Chapter 357 Homogenization of opponents
The three of them have the reserve and pretentiousness that are unique to Asians. When they got off the helicopter, there was a pilot in front and a follower in the next step. They were hesitant when they moved their steps, leaving only the loess padding and the water was poured on the street.
They were all wearing fur coats and wrapped themselves in the cold Siberia like fur animals. In addition to the leader showing a face, the two behind not only had scarves on their necks, earmuffs on their ears, but also had glasses in front of their eyes, and the gloves were also as thick as possible fingerless gloves.
Qin Shiwei and other technicians didn't care who came and who left, and they were observing the data parameters on the computer. Su Cheng, Chamier and others naturally turned their heads and watched them come.
"Chairman of Sucheng?" The Asian man standing on the left side of the back row shouted in special Chinese. The leader stretched out his arms from afar, bent down and shook hands with Sucheng.
The other party's posture was so low that it was beyond Su Cheng's expectations, so he stretched out his right hand and gently grasped it.
As they were close together, Su Cheng could recognize it. The leader was obviously a Japanese, and the two behind him had a little confused face.
It is not surprising to see Japan in Russia. The Anda Line that China hopes to obtain was eventually replaced by the Japanese Anna Line. And the Japanese consortium has become a tradition around the world to purchase oil fields and exploit oil. They do not have oil in their own country and need oil, so they adopt the model of returning to China. In addition, Japan is also one of the world's several heavyweight petroleum technology providers, and is not inferior to the United Kingdom in oil extraction and smelting technology.
"Which company do you belong to?" Su Cheng asked condescendingly without any politeness. No matter what the competition situation is next, the Skoler Oilfield has been taken down by Dahua Industrial. The Japanese came here, that is, they came to his territory.
"I am Ito Nobuge from Ito Trading Company."
"Ito Trading Company?" Su Cheng's tone increased slightly.
"Yes. The company has purchased shallow sea oil technology from Dahua Industrial and has also participated in bidding for the Setan Oilfield in the UAE. Before I traveled, I received the instructed by Vice President Ito Takanobu Ito, saying that Chairman Su must respect Chairman Sucheng. Vice President Ito Takanobu Ito said that Director Su is the most resilient and excellent business talent he has ever seen..." Ito Nobuki said compliments, and his eyes were paid attention to Sucheng's expression with his eyes. Seeing his peaceful appearance, he couldn't help but look down on him. He suddenly pointed to the Asian man on the right side of his left hand and smiled and said, "Please allow me to introduce him. This is Mr. Li Zhengfu of the Singapore-Malaysia Petroleum Company."
Su Cheng frowned as he expected and asked: "Singapore Petroleum?"
"The Petroleum Company in Singapore and Malaysia is a newly established joint venture and has national assets in Singapore and Malaysia." Ito Nobunaga smiled and said: "Singapore and Malaysia have US$25 billion in assets and a series of new oil recovery and refining technologies. Our Ito Trading Company has signed an agreement with Singapore and Malaysia to jointly develop the Siberian market."
This is clearly a carriage and horse robbery. Su Cheng knew it very well, and he was idle to speak ruthlessly at this time, so he just said lightly: "Since that's the case, I wish you a smooth business."
It is false to say that it is not worrying. Singapore and Malaysia are typical Asian countries. Although their labor costs are higher than China, the average productivity of workers is also higher than that of China. If we consider the labor and average productivity, their labor costs may be lower than that of China in the 1990s. This is the core combat effectiveness of Asian countries in the rise of the four Asian dragons. As time goes by, workers' wages are getting higher and higher, and the average productivity of workers has not increased, which has led to the increase and rise.
But in the early 1990s, Singapore and Malaysia had absolute cost advantages. Especially countries such as Singapore and Malaysia did not have strict labor protections like European and American countries, and production progress could be quickly released when funds were abundant. At the same time, their main workers also had technical and educational levels that were not inferior to European and American countries.
In the battle to attract investment in Asia in the 1990s, Singapore had the strongest combat effectiveness. The good geographical location created a global petrochemical base, which in turn nurtured generations of skilled workers.
Whether it is competing for technology, manpower or cost-effectiveness. Before 1997, the four Asian dragons all had the strength to challenge Chinese companies. It can be said that the financial crisis in 1997 solved the snoring person on the side of the bed for China.
Before this, Sucheng had to face the challenges of these same-type Asian companies. Even if Dahua Industrial is fighting locally, it will probably have a greater chance of winning. If it fights with Russia, it will be hard to say who wins and loses.
Lee Zhengfu of Singapore and Malaysia took off his glasses, pointed to the operating room, and asked: "Is that OK?"
Su Cheng nodded and said, "Let's divide a visiting room, please do not disturb the staff inside."
