Chapter 360: The Wedding (5)
If this is the case, Yibogu Mining will be able to develop the copper and gold mining scale of the Wusan River to the economic level within five years, relying on its own capital accumulation.
It is a pity that the current proven economic mining reserves of Wusan River copper and gold mine have exceeded 3 million tons of metal copper and 20 million ounces of gold, although there is no further exploration of C2 reserves, but it really gives a relatively objective estimate, the scale of economic mining capacity in the entire mining area is calculated by metal copper, which should not be less than 20 million tons.
Even if the Wusanghe copper-gold mine project has great potential, Xinhai Gold will continue to follow up with additional investment because of its own needs for copper and gold smelting and other businesses, and Xinhai Gold has stronger support behind it as a large state-owned non-ferrous metal enterprise.
In order to control risks, Sun Hung Investment, which is basically not going to continue to make additional investments, will find ways to maximize the value of existing investments and cash out at the right time.
This is something that Qian Wenhan clearly talked to Cao Mo, so Qian Wenhan also suggested that Cao Mo find more strategic investors in China to participate.
Cao Mo is not in a hurry to promote this matter for the time being, mainly because he wants to wait for Qian Wenhan and Xinhai Gold to spend the capital injection, and push the development and construction of Yibogu Mining to a new level, so that it is convenient to talk about new investment at a new valuation.
Since it happened this time, Cao Mo didn't mind saying more, and before Qian Wenhan and Xinhai Gold injected capital, Yibogu Mining had already raised 150 million US dollars to carry out the construction of supporting projects such as mines and hydropower stations, freight stations and employee communities in Drake in advance, and explained to Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong, so that they knew that the plan to achieve an output value of 1.5 billion US dollars next year was not built on a castle in the air:
"This year is a preliminary production, the output value is lower, should be able to complete the output value of 300 million US dollars, this year's production and construction at the same time, for Yibogu mining, is also the most critical year. ”
Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong still had doubts in their hearts, but Cao Mo's open and secret battles with the Jidam family and the Brotherhood of Steel Fist, and the coup plot of the top brass of the Akwa army with the Front for the Promotion of Democracy were too tortuous and treacherous, and it was afraid that it would be more difficult to win people's trust when they said it, so Cao Mo simply kept silent.
Cao Mo didn't expect to gain the trust of Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong all at once.
Believe it or not, now Ding Zhaoqiang has something to ask for, and he can't ask Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong for the time being.
"Why didn't Dongsheng invest in the Wusang River project?"
Yu Yiming wasn't sure if Cao Mo's appearance was the same as the game in the afternoon, it was all carefully arranged by Ding Zhaoqiang, but there were some key questions he didn't ask, and Li Xiaodong would also ask them clearly.
"Dongsheng's main focus in the past two years has been on domestic real estate, and he has not used funds to invest in the Wusan River project, but the holding parent company of the Wusan River project, Yibogu Mining, Shen Ji personally holds a certain amount of shares, is it four points?" Ding Zhaoqiang pretended to be uncertain and asked Shen Ji.
"Well, it's four points. Shen Ji said.
Shen Ji is his nephew Ding Zhaoqiang, Shen Ji holds shares in Yibogu Mining, and Ding Zhaoqiang can of course claim to the outside world that it is the Ding family who holds shares in Yibogu Mining.
Xinhai Gold injected US$150 million into Wusanghe Mining to hold a stake of 8.00 percent, and Shen Ji, or the Ding family, holds 4% of the shares in the holding parent company of Wusanghe Mining, which can be said to be quite a lot.
Ding Zhaoqiang said: "In addition to Ibogu Mining, Cao Mo also founded Conero Cement in Kanem, and the profits are also quite considerable - by the way, Cao Mo, how much did Conero Cement make last month?"
"Crude oil futures have soared this year, Kanem is Africa's largest crude oil exporter, and other West African countries are confident in expanding infrastructure investment, which directly drives the price of finished cement to soar, Conero cement has March and April, and the profit is more than 30 million US dollars per month. However, this is a short-term phenomenon that does not count - the West African cement price index has fallen sharply this month, and the monthly profit should shrink significantly!" Cao Mo said disapprovingly.
"Hey, that's pretty amazing...... Yu Yiming said in surprise.
Whether it is a short-term phenomenon or a long-term phenomenon, cement companies with profits of hundreds of millions of dollars in three or four months are greedy gold-swallowing beasts wherever they are placed.
It's almost a money grab.
There are so many cement companies in China, how many companies can reach this profit level?
"In addition to the two companies of Ibogu Mining and Conero Cement, Shen Ji has invested in some equity, and the companies created by Cao Mo in West Africa and officially participated in the investment of Dongsheng Hexi Fund include Conero Food, Tianyue Industry, Conero Energy and Conero Lake Industrial Park - at present, they are developing quite well in West Africa and in China, but few people know about Xinhai,"
Ding Zhaoqiang is very Wang Po selling melons to introduce Cao Mo's entrepreneurial achievements in West Africa over the years.
