(I am out of town these days, so I will try my best to keep updates as normal as possible...)
Cao Mo looked at his brother-in-law Cao Fangming with a playful smile.
To be honest, if his father had just been released from prison and his brother-in-law had come over and told him that he had never mentioned anything in the past, Cao Mo might have stopped mentioning it.
However, in the eyes of his brother-in-law, he believed that his house was prosperous because of the big tree called Chen Rong. He felt that his house was now valuable to him, so he came over again and again to try to reconcile. Cao Cao
Mo's taunting him at this time was lighthearted.
Over the years, Cao Mo has seen too much philistineness, reality, and too much coldness in human nature, but it was all reflected in his brother-in-law's family to the extreme. They are really like Japanese dogs.
Cao Fangming stood at the door of the box with a sneer on his face, neither entering nor retreating. There was no way he could tell his nephew about the unsatisfactory period as a joke, right?
There was a stalemate for a few seconds. Seeing that the amusement on Cao Mo's face gradually turned into cold ridicule, Cao Fangming, no matter how thick-faced he was, had no choice but to leave.
"Cao Mo is so petty. Anyone who offends him will be remembered for the rest of his life." Cheng Xi saw Yu Jing, and Chen Chang looked over in shock. They didn't understand why Cao Mo had such an attitude towards his uncle. The cause and effect were explained.
It was too complicated, and she also knew that Cao Mo didn't like to mention old things again, so she just covered it up casually.
Cao Mo picked up the menu and was about to order when he heard a slight noise behind him and thought his uncle pushed the door in again and said, "You are really shameless..." He turned around and saw Mrs. Cao looking over with a glare.
Asked him: "How can I lose my shame?"
"I want to say that your old man's face is so smooth. What kind of elixir did you take to keep your face smooth?" Cao Mo said with a shy face.
"I think you have itchy skin." Mrs. Cao gestured and reached out to pinch Cao Mo's face.
Cao Mo stood up, moved a seat inside with Cheng Xi, and asked Mrs. Cao, "Grandma, you always feel uncomfortable sitting outside. Do you want to come over and eat with us?"
Mrs. Cao glared at Cao Mo, picked up the cigarettes and lighter on the table, lit a cigarette and started smoking.
"My grandma smokes, why don't you care?" Cao Mo complained to Cheng Xi. He wanted to smoke just now, but several girls joined forces to stop him.
"Because I don't dare to take care of you, I dare to take care of you." Cheng Xi said proudly.
"You two brothers and sisters really don't want to go out to eat?" Mrs. Cao asked after taking two puffs of cigarette.
"Grandma, can't you just be the representative? How can Jiaying and I have the right to take advantage of their family?" Cao Mo said, "If Shuyun is not allowed to be the representative again, she can still be regarded as the granddaughter of the Cao family."
Han Shuyun turned away, feeling that she would lose if she looked at Cao Mo even more.
"It's up to you whether you like it or not, but don't stop me from nagging the old lady," said Mrs. Cao, smoking a cigarette. "Your uncle met a friend last year who said he was doing big business in Kenya or some other country in Africa.
, saying that the market demand for solar power generation in Africa is huge..."
Although Mrs. Cao had obviously aged in the past two years, her mind was still very clear. After listening to her ramble, Cao Mo understood where his brother-in-law was at fault this time.
In 2005, Wuxi Suntech Solar Power Co., Ltd. was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States, making Shi Zhengrong, who returned to China from Australia to start a business in 2001, a billionaire. At the same time, it also set off a wave of development of the solar industry in China.
upsurge.
His brother-in-law is still a speculator in essence. He basically pounces on whatever business is popular. However, he has accumulated tens of millions of net worth over the years and is barely considered a successful person in Xinhai. However, he insists that this
It is a suitable way for him to make a fortune.
This time, he jumped on the hot topic of solar energy. He accidentally met a businessman doing business in Kenya at a wine party and learned that Africa is very rich in light and heat resources. The light and heat resources per unit time are almost as much as the current development of solar energy (
More than twice as much as the northern hemisphere region where photovoltaic (PV) power generation is most popular.
At the same time, Africa is extremely short of electricity, and the price of commercial electricity in major cities is as high as 0.3 or even 0.4 US dollars per kilowatt hour, even far exceeding the current domestic subsidy price for solar power plants.
His brother-in-law took a trip to Africa and felt that solar power plants would definitely open up markets in Africa. He also believed that the Kenyan Chinese businessman he contacted could open up local connections and obtain a huge order contract.
So I registered and established a photovoltaic power station engineering company non-stop, placed orders with domestic manufacturers, and prepared to export domestic solar cells and photovoltaic assemblies to Africa to build solar power stations for African countries.
