The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 121 [Really God-man]

Lin Zhichao came to Fuhehang to visit. This is a 300-square-foot central office building, which is separated by the second-hand landlord; as for the staff, there are only five people including the two bosses.

Of course, it does not mean that there are only five employees in Fuhehang, because many employees and buddies in Fuhehang are outside.

"It seems that Fuhehang's new business is on the right track, and everyone is very busy!" Lin Zhichao declined the seat. The place is too small, and it is not easy to drink a glass of water.

Huang Tinggui said with a smile: "It can only be said that it is difficult to operate. There are too many people involved in the trade between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and the competition is fierce. But because too many people engage in it, there is no risk, it is very stable, and it is a very good business. "

The trade between the mainland and Hong Kong not only did not become less because of the establishment of New China, but became more busy; because of the new establishment of the country, many things (light industry) need to be imported from Hong Kong; at the same time, a large number of goods (agricultural products) etc.) and trade from China through Hong Kong.

Last year, the import and export trade between Hong Kong and the mainland accounted for about 20% to 23% of Hong Kong's total import and export; then this year, this figure should be about 30%.

Lin Zhichao would not instruct Li Gaofu to stock up, nor would he instruct him to trade with the other side.With Li Gaofu's current wealth and status, he should have his own opinions in everything he does.

"Well, it's good to be stable. By the way, I'm here to inform you that you need to establish a new shipping company, and then buy the ship from Wanhe Shipping next month. Are there any problems with your funds?"

According to regulations, Fuhexing should give Lin Zhichao 10 US dollars (or 56.5 Hong Kong dollars) to buy 50% of his shares.

For the intermediary fee of the last "selling zipper rice arranging machine", Li Gaofu put the commission under the name of the "Fuhehang" company, which made Huang Tinggui admire.In principle, this money could be used as a personal commission, but Li Gaofu planned to use it as funds for the purchase of ships by Fuhehang.

And the "Oriental Trader" has already divided the profits of 20 Hong Kong dollars for the two partners; You can earn a boat back.

Li Gaofu immediately said: "There is no problem with the funds, we will pay them on time!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and stopped talking about other things. The funds of Fuhehang must be tight, after all, they still have to do business in trade.However, Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui have their own assets, and banks can also lend to traders, so there is no problem with a little difference.

He doesn't need to worry about others, he just needs to get his $25 back.In this way, the ship also earned him [-] profit dividends.

After that, Lin Zhichao left.

Huang Tinggui immediately said to Li Gaofu: "If you get together 56.5 Hong Kong dollars, Fuhe Bank will only have 10 to 6 Hong Kong dollars in assets. If the trade show cannot be held, at least another [-] Hong Kong dollars will be injected. In this way, we will inject another [-] Hong Kong dollars according to the shares. Hong Kong dollars come in, I know Brother Gao Fu is not rich, so I will borrow [-] Hong Kong dollars first."

Li Gaofu immediately patted Huang Tinggui on the shoulder and said, "Thank you!"

Huang Tinggui said with a smile: "Your intermediary Fei Dagong is selfless and counts the company, so I don't care."

Afterwards, the two laughed one after another. This kind of concerted efforts can make the company last longer.

At this time, Fuhehang has been on the right track in all aspects. If it wins all the shares of "Oriental Trader", it is equivalent to Fuhehang having two businesses.Among them, the trading part can earn 12 to 15 a year, and Eastern traders can earn 50 million a year.

Both of them are very much looking forward to the next career, which is equivalent to finally stabilizing.

Lin Zhichao, who returned to Global Shipping, sat in the office and looked through the financial books to calculate the funds of Global Shipping.

Dongfang Trader’s dividends, he takes back the global shipping as operating funds, and there is still a lot left; Dongfang Trader sold it to Fuhehang in late May, and Global Shipping can get back 10 US dollars; Jin’an, Jinshan It looks like it can make a profit of 10 U.S. dollars even if it operates until the end of May.

As a result, Global Shipping had a capital of just over US$100 million in late May, enough to buy two [-]-ton second-hand cargo ships.

Today, global shipping has no strength and can only buy cargo ships.

Oil tankers are not something small companies can play with. The first is the risk. Once leaked, small companies will lose their fortunes. The second is the high investment. Oil tankers are more expensive than cargo ships. 1.5 tons are considered small oil tankers and entry-level.

It is said that Lin Zhichao has no plans to dabble in oil tanker transportation for the time being, but he can make a big bet in 1955, and he can make a fortune in the second year, and the freight rate of oil tankers has skyrocketed several times.

After closing the books, Lin Zhichao thought about going to London to buy a ship in late May.

