"Hello, Mark." Sha Zhengyang's first impression when he saw the other party was a bit like the Canadian mountain that often appeared on CCTV in his previous life. It seemed that the mountain was also called Mark.

"Hello." The other party was very enthusiastic. Mark was from Texan, but his accent didn't have a strong taste in the south.

Qian Xuan is fluent in English and is more than enough to act as a translator for the two of them, but in fact Mark can also speak some Chinese, while Sha Zhengyang can also speak some English. The two of them have similar Chinese and English skills. Simple chats are OK, but it is not enough to be used for commercial negotiations.

After two days of contact, Sha Zhengyang and Mark have become more familiar with each other, so you can enter the substantive negotiation in a few simple sentences.

Whether it is JP Morgan or Changhe Energy, they are aware of their needs.

JP Morgan knew very well that Texagu and Amoko didn't need them at all, and the attitude of CNPC was unclear, and even if CNPC was willing to cooperate with them, it was far less profitable than the cooperation with Changhe Energy Group.

Similarly, Changhe Energy Group is also very clear that if the cooperation with JP Morgan cannot be reached, the possibility of them successfully acquiring Akjiubin Petroleum is almost zero.

"Mark said that if we continue to delay like this, even if we reach an agreement, it is probably too late to participate in the Kazakhstan bidding. Bidding is not just about submitting a bid. The preparation of later information is very complicated. At the same time, in Kazakhstan, you can't do it with the strength or the bid information is fully prepared. You are very clear about this."

Qian Xuan's translation is very well-established, and even has a bit of Chinese characteristics.

Of course, among the members who accompanied Mark to participate in the negotiations, Yu Qian Xuan was not only proficient in English and Chinese, but also proficient in Chinese-American members.

Of course, this guy named Robin, Chinese, and Chinese, is difficult to compare with Qian Xuan's complex meanings with Qian Xuan, so he only acts as a witness to avoid the inadequate translation of Qian Xuan, which will damage the interests of JP Morgan. It is not ruled out that JP Morgan has not trusted enough for Qian Xuan, a staff member who has only joined JP Morgan for a long time.

"It is better not to reach an agreement than to reach an agreement." Sha Zhengyang shook his head, "In fact, we also want to reach an agreement with you earlier, but we need to understand what our efforts can bring. I think we have made a very clear statement of our position. We are not here to go through the motions. We sincerely want to complete this project, but without sufficient information to support the evidence, we cannot make a rash decision."

A very smart luster flashed in the gray-blue eyes. Sha Zhengyang even suspected that the other party could fully understand his words, but he was pretending to be stupid and asked Qian Xuan to translate it.

"According to your request, we have no secrets to tell you, but who will protect our interests?"

"I think I have made this point. In fact, Mark, you know our sincerity very well, and I also believe that your strength is probably not only reflected in these materials. If only some materials can successfully win such a large-scale bid, then I have to doubt your professional level in this work." Sha Zhengyang spread his hands.

Marco laughed, with a little more confidence in his tone, and even used Chinese directly: "Sha, you said it well, of course, our JP Morgan won more than that, relying on some information to win the bid. That is taken for granted and unrealistic. We have enough strength to prove ourselves, but..."

"Mark, don't do that. I think we have shown enough sincerity in our repeated contacts over the past few days. You should understand that I do not represent myself, but represent the company. This is a project that may involve hundreds of millions of dollars. We must be responsible for ourselves..."

Sha Zhengyang interrupted the other party recklessly and said directly: "Mark, you should believe in your own judgment. Does Changhe Energy Group really want to cooperate with JP Morgan on this project? In fact, you have already made a judgment in your heart. Why do you still have to get entangled in these details? Do you think that Changhe Energy Group, such a big one, will give up your cooperation with you just because you handed over more information to enhance our own confidence? Unless from the beginning, you JP Morgan have deliberately made articles on these information and intend to deceive us..."

"no, no, Sha, you are insulting me and insulting us jp Morgan. We will never do anything that will damage our image and violate business ethics. We guarantee this with my own honor,..." Mark shouted in anger.

"What are you waiting for? Take out something that convinces us. If you confirm it, I will immediately ask our boss to fly over to sign a contract with you JP Morgan, and quickly prepare all the information and handle all the links for the next step of the competition standard. This is what we should do, instead of chatting around some trivial things here!"