It wasn't until this Kenyan Chinese businessman took five million from his brother-in-law to smooth the relationship, but never asked him to come to Kenya to sign a formal project contract, that he realized something was wrong.
His brother-in-law flew to Kenya to find this Chinese businessman, but he had already left the house, but he had already paid a deposit of more than 30 million for the domestic order.
Domestic manufacturers will not care whether they were deceived or not. They will either pay the remaining payment on time and receive the goods, or they will lose the more than 30 million deposits they have already paid.
He had already been defrauded of more than 5 million yuan, so he didn't want to lose more than 30 million yuan in deposits and the money he spent to build a photovoltaic engineering company was wasted. His uncle was like an ant on a hot pot at this time.
Looking around for orders that can absorb this batch of solar power plant products and reduce losses that may bankrupt him.
Although Cao Mo has currently transferred all his shares in Cornero Energy to Draculamo Power Group, he has not given up his focus on the development of the energy industry.
The development status of the domestic solar energy (photovoltaic) industry is probably one of the few areas that Cao Mo pays in-depth attention to.
The domestic photovoltaic industry has developed so rapidly in the past two or three years. Industrial parks in many cities are actively introducing related projects. This is mainly due to the developed countries in Europe and the United States, led by Germany, which are not willing to spend huge financial subsidies to support the use of solar energy.
Mainly new energy power generation.
Domestic solar energy companies mainly produce solar cells and related components, which are sold to developed countries in Europe and the United States to build solar power stations.
For now, the cost of photovoltaic power generation is still too high. Only some regions in China have allocated certain financial funds to build demonstration solar power stations, and the scale is very limited.
Africa is extremely rich in light and heat resources. Calculated based on the earth's land area alone, Africa has concentrated nearly half of the world's solar energy resources. The light and heat efficiency per unit time is indeed about twice that of domestic solar power development, and the data is extremely impressive.
On the other hand, in major cities in Africa, such as Draculamo in Canem, Bodonov in Benin and Péme in Akwa, the price of electricity is extremely high.
However, the logic that favors the development of solar power generation in Africa is completely wrong.
The price of electricity in Draculamore is high, and the power shortage is one aspect. But more importantly, its poor power grid and backward power generation technology, equipment and management have piled up costs.
As far as Draculamo is concerned, the surrounding hydropower, natural gas and coal power generation are still far lower than photovoltaic power generation in terms of pure power generation costs. The power grid of Draculamo Power Group will accept photovoltaic power stations connected to the grid.
That's the most damning thing.
Let African countries use financial funds to subsidize photovoltaic power plants?
It is not necessarily true that Africa is not suitable for developing solar power stations.
Africa does not have large-scale centralized power grids.
The cost of building a centralized power grid is too high. Even Kanem, the most powerful country in West Africa, will not be able to build a nationwide power grid in a short period of time.
Kanem does not have a nationwide power grid, so most areas can only make use of local resources to build power stations and develop regional power grids.
In some areas, there is no coal, no natural gas, and no abundant hydropower resources. At this time, there is no power grid to transmit power from the outside. In theory, building solar power stations for distributed power generation can alleviate the problem of power shortage to a certain extent.
However, power-deficient areas in Africa, which have neither cheap power generation resources nor power grid coverage, simply cannot afford to develop high-cost solar power stations.
This is simply an endless loop.
"Have you finished speaking?" Cao Mo spread his hands and asked Old Lady Cao, "I'm a little confused after hearing this. Do you want the person involved to come over and explain it again? I'm curious how stupid you can be to fall for this?"
"..." Mrs. Cao glared at Cao Mo.
"Grandma, it's no use glaring at me. What else can I do besides gloating?" Cao Mo asked innocently.
"Can Xiaojun's mother help think of a solution?" Mrs. Cao asked.
"How can Aunt Rong help? She can't help him buy solar panels, right?" Cao Mo curled his lips and said.
"Your brother-in-law said that the company he placed orders for is in Chonghai, and Xiaoyun's mother's company has a big project in Chonghai and has a good relationship with the local government..." Mrs. Cao said.
Cao Mo knew what his brother-in-law was planning.
He just wants to ask officials from the Chonghai City Government to come forward and persuade the manufacturer to terminate the contract and get back the deposit of more than 30 million yuan that he has paid.
In this case, even if there is still a loss, it will not hurt the muscles and bones.
Before Cao Mo could rack his brains and play tricks, Mrs. Cao stood up and said, "If you don't care, I will talk to Xiaoyun's mother tomorrow..."
"Aunt Rong is not the daughter-in-law of our Cao family. Why are you meddling in this matter?" Cao Mo tried to dissuade her. "Shu Yun is right here. Ask her if her mother would be willing to interfere in this kind of thing?"
