Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 748 Finalizing the Cooperation

Lu Shaohua obviously forgot that it was still unknown whether he could reach a cooperation intention with the three oil companies. Even if a cooperation intention was reached, there were still many details to be discussed, and the delay might not be too short.

This is indeed the case. When Phoenix Petroleum responded that it was interested in cooperating with the three oil companies, the three oil companies were very sincere and sent heavyweights to Hong Kong the next day to negotiate with Phoenix Petroleum.

After a day-long negotiation, the four companies on both sides finally reached a cooperation intention and finally decided to establish a new energy company under the umbrella of Phoenix Petroleum. Phoenix Petroleum owns 51% of the shares and holds the dominant position. The other three companies each sent three experienced employees to help run the company together.

Of course, the intention of cooperation was reached, but many details had not yet been finalized. Discussions continued on the third day, this time on the transportation of oil and weather fuel.

There are four companies, so it's not as simple as a one-on-one situation. Even if three oil companies are united, they still have differences in the allocation of market shares. How much of the transportation volume one company occupies has become the focus of discussion.

However, this has nothing to do with Phoenix Petroleum, because Phoenix Petroleum had clearly stated long before the cooperation intention was reached that Phoenix Petroleum would not be responsible for transporting oil and natural gas, that is, Phoenix Petroleum was only responsible for operations and would not play the role of a supplier.

But after all, it was a merger of four companies. Even if it had nothing to do with Phoenix Petroleum, negotiations were still necessary. In the end, Phoenix Petroleum acted as a peacemaker and distributed the profits equally to the three companies without bias, and only then did they finalize the cooperation.

However, by the time the cooperation was finalized, five days had already passed. In other words, it took two full days just to negotiate the delivery share. It can be said that the competition was extremely fierce.

As for the cooperation among three well-known oil companies and a shell oil company, it has been finalized, with Phoenix Petroleum, a shell oil company, taking the lead and dividing the big cake of the Asian market.

Finally, the day after the cooperation was finalized, the four companies jointly held a press conference, announcing that the four companies would each contribute $100 million to establish a new energy company, and then the three companies would simultaneously play the role of suppliers to deliver oil and natural gas to the new company.

At the press conference, some reporters also asked about the prices of transporting oil and natural gas from the three suppliers, but the question was cleverly resolved because it was a trade secret and could not be disclosed.

The issue of price was also discussed intensively when finalizing the cooperation. In the end, the lowest price based on market price was offered before finalizing the cooperation.

Lu Shaohua is not a fool. People came to him for cooperation simply because they were eyeing the huge market pie in Asia. Lu Shaohua established Phoenix Petroleum Company for money, to make more and more money. Of course, Lu Shaohua would strive for the lowest price for supply.

In addition, there was another thing that made Lu Shaohua feel very strange, that was that the three companies that had joined together seemed very eager to cooperate with Phoenix Petroleum, so eager that it was a bit abnormal, forcing Lu Shaohua to be vigilant.

After thinking it over, Lu Shaohua finally understood that the three companies were afraid that Phoenix Petroleum would go it alone. In addition to wanting to share the big cake of the Asian market, they were so eager to curb the rise of Phoenix Petroleum.

But can it be curbed?

Lu Shaohua found it funny. With Lu Shaohua's current strength, let alone the three companies joining together to suppress it, even if all the oil companies in the world joined together, they would not be able to suppress it.

Don't forget that Lu Shaohua has a crude oil warehouse in the mountains of the Tiger Roar Base in Africa, where a large amount of crude oil is stored, countless amounts of crude oil. With this, if Lu Shaohua wants to go it alone, they will not be able to curb the development of Phoenix Petroleum.

In addition, the Saudi Arabian royal family is backed by the Tiger Roar Base, and has a special relationship with Lu Shaohua. Many oil companies in the world have cooperative relations with the Saudi Arabian royal family. If Lu Shaohua is willing, the Saudi Arabian royal family will definitely terminate cooperation with everyone and only cooperate with Phoenix Petroleum.

With these two points, Lu Shaohua is confident that he can dominate the oil industry. Well, he is just confident, not 100%. Lu Shaohua still needs to accumulate momentum. When the momentum reaches its peak, Lu Shaohua will burst out again, and then he will be 100% sure to control oil.

Well, that's getting off topic...

In Lu Shaohua's opinion, the intentions of the three companies were very covert, but they still could not escape Lu Shaohua's eyes, and he already knew their real purpose. In this regard, Lu Shaohua did not mind and let them go. Who made Lu Shaohua think that he was just trying to make money?