In this way, Lin Zhichao's funds are equivalent to being occupied, and naturally he will not get involved in the supplies of the Peninsula Campaign.

It's a good thing not to earn that money:

First, to avoid being called a profiteer. If you make a lot of money, you will be a profiteer. If you are slandered for selling fake products, you will not be able to wash yourself off if you jump into the Yellow River. After all, Lin Zhichao does not have much ability to analyze goods.

Second, Lin Zhichao is worried about being sanctioned by the United States. This is very important. If he cannot become a world businessman, how can he invest in the motherland in the 80s!So protecting yourself is very important.

Therefore, it is better for him to make money safely and steadily.

In terms of contribution, didn’t he also support a potential big smuggler? Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui don’t have much money now, they have a thousand-ton ship that can sail towards the peninsula, and they are also familiar with Hong Kong and Macau trade and can smuggle goods to Omen. Both are ways to make money, but the chances of taking risks are still very high.

Airship Tai’s three-year transportation career has only earned 300 to 400 million Hong Kong dollars.The "Oriental Trader" cargo ship of Fuhehang only needs to make a trip to the north, and it can make a profit of about 10 to 12 US dollars. After two trips, it is the price of a ship.

Of course, there is also a problem with running the ship. For example, if the value of the ship is 10 US dollars, you have to pay a deposit of about the same amount; after you successfully transport it, the deposit will be refunded to you and the freight will be settled.

As for the type of Haijitai, the cost of shipping from Hong Kong to the mainland is generally 5-20% of the price of the goods; the freight of black iron can reach 20% of the goods, and the cost of western medicine is only 5% of the goods.

Shaking off the thoughts of envy in his mind, Lin Zhichao finally calmed down. With his wealth, there is no need to take risks.

mid-may.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Industrial's warehouse and looked at the mountain of raw materials, and he was in a good mood immediately.

The raw materials purchased for HK$300 million have all been moved into warehouses. In addition to the Tsuen Wan warehouse, Paterson Street in Causeway Bay is also full of three warehouses.

Of course, it seems that there are a lot of raw materials, but in fact, it is only a year's worth of materials, or even less than a year.Because of this, the factory in Sing Tao is particularly important. It is a key step in importing and exporting raw materials and exporting zippers to the United States.

At the same time, before the first half of next year, Lin Zhichao will not be able to use the funds in Cheung Kong's account, because as long as there is excess funds, Cheung Kong needs to continue to purchase raw materials.

After confirming that the Xingdao factory can import raw materials, the funds will be drawn to buy the bottom of the real estate industry.

"Uncle, you have to be careful about these materials. You can't keep the accounts unclear and withdraw them at will, and you can't store them improperly, causing damage to the goods." Lin Zhichao said to his uncle Lin Yunjie beside him.

Lin Yunjie is Lin Zhichao's uncle. He is in his early 40s this year. He has studied in private schools for many years and worked as a cashier before becoming a rich farmer in the countryside.

Lin Zhichao's father was called Lin Yunchu, who died of illness in the late period of the Anti-Japanese War; above, Lin Zhichao had two aunts, who were not married and had little contact with each other.

Lin Yunjie has two sons and a daughter, and is currently sent to study in Kowloon by Lin Zhichao.Originally, Lin Yunjie was doing well in the mainland, and it was Lin Zhichao who took the initiative to write letters to persuade him to come to Hong Kong.

When he arrived in Hong Kong, he only worked at Cheung Kong Industrial, with a monthly salary of 150 yuan, and lived in a 300-square-foot cubicle rented by Lin Zhichao. He didn't have special care, but he took care of their family. This is Lin Zhichao's test of Lin Yunjie's personality.

If Lin Yunjie was aggrieved, he would call himself Lin Zhichao's uncle in Cheung Kong Industrial, cheat and play tricks, and speak ill of him behind his back.Then I'm sorry, Lin Zhichao can fire you directly, it doesn't matter whether he recognizes this relative or not.

"Don't worry, Zhichao, I will follow the company's rules and regulations. I will not delay production and manage the warehouse properly." Lin Yunjie said seriously.

He has never complained about this nephew's behavior, on the contrary, he is already grateful for sending his three children to study.He never thought much about his nephew supporting a distant cousin. He himself planned to work in peace and stability for the rest of his life, and he pinned his hopes more on his children.

Of course, recently my nephew had a heart-to-heart talk with me, saying that he has performed well and that he will be appointed as the person in charge of the warehouse, and his salary will increase to 260 yuan. He is naturally very happy and feels a great responsibility.

