The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 112 [One after another in place]

In the office of Changjiang Real Estate, Lin Zhichao is talking with lawyer Zhou Jianxun and marketing manager Hu Zhaoxu.

Since Lin Zhichao did not know anyone in Bu Nei Men & Co., the communication between the two parties could only be through letters. The only thing that is certain is that Bu Nei Men & Co. intends to sell a large warehouse on Paterson Street, with a total area of ​​21.2 square feet.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao entrusted Hu Zhaoxu and Zhou Jianxun to complete the transaction, and Bu Neimen Co., Ltd. also sent a management team and lawyer to take charge of the transaction.The main function of a lawyer is to handle the transaction procedures, and it is even more important to make the boss feel at ease.

Hu Zhaoxu said: "Bu Neimen means that the price is 15.5 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, and they are all sold to us. The total is 21.22 square feet, that is, six warehouses. But they need to continue to use three of the warehouses for one year , to give them time to move out."

According to this price, it is 328 million Hong Kong dollars, which can be regarded as a very good price.If it weren't for the unclear situation now, Bu Neimen would not have sold it so cheaply.

You know, in the first half of this year, the land in Causeway Bay has risen to 35 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.After World War II, the land in North Point was only 9 yuan per square foot. Ningbo businessman Wang Kuancheng made a fortune by speculating on the land in North Point.

Lin Zhichao estimated that from 1950 to 1953, residential land in Hong Kong and Kowloon was generally around 20 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, which was extremely cheap.

"This price is good, you can start!" Lin Zhichao said firmly.

He is worried that some newspapers will report news about the stability of Hong Kong, which will appear soon; by then, land prices may recover somewhat.Therefore, if the price is reasonable, you must decide quickly to avoid missing the market.

Of course, even if the 'Hong Kong Island crisis' is eliminated, but the import and export are blocked, the land on Paterson Street is only about 20 Hong Kong dollars, which is not much expensive.

The point is, Lin Zhichao took a fancy to this piece of land and felt that developing commercial and residential buildings together would be very profitable and would bring him great momentum.

"Okay, let's continue to communicate with them about the transaction details!" Hu Zhaoxu said seriously.

At this time, Zhou Jianxun said with a smile: "If Lin Sheng doesn't make a move, he will be a blockbuster! How many businessmen in Hong Kong can do such a large land transaction!"

He said it was very normal. At this time, there are not many people in Hong Kong who dare to buy more than 300 million land.As for the established families, they already have a lot of land in their hands, such as the Lee Hysan family, the Ho Tung family, and the Kadoorie family, so naturally they would not buy land.

Lin Zhichao said modestly: "To be honest, after buying this land, I don't have the strength to develop it at all, so I can only marinate it. If I plan in the future, I may not develop it for five years."

Zhou Jianxun seemed to realize something, and said: "It's not that Lin Sheng doesn't have the strength to develop, but he is waiting for the opportunity of real estate boom. Lin Sheng may not know that because you invented stratification and installment, many real estate businessmen in Hong Kong have been in the market in recent years. The real estate industry has made great strides, and recently due to the sharp drop in land prices, house prices have also dropped slightly, causing some home buyers to have difficulty in turnover.”

Lin Zhichao immediately asked with some concern: "Does it matter, will it affect the Hong Kong government's restrictions on this?"

Zhou Jianxun shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. The investment is not too big, so it shouldn't alarm the Hong Kong government. What's more, banks can provide some support, but the interest is high, and the building has to be mortgaged to the bank."

That's okay!

The main reason is that the market demand is still there, so it is impossible for property prices to fall below 25 Hong Kong dollars, or around 25-30 Hong Kong dollars.At present, Hong Kong does not have any strong real estate developers. After all, they have been speculating in gold in the past few years, and they will engage in smuggling in the next few years.When these people made money, and the Hong Kong government allowed the construction of high-rise buildings, capital changes came one after another.

"Thanks to Lawyer Zhou for the information! I really don't plan to develop any more residential projects in the past few years. When the situation stabilizes and Xiangjiang forms a new purchasing power, I will intervene in a large scale."

Zhou Jianxun is Lin Zhichao's real estate lawyer. The cooperation between Gao Luyun Law Firm and Changjiang Real Estate is very pleasant. Both parties have gained more in recent years.

After a week.

Representatives of Cheung Kong and Bu Neimen sat at the signing table, and under the supervision of the lawyers of both parties, completed this large property transaction.

