The negotiations went quite smoothly; after all, China at that time was desperately craving foreign investment!
Those who lived through that period should know that, to attract investment, related departments across the nation each demonstrated their unique approaches with an all-out effort.
All sorts of strategies were deployed, and when they spotted a foreign investment project, it was like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey, their eyes turning green with eagerness...
Wang Ye had stated before the negotiations that as long as China could show enough sincerity, then Yukos's investment would have no upper limit!
This statement was quite "overbearing," but Wang Ye, or rather Yukos, had the credentials to make it.
The Group's cash flow was extremely abundant, with tens of billions in US dollars lying in its accounts, worrying about nowhere to spend it.