In addition to the main building, there are three annex buildings, which enclose a well-built French-style garden.

In addition to being known for its Japanese cuisine, Jiangsu-Zhejiang cuisine and French cuisine, the annex also has a variety of entertainment facilities, and four screening rooms of various sizes can show the latest cinema movies in addition to a variety of high-quality films.

After dinner, Cheng Xi, Yu Jing, and Chen Chang went to the screening hall to pick out an old film "Twelve Monkeys" from 96 years, and Cao Mo played Texas Hold'em in the next room with Qian Wenhan, Ge Jun, Shen Ji and Qian Wenhan's four card friends.

With the increasing number of people returning from studying in Europe and the United States, and at the same time, the upper class feels that the traditional multiplayer card game is too simple and crude, in recent years, there are still a small number of people in Xinhai who have become popular to play Texas Hold'em.

Although Jinhong Club provides a venue, but in order to avoid unnecessary risks, it was reported by competitors, there is no full-time dealer here;

Today, in addition to Qian Wenhan, Ge Jun, Cao Mo, and Shen Ji, Qian Wenhan invited four brand friends, in addition to three of whom are also well-known wealthy people in Xinhai, and one is Zhou Shenhe, chairman of Xinhai Gold.

Xinhai Gold is still a state-controlled listed company, and the state-owned asset management company under the Shangyu District Government of Xinhai City, as the largest controlling shareholder, still holds 40% of the shares of Xinhai Gold after the equity division reform.

Although Zhou Shenhe only holds 3% of the shares of Xinhai Bullion, which is far less than Qian Wenhan, he has served Xinhai Bullion for 20 years, and the output value of Xinhai Gold has increased by more than 100 times in his hands, and he deserves to be the soul of Xinhai Bullion.

The first time we met in Jinhong was a chance encounter, everyone was not prepared, Qian Wenhan's understanding of Cao Mo was limited to hearsay, and he did not know the more specific situation, so he dispersed after a hurried meal and did not talk about anything in detail.

In the past few days, Qian Wenhan has not rested, mainly inquiring about Cao Mo through various channels.

Although some things are still vague, he found that Cao Mo's development trajectory seems to be mainly concentrated in West African countries such as Kanem, and it is actually closely related to China.

On the one hand, the cooperation with Hexi Fund, a subsidiary of Dongsheng, has led to the rapid development of Conero Cement and Ibogu Gold Mine, the construction of thirty or forty small and medium-sized hydropower stations in the upper reaches of the Ibogu River by Conero Energy, the expansion of natural gas power stations in Longta, and the investment in the construction of three cocoa butter production lines in China and Kanem, as well as the construction of Conero Lake Industrial Park, the introduction of machinery and equipment, and technology.

Even with the efforts of Yang Deshan and Xie Sipeng, the processing enterprises introduced by Conailuo Lake Industrial Park are mainly Xinhai.

Not to mention infrastructure projects such as Conero Cement, most of which were built by the Canem branch of China Earth Group.

Speaking of which, Qian Wenhan and Cao Mo are not without indirect connection - Xie Sipeng raised funds to buy the ore ship earlier, and two million US dollars of it was borrowed from Qian Wenhan.

Whether it is Xinhai Metal, which has long set its sights overseas, or Qian Wenhan himself, they have noticed the mineral investment opportunities in Akwa very early.

At the beginning, Cao Mo's strength was too weak, and he had to borrow the name of Felician and the Sika family to establish a foundation in Longta, and the equity information of many companies was deliberately blurred to the outside world, but after the collapse of the Jidam family and the Brotherhood of Steel, Cao Mo has also developed his career across the three countries of Kanem, Benin and Akwa, so it is not necessary to be so cautious.

He also took the opportunity of financing and asset consolidation to adjust his holdings in companies such as Conero Cement, Ibogu Mine, Gulf of Guinea Shipping and Mining.

Qian Wenhan not only inquired about these details in the past few days, but even learned about Cao Mo's plan to return to China this time to sign a cooperation agreement with the New Iron and Steel Federation, but was finally disturbed by Han Shaorong.

After comprehensively analyzing the information about Cao Mo, Qian Wenhan found that everything Xie Sipeng told him before was not only not bluffed, but even Xie Sipeng underestimated Cao Mo a little because of his own limitations.

The first is that the domestic heavy chemical industry is developing by leaps and bounds, and it is necessary to go abroad to find resource supply.

Xinganglian was willing to inject capital into the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining company, in fact, it saw this, but unfortunately it was mixed with personal grievances.

