The passionate years starting from the college entrance examination

March 1962, IBM headquarters, Armonk, New York, North America, in the president's office.

Watson Jr. has urged Fairchild Semiconductor many times.

Finally today, IBM got its first photolithography machine.

After getting the photolithography machine, Watson couldn't wait.

Let the factory seize the time to start debugging and then arrange production immediately.

The market that IBM once lost must now be regained.

Over the past 1961, IBM's market share has dropped to 68 percent.

If you are from Hong Kong Island, Baiyun City and other places, you will actually feel quite happy when you hear the number sixty-eight.

After all, sixty-eight has to be paid.

The business atmosphere in the south is relatively strong, and they also like to talk about such meanings and fortunes, so they like such numbers very much.

However, for Watson Jr., this was simply a shame.

You must know that in 1960 and the years before, IBM's market share was 80% or more than 90%, and it was the well-deserved king.

Although in 2001, it occupied 68% of the market share, it still ranked first among the others.

But after all, there is still a big gap.

More than two months have passed since the year 1962. Little Watson looks at the various data reports every week and becomes worried.

The only thing worthy of praise is Huayue Calculator. The profit data in other aspects are very average.

As for supercomputers, this is a big list, and it is not a list that is often available.

Small profits but quick turnover is the long-term strategy. Large orders of US$200 million like Pan American Airways are rare.

Unless the Department of Defense, Raytheon and other units have any new plans, otherwise, don’t even think about it.

From September last year to March now, half a year has passed, and the demand for Huayue calculators in the North American market has not dropped much.

Although its peak sales period has passed.

But today, about one or two thousand calculators are still sold every day. Occasionally, there will be a small explosion and thousands of calculators are sold.

Based on such market conditions, even little Watson is very greedy.

However, Huayue Calculator had already applied for a patent, and Clay Company was also acting as a second-tier dealer, so neither company was able to obtain the technology license.

Of course, Watson Jr. can bypass China Resources and directly produce calculators on its own.

If they were to produce their own calculators, the cost per unit would be at least around US$180.

Including transportation and other other costs, the minimum is about two hundred dollars.

However, if they do this, they may need to face the wrath of China Resources. After all, once the other party lowers the price and directly breaks through to their IBM company's cost price, they will definitely be dumbfounded.

Another point is that if they offend China Resources, they are very likely to completely switch to Clay Company. At that time, their wealth will be taken away by them.

In addition, China Resources also has more technologically advanced chips and other products, so it is difficult to say whether IBM's computer market share will be taken away by Cray.

After all, if China Resources is completely tied to Cray or other companies and completely 'blocks' their IBM company, Watson will definitely be dumbfounded.

This is why little Watson dared not take action.

However, with the photolithography machine provided by Fairchild Semiconductor in place, Watson is ready to take action again.

Why?

Because the chip manufacturing process has been improved, the yield rate has been greatly improved, which means that the cost of manufacturing calculators has been reduced accordingly.

The cost used to be two hundred US dollars, but now it can be reduced to about one hundred and fifty US dollars per unit.

It can only be said that their labor costs are still too expensive.

For a profession like chip engineer, the salary is still very high.

Workers who master photolithography machine technology are chip engineers.

Therefore, even if their costs are reduced, they cannot be reduced too much.

Even so, the selling price of one hundred and fifty US dollars and one thousand and eighty US dollars is a profit of nine hundred and thirty US dollars.

So tempting!

IBM, as an industry giant, can only make a profit of 181 US dollars, while China Resources, a company from the East, can actually make a profit of 749 US dollars.

There may even be more than that!

Because the labor cost in the East will definitely be lower, it is possible that their cost price is only one hundred US dollars, or even lower.

Therefore, China Resources actually made so much money, and Watson was very dissatisfied with this.

But then I thought about it. Last year, he personally came to China Resources to deliver a huge order of 500,000 Huayue calculators.

For this large order, 300,000 units have been delivered so far, with the remaining 200,000 units to be delivered in early April.

Thinking of this, Little Watson felt even more distressed.

