The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 154 [1952 Years]

Soon after Lin Zhichao returned to Hong Kong, he convened a global shipping management meeting.

In the meeting room, he asked: "Currently we have 20 ships shipping around the world, can we hold technical meetings for the fleet sailing around the world every day?"

At the headquarters of Global Shipping, there is a direct circuit for telegraph users. Through this circuit, ships from all over the world can report various problems encountered in time, such as time delays caused by accidents, unfortunate accidents of sailors, machine failures, lack of berths and For other natural disasters and man-made disasters, Universal headquarters in Hong Kong can be notified of these situations at the first time.

Lin Zhichao believes that the purpose of doing this is to analyze the various problems encountered, take remedial measures in time, and accumulate experience for the future purchase of new ships. If there is a problem with the ship, the company can accurately know the position of the ship and dispatch People fly to the port closest to the ship for processing.

Liao Changgui, the director of the Communications Department, immediately said: "Boss, if the ships traveling around the world can maintain communication at every moment, I am afraid that 10 to 15 ships need radio waves. At present, sometimes it takes half a day to a day for many ships to communicate. In order to get into the channel."

Lin Zhichao had no regrets and said on the contrary: "It seems that this plan can be realized soon! Therefore, the company will prepare the plan I mentioned. Next year we will hold technical meetings every day. I will try my best to attend every day. If I can't To attend, the deputy general manager will preside. If the deputy general manager cannot preside, the manager of the technical department will preside. In short, we must make full use of our global radio wave network to understand the dynamics of each of our ships.”

"Yes, boss!"

Everyone said excitedly.

What this means is that the situation of ships around the world shipping around the world is huge.

Lin Zhichao is also very happy, and finally he is about to realize his dream - realizing global instant communication.

Those shipowners who only have one ship or a few ships have no news as soon as their ships leave the port, and the shipowners can only worry.

This is superiority!
After the meeting, Gao Qiqiang found Lin Zhichao and reported: "Boss, Zhao Congyan's shipowner didn't learn a lesson. We found that he was soliciting goods at a low price again. We asked them, and they argued that the price was low because their ship was old. a little."

When Lin Zhichao heard the words, he didn't feel that there was anything to be angry about. He asked, "Is the price very low? It shouldn't be necessary. The market is so good now."

Zhao Congyan's reason is indeed very good. As for his dilapidated 3500-ton Guoxing ship, it is understandable that the price is lower.

"It's not very low, it's about 5% lower."

"How much impact will it have on us, you can let people evaluate it. If the 5% price has little effect, we should not overreact and focus more on service, punctuality, and safety."

"Ok, I see!"

After Gao Qiqiang left, Lin Zhichao thought about whether he should bully Zhao Congyan, but in the end he chose to forget it, what a big deal.

With the development of global shipping to this day, one foot has already stepped into the circle of "the world's best", so why bother to fight with small ship owners!
Why does Lin Zhichao dare to think like this?
The reason is very simple. The most important thing to do in shipping is to understand the market and cycle, followed by financial knowledge, and finally, business operation.

Market and cycle: In his previous life, Bao Yugang was proficient in this way. He traveled around the world, met with national leaders, and read local newspapers, just to find out the context of shipping, so as to decide whether his ship should be rented for a few years. ', it is more beneficial to sign a long-term contract when the market is good.On this point, Lin Zhichao is very confident and precise.

Financial arrangement: It is to obtain the support of the bank, the support of the shipyard, and make the best financial arrangement in the company.In this regard, Lin Zhichao has won the trust of HSBC and Japanese customers.

Company management: Lin Zhichao has a super brain and an amazing memory, and he has studied shipping tirelessly for three years. Even a shipowner with ten years of shipping skills may not be as proficient as him.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhichao felt relieved, and didn't take Zhao Congyan's cleverness to heart.

Hand it over to your hands!
Lin Zhichao took his family to visit the house at No. 79 Deep Water Bay. Everyone found that the house is also very good now, the only drawback is that it is a bit old.

