The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 139 [Used in Hong Kong Island]

The Hong Kong government held a grand donation ceremony for the "Mrs. Ge Lianghong Health Center" in the auditorium. Hundreds of foreigners and Chinese celebrities came to hear the news, and some reporters reported on the spot.

"Madame Ge Lianghong Health Center" seems to be Ge Mulian's signboard, but in fact it is also the signboard of Hong Kong Governor Ge Lianghong. Therefore, as the "Emperor of Earth" in Hong Kong, it is natural that no matter whether British or Chinese businessmen, they are all on the wind.

Of course, the protagonists of this donation ceremony are not only Ge Lianghong and his wife, but also Lin Zhichao, the main donor. After all, it is a donation of 80 Hong Kong dollars, which can only be made once or twice a year in the Hong Kong charity circle.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao's inscription is side by side with Ge Lianghong and his wife, and they are in different positions.

At the beginning of the donation ceremony, Ge Lianghong and Ge Mulian gave speeches successively.

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to today's donation ceremony of the 'Mrs. Ge Lianghong Health Center'. The population of Tsuen Wan has exceeded [-]. Currently, there is no medical facility. My wife, Ms. Ge Mulian, is very worried. Fortunately, there is Many generous people rushed to help, and the first person to help was Mr. Lim Zhichao. He was a great businessman."

In his speech, Ge Lianghong specially praised Lin Zhichao, which attracted the attention of many people in the audience.

Some people even speculated that Ge Lianghong mentioned Lin Zhichao in such a way that Lin Zhichao had already won the favor of the Governor of Hong Kong; after all, although the donation of [-] Hong Kong dollars is large, it is not uncommon every year.

Of course, the donations from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Po Leung Kuk will not bring foreigners to play.Even if foreigners want to intervene, it is impossible, and it is even more impossible to name foreigners. Generally, they are named after Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Po Leung Kuk.As for those who donate more, they will be appointed to the post of Prime Minister. If there are two or three of them, they will still need to be elected. The same is true for Po Leung Kuk and the chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.

When Ge Lianghong gave a speech, Sir Ho Tung said to Lin Zhichao next to him: "Very good!"

He is also a donor this time, but he only donated 5 Hong Kong dollars to deal with Ge Lianghong and his wife; he attended this donation ceremony more to give Lin Zhichao face, and of course his name is also after Lin Zhichao.

"You are too much!" Lin Zhichao responded politely.

He knew why He Dong praised him, probably because he didn't expect Ge Lianghong and his wife to give Lin Zhichao such face, which was mentioned many times in the speech.

In fact, no one knows that Ge Mulian, a greedy American girl, is selling out her country for profit.

Lin Zhichao suddenly had a "bold" idea - since Ge Mulian is on board, don't those wives of the Director of Industry and Commerce and the Chief Superintendent want to get rich?
This idea immediately made Lin Zhichao feel very interesting!
But in this case, let Ge Mulian taste the sweetness first.

There was another person in the audience who was very surprised, and that was Deng Zhaojian who was originally the main donor.He is the founder of the 'Kowloon Bus' and has always been kind and charitable. Of course, his inner thoughts are probably to get more honors, especially the honor of the British Court.As for this donation, he attaches great importance to it, because he can have a closer relationship with the Hong Kong governor and his wife.

However, just when he thought it was his own glory, Ge Mulian refused his donation.

He was cut off!

When he learned that it was Lin Zhichao, Deng Zhaojian had no idea, because although Lin Zhichao was young, he had a lot of connections.

"Could it be that Ge Lianghong is planning to confer Lin Zhichao a 'JP'? This is too young, I was only 28 years old to receive this honor." Deng Zhaojian thought inconceivably.

You know, although he was already very young at the age of 28, his father was a Justice of the Peace and had family influence.But now, Lin Zhichao has no family background, he started from nothing, and he got it at the age of 23, which can be described as a real glory.

Of course, compared to the achievements of the business world, Deng Zhaojian is not as flattering as Lin Zhichao. With a fleet of only tens of thousands of tons, the value is already tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

The third person to speak on stage was Lin Zhichao.

He gave a completely off-script speech, but he seemed very thoughtful and low-key, without overwhelming the guests.

"Hearing the worries of the governor and his wife, and the charity of benefiting more than [-] people in Tsuen Wan, businessmen of my generation took it for granted. I adhere to the wealth rule of 'take it from Hong Kong, use it in Hong Kong', and hope to have the opportunity to change A lot of help for the development of Hong Kong. Thank you!"