Should we reject the next order of 200,000 units?

If he wants to reject it, it means that he will produce his own calculators and compete directly with China Resources.

But if he doesn't reject it, he still needs to pay the remaining money.

Ugh!

This is really a headache.

Compared to Watson's entanglement, Clay's Raymond was much happier.

After handing over the goods from China Resources, he arranged for personnel to hurry up and ship the goods.

In a short period of time, he has shipped a lot of products one after another.

Of course, the more shipments he makes, the more money he makes.

But people are greedy, when he knew that IBM's half a million calculators would soon be in place.

Only then did he learn that China Resources' monthly calculator output had soared to about 200,000 units.

After all, from August and September last year to now, China Resources' shipments are estimated to be close to one million units. This speed is still very scary.

Only tens of thousands of Anita calculators have been sold.

As a result, nearly one million Huayue calculators were sold.

And as time goes by, more than one million units is a certainty.

But the market is so big, price cuts or crises will definitely happen soon.

Because Raymond also knew that Fairchild Semiconductor's photolithography machine had been released, and the chip manufacturing process had improved a lot, especially the yield rate, which had grown by leaps and bounds.

This means lower chip costs.

Lower chip costs mean greater profit margins for electronic products such as calculators and computers.

Because of this, even Raymond himself had the idea to get a calculator.

Of course, Raymond is not a fool, and he will definitely not stand out.

Because Watson is more anxious than him.

So before the price drops, before the calculator crisis breaks out, Raymond plans to plan and deduce it carefully.

The first point is the 300,000 calculators he ordered from China Resources last month.

This is what he ordered for the European market.

If the price of calculators drops quickly, then he will have to bargain with China Resources no matter what.

On the contrary, it doesn't matter. He directly takes the goods to Europe to open up the market.

The second is the computer business sector. Now that North American lithography machines have been released, there should be news from China Resources, right?

"Damn it, if it weren't for this deduction, I would have forgotten to urge the other party."

Raymond suddenly patted his head in great annoyance.

The reason is also very simple, that is, he forgot.

Although at the beginning, he told Liu Guanzhong very sincerely that he hoped that China Resources would notify him as soon as possible when it had new technology products.

But how can it be possible to place hope on the other party?

No one can guarantee whether Watson Jr. or other competitors will be one step ahead of him and go to Hong Kong Island.

If he was a step late, wouldn't it mean that he had made less money?

Damn!

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate, and immediately told his secretary to hurry up and book the tickets, and then rushed to Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island, China Resources Corporation, this side of the general manager's office.

Liu Guanzhong was originally thinking about how to contact Raymond. After all, Beijing had said that he hoped China Resources would find a way to discuss the business of imported materials such as iron ore and crude oil with relevant partners.

Now, just now, representatives from Clay Company have come to inform that their president Raymond will arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow, hoping to make an appointment with Liu Guanzhong.

In this case, Liu Guanzhong must make good use of this opportunity.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, Liu Guanzhong and Raymond sat down face to face in the conference room.

After a few brief pleasantries, Raymond got straight to the point and directly mentioned the calculator market and potential crisis in the North American market at this time.

His purpose in saying this is to hope that China Resources can reduce the price of Huayue calculators.

There was no doubt that Liu Guanzhong refused.

"If other companies really go beyond the patent office and privately produce Huayue calculators, we at China Resources will never let them go."

When he said this, Liu Guanzhong's expression was very serious.

If it were before the end of last year, that is, before the atomic bomb exploded, then Liu Guanzhong would definitely not have much confidence to say this at this time.

But now, I feel confident!

When Raymond heard this, he was not surprised. After all, these current crises are only potential crises and have not happened yet.

Therefore, Liu Guanzhong would not agree to the price reduction, which is normal.

However, he then urged the 300,000 calculators he ordered last month and asked if they could be shipped as soon as possible.

No need to ask, I was rejected again.

Raymond was not annoyed by being rejected one after another, but he knew that Liu Guanzhong must be embarrassed, right?

