"I was bored working in Africa. I had some spare money, so I invested in a small mine that was very inconspicuous at the time and no one was willing to take it over. Then one day I suddenly discovered that there was a large copper mine hidden underneath this small mine. The gold reserves are barely among the top 20 in the world, so it is a little developed. Haven't I told you many times before that I am known as the 'West African Mine King' in Africa - not to mention in front of Mr. Shen? The first time I vented my anger for Chen Chang in Hongjin, in front of Ge Jun, and in front of Qian Wenhan, I said the same thing, but you don’t believe it yourself. Ah, don’t pinch me, can you give me some face in front of our Mr. Shen? "
Cao Mo raised his hands to beg for mercy and asked Cheng Xi not to pinch his waist. Seeing that Cheng Xi's eyes were confused by what he said, he continued,
"Besides, Jiaying's McLaren will arrive in China in a few days. I can give a car like this away for fun. How could I be short of money? Are you right? I didn't hide it from you at all. ah."
Cheng Xi was not stupid either. He quickly came to his senses and said, "How could you be right? I thought you were heartless. You made money and didn't even count the money you spent. You just loved Jiaying and you were happy as much as you made. Buy her a nice car to show off...you are basically lying to me from beginning to end!"
"Yes, I also think he has been lying to you from beginning to end." Shen Ji was driving in front. Seeing Cheng Xi "packing up" Cao Mo in the back seat, he pointed at Cheng Xi's neck and asked with a smile, "Cao Mo Did I tell you how much that stone on your neck is worth?"
"How much is it worth? Didn't he just buy it from a street stall?" Cheng Xi asked doubtfully.
"It's really a street stall, so why don't you wear it as a treasure around your neck, so you're not afraid of losing your status? Cao Mo probably spent 160,000 U.S. dollars on this rough stone just to play with it. He just doesn't know how much it's worth when opened. After all, how much is it? It's a bit of a gamble!" Shen Ji said with a smile, "I thought that if Cao Mo bought this rough stone, he would cut it into pieces and give it to you."
"ah!"
"I think the rough stone is beautiful, so I didn't plan to cut it into pieces when I bought it. If I really want to cut it out, even if it's well-cut, polished, crystal clear, and colorful, it's just too vulgar." Cao Mo said.
At this time, Cheng Xi's cell phone beeped, and a text message came in. She took out her cell phone and said, "Zhou Shan sent a text message to apologize..."
Cao Mo smiled and said he would continue to participate in the wedding. How could he care about such a trivial matter?
"Where can we find a place to live?" Cao Mo asked.
"Let's go find Gu Xiuna and the others..." Cheng Xi said.
She has three college classmates who came all the way from other places to attend the wedding. Zhou Shan couldn't get away today. Yu Jing also had to be Zhou Shan's bridesmaid. Since she had nothing to do, she always wanted to accompany her classmates.
"Okay, let's go there!"
Cheng Xi called and found out that several of her classmates had already arrived at the hotel where the wedding banquet was being held in the evening. They were chatting and playing cards in the hotel's cafe - Cao Mo and the others rushed over.
The wedding banquet hotel is also an old five-star hotel that has been settled in Xinhai for many years. It has high-end guest rooms and ordinary Chinese and Western restaurants, as well as a wedding banquet hall. The hotel is located on a bustling commercial street, with world-renowned luxury brands gathered on the left and right. Standing in the cafe on the first floor, looking at The lazy-looking crowd in the autumn afternoon is just a happy mood.
Cao Mo and the others had just sat in the coffee shop for a while when Zhou Shan, the groom and Yu Jing heard the news and rushed over.
Zhou Shan felt very uneasy and panicked. She put on her wedding dress, but at this time she had no intention of rehearsing the wedding.
Cheng Xi's family is well-off, but her boyfriend is unknown but he keeps a low profile. He attracts everyone's attention when he makes a name for himself. Naturally, he can do as he pleases and ignore all unspoken rules of society, but Zhou Shan cannot ignore these.
She also knew very well that Lin Fang's family was actually very realistic, sophisticated and philistine.
It was because she worked hard enough and was good enough, and it was because Lin Fang and her parents thought she would be helpful to Lin Fang's life and career that they finally accepted her.
