Although old ships with tens of thousands of tons are cost-effective, Liu Ziguang does not need to transport such a large amount of goods, and the larger the tonnage, the higher the fuel consumption and the more crew members employed. In line with the principle of economy, it is better to build a smaller bulk carrier.
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When Liu Ziguang mentioned this idea, he was immediately opposed by Wei Ziqian. She plausibly said: "If you want to transport goods to West Africa, you must pass through the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean with complex and harsh sea conditions. No matter whether a thousand-ton cargo ship
In terms of safety and cost-effectiveness, it is not as good as a 10,000-ton cargo ship. Men should be brave enough to act boldly at critical moments and not worry about petty profits."
After saying these words, Wei Ziqian seemed to feel that his words were a little more intense, and said: "I'm sorry, I've been busy with work recently, and I'm not in a good mood."
Liu Ziguang said: "Ziqian, you are right. If you want to do it, you need to do it in one step. You go and handle it first. I will figure out a way to finance it."
Wei Ziqian nodded, stood up and was about to leave, then stopped at the door and said: "By the way, Mr. Liu, Zhicheng Group is preparing for an IPO, and the accounts have been handed over to PricewaterhouseCoopers. I'm afraid if I want to raise funds from there,
It’s more difficult.”
The sound of the female assistant's high heels hitting the ground gradually faded away, and Liu Ziguang began to rack his brains to calculate his assets again. In the eyes of his parents and neighbors, he was a successful entrepreneur and a filial son; in the eyes of his friends and brothers, he was a righteous and powerful boss.
A black-and-white hero, in the eyes of women, he is an omnipotent, chivalrous and romantic knight, but in front of a scrapped old ship, he is just a poor man who is short of money.
In Jiangbei City, a second-tier city, Liu Ziguang is indeed considered a wealthy man, with a car and a house, and no worries about food and clothing. However, this city also restricts his greater development, whether he takes the entertainment industry route or the industrial route.
There was an insurmountable bottleneck, so he struggled for more than a year. In fact, he only had a few million dollars in capital, most of which were fixed assets that could not be cashed out immediately.
When the time came to spend money, Liu Ziguang first found his strongest brother, Zhuo Li, and asked him to borrow money.
On the third floor of Huaqing Pool, before Liu Ziguang could speak, Zhuo Li said with excitement: "I just bought the complex building at No. 136 Binjiang Avenue. The ten-year rent is only 12 million. It's so damn worth it. This place in Huaqing Pool is worth it."
It is inconvenient to park, and the scale is always limited. I have been eyeing that place for a long time. Fortunately, Song Jianfeng left in time, otherwise all the brothers would have starved to death."
Liu Ziguang said: "Looking at you, your business has been good recently?"
"That is, since Han Siqing took office, the soft environment in Jiangbei City has been much better. Our business is making a lot of money every day. To be honest, my daily gross profit is this amount." Zhuo Li stretched out a hand to gesture,
He was very proud. He threw an imported cigar to Liu Ziguang and said, "By the way, I haven't seen you here for a long time. What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's a small thing, borrow some money to turn around."
"How much? Tell me the number." Zhuo Li proudly took out his checkbook and pen.
"The gap is about 7 million. This is just the initial cost. The subsequent capital investment may be even greater." Liu Ziguang said lightly.
Zhuo Li blinked and without saying a word tore off a blank transfer check and gave it to him: "You can fill it out yourself. Go to the bank counter and ask me how much money is in my account. Take it all."
Liu Ziguang said: "This won't work. You just bought a new business and it's time to use money. I can't use your money."
Zhuo Li was anxious: "What are you talking about? Without you, I can reach this point today? My money is your money, what is money? Money is a bastard, how can you delay the relationship between us brothers for a little money?"
Feelings, take it!"
"Okay, I'll take it then." Liu Ziguang didn't show any pretense. He took the check and put it in his pocket. After chatting for a few more words, he braved the cold wind and left Huaqing Pool.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, with water dripping and turning into ice outside, Liu Ziguang sat in the car and looked at the blank check, then folded it up and put it in his wallet, as a testimony of brotherhood. Zhuo Li's career had been stagnant for half a year, and it was just now that he folded it up and put it in his wallet.
When money is needed to get on the track, how can I hold him back?
Returning to the home of Zhicheng Phase I, the door opened just after two knocks, revealing Yuan Lin's smiling face with a little white flour on his nose. When he saw Liu Ziguang, he excitedly waved his rolling pin and said, "Brother-in-law is back."
Already."
It turned out that the two sisters were guests at home. The parents were so happy that their real daughter-in-law had finally returned to China. They were so happy that the family was making dumplings in the kitchen.
Yuan Lin obediently helped his brother-in-law take off his coat, hung it on the hanger, and was busy pouring hot water and getting slippers, as diligent as a nanny. Fang Fei couldn't stand it anymore in the kitchen, and joked: "Xiao Lin, I remember
You have never helped uncle get slippers."
"Hehe, my brother-in-law is my idol." Yuan Lin said with a playful smile. The quirky sister-in-law became the joy of the whole family, and no one could do anything to her.
The hot dumplings were served. The whole family ate dumplings together, and then some watched TV and some read newspapers. Liu Ziguang pulled Fang Fei to the balcony and said, "Let me discuss something with you. That money
I need it urgently, can I turn it over first?"