"Mr. Liu, I told you before that Fairchild Semiconductor has developed a photolithography machine, so your China Resources company should be able to come up with new products, right?"

After mentioning this, Raymond felt that no matter how shameless Liu Guanzhong was, he should reveal some information, right?

The result was just as Raymond guessed, Liu Guanzhong really revealed new information.

The latter sighed and said:

"Raymond, originally I didn't want to tell you this in advance because the superiors haven't let me reveal it yet."

"But since you have asked, and I just added that our relationship is so good, I hope you won't tell others what you say next."

What a great guy!

The acting is incredible!

Raymond also showed surprise at the right time and said with a serious expression: "Of course, I will definitely not tell others."

If he told anyone else, he would be a fool.

However, just when Liu Guanzhong was about to continue talking, there was a knock on the door from the staff.

Logically speaking, this was the time when he was having a meeting with important guests, and it was impossible for the staff outside not to know.

Now that you know it, knocking on the door at this time means that there is something more important.

So Liu Guanzhong had no choice but to apologize to Raymond, then stood up and walked out of the conference room.

Outside the door, the staff whispered in Liu Guanzhong's ear: Theophile, the representative of Mobil Company, is here.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Guanzhong's pupils shrank suddenly.

What a timely rain!

Although he didn't know Mobil's purpose, he certainly knew who the other party was.

The predecessor of Mobil Company was the Standard Oil Company established by Rockefeller, a famous trust in the 19th century.

Not to mention Mobil's oil reserves in North America, the Aramco that it invested in with Exxon Petroleum Company in 1948 is already very impressive.

Aramco owns the world's largest onshore oil field - Ghawo Oilfield, as well as Dammam Oilfield, Abqaiq Oilfield, etc., and is currently the oil company with the largest crude oil production in the world.

The shareholders behind the company also include Chevron, Texaco, Exxon, and Middle Eastern royal families.

Mobil Corporation holds a 10% stake in it.

Since Beijing asked China Resources to purchase a large amount of important production materials such as ores and crude oil from abroad, Liu Guanzhong also began to collect this relevant information.

So of course he knew exactly what kind of company Mobil was.

It should be a good thing that the other party suddenly came to your door.

But I haven't negotiated with the other party yet, so I'll wait for a while before talking.

"Okay, you go over and stabilize the other person first, I'll be here soon."

After giving instructions and watching the staff leave, Liu Guanzhong returned to the conference room.

"Sorry, Raymond, let's continue the topic."

After Liu Guanzhong sat down, he immediately modified the suggestion that Chen Guohua had put forward before and informed Raymond.

The Yao Ling Yao factory has been established in the capital, and the employees have been trained for a period of time, and it is not far away from being officially put into production.

Therefore, it is now time to tell Raymond and others about the product Huaxin Radio in advance.

At present, Liu Guanzhong only has a Huaxin radio sample on hand, but he can also give it to Raymond to try out this product first.

To be honest, after seeing Liu Guanzhong take out the radio, Raymond was stunned.

too small!

It’s also so beautiful!

A white Hua Hin radio is only about the size of an adult's finger. One end is connected to an earphone, and the rest of the radio body can be carried in your pocket.

"Raymond, this is the latest product of our China Resources Company. So far, this radio has achieved the ultimate level."

Listening to Liu Guanzhong's introduction, Raymond asked, how long is its battery life?

The battery is removable and only requires a cut of the battery, which can generally work continuously for more than six hours.

If the battery is dead, you can continue to replace the battery.

So, Raymond hoped to take it apart to see the battery, and he saw the large battery.

His pupils were shaking again, he was really shocked.

Good guy, doesn't it mean that if there is no battery, the entire radio will be condensed to only the size of a finger?

Raymond couldn't believe that China Resources could actually produce such a product.

In the following time, he briefly listened to the radio's sound quality, signal, etc.

Of course he was very satisfied with the result.

The quality of the headphones is top-notch, much better than the Sony radio he used.

There is no doubt that the signal is very strong.