The person she accidentally offended today may be the most important guest of the Lin family, and she behaved so stupidly. What would Lin Fang's parents think of her?
If she and Cheng Xi were still close classmates and colleagues, Lin Fang and his parents wouldn't care too much if she occasionally made stupid mistakes. But if Cheng Xi and Cao Mo hated her for the offense behind her back today, from now on
Will alienating her affect her marriage to Lin Fang?
Zhou Shan felt regretful in her gut, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Mr. Lin. She came over and greeted Cao Mo in a flattering tone.
In Cao Mo's eyes, Zhou Shan can be said to be a replica of Chen Chang's past. He worked hard to climb up and was good at calculations - he now doesn't have the resentment that he couldn't get rid of when he was young. His temper has been much lighter and he is very polite.
After greeting Zhou Shan, Lin Fang sat down and said:
"Don't work too hard to rehearse. Sit down and have a rest. Your relatives and friends will come to the hotel later, and you will be busy..."
"At the dinner later, Mr. Cao, Cheng Xi and Cheng Xi's parents will be placed at the same table as Chairman Yu and President Li. Is there any problem?" Lin Fang asked.
They had been disrespectful before, so they couldn't help but be careless about the seating arrangements at the wedding banquet.
"Okay, I will definitely be grabbed by Mr. Ding and others to drink some wine." Cao Mo said.
Lin Fang and Zhou Shan sat down and chatted with them.
Even though Shen Ji was present, Cao Mo didn't speak much. He mainly listened to Cheng Xi reminiscing with her classmates. He was still unfamiliar with many things in China and Xinhai, but at this moment, his impression of Zhou Shan was completely different.
Cao Mo was not very interested in some topics before, and even seemed a little unfamiliar. In Zhou Shan's opinion, he was showing off his timidity. He was just an embroidered pillow with clothes and airs, but no connotation. He only had a good-looking face and figure - at this time
Observing Cao Mo secretly, I felt that at such a young age, he actually had a calm and calm demeanor that was rare among his peers. He was a figure in the clouds that his newlywed husband Lin Fang could only dream of.
After all, Zhou Shan and Lin Fang were the protagonists tonight. They had too many things to prepare and cater to. They couldn't stay here and talk to Cao Mo, Cheng Xi, and Shen Ji. After sitting there for half an hour, they got up and left.
Busy with other things.
Zhou Shan originally wanted to send Yu Jing out today, but she knew that Yu Jing had a closer relationship with Cheng Xi, and was obviously familiar with Cao Mo for a long time, so she secretly asked her to stay and help take care of her classmates who were here today.
, other things no longer bother her.
"Where are those groomsmen who reek of hormones?" None of the other students went with them to the Lin family mansion in the afternoon. When they saw Zhou Shan and Lin Fang left, the groomsmen who were surrounding Yu Jing as if they were in heat at noon turned out to be
Neither of them showed up, so I asked curiously.
"I have to blame Cao Mo for this, because my good luck today was ruined." Yu Jing complained with a smile. "Can all this be blamed on me?" Cao Mo cried bitterly.
"What's going on? Cheng Xi's parents are also at Lin Fang's house. Isn't Cheng Xi most afraid that her mother will know about her and Cheng Xi? What happened when you accompanied Zhou Shan to the Lin family mansion?" Everyone was interested. The people came around and asked.
Regardless of their circumstances and development after graduation, all of them are top students at Xinhai University. How could they not see the changes in Lin Fang and Zhou Shan's attitudes towards Cao Mo and Cheng Xi just now?
"..."
Who would be so stupid as to blame her parents for being criticized by others?
Cao Mo and Yu Jing both smiled and dealt with it.
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Cao Mo had already arrived at the hotel in advance. Yu Yiming, Li Xiaodong, and Ding Zhaoqiang did not wait until the last moment to show up. They also finished the card game early and rushed to the hotel.
Knowing that Cheng Xi's parents, Ding Zhaoqiang, Yu Yiming, and Lin Yunshan's couple had arrived at the same time, Cao Mo and Shen Ji walked to the hotel lobby.
Although five-star hotels in China rarely provide parking services, Lin Yunshan has already considered these details when arranging the wedding banquet.