After paying US$58 (HK$328 million) for the land purchase and a small amount of taxes, the west side of Paterson Street will belong to Changjiang Real Estate, and at least 8 to 9 commercial and residential buildings can be built, that is, the following ones are commercial in nature , the above is residential property.

Based on this piece of land alone, it can basically be compared to the peak period of Liao Baoshan (West Ring Land King), Airship Tai, Chen Detai, and Li Kangjie (North Point Land King) in the previous life in the 50s; Liao Baoshan almost went bankrupt, Airship Tai was suppressed, Chen Detai almost went bankrupt, and Li Kangjie went bankrupt.

"Mr. Lin is really courageous, and he can buy properties against the market, which is admirable!" Johnson, the foreign representative of Bu Neimen, said with a smile.

When Cheung Kong Properties proposed to acquire their warehouse in Causeway Bay, the headquarters gave instructions to deal with it as soon as possible, because they were not optimistic about Hong Kong after losing the mainland market.

What's more, this warehouse is only a property of Bu Neimen foreign company in Hong Kong, and Bu Neimen also has some Hong Kong properties.Of course, the opinion of the headquarters is to reduce risks, not to withdraw from Hong Kong completely.

Johnson's tone was not really admirable, but he felt that Lin Zhichao was a bit stupid. Lin Zhichao was probably the only one in Hong Kong who was a bargain hunter.

Indeed, later generations have never heard of anyone who dared to steal land at this time.At this time, the people who bought the land in Hong Kong are probably the same type as the businessmen who bought the Shanghai stock market back then.

Who laughed in the end and said in the end, future generations will have their own comments!

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "We have nowhere to escape, Hong Kong is our terminal, so I just took a gamble. And, I believe"

Johnson's eyelids twitched, and he sold the warehouse property with Bu Neimen, because he had no confidence in the garrison, and he had no confidence in London!
Not as confident as this Chinese!
"Okay, then I'm here to congratulate you on your successful bottom-hunting!"

After all, Bu Neimen is not a real estate developer, so it is reasonable to sell the warehouse land.

After getting the land, Lin Zhichao breathed a sigh of relief, and he has no funds to buy the bottom for the time being.However, before 1953, he would definitely scrape together the money and continue to buy land.

After all, more than 20 Hong Kong dollars per square foot of land is just like picking it up.

When Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Industrial, he first strolled around the factory, and he was in a good mood immediately. A full 66.66 mu of land (45 square feet) already belonged to Changjiang Industrial.

For these lands, Cheung Kong spent a total of less than 180 million Hong Kong dollars, or 4 Hong Kong dollars per square foot; Lin Zhichao believed that by 1950, the value of these lands would be about 300 million.In another 30 years, its value will be 30 billion Hong Kong dollars; in the 90s, these lands will be worth tens of billions.

Just like Pang Dingyuan, the "Steel King" in Hong Kong in his previous life, bought an 80-acre land in Tseung Kwan O. At the end of the 80s, the steel company closed down, but the land was sold for 80 billion.

This is Hong Kong!
Lin Zhichao quickly waved away the thoughts in his mind, just tens of billions, no need to think too much, and it's not the time to retire.

On the huge land of 66.66 mu, there are only two new factories, covering only one-seventh of the land; in addition, there are old factories left by Degu Company, with an area of ​​more than 1 square feet, and the rest are The dilapidated warehouse is no longer usable.

Going back to the factory building, the layout has also changed at this time.

The zipper production workshop has moved into the first and second floors of the three-story factory building, and is divided into two floors according to the craftsmanship; the third floor is the administrative area, and a large area is vacant.

Global Maritime Academy moved into an area of ​​the first-floor factory building, which was the administrative area of ​​the original Cheung Kong Industry; the original production workshop was converted into a warehouse to store raw materials and zipper products.

"Boss, after the Xingdao factory went into production, Cheung Kong has a lot of manpower, and I want to dismiss some of them." Wang Liang walked into Lin Zhichao's office and reported a job.

Sing Tao Cheung Kong has nearly 300 employees, more than 50 of whom are skilled workers and management personnel sent by Hong Kong.

The Tsuen Wan factory eliminated another six automatic zipper machines, and there are still about 400 workers (excluding administrative staff), which is indeed a lot more.

