American Scandal King

Chapter 276 Cooperation with the Military

after an hour.

Lieutenant General Jay Garner sat in the main seat in the presidential office, watching Ian's video with a serious expression.

Since it is still a period of martial law, Jay Garner is currently in a higher position and he is the only one who can make the decision on many things.

What left him speechless was that the computer contained not only Saddam's movements during this period, but also some movements of the US military.

There isn't a lot of content, but that doesn't mean Ian Carr gets less, it just means he gives less!

So he raised his head and looked at Ian in disbelief: "How did you do it? He didn't kill you!"

Ian spread his hands and said, "I told him I would save his life."

Lieutenant General Jay Garner shook his head frantically: "This is impossible!"

Ian laughed and said, "What matters is that he is willing to believe it!"

Jay Garner was speechless.

This is indeed the truth, but it is still incredible to be able to do it.

Is Saddam Hussein so gullible?

Saddam: He’s cheating! He’s cheating!

After a while, Lieutenant General Jay Garner sighed and said, "I like the Saddam part, and I don't like the Baghdad part. But I guess there's more to you."

Ian smiled and sipped his red wine. "I heard the US military has offered a $30 million bounty for Uday. I know where he is."

Paul Bremmer said: "Uday and Qusay, $30 million. Saddam Hussein, $50 million."

Ian shook his head: "No, it's Uday's 30 million, Qusay's 20 million, and Saddam Hussein's 100 million!"

Jay Garner and Paul Bremmer looked at each other and said in unison, "That's no problem."

This is the country's money, everyone is very generous and there is no need to bargain.

Ian continued, "Saddam Hussein took away twenty cartloads of wealth, but he spent it rather quickly, so there are still sixteen left. The least valuable item in there is US dollars, but there's also gold, antiques, paintings... I estimate the value to be no less than ten billion."

Jay Garner and Paul Bremmer are no longer speaking.

That’s extra profit!
Just give 5% to the country, and the rest can be shared equally among everyone!
Don’t be generous if the money falls into your own pocket!

Ian said: "I can give it all to you, but I need the oil field mining rights."

“You don’t have an oil company.”

“I can start one.”

Jay Garner: "..."

Paul Bremer: “…”

Or did Paul ask, “Which one do you want?”

Ian replied: "West Qurna oil field."

Paul Bremmer immediately shook his head: "That's impossible, that's ExxonMobil's."

The West Qurna oil field is one of Iraq's giant oil fields. Its annual output later exceeded 2500 million tons, or 1.8 million barrels of oil. It is no small oil field!
What is the purpose of the Iraq War?
Isn't it just oil?
The U.S. military-industrial complex and oil giants all want a share of the profits. You can understand it this way - the cost of sending troops is paid by the country, and the benefits of recovery are reaped by the companies!

This is why the United States made a lot of money in Iraq, but the United States itself is heavily in debt... It's not that there is no return, but that the return does not go into the country's pocket!
As the largest oil company in the United States, ExxonMobil has enormous influence and they are bound to take over the good oil fields.

In fact, they took over more than just the West Qurna oil field!
Ian doesn't care about that: "I have two kinds of news."

He did not continue.

The military bosses are not the Acton family, so some things cannot be said too clearly.

But they understand each other.

If you don't help me, not only will I not tell you where Saddam is, I will even release the US military to kill innocent people and give you a headache.

The Americans will not withdraw their troops because of this, but your position will be difficult to maintain.

Jay Garner glared at Ian: "You want to threaten me?"

As a soldier, he is not so easy to threaten!
It was Paul Bremer who hurriedly said, "Ian, this is Iraq!"

His words were both a threat and a reminder.

No matter how powerful you are, you don't want to die in Iraq, right?

In the world outside the United States, the military is the boss. You can’t be so domineering just because you are a capitalist!
Too bad Ian is different!
Only Ian threatens others, no one can threaten Ian!
This is a guy who would even interview someone if a plane crashed!
Besides, I have the support of a lot of big groups behind me now.

First Linuo Bank, News Corporation, Dubon Group, Ankang Insurance...which one is not a behemoth?
If you dare to do this to me, you will not lose your status, but your life!

These words need not be said, everyone understands.

Ian smiled and said, "That's a lot of money. I'll spend tens of billions, so asking for the mining rights for an oil field is not too much!"

Jay Garner sneered: "That was never yours in the first place."

"I can get them anytime!" Ian replied sternly, "Gentlemen, I'm just a businessman. I must get something in return for my efforts. It doesn't make sense for me to spend tens of billions and get nothing in return. And if the deal doesn't go through... they might as well not exist anymore."

Antiques can be smashed, famous paintings and US dollars can be burned, and gold can be buried in the desert.

If Ian wanted to, he could make all of Saddam's wealth disappear into thin air!

Isn't this what you're aiming for?

Cooperate with me and I can help you create the illusion that Saddam only took away a few hundred million, and then the rest will be yours, and you can divide it however you want.

You say ExxonMobil is having a hard time explaining itself?
Please, do you really want the two of you to take away hundreds of billions?
That money is an explanation!
Isn't it only right that you share some of the money you took? Do you want the two of you to monopolize the tens of billions of assets? Using hypnosis, Ian quietly conveyed his will.

Jay Garner and Paul Bremmer are speechless.

After a while, Paul Bremer said, "I can't give you the West Qurna oil field, but I can give you the Missan oil field group."

The Missan oil fields are located in a desolate desert area 350 kilometers away from the Iraqi capital Baghdad. It is one of the most harsh oil fields in Iraq. It is difficult to exploit and has high costs. The current daily output is only about 5 barrels, but it was later increased to 30 barrels.