"The Conero Lake Industrial Park may seem small, but it is the base for Cao Mo's development of major industries in Kanem, and it is also the earliest and largest Chinese-led industrial park in West Africa. Cao Mo is too low-key and reluctant to publicize, and there are still very few people who know about it in China, otherwise the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can take it as a typical propaganda. In the early stage, Tianyue Industry mainly won the distribution rights of Huachen Motorcycles in the West African market, accounting for almost 40% of the entire West African motorcycle market. Tianyue Industry is also setting up a product design and testing center in Zhiyun Lake Industrial Park to develop new motorcycle and engine products - there are already models officially introduced to the West African market, right? Cheng Peng is responsible for these things, and I don't ask too much about how many shares they hold, they are all a little confused, and Hexi Fund is now investing in ......many projects.
"Hexi Fund and Shen Ji personally together hold 20% of the shares of Tianyue Industry, and the shareholding of Conailuo Lake Industrial Park is directly responsible for the listed company, and the shareholding has been reduced somewhat, and it is also controlled at about 20%......" Dong Chengpeng explained at the right time, as if to help Ding Zhaoqiang strengthen his memory.
Of course, Cao Mo knew very well in his heart that Ding Zhaoqiang was desperately praising his intentions at this moment by Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong.
Shen Ji talked to him about the debt problem of Dongsheng Real Estate.
At present, Dongsheng Real Estate bears nearly 30 billion creditor's rights, and the debt ratio is frighteningly high, and what is even more terrifying is that there are more than 12 billion of them, which are short-term debts that must be paid off within a year.
If any of these debts defaults, Dongsheng's credit will collapse, and creditors will rush to collect the debt to avoid irreparable losses.
Of course, Cao Mo is not capable of solving all the short-term debt problems for Dongsheng Real Estate, and he and Qian Wenhan and Ge Jun are also not capable of doing it - they are not obliged to take such a risk for Dongsheng by staking all their net worth.
However, the root of the creditor's rights problem lies in credit and confidence.
If Dongsheng introduces a strong strategic partner at this time, with unlimited credit or asset support behind it, so that creditors and new financial institutions can restore confidence in Dongsheng and are willing to extend the debt period or continue to borrow new debts for it, so as to ensure the continuous capital chain of Dongsheng Real Estate, the severe debt crisis faced by Dongsheng Real Estate will be easily solved.
The establishment and restoration of credit, like the collapse and disintegration of credit, are all of a chain nature - the whole process can have the effect of allocating thousands of pounds without even using too much money.
At this time, Ding Zhaoqiang in front of the core figures of Xinlian Bank, he will create a strong and super credit image, which is nothing more than the first step to restore the confidence of Yu Yiming, Li Xiaodong and others in Dongsheng Real Estate.
As long as Xinlian Bank and Xicheng Group resume credit or lending to Dongsheng Real Estate, it will further restore the confidence of other financial institutions and creditors in Dongsheng Real Estate......
Of course, Yu Yiming, Li Xiaodong and others are all veterans who have been immersed in business for many years, and the more eager Ding Zhaoqiang becomes, the greater the doubts in their hearts, and the more they will not move.
Cao Mo was happy to cooperate with Ding Zhaoqiang's performance at this time, and said with a modest smile: "Tianyue has just launched a new test model, and it has not been a month yet, how many sales can be made, and it has not yet accepted the test of the market, so it is difficult to say now." ”
Ding Zhaoqiang didn't care, as long as Cao Mo was willing to cooperate, he continued: "Conero Foods mainly introduces cocoa beans from West Africa to domestic production of cocoa butter and cocoa powder. This is a food project in which Dongsheng not only injects capital and shares, but also participates in it from the business level, and it should be able to achieve the first place in this subdivision in China next year. Although Conero Energy has repeatedly reduced his holdings after its establishment, and his current shareholding may not be the highest, Dongsheng is the first shareholder, but the other shareholders of Conero Energy are Cao Mo's partners in Kanem. Conero Energy focuses on power generation and local power grid construction, and has a hydropower plant complex consisting of more than 100 small and medium-sized hydropower stations, as well as a natural gas power plant and a thermal power plant, near Draculamo, the largest city in West Africa. Taihua Group and Huamao Investment are currently investing in the construction of the Conero Binhai Industrial New City project in Kanem, and the investment volume is very large, but all the power supply rights of the project are monopolized by Conero Energy, for which Binhai New City also paid a deposit of 50 million US dollars to Conero Energy, which should be mentioned in the information disclosed by Taihua Group - otherwise, we can report them to the Securities Regulatory Commission......
