The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 102 [Set Sail]

West Wharf.

Lin Zhichao, Li Gaofu, Huang Tinggui and others are on the pier, looking forward to the cargo ship 'Eastern Traders (Oriental Traders)' coming to the port this morning. Everyone is waiting at the pier with their staff, family and friends.

And Lin Zhichao did not call his family and friends, he will not admit that the cargo ship Eastern Traders is his own ship, because he only holds 50% of the shares; at the same time, although he will fully participate in the operation of the ship , but he will not make a high-profile announcement that he is the boss of Eastern Traders.

There are many reasons, so a low-key approach is best.

When the Eastern Traders ship approached the pier, everyone on the shore cheered. They found that the ship looked beautiful and did not look like it had experienced 31 years of wind and waves.

"It looks like a new boat! My god, this boat is really big!" My cousin Chen Shufang exclaimed enthusiastically.

She never dreamed that her man could achieve what he is today, even though his family is only one of the shareholders of this ship.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at my cousin Lin Zhichao, and then at my husband Li Gaofu.

Because she knew that her husband, Li Gaofu, was able to be what he is today only because he met Lin Zhichao.Back then, she almost rejected Lin Zhichao. If it really developed like that, she would feel terrified just thinking about it.

Fortunately, it's all true!
"Ah, mom, why are you pinching me!" Li Gaofu's eldest daughter Li Qian, who was waving her arms excitedly, was suddenly pinched by her mother and protested dissatisfied.

Chen Shufang said hastily: "What are you doing making such a fuss? It's too bad!"

Lin Zhichao touched Li Qian's head at this time, and said with a smile: "Today is a happy day, cousin sister-in-law, you are really lenient!"

He spent several months with this girl. At that time, because Lin Zhichao often liked to buy things for the landlord's family, Li Qian liked Lin Zhichao, his cousin, very much.

Nine-year-old Li Qian saw that she had a backer, and immediately refuted Chen Shufang: "Yes! My cousin didn't say anything, and my father didn't say anything!"

Chen Shufang was stunned immediately. She was afraid of Lin Zhichao and had a guilty conscience, and Li Gaofu respected Lin Zhichao very much. It can be said that she was worried that her family status would be lost if she offended Lin Zhichao.

Li Gaofu immediately said: "That's right, I couldn't help shouting a few times, this boat looks so mighty!"

The 30-year-old boat itself is considered a relatively new boat in Hong Kong. In addition, the seller gave it a warranty and refreshed it, so it naturally looks newer.

A group of people spoke freely, all feeling very excited.

What is a ship in this day and age?
It is a walkable asset.

In the war years, as long as there is a ship, you can get out of the war.Back then, Wheelock had two [-]-ton ships. When RB occupied the Shanghai stock market, Mr. Madden hurriedly let the ships return to Europe, keeping Wheelock's most important assets.Because of this, Wheelock was able to rank among the four major foreign firms after the war.You know, Wheelock is the latest foreign firm to be established.

And the reason why the "Shanghai School" is keen on shipping is because they are already frightened, so they like to buy ships and go overseas to seek refuge at any time.As the saying goes, "Success is also shipping, and failure is also shipping." This is the reason why there are few real estate tycoons in Shanghai.

If the Haipai shipping tycoon is developing shipping and real estate development at the same time, the Bao family may not be the only one among the top ten real estate developers.

After all, in the 50s and 70s, a ship was a building.

The sun shining on the Eastern Traders ship seemed to indicate that it was a hen that laid golden eggs. Only Lin Zhichao knew how much money this ship could make. Of course, the money was at risk.

After the Eastern Traders stopped at the pier, everyone saw the whole picture, with a length of about 65 meters, a width of about 8 meters, and a height of more than 5 meters.

In the future container era, thousand-ton cargo ships will naturally be the smallest ships; but in this era, the 1200-ton Eastern Traders is not too small, and there are sea-going ships of about 300-800 tons.

"Come on, let's take a look around!" Lin Zhichao said immediately.

He is considered the largest individual shareholder of the ship, and he had agreed in advance that the ship has been led by Lin Zhichao for the past year.A year later, Fuhexing bought Lin Zhichao's shares with US$10.

"Yes, let's take a look on the boat. I never thought that 80 Hong Kong dollars can buy such a new boat. No matter how you look at it, this ship is worth 100 million Hong Kong dollars." Huang Tinggui's face was full of excitement, he was very surprised .

Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu couldn't help laughing. They naturally didn't disclose the practice of "jumping orders". After all, this is not an honorable thing.As for whether the two will be ashamed?

