Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 554 Lin Yuan’s Interest Bundling Plan

Facing Kano's expectant gaze, Lin Yuan knew what he wanted.

Kano hopes that Lin Yuan and Betty, as partners, can make a commitment:
Kisangani's mineral resources will not be exploited too harshly, so that it can have more resources to eliminate local poverty and war.

The request seemed humble and a little strange.

Because Lin Yuan had already reached a preliminary agreement with Kano: the profits from the development of mineral resources would be distributed at a 5:5 ratio.

If the agreement is implemented, Kano has already obtained a very good profit distribution agreement and does not need Lin Yuan to make another commitment at this moment.

But the reality is not that simple. In this cooperation, Kano is at an extreme information disadvantage.

Newly established mining companies face challenges in mining costs, infrastructure costs, maintenance costs, sales channels, and even financial statements.

Kano is completely incapable of participating in these links, which will inevitably lead to the existence of absolute information gap.

In the end, Kano had no way to question the financial statements that Lin Yuan and Betty produced, nor could he find any problems.

Although profits are distributed 5:5 according to the financial statements, what is the real situation?
Cano hopes that Lin Yuan and Betty can be better than other European and American investors and reduce their exploitation of them so that he can have more resources to achieve his goals.

This is the promise he hopes Lin Yuan will make.

Looking at Kano's expectant eyes, Lin Yuan looked at Betty.

Betty nodded seriously.

So Lin Yuan took out two agreements and handed them to Kano.

"We've prepared two plans. Take a look at them," Lin Yuan said. "The fate of the people of Kisangani rests in your hands. Choose carefully."

Kano took it solemnly and began to look through it.

There was nothing special about the first agreement. It was based on the consensus reached between Lin Yuan and Kano, and agreed that the two parties would establish a mining company and share the profits equally at a ratio of 5:5.

Linyuan will be responsible for providing the infrastructure construction such as docks and roads required for mining, as well as the technology and equipment required for mining, as well as the future transportation and sales of ore.

Kano is responsible for providing resources, ensuring safety and order in the mining area, and providing sufficient labor for the mining area.

In this agreement, Lin Yuan also thoughtfully included a clause, which is to let Kano select a group of people, send them to the United States to receive relevant professional knowledge training, and return to Kisangani in the future to serve as managers of the mining company.

This clause directly addressed Kano's biggest concern and demonstrated Lin Yuan's sincerity:
I never want to block your access to information. Instead, I want to help you understand more about the company's operations and participate in company management so that you can get the same transparent information.

It can be said that this is the most effective way to enable both parties to trust each other and cooperate sincerely in the long term.

When Cano saw this first agreement, he had already received the commitment he had expected.

Even more than he had hoped for.

This made Kano's hand holding the agreement tremble a little.

These tribal rulers have never received such a fair and friendly cooperation agreement from Western investors.

In the past, Western investors would only treat them as dogs wagging their tails to beg for food, and would throw them a few bones at random.

If they do not agree, they will use military aid and other means to support a new agent, and then continue to sign extremely harsh agreements with the agent who successfully seized power.

In the eyes of many people in this world, Africa’s poverty, war and backwardness are all due to the fact that Africans are “uncivilized”, “low in culture” and “barbaric”.

Kano also acknowledged the existence of this factor, but the real root lies in the fact that Western countries have been lying on the land of Africa and sucking away most of its blood.

Without a real economic foundation, tribal rulers like Kano, no matter how extravagant they are, will find it difficult to change the country's poverty and backwardness.

This is what is called "sovereign negative externality".

Every African country has been burdened with a lot of debuffs since its birth. These burdens are so heavy that it is impossible to run fast no matter what.

Only those countries that established their nation through armed struggle, confiscated all the illegal gains of imperialism in their own country when establishing their nation, and "cleaned the house before welcoming guests" can go into battle with light equipment.

At this point, Kano had already obtained a fairly "fair" agreement.

He looked at the second agreement in his hand with confusion.

We already have such a fair agreement, why do we need to prepare a second one?
Could this second agreement be better than the first?

So, Kano opened the second agreement in his hand.

When he finished reading the first two pages, his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, but he could not avoid exposing the surging emotions in his heart.

The goodwill of this agreement is visible to the naked eye. There are no obscure clauses at all, and Kano can see the benefits at a glance.

Many of these designs simply advanced his cognition and pointed him in a path he had never imagined.