"Don't be in a hurry to dismiss workers! It's so difficult in Hong Kong now, if you still dismiss workers, what should others do?" Lin Zhichao said immediately.

Not to mention whether he is out of kindness, but dismissing a large number of workers is not good for Feng Shui and luck.

Wang Liang insisted: "But we have to hire 100 more employees, and the monthly salary is more than [-] to [-], which is a waste of money."

In his opinion, 20 automatic zipper machines in the two places can almost cope with the increase in orders next year; therefore, it is impossible to keep more than 100 people for so long.

"How are you dealing with it now?"

Lin Zhichao didn't blame Wang Liang for refuting himself, after all, he was doing it for the company's good.

Wang Liang said: "At present, each worker works about 9 to 10 hours, which is arranged through shift scheduling. But this will definitely not work. I get used to it. It will not be easy for everyone to change in the future, and they are all skilled workers."

Lin Zhichao nodded, but did not refute, at least it would take basically 12 hours to make sense.

If it's 9~10 hours, wouldn't it be more comfortable than Lin Zhichao's car screw stage in his previous life!
Outrageous!

"In this way, you arrange 100 workers who are going to be dismissed, and then let them clean up the old factory over there. Clean up all the junk in the warehouse, and then repair the factory for me. You can think about these things and borrow from the Changjiang Real Estate Engineering Department people to manage."

"At the same time, Cheung Kong Industries intends to establish a Changjiang Plastics Factory, so it will hire these workers. Purchase plastic machines, hire skilled workers, and lead everyone to produce plastic buckets, plastic stools, showers, sprinklers, toys, etc."

"The plastics industry still has prospects, but let's just count it as a learning stage for the time being."

Although Wang Liang wanted to say that he didn't need so many people in the learning stage, he knew that the boss was determined not to kill anyone, so naturally he wouldn't be a villain again.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"

"Leave more work to your subordinates, you just need to organize it!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Cheung Kong Industry is also a large manufacturing company after all, and of course a deputy prime minister can't do small things by himself.

At present, Lin Zhichao has been managing all aspects of Cheung Kong, but his shipping business is about to start, and his energy will be divided.

After Wang Liang left, Lin Zhichao showed a smile.

Changjiang Plastic Factory!
Apparently it was on purpose.

Entering the plastics industry at this time, it is difficult to make a big difference. How much money can be made by producing some buckets, showers, and toys, and it is enough to feed so many workers.

However, Lin Zhichao has a coup, which is to hoard raw materials and make a lot of money.

It is said that in the second half of 1950, even plastic raw materials were listed as strategic materials and were prohibited from being transported.The raw materials in Hong Kong may have to double.That being the case, just stock up on a batch of supplies and make a fortune.

There is a Yangtze River Trade under Cheung Kong Industrial, which specializes in the procurement of raw materials, and Cheung Kong Industrial has strong funds and abundant factory buildings, so there is no problem in making a small profit.

Therefore, the Changjiang Plastic Factory was engaged in wholesale of raw materials and manufacturing of plastic products at the same time, and there was no problem in sustaining it until the mid-50s.

And there is a deeper meaning: Changjiang Plastic Factory will definitely be able to occupy a large market share by virtue of its superior equipment and management. In this way, it will naturally squeeze the living space for its opponents.
In mid-December, the front page of the "Hong Kong Overseas Chinese News" reported a "shocking" secret: Hong Kong's status has been guaranteed, and London will recognize the new regime within this year.

As soon as the news came out, although the worries of Hong Kong people were not completely dispelled, it was still a bit of warmth in the cold winter.Although the Hong Kong Island crisis has not been completely eliminated, the risk has at least been reduced.

Of course, this news is not reliable, and the official will never give a clear message; because even in London, there is no guarantee of confidence.

And this signal is more like a speculation by the media; or the other side is actively releasing a signal, it depends on whether you British understand or not.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao came to the 'Yangtze River Garment Factory' in Dongfang Textile Factory to visit the new electric car clothing.

When I came to the production workshop on the third floor, there were dozens of workers getting familiar with the new machines.The Changjiang Garment Factory currently has more than 120 workers. Because the garment industry and the textile industry are industries with high labor density, the garment factory with more than 120 workers can only be regarded as a small factory.

Of course, there are no large garment factories in Hong Kong either.

