money trouble

Chapter 713 Give them an undeniable price
The news of Sartmuzzi made Wu Qian's eyebrows twitch. Every violent fluctuation of crude oil prices will directly affect the price of crude oil futures. If you grasp the opportunity, your wealth will increase sharply. The last time you made a lot of money through crude oil futures still fresh in my memory

But there was one thing Wu Qian didn’t understand very much. He asked, “Sartmucci, tell me, crude oil has been said since how many years ago that it can only be used for so many years, but after so many years, the reserves It doesn’t seem to be decreasing, but the oil price is getting lower and lower, why?”

Wu Qian was a little confused about this matter.

He remembers when he was a child, there were reports that the crude oil in the world was only enough for 20 years, but after 20 years, the depletion of crude oil resources did not appear, on the contrary, the more and more crude oil was used, the price became cheaper and cheaper. , which is really embarrassing.

Similar reports related to energy depletion have always appeared from time to time in the past hundred years, and they are very eye-catching.

Sartmucci smiled and said: "Wu, this matter is actually very simple. Because of the improvement of exploration technology and production technology, new oil fields are constantly being discovered and developed, and the crude oil produced by existing technology has not been used up. After the technology leaps to a new height, new crude oil will be extracted again."

"So you'll find that you'll never run out of crude oil, and the price will go lower and lower."

This is somewhat similar to the situation of fresh water resources. In the past, there was no breakthrough in desalination of seawater, and fresh water was indeed precious. But now, the situation has improved greatly because of technological breakthroughs.

There is also a more critical problem here, which makes crude oil that is actually relatively abundant seem rare.

After entering the [-]th century, the automobile and chemical industries ushered in explosive growth, and the demand for crude oil increased significantly.Faced with this situation, generally speaking, increasing crude oil production capacity in oil-producing countries can directly solve the problem, but energy giants are not satisfied with this.

Through the acquisition of oil field mining rights around the world at high prices, and the strengthening of cooperation between giants, artificially control the supply, so that this non-scarce resource is forced to become scarce in exchange for higher profits.

However, anyone with a little knowledge of economics will know that the higher the price of a commodity, the lower the demand will be. The high price of oil directly leads to the sluggishness of the demand side. Of course, the energy giants will not watch this happen.

They got inspiration from diamond merchants, in order to make more people scramble to buy crude oil, artificially create panic, and spread "oil resources are about to be exhausted" and "oil is a non-renewable resource", which seem very reasonable but difficult to prove The view stimulates the consumption of crude oil.

Wu Qian nodded. After all, it is still a game of capitalists, but it is not all bad. The cost of crude oil is gradually increasing, which in turn stimulates the development of technology, not only the technology of exploration and mining of crude oil, but also the development of industrial technology.

He smiled and asked, "Then what is the main reason for your negotiation with Mao Ziguo this time? If it's convenient for you to tell me, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient."

Sartmucci made a strange expression and said: "This time our country negotiated with Maoziguo to achieve the goal of stabilizing oil prices by reducing production, but judging from the current situation in Maoziguo, it is difficult to negotiate with our country. agree on ideas.”

Now that he has chosen to tell Wu Qian the news, there is no secret that cannot be revealed, good people will do it to the end.

There are two major crude oil producing countries in the world. One is Saudi Arabia, with 1000 million barrels per day, followed by Maoziguo, which can reach 950 million barrels. It can be said that the oil production of these two countries has largely affected the global crude oil price.

But when it comes to stabilizing crude oil prices, it is not just a simple matter of reducing production. It involves many interested parties and is intricate.

Sartmucci is not the main negotiator, but he sees the whole matter more clearly, and judges that Maoziguo may not simply agree to cut production, so he proposes that Wu Qian sell crude oil first to avoid risks.

"Sartmucci, thank you for your kindness, I think I know how to do it. By the way, the renovation project of the 'Symphony of the Seas' has ended, and a sailing ceremony is tentatively scheduled to be held at the cruise home port of Miami in the United States in a week. Do you have any plans? Not interested in participating?"