Kano's mind was firmly attracted. He read the agreement slowly, word by word. Lin Yuan and Betty beside him did not urge him and let Kano read slowly.

"Lin Yuan, what do you think Kano will choose?" Betty and Lin Yuan walked aside and said in a low voice.

"No need to guess, you should be able to see that he will choose the second agreement." Lin Yuan said.

"Does he realize how difficult this road is?" Betty asked.

"All the right paths in this world are difficult to walk on, but it is precisely because of the difficulty that we can create a better future. If Kano really chooses the second agreement, won't we also face tremendous pressure? Those colleagues will hate us to death." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"They eat in such an ugly way themselves, and they won't allow others to make progress? What's more, the current way of eating, taking into account the potential costs, may not be cost-effective in the long run. Our path is the path that can achieve long-term win-win results and is the real long-term solution." Betty answered confidently.

Lin Yuan smiled and touched Betty's head. He liked the way this young lady pursued interests while being idealistic.

At this time, Kano had finished reading the second agreement, and he walked up to Lin Yuan with excitement.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, is this agreement?" Kano asked, "are you serious?"

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Kano, now please tell me, which agreement do you choose?"

"I choose the second one!" Kano said firmly.

"You will also face great pressure with this agreement," said Lin Yuan.

"I know, but if we want to lift Congo's 'curse of war,' this agreement is the ultimate solution once and for all." Kano said seriously: "I believe that most of the tribal leaders are sensible and have ideals.

If there are a few who oppose it out of selfish interests, I don't mind getting rid of these stubborn people."

When he said this, Kano's eyes sparkled, as if he had seen a bright future.

But while Lin Yuan was happy, he also felt a little heavy in his heart: he had to embark on this difficult road.

The second agreement he gave to Kano was actually the first step in a mutually beneficial development plan that would bind the fate of the people of Kisangani.

According to this agreement, Lin Yuan proposed to use the entire area where Xiala Village is located as a pilot area for this cooperation.

In this pilot cooperation, Lin Yuan obtained not only the mining rights of the mining area, but also packaged all the ecological resources around the mining area, including the entire Xiala Village, and conducted an overall resource assessment as a whole.

It can be simply understood as all resources within the Xiala Village area, including everything from minerals to rivers, arable land, wild animals and plants, etc., are uniformly capitalized and valued and regarded as an overall asset platform.

This asset platform has so many assets, and the possibilities for utilization are endless:

For example, there is huge potential for hydropower development around the village of Xiala. So, is it possible to build a power station here? Whether the electricity is sold to the city of Kisangani or connected to the power grid in other cities in Congo, it will have huge economic value.

For example, the soil and climate around Xiala Village are very suitable for growing rosewood, which has extremely high economic value. Why can't we build hundreds or even thousands of acres of economic forest here?
Although the growth rate of rosewood is very slow and it may also face various risks brought by the long cycle, futures and insurance systems can be introduced to hedge risks and realize the financialization of assets.

For example, the hills south of Xiala Village are very suitable for growing coffee. As the origin of coffee beans, the climate and soil here are simply unique advantages.

As for the mines, that is naturally a part of it, but I will not go into details about this simple and crude way of utilizing resources, such as mining.

In general, Xiala Village and its surrounding areas, as a microcosm, have excellent development value, but the local area lacks the necessary funds and technology.

In the past, Western investors had no intention of slowly developing the profits here. They only regarded this place as a mine, digging out the ore they wanted, and did not care about the lives of the local people or the damage to the environment.

But Lin Yuan didn't think so. He hoped to truly explore the value of this place in all aspects, so he proposed an overall development plan.

This entire set of combined efforts can be said to have fully utilized the local ecological and mineral resources for overall valuation and development.

During the development process, a complete set of infrastructure such as roads, power grids, and communications will be built, providing a large number of employment opportunities for local residents, thereby completely binding the interests of the local people.

All of this perfectly confirms the saying of later generations: "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."

Lin Yuan gave Kano two agreements.

The first agreement was essentially a comprador agreement. Even if the distribution of benefits was fairer, it still could not change the nature of the agreement.

As the representative of the tribe, Kano sold the profits to foreign investors, while the locals could not gain any benefits from such transactions.

Therefore, there is no way to eliminate poverty, the soil of war.

In the second agreement, Lin Yuan proposed a distribution ratio of 4:4:2, in which he and the tribe represented by Kano would each receive 4% of the profits.

The other 2% of the profits are reserved for local public expenditure and can be used for local people's education, medical care and other expenses.

