Chapter 547 (1/2)
”Mr. Chufan, may I ask you a favor?” Prince William asked politely.
Before coming to China, he vowed to take Helen back at all costs and take her back to England to be his princess. But after learning that she was Chu fan's fiancee, the idea was decisively strangled in the cradle by him.
Chu fan is too powerful. He is too powerful for a modern army to fight... No, he is not a man, he is a God. Although Japan tried its best to cover up the event of the total annihilation of the Japanese fleet, the news spread like wildfire and spread all over the world's major military powers. As a member of the royal family, how can William not know the inside story?
It's definitely not a wise move to make enemies with such a powerful man. If he gets angry with Chu fan because of a woman, his future may never be bright again.
He is not the only prince of the royal family. If he makes a small decision mistake, he will be labeled with derogatory words such as mediocrity, schemlessness and shortsightedness, and will no longer be qualified to compete for the throne.
However, if he turns to make good friends with Chu fan and become good friends with him, it is definitely a powerful chip for him. As for Qiao Yun, although he likes beautiful women, he won't abandon the throne for a woman.
At the dinner table, Chu fan ate the homemade dishes cooked by his godmother and was very satisfied with Prince William's knowledge. Since he didn't want to offend himself, Chu fan didn't have to tear his face with him. Moreover, there was no hatred between them. In addition, he had to thank others for taking care of Qiao Yun for more than half a year. Otherwise, Qiao Yun, such a beautiful woman, may encounter something in a foreign country.
”Ask me for help?” Chu fan put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, ”you are a member of the royal family. Do you need to ask me for money, power, and people?”
Prince William said solemnly, ”Mr. Chu fan, no one can help me except you. But don't worry, I won't let you help in vain...”
”It's strange to say this.” Chu fan interrupted him and said with a smile, ”Qiaoyun is abroad. Thanks to your brother and sister's care, I haven't thanked you yet. To be frank, what can I do for you? Kill people and set fire. I'm not a killer.”
William smiled: ”of course, I don't want you to kill and set fire, but there is a gambling game. I want you to participate for me.”
”Do you want me to gamble for you?” Chu fan was stunned. ”Man, how are you good? Are you still short of money?”
Prince William smiled and shook his head. ”We're not betting on money.”
”If you don't gamble, what can you gamble? It won't be a gamble?” Chu fanxin said. The prince is brave enough. Even if he wants to play some excitement, he won't gamble his life?
”Do you know where the country with the highest oil production in the world is?”
”The United Arab Emirates and the United Nations in the Middle East,” Song Wen said.
Prince William nodded approvingly to Song Wen: ”Miss Song is right. It is the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. In fact, the United Arab Emirates has not the highest oil reserves, but it is definitely the country with the largest export volume. Because their country has only oil.”
Chu fan frowned: ”what does this have to do with gambling?”
”There are seven sheikhs in the United Arab Emirates. In order to control the oil price, they have agreed to sell the crude oil uniformly, and no one will tear down each other, so as to ensure the national interests. However, the UAE is short of mineral resources, so they need to buy all kinds of metals from various countries.”
”Like the armed forces, they consume a large amount of steel and a large number of rare metals every year. Buildings, luxury cars, aircraft and so on all need a large amount of metal support. In addition, there are the gold and diamonds loved by the UAE, which need to be imported from various countries.”
Chu fan understands that this gamble is, to put it bluntly, an equivalent exchange. The chips of people in the United Arab Emirates are crude oil, while those of countries that need crude oil imports are all kinds of precious minerals. But do you still need to bet? Don't we just agree on the price directly and get what we need?
Seeing Chu fan's expression, Prince William knew what he was thinking, smiled and said: ”the crude oil reserves of the United Arab Emirates are indeed amazing, but the demand of various countries is greater. Therefore, the seven chiefs of the United Arab Emirates studied and decided to divide the crude oil of the United Arab Emirates into ten shares, and use these ten shares of crude oil export rights to attract tycoons from various countries to compete.”
”If you win, you can get the right to import crude oil and sell the minerals to the UAE for exploitation at the original price. If you lose, you will not only lose the right to import crude oil and use the minerals as a bet, but also sell them to the UAE at a 70% discount.”
Song Wen shouted: ”it's too unfair? Whether you win or lose, the UAE is the winner.”
”There's no way. Who makes crude oil an important rare resource?” Prince William smiled faintly. ”However, it's not a loss. After all, it's gambling. Everyone runs to win. Once you win the right to import crude oil, the benefits are not comparable to one or two minerals.”
Chu fan immediately became interested and asked, ”I don't know. Am I qualified to participate?”
”You also want the right to import crude oil?” Prince William frowned. ”In principle, you are not qualified to participate unless...”
”Unless what?”
”Those who participate in this gamble must meet three conditions: first, they must represent a country; second, they must have at least one mineral worth US $100 million; third, they must bring at least US $5 billion.”
William said in a deep voice, ”none of these three conditions is indispensable.”
Chu fan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, ”what conditions do I have? Just these three conditions, no problem, I can meet them. When does the game start?”