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Chapter 1607 National Policy Enterprise (rd update, please subscribe)

Oil is a mineral, and like all minerals, they have a price.

This price is basically controlled by two factors: the first is the necessity of this mineral in certain processes of world industrial perfection; the second is the rarity of this mineral.

Oil is a very important energy source, known as the "blood of industry". It is not only one of the world's most important energy sources, but also the cornerstone of modern industry. From transportation to chemical products, oil is used everywhere.

At the same time, the distribution of oil is extremely uneven. Some countries are basically sitting on oil fields, while some countries... have not a drop at all!

Ma Baoguo, the manager of South A Petroleum Company, is very familiar with this.

In the oil industry, Ma Baoguo is a legend. He once participated in the subversion of a country. Under his manipulation, the country was split into three countries, and large tracts of land were occupied by Iraq, Jordan and Yemen.

Of course, Ma Baoguo has never admitted all this.

Just like now, at Taiping University of Mining and Technology, facing the questions from the students in the audience, Ma Baoguo remained silent. He sat on the stage, holding the microphone, looking at the student in the audience.

A student wearing a shirt but with obvious Middle Eastern features asked:
"Mr. Ma, many people say that you are a legend in the oil industry because you destroyed a country for oil. Do you ever feel guilty about this?"

How should we answer such a question?
Everyone turned their eyes to Ma Baoguo, the notorious general manager of the Nan'a Oil Company.

Faced with such doubts, Ma Baoguo was silent for a while and said:
"I am a realist. I am just doing my job. As for that country, it was not destroyed, but replaced by other countries. Well, the Kingdom of Hejaz and the Kingdom of Khasa, they both took appropriate actions at the right time and restored their countries. That's all.

As for the role I played in this incident... I was just an ordinary oil company employee, just doing my job to the best of my ability!"

In fact, despite what he said, Ma Baoguo was actually very clear about the role he played.

He just appeared in the right place at the right time, took the right action, and achieved the right results.

That's it.

He knew the rules of how this world worked. This world was purely a jungle, and in this jungle there were all kinds of animals.

Some are carnivores, some are herbivores, and everyone is doing their best in their own roles.

He was not a predatory man by nature, even though he had long recognized that certain standards must be respected in public and torn down behind their backs.

"As for destroying a country, I think if a country can be easily destroyed by an employee of an oil company, then perhaps the country itself should not exist."

The question-and-answer session at the University of Mining was not terminated because of one person's speech. Even the Middle Eastern student who spoke was ridiculed by others. After all, most people in this land are realists who know very well the rules that govern how this world works.

This is also the biggest difference between SEA universities and European and American universities. Unlike European and American universities which are full of so-called progressive left-wing schools, SEA universities have a large number of right-wing scholars, many of whom believe in social Darwinism. Of course, it is precisely for this reason that they are excluded from the European and American academic circles.

In fact, even 21 years after the end of World War II, many German scholars here are still regarded as "accomplices" or even supporters. Of course, to some extent they are indeed so, but their presence here has eliminated the existence of a certain kind of idealism in the university to the greatest extent possible.

There is not much room for the idealistic remarks of scholars here.

After the speech, the school took the initiative to apologize to Ma Baoguo and promised that such a thing would never happen again.

In this regard, Ma Baoguo naturally showed his extremely generous side. He told the school that the students' questions were very positive, and praised the students they trained, and even encouraged them.

But after getting in the car, Ma Baoguo still said to his secretary:

"Have you figured out the identity of that guy?"

"General Manager, according to the information we have, that guy is an international student from Hassa. He is studying petroleum engineering and is sent here according to the plan between the two countries. He will graduate this year."

Listening to the secretary's report, Ma Baoguo said:
"I know. Now we just need to make sure he can't find a job. Make sure he can't find any oil-related job,"

Ma Baoguo said in a cold tone,

"It's not against him personally, but against a certain idea - we will never allow anyone who questions our existence to enter our oil company or get involved in the oil industry.
We must take preventive measures to prevent problems before they happen! We cannot tolerate anyone who questions us entering our ranks. This is for our long-term interests!"

