
"I'm not saying we're rejecting him. Right now, Arco Petroleum is taking a very tough stance. If we try to get a third party involved, they'll cancel the cooperation, and the gas field won't be developed."
"Chairman Wang, we can still function without anyone in this world. Even without the Americans and the polar bears, we still developed the atomic bomb. If we cooperate, we might even be restricted by the Americans..."
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The two of them were arguing back and forth until an old man at the center of the conference table finally stopped them. He looked around and said solemnly:
"Cooperation is mutual. We must hold the initiative in this project. What if the Americans suddenly withdraw their investment? Will the gas field be left undeveloped? So we must not rush into anything. We need to discuss and understand all aspects of the matter."
"But sometimes we also have to obey the overall situation. If reform and opening up are to succeed, we must gain the support of Western countries, that is, the support of the United States. So we should compromise when necessary and strike the right balance."
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