In the drilling operation room in the wild, there are usually various electronic instruments, so we try to provide a better environment. However, except for the extraordinary equipment in a few countries, most of them are replaced by mobile houses or camping houses. Dahua’s is no exception. It consists of three container-sized camping houses. After a little reinforcement and windproof measures were taken, various electronic equipment were moved in.
Ito Nobuge and Li Masao held their heads up and walked in, no longer seeing the humility that had just happened.
The partitioned visiting room is very small, but facing a large piece of glass, you can see the scene inside clearly.
When he saw Dahua's computer, Li Zhengfu grinned and deliberately said loudly in English: "It is not easy for Dahua's equipment to reach the level of the early 1980s. Many of our equipment operators nowadays have not necessarily seen this model."
"We focus on the efficiency of oil production and saving money for users." Sucheng glanced at Ito Shin-kun and said, "If you just spend money to purchase equipment, I think customers don't need technical service companies. What we do is save money for customers on the premise of achieving their goals."
"I heard that Dahua Industrial provides financing. Could it be that Dahua's funds are limited and cannot help customers raise more funds?" Li Zhengfu was obviously an offensive route. He probably had designed various rhetorics long ago.
Su Cheng was not angry and said calmly: "There is a banking group composed of six banks behind Dahua. If necessary, I can join forces with two state-owned oil companies in China to participate in construction projects and even achieve turnkey projects. In fact, the more customers raise funds, the more money Dahua earns. We try to reduce development costs and also reduce customer pressure. Dahua is not a black-hearted trading company that ignores the customer's capital chain in order to make money."
He is facing Russian users, so there is no need to hide the fact that state-owned enterprises are.
In so-called democratic countries such as Latin America or Africa, state-owned enterprises will more or less cause some doubts. But in Russia, a country that has just endured the collapse of the Soviet Union, state-owned enterprises are still more popular than private enterprises.
In fact, at the moment of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russians felt pain. They lost their identity as an international power and fell into economic difficulties, while also giving the people a deeper understanding of national dignity. Even the Russian financial oligarch who gained benefits from the collapse of the Soviet Union was still full of regrets when talking about the Soviet Union. Putin once quoted a sentence: "Whoever does not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union will have no conscience; whoever wants to restore the past Soviet Union will have no mind."
When Sucheng talked about the two state-owned oil companies, he saw a Russian nodding slightly.
When Li Masao wanted to say something, Ito Shinji grabbed him and said a series of words in Japanese.
The translation immediately said in Russian: "For oil fields of Skoler, Japan can provide a three-year loan of 50 billion yen, and provide a one-stop service from mining to sales."
50 billion yen is about 400 million US dollars, and no matter what equipment is used, it is enough to develop the Skolle oil field. Although the appreciation of the yen puts unparalleled pressure on Japan's domestic exports, it has brought considerable convenience to Japan's acquisition of overseas assets.
If it was the lower yen price in 1985, Ito Trading Company had to pay 100 billion yen to exchange for US$400 million. Now only 50 billion yen is saved, which has greatly increased the financial competitiveness of Japanese trading companies.
In terms of financial strength, especially foreign exchange strength, Ito Trading Company, the world's top 500, is richer than all Chinese oil companies. Ito Nobuho holds his head up and is completely different from the moment.
Sucheng never retreated and mocked: "Ito Trading Company may have to spend $400 million to develop the Skolle Oilfield, and Dahua Industrial only needs 50 million. The profits of Japanese companies are indeed generous."
Japanese companies in the 1990s were the most popular in the world. Their corporate culture and business model were also used as a case for lectures in business schools in many countries around the world. The high profits gained by Japanese trading companies have always been the object of envy of European and American companies.
Ito Nobuge was in a hurry to speak, and lowered his head and asked Li Zhengfu: "Can you develop the Skolle Oilfield for $50 million?"
In fact, it is not only Nobu Ito who is asking about this question, but other Russians are also very interested.
There is no doubt that if the Japanese consortium can provide more financing and build oil fields at a lower cost, it will naturally be their first choice.
Lee Zhengfu did not answer immediately, turned over and whispered to his colleagues to ask.
Although they have done cost analysis of the Skolle oil field, they obviously do not regard $50 million as a node.
Two minutes later, Li Zhengfu said happily: "If the customer needs it, we guarantee that the Skoler oil field can be developed within US$50 million."
"The oil fields that are initially explored produce oil within half a year. The oil fields that are not explored produce oil within half a year and within one year? Can you do it?" Su Cheng said gently.
Li Zhengfu turned around and discussed it without looking at him, and then quietly went silent. He actually wanted to ask Su Cheng: "Can you really do it?"
In the end, he didn't ask.
Su Cheng also gently sweated, thinking in his heart that encountering homogeneous competitors is often the most troublesome. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!