Chapter Eighty-Five: Choking
Chen Bo has now become a big landlord in Dubai, a radius of 5 kilometers is 25 square kilometers of land, in addition to the original Dragon City Market, the remaining desert Maktoum waved his hand and gave it to him, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a barren land, fortunately, the traffic is quite convenient. And the transfer fee can almost be said to be outrageously low.
Deserts and beaches are also made of sand, but the price difference is nearly a thousand times.
The land is under the name of Atlantis Development and is still managed by Li Shusen.
As for how to repair and how to build, such small things are of course easy to solve.
Atlantis can be understood as a developer with undeveloped land titles in the Atlantis Islands and Dubai. Pearl Port is the name of the project, which is designed by the developer itself, and the general contract is responsible for the Dubai Port Authority, and then subcontracted to other construction units, so it is much clearer.
It's the same in Chinatown, I have land and then hand it over to other companies with ideas and strength to develop residences and shops, but the condition is that I must build a school from kindergarten to high school, and the teachers will be mobilized by the embassy to find a way to mobilize them from China, and the cost of operation and repair will be borne by the developer and the local chamber of commerce, and all Chinese school-age children can go to school for free.
The whole operation process is so simple, this is also a mature operation mode of real estate development, the only flaw is that Chen Bo, an Atlantis company, only has land, but no people, no money, no strength.
But it doesn't matter, the developer's history is the same, everything is easy to say if you have land, and someone comes to the pole to ask for cooperation.
Just like Pearl Port is indeed a duty-free free port, it does not mean that it is necessary to provide free services for ships, but only exempt from taxes for goods in transit and berth, and enjoy the right to free trade. For example, merchant ships from East Asia can store lightly processed goods in warehouses so as not to have to make another trip to Africa, and trading companies can send them to other regions, whether in the Middle East, Africa, or Europe, according to the volume of orders.
It can greatly save the time difference of long-distance shipping, and also facilitate the efficiency of bulk cargo circulation, so this node is quite important.
There are not many free ports in the world, Singapore and Hong Kong Island in the Asia-Pacific region, Rotterdam in Europe, Almeria in Spain, and Panama in the Americas. In the vicinity, there are currently two ports, Dubai and Djibouti.
But in terms of location, no one can compare to the geographical advantage of Pearl Port, and if a merchant ship transshipped to Southeast Asia wants to transport it to Dubai, it must bypass the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf, which is not enough trouble.
East African merchant ships transshipped to Europe also have to bypass the Gulf of Aden and unload ships in Djibouti, and only Pearl Port is the plate where the three places meet.
The Dubai Ports Authority is in charge of the general contractor, but he also has no construction qualifications, but they have a cement plant with an annual output of 500,000 tons and can provide building materials, and the rest of the work will be handed over to subcontractors from various countries.
Money? Of course it won't be given. Who builds and operates, stipulates the term of property rights and pays part of the profits to the developer, docks, berths, and warehousing are all lying down to make money.
Although various countries are eyeing each other, it is impossible to send a national delegation to talk blatantly, and perhaps it is not for the sake of national interests at all. The Texas Port Company of the United States, the Marseille Port Construction Company of France, the Bristol Engineering Company of the United Kingdom, and even Singapore, South Korea, and Japan all sent people to participate in the cake-sharing conference.
Why? International trade continues to grow, but competition is intensifying.
Port construction is far from so simple, take the most common cement, steel, stone, the amount of consumption is quite large, after obtaining orders will often give priority to domestic enterprises, then the country's industrial chain will benefit, excess capacity can clear the inventory out.
Just like the crazy infrastructure construction in China now, the reason is the same.
However, among these many bidders, especially the most domestic team members, not only the construction party but also the downstream industrial supply chain, up to dozens of people, this is to bid, it is simply a group to fight wolves!
It is not difficult to understand the urgent need for the high-level to get out of the encirclement of the Pacific Ocean, and it is also necessary for them to make a name for themselves and rush into overseas markets and increase their international influence.
In the luxurious parlor of the Burj Al Arab, there was only one middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes present, and he immediately introduced himself, "I am Sun Jianyun, the leader of this negotiation team. Before leaving, Mayor Xie specially explained to me and sent a greeting to Mr. Chen. ”
"It doesn't matter to me who you are, and I'm not interested." The corners of Chen Bo's mouth raised, disapproving, and then said, "I only talk to people who have the right to decide!" ”
Regarding his arrogance, Sun Jianyun only frowned slightly, then soothed again, and immediately said without humility or arrogance, "What's the problem, you tell me." If it is beyond the scope of authority, I will immediately report to the head and try to give you an answer on the spot. ”
"Well, I'm not a fan of going around in circles. Put your conditions out first, and I'll tell you my requirements! Chen Bo will suppress his opponent when he comes up, never give up the initiative, and even save the traditional ice-breaking process of greetings.