"The preliminary plan is as follows: build a private road slanting north-south from Deep Water Bay Road, reaching the front yard. Next to the private road, set up a security guard box to be on duty 24 hours a day. Then build a large podium (base) here, the podium Above it is: a three-story European-style villa in the middle, a swimming pool in the south, a lawn in the southwest, and a marble courtyard in the north. In addition to these buildings, a small garden and pavilion will be built on the other side (not the podium). " Lin Zhichao described with their own plans.

The architectural designer has been found and communicated.For the podium building proposed by Lin Zhichao, the architectural designer gave great praise.

In this era, podium buildings were not used, but in later generations, podium buildings are the most common in Hong Kong.Villas, shopping centers, buildings, etc., all make full use of the podium (base).

This is because the podium can separate the commercial shopping center from the office building, and the podium can make the villa owner more private and safe.

Lin Zhichao remembered the most exaggerated podium building in his previous life. It was No. 35 Barker Road, where Lee Shau Kee never lived.

"If it is built like this, it will cost millions of construction costs?" Xu Caiying asked excitedly.

At the same time, she is naturally yearning, which is a woman's nature.

"It's probably about the same. Many materials need to be imported from Europe and the United States. Of course, the construction cost is only a few million, and it's not a year's expenditure. I believe in your husband's earning speed." Lin Zhichao said proudly.

Some sense of accomplishment can only be revealed in front of family members.Even if the cost is two or three million Hong Kong dollars, Lin Zhichao thinks there is no big problem. After all, the entire construction period will take more than five years (including design time).

"When will it be completed?" Tang Caiyun couldn't help asking.

"Five years, but the move-in may be in the Spring Festival of 1958."

At that time, Lin Zhichao will be 30 years old, Tang Caiyun will be 29 years old, Xu Caiying will be 25 years old, and they will have a full house of children.

After everyone admired it, they reluctantly left, because it would soon be bulldozed and rebuilt.

Back at Conduit Road Garden House in the evening, the whole family had dinner together, happy and happy.

Usually, Lin Zhichao still has a lot of entertainment, but he can already push it away as much as possible, putting his family first.

During the banquet, Wu Wenying, as an elder, asked: "Zhichao and Caiying, you two can't patronize and have fun, first have a child, anyway, sooner or later, you look at Caiyun, having two children is still like a child." Like a young girl, I can’t see anything at all. Now life is better, and it’s not as harmful to the body as we used to have children.”

Xu Caiying suddenly became shy. Her mother-in-law said "play" with a lot of meaning. In the words of her sister-in-law, good sister, and good classmate Lin Xiner, the voice was so loud that she could basically hear it on the second floor.

"Mom, I can't blame me for this!" Xu Caiying quickly removed the suspicion, declaring that she was not the troublemaker.

Lin Zhichao didn't care, he was the only man in the family, and there were two little boys, so it was inevitable that he would be a bit indulgent.

"Mom, this kind of thing is also an emotional exchange, not a game. As for the child, it will be arranged as soon as possible, so don't worry!"

Seeing that her son has a thick skin and has his own ideas, Wu Wenying feels helpless. This girl Caiying is indeed too juicy, and of course both daughters-in-law are juicy.

"What are you listening to, study hard, and don't disappoint your brother's expectations!" Seeing that she couldn't control her son, Wu Wenying could only control her daughter.

Lin Xiner has listened to a lot in the past two years, and her face has become more or less thick, but at this time she still lowered her head shyly and said: "You all don't avoid me, and you blame me for listening too much."

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Okay, okay, it's just a child's business, there will be bread, and there will be milk. Also, Xiner, don't be stressed, if you do well in the exam, I will send you to college .”

Xu Caiying immediately said: "Don't worry about that, our family Xin'er is the smartest, and reading is like a sprinkling of water!" She deliberately sounded like a sister-in-law.

Lin Xiner gritted her teeth in her heart, but she didn't dare to openly fight with her sister-in-law at home.

After dinner and a few chats, Lin Zhichao was about to take Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying upstairs, and it was obvious what he was doing.

Sometimes Wu Wenying was worried about her son's health, so she bought expensive herbs and food to supplement her son. Lin Zhichao would not refuse this kind of supplement, but it must be more fierce at night.

