Chapter 396 Investment in the Kangkola Copper Mine

It is not only Nigeria that has offered such huge preferential terms, but other African countries such as Chad, Cameroon, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Uganda and other countries have also given such concessions.

In order to attract foreign investment, these African countries are also fighting!

"Hiss ......"

After hearing these words, Hu Yang suddenly felt a little toothache. Is this a business? Are you sure it's not a Sengoku game?

"Manager Yu, in that case, I am mobilizing some security personnel from China. From now on, we will also equip the security personnel with the necessary weapons, and the specific procedures will be handled by you. ”

A toothache is a toothache, but there is a saying in China called "follow the customs of the locals", so be it.

Next, Hu Yangyou listened to Yu Yue's report on the site selection of the base station in the early stage, the laying of optical cables and other issues, and he did not leave the office until noon.

"Applejack, can you find a way to recruit enough people?"

Increasing security personnel requires a lot of additional costs, but Hu Yang feels that it is worth it, after all, human life is greater than heaven.

"It's not a big problem, I'll call back and let Awen take care of this matter, and they will be able to come over in ten days and half a month." ”

Hu Yang plans to recruit another 10 security personnel to be stationed in Africa, and of course, these new recruits belong to Mingkang Communications.

After returning to the hotel, Hu Yang and his entourage ate something in the restaurant and went back to their rooms to rest.

Hu Yang also took a nap for more than half an hour, and then he was woken up by a phone call. The call was from Wu Gang, who asked if Hu Yang was free now, and he and Xia Guoheng wanted to visit the hotel.

"Then come here, I happen to have nothing to do in the afternoon. ”

Hu Yang didn't expect Wu Gang and Xia Guoheng to be so urgent, he originally planned to wait for Gao Mingkang to be transferred out of the intensive care unit before contacting them.

"Okay, we'll be at the Radisson Blu Hotel in about an hour. ”

Wu Gang put down the phone, went to find Xia Guoheng, and then set off together to the Radisson Blu Hotel.

Hu Yang still lives in a business suite, with a reception room. When Wu Gang and the others arrive, it's okay to talk about things here.

Hu Yang put down his phone, walked to his desk, and took out a map of Zambia from a drawer. The map is in English, and the location of the Concora copper mine has been marked on it.

For this copper mine, Populus euphratica does not have much of an impression. But he remembered a classic case in that plane. Bauhinia Mining, a domestic mining giant, invested 2.5 billion yuan in Africa to buy a copper mine, and a few years later, with the continuous in-depth mining, the proven copper reserves have also increased a lot.

According to the assessment, the copper mine of Bauhinia Mining is worth one trillion yuan, and the assets have increased many times in ten years.

Of course, this assessment is not necessarily accurate, but it also reflects the irreplaceability of mineral resources from one side.

"Mr. Hu, we came uninvited, don't be surprised. I don't like to play falsely, I can't let go of something in my heart, and I can't wait to solve it immediately. ”

Xia Guoheng still looks very arrogant, but Hu Yang is good at observing people's hearts, if anyone treats Xia Guoheng as a big boss, it is estimated that he can be killed by him.

"Lao Xia, Mr. Hu is not a stingy person at first glance, how can he be strange? Don't talk nonsense, sit down quickly. ”

Wu Gang sat on the sofa with a smile on the side, he and Xia Guoheng have always been good at singing red face and black face, and they have a tacit understanding.

Hu Yang shook his head with a smile and said: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Xia, let's not use this set between us, right? Hurry up, take out the investment plan and let me see it, even if you can't invest, we are also a simple person." ”

When Xia Guoheng heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Wu Gang also smiled: "Lao Xia, what did I say before? Mr. Hu is a top master in the investment field, and some of the small tricks we are used to are useless here." Mr. Hu, don't mind, we're just joking with you. ”

At this time, Xia Guoheng opened the briefcase he was carrying and took out a stack of materials from it.

Hu Yang took the information and began to read it carefully.

The Concora Copper Mine has been operated by a joint venture mining company between Britain and the United States for several years, but this company did not arrive at a good time. In previous years, the price of copper has been falling, and the mine has been in a loss-making state.

At the end of last year, the company couldn't stand it anymore and withdrew its capital and left.

Xia Guoheng and Wu Gang felt that it was an opportunity, so they joined forces to form Huagang Mining Company, taking over the Kangkola Copper Mine and all the equipment and facilities.

"Mr. Hu, you look slowly, I will tell you about some situations casually. ”

Wu Gang saw that Hu Yang began to look back and forth through the information, so he added a few words on the side.

He and Xia Guoheng were also laymen in the mining industry before, and the management team they took over was simply a bunch of scum. It wasn't until they rehired the management team that they discovered that the mine would have to continue to grow in size in order to be profitable in the current price range.

