Chapter 566: Helping a Friend
Mayoni said a little aggrieved: "My dear, did I hesitate when you asked for money? It's you who don't want it, you make a lot of money yourself. …… There is also the fact that it is good for you to attract foreign capital and desire foreign investment in China, but you generally have a prerequisite, that is, most of the products must be exported abroad. We don't have that ability, we don't have a lot of manpower. ”
Jiang Xinwei sighed in understanding and said, "I'll ask the relevant departments when I go back and see if they can set up an institution to borrow money from our bank, or we can provide them with low-interest loans." It is too troublesome for us to choose projects one by one and then determine the investment. …… Forget it, this kind of thing can only be done slowly. You can promise Macité that you can invest in Italy. Anything else?"
Mayoni said: "Does the Varyag aircraft carrier know that the relevant negotiations are over, and this time it cost 25 million dollars to buy it along with an old cruiser, and is only going to tow it away." We can solve these things, but how to delay it, where to drag it out, and whether those countries along the way will make it difficult, this requires your country to come forward. ”
Jiang Xinwei is half a military fan, he liked aircraft carriers and fighter jets in his last life, and he was very happy to hear that the aircraft carrier had been bought, and immediately said: "Great." I'll tell the relevant authorities when I get back. I'm sure they'll be positive, and it's for them. ”
Mayoni said: "Anyway, I'm waiting for your notice here, as long as you say you can tow them away, I'll have someone organize a tug to tow them over." ”
Jiang Xinwei nodded, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. He knew that the aircraft carrier's return to China would definitely not be easy. In the last life, the return of this aircraft carrier was full of twists and turns, in addition to the United States and Turkey making things difficult, in fact, there was also a force in China that opposed the purchase of aircraft carriers. These people think that aircraft carriers are useless, and in today's increasingly developed missile world, aircraft carriers are iron coffins, a bottomless pit that burns money.
However, Jiang Xinwei still firmly believes that the aircraft carrier will eventually return to China. In my previous life, I had no money, and there was no enterprise like EastJM Bank, which not only had sufficient funds, but also had a great reputation and strong influence in Western countries, but it was not the same as returning to China?
Although there are inevitably some difficulties, Jiang Xinwei doesn't want to say it at this time, so as not to chill Mayoni's heart, and wait until it really can't be implemented, and then solve it.
After a while, Mayoni said, "There is one more thing, you see if we are involved. Seeing that Jiang Xinwei didn't speak, just looked at herself, she said, "A classmate of mine wants us to invest in her family business. ”
Jiang Xinwei said disappreciatively: "Then you vote, as long as the expert analyzes it, you won't lose money." …… It's a huge amount?"
Mayoni hesitated for a moment and said, "The risk is very high, and experts do not recommend investing. ”
"Oh. Jiang Xinwei looked at her puzzled. He knew that whether it was the East-JM Bank she was in charge of or the East-JM Investment Company, all investments were either determined by Jiang Xinwei, and she would resolutely invest in what he said to invest, never doubting or refusing, or the expert group she hired discussed and decided. Generally, if the expert group agrees to invest, she invests, and if the expert group opposes investment, she does not invest.
But now that the expert group has clearly expressed its opposition, she still hesitates and uses it to tell him, indicating that this investment is a bit unusual.
He asked, "She's a very good friend of yours, and how much is the investment?"
Mayoni lowered her head a little embarrassed, but then looked up and said, "She's my best friend." I don't have a better friend than you. I don't know the amount of investment, but the upfront investment will be at least $300 million. ”
Hearing that it was her best friend, Jiang Xinwei said: "Then vote! If you don't vote, you may lose this friend, and you may have been uneasy in your heart, right? 300 million US dollars, even if it is a total loss, I am not afraid. ”
Mayoni looked at Jiang Xinwei and said, "But...... , my dear, I'm worried. …… Well, I'll be honest with you. If we're unlucky, not only will we lose our $300 million investment, but we'll also get into undeserved trouble. ”
Jiang Xinwei was stunned for a moment, and asked in amazement: "Is it possible to get into trouble? What trouble? Is it a big deal?"
What Jiang Xinwei is most afraid of now is getting into trouble. In order not to cause trouble, even East-JM Bank and East-JM Investment Company try their best to keep others from having a relationship with them, so as not to be suppressed by Western countries.
Instead of immediately answering Jiang Xinwei's question, Mayoni asked rhetorically, "Do you know the country of Tunia?"
Jiang Xinwei thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Not only do I not understand, I haven't even heard of this country. How do you spell the name of the country in English, whether it is an African country or a Caribbean country?"
