Chapter 260: Settling the Deal
The three were hit on the head by Zorro's gun and panicked instantly, "Brother, we didn't do anything. If it's a robbery, just take the money. Please don't hurt us."
"Were you invited here by the people from Lightning Oil Company?" Zhang Ailun walked over and asked.
"Sir, we have never met before. I don't know what you are talking about." The private detective said stiffly.
"Are you all so stubborn?" Zhang Ailun sneered and took out a satellite phone and a camera. "Why did you take secret photos of me? Admit what you did honestly. I know exactly what you did. Anyway, this is in the wilderness. Even if someone died, no one would know."
Seeing that the truth was exposed and the other party was looking aggressive, the three of them decisively admitted, "Indeed, someone came to your door and commissioned us to monitor you, but we don't know exactly what they do. There is just a special contact person who asked us to contact him and send all the footage to him. We are from Mickey Private Investigator Studio."
"What did you say in your three phone calls? How dare you take the order when you don't even know the identity of the employer?" Zorro asked.
"The other party only asked us to send the relevant photos and video information to the contact person, and they would transfer a sum of money to our account. We really don't know the other party's identity because this is an internal regulation of the industry. We just took the money to do the job. They were very generous and gave us 30,000 US dollars right away." The private detective was in tears.
If they had known that the target of surveillance was so fierce, they would never have taken this business.
"Am I only worth 30,000 US dollars?" Zhang Ailun was a little unhappy. Did those people take kickbacks?
But seeing that these three men looked more cowardly than each other, he still did not kill them. Instead, he interrogated them about some relevant matters and then knocked them out with one punch each.
"What are they going to do?" Zoro asked.
"Send them to the mountain camp for some forced labor. There's no need to risk losing anyone's life for these three cowards. This satellite phone can be put to use." Zhang Ailun thought about it and prepared to take advantage of the situation.
He simply sat in the passenger seat of the Wrangler and asked Zorro to take a few close-up photos of him. After taking a look at the close-up photos, he saw that the angle of view was good and very clear, so he sent them to the contact on the satellite phone.
Mickey Private Detective: The target person was on his way to the manor when he collided with a private car on the road, which may affect the progress of their business cooperation.
The other party also responded quickly: You are doing a good job, please continue to monitor the target. I will also deposit the money I promised to you into your studio account later.
Mickey Private Detective: If you can add a little more money, we can kidnap the person and there will be absolutely no accidents.
Contact: Are you so capable? Do private detectives also do kidnapping business? No, you don't need to alert the enemy. Your task is just to monitor the other party. This kind of thing should be left to professionals.
Mickey Private Detective: Okay, I will continue to push news to you later. I think you really can reconsider it.
Zhang Ailun spread false information to the other party, put away the satellite phone, and waited for a while. Then the Beggar Gang disciples drove over.
After parking the car on the side of the road, several people got out and trotted over, asking, "Boss, where are the workers? Are they human traffickers again?"
"Those three guys lying on the ground are them. Transport them to the Kiliya Mountains and teach them a lesson." Zhang Ailun pointed at the three people who were tied up on the ground.
"These people dare to provoke us? Don't worry, we will definitely teach them a lesson." Upon hearing this, the Beggar Gang disciples immediately pulled the man up and carried him into the car.
The private detective woke up halfway through the investigation and was terrified to see that he was kidnapped by a stranger. But before they could scream or shout, the Beggar Gang disciples injected each of them with an anesthetic shot, and the three of them fainted and lost consciousness instantly.
After packing up the few people, the Beggar Gang disciple closed the car door, stepped on the accelerator and left the suburban highway.
Watching the van go away, Zhang Ailun got back into the Wrangler and asked Zorro to drive to the manor ranch.
Although there was a small accident along the way which took some extra time, we still arrived at our destination within half an hour.
Zorro arrived at the small town manor without any obstruction. He parked the car in the ranch and got out of the car to see three groups of elites in bright and beautiful clothes observing the oil well nodding machine. The oil pipeline had been continuously pumping out a lot of crude oil, filling more than a dozen tanks.
Next to them was Sheriff Arthur from the Green Town Police Station, who was here with his men to maintain law and order. After all, he was paid to do his job. If they didn't behave better, how could the chief leader give them bonuses and dividends?
Anyway, apart from petty thefts, the security in the town is stable, and there is nothing to do on weekdays. There is nothing to do sitting in the office except playing cards and playing with hot girls.
Old Carl was also here. When he saw Zhang Allen coming, he immediately greeted him, "Why are you so slow?"