First of all, it has no antenna, and secondly, it is placed in a box or in the briefcase brought by Raymond himself.

Layers are added, but the signal doesn’t weaken much.

As for Sony's TR610 radio, of course Raymond still remembered that as long as this big thing was put in his pocket, the signal might get stuck.

But China Resources' products don't have such troubles.

Anyway, judging from the current test, it is simply a good radio tailor-made for customers.

"So Mr. Liu, what's its price?"

Holding back his excitement, Raymond asked in a deep voice.

The Sony radio sold for $49.95, and later the price was reduced to $45.9.

Even so, this radio is currently invincible.

As early as 1958, Texas Instruments actually launched a transistor radio. There is no doubt that the price was too expensive and the quality was average. No one bought it, and it was forced to withdraw from the market.

Customer demand for products is relatively simple.

As long as it can be used normally.

Electronic products such as radios are already very popular around the world. They are not epoch-making products.

But the emergence of Huaxin radio is definitely an epoch-making product in the radio industry.

There's no way around it, it's too unique, the texture of the metal casing is incredible, the beauty beats everything else, the super high quality of the headphones is the ultimate enjoyment, plus the flawless signal protection.

hiss!

Any radio on the market is definitely no match for Huaxin Radio.

"How about fifty-nine dollars a piece?"

After hearing Liu Guanzhong's words, Lei Meng pondered for a moment and said:

"Can you lower the price a little more? If it's fifty-nine dollars, we won't have much profit margin."

When the former heard this, he shook his head and said:

"Raymond, you misunderstood me. I mean, the external price is fifty-nine dollars. Are consumers willing to accept it?"

If it were sold to ordinary consumers and the price was fifty-nine dollars, I believe many people would flock to it.

why?

On the North American continent, there should not be too many people who like to enjoy themselves.

Such a radio that can be carried in your pocket at any time, and you can listen to it wherever you go, is simply not a great feeling. As for the unit price of fifty-nine dollars, to be honest, it’s not very expensive.

Everyone is familiar with products like radios and likes to listen to them.

In other words, this is currently the only entertainment tool for many people besides television, or it is an important channel for obtaining information sources.

Compared with the palm-sized size of Sony's TR610, the Huaxin radio is only about the size of a finger, which is not very attractive at all.

The per capita salary is between three and four hundred US dollars, and even an ordinary waiter's monthly salary is more than one hundred US dollars.

In such a place, there will definitely be many consumers who like to buy.

So the price of fifty-nine dollars is not expensive.

Raymond nodded and said that there should be many consumers willing to accept it, but at what price can Cray Company get the goods?

"Forty-nine dollars!"

After hearing Liu Guanzhong's words, Raymond's brain immediately began to calculate.

However, he gave up the next moment, quickly took out the Huayue calculator from his briefcase, and started pressing it quickly.

The profit margin of ten dollars also needs to deduct transportation costs, employee expenses, etc.

If 500,000 units are sold, the cost of each unit is about two dollars, which means that Cray Company can have a profit margin of eight dollars.

But the profit of Huaxin Radio is much less than that of Huayue Calculator.

However, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.

"Mr. Liu, can I win the exclusive markets of North America and Tokyo?"

After a simple calculation, Raymond asked.

Liu Guanzhong smiled, but in his heart he laughed out loud: Huayue calculator is really good!

Even a shrewd person like Raymond likes to use a calculator, and he clicks the calculator in front of him.

What an interesting picture.

If Chen Guohua could see such a scene, he would definitely laugh.

In fact, Raymond is still considered an elite, but even so, he likes to use calculators so much, which shows one thing: lazy!

Yes, people like Raymond are lazy!

Except for making money, Raymond will be very active in working hard and enjoying life. Raymond is very lazy in other things.

This is the current situation of many people on the North American continent.

The elite are busy making money and sunbathing in Miami and the Caribbean, but ordinary residents are not like this.

Ordinary North American citizens have received a happy education since childhood, so they have no so-called body management plan. Apart from working as cows and horses, they just eat, drink and have fun.