Wu Qian planned not to talk about the issue of crude oil for now. He believed that Sartmucci would not intentionally trick him, but he was also afraid that Sartmucci might be inaccurate in his judgment. Decide.

"Haha, I still have a lot of affection for the 'Symphony of the Seas'. If I have time, I will definitely go to Miami to support it,"

Sartmucci did not talk about the previous topic again. His obligation is to convey the news to Wu Qian. As for how to decide, it is not his business.

The two sides did not continue to chat, and ended the call.

Wu Qian did not continue to visit Bai Peila. After he told Zhang Junrui and Lu Hao some things, he took them back to the military factory.

He wanted to ask Kureta about Maoziguo's crude oil.

The negotiation has not yet started, but Wu Qian has already noticed that this time things are not easy. If he makes good use of the news that Sartmuzzi told him, he may be able to achieve a wave of extremely considerable wealth growth.

Since the root of all evil system left, Wu Qian's desire for wealth has undergone some subtle changes. He didn't pursue profit too much before, but now he is beginning to desire it.

What Wu Qian is chasing is not petty profits. The remarks that mosquito legs are also meat are meaningless to him. He must be looking at big hams and elephant legs!
When Wu Qian found Kureta, Kureta was contacting several experts in arms manufacturing.

Wu Qian walked into Kuretta's temporary house, looked left and right, and felt that the living environment at the munitions factory also needed to be improved in time, seeing that Kureta was frowning, he asked, "What happened? "

Kuretta said: "I just made a phone call with China and wanted to invite some experts in missile manufacturing, but unfortunately..."

After all, Kuretta shook his head, and it seemed that things were not going well.

Some things cannot be made with raw materials, and require considerable technology. Without technology, everything is useless.

The same uranium is used by different people, but the effect is very different.

Wu Qian understood the distress of lack of talents, he asked, "Is the reward not attractive enough?"

Kuretta licked his lips, and said angrily, "I've paid more than three times Maoziguo's normal salary, but I still haven't been able to convince those bullshit experts!"

Wu Qian waved his hand and said with a smile: "What do you call a bullshit expert? They are all rare talents! Kuretta, this is why you are wrong. Three times can't work, just five times, right, as long as you are sure of that talent It is what you want, ten times, twenty times the price must be dug over!"

Kuretta had a slightly helpless expression on his face, so why didn't he know this truth? It's simple to say, but it costs real money to do it.

Wu Qian seemed to see that Kuretta was a little bit embarrassed, and he said: "Let's fund and establish a research institute dedicated to military factories. You go to recruit talents. As long as they have a desire for money, you will give them an irresistible price. If you don’t have enough money, I’ll just come out.”

There are only two situations in which Wu Qian doesn’t feel bad about spending money. One is when he buys something he likes, and the other is when he recruits talents. If it sounds ugly, it’s actually the same thing. Spend money, things are, people are too!
It's not that Kuretta doesn't want to cooperate with Wu Qian. He and Wu Qian are already inseparable from each other in Solan's project. Because Wu Qian's money was spent in too many places, he can't save face, thinking that if he can solve it by himself He just solved it by himself, but he didn't expect Wu Qian to help him solve the problem in the end.

"Okay, Wu, with your guarantee, I am completely relieved. Talents in some fields are indeed very difficult to find. There is no way... By the way, why do you come to me?"

It was only then that Kuleta remembered that it seemed that Wu Qian had come to him on his own initiative.

Wu Qian sat on the chair and said, "I have something to ask you. Do you know anything about your country's crude oil market?"

Kuretta smoothed Liqi's hair with his hands, and said: "I have some understanding, Wu, what kind of news do you want to know, I have a friend in the Energy Bureau."

Many friends, many paths, it's true.

"You should also know that the price of international crude oil has been falling all the way. Do you think the major oil producers will take measures to stabilize oil prices, such as reducing production?"

Wu Qian turns what Sartmucci told him into a question.

Kuretta was not born to study economics, he really didn't have such a brain, after thinking about it, he said: "Wu, I don't know much about this aspect, anyway, for me, whether crude oil rises or falls, it's up to you to use it." If you want to use it, then I will call my friend and ask."