Well, that’s equivalent to 1500 million tons, which is about three-fifths of the West Qurna oil field.

The key is subsequent development, which requires considerable investment.

But this is exactly what Ian wanted.

It's just a tactic of asking for a high price and then paying it back.

After all, the West Qurna oil field is too valuable for him to take over, but the Missan oil field group currently has low production and high investment costs, so there is still a chance.

Ian smiled and said, "That requires allowing me to cooperate with overseas companies."

Jay Garner and Paul Bremmer said in unison: "Who?"

"China." Ian replied.

"Fuck!" they both shouted at the same time, "You can't support Chinese oil companies!"

Ian shook his head slightly. "You and I both know that the cost of mining the Missan oil fields is high. I have to lower the cost, and China is the most suitable country. Come on, guys, this is business! I don't consider state relations, I only consider business! What I need is an oil field that makes money, not an oil field that will make me lose money!"

Ian doesn't own an oil company, so he definitely has to work with a real oil company.

He will cooperate with China Petroleum and obtain 30% of the oil field profits in the first five years, which will be reduced to 15% thereafter.

China won't argue with him about this; it will simply thank him. China's low costs can offset the high costs of the Missan oil field, even increasing profitability. Furthermore, only China's construction capabilities can increase production from 5 barrels to 30 barrels.

Otherwise, with the oil price of less than $03 a barrel in 30, the profit would be too low - the cost of extracting a barrel of oil is about $3-40, depending on the oil field, the type of oil, the type of labor, etc.

Even if the Chinese do this work, the initial mining cost of the Missan oil fields is estimated to be no less than $22 per barrel. Even if you make a profit of $8, after deducting the share with Iraq and the US tax, it is only $3.5 in profit, and 30% is about $1.05. A daily output of 5 barrels is only $, and a total of $ million a year.

Moreover, in 03, the oil price once dropped to only around $23! That would have made no money at all.

Of course, this is almost the bottom line, that is, the minimum guarantee is 15 million.

When the oil price reaches $70 a barrel and the extraction cost continues to decrease, after deducting other shares and investment expenses, the 30% profit will not be less than $7.5 per barrel. A daily output of 30 barrels means an annual profit of about $8 million.

But this requires subsequent development, so Ian can get higher profits in the early stage, but he cannot get such high profits later.

Unfortunately, it will take a long time to get to this point.

So Ian was very dissatisfied.

Saddam's assets are worth tens of billions.

Well, there are also some inflated values ​​- the value of antique paintings is difficult to say, the fluctuation can be as high as hundreds of times, the market is small, and if you only look at US dollars and gold, it is actually only a few hundred million.

But no matter what, if oil field production does not increase, economies of scale will not appear, which means higher costs and lower profits.

Controlling an oil field and earning tens of millions a year is too insulting, so this job must be handed over to China! Only China can make Ian trust it.

It’s not that Chinese people won’t default on their debts, but it’s basically impossible for a company like China Petroleum to play rogue.

That's why Paul Bremmer said he was willing to give the Missan oil field group to Ian. He couldn't give it to you if the value was too high.

At this moment, the two looked at each other.

In the end, Jay Garner said, "This matter needs to be discussed with the White House."

"Of course." Ian nodded with a smile.

Ian doesn't have a strong relationship with the White House, but the Dubon Group now has a good relationship with George W. Bush.

They will help, especially after knowing that Ian is now interviewing Saddam. You know, Ian’s big news will be accompanied by Dubang’s advertisements!
There was no opinion on the general direction. Paul Bremer asked, "When will you hand over Saddam to us?"

Ian smiled and said, "Once we reach a preliminary agreement, I will go meet with Saddam, and then do a follow-up for half a month. Once I have collected enough information, I can hand it over to you. Oh, and this 1.5 million from Uday Qusay and Saddam must be mine!"

This money is legal income and can be paid by bank transfer. There is no reason to give it away for free.

Paul Bremmer smiled and said, "Of course. By the way, Ian, since you are interested in participating in the oil industry, are you interested in the military industry?"

Hearing this, Ian's eyes lit up: "Of course!"

After Redstone went bankrupt, Ian founded a new company, Blackfire, and continued to do Redstone's work.

Blackfire Company has its own production capacity, but it is only slightly better than Boss Jia's. Fortunately, after the 50 billion from Afghanistan comes in, it will gradually develop.

And if Ian is willing to hand over the Missan oil fields to China for exploitation, then Black Fire can carry out deeper cooperation with China and establish Black Fire's arms production factory in China. China may even be willing to provide some low-level military technology to help Ian and form Black Fire's own brand.

Damn, it would be a shame if such a company went bankrupt, and I would have to create a few more shells.

Paul Bremer said, "We can give you some military orders, but you have to give us some shares in the Missan oil field complex. In addition, you have to do some fair reporting on our capture of Saddam Hussein and his son!"

Ian understood.

Ian's influence in the oil sector wasn't enough, so even if the Missan oil fields were expensive to extract, it would still be a piece of juicy meat. But the military industry was different; the money was paid by the state!
So Paul Bremmer hopes that Ian will make more concessions on the Missan oil fields to meet the needs of those oil companies and at the same time make up for him in the military industry.

The benefits of this incident to Jay Garner and Paul Bremer are: first, it can avoid the news of the US military killing innocent people, second, it can more conveniently promote oil field affairs, third, it can publicize their wise rule, and fourth, it can divide up Saddam’s benefits.

Simply put, it is to harm the country's interests and enrich one's own pockets, while making things easier - as long as the oil companies do not object, it is easy to get the White House to agree.

Realizing this, Ian smiled and said, "That's no problem."

(End of this chapter)