Chapter two hundred and ninety-two joys and sorrows
"You're frowning, but you're still smiling. Are you worried, or are you having fun?"
Zhou Han didn't know what news Cao Mo and the others had just learned.
She had just drafted the agreement for the acquisition of Beiku Cement Plant and Xintaihua Grinding Station very efficiently. At this time, she walked into Song Yuqing's office and wanted to show the draft agreement to Cao Mo. However, she saw Song Yuqing standing beside Cao Mo.
Behind him, Cao Mo was sitting on an office chair, staring at the computer screen. His brows were frowning, but there was still a smile on his lips, and his expression was indescribably weird.
Cao Mo pretended to be a fool and glanced at Song Yuqing, saying, "Do you have to ask what shameful things the two of us did in the office just now?"
"Bah! Who did something shameful to you?" Song Yuqing glared at Cao Mo with her shining eyes, stretched out her hand to grab his ear and cursed, "You are shameless, I still want it!"
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"I'll draft an acquisition agreement. You can take a look at it when you have time. I won't stop you from flirting." Zhou Han put the draft acquisition agreement on the table and walked out.
Cao Mo was not in a hurry to tell Zhou Han about the gold mine. On the one hand, he might be overjoyed until further confirmation was obtained. On the other hand, the position of the Democracy Promotion Front in Akwa was not yet stable, and there were even internal disputes.
There was a slight confusion, and even if the news couldn't be completely concealed in the end, he would try his best to avoid spreading it too early and causing other consortium forces to covet him.
They have signed an exploration cooperation agreement with the Akwa authorities, but Akwa currently prohibits foreign capital from directly entering the development of its domestic minerals. That is to say, the priority mining rights they currently have in the Drake mining area are not solid and may
was overthrown.
After Akwa came under the rule of the Sevi military government, the country still implemented the laws left by the colonists at that time, and there were strict definitions for the prospecting and mining of domestic mineral resources.
Currently, Cao Mo has signed an exploration cooperation agreement with the Akwa authorities in the name of the Felician Family Gold Mining Company, but legally it has not yet formed a complete exploration right, let alone a mining right.
Akwa's laws stipulate that in addition to completing the corresponding legal procedures, Felician Gold Mining Company also needs to conduct exploration activities in the Drake area for two years, or to have additional exploration results on top of the existing exploration results in the area.
It is only when new mineral resources are discovered that complete and transferable exploration rights are finally formed.
The restrictions on mining rights are even more stringent. On the one hand, foreign capital is currently strictly limited to no more than 20% of the shareholding ratio of mining companies directly responsible for mineral development; on the other hand, investment in development that matches the exploration and storage of mineral resources must exceed 1%.
Years later, complete and transferable mining rights were finally formed.
Cao Mo is no longer a Wu Xia Amon in West Africa at this time, and his investment in Akwa is not afraid of being kicked out easily. But if his opponents really want to interfere, just from the current legal level in Akwa, they can still create problems for them.
Many obstacles.
Of course, even if there are no competitors jumping out and causing trouble, things are far from being as simple as imagined.
First, Akwa’s policy towards foreign capital entering mineral development has not yet been fully liberalized; even in Akwa’s next round of economic policy changes, there is still a lot of uncertainty as to how far the policy will be liberalized.
According to the most optimistic estimates, Cao Mo will eventually be able to control the joint venture mining company and absorb all the non-controlling profits by providing loans, equipment leasing and technical support to the joint venture company, but this also means that
Cao Mo and the others need to bear all the investment in funds, technology, equipment and other aspects of the Drake Gold Mine.
It’s okay that there is no super-large copper-gold mine under the Drake. If there were to be one, it would be a question that would be both exciting and worrying at the same time.
The Ibogu and Oguta gold mines are relatively pure high-grade rock gold mines. Mining, beneficiation and refining of gold-bearing ores after removing coarse gold are relatively simple, and investment is limited.
Copper-gold ore is a large amount of copper-gold compounds mixed together. After mining and preliminary crushing and selection, it also needs to be uniformly sent to copper smelting and refineries for smelting and refining; gold only exists as an accessory product of refined copper.
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Cao Mo obviously does not have the ability to build a large-scale copper smelting plant now, and Drake's industrial supporting base is also extremely weak and does not have the conditions to build a large-scale copper plant.