"We encountered some problems along the way, but they have been resolved for the time being." Zhang Ailun took out a satellite phone and handed it to Zorro, instructing him to take the camera to find a suitable location to take pictures, and then send them to the contact at Lightning Oil Company to paralyze the other party.
Zorro readily agreed, took the satellite phone and the camera, ran to a far distance, and began to shoot the scenery, editing stories and false information to deceive the other party, setting traps and snares step by step to make the other party believe it.
The people from the oil company also came over and shook hands with the chief leader warmly. The middle-aged white man who led the group was accompanied by a female assistant. He introduced himself, "Hello, Mr. Jin. I'm Walter, the director of Watson Oil California Branch. This is our deputy director and assistant. We've met before at the auction."
"I have some impression of you." Zhang Ailun nodded, then looked at the sexy blonde assistant next to him, who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, and said in surprise: "But this is the first time I have met this lady."
Why are you wearing such cool clothes?
Judging from the posture, there should be nothing inside, right? Empty?
"Hello Mr. Jin, you can call me Camille." The female assistant smiled slightly and was very enthusiastic. She didn't want to let go of the leader's hand, as if she was going to hit him head-on.
If there weren't so many people here and they weren't outdoors, she would really want to hint at something.
Zhang Ailun was also secretly shocked, a little overwhelmed by the other party's enthusiasm, and finally pulled his hand back.
The executives of Merlin Oil Company and Weimar Oil nearby also came over and shook hands with the leader enthusiastically.
The short-haired lady leading the group was wearing sexy OL clothes, high heels, black stockings and long legs. She introduced herself enthusiastically, "Hello, Mr. Jin. I am Davis Merlin, the department manager of Merlin Petroleum California Branch. Although we have never met, I felt very friendly the moment I saw you."
“…” It was the first time that Zhang Ailun saw a relationship being built in this way.
I am Asian and you look like a European or American mixed race, but we have a sense of familiarity.
Speaking of familiarity, I also felt a sense of familiarity with the person in charge of WM Motor Petroleum Company next to me. At least he looked like a yellow-skinned Asian.
With a strange look on his face, he said, "Ms. Merlin, I also think you are very kind. Your last name is Merlin? Merlin Oil Company is not your family's property, is it?"
I just wanted to make a joke, but I didn’t expect the other party to admit it directly!
"Merlin Oil is indeed our family business. It is the asset that my great-great-great-grandfather worked hard to build. Our company is now held by eight directors on the board. Our Merlin company has industries in Texas and Kansas, and also has development cooperation projects in the Middle East. I am also in charge of the California branch." Davis Merlin smiled slightly: "I sincerely hope that you can consider our sincere offer and reach this cooperation."
What a white, rich and beautiful girl.
"Hello, Mr. Jin, I am the deputy director of the California branch of Weimar Petroleum. You can call me Feng Fei." The director of Weimar Petroleum has an Asian face and a friendly smile on his slightly fat face.
They might have wanted to get closer to the leader by using their identities, skin color and language to build closer ties, but the leader didn't buy it at all.
When fellow villagers meet, they get shot in the back. The leader would like to keep Chinese Americans at a distance.
He smiled and nodded, "Hello, Mr. Feng, isn't your supervisor here?"
Others came with supervisors, deputy supervisors or female assistants, but why did you come with just a driver and an accountant? And you don't even have a hot girl with you?
The chief leader thinks you are not sincere.
I may not want it, but you can't not give it to me.
"Our supervisor is currently in Las Vegas handling an oil field matter and it is inconvenient for him to come over, so let me serve on his behalf. Please rest assured, Mr. Jin, we are absolutely sincere." Feng Fei said.
"Ok, you should have already surveyed the three oil fields at Green Field Manor Ranch. The oil output must have reached your company's estimated standards." Zhang Ailun brought a few people to the three oil field distribution areas and the location of the nodding machines.
On the wilderness plain covering several hundred acres, there are only three lonely kowtow machines. The area has been divided into three different areas and the fences have been raised.
Although the oil was extracted from the same estate, its geographical location and depth are very different. They are not connected at all and do not belong to the same oil field according to regulations.
After all, in some states, even for the same oil field, there are regulations that no two oil wells can be connected within 100 meters, and private oil output is precisely controlled. Oil companies will also purchase it in pieces. A larger oil field often has dozens of buyers, and then it is entrusted to the oil company for joint management.
This is also done to prevent the emergence of monopoly-level oil tycoons, which would have an impact on the oil market price in the state. There will be hundreds of people competing for a piece of cake, and it is impossible for only one person to hold it.
California has very loose regulations on this, and there is no mandatory requirement for the distance between them. A nodding machine can be installed at will on an oil field, with one machine every few meters or even every ten years, to drill and pump oil like crazy. However, as long as the underground oil resources are not connected together and are distributed in different depths and areas, they are all independent oil fields.