The secretary nodded quickly and said:

"I understand." Afterwards, Ma Baoguo did not talk about this topic anymore. As the general manager of an oil company, he knew what he should protect.

In the past, they worked with the Americans to wipe Saudi Arabia off the face of the earth for oil. Now all they need is to go all out to ensure that no one can harm the interests of the oil companies.

Some people think that oil companies can subvert a country, but they never know what oil companies will do for oil.

While Ma Baoguo was thinking about this question, the secretary sitting in the co-pilot seat said:
"The General Manager, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hassa, called at the OPEC meeting to break the monopoly of foreign oil companies to ensure the interests of oil-exporting countries. He declared that all monopoly contracts are not in line with the spirit of international business, should be renegotiated, and should not be protected by business,"

Hearing this, Ma Baoguo raised the corner of his mouth and sneered:

"That guy is simply dreaming. What is he thinking? Is he trying to break the contract?
Without our help, the Hassa family will never be able to take back their land from the Saudi family and will never be able to have their own kingdom.

Now they want to get rid of the donkey... the question is, do they have the ability to do so?"

"But, General Manager, we must be cautious in dealing with all this. After all, they are not happy with our monopoly on oil extraction and our refusal to share wealth with them..."

He opened his eyes and looked at his secretary sitting in the passenger seat nearby.

“What is sharing wealth?

Secretary Liu, you need to know one thing. We signed a contract with them in the beginning. If they felt that the contract was not suitable, why did they sign the contract with us?

Our investment was risky. Oil investment is a risky investment. We could lose everything at any time. If we don't produce oil, will they be willing to bear our losses?
They can't just think about sharing our wealth when we make money.

If there is a loss, they will not bear any loss, but if they see that they are making money, they want to tear up the contract.

When did such a good thing happen in this world?

Like this is not sharing, this is plundering, they are trying to plunder our wealth under the pretext of so-called morality, yes, that's it!"

Go ahead, Ma Baoguo glanced at his secretary again and said:

"You are a senior employee of the oil company. Your position should be on the side of the oil company. So, I don't want to hear any similar words from you in the future. Do you understand? For us, principles and positions are very important. Some positions can never be shaken."

After being scolded by the manager, Secretary Liu's face became a little embarrassed. He realized that there was something wrong with his position.

"I understand. I will never do it again, Manager!"

"Secretary Liu, please remember that we are not just businessmen. Everything we do is not for profit. Although the South A Petroleum Company is a company, it is different from ordinary companies. It is a national policy company. As the national policy agency of SEA, we shoulder the mission of the country. Operating oil is actually to ensure our oil security. We are the executors of national policies and the defenders of citizens' interests..."

When Ma Baoguo said this, he thought of the shock he felt deep in his heart when Mr. Zoten said this at the company's senior staff training meeting many years ago.

It was also from that time that he had a new understanding of his career planning, which was more like a sense of mission.

While saying this, Ma Baoguo looked out the window. The place was still prosperous as before and people were still enjoying life there as usual. After 21 years, the comfortable life had made people forget about war, famine, disease and all kinds of suffering.

Looking at the people outside the car window, Ma Baoguo continued:

“So for us, our job is to do everything we can to ensure that we can implement national policies and execute government orders. This is our job.

While ensuring the safe supply of oil, we must also ensure the profits of the company, because our profits are not only related to the company's stock price, but more importantly, it is related to all of us, all of us, and the interests of the entire SEA are shared by us!"

Listening to the manager's words, Secretary Liu's expression became serious. He understood why the manager said that and also understood the logic behind it.

"I know that managing our business is different from ordinary businesses,"

"We have never been an ordinary company. If the world is a jungle, we are the black panthers in the jungle. We wander in the jungle not to show our existence, but to plunder. As a predator, we plunder food. Only in this way can we grow stronger. This is the value and meaning of our existence."

After saying this, Ma Baoguo looked out the window and fell silent. He seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he said:

"Everything we do is for them, so we must become predators so that we can give our people a better life..."

(End of this chapter)