"It is a bit difficult for us to fully acquire the Cotonou power plant. Benin State Electric does not want to take too big a step and wants to maintain a certain proportion of shares. In addition to not wanting to go against the will of State Electric too much, Minister Paboni also has other
Some concerns,”
Brahm talked about how he and Xie Sipeng went to the Central Government Building of Benin today to meet with Paboni, the Minister of Industry, Geology and Minerals, and said,
"I will meet with Speaker Buckley tomorrow, and I should still have a chance to fight for it..."
Cao Mo initially wanted to fully acquire the Cotonou Power Plant. He hoped to recruit a group of colonial descendants from the Draculamo Power Supply Group to manage and engineer the power plant. While laying the foundation for the subsequent expansion of the power plant, he also directly built the Cotonou Power Plant.
The forces descended from the colonists gathered in Benin and developed a core support point.
However, Cao Mo has his own plans, and the relevant departments in Benin and the Cotonou Power Plant must also have their own ideas.
Now Benin's National Electric Power Group and Minister of Industry, Geology and Mines Paboni do not agree with Conero Energy's full acquisition of the Cotonou Power Plant. Cao Mo asked Brahm not to rush to do the work of Yi Chang Buckley, and asked him to follow
Xie Sipeng will talk about where the resistance lies.
"The Cotonou Power Plant is the only large-scale power plant under the jurisdiction of Benin State Electricity. Whether it can make a profit is secondary. If they are all separated, in addition to losing such a large part of power, they will also be cut off from the past transfer of benefits and relationships.
Therefore, we are not surprised that Benin’s National Electricity Council is opposed to this matter,” said Xie Sipeng, “and Paboni has political concerns. The employees of the Cotonou power plant may collectively oppose this acquisition. Not to mention, Benin has
The Socialist Republic was established in the 1960s and 1970s. Although it was changed to a multi-party system in the 1990s, the system and all levels of society retain a strong socialist flavor. In areas such as electricity and energy supply, all social classes in Benin have
They prefer to avoid being penetrated too deeply by foreign capital..."
Cao Mo pondered for a while and then said to Bram: "You will meet with Speaker Buckley tomorrow as planned, but there is no need to insist that we fully acquire the Cotonou Power Plant. We must compromise. We cannot be on other people's territory.
Still so aggressive. In that case, what's the difference between us and the Evans Foundation? The current question is, if the Cotonou Power Plant adopts the joint venture plan, how can we strive for the right to speak in personnel matters as much as possible? You still have to worry about negotiating with Benin
Relevant parties should communicate more, and the construction and standard improvement of the Oguta-Lonta transmission network should be promoted as soon as possible..."
Initially, Cornero Energy signed an agreement with Benin State Electric to build a simple 11,000-volt high-voltage transmission grid between Oguta and Lonta.
The power stations and power plants in the two places are connected.
Now that the construction of a thermal power base and cross-border power grid with Cotonou, Benin as the center is on the agenda, the original design of the Oguta-Lonta transmission network is no longer enough and needs to be upgraded to a backbone high-voltage transmission of 33,000 volts.
Internet standards have improved.
In addition to the Oguta-Lonta transmission network and the Bodonov-Cotonou power grid under the control of Benin State Electricity, the backbone transmission line from Cotonou to Oguta and Cotonou north to Akko
Negotiations on transmission lines in Vanuatu were also immediately launched.
If the Cotonou thermal power base construction plan is blocked, the Lonta natural gas power plant will immediately start the third phase of construction. In short, Conero Energy will form a dual-core power generation base in Lonta and Cotonou on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the future.
"Mr. Qian's phone number..." Zhou Han handed over the satellite phone.
Although Cao Mo was very calm, Xie Sipeng still thought that their contacts with relevant parties in Benin in the past two days were not very smooth. After Cao Mo talked to Qian Wenhan on the phone, he saw that he frowned slightly, as if he heard something on the phone
It wasn’t good news either. He asked, “What do you say Mr. Qian is on the phone?”
Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine has investments from Qian Wenhan Xinhong Investment and Xinhai Gold Industry. The two companies respectively invested US$150 million and held Wusang River Mining Co., Ltd. (wholly owned Wusang River Copper and Gold
Mineral exploration, mining business and a series of supporting enterprises such as mining, transportation, ore dressing plants) 8.3% of the shares.
