165 episodes. Let’s take a look at what the situation is, shall we?
I was listening to their conversation over the wall.
Of course, I could see the facial expressions and actions taking place at the table with my clairvoyance.
– Druck.
When I pushed the wall, there were Ko Sang-moon and Kang Jun-ho.
Ron Harris and Wilson had just left.
“you are doing well.”
“We do everything as President Jin has planned, but if we can’t do it, we can’t do it.”
“Are you saying that only the script is good? An actor has to act well in order to be able to write a script.”
I continued speaking, offering to shake hands with Koh Sang-moon.
“It’s been a while, Koh Sang-moo.”
“Your face is nice, CEO Jin. Do you think there were some achievements in Latin America?”
“Yeah, I had some income.”
“I’m envious. Even with the title of CEO, you can freely move around the world like this.”
“It’s a small and medium-sized business, only the title represents. There is a shortage of manpower, so even the president has to work hard.”
It’s more efficient to move by myself than to have an exploration team.
“Since it’s a small business… there is no other place like All Mining in any small business in the world. Haha.”
Koh Sang-moon raised the corners of his mouth and continued.
“Remember what I said before? On the third meeting, I said I wanted to have a good relationship.”
“Oh, come to think of it, today is the third time we’ve seen each other face to face.”
At the time, I thought there would be an opportunity for that, but I don’t think I know what the world will be like.
I reached out to them and offered to join them.
“Thank you for the suggestion. I was nervous because it felt like I was being dragged by the Blue House.”
“Aren’t you anxious because you’re with me? From now on, you’re going to be starting a little bit of a confrontation.”
“It’s a confrontation with a just cause, so I’m not worried. Besides…”
Koh Sang-moon posted a profile from Kang Jun-ho on the table.
“Isn’t this friend in charge of this Abest case, not Sohn Young-seok?”
“Ah, that Chief of Staff Choi Soo-hyuk…”
“It’s my brother.”
Choi Jin-hyuk, director of Korea National Oil Corporation.
He suddenly took on this contract on behalf of Son Young-seok.
As Son Young-seok, who keeps Choi Soo-hyuk in check, I was told to cry and eat mustard.
Because there was no one else to trust other than him.
“Vice Minister Son Young-seok will not be able to afford to take care of this case, because the problem in Africa is quite serious.”
I had gone through the African continent before coming to the Americas, so I could feel how urgent the situation was.
“I also heard the news through the expatriates. Truly, civil war is an unpredictable variable.”
“Political risks are unavoidable. However, Vice Minister Sohn, we cannot be vigilant because the price of rice cakes this nobleman has spread in Africa is so high. Who is Director Choi Jin-hyuk?”
“He’s the type of person who thrived under his brother’s protection. The Korea National Oil Corporation also joined the board of directors by parachute.”
“What were you doing in the first place?”
“It was at KS Energy. Of course, there was also a parachute.”
Still, it was in the oil industry.
“It could be rather fortunate. It might be better to know a little bit rather than not know at all.”
“But how do you plan to grow the plate?”
I’ve been to several places before coming here to raise them.
“For now, we want to include all affiliates under Abest Corporation. Not only the upstream affiliates, Abest Energy Trust, and Abest Operations, but also the downstream affiliate, Arl.”
In the oil business, production is called upstream, transport is midstream, and refining process is called downstream.
Alsa was a downstream refinery.
“Alsa was left behind because the storage tanks and facilities were outdated and it was difficult for Abest to deal with it. I’m not sure if Director Choi Jin-hyuk would agree.
“I’m sure you’ll like it. There’s something you’re good at there.”
If there is a safety problem or a reason that makes it impossible to run the factory, such as an order to stop operation from the authorities, it is good to discard it as an excuse.
If not, it’s good to sell it at a low price for whatever reason.
“That’s right. I’ll be more harsh in the sense of disposition rather than normalization.”
“In addition to that, we include black gold mines.”
“Hmm, I’ll have to convince Mr. Harris that Black Gold is interested in Chevron.”
black gold.
It is one of the so-called oil sands.
Unlike ordinary oil fields, because sand and oil are mixed, the oil extracted from the liquid state after it is pumped up and separated from the ground or separated from the ground by high temperature and high pressure was buried in Black Gold.
The problem is that such a process is expensive, but Canada’s oil sands have attracted the attention of many oil companies.
The amount of reserves was so enormous that it ranked third in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
“We will do what they ask us to. Because Chevron didn’t offer any money right away. And it would be good for the GL Group to use it as a justification if we even propose to take over Black Gold to Director Choi Jin-hyuk.”
“I understand what you mean. The existing acquisition is clearly in the red, so if you grow in size and acquire a black gold mine, you can settle the debt even if it takes time?”
“Haha, now if you pretend, you’re pretending.”
“It’s up to you to stick with it.”
As Koh Sang-moon said, you just need to put together a good cause and stick it together.
Even if you get black gold, you won’t be able to solve that much debt.
It is ridiculous to expect a profit from that expensive oil field.
If the international oil price does not rise quite a bit, it is difficult to solve it even after time passes.
Chevron knows that too, so he’s not willing to say that he’s going to buy black gold.
“Without Son Young-seok, we are taking this opportunity to significantly increase Abest’s pie. Then, we can focus our budget on Abest, which will be used elsewhere, so it will be easier for Koh to move.”
Either way, they will spend all their money.
Therefore, if we would rather reduce the number of mines by driving the money, we can reduce the amount to be used for lobbying and the cost of execution, so the profit we will get will inevitably increase.