Coupled with lead water pipes, lead gasoline, etc. on the North American continent, generations of ordinary North Americans have been devastated.

Chen Guohua still remembers what someone once said in the history of time and space: You can drink directly from the faucet in North America after opening it. Not only is the air so sweet, but the tap water is also sweet.

When he first heard this sentence, Chen Guohua still yearned for life in North America.

Because he was just an ordinary college student at that time, the words "information gap" had never appeared in his mind. Of course, he didn't know why the tap water in North America was so sweet.

Later I learned that the water pipes in North America were actually lead pipes.

The heavy metal lead is a very ancient sweetener. The ancient Romans discovered that using vessels made of lead to boil vinegar would produce a very sweet substance.

This thing is lead candy!

The scientific name is lead acetate!

Chen Guohua also learned about this history by chance later. It turned out that the heavy metal lead was one of the main culprits in the fall of ancient Rome.

In ancient Rome at that time, whether they were nobles or civilians, they could not live without lead throughout their lives.

Utensils made of lead, water pipes containing lead, wine with lead sugar added, cosmetics containing lead, etc., so that abdominal cramps caused by lead poisoning became the 'disease of wealth' in ancient Rome at that time.

This is a status symbol.

Ancient Rome was the first country to become addicted to lead, and North America was the second.

Just because the taste of lead is very authentic.

In the 19th century, lead-containing water pipes were installed across North America.

After 1920, many cities in North America had special regulations: lead pipes must be used in residential houses!

Yes, it is clearly stipulated and contains the two words "required".

At that time, or even earlier, North America was already aware of the dangers of lead.

Dickens and Franklin both popularized lead poisoning, but these did not prevent General Motors from inventing leaded gasoline and promoting it to the world.

We know that lead is very harmful, but driven by capital interests, the media no longer publicizes it. The public has limited channels to obtain information. In addition, lead-containing water pipes make the tap water very good to drink.

As we all know, leaded gasoline can greatly improve the efficiency and life of the engine.

The cost is very low and easy to use, just like lead water pipes.

So whether they are capitalists or ordinary people, they all like lead very much.

In other words, at the time Raymond was born, the air and tap water on the North American continent contained large amounts of lead!

In the history of the original time and space, Chen Guohua once read a report from North America.

In the 1970s, when the lead poisoning incident in North America reached its peak, researchers conducted a sample survey of the blood of ordinary people in North America.

It was found that more than half of the people seriously exceeded the standard, which was eight times the scientific standard of later generations.

Later studies showed that lead can damage the central nervous system and affect brain and body development.

Therefore, it is not entirely unreasonable for Huayue calculators to sell so well in the North American continent.

It's okay for the elite class, after all, their own genes are very good.

But the genes of ordinary people are already worrying, and if they are affected by this lead, they will end up looking like fools.

Even if there are many ordinary people who are not affected by lead, they receive happiness education.

Under the arrangement of capital, only those 'poisonous' products produced by the capitalists themselves can be purchased.

For example, those Western fast food in the original time and space that are easy to gain weight.

Among these foreign fast food, as well as those overly sweet cola, chocolate and other sweets, these are all foods that make people fat.

Sweet things can easily make people happy. Since ancient times, many people cannot resist sweet foods.

Therefore, the capitalists gave ordinary people the ancient sweetener lead, coupled with high fructose corn syrup refined by modern technological means.

With these two methods, drinking tap water is sweet, and the chocolate, cola and other things purchased in the supermarket are also sweet.

When people are surrounded by these sweet foods, they will be very happy. The happier they are, the more they can't help but want to reach out and eat more of these foods.

Therefore, in the history of the original time and space, the obesity rate in North America topped the list in the world.

It is now 1962, and North America already has lead and happy education.

Under the superposition of double BUFF, facing the Huayue calculator across the ocean, they simply loved it to death.

Even Raymond of Clay Company, an elite CEO, also likes Huayue calculators.

Therefore, it is not an illusion that Huayue calculator is sweeping across North America.

Such a huge benefit also made IBM's Watson take "risks" for it.