Although the greedy fangs and bloody mouths of the Evans Foundation and Severyi have not yet completely opened, it is impossible for Cao Mo to hide such a crucial change from Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe.
In the past few days, Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe were also thinking hard at home to find ways to strengthen their confidence in Akwa.
In fact, the simplest thing is for the Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine to introduce capital from central enterprises with stronger political backgrounds.
At present, the domestic central enterprises investing in minerals in Africa are mainly China Mining Group and Huaye Group. There are also some provincial mining enterprises. At least in terms of background, these enterprises are closer to the will of the central government than Xinhai Gold.
However, Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe have been in contact with various parties non-stop in China these days, and the situation is not optimistic.
The country has decisively adopted proactive fiscal and monetary policies, and economic development has returned to the track of rapid growth. The securities market has rebounded strongly, and real estate and heavy chemical industries have set off a new round of investment boom. But it is also true that many people
Focusing on China, we are still worried about when overseas countries, especially Africa, will be able to get out of the shadow of the economic crisis.
There may be many private enterprises that have already embarked on the journey of returning to overseas countries to look for new opportunities for development, but most enterprises with state-owned assets background, especially those that already have a number of projects overseas, seem a bit conservative.
After receiving capital injections from Xinhong Investment and Xinhai Gold, the Wusang River Copper and Gold Mine has been valued at US$800 million. At present, more than US$400 million of funds have been solidly invested, and the output value is expected to reach US$600 million this year.
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Net profit can also reach US$200 million.
Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe separately approached the top executives of Huazhi and China Mining, two state-owned enterprises, and only raised the valuation by US$2 billion for financing, but neither company had any intention of considering it.
Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe invited the top executives of the two central enterprises to inspect Akwa so that Ibogu Mining could gain some momentum. It is not known where the top executives of the two central enterprises heard the news, but they actually refused.
"Don't think about it, it must be Liang Yuan and Han Shaorong who have spread the news!" Xie Sipeng said.
Chinese-funded enterprises are also looked down upon in Africa.
For a long time, domestic assistance and diplomacy to East Africa have been more solid and more influential. At the same time, East Africa is closer to the country. Therefore, central enterprises and many Chinese businessmen have invested more frequently and actively in East Africa.
As for investment in countries along the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa, in the early years, except for a few central enterprises such as China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation that came to undertake large and medium-sized infrastructure projects, small and medium-sized traders mainly engaged in import and export trade, and there was not much voice at all.
In recent years, there have been many gold miners operating in Akwa, Kanem and other places, but most of them are scattered guerrillas, and they cannot even get on the stage.
Dongsheng and Taihua, which have invested in the Gulf of Guinea coast for a long time, as private listed companies, cannot compare with central enterprises in terms of influence and voice.
New Steel Federation, which has a provincial state-owned background, teamed up with Huamao Capital to acquire Catero Steel Plant, which is the first Chinese-owned industrial investment project in West Africa that has a certain national influence.
After the Catero Steel Plant was jointly acquired by New Steel Alliance and Huamao Capital, the expansion project was quickly launched.
However, after Cao Mo was kicked out, the management team sent by Liang Yuan and New Steel Alliance on behalf of Huamao Capital and himself would naturally not be able to obtain the Blake family, the Felician family and the Sika family in Oyo State.
and the support of political forces.
Some problems seemed easy to Cao Mo, but difficult for them to overcome.
The biggest problem they currently encounter is that workers at the Bosso Iron Mine and local small and medium-sized enterprises that rely on the Bosso Iron Mine for survival strongly oppose the unbundling of the Catero Steel Plant and the Bosso Iron Mine.
The current situation has developed to the point where miners violently destroyed the newly built iron and coal terminal of the Catero Steel Plant to prevent the Catero Steel Plant from transporting high-quality iron ore from the Bamang area of Akwa.
The new expansion project of Catero Steel Plant was quickly completed at the beginning of the year, but it has been delayed until now and has not been put into operation.
However, this does not prevent Liang Yuan and other Chinese management of the Catero Steel Plant from having closer contact with the staff of central enterprises in Africa. Official activities of all sizes, such as Ibogo Mining and Cornero Cement, have not had the opportunity to participate.
, who said that these two companies not only sound like Chinese-funded enterprises, but the senior management also thinks that they are mainly locals?