Cheng Xi and her parents drove over by themselves. They parked in the lobby and asked how to get to the underground parking lot. They didn’t need Cao Mo to show their courtesy. Lin Yunshan came over and asked them to get out of the car, saying that the hotel’s underground parking lot was more complicated. Then a young man who didn’t know he was from the Lin family came over. Her relative was an employee of Xinlian Bank. She took the car keys from Cheng Xi’s parents and helped her park the car.
Ding Zhaoqiang and Yu Yiming both have drivers, so they don't have to worry about parking.
"It's still early, let's go to the small hall to take a rest first?" Lin Yunshan asked.
The banquet was arranged in the wedding banquet hall of the hotel, but the Western-style wedding had to wait until all the guests had arrived. There was still more than an hour left, so the Lin family had prepared several VIP rest rooms in advance next to the wedding banquet hall.
In addition to the newlyweds needing a separate secret room to put on makeup and change into different dresses, some important people will arrive in advance. If you don't want to deal with too tedious greetings in the hall, you can also rest in the VIP room before the wedding banquet.
The guests and friends invited to the evening were not many relatives of the Lin family, but more were Lin Yunshan's colleagues and friends at Xinlian Bank and shopping malls. Most of these people, Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong, also knew each other.
They had only stood in the hotel lobby for a while when people started to come over to say hello and chat.
Among the distinguished guests invited to the scene today, Ding Zhaoqiang, Yu Yiming, and Li Xiaodong are still the most prominent - but this does not mean that Lin Yunshan does not know people at the same level as them, nor does it mean that he has not sent out more requests for advice.
The directors and shareholders of Xinlian Bank are all well-connected people.
There are many financial institutions in Xinhai, but Xinhai United Bank, as a local private joint-stock bank, has a much more complicated equity relationship than Xinhai United Bank.
Whether you are engaged in industry or investment, everyone knows how beneficial it is to have control of a commercial bank!
In the past ten years, Xinhai United Bank has always had Li Xiaodong as president, but the chairman basically changes every three years. This involves a complex and subtle competition among several major shareholders holding about 10% of the shares. .
Yu Yiming and several other major shareholders are basically in a state of not seeing each other. Except for some unavoidable occasions, they try to avoid meeting each other as much as possible.
Dongsheng only holds a small shareholding in Xinlian Bank and does not have the right to nominate directors, but Ding Zhaoqiang is also a predatory figure in Xinhai, which makes today's wedding banquet more complicated.
The management of New Union Bank is relatively united, but Lin Yunshan will send his remonstrances to other major shareholders and directors of New Union Bank, but these people only send gifts, but they may not show up.
Lin Yunshan can't have any opinions yet.
Lin Yunshan is the vice president of Xinlian Bank, and he is not qualified to slander the shareholders and directors behind Xinlian Bank. They send gifts to Lin Yunshan's doorstep, just to give Lin Yunshan a huge face!
It was only after Cao Mo met Shen Ji that he learned that the Lu family had arranged for someone to send the gift money before noon. Among the many directors and shareholders of Xinlian Bank, the Lu family was not related to Yu Yiming, but he didn't have to worry. You will meet a strong swordsman at a wedding banquet, and they will be embarrassed by each other.
As the chairman of Xinlian Bank, Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong, as the president, must be approachable, but they must not avoid chatting with their colleagues in the industry if they find it troublesome. However, there is no need for Ding Zhaoqiang, Yang Lifang, and Cheng Zhengjie to stand in the hotel lobby. After that, we first sat in a VIP room and chatted.
"You are shaking now!" When Lin Yunshan greeted the guests, there were three outsiders in the small hall: Ding Zhaoqiang, Shen Ji, and Dong Chengpeng. Cheng Zhengjie thought that they were all Cao Mo's immediate bosses and should not be counted as outsiders. , now he was not so polite and cautious, he smiled and pretended to slap Cao Mo, and asked, "Do you know you are shaking like this now?"
"You know I'm not short of money, so you don't ask about anything else," Cao Mo said with a smile, "He already has a soft life, so why does he care about how much money I have?"
"You really need to be dealt with," Cheng Zhengjie said to Ding Zhaoqiang with a smile, "Lifang and I watched Cao Mo grow up. He has not made people feel at ease since he was a child. He deceived my family, Cheng Xi, to follow his bad example and make me miserable. What's so worrying - we really didn't know that he was developing so well in Africa. It's really strange. Is it really so easy to get rich in Africa?"
