Shen Ji came to Kanem this time, and he happened to take the same flight as Lu Jianchao.

Shen Ji, as the vice president of the overseas investment department, came to Kanem to meet with Zhao Xinyu and other senior executives of the West African branch to understand the business involved in Draculamo.

Therefore, when Lu Jianchao and they conspired to decouple from the Jidam family in the seaside villa next door, Cao Mo, Yang Deshan, and Abacha also deliberately rushed from Longta to Draculamo, and then pulled Brahm, Nsanger and others to pick up Shen Ji in the Lana Dere Hotel.

Speaking of the same flight with Lu Jianchao, Shen Ji asked curiously: "Do you know what trouble Taihua encountered in Kanem this time, I saw Lu Jianchao frowning along the way, it seems that they are in a lot of trouble?"

"Draculamo Port Group wants to withdraw its investment from Lake Conero, Lu Jianchao is probably here for this, right?" Yang Deshan said, Taihua will not take the initiative to publicize these things to the outside world, but Yang Deshan has always paid close attention to every move on the south shore of Lake Conero.

"Breaking the contract and withdrawing capital?" Although Dongsheng and Taihua were already well water in Kanem, but hearing such a thing, Zhao Xinyu still subconsciously stood on the position of the same Chinese, and immediately complained when he heard this, "In this country, there are really some people who are too particular about integrity, saying that if they break the contract, they will break the contract, so who will dare to cooperate with them in the future?"

Cao Mo sat aside with a bottle of cold beer, Zhao Xinyu's complaint was said in Chinese, and he didn't have to worry about what Brahm and Ensange would think after they could understand.

Of course, Cao Mo was also very curious about what kind of countermeasures Lu Jianchao would take to Kanem when he rushed to Kanem, but now that there are many people, it is not the time to discuss this issue in depth.

Everyone sat on the beach, drinking beer, discussing the recent decline of the Jidam family, and it was almost nine o'clock before Xie Sipeng took Zhang Min and walked over accompanied by two bodyguards.

Xie Sipeng arrived late, and greeted again and again: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be December, and the roads in Benin are also muddy, I thought I could rush to Draculamo in the afternoon to pick up Mr. Shen, but I didn't expect it to drag on for three more hours in Benin." ”

Xie Sipeng was in Akwa during this time, and the day before yesterday he learned by phone that Shen Ji was going to Kanem, and said that he must rush to Draculamo to pick up Shen Ji's wind and dust, he got up early today and set off from Akwa, but he didn't expect to be able to go to the airport with Yang Deshan and Cao Mo to pick up Shen Ji.

From Akwa to Kanem via Benin, it is said that there are three countries, but the terrain of Benin is very narrow, and the narrowest part of its border in the southwest is less than 120 kilometers, so the distance in a straight line is not far.

The nearest cross-border highway from the Gulf of Guinea is only 300 kilometers from the Coastal Province of Akwa, crossing the southwestern border of Benin, to Catelo, the capital of the Oyo state, and from Catro to Draculamo, it is 134 kilometers.

However, the road conditions on this road were too unsatisfactory, Xie Sipeng hurried to catch up, and he was still delayed for twelve or thirteen hours on the road......

Xie Sipeng sat down and complained that the road conditions were too bad, and Zhang Min followed him back from Akwa, which was a toss-up all the way

Uncomfortable, her face was a little pale, somewhat bleak, she barely greeted everyone, and sat aside to rest, and the table full of food could not seduce her appetite.

Xie Sipeng has been running around for most of the past six months, and he has lost a lot of weight, but his energy is even more vigorous, so he sits down and cooks a bottle of beer first.

"The West African Economic Community has been engaged in twenty or thirty years, Akva Primoral Province, Podonov in Benin, and then Draculamo, pulling a straight line can be strung together, and the terrain is not complicated, mainly the coastal plain, and the construction of a coastal highway is less than 200 kilometers, but this highway has not been built until now, and I really admire the efficiency of these three countries!" Speaking of the infrastructure in West Africa, Xie Sipeng couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.

"If it were in China, any province would grit its teeth and raise more than 20 billion yuan to build this highway, but this is not in China!" Wang Jianzhong joked.

"If you don't like to ride a bumpy car, there is a flight from Akwa Primorsky Province to Draculamo, and you can also take a high-speed passenger ferry, which is more comfortable and faster than a car!" Yang Deshan said with a smile.

"Those small planes of West African Airlines, I swore not to sit again after taking those small planes once, and I was scared to death first if the plane didn't fall," Xie Sipeng shook his head and sighed, "Not to mention high-speed passenger ships." I used to know that Somali pirates on the other side of the Gulf of Aden were rampant, and I thought that pirates in the Gulf of Guinea were not inferior - I was in Draculamo before, and I thought that Draculamo's security was too poor, but now that I think about it, at least no pirates dare to approach Draculamo Port, and the security is still slightly stronger than other places. ”

In any case, Kanem, as the second largest economy in Africa, has invested relatively well in the construction of naval forces. And oil exports are the lifeblood of Kanem's economy, and Kanem's protection of its territorial waters is quite a severe blow to pirate forces.

