The Wealth Empire Crossing the Hong Kong

Chapter 484 Ship King Zhao Congyan

In the Wheelock Building, Zhao Congyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Huaguang Shipping, came here early, waiting for the arrival of Li Jianhui.

As one of the four major shipping magnates in Xiangjiang, Zhao Congyan’s most glorious moment was in the late [-]s. At that time, among the four major shipping magnates, Chartered Ship King and Cao Wenjin were reducing their fleets. The merger of shipping companies, but because of Li Jianhui's strategy, did not threaten the status of Huaguang Shipping in the slightest.

During that period, among the world's seven largest shipping kings, Xiangjiang occupied two seats, one of which was ranked first by OOCL, and the other was Huaguang Shipping.

It's a pity that the glory was too short-lived. In the 80s, because of the soaring oil price and the economic downturn in the West, the shipping industry also began to enter a cold winter. The reduction in business also led to a large number of idle fleets in the hands of these shipping giants.

Moreover, these ships are not only unable to make profits for the enterprise, but also require regular maintenance, which has become a burden on the enterprise.

OOCL has had a difficult year, and Huaguang Shipping is equally difficult. Compared with OOCL, it can still pick up some business in the north. Huaguang Shipping can only rely on its own network to support it. If it is not for the help of Xinhonghui, Huaguang Shipping will not Without bankruptcy, the Zhao family might have already been stripped of their skins.

It's not that Zhao Congyan didn't think about selling the boat in his hand, but in this big environment, if he didn't want to sell it with tears, it was difficult to find a new home for a while.

But just before the Dragon Boat Festival, there was a rumor in the shipping circle that Huangpu Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Huangpu Shipping Group, changed its strategic development plan. Carriers and three LNG carriers, three bulk carriers and two container ships.

This one-time addition of ten large cargo ships immediately attracted those who had long planned to sell their ships.

Zhao Congyan, who was being troubled by Huaguang Shipping, felt that his company had hope to get out of the predicament as soon as he heard the news.

As for whether Huangpu Shipping's increase in ships means that the shipping market has begun to improve, Zhao Congyan didn't think about it at all.

Ordinary citizens may not know how he, as a member of the upper class of the Xiangjiang business circle, could not understand why Huangpu Shipping added ships.

Once the trade between the Whampoa Trading Group and the Warsaw Pact member countries is in full swing, it will not be enough to add another [-] ships, let alone ten.

As usual, when Li Jianhui arrived at the Wheelock Building, it was almost [-]:[-], and the assistant's office also immediately reported Zhao Congyan's situation in the waiting room to Chen Yulian who had arrived.

Knowing that Li Jianhui's first task at work today was to meet with Zhao Congyan, Chen Yulian did not go to Li Jianhui's office to report to him, but prepared tea and headed towards Li Jianhui's office.

Not long after Chen Yulian entered Li Jianhui's office, Li Jianhui led Zhao Congyan in.

The relationship between Huaguang's Zhao family and Xinjian's Li family can only be described as good or bad, and the two sides don't have much business contact, so the meeting between the two is quite polite.

In fact, Li Jianhui knew Zhao Congyan's intentions when he made an appointment to meet him, so he was unwilling to go around in circles with him.

After the polite words, he said directly: "Sheng Zhao, I also understand the situation of Huaguang Shipping, and I personally don't want to see Huaguang Shipping close down because of the market.

It’s just that Zhao Sheng also knows that Huangpu Shipping is a subsidiary of Huangpu Shipping Group, and Huangpu Shipping Group is a listed company. The behavior of the group needs to be responsible for the majority of shareholders. When buying a freighter, it can only be done in business. , to safeguard the interests of all shareholders.

Although I personally hope to help Huaguang Shipping, I cannot harm the interests of shareholders because of my personal will.

Therefore, I can only promise Zhao Sheng that under the same conditions, Huangpu Shipping will purchase the ships under Huaguang Shipping. "

When Zhao Congyan came here, he knew that it would not be so easy for Huangpu Shipping to buy his own ships, so he was not too disappointed with Li Jianhui's words.

Moreover, Li Jianhui's promise to buy his ships under the same circumstances is already an unexpected joy. He knows that the charter king has been helping the Dong family to sell OOCL's ships in order to reduce the pressure on OOCL. He does not believe in chartering ships. Wang and the Dong family did not contact Li Jianhui.

"Thank you Li Sheng for taking care of my industry. I will continue to communicate with President Lin Fengyun on the price. I also believe that the sincerity of Huaguang Shipping will definitely facilitate this transaction.

At the same time, I also hope that when Li Sheng buys the ships, he can take over the employees on these ships, so that these people will not lose their jobs because of me. "

Li Jianhui didn't know what discount Zhao Congyan was going to offer, so that he was so confident in reaching this deal.

Li Jianhui, who is not suitable for price negotiations, has no plans to communicate with Zhao Congyan in this regard. He believes that Huangpu Shipping Group can do a good job in this area, and the senior management of Huangpu Shipping understands the situation of ships better than him. more professional.

As for taking over the employees on the ship, Li Jianhui naturally had no objection, the ready-made ones would be better than the ones he recruited temporarily.

After communicating about the ship, Zhao Congyan and Li Jianhui also talked about real estate.

In addition to the shipping industry, the Zhao family, like most families in Xiangjiang, has also entered the real estate industry. Although Huaguang Real Estate is not as famous as Hutchison Real Estate, Xinjian Real Estate, Chinese Real Estate, and Jiulong Jianye, it is also a company with a market value of up to The real estate company with more than two billion Hong Kong dollars is also a well-known enterprise in the Hong Kong real estate industry.

It's just that the Zhao family has been really unlucky in the past two years. The shipping market is in a downturn, and the Xiangjiang property market is also in a downturn. This is the main reason why Zhao Congyan is eager to sell some ships to get back the funds.

"Zhao Sheng should be very clear that if the situation is uncertain, the property market will not improve. At present, when it comes to residential development, my focus is still on Baodao and the Southeast Asian market. I am not optimistic about Xiangjiang in the short term."

"I also know some of Li Sheng's policies on real estate development. It's just that Huaguang Real Estate has been developing in Xiangjiang for these years. In addition to the recent funding problems, it has no strength to go out. I only hope that some of Brian's policies can promote the rise of the property market. .”

The two obviously have different views on this. Unlike Li Jianhui, many family helms who own real estate companies support the policies introduced by Brian, which will allow these families to gain more benefits.

Today, Zhao Congyan and Li Jianhui communicated about this aspect, mainly to know whether the Xinjian Department and even the Donghua Association will develop large-scale residential projects in the near future.

You must know that the companies with the most land in their hands are the companies under the Donghua Club, especially Hutchison Real Estate, Xinjian Real Estate, Huaren Real Estate, Guanghua Construction and Kowloon Construction. If these companies develop residential buildings on a large scale, they will inevitably It will have an impact on the market, not to mention rising property prices, it would be good not to fall.

(End of this chapter)