Sha Zhengyang waved his hand violently and shouted: "Don't hesitate anymore, I've been wasting time. If I missed the opportunity, you and I can only become scapegoats for the bosses!"

Mark finally showed a look of hesitation on his face.

He also knew very well that time would not wait for anyone, and there would be a lot of work next time. It was not just JP Morgan to prepare these materials. Texago and Amoco were not fuel-efficient. To defeat these two companies, it would take a lot of effort.

Mark finally agreed to think about it again, and he also needed to report to his boss, while Qian Xuan gave a thumbs up quietly when she left.

In her opinion, Sha Zhengyang's performance today was very effective and devoted, and he successfully achieved his goal.

Sha Zhengyang was finally able to untickle his tie and lay on the sofa and breathed a sigh of relief.

I have to say that it is difficult to get what you want with such a momentum, or you can get it occasionally, but if you want it again and again, it is a fool.

Sha Zhengyang knew very well that he had taken advantage of Mark's eagerness to succeed in this project.

For more than a year, he spent his main energy on the Wujin project with PetroChina, but in the end he had an accident. He not only invested a lot in vain, but also wasted more than a year. This made the headquarters very dissatisfied with it. Mark was eager to succeed in this project and restore his impression of the headquarters.

"Mr. Sha, do you think it can work?" Xu Liping also witnessed the three-day negotiation between Sha Zhengyang and JP Morgan. In fact, this is far from being a negotiation. It is just a question of asking JP Morgan to provide more information, but it was rejected by JP Morgan. This issue has been discussed for three days.

"Maybe it can be done. They also hope to reach an agreement earlier. The preliminary agreement on cooperation is far from enough. They still need to win bids for us in the next stage so that their commissions can be sufficient, and the more important financing agreement will be signed. That is the foundation of JP Morgan."

Sha Zhengyang had no intention of breaking the contract. In fact, if what JP Morgan gave is in line with what they described, then the project of Akjiubin Petroleum Company is optimistic, which also won the unanimous agreement between Mo Xiaoqin and Su Yanlai, so this must be insisted on and the real information must be seen.

It can be said that the cost of crude oil in many foreign regions is lower than that in China, except for labor costs. The cost of crude oil extraction, including Changhe Energy Group, is also increasing over time. Therefore, the geological conditions for oil and gas extraction in countries like Kazakhstan are much better than those in China.

And from the perspective of energy security, this is also the must-take in China's energy industry strategy in the future.

"Are the people from the Planning Department and the Finance Department here?" Sha Zhengyang asked casually.

"It's almost here, I asked Fu Lei to arrange someone to pick him up the plane." Xu Liping said: "Five people came to the Planning Department, seven people came to the Engineering and Technology Department, six people came to the Finance Department, and one from the General Engineering Office. Now the Beijing Office is a bit crowded."

"Let's squeeze first. These days are critical times. As soon as the information comes, we will conduct research and analysis immediately. The Provincial Government Office has connected with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have also contacted the Kazakh Embassy in Beijing. If the situation here is optimistic, senior officials and Mr. Zhong will come here. At that time, they may have to visit the Kazakh Ambassador."

Sha Zhengyang took a deep breath, stood up, and did a few chest expansion exercises. "I have a feeling that there should be a result in just a few days."

"Are you so optimistic?" Xu Liping asked in surprise.

"Well, I feel that JP Morgan has put some thoughts on this. I have talked with Mark in private. If this project in Kazakhstan is successful, I am willing to use my personal strength to promote the next step of Changhe Energy Group's further investment in Kazakhstan and Russia. I introduced the will of our Changhe Energy Group and our Hanchuan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government to build Changhe Energy Group into a Fortune 500 company, which surprised the other party."

Sha Zhengyang smiled, "I guess the other party went back to check the asset scale and annual sales revenue of the Fortune 500 companies. He probably felt that we were too far away. The threshold for the Fortune 500 companies shortlisted in 1995 was about US$22 in revenue, equivalent to about RMB 18 billion. It is estimated that it will take about 30 billion to be shortlisted this year, but can our Changhe Energy's revenue exceed 10 billion this year?"

"What you mean is that he would think that in order to grow and grow, our company would be more willing to continue to cooperate with them, such as acquisitions abroad?" Xu Liping asked in a deep thought.
Chapter completed!