Fortunately, Wu Wenying also knew that her son was in good health through her two daughter-in-laws, so she was not so worried.

After a while, Lin Zhichao went downstairs to greet Lin Xiner.

"Xin'er, borrow it!"

Lin Xiner blushed, then walked into her bedroom with her head down, and took out a bag after a while.

"Don't think too much, Caiyun has never studied in Hong Kong."

"Got it, you go up!"

"This girl!"

Time flies, and it is early January 1952 in a blink of an eye.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Industry and inspected his "industrial zone", which covers a land of 45 square feet. He has already made an overall plan with Lin Zhichao. It is estimated that after the completion, there will be a factory floor of more than 200 million square feet. area.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao positioned this place as a "light industrial park". He will also invest in a heavy industrial park. The current idea is to use it in Tseung Kwan O to smelt aluminum alloys and dismantle ships in the future.

Back in the office, not long after sitting down, Tao Derong, the general manager of Changjiang Plastic Factory, came to report on his work.

"Boss, the total profit of Changjiang Plastic Factory last year was 46 Hong Kong dollars. The raw materials are purchased from Changjiang Trading at market prices. The best-selling products are toys, plastic bottles, buckets, etc. At present, the two largest plastic factories in Hong Kong are Changjiang. Plastic Factory and Kaida Industry."

The profit level is better than expected. The profit of plastic products is actually not very high, because the threshold is low and the competition is fierce, so the profit margin of the product is not high.Unless you produce explosive-level products, others will not be able to imitate them in a short time, and then before everyone reacts, they will occupy a large amount of the market.

Hong Kong's industry will be a copycat kingdom of global commodities. Lin Zhichao also has his own thoughts on this, that is, to have a better mentality, and it's okay for everyone to earn money together.Of course, if he develops a toy product with a registered patent, then he must be serious, after all, what he sells is high added value.

"Well, the overall performance is good. The situation last year was so serious, and I am quite satisfied with the performance. In the new year, the situation is still not optimistic. I hope to make persistent efforts. While developing steadily, we must also find ways to break through. Major breakthroughs in technology. Plastic technology in the world is changing with each passing day, and we must always pay attention to any new machines and products.”

"I understand. Boss, do you want to hand over the funds in the account to Changjiang Industry?"

"Leave a part, and most of them will be handed over to Changjiang Industry. In the later period, the group will lay out the planning of the entire industry, and your Changjiang Plastic Factory will also be the focus of investment. Of course, Hong Kong's industry will have real sunshine after the war is over."

"It's a pity that this negotiation failed!"

"Wait, it will definitely end within a year or two."

Tao Derong nodded. He knew that the boss still had great ambitions in the plastics industry, but now he could not import new plastic machines, the import of raw materials was inconvenient, and the products could not be sold to the United States. These reasons restricted the development of the plastics industry in Hong Kong.

Because Lin Zhichao often communicates with his subordinates about market prospects and development directions, even including the international situation and Hong Kong's advantages, his executives have a long-term vision.Moreover, Lin Zhichao likes to learn and improve the management, so everyone is working hard.

After Tao Derong left, Wang Liang also came to Lin Zhichao's office. He is still the general manager of Changjiang Zipper, so his actual work is mainly in the zipper industry.

At the same time, after Uniqlo clothing company was transferred to Changjiang Industrial, there were only two first-level subsidiaries of Changjiang Industrial, namely Changjiang Zipper and Changjiang Plastic.

"Boss, we have prepared last year's summary report, please take a look!"

"Well, I'll take a look, and you can summarize."

Wang Liang immediately sorted out his thoughts. This boss is like this. He likes his subordinates to be well prepared, so he is naturally well prepared.

"Last year, Changjiang Zipper produced a total of 1150 million meters of zippers, with a total production value of 2990 million Hong Kong dollars. The zippers made a profit of 626 million Hong Kong dollars. The Yangtze River Trade earned 52 Hong Kong dollars in raw materials. The investment amount was 460 million Hong Kong dollars, and you took away 500 million Hong Kong dollars. The cash flow on the account is 32 Hong Kong dollars."

"In the new year, the investment of Changjiang Zipper is mainly in research and development, adding other equipment, etc."

