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.And my grandparents better be on a plane to LAX by the end of this week or our Amtrak conversation goes public.”Bao’s confident smile disappeared.He pulled out the chair Kwan had been sitting in and motioned for her to sit down.Kwan complied.“What do you want?” he said.Kwan sensed the frustration in his voice and knew she could get nearly anything she wanted.He was hooked.“First you will bring my grandparents to the United States by the end of this week.”“Done.But what about the recording?”“I will send you this phone and the copy as soon as my grandparents have safely arrived.”“And the oil find?”“I have a report, a detailed, seismic analysis.My top analyst just completed it.I will translate and interpret the data so that your scientists can verify that the report is authentic.”“You only have an analysis? What good is that?”“The probability of this deposit existing in the exact manner described is greater than ninety nine percent.It’s more reliable than the study that predicted oil in Gulf of Mexico.”Yang leaned closer to her and said, “Who else knows of report?”“No one, except my analyst and myself, and even he doesn’t understand the financial impact of what he’s found.”“You honor your grandparents with your gift.”“What gift? You’re going to have to provide me with a large bonus and a very important executive position as well, old man.”“What? I thought you Christians didn’t care about money and riches.You keep all your riches in heaven.”“Well I can’t wait for heaven; I’d like to start here on earth.So I’m going to need some bonus money and a new, very important, job after CNOOC takes over this new oil find, right?”“What job did you have in mind?”“You’re going to need an oil company out here to get to the oil, aren’t you?“Maybe.”“What do you mean, maybe?” Kwan leaned back in her chair.He’s bluffing, she said to herself.He doesn’t like being dictated too.“Maybe we are satisfied just to keep Chevron from getting new oil.”“Yeah, I’m sure, and Valerie Plame was a real spy.When you do take over that American company, I am to be its CEO, agreed?”A grin momentarily appeared on Bao Yang’s face and then he said, “Kwan Li, Christians are unpredictable to me.Their ideas are disturbing.All their talk about kingdoms in another world and every man being equal in the sight of one god is a destabilizing influence.A person who worships God instead of their country’s leader cannot be counted on.But I like you, Kwan Li.You have distinctively secular, western, mind.You like money and power, which means I can trust you.”She picked up her purse and started to leave, “I’ll take that for a yes.One other thing, this is our last meeting face to face.After tonight we will do business through that young man who was talking to you just before I sat down.What is his name?”Yang looked up as if he was searching for the name in an invisible file cabinet that was floating just above his head.After a moment of pondering he replied, “Oh yes, his name is Maverick Duncan.You want to deal with him, good, that would be ideal.”She started walking towards the conference exit.“One more thing, Miss Li,” Yang called out.Kwan stopped and gave him a puzzled look.Yang continued, “Who is Charlie Chan?”She shook her head, “Never mind, you wouldn’t understand.”Chapter 4Dana held open the car door for Kelsey.After she was settled in her seat, he walked around to the driver’s side, got in, and drove away from the curb in front of Community Memorial Hospital.He turned left on to Telephone Road.A few blocks later, he merged on to the northbound 101.“When we reach Santa Barbara, rush hour will have started.We’re going to be stuck in traffic for at least two hours,” he said.“Do you want to stop at Rincon Beach and walk along the shore?” Kelsey replied, “Afterwards we can go to Parmenelis for an early lunch.By the time we are finished eating, the traffic will have died down.”“Sounds good, a walk on the beach is a lot more fun than sitting in freeway gridlock.I brought my swimsuit and they have a bath house there at the park [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.And my grandparents better be on a plane to LAX by the end of this week or our Amtrak conversation goes public.”Bao’s confident smile disappeared.He pulled out the chair Kwan had been sitting in and motioned for her to sit down.Kwan complied.“What do you want?” he said.Kwan sensed the frustration in his voice and knew she could get nearly anything she wanted.He was hooked.“First you will bring my grandparents to the United States by the end of this week.”“Done.But what about the recording?”“I will send you this phone and the copy as soon as my grandparents have safely arrived.”“And the oil find?”“I have a report, a detailed, seismic analysis.My top analyst just completed it.I will translate and interpret the data so that your scientists can verify that the report is authentic.”“You only have an analysis? What good is that?”“The probability of this deposit existing in the exact manner described is greater than ninety nine percent.It’s more reliable than the study that predicted oil in Gulf of Mexico.”Yang leaned closer to her and said, “Who else knows of report?”“No one, except my analyst and myself, and even he doesn’t understand the financial impact of what he’s found.”“You honor your grandparents with your gift.”“What gift? You’re going to have to provide me with a large bonus and a very important executive position as well, old man.”“What? I thought you Christians didn’t care about money and riches.You keep all your riches in heaven.”“Well I can’t wait for heaven; I’d like to start here on earth.So I’m going to need some bonus money and a new, very important, job after CNOOC takes over this new oil find, right?”“What job did you have in mind?”“You’re going to need an oil company out here to get to the oil, aren’t you?“Maybe.”“What do you mean, maybe?” Kwan leaned back in her chair.He’s bluffing, she said to herself.He doesn’t like being dictated too.“Maybe we are satisfied just to keep Chevron from getting new oil.”“Yeah, I’m sure, and Valerie Plame was a real spy.When you do take over that American company, I am to be its CEO, agreed?”A grin momentarily appeared on Bao Yang’s face and then he said, “Kwan Li, Christians are unpredictable to me.Their ideas are disturbing.All their talk about kingdoms in another world and every man being equal in the sight of one god is a destabilizing influence.A person who worships God instead of their country’s leader cannot be counted on.But I like you, Kwan Li.You have distinctively secular, western, mind.You like money and power, which means I can trust you.”She picked up her purse and started to leave, “I’ll take that for a yes.One other thing, this is our last meeting face to face.After tonight we will do business through that young man who was talking to you just before I sat down.What is his name?”Yang looked up as if he was searching for the name in an invisible file cabinet that was floating just above his head.After a moment of pondering he replied, “Oh yes, his name is Maverick Duncan.You want to deal with him, good, that would be ideal.”She started walking towards the conference exit.“One more thing, Miss Li,” Yang called out.Kwan stopped and gave him a puzzled look.Yang continued, “Who is Charlie Chan?”She shook her head, “Never mind, you wouldn’t understand.”Chapter 4Dana held open the car door for Kelsey.After she was settled in her seat, he walked around to the driver’s side, got in, and drove away from the curb in front of Community Memorial Hospital.He turned left on to Telephone Road.A few blocks later, he merged on to the northbound 101.“When we reach Santa Barbara, rush hour will have started.We’re going to be stuck in traffic for at least two hours,” he said.“Do you want to stop at Rincon Beach and walk along the shore?” Kelsey replied, “Afterwards we can go to Parmenelis for an early lunch.By the time we are finished eating, the traffic will have died down.”“Sounds good, a walk on the beach is a lot more fun than sitting in freeway gridlock.I brought my swimsuit and they have a bath house there at the park [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]