602 Wealth and Risk
Nothing can stop Comrade Liu from yearning for the upcoming baby, even if it is nearly nine months left. If you want to say that it can stop it for a while, it is Xiao Miaomiao who pulls him to play.
Although Lao Liu attaches great importance to the upcoming child, he is not nervous enough to restrict Wang Shasha's actions. He does whatever he wants and eats whatever he wants, and he thinks that everything is the best.
Especially when this sesame seed is grown into a watermelon, it will be protected by a mask, so there is nothing wrong with it.
Wang Shasha herself was so nervous that she had been holding her cell phone to see what her mother would eat to treat her baby well. Then she would make a list and ask Lao Liu to purchase.
After the four old men arrived at the farm, Lao Liu was fine. They took Wang Shasha's daughter-in-law and daughter very much.
In order to be more serious, Lao Liu also began to get busy.
It is now the centralized harvesting period for coffee berries, and there are a lot of coffee berries delivered to the washing plant every day. Three new washing lines have been built to barely meet production needs.
Therefore, it is imperative to build new washing plants in other areas of Kenya. Even if this season is fooled, you will definitely not be able to work hard in the next big picking season.
Because coffee berries from each production area are now being sent here one after another, there are detailed data on the quality statistics of each production area. Although it means that there will be some minor changes in the year, it will not be bad in general.
Lao Liu came out and was one of the top two. The three new washing plants selected did not encounter any obstacles. They bought the land very smoothly and handed it over to Su Qiang's construction company to be responsible for the construction.
These are all small jobs and there is no technical content. After this rainy season has passed, it will be too late for them to build again.
Although he didn't do much work, Lao Liu was so proud that Chen Cheng, who came back from abroad, was very depressed. He was so tired that he became a fool. It seemed as if he had done so much.
"Our company is shining in this round of investment. It seems that the tea making of Liu Gong has been well studied. Next is to purchase a rolling machine and a dryer to determine the process parameters." Old Liu said with a smile.
"Is it over proud? Now a new situation has emerged. The Democratic Republic of Congo has also sent us an invitation to cooperate, which has caused me a headache. Just make your own decisions about whether to invest there?" Chen Cheng said.
"It's better not to be there. Although there are coffee producing areas there, it's really messy. I've been fighting all the time, so there's not a single time to be idle." Old Liu frowned.
"I thought so at the beginning, but the additional conditions they gave were very good. We can set up a security company there directly to protect our production areas and factories." Chen Cheng said.
"Then I looked at the information they provided carefully, and felt that if we put aside the danger coefficient, there was indeed a lot of investment potential there."
"Small coffee companies cannot afford such high security costs, while large coffee companies are relatively more concerned. They have many places to choose from, and it is not easy to take risks there."
"Actually, what I care about the most is the location of their coffee producing areas, which is not very far from Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. This is still very convenient for our industry to expand from East Africa to Central Africa."
"And it is also the birthplace of the Robusta tree species, and the results achieved in the coffee cup measurement competition over the years are also very good. Our current coffee beans are still mainly Arabica. I think we can appropriately increase the proportion of Robusta species."
Old Liu touched his chin and hugged Xiao Miaomiao who was close to him in his arms, "If you say this, you can really make a fuss."
"These two coffee tree species have their own fans in the world, and even those large coffee products companies can purchase both types of beans. It is just because the Arabica species have more fine beans and higher yields that people are a little despised by Robusta species."
"How many washing plants are there now? What scale can we achieve if we were in the past? It must be measured with the risks we are about to take."
"There are 107 washing plants there now, all of which are small washing plants. The annual output is about 14,000 tons. If we go there, I think it would be fine to win more than 300 tons even in the early stages."
"And normally, the land there is state-owned assets and the lease period is 25 years. If we go through it, the convenience we give is to sign two periods at a time, and it will be automatically postponed after the expiration."
"Fifty years later, no one knows what's going on there. You can make money by making money, and the only thing you need to worry about is that it's too messy there."
"I also learned about it with them when I first came into contact with them. In terms of weapon equipment, we are allowed to have a certain proportion of heavy weapons."