Don't be ridiculous, do Zi B's steamed buns have blood?
What's more, it was the ship broker who teased the two first. If the two hadn't done a lot of homework, I'm afraid they would have to spend 100 million to buy a 'problem ship'.

Then, they become victims.

After arriving on the deck of the Eastern Traders, the captain Liu Hu led the crew to welcome everyone.

"Boss Lin and Boss Li, Eastern Traders, everything is going well, the performance is very good, and the facilities in all aspects are also well maintained, and they can be put into operation immediately."

Lin Zhichao patted Liu Hu on the shoulder and said, "Captain Liu, you are indeed an old captain. We are very relieved to let you drive the ship!"

This Liu Hu was the captain of the first shipping to Weihaiwei for trade, and was scooped up by Li Gaofu.It was Lin Zhichao who made the roll call himself, because he felt that Liu Hu's familiarity with the northern waters would be beneficial to both Li Gaofu and Lin Zhichao.

After everyone has visited Eastern Traders, the next step is to go through the registration procedures. Of course, Eastern Traders must be registered in Hong Kong and hang the Union Jack!
And Lin Zhichao will often participate in the operation and management of the Eastern Traders, which can be regarded as an early internship in shipping.After all, if Lin Zhichao wants to officially enter this industry, it will definitely not be just a small boat with more than [-] tons, but two large ships.

Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu came to the ship inspection agency of the Hong Kong government to apply for a certificate.Without this certificate, you can't even enter the port, and if something happens to the ship, the insurance company will not settle the claim.

That is to say, the Eastern Traders can only start collecting and transporting goods after obtaining this certificate.

"Your cargo ship Eastern Traders is just a piece of scrap iron, and you can't get a navigation certificate." The British surveyor said proudly and full of authority.

If it was someone else, I couldn't help but feel my heart sinking, and I was so scared that I was at a loss.After all, such a ship is worth close to one million, and it is almost all the assets of the general ship owner. If it cannot transport the goods, it will almost be a disaster.

However, Lin Zhichao said in fluent English: "This truck was purchased from Xingdao Neptune Shipping. It has just been overhauled in all aspects, and its performance is very new." After finishing speaking, he gestured to Li Gaofu.

Li Gaofu immediately came to Will's desk and handed out a big red envelope.

Sure enough, Will blatantly took out pounds from the red envelope, counted them, and immediately softened his expression.After all, it was a full £500, which was more than his annual salary.

"Seeing how difficult it is for you to start a business, I think you should be issued a certificate. Remember, an annual inspection is required at the end of each year! As for the money, he will give it to the inspector for you and ask them to inspect it again for you. Tomorrow you Come sail and get your license!"

"Thank you"

It must be too much, Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu looked at each other and saw it through each other's eyes.

After the two left, Will counted the banknotes again, and after confirming that it was 500 pounds, he immediately said happily: "These two fools! The ship is so new, and after going to the ship inspection agency a few more times, it will be able to issue a certificate. Unexpectedly, Come up and give me a big gift. I will draw 300 pounds and the rest will be given to others."

Indeed, the Eastern Traders is considered a relatively well-preserved second-hand ship, and there is no problem in issuing the certificate.As long as those who have no problem with English, come to the ship inspection agency a few more times, these British ship inspection officers must give a certificate, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble (complaint).

In fact, these people don't know that Lin Zhichao has suffered a lot from it.In his bones, he thought that even if he was qualified, he still had to give gifts, otherwise he would definitely be made things difficult.

And Lin Zhichao no longer wants to be a grandson in this life, so why not spend it if he has money; a mere £500 is the hard work of these British people, and others have traveled tens of thousands of kilometers to come to Hong Kong.

Get out of the ship inspection agency.

Lin Zhichao said: "Finally everything is settled, and the goods can be officially shipped!"

Li Gaofu nodded and said: "It's actually pretty smooth. The main reason is that we have no problem communicating in English, and we are generous and fast. If we meet other Chinese shipowners, I don't know how much we will suffer here. These foreign devils are really greedy." ah!"

In his opinion, the Eastern Traders was so well maintained that he would not make trouble, so he could imagine other ships.

"Is there any way, what do you think is not like this?"

"Too!"

Next, the Eastern Traders was about to set sail and make money, and the two of them quickly forgot what happened today.

Tsuen Wan.

The second industrial building of Dongfang Textile Factory was put into use. Tang Zhongyuan invited relatives and friends to visit with high spirits. Lin Zhichao, as son-in-law and partner, naturally also came to congratulate.

Dongfang Textile currently undertakes 70% of Cheung Kong's textile fabric supply, and the other 30% is due to the use of imported textile fabrics. After all, European and American customers have higher requirements.