The second is the potential of the Usan copper-gold mine.

At present, the information publicly reported by Yibogu Mining Group is that the Wusan River copper-gold mine has 200,000 metal tons of copper reserves and 700,000 ounces of gold reserves.

People outside the industry can't see anything strange, but Qian Wenhan has been in this business for 30 years, and Zhou Shenhe is a leader in domestic non-ferrous metals, and they can see more things from surface information.

If the Usan River is just a medium-sized copper-gold mine, the total investment would be between US$100 million and US$200 million, but usually, during periods of tight cash, the funds will be invested in two or three tranches.

Especially in a country like Akwa, where the political situation is not very stable, it is even more necessary to pay attention to guarding against risks.

With the current actions of the Ibogu Mining Group in Drake, it will have to enter hundreds of millions of dollars in construction funds within a year - if Cao Mo has so much money in his hands that there is nowhere to spend, it will be fine, but the key is to raise construction funds, Cao Mo will sell the shares of Conero Energy to Dracula Power Group at a low price, and also plans to open the investment window of the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining companies at a very preferential price to alleviate the problem of hunger and thirst for funds.

This is clearly an anomalous investment decision.

Another point is that before the official development of the Usan copper-gold mine, the Ibogu Mining Group spent a lot of money to acquire the Stru Gold Mining Company.

The outside world is unlikely to pay attention to this information, but Xinhai Gold, as one of the leading non-ferrous metals in China, not only pays attention to this information, but also knows very well the origin and historical legacy of Strugold Mining Company and Drake Gold Mining Company.

Xinhai Gold has even considered buying the Stru Gold Mining Company as a springboard to West Africa, but the Stru Gold Mining Company's assets are already extremely limited, and the only remaining gold mine in Benin is somewhat chicken because of the long mining time and high cost.

After the appraisal, Xinhai Gold offered the Strum Gold Mining Company a purchase price of US$25 million.

In fact, the Ibogu Mining Group spent $55 million to acquire the entire Strum Mining Company.

Why is Yibogu Mining willing to pay such a high premium, Zhou Shenhe judged that Cao Mo is to completely solve the historical legacy of the Wusan River copper and gold mine, and hold the prospecting rights and mining rights of the Wusang River copper and gold mine in his hands without leaving a trace of flaws.

Another point is that if the reserves are almost basically proven, there will be further investment in exploration operations in order to tap the potential, but it will usually be limited.

However, for three or four months in a row, Ibogu Mining has reported to the Akwa authorities for a new exploration site in the Usan River mining area.

These three points determine that what is hidden under the ground of the Wusan River is definitely not a medium-sized copper-gold mine.

So after the meal, a group of people waited to sit down at the poker table, no one was thinking about poker, Qian Wenhan didn't know that Cao Mo would stay in China for a few days, and quickly asked straight to the point: "Lao Zhou's subordinates have been in contact with the Struth Gold Mining Company before, and they have some understanding of the gold resources in the Drake area, but after all, they are still one step slower, and let Ibogu Mining take the first step to acquire the Stru Gold Mining Company - we are now curious, how much reserves can be mined in the Wusan River copper and gold mine?"

In the past few days, Qian Wenhan has been digging out the information on his side, why didn't Cao Mo have a deeper understanding of Qian Wenhan, Jinhai Gold and Ge Jun with Shen Ji?

"There is no basis, I can't talk nonsense here, but in the past four months of continuous drilling exploration, some new exploration results will also be reported to the Akwa authorities in the near future, and there is no problem with Mr. Qian and Mr. Zhou in advance," Cao Mo said, "At present, it is confirmed that the proven copper reserves of the Wusan River copper-gold mine will increase to 400,000 tons, and the gold reserves will increase to 1.5 million ounces......"

"What about prospective reserves?"

Prospective reserves are usually based on geological conditions and individual drilling, and are generally used as the basis for long-term investment and construction planning and further deployment of exploration work in mining areas.

With so many unusual operations at the Usanhe copper-gold mine, Qian Wenhan wanted to know what their estimate of the prospective reserves of the Wusan copper-gold mine was.

"We haven't started the C2 reserve estimate yet...... Cao Mo said.

Qian Wenhan directly invited Zhou Shenhe to the table, naturally there was sincerity in cooperation, but Cao Mo did not want to play tricks or hide it.

