On the noisy winter street, the setting sun was stuck between two high-rise buildings in the distance, the red color was gorgeous; the setting sun shone into the car, Cao Mo was sitting on the deep second row seat of the Mercedes-Benz seven-seater business car, leaning forward and opening the door
On the other side, there was no sense of darkness, and it was quite bright.
At this time, it was the beginning of the evening rush hour, when the streets were busiest. Unexpectedly, Huang Hebin felt that the surroundings were quiet.
He stared at Cao Mo blankly for a while, then came to his senses, locked the bicycle again on the street, bent down and got into the car, and saw Song Yuqing sitting in the last row.
There was a car behind him that was blocked. Cao Mo honked his horn impatiently and signaled the driver to drive forward along Jinghai Road.
Walking along this street, you can watch the sunset sinking into the concrete forest of high-rise buildings.
"As a deputy director of Nissin Machinery Processing Factory, the annual salary is only 300,000 yuan, which is really not high. With your qualifications, you can find a job in China casually, and it will not be worse than this. It seems that you still can't give up.
Africa!" Cao Mo took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette himself, and then handed the cigarette case and lighter to Huang Hebin.
Huang Hebin didn't think he had to tell a few people about applying for the deputy director of the machinery processing plant at Rixin Company, but he didn't know how Cao Mo knew about it?
Even if Yao Haiming had already taken refuge with Cao Mo, the contact shouldn't be so quick. It took him less than a minute to go down the stairs and leave the teahouse. He could report these insignificant things to Cao Mo?
Yan Zhicheng?!
Another name quickly popped into Huang Hebin's mind!
Conero Marina New City was completely shut down, and all employees of New Taihua Investment and Taihua Group were withdrawn from the country. New Taihua Casino and Hotel also closed down and could not continue to operate.
Yan Zhicheng has not returned to China for more than 20 years, and this is a rare opportunity for him to return home to visit relatives. The day before yesterday, Huang Hebin specially invited Yan Zhicheng to a Huanghai seafood restaurant near the house he rented. Yan Ming's uncle and nephew had a meal, and he and Yan Zhicheng were at the dinner.
Yan Ming said his future plans.
It was like opening a door. At this moment, Huang Hebin wanted to understand a lot of things. He thought that he was a fool. Yan Zhicheng had already been Cao Mo's damn person, and he was still complaining about Yan Zhicheng.
The Lu family brothers are all fucking idiots. They didn't even think of this. Their defeat at the hands of Cao Mo and Han Shaorong was really not unfair at all!
Huang Hebin had countless thoughts in his heart that were trampled by him. After a while, he took the cigarette and lit the lighter. He sighed and said: "After the collapse of the Jidam family, Yan Zhicheng was imprisoned. Later, he asked his friends to help him.
He barely escaped from prison, and it turns out that his friend is you!"
"His friend is Zhou Han, I'm too lazy to care about this," Cao Mo said.
Huang Hebin didn't think there was any difference.
Cao Mo continued: "Since you can't leave Africa, you wouldn't mind returning to Kanem, right?"
"Will Tianyue have a place for me?" Huang Hebin smiled disapprovingly. When Cao Mo was making an irrelevant joke, he couldn't be naive enough to believe it.
It's the 21st century, and there is no shortage of talents. Huang Hebin is not confident enough to think that he is indispensable; even if he has some effect, can he be integrated into Tianyue's existing system?
He will no longer deceive himself.
"Of course there is no place for you in Tianyue, but there should be a place for you in Cornero Marina New City,"
Cao Mo dropped the cigarette ash out of the car window in a very poor manner and said,
"You should also know that Tianyue Industrial's overseas asset swap has just been approved by the securities regulatory department, but even so, Conero Lake Industrial Park only holds 30% of Conero Marina New City, the port and the New Taihua Refinery, and does not
The final word. Han Shaorong has lost twice and has not seen many people recently. He is somewhat self-reflective. However, Huamao will obviously not give up its insistence on the new coastal city of Conero Lake, the port and the new Taihua Refinery.
shares, and will not give up even the part of the shares held by New Taihua Investment. Although Fulkov Investment currently wants to promote the follow-up construction of many projects, everyone has no interest in the future interests of the new city, port and refinery.
