The world never revolves around one person. If the Lu family wants to solve the problem of Kanem well, finding them is the best choice, but it is not the only choice; not to mention that the Oppenheimer family currently does not want him to intervene. , Cao Mo can only wait and see what happens now, and cannot forcefully intervene.
Although he had always maintained close contact with Shen Ji, it was difficult to explain many details clearly in a short overseas phone call or email.
The situation in Akwa is expected to stabilize soon. The Democratic Promotion Front has also reached cooperation with the Saiwei authorities. The Saiwei authorities also intend to use the Democracy Promotion Front and the descendants of the colonists they represent to improve relations with Western society. , to initiate domestic economic reform first.
This is what they have been worried about in the past two months, and it is also the optimistic situation they most hope to see. But the more critical thing next is naturally how to pick and share the fat | beautiful and juicy fruits.
This is also the main purpose of Cao Mo's return to China for vacation.
"After Juan Mantar became the deputy minister of the Ministry of Economy, Shaquille Dern, another big boss of the Front for the Promotion of Democracy, also quickly became the vice president of Akwa National Petroleum and Mining Group. The position does not seem to be special. Although it is high, it is the most advantageous position for us. We have also received preliminary returns, that is, the Gulf of Guinea Mining Investment and Trading Company has signed a contract with Akwa National Petroleum and Mining Group for 600,000 tons of iron ore per year. One million tons of high-quality coal supply trade agreement. In addition, Felician Family Gold Mining Company also obtained a gold exploration agreement with Akwa National Petroleum and Mining Group in the Denke mining area. And the Cornero Cement Plant has obtained a technical consulting and transformation service and finished cement import trade agreement with Akwa National Building Materials Group," Cao Mo said, "These results are still preliminary, and the more critical one is Akwa. The next stage of economic policy reform..."
The biggest change in Akwa's economic system reform is to allow foreign capital to directly invest in its crude oil and mineral development, port, road and transportation construction, and finance.
Although Akwa is listed among the least developed countries by the United Nations, as a country with a total population of nearly 30 million and a land area equivalent to forty Xinhai cities, it is still quite large.
Akwa's existing daily oil production volume is as high as 500,000 barrels. Even if the daily production volume is increased by 10%, the amount of investment accommodated will be far beyond one billion and eighty billion US dollars.
Africa's oil has always been a hot commodity in the eyes of Western society. Without the support of the state, Cao Mo would have participated in it personally with three melons and two dates, and the greatest possibility would have been that he would have been eaten to the bone.
At present, China does not support large-scale participation of private capital in crude oil extraction, let alone support private enterprises in pursuing any overseas oil strategy.
Cao Mo is currently focusing on two directions: one is to enter the Akwa finished cement market, and the other is the gold deposits in the Deenke mining area.
His current main businesses in West Africa are also these.
Akwa's current annual market demand for finished cement is about three million tons, and its annual market share is only US$500 million. It is not a very eye-catching field, and it has not yet been
Which European and American cement giants will squeeze in?
In front of him is an opportunity for Cao Mo to further expand the cement business in West Africa. He does not expect to capture the entire Akwa cement market. He will be happy if he can capture 20 to 30% of the market share.
The Denke gold mine is a deep placer gold mine. Compared with other gold mines in Akwa, mining is more difficult. Before Sevi launched a coup and came to power, this was a mining area abandoned by European and American gold mining companies.
Cao Mo set his sights on these two aspects. At this time, he would first cooperate in exploration, technological transformation, etc., and also be the first to open up the relationship between all links and occupy the territory.
When Akwa officially allows foreign capital to enter, the investment quota in these two areas will be relatively limited. He will be able to absorb it by joining forces with Shenji, Abacha, Ochosan and the Rupert family (Brahm).
Of course, Cao Mo was still somewhat unwilling to do so, and wanted to further expand the fruits of victory in Akwa.
However, even if oil extraction is put aside, even if he is involved in the extraction of high-quality coal and iron resources in Akwa, the construction of port road transportation, communications, electricity and other facilities, it is far beyond his ability at this time.
The investment in a 100,000-ton deep-water port terminal is over 100 million US dollars, and the investment in large and medium-sized power plants will not be lower than this amount. Moreover, these projects need to be combined with larger-scale resource development to be meaningful. , it’s not something they can play with.
When he came back this time, he also wanted to see if Shen Ji could find a collaborator in China.
Even if they don't cooperate, they will introduce these projects and help matchmaking, and the intermediary fees they can receive will be very hot...
"It's up to you to see if your bicycle can turn into a motorcycle. You have to work harder!" Cao Mo encouraged Shen Ji.