There is no need for him to hide it at present, mainly because the real reserves of the Usan River copper-gold deposit are still in the stage of theoretical speculation, and the theoretical study of the metallogenic theory of the Usan River copper-gold deposit by Amududi is not enough to constitute a C2 reserve assessment, and even conflicts with the earlier exploration report of the Stru Gold Mining Company.

Qian Wenhan revealed the intention of cooperation, obviously valuing the potential of the Wusanghe copper-gold mine, but since it talks about cooperation, it must involve the price of cooperation, which is directly linked to the real reserve mining potential of the Wusanghe copper-gold mine.

Cao Mo said at this time that according to Amoududi's metallogenic theory, the C2 reserves may be 20 to 30 times the proven reserves at this time, and the Wusanghe copper-gold mine is very likely to be among the top ten copper and gold mines in the world.

Cao Mo believes that the latter will be more, but he is also unwilling to reduce the price and say that the scale of C2-level reserves is smaller.

Cao Mo hesitated a little and said: "With the current exploration technical strength of Yibogu Mining, it is still difficult to have a preliminary evaluation of the C2 grade reserves of the Wusanghe copper-gold mine in a short period ......of time - I came back this time, in fact, I have plans to seek technical support from the Geological and Mineral Exploration Institute of Xinhai Gold."

Everyone knows that Cao Mo is talking nonsense, but it is obvious that the Geological and Mineral Exploration Institute under Xinhai Gold is involved in the exploration of the copper and gold mines in the Wusang River, so if the two sides really want to cooperate in the future, they can save a lot of trouble.

Where is the direct invitation to participate in exploration and evaluation cooperation, which can better lay the foundation of trust?

Hearing Cao Mo say this, Qian Wenchao's interest became even stronger, and he asked bluntly: "For the Wusan River copper-gold mine, Yibogu Mining did not hesitate to acquire the Stru Gold Mining Company at a large premium, you should always have an internal judgment, right?"

"The optimistic judgment is that there is a possibility of mineralization in the underground porphyry layer in the southeast of Drake, but the scope of the entire porphyry layer and the deep situation, we have not drilled a few exploration wells, and it is difficult to judge——"

Qian Wenhan glanced at Zhou Shenhe, Ge Jun and the other three players who were invited to come over were more inclined to pure investment, but he and Zhou Shenhe knew in their hearts what the concept of the mineralization of the entire porphyry layer was.

Cao Mo didn't talk about the Wusang River copper and gold mine, Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe would definitely not be convinced when he heard this.

If there is really any cooperation on this project, it is necessary for the two sides to achieve certain exploration cooperation results in the Wusan River copper-gold mine before it is possible to enter into substantive negotiations.

Shen Ji, Brahm and the Blake family, the reason why they did not hesitate to follow up is that Cao Mo regards them as real strategic partners, as real partners, and excludes the potential value of the Wusan River copper-gold mine and converts their investment share according to their net assets.

Shen Ji: They took the original shares.

Not to mention Abacha and Ojosan, Shen Ji, Brahm and the Blake family have all contributed to the acquisition of the Usan River copper and gold mine, and they have worked happily together for such a long time before, so they should naturally enjoy this treatment.

However, Qian Wenhan and Xinhai Gold now want to participate in the Wusanghe copper-gold mine, then I'm sorry, Cao Mo has to include the potential value of the Wusanghe copper-gold mine, evaluate the value of the project as a whole, and then talk about cooperation.

And this is inseparable from key data such as proven reserves and prospective reserves.

At most, they are the first bona fide strategic investors to actively participate in this project, and give a certain range of preferential treatment.

Cao Mo waited for Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe to digest some of the vague information he mentioned just now, and said: "Mr. Qian should also know what the direct purpose of my return to China this time is, and what happened after Han Shaorong intervened - although the cooperation with the New Iron and Steel Union has failed, the Gulf of Guinea Shipping and Mining Company will continue to seek new investors in China in the future......"

The cooperation with the new steel union ended in nothing, and the introduction of less than two or three million US dollars of funds is only one aspect.

If the new steel union completes the acquisition of the Catro steel plant, the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining company's plan to finalize the supply of iron ore and coal with the Catro steel plant of up to 12 million tons per year will also be frustrated because the Catro steel plant bypasses them to find new suppliers.

This has had a significant negative impact on the steady development of shipping and mining companies in the Gulf of Guinea.

In any case, Cao Mo must actively look for new strategic partners to minimize the negative impact.

Only when the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining companies are developed at the same time can it form a more layered and deeper influence and connection with Akwa and other countries along the Gulf of Guinea.

If Qian Wenhan really wants to cooperate with him, Cao Mo hopes to start with this project first.

