The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 109 [Opportunity to buy bottoms]

mid-December.

Recently, Hong Kong has become a frightened bird, because the opposite has been JF, and New China has been established.

The Hong Kong government and the rich were in a hurry, and the Governor of Hong Kong even sent multiple telegrams to London for help.

The combat effectiveness of that mighty army is impressive, and Hong Kong has only more than 1 troops, so it is not an opponent at all.

Tsuen Wan, Cheung Kong Industries.

"Boss, Manager Liu from Degu Factory, please see me."

"Okay, invite him in."

After a while, Liu Jiang, a Chinese manager, walked in. He was the representative of the foreign-funded Degu company.And this Degu factory is the former site of a factory next to Changjiang Industrial. It has not been re-produced after World War II.

Lin Zhichao has always been envious of their land, but the price of Degu Company has been getting higher and higher, so it has not been realized.

As the so-called "feng shui turns", some time ago, Liu Jiang represented Degu Company to seek land transactions, and the asking price was only 5 Hong Kong dollars per square foot; Lin Zhichao would not be fooled. The situation at that time was that the JF in Yangcheng was coming, and Degu Company thought it would be cashed out in advance I’m leaving, so I feel that 1.5 Hong Kong dollars per square foot is already a very good price.

As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao calculated that the land price in Hong Kong would drop by 60-70%, so he asked for a price of 3 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.The former site of the Degu factory is a full 15 square feet. If it is won, Cheung Kong's land in Tsuen Wan has reached more than 39 square feet.

However, there is only about 6 square feet of land left unconquered, which can be resolved in the past six months.

In this way, a full 45 square feet of land is enough for Lin Zhichao to develop the manufacturing industry in Hong Kong.After all, factories in Hong Kong can be built into industrial buildings with 10 or 12 floors.

"Boss Lin, on behalf of Degu Company, I am discussing with you about the land. We know that Cheung Kong has invested a lot in Hong Kong, so we are willing to help you and sell the land to you." Liu Jiang met immediately So said.

Looking at Lin Zhichao's steady expression, he knew that this time he could not gain the upper hand, but his boss was in a hurry and asked him to deal with the land as soon as possible and get the dollar bills.

"To be honest, buying land at this time is really risky. Liu Shengyi is not ignorant of the situation outside. Everyone is exchanging US dollars, and they are planning to use Hong Kong as a springboard to emigrate overseas."

Liu Jiang didn't believe that Lin Zhichao didn't want it, so he just lowered the price. After all, Lin Zhichao was still bargaining last month; at that time, the opposite party was actually a foregone conclusion.

"Boss Lin, I know your time is precious, so I'll cut to the chase. What our boss wants is to sell it to you according to your last price of 3 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, a total of 46 Hong Kong dollars. But we want 8.1 U.S. dollars. Deal within this week."

Lin Zhichao smiled, and then said: "Okay then, we happen to have US dollars in our account, so let's sign the contract tomorrow."

Liu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Lin Zhichao would lower the price again, but his boss was only willing to sell at this price, otherwise he would rather rot in Hong Kong.

After Liu Jiang left, Lin Zhichao fell into an atmosphere of joy.

The opportunity has come!
In his previous life, Zheng Yutong would sigh like this for many years: "It would be great if I bought the land at that time!" It turns out that since this fall, Hong Kong has been rumored to take over Hong Kong, even though the population has increased by more than 50 people. However, no one develops real estate anymore, and the strange phenomenon of "expensive buildings and cheap land" appears, and the real estate rent collection industry develops abnormally.

Now, Lin Zhichao intends to ask Changjiang Real Estate to spend 300 to 350 million yuan to buy more land and old buildings in the last six months; during the three years of the peninsula campaign, he will strive to purchase a large amount of land through mortgage loans and other business support. and old buildings.

If you are not in a hurry to develop, you will wait until the Hong Kong government allows residential buildings to be built high-rise (currently only residential buildings no higher than five floors are allowed, otherwise you need the approval of the Governor of Hong Kong and the Executive Council), and then develop residential buildings.

Think of it as buying a property for the Yangtze River and making a land reserve, which will greatly increase future profits.

As for Changjiang Industrial, it is still enough to purchase the surrounding land. Now there is only a land of 6 square feet, which is in the hands of the local aboriginal family.Although it is difficult to reduce the price to HK$3, it can still be achieved if the price is HK$4.