This means that the mined copper ore has to be transported from Peimei Port to China for smelting.
Even though the added value of copper ore is much higher than that of iron ore, and the cost of long-distance shipping will not be too obvious, in order to save transportation costs as much as possible, raw ore with a mineral grade of only about 1.5% also needs to be processed to a certain extent, which is almost the same.
To enrich copper concentrate with a mineral grade of 20% or higher, it is most economical to transport it back to domestic smelters.
Cao Mo originally planned to conduct preliminary exploration of the Drake mining area. As long as it was confirmed that the underground rock gold reserves were of development value, he would invest 20 to 30 million US dollars to build a mining site with a daily mining capacity of 3,000 tons of ore and a
A refinery with comparable processing capacity.
If the Drake Underground is just a small and medium-sized copper and gold mine, and the ore mining scale is controlled at two to three thousand tons, even if it needs to add a set of mineral processing and enrichment equipment, it will also save the investment in building a refinery. Overall,
, and does not require much additional budget.
Even investing in the construction of a small copper and gold smelting plant in the Conero Lake Industrial Park with an annual production capacity of one to two thousand tons is not a problem at all, and it is all within Cao Mo's budget.
However, if a super-large copper-gold mine is to be discovered underground at Drake, and the daily mining scale of the ore needs to match it, the newly increased investment scale will not be three to five times, but will most likely be thirty to fifty times.
Where did he raise such large-scale development funds?
Cao Mo couldn't figure out a clue for a long time, so he stopped thinking about it. When he saw Song Yuqing still sitting there, seriously reviewing the draft acquisition agreement drafted by Zhou Han, he said, "It's too vulgar to think about money all day long. Should we find some money?"
A place where we can talk about life, ideals, etc.?”
"..."
Although Song Yuqing was also very obsessed with the ultimate feeling of two people entangled together, her aunt and grandmother were both celebrating the New Year in Xinhai. She raised her head and glanced at Cao Mo, stretched out her snow-white jade wrist, and motioned to Cao Mo to look at his watch.
on time,
"I made a reservation at the hotel at six o'clock, and I had to drive home to pick up my mother and the others - didn't your family move today? You should also go back and help, don't hang around outside all day..."
"What do you mean I'm hanging around outside all day?" Cao Mo hugged Song Yuqing from behind and put his hands into her arms.
"Don't make trouble!" Even though she was separated by a cashmere sweater, Cao Mo was covering the tall and plump peaks with his hands. Song Yuqing couldn't help but feel a little weak and shouted softly.
"If Derek can have further confirmation, can you accompany me to Akwa this time?" Cao Mo said, leaning against Song Yuqing's fragrant cheek.
As long as we can find the old exploration well dug by Stru Gold Company ten years ago and verify that the existing materials are correct, we can confirm that there is a copper-gold mine under the Drake—even if the scale of its reserves is far from confirmed.
But it also has development value.
Maybe after the Spring Festival, Cao Mo would have to rush to Akwa to deal with some matters. He didn't want to part ways before they had been together for a few days, so he wanted to ask Song Yuqing to accompany him there.
"What am I going to do?" Song Yuqing grabbed Cao Mo's hand and prevented him from reaching into his clothes.
"If there really is a super-large copper-gold mine under the Drake, the proportion of our investment in Akwa will soon exceed that of Kanem - you, the financial director, don't even take a look at the front line, and don't talk to Akwa
It’s a bit unqualified to meet with the personnel!” Cao Mo said softly.
"You insist that I go on a business trip, and I can't refuse. Who said you are my boss?" Song Yuqing agreed "very reluctantly".
"By the way, I'm going to the city library to look for some books on copper and gold mining and smelting. Please come with me!" Cao Mo took back his hand and said seriously, "Copper and gold mining, smelting and gold."
There are still big differences in mines. If we have to leave Xinhai in a hurry after the Spring Festival, we may only be able to borrow some books from the city library this afternoon..."
Cao Mo had never stopped studying in Draculamore. Song Yuqing did not doubt that he was there. She picked up her coat and bag, said hello to Zhou Han and Chen Feng, and left the company with Cao Mo.
Cao Mo didn't let Song Yuqing drive and rode his motorcycle directly towards the city library.
