Cao Mo took a taxi and rushed to the appointed restaurant. Zhou Han and Song Yuqing had just parked their cars in the parking lot in front of the small building.
Seeing Cao Mo, Zhou Han got out of the car and smacked his lips and said, "Hey, how can you still think of eating with us? Yu Qing and I were still guessing what excuse you would make up in the car!"
"Ah," Cao Mo saw Song Yuqing smiling and touching the back of her head, "Where did you see me?"
"We also went shopping on Huaihai Road in the afternoon, and Zhou Han didn't even have a few changes of clothes..." Song Yuqing said with a smile.
"Her big suitcase is not filled with a change of clothes?" Cao Mo asked in surprise.
"Those are old clothes that I haven't worn for a long time. How can I wear them for the New Year?" Zhou Han said.
Zhou Han had been in the tropics for the past two years. During the trip, she accompanied Huang Hebin, Lu Yan and the others on a trip to Spain to inspect the production conditions of the Crown Cement Products Factory. It was still early summer in Spain at that time, and she had no chance to wear woolen sweaters.
When I was forced to accompany Cao Mo back to Xinhai this time, I was in a bad mood, so I randomly prepared a few winter clothes and stuffed them into my suitcase.
However, people are strange. In addition to the foundation of living under the same roof in the past few months, yesterday's listening session also brought Zhou Han and Song Yuqing closer to each other than expected.
It was the end of the New Year, and even though they were working at the company, they didn’t have much work to do, and they didn’t have any thoughts about work. After lunch, the two of them drove to Huaihai Road to go shopping.
"Okay, you two skipped work and took the bus for private use. I made a note of it for you two!" Cao Mo said cautiously.
This is a private restaurant located near Huaihai Road. It is an old villa building left over from the Republic of China. It has wide front and rear courtyards, some withered lawns and withered leaves, but it has a different style.
Cao Mo accompanied Song Yuqing and Zhou Han into the box. Seeing that Chen Rong was also there, he smiled and asked, "Why does Aunt Rong have time to come here to eat?"
"When Shen Ji arrived at Hexi, I happened to be discussing something with Dong Chengpeng, so we stopped by to have a meal together," Chen Rong said. "I haven't asked much about Kanem this year. You are making such a big move there.
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Although Chen Rong is also very concerned about Cao Mo's development in Kanem, she thinks that she is still an outsider after all. In the company, she normally inquires about the development of the Cornero Lake Industrial Park and the Ibogu tribe. Many things are still there.
When I was riding in the car, I heard Shen Ji mention that he was really shocked to know that Cao Mo was secretly funding the Democracy Promotion Front in Akwa during this period.
"What, does Aunt Rong want to invest in Akwa?" Cao Mo sat down and asked.
"Dongsheng Real Estate wants to launch a project in Chonghai, which requires a lot of funds. I would like to ask if you are interested!" Chen Rong said.
Cao Mo is now worried that the funds at his disposal are too limited, so that they have opened up a great situation in Akwa, but they are unable to maximize their profits. They certainly cannot allocate much funds to participate in domestic real estate projects, but they always have to sit down and
Find something to talk about.
Cao Mo chatted with Shen Ji and his fiancée Wu Yunling, sat down and asked Chen Rong what was going on with Dongsheng's Chonghai project.
"Xiao Song, is your aunt the project sales manager of Yucheng Real Estate?" Chen Rong turned her head and asked Song Yuqing first.
"Yes, Mr. Chen recognizes my aunt?" Song Yuqing asked doubtfully.
"Oh, I don't know. This project in Chonghai is related to Yucheng Real Estate - when I met Manager Zhou two days ago, I heard him talk about your aunt working at Yucheng Real Estate..." Chen Rong started talking to Cao
Mo introduces this project.
Dongsheng entered real estate development relatively late in China. In the early stage, it wasted precious time and money on the development of office buildings. In recent years, it has barely gained a foothold in Xinhai City, but its next step is to expand around Xinhai City.
regional expansion,
Only then did I discover that the property markets in various places have developed to a certain pattern.
