As the oil field produced oil, the oil companies that received the news were like jackals that smelled the most delicious food. They came to the newly registered Lee Smith Oil Company.
At noon, in a newly built wooden hut next to the oil field in Little Boston.
Because he had been busy with the oil field recently, Li Zixuan, who was a little dirty, met with the negotiation representative sent by the Standard Oil Company.
The person did not look down on Li Zixuan because of his age. After seeing him, his eyes were filled with amazement.
"Mr. Bruce, it's my honor to meet you!”
Seeing his expression, Li Zixuan was a little curious.
"You know me?"
"Of course, if there are no other outstanding Chinese boys like you in this world!”
The person said with a smile.
As he spoke, he rummaged through his leather backpack on the table and quickly took out a crumpled newspaper.
On the front page of The New York Times, a huge black headline appeared.
"The Chinese boy you never knew, an incredible miracle!》
Li Zixuan took the newspaper and read it. Other than repeating the fact that he had invented a razor in California,
there was also a long description of how he had killed the bandit, Jesse James, who had been roaming around the states and counties for many years at the age of ten.
The newspaper said that he was brave and courageous when facing the bandits and killed the bandit leader with one shot.
Li Zixuan's face turned red from the rhetoric.
Then the newspaper began to write about how noble his character was, donating the federal bounty in full to those who had been persecuted by Jesse James.
The words of the victims who had received donations were interwoven in between.
Among them were the words of the young train attendant's mother.
"I apologize to the young Mr. Bruce for my husband and me discriminating against the Xia people in the past. I hope that the merciful God can forgive us. The death of Ian (her son) has made us understand that there are people of noble character like Mr. Bruce in this world.
"From today onwards, I will think of a way to build a good relationship with those Chinese people because those people are all Mr. Bruce's clansmen. Perhaps I will see the same brilliance as Mr. Bruce in them!”
Following that, there were also messages from the victims 'families. Most of them were very similar, expressing their gratitude.
At the end of the newspaper, there was an unconfirmed piece of news from the New York Times.
"That young Mr. Bruce heard that he developed a large oil field in California. Perhaps this is the blessing of God for kind people!”
In the end, the newspaper wrote this sentence.
Part of the above information came from Mr. Eden's daughter, the lovely Marion Estelle Eden.
"So it's Marion who has returned to New York!”
Li Zixuan suddenly understood.
No wonder the New York Times had used such exaggerated words. It turned out to be that cute "Miss Know-it-all".
Seeing Li Zixuan finish reading the newspaper, the representative of Standard Oil immediately said excitedly,
"This newspaper is now out of stock in New York City. At the age of ten, you killed the tough bandits who fooled the federal government for more than ten years."
If it is confirmed that you have really opened up a valuable oil field, I think the sales of The New York Times may double!”
Then, he said with a smile,
"There are already many people who call you 'Miracle Boy'!!”
Old Smith, Tom, and the others who were sitting at the side all stifled their laughter.
Li Zixuan, who was already very familiar with these people, immediately glared at them and complained in his heart,
"What the hell, wonder boy!!”
However, just like the time when he invented the razor, Li Zixuan's fame had once again spread.
Moreover, this time, it was Thomas Eden's daughter, Marion, who was the informant. The New York Times was not comparable to the California Daily Chronicle.
It was a topic of discussion and spread widely.
He wanted Li Zixuan's name to spread throughout the entire Eaglesauce Nation.
Even those who had never paid attention to him before would say after hearing his name,
"Wonder boy, I know that child from China. He's very brave and has a noble character. I hope my child can be like him in the future.”
Perhaps Li Zixuan himself did not know that because of him, some white people no longer discriminated against the Xia people.
Especially in recent days, the Chinese had cut off their braids and started to pay attention to hygiene.
He even went to church with some white people to pray.
At the same time, at the dock, the workers at the construction site would not take the initiative to lower their salaries. Instead, they would compete for jobs on the same basis.
This also caused some white groups to start accepting such people from China.
In short, everything was developing in a good way.
However, Li Zixuan, who had been digging for oil recently, did not know about these things.
"In short, how much is Standard Oil prepared to pay?”Li Zixuan asked.
Old Smith leaned back in his chair with a cigar in his mouth and stared at the representative of Standard Oil with a burning gaze.
"One million dollars!" The representative of Standard Oil offered a price that was considered "sky-high" in this era.
However, Li Zixuan smiled
."Standard Oil only offers one million USD for 50 million tons of oil. If you're too greedy, you'll choke to death!"”
"But you don't have an oil pipeline. If you don't sell it to us, your oil is worthless!”
The representative began to show his professionalism and said seriously.
In this era, Standard Oil was already a true oil trust.
Under this trust structure, Rockefeller merged more than 40 manufacturers, monopolizing 80% of the Eagle Jam Nation's refining industry and 90% of the oil pipeline business.
In addition, Rockefeller also controlled most of the major railroads in the Eagle Jam Nation.
Logically speaking, just like what the negotiating representative had said, if they did not cooperate with them, Li Zixuan and the others would not be able to sell a single drop of oil.
However, he already had a countermeasure for this.
Inside the wooden house, a young white man under the age of 20, a mining expert, Plainview, said with a smile,
"Sir, our oil is ready to be transported by sea. As long as we build an oil pipeline, we can connect the oil to the sea!”
As soon as he said that, the representative's expression changed.
"Two million USD, I can give 30% of the shares to Standard Oil. If the company is willing, we can sign the contract. Otherwise, forget it!”
After Li Zixuan finished speaking, he stood up from the chair and prepared to leave.
The latter wiped his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief and said,
"I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to ask the New York headquarters!"”
"Please!" Li Zixuan nodded.
The next day, the negotiating team seemed to be authorized. Headquarters agreed to exchange two million dollars for 30% of the shares of Lee Smith Oil Company.
To be honest, this was not a very profitable business for Standard Oil.
Although 50 million tons of oil was worth more than 10 million US dollars, the initial investment was not small.
It would cost at least 500,000 yuan, and the rest included the labor employed, the depreciations of the machines, and so on.
The investment of two million USD would probably take several years to recoup.
However, he still agreed to the contract.
The negotiating representative even vaguely heard that this was a decision made by the great Mr. Rockefeller himself.
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