Cao Mo's current influence in Lonta and even Oyo State can be said to be very great, but in Draculamo, the economic and commercial heart of Kanem, their influence is not at the same level as the Jidamu family.
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Initially, Blake, Oppenheimer, and the Rupert family were united to form the Sika Aidet Power Grid Company. The purpose was to use the power of the Oppenheimer and Rupert families to fight against Jeddah if Stali's incident was unfortunately exposed.
Tom family.
Dongsheng's acquisition of Cornero Energy's equity made Cao Mo realize that some of his previous ideas were naive and immature.
If they do not try to establish direct power and influence in Draculamore, but try to rely on others, they are more likely to be betrayed by others.
Winning the general distribution rights of Huachen Motorcycles in West Africa, apart from the fact that this market has great potential to be tapped, the other significance that Cao Mo values more is that with the expansion of Huachen Motorcycles in Kanem and other West African countries
With the establishment of a distribution system, the influence he can directly and secretly extend to these areas.
Stari's trip to Benin has been secretly planned. When Cao Mo returns to Kanem this time, of course he pays the most attention to the preparations for Tianyue Trade.
At this time, Zhou Jianming introduced their preparations in the past half month based on the characteristics of Kanem's motorcycle market and the relevant regulations of the Kanem federal government.
"... In the Kanem motorcycle market, the tariff preferences enjoyed by large importers and small importers are very different. Huachen's previous general dealer in Africa did not directly enter the Kanem market, but cooperated with Kanem.
Cooperating with a small importer in Naim, the complete vehicle was officially imported from the Dracula Motor Port, with a tariff as high as 30%. Of course, the previous price of Huachen motorcycles in Dracula Motor was extremely high, as high as 800 US dollars per vehicle.
Even if the tariffs are high, they will have little impact on the profit margin of bicycles, but the most serious consequence is that products have officially entered the African market since 2002. By the end of 2005, only 30,000 motorcycles had been sold in Kanem...
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“…and Kanem’s large importers that can obtain the import license of motorcycle parts from the federal government’s Ministry of Finance and Industry can enjoy a tariff preference of less than 5%. Our plan is to sell Huachen Motorcycle’s bicycles
Sales are directly reduced to 500 US dollars or even lower. Taking advantage of the price advantage to impact Kanem's motorcycle market, whether the tariff can be reduced from 30% to 5% is crucial to our profits."
"...We have analyzed the regulations and policies of the Kanem federal government and found that it is not difficult to bypass the requirements for applying for a parts import license. Huachen's domestic factory can assemble all the main components of the motorcycle and then use it as a parts product.
When the parts are shipped to Kanem, ordinary car dealers can basically assemble them with simple training... The product showroom we are currently preparing comes with after-sales maintenance capabilities, and we can directly claim to have the ability to assemble complete vehicles. Japan
Suzumoto and Honda Motorcycle, their assembly plants in Dracula Moto are also quite rudimentary. If we want to go further, we can officially acquire a motorcycle assembly factory in Dracula Moto..."
"Is there any problem with funds?" Cao Mo asked.
He has already reached an agreement with Shen Ji and Hexi Fund regarding financing.
If there is no Hexi Fund and additional funds are needed, he and Shen Ji can discuss it easily and make decisions quickly. However, with the involvement of Hexi Fund, things will be much more complicated.
Unless there are special circumstances, Cao Mo still hopes that Xu Bin and Zhou Jianming can come to their rescue immediately.
With fifty million flowers.
"There is no problem with funding. The budget we made before was relatively conservative, but Mr. Yang, Mr. Abacha and others provided us with great conveniences from the beginning. Many of the estimated problems have actually been solved, and the budget is
It’s much more relaxed,” Zhou Jianming said.
"So, I gave you too much money?" Cao Mo asked with a smile.
"Now that I have more money, I can do more things." Zhou Jianming replied with a smile.
"The current factory building in Conero Lake Industrial Park is for rent. If we acquire an assembly factory in Draculamo and transfer all the equipment and employees to Conero Lake Industrial Park, how long will it take?" Cao Mo asked.
If possible, the production base should still be located in Longta, and external distribution channels should mainly be established in cooperation with local car dealers. In this case, if the conflict with the Jidam family intensifies, Tianyue's business can avoid a big impact.
"Assembly can be difficult or easy. Ordinary car dealerships don't necessarily need to have an assembly production line to assemble large parts of a vehicle," Zhou Jianming said. "The main purpose of acquiring a ready-made assembly plant is to save on employee training and the need to import assembly production lines."
, the installation issue, even if it is moved to the ready-made factory building in Conero Lake Industrial Park, the main consideration is to move the assembly line, the time it takes for the installation will not be too slow..."
"Then we will consider transferring the assembly capacity to the Conero Lake Industrial Park in the early stage." Since the cost is not high, Cao Mo decided to really start up the assembly factory and start with motorcycle assembly. After the business is relatively stable, he will consider it later.
The production of simple assembled parts increases the "domestic production rate" of Huachen Motorcycles in Kanem...
Cao Mo signaled Zhou Jianming to continue talking along this line of thought.
