Bricking, not quite right, US$20 million debt nothing to do with...

Bricking, not quite right, US$20 million debt nothing to do with Platinum. The money was loaned to build infrastructure.
Repayment US$40 million. I worked it out that this was equivalent to 17% interest rate. This was the same as the deal with China Rail that we walked away from when they used the old Chinese Tactic of turning up to signing ceremony with a list of modifications, take it or leave it.
Thanks to Eddie, we left it.
So in fact, I agree with your post, Eddie can probably enjoy a little caviar on his toast as well.