Coupled with the economic pull effect of comprehensive development, it is almost certain that the local people will become wealthy.

When distributing the interests, Lin Yuan had taken into account the interests of the European and American consortium represented by Betty and the tribal interests represented by Kano as much as possible.

If they are not given enough "room for imagination" of their interests and without their support, then this agreement will be like a castle in the air.

But in fact, the benefits that can be brought by a fully developed African region are far greater than opening a mine in Africa.

Moreover, the plan proposed by Lin Yuan also takes into account the interests of all parties and avoids paying the high military maintenance costs that are incurred in other regions.

This agreement is a win-win solution that truly satisfies all parties. Expanding the pie is always more beneficial in the long run than a zero-sum game of pie-cutting.

However, such a transformation will inevitably encounter huge resistance in the early stages.

"I'm very happy to see you make this choice. We will face all the storms in the future together." Lin Yuan said.

Kano shook his head. "No, I will rush ahead of you and face the violent storm. You are helping us, how can you bear the pressure equally? I should bear more."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, the agreement I proposed seems quite laborious, but in the long run, this is the easiest option."

Lin Yuan really wants to have an easier time in the future. This is the biggest difference between him and many European and American investors in their considerations.

Now many European and American investors have the following mentality:
While my country is still strong and I can suppress discontent, I should eat as much as possible.

Even if I distribute the benefits in a fair way now, when I become weak in the future, these African countries will not remember the past and will still turn against me!

This is human nature, so why shouldn't I try my best to squeeze my bones and marrow out of me now?

From the perspective of European and American investors, this consideration cannot be said to be wrong, but the objective result is that long-term military suppression costs must be invested.

Sooner or later, the potential cost of this suppression will become unbearable.

Lin Yuan's plan is to eliminate the cost of this confrontation to the greatest extent possible, allowing him and Betty to maintain their influence in Congo for a long time without resorting to military deterrence.

"You really are different from everyone else. By the way, come to Kisangani next week and I'll introduce you to some of the older Hutu people," Kano said with a smile. "That way, if I'm gone in the future or you want to expand into other areas, it will be much more convenient."

"Okay, I will definitely come." Lin Yuan smiled and nodded in agreement.

Kano's invitation just now meant that he had completely accepted Lin Yuan and wanted to upgrade him to a partner of the entire Hutu tribe.

Once this goal is achieved, it means that the Hutu people’s upper echelons have been completely opened up.

The Hutu people, who make up 78% of the population in Congo, regard Lin Yuan as their ally.

As long as Lin Yuan can continue to bring them benefits in the future, his influence in Congo will be no less than that of an "elected" president like Kabila Jr.

Lin Yuan stretched out his hand and shook hands tightly with Kano.

At this moment, an agreement was reached that determined the fate of the people of Kisangani.

Lin Yuan could not see through the fog of the future, but he vaguely felt that today's cooperation seemed to serve as a model that would affect the entire Congo and even the entire African continent in the future.

But when his influence spans China, the United States, India, Japan, South Korea... and even Africa, he becomes a truly unshakable pillar.

At this time, a technician came to Betty and handed her a document.

At the same time, Kano also received a document.

"Preliminary exploration results?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes!" Betty and Kano answered at the same time.

"Go ahead." Betty smiled and gestured to Kano to introduce himself.

"The gold reserves may reach 1900 tons, with an overall grade of 16 grams per ton," Cano said.

"..."

This answer far exceeded the information Lin Yuan had received before.

It was originally thought that the gold reserves of this gold mine were 1200 tons with a grade of 10 grams per ton.

But now the exploration results have been revised by the technicians brought by Betty, and it was found that they are far better than expected!
The value of this gold mine alone is over $900 billion, although it may take more than ten years or even longer to mine.

Taking into account the low mining cost advantage brought by high grade, I am afraid that the total profit of the entire gold mine opening cycle can reach more than 600 billion US dollars!
"The reserves of tantalum-niobium ore have also been revised from 150 million tons to 250 million tons," Kano continued.

The originally thought reserves of 150 million tons already accounted for one twentieth of the world's proven reserves. Now it has been revised to 250 million tons. Isn't it close to one tenth?
Mineral reserves of this level are enough to affect the entire industrial chain, and its strategic value is self-evident.

At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The value of gold and tantalum-niobium ores is much higher than previously expected.

In the future, he will also take away 40% of the ownership of resources around the entire Xiala Village. Doesn’t that seem a bit too much?

