Chapter 274 The first shot of African investment (for the leader of the alliance, Ye Heng
"Mr. Yu, I..." The construction worker wanted to explain something.
He was worried that he would be implicated by the Berbers and leave a bad impression on Yu Qingyang.
"No need to explain! Call the translator and hold a meeting for them!
Tell them and let them know that if they don’t work hard today, they will be hungry tomorrow!
Management needs to be stricter!
Just because they are locals, we can't just let them go!" Yu Qingyang smiled and patted the construction worker on the shoulder.
He understood the construction workers very well. Although the construction workers were responsible for the laziness, there were only two construction workers among hundreds of workers.
How to manage it?
Plus the language barrier.
Let alone abroad, even in China, if you really want to be lazy and slippery, supervision alone cannot do it.
At this time, a translator named Liu came over.
"Mr. Yu!"
"Xiao Liu, go and call them to stop what they are doing!
Come over for a meeting!”
Someone once ridiculed that the Kuomintang has more troubles than the Communist Party.
There are indeed many in China.
The government has office meetings, symposiums, party affairs meetings, life meetings...
All major and minor matters are decided through meetings.
The company has morning meetings in the morning, summary meetings in the evening, and regular meetings every week.
There are even work scheduling meetings, production coordination meetings, and safety management meetings on the construction site...
The construction team has a pre-shift meeting.
In fact, meetings are a very effective management tool.
Taking the pre-shift meeting as an example, insisting on holding a pre-shift meeting every day, which does not take long, more than ten minutes, can greatly improve efficiency and reduce the occurrence of safety accidents.
Soon, all the Berber workers were gathered together by translator Xiao Liu.
He looked at Yu Qingyang with a blank expression.
"You translate!" Yu Qingyang nodded to Xiao Liu.
“I can definitely use machinery to carve stones, which is faster and cheaper than manual work!
However, in order to help you, I chose the stupidest and slowest method of manually breaking stones!
Why?
To help you!
You had no food to eat, no clothes to wear, no shoes to wear, but I took care of your food and clothing, and paid you wages!
But what about you?
Do you have any sense of gratitude?
Are you going to repay me with this kind of work attitude?
We have a saying in China that if you don’t work hard today, you will work hard to find a job tomorrow!
As for you, if you don’t work hard today, you will be hungry tomorrow!
Starting from tomorrow, anyone who doesn't work hard or is lazy will just check out and leave!
There are many people outside waiting for this job!" Yu Qingyang's words were very direct and not polite.
It won't work if you are polite to such people.
It is not popular in foreign countries to be as subtle as in China, just click on it.
If you save face for them and speak in a half-articulated manner, they may not understand and think you are complimenting them.
Yu Qingyang then told the construction workers and translators: "You must check and hold meetings every day from now on, and perform serious work. Those who do not work seriously should be criticized, warned, and fired!"
Decide not to show mercy!
There is no such thing as kindness at work!"
"I know, Mr. Yu!"
"Okay, Mr. Yu!"
The two people nodded in agreement.
"Tell them again that those who can't stand the restraint can leave voluntarily!
Those who stay must work hard!
This is so fucked!
A domestic worker can smash two cubic meters of stones a day, but they can't even lick half a cubic meter a day!" Yu Qingyang cursed depressingly.
In China, in the 1960s and 1970s, the stones and gravel used for road construction and reservoir construction were all done manually.
A worker can hammer out two or three cubic stones a day.
Elementary school students throw more stones than they do in one day.
A group of grown men are not as good as elementary school students. It’s no wonder that they are too poor to eat.
Poor people must be hateful.
Time flies, and a week has passed quickly.
I don’t know if it’s the domestic pressure on the Butita City Government or the temptation of the 110 million yuan.
All in all, Butitan's city government is surprisingly efficient.
Jasler came to Yu Qingyang's office.
As soon as he entered the door, he signaled that he wanted to talk to Yu Qingyang alone.
"Mr. Yu, our government has agreed to Mr. Yu's plan!" Jasler said excitedly to Yu Qingyang.
"Oh! Thank you Mr. Jasler for your mediation!
After signing the contract, I promised Mr. Jasler that the money will be cashed in immediately!" Yu Qingyang thanked him with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Yu! I wonder when the contract can be signed?" Jasler couldn't wait.
After signing the contract and getting the money, he planned to leave the country and take his family away.
"Mr. Jasler, there are still many problems that need to be solved here!