The textile level and technology of the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets are not as good as those of Europe and the United States, and it will take some time to grow; even some high-end fabrics have always been in the hands of Europeans and Americans.

Tang Bingyuan pointed to the industrial building and said, "You are spinning on the first floor, weaving on the second floor, and the third floor is going to be used as an office?"

My cousin really met a good son-in-law. As far as he knows, Dongfang Textile can make a monthly profit of 5 to 6 Hong Kong dollars, about half of which come from orders from Cheung Kong Industries.

Now, he doesn't dare to take a peek at his cousin anymore, because the zippers of Cheung Kong Industry have entered Europe and the United States, and the future prospects are unlimited; then Dongfang Textile will naturally grow as it develops; moreover, the cousin is still like a different person, The more you fight, the more brave you are, and the products of Dongfang Textile are developing very well overseas.

Tang Zhongyuan said: "My son-in-law and I have cooperated in a garment factory - Changjiang Garment Factory, and plan to move to the third floor as a production base in the future. There is also an old factory that will also open a printing and dyeing factory."

The people around were all amazed. Dongfang Textile is going to develop through the "spinning, weaving, dyeing and clothing" in one package!

As far as this courage is concerned, it is already the number one among all Shanghai-based textile industry peers!

For a while, everyone couldn't help looking at Lin Zhichao. After all, Dongfang Textile not only accepted a large number of orders from Cheung Kong Industrial, Tang Zhongyuan also obtained a loan facility from the Bank of East Asia because of Lin Zhichao's son-in-law.

Dongfang Textile took a loan of 80 Hong Kong dollars (20 has been repaid), which is a treatment that many entrepreneurs do not have.The brand-new factory building, brand-new equipment, and excellent management system all make the people who come to visit today admire.

"Okay! Brother Zhong is a role model for our textile industry in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is so big, and they have to work hard to expand their products overseas." Tang Bingyuan looked happy for his cousin.

"My cousin was joking. Compared with your Nanhai Textile, Dongfang Textile is worse." Tang Zhongyuan said modestly.

"Don't be humble, you two brothers. They are both our role models. We must learn from them."

"Yeah, it's a good thing that it is a textile family, and it opened up the situation so quickly when it came to Hong Kong."

Although they thought in their hearts that Tang Zhongyuan had a good son-in-law and a son-in-law who was a tyrant, they still congratulated him, because this is also a kind of ability.

When going back, Lin Zhichao was carrying his sister-in-law Tang Caiying in the car.Because Tang Caiyun was about to give birth, she did not attend today's party, and it happened to be the sixth day, so Tang Caiying followed her to visit her new factory.

In the car, Lin Zhichao couldn't help but stare at his sister-in-law again. The youthful and beautiful appearance made him feel desire.

Of course, Tang Caiyun is only 20 years old this year, and she is also young and beautiful; but obviously, Tang Caiyun and Tang Caiying are not the same beauty.

"Brother-in-law, don't look!" Tang Caiying turned her palm horizontally, trying to cover Lin Zhichao's eyes.

Just like what my sister said, my brother-in-law likes to "look" at beautiful women. If I knew it, I should have taken the initiative to get in his car. The eyes are so scary.

Lin Zhichao held Tang Caiying's hand, then put it down, and said as if nothing happened: "Let me see what's the matter!" But he was helpless.

If it were other girls, they would either be angry or shy, but Tang Caiying is different, she likes to be serious.

"You can see it, but you can't stare at others like this, how rude!" Tang Caiying pulled out the hand held by her brother-in-law, as if nothing happened, and instead educated Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao was taken aback, this girl is amazing!
"You don't want to know, why am I staring at you?"

Tang Caiying straightened her body, and said as a matter of course: "Because this lady is very beautiful! You men want to watch, some secretly watch, some openly watch. But brother-in-law, you are different, you stare at it with a thick skin .”

Good guy!
This girl probably knows a little bit, but she is indeed a master of pushing and pulling.With Lin Zhichao's appearance, as a girl, Tang Caiying didn't understand her intentions, but she could pretend not to know, and she didn't avoid Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao was speechless immediately, he couldn't directly express 'Caiying, will you be my flat wife? ', speaking in this way, there is no chance of easing up.After all, even if Lin Zhichao is very good, it is very difficult for someone else to be a flat wife.

Seeing that Lin Zhichao no longer looked at her or spoke, Tang Caiying immediately showed a triumphant smile.In fact, she really didn't understand Lin Zhichao's deep meaning, but she knew that her brother-in-law liked to look at beautiful women and was more lustful.

However, she doesn't hate her brother-in-law, so she won't be angry.

"Brother-in-law, am I beautiful or my sister is beautiful?"