“In the early stage of market development, the focus is of course on the Dracula Motor,” Zhou Jianming continued. “Ogun State, including the Dracula Motor, imported only more than 70,000 new motorcycles in 2005, but the import of second-hand motorcycles was less.
There are a total of 300,000 units. If we can lower the price of the bicycle to 500 US dollars or even lower, and officially launch it on the market in early June, we will be sure to sell less than 40,000 units of Dracula Motor's new bikes before the end of this year.
Excluding Ogun State, the market that can be developed this year is estimated to be around 40,000 to 60,000 units..."
As the most prosperous and modern city in West Africa, Draculamore also has a relatively mature economic system. Xu Bin and Zhou Jianming can give a more accurate estimate based on their work experience and actual inspections over the years, but in Draculamore
In addition, the situation in the other thirty-six states of Kanem, including the new capital Isedan, is complicated. On the one hand, they have poor estimates, and on the other hand, they do not dare to be too optimistic.
In the past few days, Zhou Jianming has led people to contact some car dealers in Asika and Catero to discuss cooperation agreements. Based on the climate and geography of Kanem and the characteristics of the current consumer groups, he has determined that the Huachen 100 motorcycle will be the main product.
product.
Although they had only made two brief inspections of the Draculamore market before this permanent stay, Zhou Jianming and Xu Bin had been working hard in Indonesia for three years, and they had to deal with an unfamiliar market that lacked sufficient support from beginning to end.
Established a distribution system, conducted marketing, and accumulated rich experience.
Indonesia's economic development situation and the complexity of various domestic forces are better than those of Kanem, but they are also limited.
Xiao Jun lacks direct experience in working in the overseas market. Even if he participates in internal training with Huachen in China, Zhou Jianming still hopes that he can lead a group of employees to go there in person.
Run the market in Kadero, the capital of Oyo State.
The scale of Kadro, the capital of Oyo State, is far smaller than that of Draculamo, but in West Africa, Kadro, with a population of 12.3 million people and a certain industrial and mining foundation, is already considered a key market. Bodonov, the capital of Benin,
Including the port of Cotonou, the total population is only 800,000.
Although Xiao Jun and he are close friends, Cao Mo will not interfere with Xiao Jun's internal work arrangements within Tianyue. He also hopes that Xiao Jun can go to the front lines of the market to gain experience.
Catero is the capital of Oyo State, and the Blake family, which is closely related to them, is absolutely powerful there. It is also the area they have the most control over, except for Lonta.
After understanding this, in addition to Xiao Jun following Zhou Jianming to meet members of the Tianyue Market sales team, Cao Mo also asked Lucy to accompany Guo Donghu to the newly built cocoa bean processing plant in the Conero Lake Industrial Park to familiarize themselves with the situation.
After chatting with Kabuga and Wendy Scarf about the mining area and factory operations, Cao Mo asked them to leave first, and finally left Abacha to sit on the terrace with him.
"How many people in Longta are engaged in motorcycle passenger transport in Draculamo, including bicycles? Do you know the specific situation and have you had any contact with them?" Cao Mo asked Abacha.
"Lonta currently has about six to seven thousand riders on two-wheeled vehicles in Dracula. The proportion of motorcycle riders is not too high. For most riders with difficult conditions, a motorcycle worth five to six hundred dollars
Second-hand cars are already considered heavy assets. Currently, the Sanchez, Bano, and Bogu families in the southern part of Lonta have the largest number of people. Other Lonta people go to Draculamo to work in this industry, and they almost rely on these three families.
Kent Harker, the son of the leader of the powerful Bogu family, is a ruthless guy. He secretly controlled the Bogu family's manpower in Draculamore and committed many major cases. I have not contacted him before, but Sanchez, Bano
I have contacted people from both families. What are you planning to do?" Abacha looked excited, knowing that Cao Mo sent everyone else away to discuss some plans that should not be known to outsiders.
Motorcycle passenger transport, simply put, is a motorcycle, which is very popular in China at present, not to mention Dracula Motor which is more suitable for the development of this form of passenger transport due to traffic congestion and backward roads and other infrastructure.
Before returning to Dracula Motor this time, Cao Mo did not directly find out how many drivers there were in Dracula Motor, but he believed that there were definitely a lot of them; and he learned very early on that most of the drivers in Dracula Motor
Motorcycle taxi drivers are all lower-class civilians from the local and surrounding areas.
The chaotic city of Dracula Moor and the characteristics of Kanem's grassroots with tribes and ethnic groups as the core determine that even if you are engaged in motorcycle passenger transportation, you need to form gangs to survive.
Cao Mo was unwilling to get involved with gangs before, not because he was morally obsessive, but mainly because he was worried that gangs were too complicated and cooperating with them would be like seeking the skin of a tiger. Another reason is that he did not expect to face such a complicated situation at that time.
situation.
In addition to teaming up with Oppenheimer and the Rupert family to build the transmission grid, Abacha also paid great attention to wooing the Lonta gang in Draculamore. However, he could not find a good combination of interests, and the relationship was limited.
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As the objective situation inside and outside changed, Cao Mo gradually adjusted his thinking. At this time, he sat down with Abacha to learn about the situation of the Longta gang in Dracula, which was mainly engaged in motorcycle riding...