Than we need a formal design drawing!
Make everything look in order and legal.
In this way, your money, and the money of the big boss behind you, can be spent with peace of mind!
I can work with peace of mind!
The bank can also rest assured!”
"Okay! I understand, I understand! I just hope Mr. Yu can hurry up!
This is also the meaning of the boss, they are worried that over time, some bad changes will occur!" Jasler smiled awkwardly.
Whether it's legal or not, whether it's compliant or not, he won't worry about it!
When you get the money, fly away, change your appearance, and live the life of a rich person.
Everything in Ajigeria will have nothing to do with him.
“Okay! Design and investment loan negotiations are going on at the same time!
Try to complete the procedures in the shortest possible time!" Yu Qingyang smiled and nodded.
Jasler came here mainly to inform Yu Qingyang of the news.
Because it's not convenient to talk about this kind of thing on the phone.
When dealing with someone for the first time, they always guard against each other.
In case there is a phone recording or something.
After seeing Jasler off, Yu Qingyang looked at the time. It was now eleven o'clock in the morning in Ajigeria and five o'clock in the country.
It's okay in terms of time.
Start contacting the country.
The first person to contact was HSBC.
Huayu Investment and HSBC are strategic partners.
Yu Qingyang directly approached Feng Xiaochen, a vice president of HSBC Investment Bank.
That is, the vice president who signed the equity transfer contract with Huayu Investment.
"Hello, this is Yu Qingyang from Huayu Investment. Does Mr. Feng have time to answer the phone now?" Yu Qingyang called Feng Xiaochen's office phone.
The person who answered the phone was his assistant.
"Hello, Mr. Yu, please wait a moment! Mr. Feng is talking about work, I'm going to ask for your instructions!" The other party was stunned for a moment, then remembered Yu Qingyang's identity, and said politely.
Talking about work is just an excuse.
This was a foreshadowing in case Feng Xiaochen didn't want to answer the phone.
If Feng Xiaochen doesn't want to answer Yu Qingyang's call, the assistant can take advantage of the situation and say that Mr. Feng is discussing work and please call back later.
If you call him again, he will always be at work.
These are all tricks!
Fortunately, this trick was not used on Yu Qingyang.
After all, this is a company that spent 200 million real money to invest in.
There is a relationship introduced by the bank's major shareholder.
Feng Xiaochen quickly picked up the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Yu! What a rare visitor!
I heard that Mr. Yu led a team to Africa to implement construction aid!
Is everything going well?" Feng Xiaochen's hearty voice came from the phone.
"Thank you, Mr. Feng, for your concern! I'm doing very well here!" Yu Qingyang smiled and thanked him.
"Mr. Yu is so courageous! With your status, you can go to the front line and personally lead the team to places like Africa!
It’s really admirable!”
After a few polite words, we got back to the topic.
"Mr. Feng, I'm calling you this time about investment!
I'm talking about a project in Africa!
The total investment is approximately US$600 million!
The Butan city government in Ajigeria is willing to use oil fields as collateral!”
Yu Qingyang told the story simply and clearly.
“There is no problem with using oil fields as collateral, but I don’t know what the oil reserves are?
Has it been mined? How many years has it been mined? How much is left?
Also, is this oil field involved? Does it involve other debts?" When talking about official matters, Feng Xiaochen also asked about the situation in a business-like manner.
“This oil mine is an undeveloped mine!
The total reserves amount to 1.621 billion barrels, and the recoverable volume is 474 million barrels.
It was discovered by our country with the assistance of Ajigeria!
The project I am assisting this time is to build a town of ten thousand people near the oil field! Prepare for the development of the oil field!
As for whether the oil field is involved in other debt issues, I don’t know that!
I need you to check!"
"Yeah! I understand!
Mr. Yu, this investment loan involves US$600 million, which is beyond my approval authority!
I need to ask the board of directors for instructions before I can give you an answer!
It shouldn’t be a big problem!
Ajigeria is one of the countries with the best economy in Africa.
The current political situation is relatively stable!
But Mr. Yu, there is one thing you should be aware of!
Our bank will comprehensively evaluate the political situation and repayment ability of African countries to determine the loan interest rate!
Generally speaking, the interest rates for loans in Africa are relatively high!”
Feng Xiaochen's words were very heartfelt.
If HSBC wants to enter the domestic market and invest in infrastructure, it cannot do without cooperation with state-owned enterprises like Huayu Investment.