Once the Seventh Fleet of Eagle Sauce sails into the Far East next year, the 'Hong Kong Island Crisis' will dissipate.The reason is simple, the Hong Kong government will think that if something happens in Hong Kong, Ying Jiang will not ignore it; at the same time, the peninsula campaign will also start to participate in the war, so it has no intention of taking back Hong Kong.

Therefore, land prices will also recover slightly, but this is only short-lived.After all, when import and export trade is blocked, land prices and properties in Hong Kong will fall into a slump.

in the afternoon.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Real Estate and recruited Hu Zhaoxu from the marketing department.

"How's the land price outside?"

Hu Zhaoxu immediately said excitedly: "It is plummeting, it is estimated that it has fallen by about 40%, but there is no suitable land property yet, and the Hong Kong government has suspended land auctions."

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Don't worry, it's not too bad if it falls to about 60%. After all, fear will be transmitted. Next, you have to pay close attention to the market trend and report the news to me. I'm going to spend 300 million Hong Kong dollars to buy the bottom The land, old building sites, and warehouses are reserved under the banner of Changjiang Real Estate, and will be developed after the real estate industry becomes prosperous in the future."

Hu Zhaoxu nodded, and said, "Okay, I must inquire more about the news and do more homework on the market!"

Finally, there is work to do, he thought in his heart.

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Lin Zhichao fell into thinking:
Although in 1947 he introduced the "sale by strata" and "sale by installment", it did change the housing situation in Hong Kong, and many people joined real estate investment; There are no more than five floors, the scarcity of powerful merchants, the skyrocketing gold and other factors are constrained, so the changes to Hong Kong real estate are not particularly large.

Some media have counted that because of the emergence of "sale by strata" and "sale by installments", there are about 1200 more buildings in Hong Kong (Note: In this era, there are still tenement buildings with one floor and one unit).

These 1200-storey buildings can obviously be digested by the market very quickly. Everyone would invest in real estate again. Unexpectedly, since July and August this year, Hong Kong real estate has fallen into a stagnation stage, because the crisis of Hong Kong's future has begun to strike.

It is now a fact!

According to Lin Zhichao's estimation, the next wave of real estate boom in Hong Kong should start in 1954; however, since the Hong Kong government only introduced the policy of "encouraging high-end housing development" in 1955, the real boom will be in 1956~1957.

At that time, I am afraid that funds will flow into the real estate market, and the hot market that can supply [-] to [-] uncompleted properties a year.

Since he hasn't done anything in the past few years, Lin Zhichao intends to mainly absorb a large amount of land. After the "allowing the construction of high-rise buildings" bill is passed, he will sell a large number of off-plan properties as soon as possible, and then stop them in time to avoid a rapid plunge in housing prices.

Hong Kong Zipper Factory, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Textile Factory.

Wang Tongyuan immediately met Wu Mingcheng, the manager who returned from Southeast Asia, and asked, "How is it?"

Wu Mingcheng immediately reported: "The situation is not very ideal! Probably because we know that we have purchased three machines, the agents of Changjiang Industry Zipper Factory over there have already lowered the price to customers. One piece only costs 0.8 Hong Kong dollars to 0.85 Hong Kong dollars."

Wang Tongyuan frowned, because he was thinking about a question. The agent only needs to pay a unit price of 0.8~0.85 Hong Kong dollars to the customer. So how much wholesale price will Cheung Kong give the agent?

Could it be that Cheung Kong has already controlled the cost at 0.5 Hong Kong dollars?
"In order to suppress our Hong Kong zipper factory, Cheung Kong is willing to pay for it!" Wang Tongyuan laughed. He felt that Lin Zhichao was afraid of him, so he quickly cut prices in the Southeast Asian market.

Wu Mingcheng catered to his boss and said, "Indeed!"

Wang Tongyuan snorted, and then said: "You can immediately arrange an office in Southeast Asia, and sell it directly to customers at a price of 0.8 Hong Kong dollars each. In this way, we skip the agent, and the price also has a profit of 2 cents." .First grab a part of the market, and then consider reducing costs.”

The Hong Kong textile factory already has an office in Southeast Asia, so it has added a lot of sales staff and staff, but the expenses are not as high as the price difference earned by the agent.

Therefore, the Hong Kong zipper factory still has some profits.