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It can be said that when the cooperation among the four companies was finalized, there was another uproar in the oil field. At the same time, many oil companies could not understand what was going on with the three companies, nor could they understand why Phoenix Petroleum did not choose to go it alone at this time.

Of course, even though they couldn't understand it, they were thinking about another thing, which was that they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They did not see the rise of a powerful oil company, and that was an unchanging fact.

How powerful is Phoenix Group?

In the business world, Phoenix Group is no longer the mediocrely ranked conglomerate it was a few years ago. Since the strength it demonstrated during the Asian financial crisis, Phoenix Group has surpassed the world's corporate rankings and has become a special entity.

Such a company, such an unfathomable company, will undoubtedly be successful in any industry it wants to enter. Even if it enters the oil industry, there is no doubt that Phoenix Group has a lot of checks. It just needs to work hard to spend them, and it will definitely succeed.

It is foreseeable that with checks and influence, success is only a matter of time. But for such a company, they did not go it alone, which is a relief.

However, Lu Shaohua had no time to pay attention to those things. His attention was now focused on Royal Dutch Shell.

Speaking of Royal Dutch Shell, we have to mention Lu Shaohua's memories of his previous life. After several years of development, this company ranked second in the world after entering the 21st century, second only to Microsoft, which shows how great its potential is.

For a company like this, Lu Shaohua holds 17% of the shares and naturally does not want to let go. However, as Lu Shaohua finalized the cooperation with the other three companies, the breakdown of the relationship between the two parties is foreseeable.

Royal Dutch Shell's withdrawal from the Asian market is the only answer.

However, the shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell were reluctant to withdraw from the Asian market. However, they could not compete with the newly established energy company by working alone, and now they have lost the banner of Phoenix Petroleum. They are in a difficult situation.

They were the ones who abandoned Phoenix Petroleum first, so they were in the wrong. Now Phoenix Financial holds a 17% stake in them and they are controlled by Phoenix Group on the board of directors. If they want to go it alone and compete with the newly established energy company under Phoenix Petroleum, Phoenix Group will definitely not agree.

Neither the left one nor the right one worked, so they had no choice but to negotiate with Phoenix Group after secret discussions with the largest and second largest shareholders to see if there was any way to share the big pie of the Asian market in a peaceful way.

Lu Shaohua found this move by Royal Dutch Shell amusing, as it really proved the old saying: "If we had known this would happen, we would not have done it in the first place."

If they had not unilaterally breached the contract, things wouldn't have turned out like this today. However, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and Royal Dutch Shell can only grieve behind closed doors.

But, no matter what, Phoenix Group is now a shareholder of Royal Dutch Shell. It can be said that the business performance of Royal Dutch Shell is related to the interests of Lu Shaohua. Lu Shaohua certainly does not want to see the company in which he owns shares go downhill.

Finally, after secret agreements among many parties, Lu Shaohua ordered that the newly established energy companies in the Asian market deliberately let Royal Dutch Shell participate in the Asian market, which was also to give Royal Dutch Shell a way out.

The newly established energy company is led by Phoenix Petroleum Company, which has absolute operating rights. Whether to release the water depends on Phoenix Petroleum and the boss of Phoenix Petroleum Company, Lu Shaohua. It can be said that Lu Shaohua has the final say.

If Lu Shaohua agrees to loosen the liquidity, it will give Royal Dutch Shell a way out, a great opportunity. Although it will be much smaller than before, there is a space for survival. The shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell are quite satisfied with this.

All of a sudden, the Asian market became a mess. With four legitimate oil companies involved and the shell company Phoenix Petroleum, it seemed like a group of heroes were rising up.

However, it is undeniable that in this chaotic scene, although Phoenix Petroleum is a shell oil company, it is the focus no matter how you look at it. No matter which genuine oil company it is, they cannot do without Phoenix Petroleum. Once they leave Phoenix Petroleum, they will not be able to survive.

In this way, Phoenix Petroleum has occupied a dominant and irreplaceable position. It is also the most active and transcendent company. At the same time, it is also the leader among the crowd and the most profitable company.

Lu Shaohua was very satisfied with this. Who doesn't like to make money? Lu Shaohua is also a human being. Seeing the company making money, Lu Shaohua is naturally happy. At the same time, Phoenix Shipping Company has also moved to a higher level with the expansion of its business and has a larger market, so it can be said to be the biggest beneficiary.

Lu Shaohua got all the benefits, so how could he not be happy? The gloomy mood caused by the oppression of a senior state official some time ago was swept away, and the mood became blue sky and white clouds instead. He was cheerful all day long and looked very happy.

However, this situation did not last for a few days. Another incident happened, which made Lu Shaohua's mood, which had not been happy for a few days, gloomy again, and it was terribly gloomy.