The applause came like thunder!

The ceremony was successfully completed.

A 50-year-old man with a bald head and a long gown came to Lin Zhichao and said, "Lin Sheng just keeps silent, he's a blockbuster!"

The words revealed some unfriendly, or sour taste.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Deng Sheng, I have only been in business for a few years, so I don't dare to compete with you. Of course, doing charity is a good thing, not something to compare, so I will do it if I have this idea. It can help others. , I am really happy!"

Deng Zhaojian was at a loss for words, he was caught off guard by Lin Zhichao when he came up, and the people beside him couldn't help looking at him strangely.

Lin Zhichao's words reveal a noble and selfless style, saying that he has only been in business for a few years, so naturally there is no such thing as "it's nothing to say." doing charity.

Invisibly, Deng Zhaojian came to find a bore!
"Lin Sheng has such a noble style at such a young age, which is admirable!" Deng Zhaojian knew that he should show his admiration for Lin Zhichao at this time, otherwise he would be gossiped by people in the circle.

"It's an award, it's not worth mentioning." Lin Zhichao then said modestly.

The two didn't talk speculatively, and then separated.

Lin Zhichao disagrees with Deng Zhaojian's style of work. How can a person who is not good to his family members be called a "charitable person"?
Not worthy!

It turned out that Deng Zhaojian was quite superstitious, because he trusted a Feng Shui master and said that his son beat him, so he sent his son to London, and he was stern and sympathetic to his family, and he was more lustful.

For this kind of person, no matter how many good deeds he does, Lin Zhichao will look down on him.

In Lin Zhichao's heart, family is always the first. If a fortune teller dares to arrange his children in this way, he can make people ruin the fortune teller's family.See if the fortune teller can calculate your doom.

Lin Zhichao didn't focus on the matter of donating the 'Mrs. Grant's Health Center'. Although he is still the director of this health center, it is only in name only.

Although Lin Zhichao currently earns a lot of money a year, he doesn't intend to be too 'charitable', just doing a little bit of charity in this area to avoid being gossiped.

For example, he donates 100 million a year, which is already an astronomical figure for other rich people in Hong Kong; but for his wealth, it is just sprinkling water.

However, Lin Zhichao does not plan to donate more, because he has his own understanding of charity.

The charity in his mind is to be kind to his employees, at least to be the leader in welfare among his peers.

For example, if he has thousands of seafarers in the future, then Lin Zhichao will make the salaries and benefits of these seafarers must be the best among Hong Kong seafarers.

Back to Global Shipping, Lin Zhichao made a tour and chatted with his subordinates about work.

At present, there are 12 large freighters in the global shipping, as many as 8 freighters of 4-ton class and above, and [-] freighters of [-]-[-]-ton class.Every freighter is equipped with a wireless telegraph, and Global Shipping has multiple offices overseas, such as Japan, Sing Tao, South Africa, and Europe.

These offices play a very important role, collecting weather conditions in the local area and nearby areas, and transmitting them to the passing cargo ships through radio waves; and the cargo ships are transmitting out to realize global communication in turn.

Of course, the group's radio wave room is the information hub, timely analyzing which cargo ship will pass through the cargo ship in the bad weather area, and making dispatch and command assistance.

At this time, Lin Zhichao felt the charm of shipping!
Back in the office, Feng Yongfa, the deputy general manager, walked in together.

After Lin Zhichao sat down, he said immediately: "Global Shipping needs to recruit a group of important positions such as captain, first mate and second mate, and chief engineer. The number of places, after recruiting, sign a contract, the company trains them for half a year to one year, and after officially taking up the job, they need to sign a three-year contract, after which they are free to come and go.”

Among the twelve ships sailing around the world, European captains, first mates, and chief engineers accounted for more than 60%; because of the important positions of Chinese captains, first mates, and second mates, they are relatively unfamiliar with oceangoing, let alone [-] tons Big ship.Even the former G navy failed to find a few suitable ones.

And these Europeans have a very poor sense of belonging to global shipping, and they may leave their jobs when their contracts expire.Importantly, their salaries and benefits are simply too high.

Feng Yongfa said immediately: "Well, the development of global shipping is getting bigger and bigger, and we should train these important positions for us Chinese. I must make good preparations and pay attention to this link."