Qian Wenhan and Zhou Shenhe directly approached China Mining in China. The top management of Huazhi contacted them to discuss financing, but they were rejected outright. Naturally, Xie Sipeng immediately thought that it was Liang Yuan, the bastard, who was spreading unfavorable news against them behind the scenes.
information
"Forget it, dozens of local workers rushed in and smashed the iron and coal dock of Catero Steel Plant. They might still say that I was the one behind it!" Cao Mo stretched his waist and said, "Such a short one.
Time, with Huaye and China Mining, it is impossible to achieve any results at all. Originally, I only wanted to trick a few senior executives to come to inspect, and use the power of negotiation to make the Saiwei family more fearful. Now there is no hope of this.
It’s not a loss. Juan Mantal is about to join forces with the Benin Peace Construction Association to discuss the establishment of an industrial park in Cotoro with Benin officials. It is not appropriate for us to do anything influential in Benin during this period.
public activities. Except for Brahm and little Tubman who will continue to stay in Benin, the others will accompany me to Akwa tomorrow..."
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The Zum Mountain Hydropower Station will not officially provide power until August. The Konuto Power Plant is too inefficient. It is thankful that the town of Oguta can have power supply for four to five hours a day. The rest of the time is supported by diesel generators.
Although the manor is close to the town, the town of Augusta quickly becomes quiet after nightfall. There are not many lights, but there are diesel generators roaring in every corner, which sounds somewhat harsh.
No matter how much Cornero Cement, Cornero Energy and Ibogu Mining invest in Benin, they will be regarded as external capital forces by the local people; Brahm, Garon Targaryen and Xie Sipeng and others are not as good as Pabo.
No matter how good the relationship between the members of the Buckley family is, it is difficult to integrate into them as "one of our own".
The one who really has the possibility to integrate as "one of our own" is little Tubman, who moved his family to Benin and has become a naturalized citizen.
Therefore, even though little Tubman has not been involved in the business of Cornero Energy and other companies before, he will now accompany Brahm and the others to participate in all subsequent important talks in Benin, and strive to communicate with Paboni and the Buckley family as soon as possible
Establish close connections with key members.
Cao Mo also allocated part of the funds to Tubman Jr. to participate in some diversified investments in hotels, restaurants, and commerce in Bodonov and Cotonou, Benin, in the name of the Tubman family, in order to consolidate the tower.
The foundation of the Bouman family in Benin.
Therefore, after dinner, Tubman Jr. accompanied Brahm directly by car to Boldonov's hotel to prepare for the meeting with Benin National Assembly Speaker Buckley the next morning.
As soon as the three off-road vehicles drove out of the manor, they saw a Tianyue pickup truck driving towards the manor in the dark.
Through the dim light in front of the manor's gate, little Tubman saw a middle-aged Chinese man sitting in the driver's seat of the pickup truck.
His thin face was like that of many travelers walking alone in the wilderness. He also noticed that when he looked over, the middle-aged man subconsciously turned away, curious in his heart: Who is this person, who appeared at the gate of the manor at this time.
Little Tubman looked back and saw Zhou Han walking to the gate to pick him up. He didn't get out of the car to ask any questions and let the driver continue driving into the night.
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Following Zhou Han's instructions, Yang Xiaofeng parked his car in the parking lot inside the gate of the manor, and then walked towards the independent wooden house from the path beside the pond. Before he could knock on the door and enter, he heard a voice coming from inside:
"We have set up a dedicated line, but the speed of the network is too slow. It's as stuck as a dog. How can anyone bear this?"
"There is no way. This is not a problem that can be solved by adding more dedicated lines. Benin's communication foundation is there, and Boldonov's network speed is not necessarily faster than this. Now the international communication giant is interested in investing in Dracula Mo
Interested, after all, the actual influx of people into Draculamore is nearly twenty times that of Bodonov and Cotonou. No matter how low-end the market is, the absolute value is quite impressive..."
Yang Xiaofeng followed Zhou Han and knocked on the door and walked into the wooden house. When he saw Cao Mo and Xie Sipeng sitting together in front of the computer screen, studying something, he suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart: It's so late, and there are already many professional managers under him.
He also personally asked Xie Sipeng to discuss such a trivial issue. It is no wonder that a person like him can succeed...
Seeing Zhou Han bringing Yang Xiaofeng in, Xie Sipeng sat back on the couch on the side of the room. Cao Mo also put down the mouse in his hand and looked at Yang Xiaofeng, whom he had met for the first time and who was second only to Liang Yuan in the fraud gang.