"Of course it depends on the opportunity," Cao Mo said jokingly, "If I'm lucky enough to contract a small mine, and then discover a super-large mine with a hundred times the reserves underneath the small mine, there won't be many people in Africa. ah!"
Dongsheng was really on his side with Shen Ji, Chen Rong, and Ding Zhaoqiang who had designs on him, but Dong Chengpeng was even more complicated - Cao Mo had no way to tell Cheng Zhengjie, and Yang Lifang explained too detailedly, so she could only intercept Cheng Zhengjie's words To prevent Ding Zhaoqiang from finding an opportunity to get to the point, he would be cowardly in front of Yang Lifang and Cheng Zhengjie and unable to perform.
Cao Mo took over the conversation and talked about the old affairs of Cao Cheng and his family with great interest.
Except that Yang Lifang had always disliked his family and even thought that his family had hindered the relationship between her family and Han Shaorong and hindered Cheng Zhengjie's career development, Cheng Zhengjie had really treated his family well in these years.
During the time when he and his father had an affair, Cheng Zhengjie and Chen Rong were running around.
Otherwise, even if the country is far less dark than Kanem, it will be difficult for him to escape safely, let alone his father, who would be sentenced to such a light sentence.
And when talking about the old stories between the two families, there are indeed too many moments that make people laugh.
After almost half an hour, Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong escaped and walked into the VIP room.
After all, Cheng Xi is a classmate of the bride Zhou Shan. There are other classmates and colleagues attending the wedding today. She sat with her in the VIP room for a while and then went out first.
Lin Yunshan also invited many familiar government officials, some of whom were colleagues and friends of Cheng Zhengjie. At this time, Yang Lifang could not face Cao Mo without being embarrassed, so she naturally accompanied Cheng Zhengjie to socialize.
In this VIP room, only Cao Mo, Shen Ji, Ding Zhaoqiang, Dong Chengpeng, Yu Yiming, Li Xiaodong, who had just walked in to hide for a while, and Chen Tianxin and Zhou Bin, who were entrusted by Lin Yunshan to take care of this place, were left.
In addition to being the chairman of Xinlian Bank, Yu Yiming's Xicheng Group's output value is not slightly smaller than that of Dongsheng Group. Xicheng Group also has a trading sector. Although it has not developed African business, there is nothing to avoid when sitting down and chatting - there is There is no chance of cooperation. After all, it will only be clear after talking about it.
After sitting down and seeing that there was no inappropriate person, Yu Yiming went straight to the topic and asked Cao Mo:
"With the capital injection from Xinhong and Xinhai Gold, how much output can the Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine produce next year?"
Han Shaorong is too strong and overbearing in his actions. Not many people in Xinhai dare to offend him, but there are definitely not many people who really like him.
As a predator-level figure, Yu Yiming has his own personality and persistence. How could he like someone like Han Shaorong in his heart?
It's just that everyone usually laughs and laughs and doesn't offend.
If Cao Mo's level was lower, Yu Yiming would not be able to have any friendship with him at the risk of offending Han Shaorong and being targeted by Han Shaorong.
Of course, Yu Yiming can become one of the giant crocodiles in the Xinhai, and he is not a person who is afraid of heaven and earth.
According to the information Yu Yiming learned, even if Cao Mo is not at the level of Han Shaorong, he has no fear of being retaliated by Han Shaorong - Qian Wenhan, Zhou Shenhe and Ge Jun of Dongjiang Securities are not insignificant in Xinhai. Although they stand with Cao Mo, they still have the capital to stand up to Han Shaorong.
With Cao Mo, Qian Wenhan, Zhou Shenhe, and Ge Jun uniting to fight against Han Shaorong, or attracting Han Shaorong's hatred value, Yu Yiming no longer has any worries - even if there is no interest entanglement, he can easily win on both sides. Make friends, and neither party will be offended.
"Next year, the plan for the Wusang River side is to achieve an output value of US$1.5 billion." Cao Mo knew Yu Yiming's thoughts very well. To further win the respect and equal treatment of these people, he couldn't hide it.
"So much? Xinhai Gold's capital injection was only realized at the beginning of the year, right? How can Akwa's mine be built so quickly?" Li Xiaodong asked in surprise.