"I'm driving a Porsche now. If it turns into a motorcycle, wouldn't I suffer a big loss?" Shen Ji joked, "The real estate development in China has been very rapid in recent years. In addition to Dongsheng Real Estate currently hoarding two to three million square meters of In addition to the projects to be built, there are two more big projects that are planned to participate in the bidding. The funds required in the next two years are quite terrifying, even tens of billions or two will not be enough - not to mention Hexi Fund, which even needs to be listed in the listed company. Occupying part of the funds, the overseas investment strategy may maintain the status quo for a short time..."
Dongsheng's real estate strategy is personally handled by Ding Zhaoqiang.
Considering the domestic economic development trend, neither Shen Ji nor Cao Mo think there is anything wrong with Ding Zhaoqiang's radical strategy in real estate; this may be the biggest opportunity for Dongsheng to reach a higher level in the future.
This also means that if Cao Mo wants to implement a larger plan in West Africa, he will not be able to get direct support from Dongsheng.
"I had a meal with the CEO of Xinhai Gold some time ago. They are very interested in gold mining in Africa," Shen Ji continued. "They also know very well that Africa currently has gold mines that are easy to mine and have relatively low costs. The gold mines have long been divided up by European and American gold mining companies. If the new gold is to go out, I don’t expect to get any big profits. I still want to find gold mines with moderate difficulty in development, or increase investment in exploring new mineral sources..."
Xinhai Gold and Xinhai Mineral Research Institute have contacts in Kabuja and have even cooperated on mining and refining technology, equipment procurement, etc. However, I have not heard that Xinhai Gold intends to directly participate in gold mining in West Africa.
Of course, perhaps the previous partners were deeply aware of this.
Gold mining for the Felicien family is purely an African gold mining enterprise or is backed by European and American capital. No one is willing to discuss deeper cooperation with Kabuga and the others.
This is also a gap caused by misunderstanding.
"I'll ask Kabuga to contact Xinhai Gold to see what their intentions are," Cao Mo said without interest.
"You personally hold 80% of the shares of the Felician family gold mining company, so you don't want to cash in?" Shen Ji asked.
"Yang Deshan's little fortune in the Qionai Gold Mine was finally converted into a 3% stake in the Felician family's gold mining. He was not particularly happy. He still thought that the stock price of the gold mining company was too high. Cao Mo shook his head and said, "As for the two mining areas, all superficial rock gold and placer gold will be mined next quarter. Although the deep rock gold reserves are very considerable, after deducting the mining and refining costs, such a large amount of investment will It may only be two to three million US dollars of hard-earned money, but the return on net assets is so low that people can’t look down upon it. Unless the international gold price can have another sharp rise like it did in the second half of last year, otherwise we will West Africa can only survive..."
Two years ago, a set of rock gold mining equipment easily cost tens of millions or even tens of millions of dollars. Cao Mo could do nothing but click his tongue. But now, whether it is the Yibogu Gold Mine, the Oguta Gold Mine, or the one he is currently interested in He has the ability to develop the Denke Gold Mine in an orderly manner, and the refining technology is also steadily improving.
Even if the initial capital investment is not very large, the development process will be slightly slower, but he currently does not urgently need external assistance in this area.
The current international gold price has dropped, making the profit margin of deep rock gold mining very low. However, this is precisely the case. This is one of the few areas in West Africa where Cao Mo has been able to overcome resistance and carry out large-scale expansion by relying on his own strength.
He would rather endure it for a while and lay a solid foundation instead of rushing to sell his shares to cash out.
"If you personally want to participate, I can sell three or five points of shares. The price does not matter. Forget about others. I don't think there is anything to talk about now." Cao Mo said.
"I just bought a house in Xinhai and am getting married. Where can I find the funds? No matter how cheap the stock price of Felician Gold Mining Company is, I don't have the money to buy it!" Shen Ji also said Qiudao.
"Yes, I feel like I have made a lot of money this year, so why are I still poor?" Cao Mo said with the same feeling.
In the early stage, everyone injected 30 million US dollars into the Gulf of Guinea Shipping Company in the name of Tianyue Investment, and the amount of funds consumed was not large.
Currently, the Gulf of Guinea Mining Investment and Trading Company has obtained a coal and iron supply agreement from Akwa. Even with the help of Juan Manta and Shaquille DeEnke, they do not need to pay any additional deposit, but even if it is cash | Commodity trading also requires three to four thousand US dollars of working capital to be advanced in order to make all of this work successfully.
As a result, not only did Shen Ji inject more than 10 million US dollars in cash into Tianyue Investment, but Cao Mo was also devoured by Tianyue Investment of nearly 50 million US dollars in cash stock. Together with other new investments, he had There is not much available funds left.
After all, it is too difficult for them to raise funds overseas. Any large projects mainly rely on their own funds for investment, so they will inevitably feel stretched...