At present, China is a hot spot for investment, and companies all over the world know that investing in China is a sure-profit business.
What I like most as a bank is investing in national construction projects.
Especially a country like China with a stable political power and rapid economic development.
Feng Xiaochen also showed goodwill to Yu Qingyang for future cooperation.
"Thank you, Mr. Feng, for reminding me!
Butitatan City Government doesn’t seem to have high requirements for interest rates! As long as it can get a loan!” Yu Qingyang said with a smile.
"That's easy to handle! I'll contact you after I report to the board of directors tomorrow!"
After hanging up the phone, Yu Qingyang looked at the time, half past eleven.
It should be off work at home.
But, it doesn't matter.
A project with a total investment of 600 million US dollars, this is to give them money and performance.
If anyone dares to complain about Yu Qingyang calling him after get off work, Yu Qingyang will dare to spit on his face.
Participating in the design of international projects without mentioning money is such an important achievement.
Yu Qingyang was looking for Dean Yang from the Provincial Water Conservancy Design Institute.
When there is a good thing, naturally you should think of your brother unit first.
"Hello, Dean Yang! I am Yu Qingyang!"
"Haha...ha! It's Mr. Yu!
Didn't you go to Africa?
Are you using a satellite phone?
I asked why this number is so strange!" Dean Yang was surprised that Yu Qingyang would call him from Africa.
Although the two of them had fished together several times, their relationship was not close enough for Yu Qingyang to call him from Africa to chat.
"Haha! Dean Yang, it's a good thing that I called you this time!
I contacted a project here in Africa, the total cost is estimated to be more than 600 million US dollars!
It is a project that we, Huayu Investment, are responsible for investing in!
I would like to ask Dean Yang if he is interested in taking over the design business?" Yu Qingyang said directly and clearly without going around in circles with Dean Yang.
"I'm interested! I'm so interested! Brother Yu, how can I thank you?
You will never forget me when you go to Africa!" Dean Yang happily thanked Yu Qingyang.
Even his title has changed, to Brother Yu, which is much more approachable.
"Okay, I'll report to the director right now! Get ready on your side!
This project is very urgent!”
No problem, brother Yu, don't worry! I will definitely send the strongest lineup, and I will never let brother Yu sit on the wax!" Dean Yang guaranteed.
“The design targets are a medium-sized reservoir, a river, and a hydropower station!
The reservoir needs some landscape design!" Yu Qingyang briefly introduced the situation so that Dean Yang could have an idea.
After chatting for a few more words, Yu Qingyang hung up the phone.
Then he called Director Su again.
This time Yu Qingyang made a direct call to Director Su’s personal phone number.
Director Su should have gotten off work by this point.
"Hello, leader! I am Xiaoyu!"
"Xiao Yu? Boy, do you have anything to do on the phone at this hour?"
At this time, Director Su had already returned home and was sitting on the sofa watching the news about Dongshan Province. He was also surprised to receive a call from Yu Qingyang.
"The leader has this situation to report to you..." Yu Qingyang told what happened again.
I reported everything including my communication with HSBC.
Director Su held the mobile phone and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Yu Qingyang is really capable of doing things.
You can make flowers when you go to Africa.
But it’s a good thing to be able to toss around!
This can be regarded as helping Dongshan Province’s water conservancy system open up the African market.
From now on, African project investment is no longer the exclusive preserve of central enterprises.
Their Dongshan Province can also take a share of the pie.
Project investment and construction assistance are two different concepts.
Aided construction is more of a project construction with political overtones.
Investment, on the other hand, is purely a corporate activity.
State-owned enterprises invest in construction projects in Africa not only to make money, but also to demonstrate their strength.
It is said that enterprises should take the road of internationalization.
How to take the road of internationalization and compete with developed countries such as Europe and the United States?
At present, some are too ambitious.
Africa has become a shortcut to give the company the cloak of an international company.
In other words, consider the African market as a stepping stone to the international stage.
First try the waters in Africa, get in touch, and adapt to the international environment.
After thinking about it, Director Su said loudly: "Okay! Well done, Xiao Yu!
This is a good thing, and the hall fully supports it!
Tomorrow I will go to the design institute to inspect the work! Let’s encourage them and strive to launch the first shot of our provincial water conservancy system!”
The first shot refers to construction investment and construction assistance tasks, which Dongshan Province has also implemented several times.
They all go to big companies like the Provincial Water Resources Administration and the Yellow River Engineering Bureau.