But Wu Gang and Xia Guoheng did not have sufficient funds in their hands, so they thought of seeking financing.

"Two, with a financing amount of 400 million US dollars, only 39% of the equity will be given, who will do it? In addition, what are you going to seek is financial investment? The company's business does not let outsiders interfere at all, which is also a bit excessive. ”

Unlike in China, there is no problem in making financial investments in Populus euphratica in China. This is in Africa, where it is difficult for him to effectively supervise if he does not participate in the management of the company with so much money.

Xia Guoheng and Wu Gang glanced at each other, and they could be regarded as a preliminary understanding of the power of Populus euphratica. They had also found other investors before, but they encountered either insufficient strength or a lion's mouth, and in the end they did not negotiate.

Seeing that time passed little by little, the two of them became more and more anxious.

"Mr. Hu, you are an expert, and we don't play those tricks in front of you. You make a bid, and we'll see. ”

Xia Guoheng's meaning of letting Hu Yang become a monk was to see how big his appetite was.

"$400 million investment, 49% equity, two board seats, operations and finances to have my people!"

Hu Yang put down the information in his hand and said his conditions with his fingers.

"Hey, I said, you're tougher than those guys!"

Wu Gang was almost angry, he made an angry appearance and put pressure on Populus Hu.

Hu Yang rolled his eyes, not bothering to watch him perform. He also discovered that this Wu Fat Man is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.

The two sides went back and forth, arguing with each other, but I didn't expect to find a consensus in the end.

"Mr. Hu, $400 million investment, 45% equity, a board seat, a vice president of operations and a position as treasurer. What do you think?"

Xia Guoheng and the others finally made concessions and raised the conditions a little.

"Okay, deal!"

Hu Yang said something lazily, so that Wu Gang and Xia Guoheng didn't react for a long time.

"Mr. Hu, do you mean that you agreed to the conditions just now?"

Wu Gang's round face had an expression of disbelief, he always thought that the negotiations might last for many days, why did the other party agree all at once?

"Didn't you hear that? I said deal. ”

Hu Yang smiled slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

"I'll go! It seems that our conditions are still high, and I would have known that I would have slashed it down. Hey, don't talk about it, it's all tears. ”

Xia Guoheng was talking nonsense in his mouth, but he was not idle under his hands, and quickly recorded the conditions that everyone had negotiated before.

"Secretary Liu, you go and print it out and give it to me. ”

Subsequently, Xia Guoheng called his secretary in, and it seemed that he wanted to form a text document of the consensus reached by the two parties.

"Mr. Xia, let's get the investment agreement out directly, and we'll sign it when it's done." ”

Hu Yang looked at the ashtray on the coffee table, these two old guys are simply big smoking guns, just this time, the ashtray is full.

He does not intend to go through the decision-making committee on the investment in the Concora copper mine. Because he has the bottom in his heart, he doesn't need everyone to give him reference and advice.

To put it bluntly, the $400 million investment project is really unsettling in Hu Yang's heart.

Xia Guoheng's secretary went out and quickly got the investment agreement, and a lot of people came here today, and then Wu Gang went to the hotel to rent someone's small conference room.

Wu Gang and his party had a lawyer among them, Hu Yang thought about it, and called Yu Yue to send someone who knew the law. At present, in the local area, the legal department of Mingkang Communications has sent this person, and it is no problem for him to help check the general investment agreement.

Previously, when Wu Gang and Xia Guoheng established Huagang Mining, the two parties each invested $200 million. Now that Populus has invested another $400 million, Huagang Mining's capital has become $800 million.

Among them, China Railway Construction and China Power Construction, represented by Wu Gang and Xia Guoheng, respectively occupy 27.5% of the company's equity, and Huijia International Investment, represented by Hu Yang, owns 45% of the company's equity.

The investment agreement was signed on the spot, and Xia Guoheng should be very happy, but he always felt that today's things were a little too smooth, and the smoothness made him feel furious.

Wu Gang didn't feel this way, he felt very lucky. Hu Yang's $400 million investment came in time, otherwise he and Xia Guoheng would have been losing money.

Hu Yang took in the looks of the two, and he secretly laughed in his heart, wondering what kind of reaction they would have when the price of copper began to rise in a few months?

However, this question is actually a false proposition. The prices of international commodities have always risen and fallen, sometimes very volatile, and few people can predict them accurately.

If anyone really has this ability, they don't need to invest in copper mines, and it is not faster to make money directly to do copper futures?

Of course, there is still a difference between the price trend of futures and spot, and Populus euphratica just thinks so.

In the evening, Xia Guoheng, Wu Gang and Hu Yang had dinner in the hotel's restaurant. During the banquet, Xia Guoheng, who drank a lot of wine, wanted to get drunk with Populus euphratica, but was down by Populus euphratica.

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