Although in China, Cao Mo dealt with a batch of work emails every day, and for more important arrangements, he would contact us by phone or hold video conferences, but Cao Mo has long been accustomed to face-to-face discussions on work, so that he can more accurately grasp the increasingly huge tasks.
management members and the dynamics of various departments.
I met a group of people in the morning, took time to have lunch with Cheng Xi and the others at noon, and met Huang Hebin at Lakeside Villa in the afternoon.
Cao Mo would not see Huang Hebin just because he was worried about Han Shaorong or Nitz Oppenheimer being suspicious.
On the one hand, he indirectly holds shares in Cornero New Port City and Fulkov Investment Petrochemical Group. It is impossible for him not to pay close attention to the operation and management team and maintain contact. On the other hand, he wants to prevent Huang Hebin from being replaced by Han Shaorong or Sturgeon.
, Nitz Oppenheimer completely win over Huang Hebin, even if it is to put a nail in the relationship between Huang Hebin, Han Shaorong and Sturgeon, Nitz Oppenheimer still has to show that he is trying to win over Huang Hebin.
If he really kept a distance from Huang Hebin, he would appear to be a thief with a guilty conscience.
As for Huang Hebin, although it was Han Shaorong who suggested and invited him to form a team to take over the operations of Cornero New Port City and Fulkov Petrochemical Group, on the one hand he was not employed by Han Shaorong or Huamao Capital. On the other hand, Han Shaorong
Huamao Capital is not the largest shareholder in Cornero New Port City and Furkov Petrochemical Group. Furkov Investment and Tianyue Investment hold more shares in these two projects than Huamao Capital from their own interests.
In other words, there was no need for him to tie up with Han Shaorong, let alone keep a distance from Cao Mo.
Of course, whether it is through email or phone, as long as it leaves traces, Huang Hebin will avoid contacting Cao Mo too frequently in private, so as not to backfire.
"...It's been half a year since I returned to Draculamore. How do you feel?" Cao Mo sat on the terrace by the lake, with the sea blowing in his face, blowing away the midday heat, and asked Huang Hebin about his return to Canem in the past six months.
Feel.
At this time, Huang Hebin was not as desolate, haggard, and exhausted as he was when he was driven back to Xinhai with his family broken up. He was not as gloomy as when he was tit-for-tat in Kanem, and his demeanor was more calm. He also had more white hair on his temples, which shows that even though he was
After being able to rebuild the team and return to Draculamore, I didn't feel at ease. On the contrary, I felt more like walking on thin ice.
"Although most of the team is made up of elderly people, the working ideas need to be subversively adjusted, and almost everyone's ideas need to be reshaped. Some people cannot adapt, so they have to be sent back by hand, and professionals from the local area must be recruited as much as possible.
, is very difficult." Huang Hebin said.
Before returning to Draculamore, Cao Mo met with Huang Hebin in private and discussed his ideas for investing in Cornero New Port City and Fulkov, mainly to fundamentally give up on the short-term success of Taihua.
Ideas and practices.
Huang Hebin has experienced many storms in recent years and is very adaptable, but sometimes it is easier said than done.
In order to make a profit as soon as possible, the first phase of the new refinery had crude craftsmanship, a serious lack of safety facilities, ineffective sewage and air pollution measures, and serious conflicts with the planning of New Port City.
This not only makes the production cost of the first phase of the refinery inflated, but also poses a threat to the environment and safety of Xingang City.
Huang Hebin took office and formed a new team. He did not rush to resume construction and production, but reflected on the existing project planning and design.
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Of course, as the head of the operations team, Huang Hebin was originally supposed to implement the established operating policies under the leadership of the board of directors. Any deviation from the established policies would require authorization from the board of directors, let alone such a thorough adjustment.
Fortunately, even Nitz Oppenheimer has considerable expectations for the future development of Fulkov Petrochemical Industry and Newport City, so an agreement was quickly reached. Newport City will make new planning adjustments, with the refinery as the core.
The petrochemical and warehousing area will be developed out of the area, and the residential planning area that was originally adjacent to the east and southeast sides will be fully moved eastward, leaving a sufficient safe distance, and the light industry area will be filled in the middle.
The first phase of the Furkov Petrochemical Project has completely stopped production, and funds have been invested in technical transformation. More stringent safety and fire-fighting facilities have been added to the first and second phases of the project, and a stricter safety and fire protection system has been formulated. Huge sums of money have been invested in building sea discharge pipelines.
Expand the capacity of the sewage treatment plant and put it to practical use. The initially treated wastewater will no longer be discharged into the lake, but will be discharged into the sea through newly built pipelines.