Lin Zhichao encouraged: "With you in charge of this department, I feel at ease! In your spare time, if you study and read more, and if you can use your own family, I will definitely give priority to it."

There are also a lot of things about the warehouse. Lin Yunjie has been training for a year, and Lin Zhichao has been observing.

Lin Yunjie instantly ignited hope that his nephew's career is so big, if he keeps improving, he will not stop as a warehouse manager in the future; although his idea is to work part-time for a lifetime, there are naturally high-level part-time workers in part-time jobs.

"En." Lin Yunjie replied seriously, without meaningless promises.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao walked towards the office, and Lin Yunjie also returned to his post.

Sham Shui Po once again welcomed John, a South African clothing wholesaler. This time, he was finally caught by Lixin Garment Factory. Lin Baixin quickly invited him to inspect the factory.

At this time, news has spread from Hong Kong's garment industry that Changjiang Garment Factory has doubled its size by relying on orders from Africa.

How could Lin Baixin not be envious of this!
Of course, there are still quite a few stubborn garment factories who think that African merchants are just playing the long game to catch big fish.

However, Lin Baixin has always believed that orders from Africa are definitely a window for the breakthrough of Hong Kong's garment industry; moreover, as long as an African businessman chooses Hong Kong's garment manufacturing, more and more African orders will fly to Hong Kong.

This is his chance, although the opportunity has already been seized.

"Mr. John, we can produce shirts, shirts, and trousers. Our Lixin Garment Factory has nearly 200 workers. We are the largest and most powerful garment factory in Hong Kong." Lin Baixin introduced vigorously, and Yu Baozhu beside him also Looking at John friendly.

Seeing that all the sewing machines were not advanced, John was a little skeptical, because he learned from a source that the quality of garments produced in Hong Kong is very good and the equipment is very advanced.

But now, he feels a little disappointed.

"We need man-made fiber cloth, and we need to keep the time on time, can you do it?" John asked calmly.

How can Lin Baixin lag behind, and quickly said: "No problem, we can go to Japan to purchase, and then bring it back to Hong Kong for production. I don't know how many dozen you need?"

Johnson understood that this was not the garment factory he was looking for, because it had not made any orders from South Africa.

"Not much! But I need to investigate further, and I will contact you later!"

Lin Baixin was immediately disappointed, but she also knew that this was a normal behavior of merchants, so she shopped around.

Therefore, he quickly introduced Lixin Garment Factory again and offered the lowest price.

John just nodded without making any promises. This family looks good, but it doesn't seem to be his goal.

Soon, John bid farewell to Lin Baixin and his wife, and went to the next house to investigate.

Seeing that Lin Baixin was in a hurry, Yu Baozhu immediately comforted him: "It's okay, even if the Yangtze River Garment Factory also accepted John, we may not lose. Everyone is the same, and we have such great sincerity, it may not be because we won the order .”

Lin Baixin could only nod his head, and then he said: "Let's go to the hotel to visit him again in the evening, invite John to dinner and entertain him. We must impress this merchant with sincerity."

From the point of view of the two couples, everyone is about the same size and equipment, and then it depends on the price and sincerity.As for sincerity, it is sincerity to eat, and it is even more sincerity to wait for merchants to experience the nightlife in Hong Kong.

After John left Lixin Garment Factory, he found another garment factory.

Unexpectedly, this garment factory dismissed orders from Africa, especially since it needed to go to Japan to order man-made fibers, and was even less willing to take risks.

"There is a company called Changjiang Garment Factory over there. They specialize in making your African orders. Our factory is small and we can't afford the risk!"

John immediately said happily: "Thank you, I'm just looking for them!"

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the Changjiang Garment Factory.

The owner of the garment factory laughed and scolded: "This Changjiang garment factory is really not picky about food, and I'm not afraid of cheating them once with an order from Africa, and it will cost a lot of money!" Venture to Japan to buy man-made fiber, and then make it and send it to Africa.

the other side.

John came to Hong Kong to seek cooperation this time because he was influenced by his colleague Scott, but naturally Scott would not give him details, so he could only come to Hong Kong to try his luck.

So, as he walked, he muttered: "Yangtze River Garment Factory, I remember it, it seems that this one should be right!"

When he found the berth of Changjiang Garment Factory, he found that it was just an exhibition hall, and it happened that Zhou Zhaohui was in the shop, so he immediately warmly invited John to inspect the factory.

For these merchants, Changjiang Garment Factory has given a set of "hospitality standards" to welcome them to the factory for inspection, dinner and entertainment in the evening. Even the hotel will consider whether to change to a more luxurious Peninsula Hotel.