Even if you are adjacent to another oil field on the ground, but the underground depths are different, one is one thousand meters and the other is one hundred meters, and the ground distance between them is meters, they are still two oil fields and will not affect the mining work.
If you want to purchase it, you need to buy it at the price of two oil fields. It will not be considered as the same field, and there will be no preferential price.
Zhang Ailun was also planning to sell the oil field, which occupied one-third of the manor ranch, and let them negotiate and cooperate with the local power supply bureau and relevant departments.
I believe that in the near future, there will be dozens or even hundreds of nodding machines on the ranch.
The head of Watson Petroleum said: "After our appraisal, the underground resources of your three oil fields are much more than expected. We will still stick to the previous price, and perhaps we can increase the premium by a few points."
Zhang Ailun nodded, "Now we can talk about the price. You can come up with your sincere price. If I think the price is okay, I will make a deal with you. I don't plan to sell these three oil fields to the same company unless the price is right."
"If that's the case, then the value of these three oil fields may not be as much as we imagined." said the female assistant in charge of Merlin Petroleum.
"I don't care about the market price and influence. I only care about how much each of my oil fields is worth. The value of the least of my three oil fields is more than 100 million US dollars. As long as the price is right, I will sell it to them. You can consider which oil field to increase your stake in."
Zhang Ailun gave them time to think, then called over the Beggars' Sect disciples, brought over drinks, and distributed them to everyone present.
He turned around and walked to the side with Old Carl and asked, "Which company contacted you? Want to buy your oil?"
"They haven't come yet, and they're not a big company. But just now, the people from these three big oil companies talked to me and wanted to buy my oil. If the price is right, I can also consider selling it to them." Old Carl said.
"Then wait for their offer. After all, the oil resources are in our hands, and we have the final say on whether to sell or not." Zhang Ailun smiled. There are many people who want them at a premium, as this is international hard currency.
After a while, the deputy director of Weimar Oil Company came over and said politely: "Hello, Mr. Jin, after our discussion with the board of directors, we have decided to purchase your oil field with a crude oil content of 9500 million barrels for 200 million US dollars. This price is absolutely sincere, and I can guarantee that the other two companies will never be able to bid higher than us!"
"Your price is already very sincere, but I still want to hear the quotes from the other two companies." Zhang Ailun laughed, knowing that this was already their bottom price.
Weimar's director also smiled and walked aside, full of confidence. Soon, Davis, the director of Merlin Oil Company, also came over and said, "Mr. Jin, according to our internal board of directors' internal voting and discussion, we decided to buy your two oil fields for million and million US dollars respectively."
Director Watson said, "We are going to buy your largest oil field for $ million."
"Okay." After considering it, Zhang Ailun also chose to sell the three oil fields to three oil companies at prices of $9500 million, $ million, and $ million respectively. The total value of the oil fields is also $ million.
"If there is no objection, let's sign the transfer contract now. You need to transfer money to the Hamberg Foundation where I invested." Zhang Ailun took out the prepared documents and the account of the Hamberg Foundation.
The oil company returned to the driving tool, took out the prepared documents, drafted and signed the contract, and notified the company's financial department to transfer the money. The amount of funds exceeded 100 million, and it would take some time to transfer the funds from banks or private equity funds in various regions.
The executives of Merlin Oil Company still felt a little regretful because they did not acquire another valuable oil field.
Zhang Allen continued to promote his product, saying, "My friend Carl Alfred's private ranch also has 200 million barrels of oil in its oil field. If you are willing to buy it for $9500 million, you can also consider signing a transfer contract with him."
The head of Weimar Petroleum immediately said, "We are willing to buy Mr. Carl's oil field at the same price."
Old Carl smiled from ear to ear, "Then come with me to the ranch and take a look. I promise you will be satisfied."
Not long after, Zhang Ailun received a notification of the arrival of the funds and took a look at the project funds of the Hamberg Foundation.
+9500 million USD. The first remittance from Weimar Petroleum Company has arrived.
The other two payments may take some time, but will arrive in batches before tomorrow at the latest.
Anyway, the contract has been signed and the land is here, so there is no way I can run away.
The chief leader couldn't help but sigh, is this what it means to be a billionaire?
I think you are still very sincere.
"Mr. Jin, we have also prepared a celebration banquet to celebrate the successful cooperation. The attendees are all private oil field owners who have cooperative projects with our company. I wonder if you are interested in joining the event tonight?"
Watson's female assistant Camille came over and made an invitation, her eyes beginning to become stringy.
(End of this chapter)