Qian Wenhan learned some details about the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining company from Xie Sipeng, and asked: "Xinganglian has suspended its cooperation with you, and as far as I know, Xinganglian's plan to acquire Catro Iron and Steel Plant will continue. The shipping and mining companies in the Gulf of Guinea may also lose one of their largest customers, and the impact will not be small, is there anything that can be remedied in the future?"

"The existing business of the Gulf of Guinea shipping and mining company has not been affected much, after all, it is mainly responsible for the transportation of Conero cement to the downstream market and the transportation of freight routes within the Gulf of Guinea - and the demand for coal from Dracula Power Group and Conero Cement also ensures that the company's coal trading business will not be impacted, at most, the expected part of the increase is temporarily gone. The impact is still greater on the iron ore trade, we can only find steel companies in South Africa or Southern Europe to cooperate, and the expected profit increment will also be greatly affected,"

Cao Mo is not able to block the plan of Xinganglian and Huamao Investment to acquire Catro Iron and Steel Plant, there is a specialization in the art industry, Qian Wenhan and Xinhai Gold Industry cannot rashly step into the steel smelting industry, that is too child's play, in front of experts, Cao Mo has no intention of hiding the negative impact of this part, but he still has strong confidence in the economic development of West Africa, said,

"The domestic and BRIC economies are taking off very rapidly, strongly driving the demand for bulk commodities, Kanem, Akwa and other countries will also benefit a lot because of the sharp rise in crude oil prices, the national economy and infrastructure construction investment will increase accordingly, I believe that as long as the new steel union takes the first step, there will inevitably be new steel companies interested in entering Kanem and other West African countries to invest in the construction of factories - I am also confident that the negative impact of the iron ore mill trade will be minimized soon, and with the economic development of the Gulf of Guinea region, the demand for regional shipping will become stronger and stronger, which will definitely not be a bad investment ......"

"When you say that, I can't wait to get to Africa to see it myself. Qian Wenhan laughed.

"We welcome this!" Cao Mo said.

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Cheng Xi and the others came out after watching a movie, and Cao Mo and they had already talked about the matter, and at this time they turned their attention to the card table.

said that it was an entertainment bureau, but Shen Ji's net worth at the poker table could be called a billionaire at the lowest, so the chips in front of everyone's table were also called Yu Jing and Chen Chang.

For Cao Mo, instead of using his almost telepathic intuition to peek into other people's hole cards, he was practicing how to shield his terrifying intuition at the poker table.

It's actually very difficult.

Texas Hold'em, especially the duel between masters, is more of a psychological contest, and sometimes the boundaries between judgment and intuition are extremely blurred.

Cao Mo called strictly according to the probability calculation, and although his performance at the table was mediocre, he was almost able to maintain a small win—which was about the same level as when he first arrived at Dracula and entered and exited the Golden Yuan Casino.

At the end of the game at twelve o'clock, Shen Ji won another 160,000 yuan, and Cao Mo won more than 10,000 yuan, laughing at himself: "Winning too little will damage the prestige of my West African gambling king......"

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"Lao Ge, what do you think of Cao Mo's style?"

Shen Ji deliberately changed to a Mercedes-Benz tonight, watching him drive Cao Mo and Cheng Xi away, Qian Wenhan deliberately left Ge Jun and Zhou Shenhe to talk for a while.

Among them, Ge Jun, who focuses on securities and industry research and has a deeper observation of human nature, is actually more proficient in Texas Hold'em than them.

"He's playing the last style he should have at his age, so I can't tell," said Ge, "and I have to give it a comment that he's been playing Texas Hold'em for a long time to develop this impeccable and steady style." All of his calls, folds, and bets are calculated quickly and accurately, and it doesn't matter to him whether others set traps or steal opportunities......"

"This time, it seems that the trip to West Africa is still worth looking forward to?" Qian Wenhan asked with a smile.

"I can't run away during this time, but you and Mr. Zhou should take a trip, and I will send a researcher to go with you when the time comes," Ge Jun said with emotion, "China's economic development today's volume, in the end, has to go out - not only the industry to go to sea, but China to a certain stage, will inevitably compete with Europe and the United States at the national level for global influence, you will find that Africa's strategic value will be more important than any region!" If Mr. Qian wants to develop some relatively large industries outside of China, Africa is more worthy of investment than Southeast Asia, Europe and even the Americas......"

"With my net worth, I don't think about such lofty goals, but I can't go wrong by following the national strategic direction!" Qian Wenhan laughed.