Wu Qian raised his hand, meaning to trouble you.

Kuretta could see that Wu Qian was probably trying to do something in the international crude oil market. Of course he was willing to help Wu Qian make more money, because the richer Wu Qian's wealth, the more things he could do in the future. relation.

Kuretta picked up the satellite phone and walked to the window, very old-fashionedly took out a phone book that was all curled up, rummaged through it, and found the contact information of his friend who worked in the Energy Bureau.

Not long after, the phone was connected, and Kuretta communicated with the other party in their national language, and Wu Qian couldn't understand it, so he had to look through the drawings piled up on the desk boredly.

Looking at the blueprints of munitions and equipment that were machine-painted or hand-painted, Wu Qian couldn't help smiling, recalling when he was a child playing with assembly toys, assembling a tank with two or three hundred parts, It will take several days to complete, but the joy after completion can still be remembered to this day.

Wu Qian was fascinated by the blueprints. He couldn't understand the measurement symbols, but he just found them very interesting. Before he knew it, more than 20 minutes had passed...

When he came back to his senses, Wu Qian found that Kuretta hadn't finished the call yet, and he thought in his heart, was he asking questions for me or reminiscing about old friends.

Coincidentally, at this meeting, Kuretta said "досвидания", which was very simple. Wu Qian remembered that it seemed to mean "goodbye", and the call was finally over.

Kureta put down the satellite phone, went to the refrigerator to get two cans of cold beer, opened them with a bang, sat on the chair, and said, "Wu, your judgment on the international crude oil market surprised me, even horrified me."

"Is there any serious news?"

Wu Qian put down the drawing and asked, he didn't clarify Kuretta's misunderstanding about him, because that would affect his ability to obtain information.

Kuretta handed a can of beer to Wu Qian, nodded and said: "In three days, our country will have a negotiation with Saudi Arabia on crude oil production!"

This news was not told to him by the other party as soon as Kureta called, but the news was only revealed to him by the other party when he thought about his friendship under Kureta's soft temper.

"Then what do you think is the probability of success in this negotiation?"

Wu Qian asked, he knew about the negotiation, the question is that he now wants to use clues to predict the outcome of the negotiation, so that it will be convenient for him to carry out follow-up actions.

Kuretta grinned wide, shook his head and said: "The possibility of the negotiation between the two parties is very slim. Saudi Arabia hopes that our country will reduce production by 150 million barrels per day. This is simply impossible to agree."

Wu Qian made a rough calculation with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Based on the current market situation, 150 million barrels is only 6000 million U.S. dollars, and only 18 billion a month. For your country, it seems... the impact is not big. Why would you definitely not agree?"

18 billion, US dollars, only...

Talking about the "only" 18 billion business in the small broken room is scary.

Kuretta let out a long breath, and said: "I asked in detail just now, and the matter is not complicated, and it is not simple..."

Crude oil energy is the lifeline of Maoziguo's economy. If the price of crude oil is too low, Maoziguo cannot accept it. The emperor of Maoziguo once gave the price of crude oil as the dead line of 43 US dollars a barrel. If crude oil is lower than this price, then Maoziguo's economy will There will be problems.

At present, the international crude oil price has fallen to 41 US dollars a barrel, which has already fallen through Maoziguo's psychological defense line. It is a lie to say that it is not uncomfortable. All major oil-producing countries are having a hard time at this time.

It stands to reason that under such circumstances, Maoziguo should cooperate with Saudi Arabia and OPEC members to reduce production together, but what Kureta heard was just the opposite.

Because although most oil-producing countries are very cooperative, you cut production by 50 yuan, and I cut production by 30 yuan, but there is still one country that is very willful and refuses to cut production, and that is the United States!

The United States not only did not follow the reduction in production when the whole world reduced production, but instead increased production significantly. The daily shale oil production increased from 800 million barrels to a frenzied 400 million barrels.

This directly led to the market share vacated by the reduction of production by many oil-producing countries to be taken up by the United States. Mao Ziguo resolutely refused to reduce production because he saw this.

(End of this chapter)