After readjustment, the start-up of the refinery had to be postponed until after March next year; this was the most urgent schedule and no other glitches could occur.
However, this is only the beginning for the southern coast of Conero.
It’s hard to say when Xingang City’s container terminals, ro-ro terminals, commercial trade zones, industrial parks, and urban areas, other than the crude oil terminal, will resume large-scale construction, and when they will be scaled up.
On the north shore, the supporting towns are not large in scale, but apart from the first and second factories of Cornero Cement, the gold refinery of Ibogu Mining and the palm oil processing plant invested by Dongsheng, the aluminum profile processing park, Tianjin
In addition to large-scale factories such as Yue Industrial Vehicle Plant, more than 200 Chinese-funded small and medium-sized enterprises have been steadily introduced, and it has begun to take shape.
Under the auspices of Yang Deshan, the investment in the construction of the Conero Lake Industrial Park was not high, but with the full cooperation of the Longta District, the planning and construction was very orderly, and now it looks quite good.
Last year, the Lonta Municipal Government took the lead and handed it over to the Conero Lake Industrial Park. The Lake Bay Processing Park, which was launched simultaneously with the Conero Marina New City, after a year of high-speed construction, is now also bringing in nearby products from the suburbs of Draculamo.
Two hundred local processing companies are stationed here.
On the contrary, Nan'an, in addition to being too ambitious in planning, initially drew the pie too big and set the standards too high, shutting out the most important local small and medium-sized processing enterprises. After Taihua fell into a debt crisis, all
Construction and investment promotion work have come to a complete halt, so that now
In lifelessness.
At the beginning of his return to Draculamore, Huang Hebin wanted to cry when he saw the prosperity of the East Lake and the North Bank, while the South Bank was deserted and lifeless with overgrown weeds.
Cao Mo listened to Huang Hebin's heartfelt words and said: "The industrial park still needs to continue to do a good job in industrial supporting work, and must do everything possible to reduce supporting costs to a minimum. Most of the manufacturing industries in Kanem are still at a standstill.
At the primary processing level, there is a lot of shoddy manufacturing, which has a lot to do with immature supporting equipment, and at the same time, it is very cost-sensitive. Regardless of what Fovkov Investment and Huamao have in mind, I can give you more time here.
, even if no direct profits are generated for ten years, it is not unacceptable. The port of Conero New City currently covers an area of 200 square kilometers. In the future, I also want to include the east and north shores of Lake Conero. The first ten years
It would be quite good to be able to develop forty to fifty square kilometers, but compared with the planning of the entire New Port City in such a large area, it can only be said to be a start-up, and it can only be said to be early-stage cultivation. The better the cultivation in the start-up area, the better.
It is only in the later stage that it is possible to bring greater benefits. Of course, everyone knows the truth. What I say today is also repeating what others have said. After all, how many people are not clear about the benefits of laying the foundation? The key is determination, or whether we can calm down.
Hold on, or do we have the confidence to be unprofitable for ten years? I can only tell you, I do. The early cultivation of Xingang City can create some blood, replenish some blood, and form a virtuous cycle internally. In addition to the refinery
In addition, I think there are two things that should be done vigorously. The first is the Chinese mall built by Xie Sipeng and others on Central Street. The scale is too small, and because of the serious smuggling phenomenon, it has been repeatedly cracked down by the authorities. A larger one with better management can be built on the south bank.
I think it is very meaningful to establish a formal Chinese mall and develop it into a distribution center for Chinese goods throughout West Africa. Domestic officials will also be willing to promote this matter. Secondly, the existing container terminal in Dracula Moor Port has been
Seriously saturated, in addition to the crude oil terminal, New Port City should give priority to ensuring the continued construction of ultra-large container terminals. This is also complementary to China Mall. The subsequent Conero Lake Industrial Park and Lake Bay Processing Park have given priority to the development of the south bank...
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Both of these things are being promoted, but Cornero New Port City, Lake Bay Processing Industrial Park, and Cornero Lake Industrial Park have their own plans, and there are numerous projects to be done, but resources are limited.
Which projects should be promoted with priority, and which projects should be allocated as much resources as possible in the short term? Not to mention the differences among the main investors, there are also disputes within the operations team headed by Huang Hebin.
Resources were limited in the early stage, so Cao Mo wanted to clarify the current focus of Cornero New Port City and accomplish some key things first.
Cao Mo said that he would give priority to the east coast and north coast as much as possible, but this was not a cheap statement.