The number one person is in his early forties, but his face is thin and yellow, and his appearance is somewhat unattractive.
Cao Mo took out a pack of lotus flowers, lit a cigarette himself, then threw the cigarette case and lighter to Xie Sipeng, pointed to the seat next to Xie Sipeng, and said to Yang Xiaofeng: "Sit down and talk. I heard that you were at the Catero Steel Factory recently.
This matter stirred up a lot of trouble, right? There were demonstrations, and they broke into the pier to smash and loot, etc., which made the Catero Steel Plant a mess, and it has not been able to start production smoothly to this day!"
"..." Yang Xiaofeng no longer wanted to vent his anger on Zhou Han about what happened recently, but Cao Mo pointed it out straight to the point. He did not deny it and said, "I have figured it out, but so many people
After many years of hard work, Liang Yuan rolled away his head. This breath is not easy for anyone to swallow. I can only accompany them to advance and retreat together. I came all the way here to meet you, shouldn't you just think about it?
Ask about this?"
Cao Mo stared into Yang Xiaofeng's eyes and asked angrily, "Now someone is blaming me for what you did. How come this matter is irrelevant? Do you feel wronged if I ask you to explain it now?"
is you?"
Yang Xiaofeng was speechless.
If someone else had spoken in such an aggressive tone, he would have patted his butt and stood up to leave, but he knew that he was not qualified to argue in front of Cao Mo, so he could only sit there and say nothing.
"The Internet speed is better," Cao Mo looked down at the computer screen, picked up the mouse and clicked wildly while talking to Xie Sipeng, "This guy actually said that he would kill my whole family. Now all the children in China have such hot tempers for accessing the Internet. Are they all so hot-tempered? Wait.
I'll spend money to upgrade the equipment level, and I'll see how he kills my whole family!"
Yang Xiaofeng looked at Zhou Han in a daze, having no idea what Cao Mo was doing sitting behind the screen, clicking furiously with the mouse in his hand.
"You've been playing this game for several days. Are you really so addicted? Even if you want to accompany Cheng Xi, can you discuss the business at hand first?" Zhou Han stood up angrily and took Cao Mo's hand.
He grabbed the mouse and helped him close the page of the online game "The General is So Fierce".
"Is there anything serious to discuss? Before he came in, he was fully prepared to put on airs. What other serious things can be discussed?" Cao Mo glanced at Yang Xiaofeng, looked at Zhou Han with some grievance, and wanted to ask for the mouse.
return.
Playing computer games behind a screen?
Yang Xiaofeng's mind was a little stuck. Cao Mo and Xie Sipeng were seriously complaining about the Internet speed of computer games just now?
Seeing Zhou Han's beautiful eyes glaring over at him, Cao Mo gave up his efforts to get the mouse back and used the keyboard to reply to Cheng Xi, asking them to type the dungeon first and wait until he was busy with his business before going online.
"I didn't have much free time to do, but Zhou Han thought that you might be of some use, so he persuaded me to allow you to come over and have a meeting." Cao Mo didn't leave his seat, but held up his feet to turn the universal wheels of the office chair to the desk.
He came forward, stared at Yang Xiaofeng from a closer distance, crossed his legs and said, "Stop pretending in front of me, tell me how useful you can be, and I'll see if there is any need for us to continue talking!"
"..." Yang Xiaofeng swallowed his saliva and said thoughtfully, "Liang Yuan has been making a lot of noise in the past few days that the Savvy family and the Evans Foundation are eyeing the Wusang River copper and gold mine. Maybe these words will not
It has come to your ears that among so many Chinese people living in Britain, I am considered the most hopeless one. I have followed crooked ways for half my life. If I really want to run a business, I don’t have the ability. But when it comes to getting close to something
People, let them relax their vigilance in order to find out information, thinking that they can still play some role..."
After the fall of Taihua, Cao Mo still supported Yan Zhicheng and Huang Hebin to return to Draculamore, either openly or secretly, but Yang Xiaofeng stopped contacting him and they were forgotten. Two days ago, it was Yang Xiaofeng who took the initiative to contact Zhou Han and proposed
I want to meet Cao Mo.
Zhou Han was still paying attention to the movements of Yang Xiaofeng and the others. He knew that he had recruited a few new accomplices to work, and guessed that he might have heard some news, so he came to Cao Mo on his own initiative and wanted to work for Cao Mo in exchange for benefits...