Han Shuyun stared at Cao Mo suspiciously for a while, not understanding his intention, so he simply ignored the question.
"Alas!" Mrs. Cao also hesitated a little, sighed and walked out.
Cao Mo simply ordered a few dishes. He didn't even ask for wine. After finishing his meal quickly, he walked out of the restaurant and found a bar to sit down and drink...
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Even if his brother-in-law really lost everything, Cao Mo would be indifferent, so he just ignored these things as a sideshow when he returned home.
Two days later, Shen Ji finished his work and rushed to Chonghai with Cao Mo.
Chonghai and Xinhai are across the river. It is a relatively developed and wealthy prefecture-level city around Xinhai.
In the past, the connection between Xinhai and Chonghai mainly relied on ferries. However, in 2003, the local government invested tens of billions to build a road-rail cross-river bridge. It is now closed and is expected to be officially opened to traffic in another year.
This is also a key factor for Dongsheng to bet heavily on Chonghai.
Ding Zhaoqiang and Dongsheng executives both believe that after Chonghai clears the transportation bottleneck with Xinhai, the economy will further develop and the urban layout will tilt south due to the need to integrate into Xinhai. The Jinying Lake project will have the opportunity to become an emerging city in Chonghai.
The new urban center of the city.
People in Xinhai, especially those who rarely have the opportunity to go out of Xinhai, have a stubborn idea in their hearts that all of China, except for Xinhai, is rural.
The bridge across the river has not yet been built, so Cao Mo and the others can only cross the river by car this time. But after crossing the river, there is the Chonghai Coastal Industrial Park, with well-organized factories and many ports and terminals scattered along the river, together with the Yanjiang Industrial Park in Xinhai.
There is no difference.
There is also a golf course in Chonghai, which is not as large as the standard courses in Xinhai. However, this golf course is built on the riverside. There is a natural stone embankment extending into the river on the edge of the golf course, and the scenery is excellent.
The Penghua Resort Hotel arranged by Dongsheng Real Estate Chonghai Branch is a supporting hotel for this golf course. It consists of more than 30 Oufa villas and the accommodation conditions are also excellent.
The three cars drove into the gate of Penghua Resort Hotel one after another, shuttled through the unique and dense gardens, and finally stopped in front of a six-story main building.
Cao Mo got out of the car and looked up at the main building of the luxurious hotel, whose exterior was entirely decorated with dry-hanging stone. He took the cigarette from Shen Ji and said, "If you really want me to consider Dongsheng's project, we will
Should not stay in this hotel”
"..." Shen Ji knew what Cao Mo meant.
Cao Mo dropped out of high school and worked at Dongsheng for less than two years, and has stayed in Africa ever since. His most intuitive impressions of China came from Xinhai.
As the financial capital of the country, Xinhai is a super-large modern city with a permanent population of more than 20 million and the most developed economy. Its urban and industrial development levels are far from representative of the domestic average level.
Chonghai, which is more economically developed, also has a close relationship with Xinhai.
Big gap.
Chonghai property prices currently fluctuate around 6,000, while Xinhai property prices have increased strongly for several consecutive years, with the average unit price reaching 18,900.
They stayed here, and then visited the Jinying Lake project construction site and several important attractions in Chonghai, and ate some of Chonghai's unique meals. Cao Mo probably wouldn't have a deep impression on this city at all.
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Then this trip might really be a vacation.
The prospects of real estate projects are completely linked to the development potential of the city. No matter how much spare money Cao Mo had, he would not be able to bet five to six billion on a real estate project in a city that he had no impression of.
"This is Dongsheng's designated hotel in Chonghai, but I didn't ask people here to arrange reception, so that we can come and go freely," Shen Ji said, "Why don't we put all our luggage in the car, that's it.
, Let’s have a meal here first, and then go for a walk around the Jinying Lake Project Department. We’ve completed the task first and in the afternoon we’ll see if we should spend one night here or live in the city directly!”
It is true that Shen Ji did not notify this party in advance. He did not even regard this trip to Chonghai as work. He and his fiancée Wu Yunling drove their newly bought Ferrari out for a drive without a secretary or driver.
And Cao Mo is not in the country, and Tianyue headquarters has not purchased any luxury cars, because Song Yuqing plans to take Zhou Han to live directly with her aunt. She, Zhou Han and Cao Mo each drive an Audi A6. A Passat came out.
On the main building side, not only the hotel's front desk, dining and other entertainment facilities, and conference halls are concentrated here, but the accommodation is in more than thirty villas scattered among the gardens.
Since they decided not to stay for the time being, they parked their car in the parking lot in front of the main building, and then took the elevator directly to the restaurant on the top floor. They did not go to the front desk to register for accommodation. They planned to go directly to the project department after eating here to find out first. Let’s take a look at the specific construction status of the project.