Although Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong could feel that Ding Zhaoqiang was too eager at this time, Zhou Bin and Chen Tianxin heard that they had a completely different feeling: Ding Zhaoqiang would not brag for Cao Mo, right? Such a young man, and in a foreign country where he was unfamiliar with life and extremely backward development, could he accomplish so many and such big things? Xicheng Group and Dongsheng Group have developed for more than 20 years, and the industry is just this scale, right?
Compared with these, they are more willing to accept the story of "Cao Mo accidentally discovered that the actual reserves of copper ore were unexpectedly huge after contracting a small copper mine in Africa and became rich overnight".
Looking at the expressions of Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong, Zhou Bin and Chen Tianxin believe that even if Ding Zhaoqiang is a little exaggerated, it is limited, after all, Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong's circle has more opportunities to contact Qian Wenhan, Zhou Shenhe, and Ge Jun, and they should know more information.
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After the wedding banquet, Ding Zhaoqiang and other guests left one after another, and Cao Mo accompanied Cheng Xi and Yu Jing, together with other friends and classmates of the groom and bride, symbolically went to the new house.
After that, after sending Cheng Xi's three out-of-town classmates back to the hotel where they were staying, he drove Yu Jing back to his residence on Xikang Road.
Cheng Xi followed Cao Mo and her parents, accompanied Ding Zhaoqiang, Yu Yiming, Li Xiaodong and others to sit at a table, of course, there was no chance to drink, and he was responsible for driving at this time; although no one persuaded Yu Jing to drink, but so many classmates gathered today, they couldn't help but drink a lot of red wine.
When she arrived at the residence, she saw that Yu Jing was stumbling a little, and Cao Mo and Cheng Xi helped her upstairs.
Chen Chang had just taken a bath, hurriedly poured a cup of warm water for Yu Jing, helped her sit down on the tatami mat in front of the window of the small living room, and went back to the room to get a stack of materials for Cao Mo:
"Didn't you ask Xinhai which real estate is more classic, I checked some information in the company today - I think these real estate projects are still more typical, and it is worth your walk. ”
Whether it is Cheng Xi or Yu Jing, I have seen Qian Wenhan and Ge Jun talking and laughing with Cao Mo before, how stupid do they have to think that Cao Mo's development in Africa is just "good" discussed on the streets?
The key is that Ge Jun is still Chen Chang's top boss, what level of character does Ge Jun belong to in the Xinhai financial circle, how can Chen Chang not have a little concept?
However, Cheng Xi didn't care about Cao Mo's development in Africa from beginning to end, and Yu Jing's mind was relatively simple, but Cao Mo asked about the real estate situation in Xinhai in the morning, but Chen Chang paid attention and took the time to sort out some information.
Cao Mo sat on the tatami mat against the windowsill and looked through the information compiled by Chen Chang.
Yu Jing curiously lay on the low table, looked at Cao Mo and asked:
"Cao Mo, what are you doing in Africa, have you dug a gold mine, or have you robbed a bank? You talked and laughed with characters like Qian Wenhan and Ge Jun before, and today you call Ding Zhaoqiang, Yu Yiming, and Li Xiaodong brothers, have you noticed how many people are dumbfounded today? Lin Fang has a best man, and the momentum of scolding Fang Xuan in front of us at noon is almost the next president of the United States, but at night, he ran over to toast Yu Yiming, and I saw that he was nervous when he spoke......
In the past, Cao Mo didn't say too much about himself in front of Cheng Xi, not wanting to interfere with her life is only one aspect, and the most important thing is that Song Yuqing is mainly responsible for domestic affairs, and he always wants to avoid the intersection of Cheng Xi and Song Yuqing's lives.
However, today's situation, Cao Mo is a little unexpected, and it will inevitably interfere with Cheng Xi's life and work, and if he doesn't say anything, it will also cause trouble to Cheng Xi's life and work.
Cheng Xi actually wanted to know everything about him in Africa, but he was considerate and didn't ask anything.
"I can really say that I have dug gold mines in Africa," Cao Mo put the materials in his hand on a low table, bent his knees, let Cheng Xi lean on, and said, "I have contracted to mine gold in Kanem for a long time. One of the earliest gold mines was actually Lily's family - Lily's grandfather was a tribal chief in Kanem who owned more than 20,000 acres of land there, and in Africa, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, the common people of traditional tribes were completely landless. In cooperation with Lily's family, in addition to contracting gold mines, I have also built four cement factories one after another, and also built a food processing factory, mainly to produce and sell cocoa butter and cocoa powder for Cillori food--I have also built a motorcycle assembly plant to transport domestic motorcycle parts to West Africa for assembly and sales, and is currently the largest motorcycle assembly and seller in West Africa, and has also built a product design and research and development center in China; built a number of hydropower stations in Kanem, and also learned from domestic industrial parks, and set aside a local area to build an industrial park. That's why Qian Wenhan and Ge Jun cooperated with me to build new gold and copper mines, and also established a new shipping company......