Compared with domestic first-tier real estate developers, Dongsheng Real Estate does not have advantages in personnel, capital, local resources, etc. Cooperating with local real estate companies, or even directly initiating projects or company acquisitions, has become an inevitable choice for Dongsheng Real Estate to expand overseas.
As a private real estate company in Jianhu, Yucheng Real Estate took the lead in the past few years and obtained some land at low prices in Jianhu and nearby places. However, its strength is limited after all, and building development progress is slow.
The cooperation between Dongsheng Real Estate and Yucheng Real Estate was reached under this background. One is eager to expand to surrounding cities and the other is in urgent need of introducing strategic partners to speed up the construction of the project and enjoy the real estate feast.
Yucheng originally took a piece of land for residential construction in the Chonghai Industrial Park in the north of Xinhai, which was only over 100 acres. However, the average residential price in Chonghai Industrial Park was only about 4,000 per square meter. Dongsheng moved to this land.
Injecting 100 million funds into the project in exchange for 50% of the project equity for cooperative development can only be a very small project.
During the Chonghai City team adjustment in the second half of the year, the new team proposed a brand-new plan for urban development and a strategy for comprehensive integration into Xinhai. The industrial park located in the south of Chonghai City suddenly became a new urban development hotspot in Chonghai City.
The Chonghai Municipal Government also took the initiative to find Dongsheng. After five months of preliminary consultations, Dongsheng signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chonghai Municipal Government to undertake the construction of the International Convention and Exhibition Center, Olympic Sports Center, and Ziying Lake in the new city of Chonghai Industrial Park.
The construction and operation of a series of public facilities such as scenic spots are exchanged for two thousand acres of commercial and residential construction land in the new city center.
Not mentioning other projects, Dongsheng Real Estate expects to invest nearly 10 billion in this industrial park Ziying New District project in the next two years.
Although Chonghai is not well-known in the country and cannot be compared with provincial capital cities, its industrial development is very good and its economic aggregate is even higher than that of most central and western provincial capital cities. However, its property prices and corresponding land prices are only
One-fourth and five-fifths of Xinhai belongs to the real estate value depression surrounding Xinhai.
Ding Zhaoqiang also has high hopes for this project. Dongsheng Real Estate already has many projects and the debt ratio is as high as 80%. He can only raise funds through multiple channels.
As the senior vice president and executive director of Dongsheng, Chen Rong cannot escape the task of raising funds.
Of course, the profit prospects of this project itself are very good. Chen Rong originally wanted to ask Cao Mo if he could transfer some funds from Kanem to invest in this project, but she did not expect that Cao Mo would also be looking for reinforcements when he returned home this time.
Xu Bin's conflict with Hexi Fund this time was not as exaggerated as Shen Ji said on the phone, but it was still very enjoyable and actually related to this project.
Ding Zhaoqiang requested that Hexi Fund invest one billion in the future to participate in the Ziying New City project in Chonghai.
Hexi Fund has only two ways to provide so much funds, one is to raise new real estate trust investment funds specifically for this project, and the other is to seek cash returns from already invested equity projects.
Ding Zhaoqiang set the tone, and Dong Chengpeng naturally started preparations from two directions at the same time.
Tianyue Trading was established in May, and it has only been nine months since then. However, by the end of 2006, Tianyue Trading, which had invested 100 million yuan in capital, had made more than 100 million yuan. Including the deposit paid by the distributor and the depreciation of assets, Tianyue Trading made a profit of over 100 million yuan. The account holds nearly $30 million in cash.
Cao Mo and Shen Ji discussed the use of this fund several times, but neither could make up their mind.
As the specific executor of Tianyue, Xu Bin still wants to set up a new product research and development and testing department in China. He does not want anyone to withdraw the funds from Tianyue's account.
Thanks to the early promotion of motorcycle companies such as Jialing and Huachen, there are currently 500 or 600 parts and components involved in the domestic motorcycle industry with corresponding professional manufacturers in Xinhai and surrounding areas.