All in all, merchants are very important in this line of business, so hospitality is a must.Usually, Zhou Zhaohui is the representative of the company. If the order is bigger, the general manager Tang Zhongyuan will accompany him.

As for Lin Zhichao, he is just a major shareholder and does not hold a specific position.

As soon as John entered the shop and looked at the clothes on display, he knew in his heart that this was what he was looking for.

In order to be more sure, he will of course go to the factory for inspection.

The next day.

With dark circles under their eyes, Lin Baixin and Yu Baozhu finally caught John in the hotel.Last night, they originally wanted to treat guests, but they didn't expect to wait until early in the morning, and there was no sign of John.

They then understood that the Changjiang Garment Factory was not stupid, and it made them understand that orders from Africa are more profitable and the orders are large.

"Mr. John, can you talk about the cooperation in detail, we are very sincere!" Lin Baixin said in broken English.

John was taken aback, seeing that the two had been waiting for him, he was a little moved.

But in business, how can you act on your own will, and he is also very satisfied with the hospitality of Changjiang Garment Factory.

"Mr. Lin, Ms. Yu, I'm sorry to tell you that I have decided to cooperate with Changjiang Garment Factory."

"Why? Mr. John, please tell us where Lixin Garment Factory is losing. If it is the price, we can continue to talk!"

John shook his head and said: "It's not the price, but your machines are a little behind, and your management is also a little behind. In short, the strength in all aspects is not as good as Changjiang Garment Factory. Of course, because of your sincerity, I will continue to pay attention You, if there is an opportunity, we can cooperate or introduce other people to you!"

Lin Baixin was dumbfounded by what he said, so Yu Baozhu hurriedly handed over a name card to John.

"Welcome to visit again next time, we will definitely make progress!"

When John left, Lin Baixin wondered, "The machines are also behind, and the management is also behind. What's going on?"

Yu Baozhu said: "You can find out after investigating. Could it be that they use sewing machines imported from the United States?"

Seeing two big clients from South Africa being acquired by Changjiang Garment Factory, Lin Baixin can only feel great regret. Fortunately, the concubine he just took has been encouraging him not to give up the order from South Africa easily.

Such a huge market cannot be captured by the Changjiang Garment Factory. The most urgent task is to find out the difference between the two. Why is John so determined after visiting the Changjiang Garment Factory? Could it be that the difference is really big?

That morning, Tang Zhongyuan and John signed an order - 500 dozen shirts and 300 trousers. After the contract was signed, everyone was very happy.

Especially Tang Zhongyuan, he did not expect that Changjiang Garment Factory, which was originally a minority shareholder, would develop so rapidly.Today's Changjiang Garment Factory has more than 350 workers.

If it continues to develop at this speed, the scale of the Yangtze River Garment Factory may not be inferior to that of Dongfang Textile.

"Mr. Tang, I have inspected several garment factories in Hong Kong, and found that only your sewing machines generally use the most advanced sewing machines from Singer. I admire this very much. You know, for our South African merchants, there are two The chosen target is Japan, and your Hong Kong is the other. I originally wanted to go to Japan for inspection, but in your factory, I saw advanced equipment and excellent management. I don’t think I need to go. worked with you."

Tang Zhongyuan immediately became proud, and quickly said: "Thank you for your trust. We will guarantee the quality and delivery time, so that your trust will not turn into disappointment, and we will make you [-]% satisfied."

Regardless of whether it is a garment factory in Hong Kong or a previous garment factory in Shanghai, the equipment generally uses sewing machines produced in Shanghai or backward imports; these garment factories believe that there is no advanced sewing machine, and even if there is, the gap is not very big.

It is precisely with this thought that the entire garment factory in Hong Kong is inferior to the Changjiang Garment Factory in terms of equipment.

In the three years of the Peninsular War in the previous life, because imported equipment was banned, the Hong Kong garment factory was not developed until 1953.

Even if everyone is focusing on the markets of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, but Japan is already developing, and they will naturally focus on Southeast Asia.In fact, throughout the mid-50s and early 50s, Japan's textile and garment industries were the world's major exporters; but in the late [-]s, Europe and the United States saw that the situation was not right, and immediately began to sanction these two Japanese industries. Hong Kong was given a chance.

This is probably the industrial transfer!Later, because these two industries in Hong Kong became larger and larger, they were sanctioned by European and American countries and set export quotas.

After John left, Tang Zhongyuan sighed: "In terms of vision, my son-in-law is really a genius! But in this way, if other garment factories find out our superiority, I am afraid they will go overseas to buy machines."

If Lin Zhichao was here, he would definitely laugh in his heart and say, after everyone reacts, no one else will sell it to you!
(End of this chapter)