Lin Zhichao also quickly browsed the work report of Changjiang Zipper. After listening to Wang Liang's words, Lin Zhichao said: "I will not take away the funds of Changjiang Zipper or Changjiang Industry from this year. .Of course, before that, we need to accumulate enough technical strength and human resources, and you also need to take a long-term view."

Wang Liang nodded immediately, and said happily: "No problem! Our technology department and Bourne Machinery have jointly developed nylon zippers. In the case of lower prices, we can gain a larger market share."

To be honest, 1150 million meters per year is only a small part of the world's zipper demand market; although Changjiang Zipper sells its products to Europe and the United States, its market share is not high.

At the end of the 50s, the total production of YKK zippers reached 8 million meters; in the 21st century, 25 billion meters were produced a year.

This market is huge, even if it is a piece of the pie, it can continue to persist.What's more, the Yangtze River Zipper will not lag behind there.

"Is Bourne Machinery's business not doing well?" Lin Zhichao asked suddenly.

Wang Liang thought for a while and said, "Their textile machinery business is really mediocre. As for the zipper machine, it depends on us to occupy a large part of the business."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "I see!"

In his mind, a plan has already emerged, which will be implemented next year.

Finally, Lin Zhichao said: "This year is still double grain, and there are rice and oil benefits during the Spring Festival. You can arrange it so that everyone in the group can have a good year."

Wang Liang immediately said gratefully: "The boss is benevolent! Some bosses in Hong Kong who are good and benevolent are also following in our company's footsteps and paying double pay at the end of the year."

Lin Zhichao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about others! For me, as long as the company has an ideal effect, it should be paid at the end of the year."

This kind of tradition in Hong Kong was not initiated by Lin Zhichao, but it is the most effective one done by Lin Zhichao, because his factory is large enough and there are enough employees.

Therefore, the influence is also full!
In Lin Zhichao's company, the salary level is "at the forefront" of similar industries, but it is not out of the market; the emphasis on year-end bonuses and holiday benefits is the best way to motivate employees.

Lin Zhichao knows "people's hearts" well. If you give employees a monthly salary increase of 10 Hong Kong dollars, the employees may not be moved, because they will get used to it. They just think that your company's salary is good, but they will not appreciate it.

But if you have benefits on festivals, it will be a surprise for the employees, and they will recognize the company more; plus double pay at the end of the year, it will be more effective than salary increases.

Of course, these are all 'imperial paths'. In terms of overall remuneration, you can't cheat and play tricks, and it must be at the top level in the industry.

Worldwide shipping.

After Lin Zhichao listened to Feng Yongfa's work report, he immediately began to think about it.

Some time ago, I spent 30 US dollars from the global shipping to buy land and luxury houses. Fortunately, the impact is not big, because the monthly profit of the global shipping is very high.

By March of this year, it is almost time to consider buying a ship again, and try to borrow another 300 million US dollars from HSBC, and then use the funds in the account to purchase a cargo ship of [-] to [-] tons, and complete half of this year's goal.

For the remaining goals, there is no need to borrow money, and you can use your own funds.After all, HSBC will not borrow too much money. Every time, it will clearly review the accounts of the global shipping, and then evaluate the risks before finally releasing the loan.

As for the use of global shipping funds to invest in real estate, the funds will be withdrawn according to the situation in the second half of the year.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhichao still said to Feng Yongfa: "This year, all the staff of Global Shipping will distribute double rations in the month at the end of last year. The Spring Festival is also approaching. Let the finance department and the logistics department jointly purchase rice oil and distribute it to employees. .”

Feng Yongfa was immediately surprised. The wages of seafarers are not low, ranking among the top among all occupations in Hong Kong; if the double salary is paid at the end of the year, it will be a considerable sum!
However, he still said gratefully: "Okay, I will organize it right away and give you a plan then."

"Um"

All companies, Lin Zhichao intends to be like this, he wants to be a "not bad" boss, he wants a lot of employees, who will work for him for the rest of his life.

In the future, some companies will also set up funds such as 'staff pensions' to truly become a great entrepreneur.

(End of this chapter)