And in Wang Tongyuan's view, the cost of zippers can be reduced.

"Okay, in this way, our three machines can immediately run at full capacity and produce at full capacity!" Wu Mingcheng immediately said happily.

Wang Tongyuan nodded, and said, "With the outlets we operate in Southeast Asia, we can easily obtain more markets. This Yangtze River Industry is rich but not profitable. I don't know what to think if I want to fatten up those agents?"

Of course, he also understands that the reason Cheung Kong uses agents is to occupy the entire Southeast Asian market, even remote places.

However, the Hong Kong zipper factory does not need to think about it now, and it is mainly to occupy important cities first.

After his subordinate Wu Mingcheng left, Wang Tongyuan showed a smug smile.

"This Lin Zhichao supported his father-in-law to engage in the "textile dyeing" one-stop industry. Dongfang Textile developed rapidly, but they did not expect that I could also copy their old nest. In this way, not only the zipper manufacturing market of Cheung Kong Industrial Co., Ltd. was destroyed. Carve up, even Oriental Textiles will be affected."

His Hong Kong textile factory is already the largest textile factory in Hong Kong, so if it can weaken the strength of his competitors, he is naturally happy to see it; what's more, this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

On the other hand, when German Bern Machinery learned that Lin Zhichao was in a hurry to get a new machine, he had already arranged ready-made machines-five rice row machines and three slider punching machines, and delivered them directly to Changjiang Zipper Factory on Wuji Road, Xingdao. ', arrived at the port of Singapore in late October.

As for the follow-up machine delivery, there is no need to rush, and it can be delivered around the end of the year.

Cheung Kong (Tsuen Wan).

Lin Zhichao watched the workers loading the six old-fashioned rice-discharging machines one after another, and couldn't help but feel reluctant. These six machines have made great contributions to Changjiang Industrial.But now, he wants to become a pawn in the business war and a weapon for him to attack his opponents.

Of course, he is a person who makes big things happen, so he adjusted his mood quickly.

Lin Zhichao said to Li Gaofu beside him: "When the machine is transported to the warehouse in Sham Shui Po, you can go to Wang Tongyuan to sell it. Each machine can be sold at a price of 1.4 to 1.6 U.S. dollars. You can deal with it specifically. The key is to sell it to him. As long as it is successful , you get 10% commission, I don't care what method you use."

Because the Hong Kong dollar has depreciated, Lin Zhichao also decided to make it cheaper, mainly to sell it off, and kill two birds with one stone.

Li Gaofu has already learned the whole story, so he said confidently: "It's more than half the price, and the performance is good. I believe that Wang Tongyuan will definitely buy it. As for the commission, it's just a matter of effort. How can I collect it!"

Lin Zhichao said resolutely: "In business, one yard is worth one yard, and what should be collected is what should be collected. In Wanhe Shipping, I don't think I have taken advantage of you Fuhexing, so business is business, and friendship is friendship."

Li Gaofu immediately understood that what Lin Zhichao meant was that the departure of the two partners of Fu Hexing was purely due to limited personal vision and had nothing to do with his cooperation.

"Of course! Then you just wait for my good news!"

Lin Zhichao nodded.

Since he learned that Wang Tongyuan also purchased three zipper rice arranging machines, he informed Bourne Machinery that it is best to send the ready-made machines to Xingdao.In fact, Bourne Machinery must have ready-made machines, so it gave priority to Cheung Kong without hesitation.

Now that Changjiang Industrial is exporting its products to Europe and the United States, Bourne Machinery sees the prospect of Changjiang Industrial. Although the share is not large, if it continues to develop, it will have unlimited possibilities.

And because of the cooperation with Changjiang Industrial, Bourne Machinery has opened up a branch to make a fortune. Now it can sell 40 to 50 automatic rice arranging machines every year, of which Changjiang Industrial occupies half of the share.

Therefore, both parties are very satisfied with the cooperation. Bourne Machinery is still producing some small equipment, such as pallet trucks, at the request of Changjiang Industrial, and will deliver them together at that time.

Li Gaofu found a Hong Kong textile factory, and he got his wish and made an appointment with Wang Tongyuan.

After introducing himself, he said, "Sheng Wang, I heard that you are producing zippers. We have six sets of second-hand automatic rice arranging machines from Germany that are about [-]% to [-]% new in our warehouse. They were supposed to be distributed to the mainland, but I didn't expect the situation. Something has changed, I wonder if you need it?"