It’s very inconsistent, and it’s hard to achieve anything in a short period of time. I think since you can’t give up on Africa, you should still be able to find your place when you return to Kanem!”
"..." Huang Hebin leaned against the car seat and stared at Cao Mo's face, as if trying to see through what he was really thinking. After a while, he asked, "Are you sure I can find this seat by myself, not you looking at me?"
"It's pity' or you have ulterior motives, 'reward' me with a position, and then put a big iron chain around my neck, and I will do your bidding from now on?"
"You sold yourself to the Lu brothers all these years, why do you care whether you have these or not?" Cao Mo asked.
"There are still some differences. Maybe I didn't care before, but now I suddenly care?" Huang Hebin said in a low voice.
"Whether you take this seat, and whether you choose the members of the management team, or the organization, I don't have the right to decide now, you need to convince Huamao, Fulkov Investment, Huamao, Xin
The Creditors Committee of Taihua Investment and the Draculamore Municipal Committee finally accepted you," Cao Mo said. "Even if I personally could vote for you when necessary, but after you got my vote, you finally chose to go with Han Shaoqi.
Cooperate, or cooperate with Oppenheimer or Sturgeon, what else can I do to you? Don’t underestimate yourself.”
Huang Hebin looked at Cao Mo without saying a word. He was not a three-year-old child who would believe Cao Mo's words so easily.
"Don't think that I made any kind of promise when I persuaded the Rupert family, the Blake family, the Kabacha family, and the Felician family to agree to exchange the equity of Cornero Energy for Tianyue Industrial—
—I made some promises to them that are true, but I did not promise that Conero Marina New City and Conero Lake Port must be built and developed successfully. I only promised to compensate them for their interests in other aspects. I don’t want to see that.
Cornero Marina New Town has become a mess, but these are really worthless and tasteless, and it is really not worth spending too much energy to go in. I thought you might be unwilling, so I came here to find you..." Cao Mo said
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Huang Hebin was responsible for promoting these many projects. He knew at that time that among the many projects, the most valuable one was the New Taihua Refinery, but 51% of the shares of the New Taihua Refinery had already fallen into the hands of Fulkov Investment.
, Xintaihua Investment has lost its stake in the refinery, Huamao holds only 19%, and the remaining 30% is placed under the name of Conero Lake Industrial Park.
Both the New City of Cornero and the Port of Cornero Lake were originally designed as supporting facilities for the refinery; even if the scale of investment was subsequently expanded, they would only appear to be too large and inappropriate.
Fulkov Investment has a controlling stake in the refinery, and of course it is impossible to give it up. However, the Conero Marina New Town and the Conero Lake Port are large and inappropriate, and the current economic situation is grim, so Fulkov Investment is probably not willing to do so.
Bear too much responsibility for the subsequent investment and construction of these two projects.
As a result, contradictions arise.
Not to mention Huamao, which has become a bit silent recently, not to mention the creditors committee that actually controls Xintaihua Investment. Tianyue's shareholding in the refinery is limited, so there is no reason to invest in Science and Technology, which is worthless but has a huge investment scale.
Nero Marina New City and Cornero Port assume greater investment and construction responsibilities.
Not to mention that Huamao, like a silent beast, also holds shares in these projects.
"I have spent all my hard work on Dracula Mo in the past few years. I don't want to see it turn into a hopeless mess. But no matter what you say, you just want to push me out to be a gun user.
And I have been used as a gun for many years, and I finally ended up like this. Do you think I will run back to Kanem without knowing why?" Huang Hebin took a puff of cigarette and stared at Cao Mo.
"So, there's nothing to talk about?" Cao Mo asked.
"In the eyes of you people, whether we are guns or knives, we all have a price," Huang Hebin said.
"It's easy to negotiate if there's a price. Now I can say that I'm rich. What price do you want?" Cao Mo said with a smile.
"I want to know your true thoughts. Even if I find out that one day I will die on the streets of Draculamore, I can't live in peace." Huang Hebin stared at Cao Mo and said, "You want to get the controlling stake of the refinery, and finally force
Will Huamao and Fulkov Investment have to withdraw?"
"In your heart, am I really so out of place?" Cao Mo asked.
"Oh, that is to say, you mainly want to take control of Cornero Marina New City and the port, but the cost is too high now, and there is no way to ensure that Huamao and Fovkov's investment will not cause any unexpected factors.