Although the main building is not high, it is flat and wide. When you walk into the restaurant on the top floor, you can overlook the river of 200 to 300 meters. It is a pity that the hotel does not focus on catering, or because it is not the weekend, the golf course and the hotel did not separate the area here. The restaurant scene is booming, and there are no people in the empty restaurants.
In addition to the main hall, the restaurant also has several private rooms with a wider view of the river.
Cao Mo originally thought that after hearing about his brother-in-law's affairs, he would treat it as a minor incident after returning home and nothing would happen to him.
They walked into the restaurant, found the waiter, and were asking if there was a private room suitable for the five of them to dine, with a particularly wide view. At this time, a private room door on their right opened, and a waitress came out with an empty tray. It looked like he had just served a new dish to the guests inside, when Cao Mo heard a familiar voice coming from inside:
"Tian Zhen and Cao Li have been friends since childhood. Later we moved to Xinhua Road and Tian Zhen also went to study abroad, so the two of us stopped interacting with each other less, right? Speaking of which, some things can only be described as fate. A year ago, who would have imagined that Mr. Chen would end up with my brother..."
Cao Mo glanced into the box. Unfortunately, the box door opened very small and he didn't see his uncle's bluffing face. However, Tian Zhen, who was sitting next to him with a drink, accidentally glanced into the hall and met his eyes. Everyone was shocked.
If it were just Cao Mo, Tian Zhen might have turned away, but Shen Ji was standing next to Cao Mo and curiously looking into the box, wanting to know who Tian Zhen was eating in the box with.
Tian Zhen's strange expression of standing still attracted the attention of other guests in the box.
A middle-aged man looked over from the side and was stunned for a moment when he saw Shen Ji. Then he stood up excitedly and happily, opened the door of the box and greeted him eagerly: "Mr. Shen, why are you here in Chonghai today? Why don't you come to Chonghai today?" Can you tell me in advance?"
Shen Ji is not in charge of the real estate department and has very little contact with him at work. However, Shen Ji is Ding Zhaoqiang’s nephew. There may not be many lower-level employees in Dongsheng who know him, but there are only a few middle-level and high-level employees who don’t know him. ?
"Haha, I just took a break from my busy schedule. La Yunling and a few friends came to Chonghai to play. I didn't want to disturb you, Mr. Chen, so I didn't say a word. I didn't expect that I bumped into you here. I really can't avoid you!" Shen Ji smiled and greeted the middle-aged man.
"You are not interesting enough. I am considered a half-landlord in Chonghai. How can you not let me make arrangements when you come over?" the middle-aged man said "blaming".
Considering that Cao Mo might not be interested in the Jinying Lake project at all, Shen Ji would not be able to tell the project department here about their itinerary and the purpose of their trip in advance, even if it was to save his uncle Ding Zhaoqiang's face.
Xu Zhi, who was specifically responsible for the construction of the Jinying Lake project and already knew a lot of inside information at this time, deliberately stayed in Xinhai and was unwilling to meet Cao Mo.
"This is Chen Fan, the vice president in charge of marketing of Chonghai Branch!" Shen Ji introduced the middle-aged man to Cao Mo, "Cao Mo, Song Yuqing used to be an employee of our Dongsheng, but now she has gone out to start her own company. …”
Cao Mo shook hands with Chen Fan. After the box door was fully opened, he saw his brother-in-law, Cao Li, Zhang Jin and a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Zhang Jin, sitting on the side of the box against the east wall. At that time, he sat there frozen and looked over, as if he had been caught as a thief.
In addition to Tian Zhen, Dongsheng also has a young man in his thirties and Song Yuqing's aunt Su Xiu!
Cao Mo was also shocked.
If Song Yuqing's aunt Su Xiu hadn't been present, he could have dragged Shen Ji to sit in another box, completely ignored the matter here, waited two days to talk to Chen Rong, and revealed that his brother-in-law had gone to Chonghai under the guise of her name to deceive. Just do it...
Su Xiu had never met Shen Ji, but she knew that there was such a person in Dongsheng. When she saw Cao Mo standing with Shen Ji, she hesitated whether to go out and say hello, but when she got up, she saw Zhou Han and subconsciously wanted to Song Yuqing, who was walking to the restaurant, asked with a surprised look on her face: "Xiaoqing, why did you come to Chonghai without telling me?"
"Ah," Song Yuqing lied, "I was thinking of trying to get Mr. Shen's favor first, and then drag Zhou Han to find you, my aunt..."
Only then did Cao Mo realize that Song Yuqing had not told her aunt in advance about coming to Chonghai, and she looked like she had been caught in bed.