At this moment, Raymond just wants to win the exclusive rights to operate Huaxin Radio in the two major markets of North America and Tokyo.

Liu Guanzhong did not expect that the other party would be so open-mouthed.

Sure enough, in a capital country, interests drive people crazy.

"Raymond, this is not suitable. We at China Resources have never had such a precedent."

In order to deal with Raymond, Liu Guanzhong had to act.

This is the strategy given by Chen Guohua, and the reason is very simple. Since ancient times, true love cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts.

Raymond is the president of Clay Company. Anyone who can sit in such a position cannot be an idiot.

Talking about friendship, affection, etc. to these capitalists in North America are all hypocritical polite words, and whoever believes them is a fool.

Even if you want the other party to act as a middleman to introduce or act as a middleman to purchase various mineral raw materials such as copper, iron ore, it still requires some thought and some tricks.

After a fight, Raymond personally asked Liu Guanzhong to apply to the superiors.

Or I will be overjoyed suddenly, and what I want is your words.

Therefore, Liu Guanzhong suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and showed embarrassment:

"Raymon, okay, considering that we have cooperated so many times, I have to ask you a question even if I risk being scolded by my superiors."

"But I want to ask, if you want to win these two major markets, what conditions can you offer? At the same time, if you want to win a certain market alone, what conditions can you offer?"

Even if Raymond offers his conditions, if the two major markets are combined, he can give 5 million US dollars as the exclusive signing fee. If it is the North American market, it will be 3 million, and if it is the Tokyo market, it will be 2 million. US dollars.

After learning about these conditions, Liu Guanzhong said that he needed to communicate with his superiors and would notify the other party as soon as there was any latest news.

So Raymond left China Resources first.

Fortunately, he didn't find Theofele from Mobil Company, otherwise, something might have happened.

After Raymond left, Liu Guanzhong hurried over to meet Theofele.

The latter was very enthusiastic and looked at Liu Guanzhong as if he were looking at the God of Wealth.

Although it was the first time for both parties to meet, the atmosphere in the conference room became much more lively after just a few words of greeting.

Is this a high probability that 'the man is in love and the concubine is interested'?

"Mr. Liu, I'm not going to talk in circles with you. Does China Resources need crude oil?"

As a representative of Mobil Corporation, Theofele has been quite worried recently.

The reason is also very simple. In 6000, Aramco's crude oil production in the Middle East had reached million tons per year.

Compared with 1950, it has soared by 57.7%!

At this time, Aramco's headquarters had been moved to Doha, not Los Angeles.

At the same time, the Middle East also sent two representatives to the board of directors of Aramco.

Of course, control of Aramco is still in the hands of four North American companies: Chevron, Texaco, Exxon and Mobil.

Moreover, the production and price of crude oil, which have a decisive impact on the Middle East's fiscal revenue, are also controlled by people like Theofele.

As we all know, such a thing is definitely not allowed in the Middle East.

So the royal family wanted to rise, and in 1960, OPEC was established.

In other words, starting from 1960, life for people like Theofele was not so easy.

Although they firmly control most of the power of Aramco, they are also helpless in the face of the Middle Eastern royal family who often makes small moves.

Both parties are motivated by interests, and of course they won't give up so easily.

Therefore, conflicts between the two parties are inevitable.

Teofele and others only want to produce crude oil as soon as possible and sell it to make money. At the same time, they do not want to lower the price of crude oil.

Then developing new markets has become the most critical point at present.

In fact, in the middle of the 1960s, Helu made big news at that time.

Already, many North American businessmen have come to Hong Kong Island and Baiyun City to look for new markets and opportunities.

For North America, they need a new market to sell their high value-added products, and then bring back cheaper raw materials from other places with cheaper labor markets.

Therefore, after the middle of the 1960s, businessmen like Howard and Dakun came one after another.

However, they did not sell many products, that is, merchants such as Da Kun purchased a large amount of lotus seeds and other raw materials with low added value from Baiyun City.