Song Yuqing still liked to wear jeans, but it was convenient for her to sit on the back seat of the motorcycle and hugged Cao Mo tightly, her body close to hers. She felt indescribable sweetness in her heart. Suddenly she saw Cao Mo parking the motorcycle in a hotel.
In front of the door.
"You..." Song Yuqing bit her lips and stared at Cao Mo with feigned anger for a while. Seeing that he had no shame at all, she could only half-heartedly let Cao Mo get a room in the hotel first.
Although the two of them had already made love happily once back in Xinhai, Cao Mo, who had a taste for food and taste, looked at Song Yuqing's charming and beautiful face in the office in the afternoon, as well as her bottoming shirt and jeans that clung to her body.
With such a figure and listening to her soft and soft voice, how can I calm down and not think about this?
At this moment in the hotel room, Cao Mo saw Song Yuqing walking in with a guilty conscience, as if she had been seen by others with strange eyes, her blushing cheeks were still a little hot, so he couldn't wait to help her take off her coat and put on her base layer.
Push up the shirt together.
"Ah, I haven't taken a shower yet..."
Song Yuqing wanted to push Cao Mo away and take a shower first, but with Cao Mo's impatient actions, her inner fire was quickly and completely ignited. She was so confused that she was stripped clean by Cao Mo, and they were united together happily.
Finally, it was like suddenly coming to the surface after being drowned for a long time, and I was able to escape the strong suffocation feeling and take a breath.
Song Yuqing is at her most beautiful age. In order to please her lover, she lightly applied a thin layer of daisy to cover up the thin spots on her nose that could hardly be called blemishes. Her pink and white cheeks were radiant, and her big and bright eyes were filled with spring waves.
circulation.
Her body can be said to be extremely beautiful, with tall peaks and ridges, and her skin is as white and delicate as if it would break with just one blow. Cao Mo's initial movements were a little rough, leaving deep or shallow lines on her skin.
The red mark; the legs are slender and plump, as white as gelatin but also tight at the right place. They are uncontrollably throbbing, pushing themselves up to the misty clouds that are higher than the previous ones; and this also gives Cao Mo
Bringing you an indescribably wonderful feeling.
Song Yuqing happened to be in a safe menstrual cycle today, and the two of them were together without a trace of restraint, and they were even more intoxicated. After they finished doing it, they didn’t know how long it lasted. Song Yuqing felt like she was going to pass out, so she took a pillow and fell asleep on the bed.
I didn't know how long it had been since I rested on the bed, but I heard the phone ringing in my bag, and I finally came back to my senses.
"What time is it?" Song Yuqing asked a little confused.
"It's six o'clock!" Cao Mo took out his phone, took a look at it, and said.
"Dead, dead. I also promised to go home to pick up my mother and the others at six o'clock. They will definitely call to urge me!" Song Yuqing got up from the bed in a panic, looking for her cell phone from her bag.
He said angrily, "Why did it take you so long this time?"
The last few times he spent time with Song Yuqing, maybe because he was too inexperienced, the time was not very long, but this time Cao Mo seemed to have discovered a new talent, immersed in the extremely strong and wonderful feeling, and unknowingly became small.
An hour passed, and he felt a sense of accomplishment. If Song Yuqing hadn't scolded him, he would have wanted to smoke an after-event cigarette.
Song Yuqing took out her cell phone and felt a little relieved when she saw that it was Zhou Han's call.
"Have you forgotten about dinner tonight? Which hotel are you at? I'll drive over to pick you up? I'm really destined to be a maid!" Zhou Han complained on the phone.
"Cao Mo and I are at the city library. You drive to pick up my mother and the others first, and we will meet directly at the hotel later." Song Yuqing said calmly.
"Pull him down - Cao Mo's grandson dragged you out of the company in such a hurry. No one will believe that you actually went to the library. That's why you think he has a pure mind." Zhou Han said with a smile on the phone.
"..." Song Yuqing saw that Zhou Han had found out, so she covered the phone hole and asked Cao Mo in a low voice, "What kind of hotel are we?"
"How old are you? You don't even know which hotel you were deceived into by Cao Mo. Are you afraid of being sold out by him?" Zhou Han heard clearly on the phone and said jokingly.
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The Spring Festival is the peak season for the B&B and hotel industry, so the employees at Muxiang B&B should not expect to enjoy the long Spring Festival holiday - some people at Muxiang B&B have cars, so they can move quickly. Cao Mo hurried back to Tianzifang, Xinzhaizi
It's almost all sorted out.