"All the funds injected by Xinhong and Xinhai Gold will be spent by the end of this year. Many people don't believe this. However, Xinhai Gold has performance reports every month, and it is unlikely that we will pass Xinhai The gold industry is cheating on others." Cao Mo explained with a smile.
Xinhai Gold will release a performance report every month. Since it has invested in the Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine, it will also multiply the corresponding monthly output value, profit and other data of the Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine by the corresponding shareholding ratio. Converted into Xinhai Gold's monthly total performance - financial institutions and professionals can analyze the construction progress and production status of Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine through Xinhai Gold's performance bulletin.
Under the governance of Zhou Shenhe, Xinhai Gold Industry has developed rapidly and its management is very standardized.
This is also the key to why Zhou Shenhe holds a very small share of Xinhai Gold, but can continue to serve as chairman for many years, and is not secretly removed from power by Han Shaorong.
Li Xiaodong could suspect that Cao Mo was exaggerating, after all, he had never been exposed to it before, but he would not casually doubt the audit information that Xinhai Gold Industry and Zhou Shenhe disclosed to the outside world and were legally responsible for.
Of course, Li Xiaodong was deeply shocked by the speed at which the Wusang River Copper-Gold Mine absorbed funds for construction.
This kind of speed is not difficult to imagine in China, but it is really hard to imagine that Africa, with incomplete industrial facilities and a small group of industrial workers, can achieve such a speed.
Before Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong arrived at the hotel, they specifically asked their secretary to retrieve the detailed information on Xinhai Gold's investment in Yibogu Mining. They learned that the full name was Wusang River Gold Mine Co., Ltd., and that it had full rights to explore and mine the Wusang River mining area.
As well as many ancillary facilities and assets, as a subsidiary of Yibogu Mining, after two capital injections by Xinhong Investment and Xinhai Gold, its valuation reached US$1.8 billion.
We are all experts here, and we know that there is still a long way between the valuation of US$1.8 billion and the real value of US$1.8 billion.
Affected by the value of copper and gold futures, especially the large fluctuations in copper and gold futures prices in recent years, it is difficult for any copper and gold mine to guarantee that the future annual profit scale will be within a stable range.
At this time, annual output, annual output value, mining, smelting, transportation costs and other data are more critical data to measure the value of a mine.
There are many criticisms in the industry about Xinhai Gold's investment.
The main reason is still worried about Akwa's economic backwardness and political instability. It would not be a surprise that the construction of the mine is expected to be delayed for three to five years, not to mention other unforeseen risks.
If it is as Cao Mo said, the annual output value will be around 1.5 billion US dollars next year. Zhou Bin and Chen Tianxin were shocked when they heard this.
As senior executives of Xinlian Bank, both of them are familiar with the current venture capital industry in addition to their financial industry.
Of course, they know that many eye-catching start-ups at home and abroad have frighteningly high valuations when receiving angel venture capital, but there are very few companies that can truly become bigger and stronger.
Otherwise, what is called venture capital?
Especially in the minds of bankers and financial people like them, a mining company with an annual output value of 11 billion to 12 billion yuan is definitely worth a so-called valuation of more than 10 to 2 billion U.S. dollars.
Much more, and more real value.
The annual output value reaches this level, indicating that the company's fixed asset investment will accumulate to a certain level, there will be stable capital flow, thousands of local jobs will be created, and hundreds of millions or even billions will be contributed to the local area every year.
Taxation has become an indispensable pillar of the local economy and industry.
However, Zhou Bin and Chen Tianxin were confused. With the capital injection from Qian Wenhan and Xinhai Gold, Cao Mo could build and develop a mining industry with an annual output value of over 10 billion within one year?
Whether Dongsheng or Xicheng, although they have already crossed the threshold of tens of billions of output values, how many years did it take for them to develop from zero to an annual output value of tens of billions?
Most of the time, investment is not enough.
It is definitely not an easy task to effectively spend an investment of 2 to 3 billion yuan within a year.
Of course, the Wusang River copper-gold mine project is funded by Xinhai Gold and Qian Wenhan Xinhong Investment. Ding Zhaoqiang and Shen Ji are sitting here as Cao Mo's former employers. No matter how confused everyone is, no one will
I suspected that Cao Mo was telling lies.
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