Although this does not mean that the development of the Conero Lake Industrial Park and the Lake Bay Processing Park will stop, from now on, the focus of infrastructure construction will be on the southern end, which will also promote the new port city.
Huwan Processing Park is adjacent to Xincheng Port. Priority is given to the construction of roads in the southern part of Huwan Industrial Park. This is also to speed up the construction of the road network in Xingang City and strengthen its external radiation capabilities; to strengthen communications, water supply, power supply, and sewage in the southern part of Huwan Industrial Park.
Handling the construction will naturally also share the pressure of investment in the early supporting construction of New Port City.
Although Yang Deshan was responsible for handling the specific work and participating in the discussion, Cao Mo personally told Huang Hebin this, which meant that this was his final decision, and his confidence and support for Huang Hebin was not a concept.
Putting aside these business-related topics, Cao Mo continued: "Sturgeon accompanied his half-sister Arwenna Foster to the oil refinery in the morning to visit the dock. You had contact with Arwenna in the morning.
What impression do you have of her?"
"Awenna has a strong personality, but her skills are also good. This should be related to her previous work in financial news investigative reporting." Huang Hebin only met Awenna for the first time in the morning, although he also guessed that there must be something wrong within the Foster family.
Something happened that was unknown to outsiders, but his information sources were limited and he couldn't guess too many details. He just asked in confusion, "Mey Mantar is the chief secretary of the Akwa Democracy Promotion Front.
It seems I haven’t heard of her having any interaction with the Foster family before?”
"Mey Mantal also worked for a French media for several years in her early years. She and Awenna can only be regarded as acquaintances. Before arriving at Draculamore, she lived in Pemé Port for a few days. She and Awenna
But Badinay Jr., the second son of President Seviy of Kwa, has known him for a longer time. After talking to little Seviy, he invited May Mantar to Dracula Moor to have a few friends.
"Oh my God," Cao Mo said, "I returned to Dracula Mo yesterday, and this woman came to Yan Zhicheng's casino to see me and said some incomprehensible words!"
"Usan River Copper and Gold Mine?" Since members of Akwa President Seviyi's family were involved, Huang Hebin's first thought was also related to the Usan River Copper and Gold Mine.
The Wusang River copper and gold mine’s currently disclosed resources include metallic copper reserves of more than 9 million tons and gold reserves of more than 20 million ounces. Based on the current international gold price, the potential value of the gold reserves of the Wusang River copper and gold mine alone is more than
Twenty billion US dollars.
How could this not make people jealous?
It's just that Cao Mo put a lot of thought into taking over the Wusang River copper and gold mine. The moat was dug quite wide, but no matter how wide the moat was, could it stop President Akwa's family from reaching out?
Although Akwa is a poor country in West Africa, it is still an independent country.
Sewiy was a democratically elected president who came to power after ten years of Akwa's dictatorship. He has much greater power than a democratically elected president in the general sense.
In the past, when the global economy was improving, the countries in West Africa relied on the existing energy and mineral output to make a lot of money, and the situation was not so ugly. But now the economic situation is turbulent and the global economy is bleak. Crude oil, iron ore, etc.
The futures plummeted, and Akwa was severely hit. It can be said that the landlords had no food left.
How can these powerful politicians still have the patience to continue to learn to be gentlemen and maintain good eating habits?
At this time, the international gold price was unusually strong and even showed signs of breaking through the previous high, while the metal copper futures
The goods have also stopped falling and rebounded, which further highlights the beauty of the Wusang River copper and gold mine!
The first mine of Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine has been completed. Even if no further investment is made, it will still be a large mine with an annual output of 300,000 tons of copper concentrate and an output value of 670 million US dollars. Akwa’s ultra-low tax rate and
The low labor supply means that nearly half of the annual output value of the First Mine can be directly converted into pure profits and put into Cao Mo's pocket.
It’s really tempting to think about it.
Don't talk about others, the Seviyi family of President Akwa is now interested in the Usan River copper and gold mine. Is there anything surprising?
It's really not surprising at all.
Huang Hebin even felt that the Saiwei family was more patient than other political families in Africa that were uglier, greedier, and more cruel.
Of course, it was probably only at this time that the Saiviyi family found out the details of Cao Mo. They might have been more or less worried that Cao Mo had a Chinese official background!
"Yes, this woman is a trouble, and Badine and little Savvy who come into contact with her are even more of a big trouble," Cao Mo said without hesitation, "However, Awenna is the first of the old Mr. Foster."