Lin Zhichao nodded. Hong Kong's sailor industry is in chaos. Hong Kong people call working on ocean-going ships "shipping".Sailing is risky, and there is little time to reunite with family members. People will not choose to sail unless it is absolutely necessary.Therefore, most of the Hong Kong seafarers who "sail" are unemployed and uneducated, unable to find ideal jobs.

These people go out to sail, neither because of interest, nor because they have great ambitions, they only want three meals and one night.These people are not very capable and have no expertise, and they are all working at the lowest level.Most of the positions from the third mate to the captain and the work from the third verse to the big verse (engineer) are mostly held by Europeans.These senior seamen from Europe have high salaries and good treatment, and even bring their families to live on board, which costs a lot.But these people have no sense of belonging to the company. Once the contract expires, they will leave as soon as they say it, and they will not make any concessions.

Compared with these European senior seafarers, Hong Kong seafarers are paid much less and their work is much more tiring, so it is easy to breed dissatisfaction and discouragement.

Of course, Global Shipping has been committed to changing this situation from the very beginning. Most of the seafarers on board have received professional training, even if they are low-level seafarers; There are also many, so the seafarers of global shipping are of high quality at present, which cannot be compared with the seafarers of other shipowners.

Lin Zhichao has only been in shipping for more than two years. He can only improve step by step and improve his management methods to build a high-quality and professional Chinese fleet step by step.

"That's right! The sailors on the ship can also have channels for promotion. You let the important positions on each ship, by recommending the following seafarers, come to the Global Maritime Academy to study, and after completing the training, you can assign important positions."

Can't let people's will be idle, otherwise it will become more and more salty.

Feng Yongfa said in admiration: "The boss's move is brilliant. People go to high places. If there are promotion channels, they will work harder. Of course, Global Shipping must also make this 'recommendation system' fair and just."

"You're right, make good rules and regulations, so that good things don't turn into bad things."

"Ok"

What Lin Zhichao is most afraid of is man-made accidents. For example, the senior management of a certain ship sails rashly without knowing the weather in the surrounding area before leaving the port; if it runs aground or rolls over, it will be a loss-making business.

The insurance company's money is only enough to compensate for the loss of the cargo, but if a ship is worth a lot, the loss will be heavy.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao has paid special attention to supervision and reminders in this regard since the first ship in the global shipping operation.

For general risks, such as accidents on board, Global Shipping can send elite maintenance personnel on board for repairs. At most, it will delay the arrival by a few days, which is not considered a major accident.

Therefore, for the training of this important position, Lin Zhichao must personally participate in it, and mostly use actual combat as the course.

After some arrangements, Lin Zhichao did not relax his shipping career.In the shipping industry, in addition to internal management, as bosses or managers, they should go overseas to study and study more to understand overseas market dynamics.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao is destined to be a trapeze person in the future.

In a British club, Lin Zhichao brought Xu Caiying and Li Gaofu again to Ge Mulian's appointment.

Ge Mulian was very keen on making money from smuggling, and she sent messages to Lin Zhichao through Xu Caiying many times to make arrangements as soon as possible.As everyone knows, Li Gaofu also needs to buy a smuggling boat, and it will take time.

Moreover, after purchasing the smuggling boat, it is necessary to install artillery and other weapons and recruit manpower. The firepower is mainly to deal with the "Da Tian Er" at sea (not referring to a certain person, many islands have the signboard of Da Tian Er).

"Mrs. Ge Mulian, this is my friend Mr. Li Gaofu. He is very professional in the transportation industry, he is cautious and stable in his work, and he is very trustworthy!"

Ge Mulian said happily, "Mr. Li, hello!"

Although Li Gaofu had never met a real big shot, he felt at ease, because Lin Zhichao was there, so he said calmly: "Hello, Mrs. Governor of Hong Kong!"

After the two sides made an introduction, Ge Mulian immediately asked about the specific situation of "smuggling".

And Li Gaofu carefully introduced the situation of 'smuggling', expressing it very clearly.

"For a shipment of 100 tons of black iron, the deposit is 10 yuan and the remuneration is 2 yuan. But the 2 yuan needs to be managed up and down, and the crew needs to be rewarded in the form of a share, so that it can go smoothly. Therefore, the final profit may only be 1.2 yuan, and if the investment is 30 Hong Kong dollars, it will only take two or three months to pay back."