Wang Tongyuan was naturally on guard against the people from Guangdong Province, and the people from Guangdong Province who took the initiative to come to the door.

"Mr. Li, why did you suddenly think of doing this machine business?"

Li Gaofu sighed and said: "It's the same as your general idea. Seeing that Changjiang Industrial is making money, I thought about trading a batch of machines and sending them to the mainland. But I didn't expect that the dealers there have changed, and the purchasing power of the new dealers is insufficient. In short , 2500% to 1.7% new second-hand rice arranging machine, which can produce about [-] zippers a day. Now it only costs [-] US dollars, and the machine is in the warehouse. If you are interested, you can install it and pay us after you use it.”

Wang Tongyuan was a little unbelievable. One set only cost 1.7 U.S. dollars, and he paid for it after it was installed and used.

At the same time, if you don't buy it at this price and sell this Fuhehang to someone else, wouldn't you become the third largest player?

"Can you show us the machine first?"

"Of course, at any time! We are in a hurry to sell. If you don't want it, we will throw it to others. After all, the Hong Kong market is too small, and the mainland market is gone."

Wang Tongyuan suddenly felt a little anxious, after all, it would not work to throw it to others.

So, he took his men and followed Li Gaofu to the warehouse to see the goods.

But when they saw the brand-new machines (well-maintained), a total of six machines were placed in the warehouse, Wang Tongyuan and Wu Mingcheng looked at each other, and saw longing in each other's eyes.

They imported a machine from the United States, which cost a full US$4 (including freight), but now it is less than half of it, and it is cheaper to pick it up.

"If the machine works and produces good power, I can buy it. However, $1.7 is too expensive, and it is a second-hand machine made in Germany. The most you can give you is $1.5, and it must be in good operation. circumstances."

Li Gaofu knew that he had already succeeded halfway, but he was not in a hurry.

"Since Boss Wang said this, it is obvious that he has no sincerity. With a unit price of 1.5 US dollars, I might as well open a zipper factory by myself."

Wang Tongyuan was taken aback for a moment, this seems to make sense.

Isn't he just envious of others making money, so he invested in this business!

"But you are second-hand, and the machine is made in Germany. It is definitely not worth 1.7 US dollars!" Seeing the boss pause, Wu Mingcheng immediately added it.

Li Gaofu looked at the two of them, thought for a while and said, "Well, let's try to install a machine first. If you are satisfied, we will make a deal for 1.6 US dollars. You need as many machines as you need. I don't have to worry about selling them. After all, they come from Europe. Shipping back to Hong Kong, our freight is very high."

Nonsense, we are still worried that you will sell to others, Wang Tongyuan thought to himself.

"Yes, try to install one first. If it is too old or has other problems, I will not pay 1.6 US dollars."

"Okay, let's try it first."

the following afternoon.

Looking at the second-hand German zipper machines that spit out zippers continuously, Wang Tongyuan and Wu Mingcheng were very happy.

This is a person who wants to get rich and cannot be stopped.

"How is the quality?" Wang Tongyuan asked.

Wu Mingcheng observed carefully on the zipper, tested it back and forth, and said seriously: "The performance is no worse than that of the United States! How did this company think of going to the Federal Republic of Germany to pick up the leaks? If we knew it, we would not have to go to the United States to buy machines."

The first three machines cost a total of 12 US dollars. Even Wang Tongyuan felt that the investment was huge.Now six machines only cost $9.6, which is quite a bargain.

Although the British pound has depreciated, it is obvious that others are imported from Germany, and obviously it will not depreciate by 30.5% for you.For example, if he still wants to buy machines, the United States will not be cheaper.

Wang Tongyuan felt relieved and said: "All are installed, as long as there is no problem with the machine, we will buy it. These machines seem to have been used for a year or two, and they are still relatively new."

Wu Mingcheng also agreed: "Yes, once we have nine automatic zipper rice arranging machines, we can import aluminum alloy and copper in large quantities. In this way, the cost is 5.5 cents a piece, which is not impossible. At that time, our competition more power."

Wang Tongyuan was immediately excited, the bigger the project, the lower the cost.

"Okay, it's decided like this!"

In any case, such a cheap machine is definitely a bargain.

(End of this chapter)