On the contrary, Howard and other second-tier dealers, with products such as diapers and Huayue calculators, became second-tier dealers and made a lot of money.

At that time, Theofele and the others also wanted to come here to develop new markets. However, the Middle Eastern royal family made trouble several times, so the matter had to be postponed.

There is no way. Without a large amount of crude oil, how could China Resources take action?

Another point is that China Resources Corporation at that time did not have much foreign exchange on hand.

After all, it is well known that the foreign exchange earned by China Resources needs to be handed over to Moscow to pay off its debts.

Theofele knew very well what happened on the peninsula battlefield ten years ago.

Another point is that Mobil is a North American company after all, and it must be very proud of it.

Theofele also hopes that China Resources can send people to purchase crude oil, and their Aramco company is over there in the Middle East, not very far from Hong Kong Island.

After all, what you're doing here isn't business, it's food delivery.

Therefore, in 1962, Theofele finally had time to find China Resources.

Because if Theofele doesn't take action at this time, China Resources, which has a lot of money, is likely to have purchased crude oil from other companies.

By then it will be too late to say anything.

Liu Guanzhong was secretly happy when he heard what the other party said.

"Crude oil is a good thing, of course we like it, but our temporary demand is not big."

Theofele felt disappointed when he heard this.

But I still talked to the other party patiently.

After half an hour, the two sides finally reached a brief agreement.

In other words, Liu Guanzhong half-pushed and half-accepted the contract on the spot.

The price of crude oil at this time was actually very, very low, only $2.80 per barrel.

According to the current world demand for crude oil, crude oil prices should not be so low.

But in fact, it is that low.

No way, North America is a country where people sit in cars, and their demand for oil ranks first in the world.

In addition to coal, oil is the most indispensable energy source for them.

Therefore, after companies such as Chevron, Texaco, Exxon and Mobil took control of Aramco, of course they vigorously exploited crude oil.

In 1960, the output was 60 million tons, but last year it increased to 65 million tons.

The output is increasing by almost five million tons every year.

Behind this is the fact that North America urgently needs more energy.

Capitalists need to make more money, and they need to make as much money as possible while having pricing power, crude oil production and other powers in their hands.

So Theofele initialed an agreement with Liu Guanzhong of China Resources.

Half a million barrels of crude oil are sold every month, which is about 65,000 tons of crude oil.

Calculated based on the price of a barrel of crude oil at US$2.80, the amount China Resources needs to pay per month is US$1.4 million.

Teofele still hopes to sell more crude oil.

But how could Liu Guanzhong agree?

By the way, isn’t the capital in urgent need of crude oil and other supplies? Why don't you want to buy more?

Haha, this is the same as purchasing food the year before last.

What is virtual is real, what is real is virtual!

If the crude oil purchased from Mobil Company exceeds a large quota, wouldn't it be very embarrassing if the other party increases the price?

On the other hand, if crude oil is imported from multiple channels, such as from different regions such as Maple Leaf Country and Australia, then even if one party suddenly raises the price in the future.

In other words, if one party suddenly stops performing the contract, China Resources will not be so passive.

In the past two years, when China Resources purchased grain, it was to avoid purchasing too much grain at once, which would lead to the fact that China Resources was short of grain.

Once someone knows about it, others may take the opportunity to increase the price.

Therefore, Chen Guohua's suggestions include this point.

Buy from multiple channels, not just one.

"So, I wish us a happy cooperation?"

Theofele shook hands with Liu Guanzhong very happily. Now he has initialed the agreement. A formal contract will be signed after a while, and then he can start arranging merchant ships to transport crude oil.

Due to the embargo in North America, Mobil is of course responsible for the transportation of crude oil.

Otherwise, China Resources will not do it.

After all, they really can't transport crude oil from the Middle East openly.

You know, you need to pass through many passages such as the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca.

It just so happened that in Southeast Asia at this time, whether it was Siam or Ho Chi Minh City, there were many North Americans there.

Especially Siam, which now has a North American base.

Moreover, Liu Guanzhong is also worried about whether Mobil can solve all these problems. (End of chapter)