It is rare to see piracy in the territorial waters of Kanem, but countries such as Benin and Akwa, the national strength is much worse than Kanem, and it is unable to build naval forces, and within the territorial waters of these countries, piracy is more rampant, and there are dozens of armed attacks a year, mainly against passing merchant ships.

Although compared with the frequent maritime activities in the Gulf of Guinea, the armed attacks and robberies encountered are not particularly prominent, and because a considerable number of pirates are extremely poorly equipped, and even go to sea to rob by wooden boats, the probability of success is really not high, but since they know that there are pirates operating in the relevant sea areas, Xie Sipeng and they still dare not take a passenger ferry to and from Draculamo.

"Are you so afraid of pirates, and you dare to invest in mining ships, not afraid of being robbed by pirates?" Wang Jianzhong asked with a smile.

"Mining ships can get away from the coast soon after leaving the port, and the possibility of encountering pirates is lower after all—besides, we are doing shipping in West Africa, how dare we not buy all the insurance, who dares to save that money?" Xie said.

"You're a profiteer now, anyway, with insurance, it doesn't matter if the crew is likely to encounter pirates!" Cao Mo said with a smile, "Your iron ore business is still doing well?"

"Just make a little money," Xie Sipeng smiled, but in front of Shen Ji and Cao Mo, there was no need for him to be too low-key, and he couldn't help but say with a little pride, "This market can be stable for two or three years, and it should be able to earn back the mining ship I invested......

The relationship between them is relatively familiar, Xie Sipeng sold the equity of the Qiao Nai gold mine to the Felician family gold mining company in early September, and only then did he raise funds to invest in iron ore ships, and Cao Mo and Yang Deshan are more familiar with the relevant situation.

Xie Sipeng also made a lot of determination this time, in addition to his own funds, he also raised loans in various aspects, investing a total of 16 million US dollars to purchase a second-hand bulk carrier in good condition in all aspects, and docked under the name of Xinhai Shipping Group.

Based on the load of the mine ship invested by Xie Sipeng, Cao Mo and the others can estimate that Xie Sipeng can make a net profit of nearly 20 US dollars per ton from engaging in new iron ore trading in Akwa, which is indeed enviable.

And this is also a very big step for Xie Sipeng, who used to spin off his capital of three to five million US dollars into several projects for investment.

Cao Mo said with a smile: "Yes, we are still worried about who will pay for this meal tonight, and now it seems that it has been settled." ”

"Are you embarrassed to almost cheat me?" Xie Sipeng asked.

"I'm embarrassed, I don't know, but I'm embarrassed. Cao Mo said.

"......" Xie Sipeng shook his head and smiled, indicating that there was no way to take Cao Mo.

Of course, he rushed back from Akwa to see Shen Ji so hard, if it was simply to wash the dust for Shen Ji, it would be somewhat hypocritical.

"This year's commodity market is very good, and the profits of Dongsheng's West Africa branch should not be bad, right?" Xie Sipeng entered the topic at this time, and first asked Shen Ji a question.

The West Africa branch is a direct subsidiary of a listed company, and its quarterly financial statements are made public, and there is nothing to hide.

Not only gold, crude oil and iron ore, but also palm oil, cocoa beans and other bulk commodities, this year's international bulk and spot prices have risen by 40% or 50% as a whole.

The palm oil business of the West Africa branch, including oil palm planting, oil palm fruit purchase, crushing and other links, almost all the profits brought by the rise in palm oil are in the bag, and then counting the sales of aluminum profiles, the net profit of the West Africa branch alone can reach 30 million US dollars, which is considered to exceed the task assigned by the group.

With the Conero palm oil crushing plant and aluminum profile processing plant officially put into operation before the Spring Festival, the profit scale of the West Africa branch next year will be more worth looking forward to.

After Cao Mo acquired Xinxuan Foods in June, he was limited by the scale of sales in China, only about one-third of the production capacity, but benefited from the sharp rise in commodity prices, the overall production and trade situation of Conero Foods, and quite good profits - Cao Mo tried to buy some cocoa plantations, in addition to having more funds left in hand, but also to see the price of commodities rising, and Dongsheng's business model in West Africa is the easiest to imitate.

Shen Ji said with a smile: "The West Africa branch can have an annual profit of about 30 million US dollars, which seems to be considerable, but Dongsheng has invested nearly 200 million US dollars in the West African branch, and this net profit margin is still too far behind your iron ore trade." ”

"Don't compare it with the industry you did in Longta, as far as the iron ore trade is concerned, even if I buy a mining ship, I can still eat it with a small head...... Xie Sipeng said.