Chapter 241 There is no gold at all here! Really!

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 241 There is no gold at all here! Really!

In the imperial capital, in a small red house.

Several white-haired old men sat together, discussing the latest report submitted by the Spark Team.

Among them, the old man sitting in the center was wearing thick glasses. He first raised his head and looked around, and then said:

"Xinghuo's proposal this time is indeed a bit risky."

"A conservative estimate is that the investment in Gauteng Railway will be more than 30 billion yuan. If we look at the final results of the vicious competition with the Bombela consortium, the funds we can recover are likely to be less than 20 billion yuan."

"And this is not the final bottom line. Considering the expansion expectations revealed by the Gauteng High-Speed ​​Railway, the Bombella consortium may even lower the price to less than 15 billion."

"In that case, even if we obtain the mining rights of a gold mine, it will take at least 10 years to recover the cost."

"For us, this is an adventure."

"It's not too big, but it's absolutely impossible to do it casually."

After hearing what he said, the old man in a suit nodded and said:

"Yes, that's the case."

"Furthermore, in this proposal, the Spark Team's suggestion is to obtain the exploration rights in the Evander area, but this area itself is not promising."

"There's no telling whether it can mine ore. Even if it does, what are the reserves? What's the grade? These are all unknowns."

"If we really follow Xinghuo's plan, then we will have to prepare for a net loss."

"It's more of a gamble than an adventure."

"If we win, everything will be easy."

"If we lose, the financial loss is secondary, but if we get off to a bad start, it will have a great negative impact on our subsequent African resource strategy."

"We have to think carefully this time. Although the money is not much, we cannot throw it into the water."

The old man with glasses nodded slightly, and then continued:

"Relevant experts have been organized to study and judge this matter before. They generally believe that the probability of detecting gold deposits in the Evander area, especially the Baihe area, is not low, but the quality and scale are hard to say."

"But what I want to discuss today is not a technical issue. Rather than technology, I think we should see another key point."

"That is, this proposal was proposed by Chen Nian."

"Moreover, according to Chen Guo's feedback, Chen Nian was very determined when he proposed the plan."

"He seems to know that there are mines there, and he also knows that he will definitely make money by winning the mining rights there. I don't know why, but I think we should believe him."

"After all, he has never let us down since he appeared in our sights."

"This time, I think he will not let us down."

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the room fell into silence.

They recalled the whole process of that boy from his appearance to his rise, and then everyone realized a fact that was well known but often ignored.

That is:

This young man’s achievements are definitely not limited to technical aspects.

On the contrary, it should be said that his amazing feats in technology suppressed his outstanding contributions in other aspects.

Whether it was his initial involvement in the procurement of AL-31FN, or his subsequent prediction of the food war, or even now, he can almost be said to have single-handedly triggered the financial crisis in the Western world.

The forward-looking and strategic vision shown in these things is almost demonic.

How on earth did he know these things?

Where did he get his skills, and where did he get his prophetic experience?

This problem has troubled the top decision-makers for a long time.

Some people even suggested that we should have a frank talk with him.

But in the end, the proposal was rejected.

Because most people believe that the time has not yet come.

Therefore, the problem remains and lingers.

However, under this question, everyone has established the same understanding: in most cases, Chen Nian will not make mistakes.

Thinking of this, the old man in suit spoke again:

"The old leader's point of view is right. No matter how absurd it seems, as long as it is put forward by Chen Nian, we should pay attention to it."

"After all, he never makes a mistake."

"Even if we look at his work from beginning to end, the mistakes he made were only minor deviations."

"I prefer to call these deviations 'tolerances' rather than errors."

"So, in this case, what we have to do should not be to deny it, but to find ways to make a cover-up plan."

"As I said just now, although it is gambling, we still have to play at this gambling table."

"As long as you keep enough funds to make up your capital, you'll be fine."

Everyone nodded, and then, in the corner, someone raised his hand and said:

"If this is the case, then as the next step, should we work with various departments to consider how to minimize the risk?"

"I have a few key points here. Can you tell them to everyone now?"

The old man with glasses who spoke first nodded and said:

"Say it, I'll wait for you."

The man coughed, and after a brief silence to collect his thoughts, he said:

"My point of view is this. Since there is uncertainty in the income, we must try our best to increase the certainty of the income."

"There are three main lines."

"First, the Gauteng Railway must become a demonstration project to show our brand in Africa."

"In this way, the publicity effect will be achieved, and our strategy in Africa will progress more easily in the future."

"Second, we cannot engage in a price war with the Bombela Consortium. If they lower prices, we will not be able to lower prices without thinking. We must rely on our technical strength to convince South African officials."

"In this regard, we have done a good job in the live broadcast of the Beijing-Shijiazhuang high-speed railway this time, but we still need to add more firepower."

"Article 3, in terms of exploration rights and mining rights, I suggest that we should not just take the Evend area, but take the East Rand area and make the Evend area a subsidiary."

"The mineral veins in the East Rand region are relatively mature and the risks are relatively small. If an accident occurs, this is our bargaining chip for a comeback."

After finishing speaking, the man looked at everyone in the room, quietly waiting for their opinions.

"East Randega Evander, is this price too high? Can South Africa accept it?"

"I don't know. There is a high probability that I won't accept it, but we should give it a try."

"We can change our strategy and ask for exploration rights in two places and choose one of the two mining rights to reduce the risk. At the same time, South Africa will be more accepting."

"That's a method, but how can we ensure that they are willing to pay after the prospecting is over?"

"That's what the comrades in the business department need to talk about."

After a series of discussions, the old man with glasses raised his hand and then said:

"We will not discuss the specific details today."

"However, I think everyone has reached a consensus on the general direction."

"In this case, let's continue in this direction."

"This will be our first high-profile operation in Africa, and we have to get it right!"

"The Yishan Project has helped us lay the foundation. Compared with our original plan, this is a major boost."

"With such help, if things don't work well, then all of us here will have to reflect on it."

"clear."

Everyone answered one after another, and then opened the door and left one after another.

In the end, only two old men in glasses and suits were left in the room.

They looked at each other with a knowing smile on their faces.

There are expectations and worries in this smile, but more importantly, there is a kind of calmness.

A few days later, Losail, South Africa.

Li Jing is an ordinary but extraordinary geological prospector.

Ordinarily, like all prospectors, her job is nothing more than traveling through fields, mountains and forests, sleeping in the open air, in search of possible mineral veins.

What's extraordinary is that she is looking for gold.
To be continued...