When Shen Ji came to Kanem this time, he happened to be on the same flight as Lu Jianchao.
As the vice president of the Overseas Investment Division, Shen Ji came to Kanem. First of all, he had to meet with Zhao Xinyu and other senior executives of the West African branch to understand the business involved in Draculamore.
So when Lu Jianchao and the others were plotting to decouple from the Jidamu family in the beach villa next door, Cao Mo, Yang Deshan, and Abacha also rushed to Draculamo from Lonta and roped in Brahm, Nsange and others. , together we gave Shen Ji a clean break at the Lana Del Rey Hotel.
Speaking of being on the same flight as Lu Jianchao, Shen Ji asked curiously: "Do you know what kind of trouble Taihua encountered in Kanem this time? I saw Lu Jianchao frowning along the way. It seemed that they encountered Isn’t it a little troublesome?”
"Daculamo Port Group is going to divest from Conero Lake. Lu Jianchao is probably here for this, right?" Yang Deshan said. Taihua will not take the initiative to publicize these things to the outside world, but Yang Deshan always pays close attention to what is happening on the south shore of Conero Lake. A move.
"Broken the contract and divested capital?" Although Dongsheng and Taihua had already been on good terms in Kanem, when Zhao Xinyu heard such a thing, he still subconsciously stood on the standpoint of being both Chinese and immediately raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He started complaining, "There are some people in this country who are really not very particular about integrity. They will break the contract if they say they will. Then who will dare to cooperate with them in the future?"
Cao Mo sat aside with a bottle of cold beer. Zhao Xinyu said this complaint in Chinese, so he didn't have to worry about what Brahm and Nsanger would think if they could understand it.
Of course Cao Mo was also very curious about what kind of countermeasures Lu Jianchao would take when he arrived at Kanem, but now that there were so many people talking, it was not the time to discuss this issue in depth.
Everyone was sitting on the beach, drinking beer, and discussing the recent decline of the Jidam family. It was almost nine o'clock when Xie Sipeng came over with Zhang Min, accompanied by two bodyguards.
Xie Sipeng arrived late and said hello repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect that it's already December, and the roads in Benin are also muddy. I thought I would be able to rush to Draculamo to pick up Mr. Shen in the afternoon, but I didn't expect that in Benin Ning just delayed it for three more hours."
Xie Sipeng was in Akwa during this period. He learned on the phone the day before yesterday that Shen Ji was going to Kanem and promised to rush to Draculamo to pick up Shen Ji. Today, he got up very early from Akwa. After setting off, I didn't expect that I still couldn't go to the airport with Yang Deshan, Cao Mo and the others to pick up Shen Ji.
From Akwa to Canem via Benin, it is said that there are three countries, but Benin's terrain is very narrow, and the narrowest point in the southwest of its country is less than 120 kilometers, so the straight-line distance is not far.
The nearest transnational highway to the Gulf of Guinea starts from the Maritime Province of Akwa, crosses the southwestern border of Benin, and goes to Katero, the capital of Oyo State. It is only 300 kilometers in total, and then takes a detour from Katero to Draculamo. , that is, one hundred thirty or forty kilometers.
However, the road conditions along the way were too unsatisfactory. Xie Sipeng hurriedly hurried, but still delayed the car for twelve or thirteen hours...
Xie Sipeng sat down and complained about the bad road conditions. Zhang Min followed him and rushed back from Akwa.
She felt uncomfortable, her face was a little pale, and her face was somewhat pale. She barely said hello to everyone and sat aside to rest. The table full of delicious food could not seduce her appetite.
Xie Sipeng has been running around for more than half a year. He has become much thinner and more energetic. He sat down and drank a bottle of beer first.
"The Economic Community of West African States has been in existence for 20 to 30 years. Akwa Maritime Province, Bodonov in Benin, and Draculamo can all be connected in a straight line. The terrain is not complicated. They are mainly coastal plains.
, the construction of a coastal road is less than 200 kilometers, but this road has not been built until now. I really admire the efficiency of these three countries!" When talking about infrastructure in West Africa, Xie Sipeng couldn't help but
He shook his head and sighed.
"If in China, any province could raise more than 20 billion yuan and build this expressway, but this is not China!" Wang Jianzhong joked.
"If you don't like the bumpy ride, there are flights from Akwa Primorye to Draculamo, or you can take a high-speed ferry. It's both more comfortable and much faster than taking a car!" Yang Deshan said with a smile.
"I took one of those small West African Airways planes and swore I would never fly them again. Before the plane fell, I was scared to death," Xie Sipeng shook his head and sighed, "Let alone high-speed passenger ships. I used to
I know that Somali pirates are rampant in the Gulf of Aden, but I never thought that pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are not inferior. I was in Dracula Mo before and felt that the security in Dracula Mo was too bad, but now that I think about it, at least no pirates dare to
Being close to Port Draculamore, the security is slightly better than other places."