"Did you really buy a Huachen motorcycle?" Chen Rong was wearing an apron and dressed like a homely person, helping Mrs. Cao move the flower pots into the yard. When she saw Cao Mo pushing the motorcycle directly in, she was curious.
He asked, "How can you possibly get all the license plates in one day?"
Cao Mo told Cheng Xi about this yesterday. He looked into the room and saw that Jiaying and Lily were busy. He didn't see Cheng Xi. He asked curiously: "Cheng Xi is not here. How did you know about me, Aunt Rong?"
Want to buy a Huachen motorcycle? There are several Huachen motorcycles in the Tianyue office, so I brought one over directly. I have been riding in front of Dongsheng Building all day today, didn’t you notice?!"
"The girl who was here just now - the girl named Chen Chang. Her parents came to Xinhai to celebrate the Spring Festival, and they called Cheng Xi and Yu Jing over for dinner..." Chen Rong said.
Cao Mo thought that he had just heard Chen Chang mention yesterday that he and Ding Xuerong would get married during the Spring Festival. He thought that this should be a meeting between the parents of both parties. Cheng Xi and Yu Jing were Chen Chang's best friends in Xinhai, so they were dragged
It was natural for me to accompany you in the past.
"Aunt Rong will spend the Spring Festival at our house this year," Jiaying ran out, took Chen Rong's arm affectionately, and shouted happily and proudly, "Look, I made the right decision, right?"
"Really?" Cao Mo was extremely happy to see that Chen Rong and his father could officially disclose their relationship. He rubbed his hands and asked, "Aunt Rong, when are you and my father going to get the certificate? Otherwise, while I'm in Xinhai,
Let’s just hold a banquet during the Spring Festival - otherwise I’ll be in trouble if I rush back from Africa.”
"How old are your dad and I? Why do we still have wine?" Since Chen Rong had made up her mind to go with Cao Xiong, she didn't feel embarrassed in front of Cao Mo and Jiaying, and said, "
I've discussed it with your dad, and we don't care about any evidence. Let's just make do with each other first. When your dad sees that I'm bored, or I see that your dad is bored, we'll just clap our hands and separate..."
"My dad hopes that he won't be annoyed by you. He has spent half his life with such a beautiful rich woman, and he still doesn't hug her tightly to death? I think it will be difficult for you, Aunt Rong, to get rid of my dad in the future!" Cao Mo
smiled.
"You kid, what are you talking about behind my back?" Cao Xiong reached out from behind and slapped Cao Mo on the head, "What have you done in Africa these years, and what else are you hiding from me?"
Come on, Cao Mo knew without even thinking that Chen Rong had made up his mind to be with his father and had already sold him for everything.
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It's been a day of moving to a new house. There are a lot of sundries and clothes to clean up, and the sheets and quilt covers in each room need to be replaced with new ones. Cao Mo is not in charge, Jiaying and Mrs. Cao are busy for a while, and Chen Rong also comes over and works all afternoon.
, and no one has the heart to buy groceries and cook.
Just moved into the new home, Mrs. Cao insisted on having her first meal in the new home, so she directly ordered a local dish to be delivered to her door. Cao Mo didn't eat anything for lunch, so he opened the Maotai and poured it for everyone - even Lili.
After pouring less than half the cup, he was holding a piece of three-yellow chicken with chopsticks and stuffing it into his mouth. When he saw Mrs. Cao slowly walking out of the room, holding a red cloth bag in her hand, she opened it rather sentimentally.
But it was a delicate and oily mutton-fat jade bracelet that was thrust into Chen Rong's hand:
"The ancestors of the old Cao family were prosperous, but they fell into decline in the generation of Cao Xiong and his grandfather. There was nothing good left. The only thing I could get was this jade bracelet. Some people didn't care about it back then. I hope you don't dislike it - Cao
Xiong has never been sensible in his life, and I have not taught him well. He has made two children miserable, and there may be many things that will make you angry in the future. You should be more patient with him!"
Seeing this jade bracelet, Cao Mo couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. When he was young, he still remembered that when his mother left, he held on tightly and finally had to pull the jade bracelet off.
He didn't want to dwell on the past and said with a smile: "This jade bracelet is an heirloom of our family. My grandma will give this to you, but she hopes that you will be the master of our family in the future!"