Old Liu grinned with a wry smile. The more convenient the conditions given, the more dangerous the environment there is. I am afraid the real situation is much worse than what the outside world reports.
"That's the case, I told them to consider it carefully. The conditions given are really good, and the risks that need to be faced are also very high." Chen Cheng said.
"The key is whether our security company can suppress the venue. Anyway, it can be equipped with rocket launchers and mortars, but there are slight restrictions on the number."
Old Liu didn't know what to say, and he was even more worried.
As Chen Cheng said, although Africa is also an important producing area for coffee beans, there are only so many areas suitable for growing coffee beans. Although I am also expanding wildly now, I am not able to gain a lot of share. Maybe after a few years of operation, I can have a good number.
As the old saying goes, does danger and opportunity coexist? It is very dangerous to make a business deal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the profits you can get will also be very large.
The conservatively estimated output of 300 tons of coffee beans is much higher than that in other countries. The coffee bean production in several countries that are investing now is expected to be between 100 and 150 tons.
"Nini, what are you doing?" Old Liu picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted.
"Boss, I'm doing maintenance for the helicopter." After waiting for a while, Nelson replied weakly.
"What, have you been to the Democratic Republic of Congo before when you were on missions?" Old Liu asked.
"I've been there three times." Nelson's answer was very concise.
"It's pretty good. Come to me and ask you for some things." Old Liu said hurriedly.
Nelson didn't say anything again. Although he is Miaomiao's personal bodyguard now, he still has some temper towards Lao Liu. He will not bear it silently, and occasionally there will be some small resistance.
"The company plans to invest in a washing plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. What is the actual situation there?" Lao Liu asked directly after Nelson came.
"We have performed many missions here, only three times in the rainforest of the Democratic Congo." Nelson glanced at him.
"In these three missions, we exchanged fire with local armed forces four times. If we were poachers, then these local armed forces were poaching gangs."
"In order to obtain development funds, they are all hunting wild animals in an organized manner. If you invest there, you must have at least a guard of about 300 people."
"So dangerous?" Chen Cheng couldn't help asking.
"A team of 300 people, equipped with advanced weapons, can play a certain deterrent role. In the early stage, the armed forces in those places will not dare to attack at will." Nelson said with a smile.
"But this is also temporary. There will always be people who want to make profits from these merchants. Especially those who can support such a large amount of armed forces will need to go through several conflicts to make the future more stable."
"Or it would be to pay protection fees to local armed forces, but it would be necessary to pay more. Because there are constant local conflicts, you cannot determine which armed forces are under control of that area, so the adjacent organizations need to give one."
"We bought passes when we were there, but there was still a firefight. The environment in the rainforest was harsh and it was not so easy to identify. If we beat it, we would beat it."
Nelson spoke very plainly, but he felt a little cold to Lao Liu and Chen Cheng.
The armed forces of 300 people are barely enough to see where they are. What kind of country is this?
"Nini, they said, we can equip some bazooka and mortars." Old Liu struggled for a moment.
Nelson glanced at him, "If this is the case, it's OK. However, it also requires more snipers. Accurate killing can have a good effect when defending."
"It is best not to fight with them in the rainforest. There are too many dangers in the rainforest, and the sent people also need to adapt to the environment there before they can be put into use."
"I'll give you my lungs. The security costs there are much more than the cost of operating the washing plant." Old Liu sweared.
Chen Cheng knew him very well and smiled and looked at him, "Decide to have a group?"
"If you do it, you can seek wealth and honor in danger. In the future, the profit there will be more than ten million US dollars. Even if I spend half of my funds every year, it will be worth it." Liu Wenrui rubbed his face and said.
"But we have to discuss with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to see if we can get greater convenience. If we are really attacked in the future, can we use helicopters to transport troops to enter the country quickly."
"It's just a bit dangerous. Isn't it like playing a helicopter? Forget it, this one is useless. It's just to find a way on oneself, and I have to tell Xavi. The number of people is to support the Democratic Republic of Congo, not to stay in Kenya."
Chapter completed!