As a bonus, it will reduce the number of times you go around for pre-work.
“I don’t think it will be difficult to promote Jin’s scenario. But I have a question for you.”
“Please speak.”
“Blue Capital. How the hell did you connect it there?”
What is a relationship?
Because I have a big hand in the underground economy called Lana Linderman.
“I had to do that to wash that much money, so I somehow managed to get through it.”
“Is it piercing? Blue Capital is a private equity firm famous for doing back deals only with places called families in the political and business world.”
“Yeah? Rothschild, Rockefeller or something like that?”
“Did you pierce without knowing it? Hahaha.”
Was it such a place? I was only introduced to it, but it was a great place than I thought.
“It’s a trade secret. I hope you don’t ask more.”
I don’t know, so I’m afraid to ask a question.
“Really, the more you know, the more curious you become.”
Aww, the burdensome eyes are starting to come out.
Avoiding his gaze, he quickly changed the subject.
“By the way, did you check with Korea Gas Corporation? It must have been time for them to start working in Canada.”
“It started. Manager Min-soo Jang took over there instead of Vice Minister Sohn.”
“It seems that Vice Minister Sohn is crazy about entrusting the Asian affairs department to Canada.”
“Director Jinhyuk Choi was rushed in, so he couldn’t afford to take on multiple projects at the same time. And the size of the job that Director Jang took over was a bit smaller.
“It seems that Jang Min-soo didn’t do his job properly.”
“We are struggling to cover only Asia, but when we try to reach North America, we make mistakes. And Mkana is actually a large natural gas company in Canada.
“So, you’re saying you’re going to sign a contract for only three blocks and eat small.”
“It has to be said that it is small because the scale has been reduced, but it is not that small. It is because the three blocks are combined for a total of 1 billion dollars.”
I’ve already stopped by and know that it’s like an empty tin can.
The project to pour money on useless land was the acquisition of On River, Omia, and Westcall mines.
“Do you think that Mkana would also hold our hand?”
“I’m not sure about that yet. The change from Vice Minister Sohn to Manager Jang Min-soo and the sudden change of CEO for MKANA this time. I think we’ll find out when we meet.”
“Then, we’ll make a decision after the meeting. But are there any countermeasures for the economic report? It’s hard to make a justification because the reserves there aren’t good enough.”
“I found out that it was a shale gas mine. I plan to respond that the economic evaluation itself is not possible in a situation where the technology for horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is not secured beyond the reserves.”
In addition to debt and profitability, you are risking your technology as well.
You are doing very well.
“I’m sure the manager will do a good job there. And when you meet with Manager Jang Min-soo, there will probably be a woman next to you.”
“Are you a secretary?”
“I’m not a secretary, I’ll just stick around like an attendant. Please take a look.”
“How specifically do you want me to look at it?”
“It seems like they’re just getting along or something like that. She’s being watched by Vice Minister Sohn Young-seok, so don’t get too close.”
“Yes? Vice Minister Sohn is monitoring the woman that Manager Jang Min-soo is carrying?”
After thinking for a while, I explained about what happened in Macau and about Lily.
That I had her attached to Min-soo Jang, but I got suspicious and couldn’t leave her side.
Koh Sang-moon, who heard the story, nodded and said.
“Intentionally or not, it’s amazing. In a way, it’s like planting a spy in the enemy’s camp.”
“No, I don’t want to be a spy anymore. I just want to find freedom when I get the chance.”
“It’s a pity, but I’ll figure it out first. We’ll take a look when we meet with Manager Jang Min-soo.”
“I’m begging you. Don’t overdo it.”
Koh Sang-moon nodded and asked about other projects.
“In Canada, there is uranium in addition to oil and gas. The plan has been changed to that of Daehan Electric Power’s own project. What do you think?”
The civil war in Africa also causes a lot of plan changes on the other side of the globe.
This is what we call a variable.
“I’ll take care of that. Mr. Koh, please take care of oil and gas.”
No matter how resource-rich Canada may be, it’s ignorant.
***
After meeting with Koh Sang-moon,
When I returned home, Lucy asked me.
“CEO, it’s off topic, but I have something to tell you.”
“I’m not presumptuous at all, so tell me, Lucy. Take it easy.”
Lucy clasped her hands neatly and opened her mouth cautiously, as if she were offering a proverb.
“The Lisboa Girl next to Mr. Jang.”
“Lily?”
“Yes, that Lisboa girl.”
Instead of calling Lily by her first name, she emphasized that she was a ‘Lisboa girl’.
I could only guess what the intention was, but I pretended not to know and asked, emphasizing the name.
“Why Lily?”
“You told Mr. Go earlier, he didn’t want to use her as a spy. I agree with Mr. Go. There’s a hand you can use, but there’s no reason not to use it.”
“Lily did her part in Macau. Even though she made a mistake and was there, there’s a chance that she could endanger her life by taking advantage of her.”
“I think the former representative was very affectionate.”
“I know, you have to be sober as long as you’re here. But if Lily or someone else dies because of me, I’m afraid my dream seat will be in turmoil.”
“Okay. Then I won’t tell you any more.”
Lucy got up, bowed, and added the words to rest in peace.
I nodded and turned my gaze to the night view outside.
‘Lily…’
I said no to Koh Sang-moon and Lucy, but it’s not that I didn’t think about it either.
Because Son Young-seok is in a crazy situation right now, surveillance may have been loose.
If you can get her help, you can do more than you plan to now.
‘Shall we take a look at what the situation is?’