Hearing that, Ge Mulian was in a hot mood, paying back her capital in two or three months, is there such a profitable business in the world?
"Mr. Li, is your boat ready?"

Li Gaofu nodded and said, "The ship has been bought, and the total cost is 28 Hong Kong dollars. This is the ship purchase contract." After speaking, he handed a contract to Ge Mulian.

However, Ge Mulian had Lin Zhichao as a guarantee, so she didn't show distrust, and then directly took out a money-making bag.

"This is 20 Hong Kong dollars. We will each contribute half of the money and 50% of the shares. What do you think?"

Although the purchase of a ship costs only 28 Hong Kong dollars, a deposit is still required to recruit trusted crew members.Of course, even if there is extra money, both parties only need to pay the same amount, and then charge it to the public account.

Li Gaofu said: "Thank you Madam for your trust, don't worry, I promise to do this well! Then, I will give you a bill and settlement every two months."

Ge Mulian nodded, and then got up to say goodbye.

"What's the matter, I will contact you through Mrs. Lin!"

Afterwards, everyone left one after another, and Lin Zhichao, Xu Caiying, and Li Gaofu found a high-end tea restaurant.

Xu Caiying said: "I became a part-time worker for nothing!"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Let's make a transition first. When we completely drag her into the water, she, the wife of the Governor of Hong Kong, must be our accomplice. At that time, let her contact Gao Fu by herself."

Li Gaofu also said: "Yes. As long as she tastes some sweetness, she will be our insider in the Hong Kong government. My brother and sister have worked hard for two months. At that time, I will find a way to directly contact the assistant of the governor's wife. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law, Can't even learn English, really!"

In fact, it was not hard work. To put it bluntly, Xu Caiying was sometimes invited by Ge Mulian to participate in the socializing of some upper-class women.If it was another woman, she was looking for such a good opportunity, but Lin Zhichao's woman was another woman, she was so proud!
The main reason is that she knew that Ge Mulian wanted to use Xu Caiying, so Xu Caiying was a little disgusted.

"Actually, it's okay, Mrs. Ge Mulian is still very good to me!" Xu Caiying said a little embarrassed.

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then he said to Li Gaofu: "You have to make good use of this Ge Mulian and let her earn some sweetness. Smuggling is not very strict recently, and it is estimated that it will be very strict in the second half of the year. At that time, let her win over some other industrial and commercial bureau." The wife of the chief, the wife of the chief superintendent, etc., let these ladies join the team."

Li Gaofu's eyes lit up, he didn't expect his cousin to see so far, if these ladies provide some information, then naturally there is no risk.Even if caught by the marine police, there is still a way to escape without any punishment.

"It makes sense! Zhichao, don't worry, I promise to satisfy these shareholders."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said with a smile: "Originally, this woman took the initiative to seek me out, and I wanted to refuse, but I just thought, this kind of person is useless to me, but it is a help to you. So your relationship with the mainland company is broken." It’s better, not only can it be directly transported to Omen, but also can be traded in Guangdong Province.”

Airship Tai is just one of them, and there are many people in Hong Kong relying on this business.

To tell the truth, there are so many people doing this business, only Airship Tai and He Xian are listed as 'friends' in later generations, and it is said that only six companies are listed as 'not profiteers'.

Who is right and wrong here, who can tell clearly?

Maybe if others earn a little more, some people think you are not good;

There may be a lot of people selling fakes, that's really not good!

I heard that Zhang Yuliang's family sells fake medicines, which are half-truths and half-fakes, or a small part of them are adulterated; Telling it is half-truth, half-false, you can make this money by pretending to be someone else.

After all, Zhang Yuliang has a brand, and if he messes up, he will lose a lot.If Zhang Yuliang's family was assassinated, then half of the real medicine would not be available.

So Lin Zhichao didn't want to participate in the right and wrong here.In any case, Li Gaofu, who he supports, can be regarded as a contribution.

Li Gaofu nodded and said, "Well, doing this kind of business is more reassuring than sailing the boat to the north."

In Lin Zhichao's view, it is impossible for Li Gaofu to become Airship Tai. Airship Thailand was really listed as a "friendly class" by the opposite party, and more of it was supported by him all the time later, which slowly gave him a lot of honors.

And Li Gaofu is just a smuggler, working for money, he still doesn't like it
(End of this chapter)