?" Huang Hebin asked.
"Just take it as such," Cao Mo said.
"So, when I go to see Han Shaorong, Nitz Oppenheimer and Sturgeon Foster, I want to make sure that they believe that I can convince you, not that you have already convinced me?" Huang Hebin asked.
Cao Mo nodded.
"However, Han Shaorong is not someone who can be fooled easily!" Huang Hebin said.
"Compared to Guo Jian, you are not easily bribed!" Cao Mo said.
"..." Huang Hebin frowned and pondered for a while, then said, "Since I am not seeking refuge with you, but cooperating with you, I want to get 10% of the equity of the port in Cornero Marina New City."
"You can't just say that you're hard to buy, and you can just give me a break. Even as a collaborator, you're not worth the price. I'll leave you a 2% option. I'll give you the team you built."
Depending on the situation, we will take out 3-5% options. You have to know that the amount of equity is always secondary. If you have the ability to control the situation, you will be the Chinese businessman king of Draculamore in the future. This is not 3.5 billion.
Comparable!" Without waiting for Huang Hebin to nod in agreement, Cao Mo signaled the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, as if he didn't allow Huang Hebin to bargain at all.
"I can't just go to the door to find Han Shaorong, right?" Huang Hebin said, "So many things have happened in the past month, but the information I know is too limited!"
"You start with Guo Jian. As for why you started with Guo Jian, you can figure it out for yourself. I won't tell you too many details, and as a collaborator, I shouldn't show you too many trump cards." Cao
Mo said.
"What if I ask Yao Haiming or Yan Zhicheng to cooperate?" Huang Hebin asked.
"I said, I have nothing to do with Yan Zhicheng, I can't interfere with him; as for Yao Haiming, you can use him if you think he is useful to you. I only have a temporary cooperative relationship with you, and I will not interfere with any of your decisions; if
Your behavior exceeds my tolerance limit, so I can only choose to terminate cooperation with you." Cao Mo said with his hands spread.
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"Why is it so complicated? Huang Hebin is cleaner than people like Yao Haiming. Even if you directly hire him as the vice president of the Conero Lake Industrial Park, and then lobby Sturgeon, Oppenheimer and Tianyue to cooperate, you shouldn't
What's the big problem? Zhou Han doesn't have any objections." Song Yuqing sat in the last row of the business car and looked at Huang Hebin standing next to him with a sense of loss after getting off the bus, and asked Cao Mo in confusion.
Huang Hebin alone will definitely not be able to support these major projects. He will definitely have to gather the core members of the original team to be qualified to return to Kanem.
However, what Cao Mo considered was not whether this team could fit in.
Regarding Tianyue's problem, he had more things to consider and he had to look further. When he saw Song Yuqing knocking her chin on the back of the chair, he tilted his head back and said against Song Yuqing's fragrant cheek:
"Kanem's economic structure is too fragile. Under the economic crisis, its social and political situation will become complicated. This will inevitably lead to Kanem's business logic becoming more complicated, darker, and dirty work than before.
Someone needs to do it, and at the same time some necessary isolation must be carried out. Of course, this is only one aspect. In addition, I am worried that Nitz Oppenheimer and Sturgeon Fortes are not trustworthy collaborators, and it may happen at any time
If he changes his mind, Han Shaorong is not a fuel-efficient lamp. It is better to let Huang Hebin come forward as a buffer than to involve too much of our energy."
Cement production capacity in West African countries such as Kanem has increased rapidly in recent years, but refining capacity has always been in short supply.
Cao Mo did not covet the Xintaihua Refinery, but he was still worried that the problem would become complicated; and even if he gave up his ambition for the refinery, he still had to be mentally prepared for the problem to become complicated.
When the economic situation is good, even in this poor and backward land like West Africa, the new wealth is astronomical, everyone has more or less meat to eat and soup to drink, and the conflicts are relatively less acute.
Now the most important source of wealth in this land, the international crude oil price has plummeted from a high of 150 US dollars per barrel to a low of 150 US dollars per barrel in just four months. Many different industrial and financial capitals can continue to live in peace.
Nothing?