After dinner, she put the dishes into the dishwasher. Mrs. Cao happily drank an extra glass of white wine. She couldn't hold it any longer and went back to her room to sleep. Cao Mo, his father, Chen Rong, and Jiaying sat in the teahouse in the backyard.
inside.
Lily knelt down in front of the back window with great interest, looking at the Qingtang River outside the window.
The tea room was converted from a single-story annex on the back patio. There are three annexes in total, one was converted into a tea room, one was converted into a kitchen and dining room, and one is preserved as an independent study room.
The back window of the teahouse opens onto the Qingtang River, and the district government has carried out lighting projects along both sides of the river.
Under the bright light strips, the waves are rippling, and cruise ships occasionally pass by. Diagonally opposite is the newly built stone bridge leading to Houtang Lane and Qingtang Lane, imitating the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many tourists stand on it to watch the night view of the Qingtang River.
Cao Mo didn't know much about tea art either. He opened a can of Jinjunmei black tea, and when the water boiled, he brewed a pot of it and distributed it to everyone. He said to his father:
"I have a cooperative relationship with Lily's family in Kanem very early. I first mined local gold mines, and then invested in the construction of two cement plants, a small-scale power company, and a food company. How many shares do I personally hold?
There are a few, but generally speaking, I can do well in Kanem - Xiao Junjin's company mainly wins the distribution rights of Huachen Motorcycles in West Africa. In fact, it is mainly me who takes the lead in investing. As for this
This house, you guessed it right, I paid for it. You had just been released from prison at that time, so you didn’t tell the truth because you were afraid that your pride might not be able to bear it for a while..."
"Are you afraid that my self-esteem won't be able to bear it?" Cao Xiong saw his daughter sitting aside calmly, and angrily hit her on the head and asked, "When did you know that, and you still go with this little bastard?"
Hiding it from me?"
"Aunt Rong knew it earlier than I did, and she didn't tell you," Jiaying said, rubbing her head aggrievedly, "I only found out when I went to Kanem to play with my brother during the summer vacation. He was still..."
"Ahem!" Cao Mo hurriedly interrupted Jiaying, not wanting to reveal everything about the gunshot wound he received in Kanem.
"So, I've been trying so hard to run the Wood Elephant B&B and leave something for you two brothers and sisters, but it's all in vain?" Cao Xiong asked, "How much money have you saved in Africa in the past few years?"
"The situation in Africa is more complicated, and the estimation of assets is a little different from that in China. If I have to give a rough estimate, it should be more than 200 million US dollars." Cao Mo took a breath, looked at his father's look of disbelief, and asked
He said, "Are you shocked? Do you feel that there is no need to spend any more time plotting Aunt Rong's property?"
"Go! You stupid boy, why haven't you spoken properly yet?" Cao Xiong scolded with a smile.
"My investment in China is relatively small. Currently, I only have a food factory and a corresponding trading company, which are managed by a dedicated team. The subsequent profits will also be used for the development of the company itself," Cao Mo said. "In the short term,
I will transfer part of the shares, and I can probably cash out 30 to 40 million. If the family wants to use money, they can take this part of the money and use it first..."
In addition to transferring 10% of Tianyue Trading's shares to Xu Bin and Xu Lizheng, Cao Mo also plans to transfer a small part of Cornero Food's shares to Chen Feng and Guo Donghu at a low price so that the management team can work more diligently.
With a good job, you can also share more dividends from the development of the company.
However, no matter how low the price is, Xu Bin, Chen Feng, Guo Donghu and others will have to use real money to buy these shares from him, whether they seek a bank mortgage or borrow money, or raise funds from other channels.
Only in this way can they truly take responsibility for the development of the enterprise.
This is also equivalent to cashing in part of their options.
Through this, Cao Mo could probably obtain 30 to 40 million yuan in cash in China.
Cao Mo had no place to use money in the country, and there was no need to convert the cash into US dollars and transfer it to Kanem, so he planned to leave it directly at home.
"Since you have done such a good job, I will take care of the Muxiang B&B slowly. I don't need to use your money." Cao Xiong said.
"Give me, give me this money!" Jiaying said impatiently.
"What do you want this money for?" Cao Xiong asked.
"I'm learning to invest, but it's too boring to talk about it on paper. Only with this money can I practice it!" Jiaying said.