In any case, as the second largest economy in Africa, Kanem’s investment in naval power construction is still relatively considerable. Oil export is Kanem’s economic lifeline. Kanem’s protection of its territorial waters and its protection against pirate forces
The blow was quite severe.
It is rare to see piracy activities in the territorial waters of Kanem, but countries such as Benin and Akwa are far inferior to Kanem in terms of national strength and are unable to build naval forces. Within the territorial waters of these countries, piracy activities
It is quite rampant, with dozens of armed attacks occurring every year, mainly targeting passing merchant ships.
Although compared with the frequent maritime activities in the Gulf of Guinea, the armed monopoly and robbery incidents encountered are not particularly outstanding, and because a considerable number of pirates are extremely poorly equipped and even go to sea in wooden boats to rob, the probability of success is really not high, but since we know that there is
Pirates are operating in relevant waters, but Xie Sipeng and others still dare not take a passenger ship to and from Dracula Moor.
"You are so afraid of pirates, how dare you invest in mining ships without fear of being robbed by pirates?" Wang Jianzhong asked with a smile.
"The ore ship will be far away from the coast soon after leaving the port, and the possibility of encountering pirates is lower after all. Besides, we are doing shipping in West Africa. How dare we not buy all the insurance? Who dares to save so much money?"
Xie Sipeng said.
"You are a profiteer now. Anyway, you have insurance, so you don't care whether the crew may encounter pirates!" Cao Mo said with a smile, "Is your iron ore business doing well now?"
"Just making a little money," Xie Sipeng smiled, but in front of Shen Ji and Cao Mo, there was no need for him to be too low-key, and he couldn't help but say with a bit of pride, "If this market can be stable for two or three years, it should be
Can I earn back the ore ship I invested in..."
The relationship between them is relatively familiar. Xie Sipeng sold the equity of Qionai Gold Mine to the Felician Family Gold Mining Company in early September to raise the funds to invest in iron ore ships. Cao Mo and Yang Deshan are relatively familiar with the relevant situation.
Xie Sipeng also made a lot of determination this time. In addition to his own funds, he also raised loans from various sources, investing a total of 16 million US dollars to purchase a second-hand bulk carrier that was in good condition in all aspects and anchored at Operated under the name of New Ocean Shipping Group.
Based on the capacity of the ore ship that Xie Sipeng invested in, Cao Mo and the others could estimate that Xie Sipeng's new iron ore trade in Akwa would earn a net profit of nearly twenty US dollars per ton. This profit was indeed enough to make People envy.
And this is also a very big step for Xie Sipeng, who used to split his capital of three to five million US dollars into several projects for investment.
Cao Mo said with a smile: "Yes, we were still worried about who would pay for tonight's meal, but now it seems that we have settled the matter."
"You have the nerve to cheat me just now?" Xie Sipeng asked.
"I don't know if other people are embarrassed, but I am." Cao Mo said.
"..." Xie Sipeng shook his head and smiled, saying that there was nothing he could do against Cao Mo.
Of course, it would be a bit hypocritical to say that he worked so hard to come back from Akwa to see Shen Ji just to help Shen Ji.
"Commodity prices are very good this year. The profits of Dongsheng's West African branch should not be bad, right?" Xie Sipeng entered the topic at this time and asked Shen Ji a question first.
The West Africa Branch is a direct subsidiary of a listed company, and its quarterly financial statements will be made public. There is nothing to hide.
Not only gold, crude oil, iron ore, palm oil, cocoa beans and other commodities, the international bulk and spot prices have all increased by 40 to 50 percent this year.
The palm oil business of the West Africa Branch includes oil palm planting, oil palm fruit purchase, crushing and other links. It has collected almost all the profits brought by the increase in palm oil. Including the sales of aluminum profiles, the West Africa Branch alone has The net profit can reach 30 million US dollars, which is considered to be an overfulfillment of the tasks assigned by the group.
With the Cornero palm oil crushing plant and the aluminum profile processing plant officially put into operation before the Spring Festival, the profit scale of the West African branch next year will be even more worth looking forward to.
After Cao Mo acquired Xinxuan Foods in June, it was limited by its domestic sales scale and only had about one-third of its production capacity. However, it benefited from the sharp increase in commodity prices, the overall production and trade conditions of Cornero Foods, and Quite good profits - Cao Mo tried to acquire some cocoa plantations. In addition to having more funds on hand, he also saw commodity prices rising. At the same time, Dongsheng's business model in West Africa was the easiest to imitate.
Shen Ji smiled and said: "The West African branch can make about 30 million U.S. dollars in profits every year, which seems very impressive, but Dongsheng has invested nearly 200 million U.S. dollars in the West African branch. This net profit margin is lower than yours." The iron ore trade is still far behind.”
"Not to mention comparing it with the industry you are doing in Longta, as far as the iron ore trade is concerned, even if I buy an ore ship, what I can get is still a small amount..." Xie Sipeng said.