"Aren't you going to lie to us? We're not three-year-old girls, we believe it when we hear your nonsense!" Yu Jing stared at Cao Mo's eyes for a while, and then asked Cheng Xi, "Do you believe him is nonsense?"
"Believe, of course I believe, my man is the most powerful in the world. Cheng Xi turned around, hugged Cao Mo's knee and smiled.
"I want to see these materials, it is Ding Zhaoqiang, the chairman of Dongsheng, who invited me to return to China to talk about real estate investment - this situation is more complicated, mainly because the capital chain of Dongsheng Real Estate is relatively tight, he took the opportunity of the wedding today to ask Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong to play cards at Lin Yunshan's house, mainly to solve the loan, "The matter has involved Cheng Xi's head, Cao Mo no matter how winding things are, he also tries to explain the twists and turns with Cheng Xi as much as possible," However, now that the domestic and foreign financial markets have been affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, many financial institutions, including the New Union Bank, have become noisy, and many things have become delicate......
"Are you worried they'll come over and do my job?" asked Cheng Xi.
"This is only a small aspect," Cao Mo said, "Africa's poor environment not only refers to the backward natural environment and economic development, but also the market competition environment is far less standardized than in China - the competition between enterprises is not as disciplined as in China, especially in the development of Chinese businessmen in Africa is not as united as ordinary people think." Taihua Group and Han Shaorong's Huamao Investment have very sharp contradictions with me in Africa, even to the point of incompatibility, which is more serious. Taihua Group is also a board shareholder of Xinlian Bank, and Han Shaorong's Huamao Investment is the second largest shareholder of Youma Huayi Group. You also know that in the past few years, your mother has not been very willing to get too close to my family in recent years, and Han Shaorong is actually the most critical factor. If my expectation is correct, Taihua Group is very likely to transfer the shares of Xinlian Bank to Han Shaorong, but Han Shaorong will not be satisfied with getting 2% of Xinlian Bank's shares, and may continue to expand his shareholding in Xinlian Bank and gain control, so many things will become extremely complicated in the future. Of course, there is no need to be afraid of what means Han Shaorong can use in China, as long as he is not given a chance. Qian Wenhan and Ge Jun actually have people who hate Han Shaorong very much, and it was for this reason that they cooperated with me in the first place......"
Yu Jing and Chen Chang rented Cao Mo's house after graduation, and they are so familiar with Cheng Xi's relationship, of course, they already know what kind of relationship Cao Mo's family and Chen Rong have with Xinhai rich Han Shaorong.
It's just that after hearing Cao Mo say so many things in a short period of time, she still felt enlightened, Yu Jing couldn't help but ask with a big tongue: "How much money do you have now, why do you have such a deep direct contradiction with Han Shaorong, I thought that your family's affairs had already passed?"
"If you want to talk about my net worth, this is not accurate, but this time I will return to China to talk about investment, if the negotiation does not go well, I will probably take two or three hundred million yuan, after all, I am from Dongsheng, and my aunt Rong is also a minority shareholder of Dongsheng; if the negotiation goes well, I should be able to invest more than three billion cash at most. Cao Mo said.
"......" Yu Jing and Chen Chang opened their mouths, and asked after a while, "How can we express our surprise? Damn, three billion? Please tell us quickly, the unit you said is Japanese yen, or Korean won, so that our hearts can bear it better." ”
"Okay, it's so late, let's get down to business first,"
Cao Mo smiled, bowed his head and said to Cheng Xi, who was also a little confused,
Chen Chang is at Dongjiang Securities, she should know that Ge Jun's current attitude is still based on wait-and-see, and the cash that Qian Wenhan can use in his hand is roughly about 3 billion, but his views on the economic situation are more consistent with Ge Jun. My investment in China, no matter how big or small the scale is, will basically be the same as Ge Jun and Qian Wenhan, but this time I will return to my old employer, and Shen Ji is my most important partner, and now I am involved in Xinlian Bank. I'm talking about this now, that is, if there is something, you can have a number in your heart, and you can no longer be as carefree as before in the future, and many things and interpersonal relationships will actively entangle you...... Not to mention anything else, Chen Tianxin, the head of the international department of Xinlian Bank, is now basically aware of my situation. ”
Although no one from the Lu family was present tonight, he only sent a gift money, but his relationship with Cheng Xi was public, and I believe that someone will soon report to the Lu family, and it will soon reach Han Shaorong's ears.
Even if Cheng Xi's mother approves of his relationship with Cheng Xi, because of the stalemate in the past few years, Cheng Xi's mother may not be very willing to talk to him, and in some cases, Cheng Xi can only go back to talk to her mother, or he will ask Cheng Xi's father to go over for a drink tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so as to be ready to deal with the next few changes......