Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Yang Mo said sternly: "Mr. Tony Sassou! Are you questioning the industrial foundation of a country that can independently manufacture two bombs and one satellite? If they cannot independently manufacture fertilizer equipment, do you think their population of nearly one billion will go hungry? Not only are they completely self-sufficient in coal, ore, and oil, but a considerable part of it is exported. Do you still think they don’t have the ability to produce mining equipment and oil extraction machines?”

Tony Sassou was stunned by this series of rhetorical questions. In fact, Yang Mo knew that, let alone Africa, most Europeans and Americans did not understand China. Their understanding of China basically stopped at the nonsense their politicians said. middle……

With China's current level of equipment manufacturing, it is true that it does not have the ability to earn foreign exchange through exports. However, for Congo-Brazzaville, which has no industrial base at all, China is even the most suitable equipment supplier. China's experience in creating the five small industrial bases from scratch is worth it. Most African countries can learn from this. The more important point is that China's equipment suppliers, which are mainly state-owned enterprises, will not cheat their friends. They focus on the so-called international influence and sometimes even prefer to suffer some losses themselves...

Tony Sasu stammered: "Is it really possible? But we don't have US$390 million. The most we can collect is US$170 million."

Yang Mo felt happy. It seemed that the African brothers with thick eyebrows and big eyes were not honest. They could squeeze out 20 US dollars in one go.

Yang Mo thought for a moment and then spread his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do about it!"

Tony Sasu gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Yang, can you help us talk to our Chinese friends? We will try to squeeze out another 20 US dollars in funding, a total of 190 million US dollars!"

Yang Mo spread his hands and looked helpless. He was not worried at all that this business would fail. Looking at the price of US$390 million, he couldn't buy so much equipment.

Tony Sassou began to tell Yang Mo how miserable the people in their country were living, and played the sympathy card. Yang Mo expressed deep sympathy, but secretly cursed in his heart: "Grandma! It's the people who are miserable. You said this His standard Cockney accent makes him look like a returnee elite!"

After struggling for a long time, it turned out that there was really no chance to lower the price. Tony Sassou also showed his trump card and said helplessly: "Okay! Mr. Yang! It's the US$390 million you said, but we can only pay 190 million." Cash, and the remaining part will be paid off with mineral products!”

Yang Mo frowned and said: "According to the international practice of equipment procurement, after signing the contract, 70% of the payment must be paid in advance before production can be arranged, and the remaining 30% must be paid when the equipment is shipped offshore."

Tony Sasu said bitterly: "But we really only have so much purchasing funds in total, and we can only use minerals to pay off the debt for the remaining equipment!"

Yang Mo suddenly remembered a report he had read in his previous life: The Congo-Brazzaville government revoked the mining license of the Sundance subsidiary "Congo Steel Company" on the Nabeba iron ore project and re-granted it to a rarely-known company. A well-known company with a Chinese investment background, Australia’s Sundance Company claimed US$537 billion...

Thinking of this, Yang Mo frowned deliberately and said: "Mr. Tony Sassou, it is difficult for us to negotiate with Chinese equipment manufacturers with such unreasonable demands, unless..."

Tony Sasu perked up and asked quickly: "Unless what?"

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said, "Unless we advance the equipment payment!"

Tony Sassu looked at Yang Mo with some surprise, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. In business, why should Yang Mo advance the equipment payment?

Yang Mo said seriously: "For the sake of long-term strategic cooperation with your country, I am very willing to facilitate this equipment purchase. Our steel company can advance the equipment payment of US$200 million."

Of course, Tony Sasu knew that there is no free lunch in the world, so he asked straight to the point: "So what kind of reward does Mr. Yang hope to get?"

Yang Mo said with a double entendre in the tone commonly used by charlatans: "The reward doesn't matter, the main thing is to make friends with Mr. Sassou! It's enough to be able to recover the advance payment. I have two ideas. One is that your country follows the It is agreed that the ore will be deducted from the advance payment, and the mining cooperation with your country will be carried out in the form of investment."

Tony Sasu's eyes lit up and he asked: "What kind of cooperation method?"

Yang Mo pondered for a moment and then said: "Your country will use its ore resources as a stake, and we will fund and jointly develop it, and the profits will be shared equally according to the agreed ratio..."

Tony Sassou nodded and said: "This is a good method. It not only solves the equipment procurement problem, but also revitalizes idle mine resources. Mr. Yang is welcome to bring people to Congo to discuss cooperation matters!"

After Tony Sassou and Yang Mo signed the equipment purchase contract, they returned to China first and waited for Yang Mo to bring the exploration team to Congo to discuss specific cooperation details.

Yang Mo immediately contacted the staff of the embassy in West Germany and inquired about the composition and itinerary of Chinese people coming to the Hannover Industrial Products Fair to participate in the exhibition.

After the embassy learned that there was an equipment export order, it took it very seriously and sent the second secretary Wu Bin to personally serve as the liaison officer.

The news that Zhiyuan Technical Consulting Services Company helped the Congolese trade delegation reduce the equipment purchase price from US$625 million to US$390 million spread like wildfire at the Hannover Industrial Products Fair...

In this era when most developing countries have serious shortages of foreign exchange reserves, every business group is eager to spend two cents of every penny.

Yang Mo promptly printed out highly inflammatory leaflets in multiple languages: "Do you want to use a small amount of foreign exchange to complete the construction of industrial infrastructure? Is your country in urgent need of various technical equipment? But it suffers from insufficient funds... Please come to Zhiyuan Technical Consulting Service Company to provide you with one-stop service and solve all problems encountered in equipment procurement!"

When Wu Bin came to the booth of Zhiyuan Technical Consulting Services Company, he was almost shocked. Almost one-third of the buyers from Asia, Africa and Latin America were concentrated here. The booth was crowded with people of various skin colors and languages.

Wu Bin found Yang Mo and introduced himself. Yang Mo, who was very busy and exhausted, couldn't help but ask Wu Bin for help: "Secretary Wu, can you ask the embassy to send us some translators? We are really busy!"

Wu Bin was a very politically sensitive young man and immediately refused: "Mr. Yang, this is not in compliance with the procedures. You are a Hong Kong enterprise. If the embassy intervenes too much, it will be criticized..."

Yang Mo thought for a while and then said: "Secretary Wu, do you think this is a good idea? The embassy helps us contact some local international students to serve as translators, and we pay. Of course, if the embassy's high-level translators come to help in the name of international students, we can pay double the salary …”

Wu Bin left in a hurry. He couldn't make up his mind. He wanted to go back and ask the leader for approval!

After seeing off Wu Bin, Yang Mo just returned to the booth. A middle-aged man with Southeast Asian features walked over and introduced himself: "Hello, I am Pamela Tapong, the leader of the Thai business group..."