A daughter born to four wives, I heard that something happened between Mr. Foss Sr. and Sturgeon’s mother, which caused Avina’s mother to move back to the Foster family estate to reunite with Mr. Foster Sr. Our old man
My friend Sturgeon, he is also in trouble, but he is too cautious and wants to give up resistance and give himself a chance to survive in the hands of this woman. This is not what I want to see..."
Huang Hebin knew that Cao Mo was asking for reward for helping him return to Kanem, so he thought for a moment and asked, "Is there anything I can do?"
"You don't need to go too far. Just let Sturgeon know just right that Arwina wants to win over you. Of course, Sturgeon may not be so easily fooled. Then let Arwina know that Sturgeon
It's okay to secretly target her and guard against her actions!" Cao Mo said, "Our old friend Sturgeon is an ambitious figure. He joined Bank Atlantic on behalf of the Foster family and showed keen observation and extraordinary ability.
His business acumen, from the Atlantic Union Oil Trading to the Conero Lake Port Crude Terminal to the New Taihua Refinery, was his biggest and last attempt to rise independently outside the Foster family over the years, but unfortunately our
Our old friend Sturgeon is too weak at this juncture, and we have the responsibility to help him!"
Huang Hebin didn't know why Cao Mo could speak so sanctimoniously of scheming against Sturgeon, but he could only complain silently in his heart, saying: "Awenna showed a lot of interest in the refinery this morning, and Sturgeon is quite
Be vigilant, all we need now is the right fire..."
The special situation of the Foster family leaves Sturgeon with very limited choices. Perhaps only a small counterintuitive plan can leave Sturgeon with no choice, but if the real greed for the Usan River copper and gold mine is
President Akwa's Sevi family, even if they break with the Foster family, Sturgeon, who may be dismissed from Bank Atlantic, is forced to choose to cooperate with Cao Mo. What can be reversed?
Of course, back then, Cao Mo was able to wipe out the Jidamu family without even realizing it, and deployed a lot of power secretly. But in the past two or three years, Tianyue has gradually become more popular in the Gulf of Guinea, and its power is stronger than when he secretly fought with the Jidamu family.
When the time came, Huang Hebin guessed that he might have other plans, but it was not convenient for him to ask.
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Sturgeon doesn't like to appear in public, or even interact with people. She is a senior executive vice president at Bank Atlantic, in charge of international business, and rarely socializes. She often sits alone in the office for a whole day, and will not need to deal with clients.
The work is delegated to subordinates to complete; and the management of the department is also delegated to the deputy, as if he is a puppet.
Volkov Petrochemical Group is too important to him.
After going through so much hard work to ensure that 60% of the shares were in the hands of Fulkov Investment, Sturgeon also forcibly overcame her inner discomfort and personally became the chairman of the Fulkov Petrochemical Group and set up her office in Xintai.
In the Fulkov International Building, which was renamed from the Hua Casino Hotel, we always pay attention to the construction and operation of the refinery and supporting projects.
Huang Hebin went to meet Cao Mo in the afternoon, and Sturgeon knew about it right away. This made him somewhat absent-minded when he accompanied Awenna to have afternoon tea at the rooftop restaurant of the Fulkov International Building in the afternoon.
At dusk, Huang Hebin returned to the Fulkov International Building by car, and Sturgeon immediately found him.
"Our mutual friend came to you to talk about what?" Sturgeon asked straight to the point.
"The main thing is to talk about the development of Cornero New Port City. It is really a headache to deal with two bosses." Huang Hebin said.
The Refining and Chemical Group and Newport City have the same operating team, but the Refining and Chemical Group is absolutely controlled by Fulkov Investment (60%), so Sturgeon is his boss in the Refining and Chemical Group. However, although Newport City does not have any
Absolute controlling stake, but Conero Lake Industrial Park holds the largest share (35%), and Yang Deshan is the chairman. Naturally, it can be said that Tianyue is the boss behind Newport City.
Whether he went to see Cao Mo publicly or privately, Huang Hebin was not afraid of being known.
"Besides these, Mr. Cao should instruct you to destroy my relationship with Awenna, right?" Sturgeon said.
"What do you mean by 'instructions'? Isn't that too harsh?" Huang Hebin was startled, but he smiled quietly, "Also, why do you want to destroy the relationship between you and Miss Awenna?"
"I'm not that stupid," Sturgeon said, shaking her head. "Last year, Mr. Cao Mo came to me to talk about cooperation and said that he would not just sit back and watch the South Bank turn into a mess. I believed him at the time, and I did.
After killing him, do you think I would believe that your return to Kanem was purely because Mr. Han found you first, not because of Cao's instructions? In Chinese terms, is this called 'play hard to get'?"