Kano guessed his thoughts: "Don't think you're taking advantage. In fact, we're the ones taking advantage. The more resources you develop, the more valuable your 40% share will be, and the more money you'll have to invest."

We are a win-win situation, no one is taking advantage of anyone else."

Betty suddenly said, "When I saw this exploration report that exceeded my expectations, I wasn't excited at all."

"Me too," Kano said with a smile. "Because compared to full-scale development, mining is just a small thing with a slight presence. I look forward to the arrival of full-scale development, which far exceeds the profits from mining."

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly. Originally, his main purpose of coming to the mining area today, in addition to collecting evidence of Samir Company's crimes, was to inspect the mineral resources on site.

But I didn’t expect that mining is not the most important thing now.

This change even exceeded Lin Yuan's original plan when he came to Congo.

Initially, he only wanted to gain partial control over Congo's strategic resources, but he never expected it to develop to this point. He began to try to build:

Congo-Kisangani-Xala Village Economic Demonstration Zone?
In the future, it may even be possible to promote this model throughout Congo and even the entire Africa.

This made Lin Yuan sigh. Even though he was a reborn person, he was still often led by this world to unpredictable paths.

"Okay, the agreement has finally been reached, and I feel relieved." Kano said with satisfaction.

"Are you half relieved?" Lin Yuan asked in confusion.

Pointing to the "mass grave" not far away, Kano said: "Now it's time to let my compatriots rest in peace."

"How can I help?" Lin Yuan asked.

Kano patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your kindness. You are the greatest kindness you can offer by helping them get justice. As for the funeral, let me take care of it myself. I will bury them using Hutu rituals."

Hearing that Kano did not want him to interfere in this matter, Lin Yuan no longer insisted.

He nodded and said, "Betty and I will give you and the victims an explanation as soon as possible."

"I believe you!"

Today's business is over, and Lin Yuan did not stay in the mining area for long. He turned around and left with Betty and GAKKI.

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When Lin Yuan and others returned to the Xiala Village camp, he realized that the crew had already set off to shoot.

Although Lin Yuan did not participate in today's filming, the old director still did not stop working.

"What do we do now? Should we rush to the shooting location?" Betty asked.

Lin Yuan pointed at the pouring rain outside the thatched cottage and said, "Forget it. We'll leave after the rain stops. It will probably be dark by the time we get to the set. We don't have any night scenes planned today."

"The rest of the day is so boring, how about we go ride a hippo?" Betty suggested.

"I just saw the land being leveled and debris being cleared at the entrance of the village. I heard that a movie screening team will be coming in the evening." GAKKI-chan suddenly said.

When Lin Yuan heard what GAKKI-chan said, Buta's face immediately flashed through his mind.

Although there are many film screening teams, it is most likely that Buta will lead the team personally when it comes to screening movies in Xiala Village.

So he took out his cell phone and called.

The call was connected after two rings.

"There is a plan to show a movie in Xiala Village tonight. Are you coming over?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Of course! How could I let anyone else have such a great opportunity as coming to Xiala Village?" Buta's exaggerated voice came over the phone: "We're ready. We'll set off when the rain subsides."

"I heard from Gary that you guys have been doing gunfights and hunting these days. I'm almost going crazy with envy!"

"I must taste the delicious venison tonight. If possible, please prepare some red raspberry wine suitable for ladies to drink." Buta said excitedly.

Lin Yuan quickly discovered the key information in this sentence.

"Wine suitable for ladies? Are you in love?" Lin Yuan asked.

"In love? I guess so! We have been very busy these days and haven't had time to tell you that my wife and I have reunited!" said Buta.

complex?

Lin Yuan suddenly remembered that when he first met Buta, Buta was alone with her son on a large flatbed boat.

At that time, Saragama told him that most of Sapu's wives would not be able to stand their husbands who were only good-looking after marriage and would choose to escape alone.

Now it seems Buta has found his wife and they are reconciled?

"Isn't it because you are rich now that she came back?" Lin Yuan asked doubtfully.

"It's so rude of you to say that! She is a good woman and it was me who hurt her heart. Just wait, I'll introduce her to you tonight!" Buta protested.

"Okay, I'll wait for your arrival tonight." Lin Yuan hung up the phone with a smile.

"Buta is coming? Hahaha, I really want to meet him." Betty laughed out loud when she heard that Leziren was coming.

(End of this chapter)