The introduction of new economic stimulus policies in China is very encouraging and exciting. Ding Zhaoqiang, Ge Jun, and Qian Wenhan are very confident that the domestic economy will emerge from the short-term downturn. But overseas, especially the African continent with a fragile economic structure, when will
No one has confidence that they can get out of the slump.
A more conservative prediction is that it will take at least another year to see a turnaround.
Tianyue's projects in Kanem and Akwa can still maintain profits at this time, and even take the opportunity to expand. Will they attract more hatred?
Of course Cao Mo didn't want anything to happen, but he had to make the necessary preparations, not to mention that when something happened, it wouldn't be an opportunity for Hua Mao to suddenly attack him.
Cao Mo explained his worries to Song Yuqing in detail, and pushing Huang Hebin out would prevent their battle line from being too long...
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After getting out of the car, Huang Hebin watched the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle quickly disappear into the depths of the sunset. Standing on the street with endless traffic, Huang Hebin felt lost for a moment, as if he had been in the dirty and crowded streets of Dracula Moor.
Maybe in the past few years, Huang Hebin had poured all his efforts into Draculamore and returned to Xinhai. At the same time, he had nothing and his wife and children were separated. Huang Hebin could not suppress the thought that he no longer belonged to this city from the bottom of his heart.
surge up.
"Didi..." The sound of a horn came from beside him. Huang Hebin turned around to see an empty taxi slowing down and honked at him.
Huang Hebin waved his hand and did not take a taxi. His mind was a little confused now and he needed time and space to sort out his thoughts.
In the short term, it may not matter whether Han Shaorong doesn't believe or arouse suspicion.
After all, Han Shaorong suffered setbacks in two projects of Dongsheng Real Estate and Taihua Group, and he became silent at this time. Even if he would not choose to withdraw from projects such as Cornero Marina New City, he should not be eager to quarrel with Cao Mo again.
Every fish is dead and the net is broken.
However, the construction of Cornero Marina New City and Cornero Lake Port is a long-term process, and Huang Hebin is not completely unmoved by Cao Mo's words.
Zhou Shenhe only holds a very small amount of equity in Xinhai Gold, but he has been in charge of Xinhai Gold for many years. No one can shake his position. Why can't he, Huang Hebin, do this?
Although Cao Mo intends to gain greater influence over Cornero Marina New City, Tianyue's core interests in West Africa are Ibogu Mining and Cornero Cement. More importantly, he is afraid that if Cornero Marina New City becomes a mess, it will not be able to do so.
Will it have a negative impact on Tianyue if it is avoided?
To a certain extent, Huang Hebin felt that Cao Mo's words were credible.
Therefore, what he needs to do is not to let Han Shaorong, Oppenheimer and Sturgeon stand in his way.
Huang Hebin walked slowly along the trail under the tree shade to the bicycle parking area. At this time, the lights on both sides became brighter.
Yao Haiming had left the teahouse long ago and had not considered many issues thoroughly, especially since he had just told Yao Haiming about going to the Nissin Machinery Processing Factory. He must not rush to find Yao Haiming at this time; whether he should find Yao Haiming or not, he had no idea
Also hesitant.
In addition, Cao Mo directly suggested that he start with Guo Jian first. In addition to Guo Jian's past contact with Taihua and his restless ambition, is there anything else that falls into Cao Mo's eyes?
Suddenly his thoughts were confused. Huang Hebin pedaled his bicycle and returned to his husband's house that he had just rented in Xinhong Village.
It’s less than 40 square meters. On one side of the corridor when you open the door is a stove embedded in the wall. There are dark oil stains in the gaps between the tiles. On the other side is a bathroom that is difficult to turn around. There is no space to put a small washing machine.
Half of the sliding door was broken.
Going in is the small dining room, with a small sofa piled with dirty clothes from the wash, and a small folding dining table placed against the wall.
A lot of information was thrown at the wall, but Huang Hebin was not willing to sell it as waste paper.
At this time, he picked up the information, untied the plastic rope, spread out the most complete planning map of Cornero Marina, and looked at it for a long time, until he walked to the stove hungry.
Seeing that there was still some potatoes and roasted meat in the pot, he didn't know which day the leftovers would be cooked, so he dug out two spoonfuls of rice from the rice cooker and heated them together. He decided to sort out his thoughts and go to Yan Zhicheng first...