There are nearly 300 countries in the whole world, but the United Nations only accepts 193 sovereign states, and there are two observer countries, and many small countries are not recognized by the United Nations, especially some small countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the South Pacific waters, the world is not aware of their existence at all, and today you run over to announce that it is yours, and tomorrow he runs over and it is his, and no one can figure out whether they are countries or a group of stragglers.
What's more important is that Huaxia is a member of the five permanent members, not as long as someone announces the establishment of a country, even a dog and a cat, a small country will admit it, not to mention that sometimes it involves a game between major countries, and some relatively large countries are also ignored by Huaxia.
These countries that have not established diplomatic relations with China will naturally not publicize them, and the domestic people have never heard of them at all. There are also some countries with long names that are a bit quirky, such as São Tomé and Príncipe, which Jiang Xinxu has never heard of before.
Mayoni smiled and said, "It's African." Right next to the kingdom of Suadan and Libya where you are hunting. ”
Jiang Xinwei thought for a moment and said, "No." There is no such country? Only Egypt, right?"
"Libya is to the east, close to the southern Mediterranean. ”
Jiang Xinxu said: "Forget it, it doesn't matter where it is." Maybe it's another country that the tribes themselves claim to be founded and the rest of the world doesn't recognize them. ”
Mayoni nodded, "It's indeed a tribal claim." However, this country has been established for many years, and many countries have recognized them, including us in Italy, as well as France, Germany and many other Western countries. It seems that the Saudis also admit it. ”
She went on to describe the African country, saying: "Tunia is a small African country with a land area of about 40,000 square kilometers, a population of more than 1.5 million, and 16 large tribes. There has been a long civil war between tribes and tribes, and the country has never really been unified at all. My classmate's father was the chief of one of the tribes, and they occupied an area of more than 6,000 square kilometers, which belonged to the third largest tribe, and their economic and military strength were not weak. But they were defeated by other tribes united with Libyan armies. My classmate's older brother, and the only son of this chief, died in the war......"
There are many labels in Africa, such as poverty, backwardness, disease, hunger, in fact, there are wars, coups, and their favorite thing is that you beat me and I kill him. It's as if you've been uncomfortable without fighting for a few years.
Listening to Mayoni's eloquent conversation, Jiang Xinwei couldn't help but ask, "Since they are so chaotic there, do you still invest?...... , I don't believe it's just because she's a good friend of yours, and it's not just that you sympathize with her brother being assassinated by someone else. So what do you fancy about this tribe?"
As an investor, she is willing to take huge risks, and there must be something worth investing in, otherwise she would tell him about it steadily.
Sure enough, Mayoni said: "What I fancy is that there are diamond mines and copper mines on the land owned by her family. …… She told me that she had two diamond mines in her house, and that's why other tribes kept attacking their tribes. In fact, these two diamond mines are not very large, except for those poor tribes who want to occupy them, other countries, including Western countries, do not covet them very much. But she told me that her father had recently discovered a new diamond mine with huge reserves worth at least a billion dollars. His father was willing to sell the mine for $300 million in exchange for weapons and ammunition in exchange for a crack army. He wanted to use this force to destroy the armies of other tribes and avenge the death of his son. ”
Jiang Xinxu's eyes lit up and he asked, "Diamonds are worth a billion dollars?"
Mayoni said, "Just more, no less." ”
Jiang Xinxu asked, "Your expert group knows about it?"
Mayoni shook her head and said, "I don't know." I'm talking about an oil field there with a storage capacity of up to a billion barrels. However, the expert group said that the situation there was too chaotic, that it needed to hire troops for protection, that the profits were too low and that there was a huge risk, and that it was recommended not to invest. ”
Jiang Xinwei nodded and said, "Yes." Whether it is an oil field or a diamond mine, once it is mined, it needs a stable environment. If there is a constant war, how can we produce? Not to mention that there are only one billion dollars, even if there are two billion or three billion dollars, we will not be able to make any money. If the armed forces of this tribe cannot hold the country, won't the people we sent to mine become cannon fodder for the battle between the two sides? ”
But Mayoni didn't back down, saying, "Of course I've considered all these issues. But I think there's still a chance to give it a go. ”
Jiang Xinwei's heart moved, and he looked at her intently.
Mayoni said: "First, $300 million is nothing in the eyes of you and me, thinking that this money can't do a big deal. But in poor Africa, that's a lot of money to build a force that's not weak. Not to mention the unification of the entire Tunian state, at least it is also possible to ensure that this tribe will not be annexed by other tribes. ”