Chapter 244 African New City Plan
China has always paid close attention to various resource information. my country has many cooperation projects in Africa. In addition to the common large-scale infrastructure such as bridge and road construction, dam construction, etc., there is also cooperative mining and metallurgical processing.
Panshi Group has accumulated a lot of reserves in this area, so Lin Ruoyan contacted her future sister-in-law to learn more about the situation.
Although sister-in-law Du Pengpeng had been transferred to Beijing, she must have known some of the news inside Panshi. Lin Ruoyan didn't bother her brother, mainly because he wasn't interested in minerals.
After a chat, Du Pengpeng understood the situation. Although Panshi was not a state-owned enterprise, it had extensive experience in mineral development projects abroad and was planning to participate in the bidding.
In addition to wanting to cooperate with the country to develop copper mines, Panshi also intends to help them improve overall people's livelihood and introduce industries. It cannot just regard the country as a resource provider.
Panshi has already established a relatively successful case study in Southeast Asia, operating local mines and factories, creating tens of thousands of jobs. Furthermore, after mining, the ore is smelted and processed locally before being sold to other countries, making it a significant taxpayer. This model is highly recognized by resource-rich countries.
Now I heard that Lin's Real Estate has started housing construction projects in South America and cooperated with large state-owned enterprises, so I am trying to test Lin Ruoyan's intentions to see if she wants to go to other continents to look for opportunities.
Lin Ruoyan had already achieved success in the XX New City in Hebei Province, and she was also involved in the overall construction of the B Province New City project in Bolivia, South America. That project was not simply about building houses or farms, but actually involved a comprehensive project to improve people's livelihoods.
Panshi’s previous overseas projects were mostly in cooperation with state-owned enterprises, but the cooperation model of state-owned enterprises is relatively inflexible. When Lin Ruoyan heard this, she also understood the deeper meaning that Du Pengpeng could not say.
On the one hand, private enterprises still have many limitations when it comes to partnering with state-owned enterprises. On the other hand, some African countries, swayed by Western cultural trends, often believe that our large state-owned enterprises have ulterior motives and fear resource monopoly and control, which could compromise their national independence. Therefore, they prefer to partner with large companies with obscure national backgrounds and international capitalization. The West does have a certain technological advantage, particularly in mining operations.
Du Pengpeng said, "Although we at Panshi are going all out this time, we'll likely still have to compete with state-owned enterprises. Furthermore, our own business is still immature when it comes to building new cities. If we join forces with you and don't win the bid, it will probably affect you as well."
Lin Ruoyan said, "You mean you want me to choose, should I join forces with you, or wait for the big state-owned enterprises to come to us for help?"
Du Pengpeng admitted: "Indeed, this kind of thing will definitely require a joint bid. Large state-owned enterprises are very strong, and it is easy to get loans. There is even domestic policy support."
"Then why are you rushing forward this time? Did someone else hear something?" Lin Ruoyan probed further. "Besides, large state-owned enterprises don't lack real estate companies like ours. Our previous trip to South America was just a chance encounter with President Yuan. There are so many Chinese companies in Africa right now, and we don't have any foundation or advantages. Large state-owned enterprises also have many people to choose from. Even if we take the initiative to look for them, we may not be able to find a way, let alone wait for others to find us."
Du Pengpeng hadn't expected Lin Ruoyan to see things so clearly, nor to dwell on past success. Since Lin Ruoyan also wanted to cooperate, she decided to play a role. At least the two companies had worked well together before, so this time they had a certain foundation of trust.
The next day, Lin Ruoyan returned to her vacation mode, taking her son to various amusement parks and beaches to relax without any pressure. Even Lu Wei felt as if she had enjoyed the Spring Festival in advance.
They visited several tourist attractions in Singapore and, pretending to be clients, researched some high-end competing projects. Lin Ruoyan herself was the daughter of a wealthy family. She and her children wore designer clothes and drove luxury cars wherever they went. She easily transferred funds to projects that required capital verification, bringing along a few genuine research employees as her entourage, allowing her to move freely wherever she went.
With Mr. Lin's personal involvement, projects that were previously unsuccessful have now been approved. For the S Island Luxury Home Project Company, this kind of return is definitely better than others coming to visit. They are also more sincerely grateful for Mr. Lin's care.
Little did they know that Lin Ruoyan visited the luxury housing projects for her own interest, and also to prevent Lin Mengxi from being obsessed with reading and using the computer. Looking at more pleasing houses is good for eyesight and can also improve aesthetics.
The local project company was quite satisfied, and Lin Ruoyan had seen firsthand the luxury homes she had never seen in the real world. Only Lin Mengxi was forced to accompany her mother on daily shopping trips, and then, back at the hotel, to practice fighting with Lu Wei. The daily grind drained her energy, and she suffered terribly.
He secretly vowed never to go on vacation with his mother again.
Lin Ruoyan was so careless because Qin Shuang was watching over the company and had already made arrangements to cooperate with Panshi in conducting research on African projects.
Chen Jun inquired for information from the construction companies, and also inquired about the strengths and weaknesses of construction companies in Africa that could cooperate.
In addition, in the overseas area, Hua Mengmeng, who has language advantages and a pioneering spirit, is more suitable for early project development. Qin Shuang talked to Hua Mengmeng, and she took the initiative to take over.
For the copper mine, the local government has only issued a global public bidding invitation for the time being, and the specific bidding requirements and opening date have not been determined.
Different interested companies have different focuses. For developed Western countries, they are attracted by resources, and they also have a greater involvement of mining capital.
However, Chinese companies adhere to Eastern thinking, which is different from the thinking mode of the Western world. They emphasize harmony, mutual benefit and win-win results.
The Western world is generally more inclined to plunder resources, either this or that. They have lived in the barren European continent since ancient times, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and the cultural desert. If they don't have it, they will grab it. If they grab it, it's theirs. If they can't grab it, they will destroy it and not leave it to the indigenous people, for fear that others will become stronger and take it away from them.
As for the post-colonial "domestication" of the locals, the destruction of their original cultural customs, and the physical destruction of those who did not fully Westernize, the depletion of resources, the abandonment of resources after their use, and the subsequent depletion of the land like a swarm of locusts, these actions deeply irritated the awakening African nations.
Therefore, even if large companies from the Western world are invited to participate in the bidding, the locals will not be stupid enough to become the target of plunder again.
They have already figured out the purpose of the bidding and plan to make sufficient preparations in the bidding documents to plug those loopholes in advance.
However, the Western world depicted in the book still views Africa through a distorted lens, even in this era. Companies driven by capital and profit, even if they contain kind and clear-minded individuals, are unable to counter the prevailing cultural mindset. Development plans guided by such a mindset, however, are self-evident in what way they benefit local people.
They don't even bother to conceal their true purpose. They start using traditional bribery methods before bidding, trying to buy off the evaluation committee or local managers, regarding these people as new compradors who are willing to sell out national resources for a small amount of money.
This has actually triggered a crisis of confidence among managers.
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