"They are all beautiful, and Xin'er is also beautiful!"

Usually looking at the three beauties, they are all pleasing to the eye, and they seem to be in a good mood.

Hearing this answer, Tang Caiying was not satisfied, and immediately grabbed Lin Zhichao's arm (not the arm) with both hands and shook it.

"Can you only choose one?"

Lin Zhichao turned his head and looked at Tang Caiying. This time Tang Caiying deliberately straightened her back, which almost caused Lin Zhichao to go off the rails.

"In my heart, it must be your sister who is beautiful! But I have to admit that in the eyes of the public, you are a little bit more beautiful."

"Cut, a duplicity man!"

Lin Zhichao blushed immediately, and was despised by others. Although Tang Caiyun was beautiful, she was indeed inferior to Tang Caiying; of course, Tang Caiyun's personality was more suitable for the main wife.

Later, in order to save face, Lin Zhichao quietly grabbed Tang Caiying's hand, and now it was Tang Caiying's turn to blush slightly.

This is different from watching, after all, my sister said 'brother-in-law likes to look at beautiful women', which means that brother-in-law will look at many beautiful women; but the current situation is that her brother-in-law came to grab her hand, and she found that she had glimpsed her brother-in-law's guts.

Tang Caiying quickly withdrew her hand and said, "Stop having sweet dreams!"

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to cast a warning look.

Lin Zhichao was immediately defeated by Tang Caiying, and could only temporarily admit defeat, after all he knew that the difficulty was really high.

These young ladies in the Shanghai stock market have a relatively high level of education, and they are not actors like Meng Xiaodong, so it is difficult to accept being an 'aunt'.

But Lin Zhichao was not disappointed, it was obvious that Tang Caiying had a crush on him.Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the two sides.

Although Tang Caiyun was in trouble, as a rational woman, she would not have any problems. After all, the Lin family has a small family and a large property, so she needs someone to share the pressure for her.

In the evening, the Lin family and the Tang family had dinner at a high-end restaurant in Central.

During the dinner, Song Qiaoling couldn't help being proud of what happened today, because she won another round in front of Wen Jinmei.

To be honest, Lin Zhichao has no aversion to this kind of "comparison" between women, on the contrary it is quite interesting.What's more, in Song Qiaoling's words, she and Wen Jinmei have a long relationship, and they can't be compared.

But then again, Tang Bingyuan also entered the political arena in the 60s, and Tang Xiangqian also entered the political arena later; Lin Zhichao was wondering whether he should support his father-in-law in the future and make some achievements in the political arena.

"Wen Jinmei lives a bit bigger than ours now, but it's still rented, so there's nothing to be proud of." Song Qiaoling said proudly.

Tang Zhongyuan shook his head, showing helplessness towards his wife.

Lin Zhichao immediately flattered his mother-in-law, saying: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, next year we will go back to Mid-Levels, and the family will buy a building, a single building with a garden."

During this period, the Mid-Levels area was the highest-level residential area for Chinese.

On the top of the mountain, except for Ho Tung, there are no Chinese to live there, mainly because the Chinese still like to behave with their tails between their legs and don't want to make a high profile;
Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay are still too remote at present, and will gradually become rich areas in the later period.

Therefore, Mid-Levels is the best choice in this era.

Song Qiaoling immediately beamed with joy, and the more she looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked her, and the people present could please her the most.

However, she was not a woman who didn't know right from wrong, and said: "Let's forget it, Dongfang Textile still owes 60 in loans, your father-in-law has worked hard enough, and it's okay for me to enjoy the blessings in the next few years."

Tang Zhongyuan immediately showed a shameful expression.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "The loan of 60 yuan is not too much, and I earned it back in a year. But father-in-law, how much money do you have in your account?"

Hearing this, Tang Zhongyuan became energetic.

He likes to cooperate with this son-in-law to do business, he is too visionary and planning.

"Not much, less than 15 Hong Kong dollars!"

Lin Zhichao said casually: "Try to convert it into US dollars, and the follow-up income is also the same, unless it is needed. After World War II, the British pound was about to depreciate. After so many years of hard resistance, I found some problems when I went to England for inspection. More preparations should be made, at least the value of the U.S. dollar will be preserved.”

What he said was the truth. Originally, the British economy failed after World War II. Some people have been betting on the depreciation of the pound, but now four years have passed, and the pound is still strong.So no one thought that this year would be unbearable.

Tang Zhongyuan nodded immediately and said, "Yes."

Later, Lin Zhichao didn't say much, but Song Qiaoling knew that her son-in-law would satisfy her to live in a separate building next year.

(End of this chapter)