"We are willing to undertake the construction of the first phase of the Pearl Port project, to ensure that it will be fully completed and delivered before 09 years, and have the right to operate for 50 years, voluntarily pay 3% of the profits, and at the same time cooperate with the construction of oil and gas and grain storage projects." Sun Jianyun was sitting in danger and said immediately.
"What else?" Chen Bo obviously did not meet these conditions.
"We can also undertake the airport project, and we only need 20 years of operation rights."
"I've entrusted the construction of the airport to a Scottish engineering company." Chen Bo rejected his proposal, the original airport was small and broken, and it was close to the sea, so it was certainly not appropriate to occupy such a good scenery, so it was natural to relocate to the island, leaving more spare space for building other facilities.
The cost of building an airport is much lower than that of the port, and it may not even be comparable to the hair, 100 million US dollars is enough to build a dual-runway 4E level airport, but Chen Bo is asking for a smarter, more modern airport that can take off and land a giant beast like A380 in the future, which naturally requires the 4F level, and the cost of 250 million US dollars is about the same.
Of course, it can't be compared with Japan's Kansai Airport, which is a stuff that has been built by artificial land and all kinds of high-tech accumulation, which cost nearly 10 billion US dollars, and that is also the money that used to be, and now they may not be able to burn it again.
Moreover, the airport itself has a paramilitary purpose, and Chen Bo is not stupid, of course he will not be subject to others, and would rather pay for it out of his own pocket.
"We can also undertake the construction of gas-fired power plants, and the right to operate for 10 years is sufficient!" Sun Jianyun added another weight.
"I have to say, you're too picky." Chen Bo pursed his lips and said in a joking tone, "You might as well listen to my plan, McLaren has received a $5 billion capital injection from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and will initiate the acquisition of MG-Rover from BM Group, as well as well-known brands of Ford, General Motors and other companies." In addition, the company plans to build an automobile industrial park in the country. ”
"MG Rover?"
"Of course, in addition to this, brands such as Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, Aston Martin, Volvo, Opel and others are among our experts. Don't blame me for choking, you don't have the ability to take it down, but that doesn't mean I can't. Chen Bo shrugged, not minding his incredulous eyes, these brands also said casually, really all acquisitions are not so much loose silver.
Once successful, it will be an eye-catching investment attraction project, which will not only drive employment, but also bring advanced automotive technology and revitalize upstream equipment manufacturers. This is very tempting for officials who need political achievements, and Chen Bo is tempting with this piece of fragrant bread.
"By the way, you can check that McLaren chairman Ron Dennis will appear at the business forum between the two countries next month, and he is also the vice chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, and he will inevitably propose investment intentions to the government at that time." Chen Bo then made up for it.
"What you just said, does Mayor Xie know?"
"If I knew, I wouldn't repeat it!" Chen Bo shook his head, ready to continue to break through his defense, "But don't worry, I still haven't finished speaking, you should know about the Chinatown project in Dubai, this is regarded as some small contribution to the people of the motherland, you look at arranging a company to take over the construction." I don't have a lot of requirements, just leave the shop. ”
This is to show him benefits, even if he sets up his own leather bag company and then outsources it, he can still make a lot of money.
That's 25 square kilometers, and the speed of cash return is much faster than these ports, and it's not just the poor who come out to find a way to live, but also wealthy businessmen with a net worth of tens of millions of visionaries who will come out to look for opportunities, not afraid that there will be no place to sell, and they will not be afraid that they will have no money.
"In addition, you can pass on this information to China, I don't bother to explain it anymore." Chen Bo sacrificed the African "Heavenly Grain" company and gave them a combination punch.
Is there a shortage of food in the country? Of course it's missing! The soybeans imported every year have broken the domestic impact, otherwise why is the issue of genetically modified organisms always in an uproar, and it is not all the breeding companies headed by "Monsanto" and the four major grain merchants who are making waves.
The idea of domestic aid in Africa has always been to build roads, medical care, schools, and more recently, it has begun to build OEM factories to obtain the mineral resources and international support it needs, but there is little idea of building land in Africa.
The world's major grain producers are basically near the Black Sea, South America and North America, not to mention the strong industrial strength of the United States, which is also the top spot in grain exports, making full use of modern agriculture.
"So what do you need us to do?" By this time, Sun Jianyun could no longer sit still, licked his somewhat dry lips and asked.
"Pearl Harbor and Phoenix City each supported two modern hospitals, two supporting education from kindergarten to high school, plus a technical school, and I also needed wind turbines."
Chen Bo crossed his fingers and made a list of what he needed, except for wind turbines, which are indeed more expensive, and the others are mainly manpower.
But there is still a shortage of people on the island, do you expect the medical team to deal with the growing crowd in the future? Obviously not realistic.
Sun Jianyun hid in a place where no one was and talked to China for about a quarter of an hour, and then came back and said, "We also need two oil and gas terminals, and in addition to your conditions, we will also help build a desalination plant and a sewage and garbage treatment center." ”
(End of chapter)