Border provinces and cities constitute an extremely complete upstream industrial chain.
If Tianyue wants to bypass Huachen, set up a motorcycle design department in China, and then cooperate with upstream parts suppliers to produce the special parts Tianyue needs, and then transport them to Kanem's Conero Lake Industrial Park. For assembly, this path is feasible and not difficult to achieve.
Xu Bin had such an idea, mainly because Hua Chen was too unwilling to make progress in new product research and development.
Xu Bin discussed this matter with Cao Mo. Cao Mo was short of funds and very hesitant, so he asked him to communicate with He Xi first to see what He Xi's thoughts were.
Although Zhao Xinyu served as Tianyue's director on behalf of Hexi Fund, when it came to Tianyue's subsequent development, he was lazy and asked Xu Bin to take advantage of the opportunity to return to China and communicate directly with Hexi's post-investment department.
Just as Hexi Fund was trying every possible means to recover cash from the invested projects, a manager who was responsible for following Tianyue’s investment had his own opinions on the development of the motorcycle industry.
He believes that this is already an industry with fierce competition in China but is shrinking. Tianyue has almost reached its peak in the West African market. Next, it will be good to consolidate the West African market. As for Xu Bin, he wants to develop sports models. , a competitive mid- to high-end motorcycle, the post-investment manager even scorned it, thinking that Xu Bin was too idealistic.
European and American motorcycle companies have accumulated too much technology in sports and competitive high-end motorcycles. Tianyue has only been established for more than half a year, and it focuses on sales. The so-called assembly factories cannot be called industrial bases. Now he has the extravagant hope of entering the top research and development field of motorcycles. In the eyes of the post-investment manager, it is undoubtedly a whimsical thing.
Besides, the market for mid- to high-end motorcycles such as competitive and sports motorcycles in China is very narrow, while in West Africa, there is no market at all.
There was such a big difference in the concepts between the two parties. Although Xu Bin was resold, he was a very tough person at heart. As they talked, the atmosphere became uncomfortable. In the end, Shen Ji stepped in to mediate.
Although Shen Ji and Chen Rong didn't mention it, Cao Mo felt that it was Dong Chengpeng who didn't agree with Xu Bin's ideas and was eager to get some funds from Tianyue, so he asked a manager of the post-investment department to push Xu Bin away.
"He Xi is eager to get something in return. I personally want to raise funds to take over He Xi's share of the equity so that they can exit..." Xu Bin looked at Cao Mo and asked.
"He Xi has invested more than 10 million, but if you want them to withdraw, it's not at this price. Do you really plan to talk to them directly?" Cao Mo asked.
If He Xi withdraws, Cao Mo and Shen Ji will have priority, but Xu Bin insists that he and Xu Lizheng and Zhou Jianming's team take over this share. Cao Mo will definitely not compete with them, but even if He Xi is willing to withdraw at this time , the price will definitely be much higher than the original capital injection.
"I have talked with Li Zheng. If He Xi's exit price is not higher than 40 million, the two of us can give it a try," Xu Bin said.
In Tianyue's management team, Xu Bin and Xu Lizheng are the core, and their shareholdings are naturally much higher than those of Zhou Jianming and Xiao Jun.
Cao Mo looked at Shen Ji, who said: "I don't think there are any technical barriers to high-end sports or competitive motorcycles. I think we can give it a try..."
Shen Ji has worked in Dongsheng for many years and has more in common with Xu Bin and Xu Lizheng than Cao Mo. He is more inclined to consolidate Tianyue's industrial foundation instead of focusing more on the trade level.
Besides, he personally doesn't have any money that he needs urgently, so he doesn't need to be in a hurry to ask for anything in return from Tianyue.
Cao Mo nodded towards Xu Bin and said, "You are willing to take this risk. I am quite tight on funds right now and cannot support you too much for the time being. However, in the next two years, I will not take away a penny of dividends from Tianyue..."