Liu Ziguang was talking about the 2.53 million bonus from the sand excavation field. Although this money was kept by him, it belonged to Fang Fei's personal property.
"Oh, you can make the final decision on our family's money. What are you discussing with me?" Fang Fei said angrily.
At about nine o'clock, Liu Ziguang drove the Fang Fei sisters home. When he came back, he found his parents sitting on the sofa with the TV not on. This was quite abnormal. The old couple usually took a break at nine-thirty.
"Why haven't you rested yet?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"Xiaoguang, please sit down. My parents have something to talk to you about."
Liu Ziguang sat down obediently, and his mother spoke first: "The first thing is, you are now old and it's time to get married. In the past, it was because Fang Fei was abroad and our family didn't have a house. Now both of these things no longer exist. You have to hurry up."
Done."
Dad said: "Second thing, I heard that you need money for your business. I discussed it with your mother. You can't touch the money for your wedding. I can give you the rest. This is 23,000 yuan."
Money, there are three time deposit books in total, you can just go to the bank to withdraw it tomorrow."
Liu Ziguang was speechless as he took the three bankbooks. Poor parents in the world. Although this little money is not even enough to pay employees, it is their parents' best wishes after all.
"Okay, I remember it."
"Just remember, let your daughter-in-law come in early, don't delay anymore." The parents nagged for a while before going back to the room to rest.
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Early the next morning, Liu Ziguang took Wei Ziqian to the fifth mining team, inspected the exploration equipment being packed, and met with the leaders of the fifth mining team. The fifth team was an old exploration team. Over the years,
The competition is fierce and the efficiency is not very satisfactory, which can be seen from their shabby office building and the leader's car.
Being able to receive such a business, the leader of the fifth mine team attached great importance to it and organized as many as fifty elite soldiers to prepare for West Africa. The exploration team members were also very motivated. The leader said to Liu Ziguang: "Mr. Liu,
Our team has been tested for a long time and can fight tough battles. Please rest assured that the more difficult the place, the more it will show the fine tradition of our fifth mine team."
The leader also said that for their explorers, everything during the Spring Festival is just a cloud. If Party A requests it, the team can set off at any time, but the equipment will have to wait. After all, they are large equipment and require a certain amount of packaging and transportation.
time.
Then the fifty-year-old leader said to Liu Ziguang with a smile: "Mr. Liu, would you like to see if you can advance part of the exploration fee..."
"No problem." Liu Ziguang immediately gave instructions and asked Wei Ziqian to go back and handle the matter, and asked the finance department to transfer 500,000 yuan to the fifth mine team.
On the way back, Liu Ziguang complained about financial constraints again, and Wei Ziqian couldn't help but said: "Mr. Liu, I think there's something wrong with your thinking. You don't have to run a business with your own money. You need to raise money appropriately, from various channels.
When it comes to raising funds, no matter how many friends you have, no matter how wide your contacts are, you can’t beat a bank.”
Liu Ziguang suddenly realized and said: "Apply to the bank for a loan in the name of Kestrel Airlines and use the aircraft as collateral. I can get a loan of at least three million. Adding the funds from other channels, it is almost enough."
This matter was entrusted to Wei Ziqian. As soon as Liu Ziguang returned to the office, he received a call from Zhuo Li, asking him to come to Huaqing Pool quickly. Liu Ziguang thought something big had happened, but he rushed to take a look inside the house.
I sat with a group of guys who were gangsters on the street. They were basically all well-known bosses in Jiang'an District. Some of them opened bath centers, hotels, KTVs, car repair shops, and people who were engaged in construction and earthmoving. They were basically familiar
face.
"Brother Liu wants to raise money to buy a boat and start a big business. There's not much else to say. I'll give you two million." Zhuo Li said and put a check on the table.
"I'll pay five hundred thousand." Scar Zi from the Peace Hotel also took out the check that he had prepared.
"I'll follow." Xuanzi also took out a bank acceptance draft he had just received and placed it on it, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.
"You thought you were just playing stud, and you followed, okay, I'll follow too." Mu Sanshui, who relied on Liu Ziguang's relationship and had been contracting projects with Zhicheng Group, also gave out 500,000.
The rest of the people were waiting for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and they more or less expressed their interest. Since Bei Xiaoshuai was still learning to fly in Guangdong, Zhuo Li chipped in 500,000 yuan for him, raising a total of 5 million in cash.
Liu Ziguang was so moved that he clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Thank you so much, brothers. When the ship is decorated, I'll invite you to go sightseeing."
Everyone laughed and said, "Okay, let us go to the gambling boat to open our eyes when the time comes, so that we bumpkins can see the international standards."
Liu Ziguang looked at Zhuo Li suspiciously, and the latter winked at him. He immediately understood that these guys thought they were buying a gambling boat, so no wonder they were so quick and generous in doing so.
But what happened next made him even more confused. As soon as he left the office door, Xiaohong, the senior foreman of Huaqingchi, ran over and without any explanation, thrust a card into his hand and said: "Brother Liu, a little bit from the sisters.
You must keep your heart, and losing a little money is nothing. The sisters firmly believe that you will make a comeback!"