Tang Zhongyuan introduced: "Only [-]% of all kinds of new sewing machines are used, and the rest are sealed in warehouses, and the garment factory can be expanded at any time. Only half of these workers will be relocated, and all will be relocated next month. As for Sham Shui Po, Reserve a storefront for display and sales."

Changjiang Garment Factory has purchased a total of 50 new sewing machines. If all of them are put into use, it will become a large garment factory in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "Father-in-law's arrangement is very reasonable!"

Tang Zhongyuan did not dare to take the credit, and said with a smile: "Only in the garment industry, you will know the difficulty. After all, Hong Kong is mainly composed of Cantonese people, and local people must do it to enter the market."

This is true, the local market retail boss will hardly trust you as a Jiangnan person.The reason why Changjiang Garment Factory was able to open up the situation was because Lin Zhichao participated in the development of the market, and the deputy general manager Zhou Zhaohui was also from Cantonese.

Of course, without Lin Zhichao, Tang Zhongyuan would not have entered the garment industry.

As for the Southeast Asian market, Hong Kong locals (including Cantonese) also have an active advantage. Jiangnan businessmen have not been familiar with the market for a few years, so it is impossible to make a difference in the field of ready-made clothing.

Later, Lin Zhichao picked up a sample shirt and inspected the quality carefully.

"Don't worry, our workers are all skilled workers, and the machines are new electric car clothes, OEM mid-to-high-end shirts, etc., there must be no problem!" Tang Zhongyuan said with a smile.

For his son-in-law to be a clothing brand, he has always kept in mind, so he naturally has high requirements for workers.

Lin Zhichao nodded reassuringly. If he wants to make crocodile shirts, he will not only use European textile fabrics, but also put forward high-quality requirements for OEM.

"Okay, so I'm relieved!"

Zhou Zhaohui felt a little amused, considering the status of the Weng and his son-in-law, they seemed like subordinates and bosses at the moment.Of course, he also understood that Lin Zhichao brought his father-in-law with him everywhere in his business, which was obviously the real reason.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao left happily and drove towards Changjiang Industrial.

The two factories are not far away, both are near Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, about 3 minutes' drive away.

Cheung Kong added another 1.2-square-foot factory, which is the old factory of the original Degu Company; now it has been refurbished, and it looks like it, at least better than the 1000-square-foot factory that Li Chaoren rented when he entered the plastics industry in his previous life. .

That's ten times the area of ​​the property!
To be honest, if it wasn't for the oppression of the 'Hong Kong Island Crisis', even if Degu sold more than 100 million yuan, there would still be people wanting it.But now, Lin Zhichao won it with less than 50 yuan.

The 1.2-square-foot plant is now in preparation for the 'Yangtze River Plastic Factory'.

At present, plastic factories in Hong Kong generally use second-hand plastic machines eliminated from the United States. The products are glass belts, buckets, showers, rubber stools, etc. The main markets are Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Tao Derong, the new manager of Changjiang Plastic Factory, immediately greeted him.

He was originally the manager of the zipper workshop, but was urgently entrusted by Lin Zhichao a week ago.This is Cheung Kong's long-term strategy of reserving talents, and there are people who can be used at any time.

"Boss, next month, Changjiang Plastic Factory will officially start production." Tao Derong said happily.

With the strong capital of the parent company Cheung Kong Industrial, the plastic machines and skilled workers will be in place soon. As long as the materials are directly imported from the United States by Changjiang Trading, there is no need to buy them in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao browsed the displayed machines, and said, "Well, but you have to prepare for 'don't do it, just do Naruto'. Quality is still the most important thing for us."

He is like an 'in hindsight', because he knew that Li Chaoren almost closed down the company due to quality problems in his previous life, so he has to learn a lesson.

Tao Derong said: "At least we must produce top-level products in Hong Kong before we can be considered worthy of the 'Changjiang' brand."

People who have come out of Cheung Kong have strict requirements on quality and management.

Lin Zhichao patted Tao Derong on the shoulder and said, "To tell you the truth, I am not interested in making money the most, but I am most serious about quality. Therefore, quality comes first, making money comes second. Cultivate a good Corporate culture, when the time is ripe, we can make a lot of money by developing classic products.”

Tao Derong immediately admired his boss. What the boss meant was that the goal is not to make money right now, but to provide good products to customers, and making money is a matter of the future.

"I see!"

Only then did Lin Zhichao continue to inspect the factory with satisfaction, chatted with the plastic technicians, and looked at the machines in the factory.

(End of this chapter)