Three o'clock in the afternoon.
Ambassador Diaoyutai Hotel.
In the reception room of Building 6 in the exclusive villa area.
Mo Zhexuan and Wu Kuobin, who had just arrived, were sipping tea and chatting about the progress of the natural gas cooperation project.
"Xiaoxuan! The current situation is this: we have no objection to your participation in the Yacheng Gas Field Project. After all, we are all family, and we all hope that our motherland can prosper."
Deep down, Wu Kuobin really hopes that the other party can join the Yacheng gas field project. An investment of 30 million MiGold is not a small amount. It is a real political achievement, and it is not impossible to go further in the future.
But there are some things that he cannot decide. The country is now poor and has to consider the overall situation from all aspects. The Americans are almost invincible now, and their relationship with the polar bears has never recovered since they became hostile.
What can we do if we don’t get support from Western countries in the current reform and opening up? These are the realities. Although we know that the US Arco Oil Company has an arrogant attitude, what can we do?
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to hide his loneliness. In the blink of an eye, a spring-like smile appeared on his face again. After a moment of consideration, he continued:
"But the current situation is that the US company Arco Petroleum is very tough. They don't want to introduce a third-party partner and are even threatening to withdraw from the partnership. We don't want to be coerced, but we are at the mercy of others."
"On the one hand, the US company Arco Petroleum has been deeply involved in the oil and other resource sectors for many years and has both the technology and the capital. On the other hand, the other party is backed by the US. If reform and opening up want to succeed, it will be impossible without the support of the world's largest economy and military power..."
"I understand what you mean. Actually, I didn't hold out much hope for this plan, but I wanted to give it a try."
Mo Zhexuan took a sip of tea calmly, his expression very relaxed, as if he didn't take this cooperation project to heart at all. But then a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly:
"But I've never given up halfway. I won't give up easily until the last moment. After all, everything depends on human effort!"
"Could you give me another week? I'd like to personally discuss this with the representatives of the American Arco Oil Company. If nothing seems to be going on after a week, I'll completely give up on the cooperation."
Wu Kuobin has been an official for decades and naturally possesses a strong aura, but today he was dormant by the unique aura emanating from Mo Zhexuan, and he had an inexplicable feeling in his heart that he could succeed.
After thinking for no more than three seconds, he nodded firmly and said:
"I'll help you with this for a week anyway."
"Uncle Wu, whether it succeeds or not, I will always be grateful to you."
"I want to thank you for supporting the development of our motherland."
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The two chatted for a while, and then Wu Kuobin said goodbye and left. Mo Zhexuan kindly invited him to have dinner together in the evening, but the other party wanted to go back and report quickly, so they could only find another time to get together.
In the past few days, Li Changyong asked him to attend parties several times and wanted to introduce some people to him, but he refused every time. The main reason was that he rode his bicycle around Beijing every day and came back so tired that he didn't want to move.
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China Overseas.
In an antique office.
Wu Kuobin, who had just left the State Guest Diaoyutai State Hotel, rushed here without stopping, ready to admit his mistake to his old leader.
"Comrade Xixian! I want to admit my mistake. I agreed to give Mo Zhexuan a week without any organization or discipline. I will request disciplinary action from my superiors."
Wu Kuobin explained the whole story in detail. The reason he chose to agree immediately was that he was sure that the old man would support it.
"The punishment is too severe. Mo Zhexuan is our fellow Hong Konger, one of us. We already feel bad for rejecting him. Giving him a week is reasonable, and you're right to agree immediately."
The old man is now becoming more and more interested in this young man whom he has never met, and is also more curious about how he plans to persuade the profit-driven American Arco Oil Company.
"Do you think he can succeed?"
"I've met him three times in total, and I've found him to be very experienced and thoughtful in both his conduct and his work. This time, I observed his tone and noticed he was very confident, and I simply believed he could succeed."
Wu Kuobin would not be easily influenced by others, but his instinctive intuition told him that the other party would definitely succeed. This intuition helped him avoid countless crises during his decades of career as an official.
"I'm also very curious about what he will do. Americans, by nature, worship the strong and prioritize strength. It's not easy to get them to back down. Without the corresponding strength, it's impossible. Let's wait and see."
The old man took a deep drag on his cigarette, then stubbed out the nearly burned-out butt in the ashtray. He looked out the window with his deep eyes, wondering what he was thinking. He changed the subject and continued:
"I'll coordinate with all the departments on the other party's investment project as soon as possible. When the official contract is signed, I'll be in attendance to meet this interesting young man."
"We have already finalized the Guangshi milk tea project through negotiations. The main disagreement now is on the issue of the Changbai Mountain Chinese herbal medicine cultivation base. However, we should be able to find common ground and reach a preliminary cooperative investment agreement in the next few days."
"That'll do."
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