The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 174 [Drink head soup to gain reputation]

Soon after returning to Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu made an appointment to drink tea together.

During the meeting, Li Gaofu said: "Since the end of April, there has been almost no 'smuggling' business, and this month (June) has almost stopped the purchase and transportation of some materials. The hope of success for this peace talk is quite high. Big!"

As one of the indirect participants, Li Gaofu can also analyze some situations from these above.

Lin Zhichao said: "In October last year, the Yankees were afraid that they could no longer launch a battle above the battalion level. It is estimated that the peace talks will be successful next month. It is time for Hong Kong to develop its economy. The impact of the past few years has not been small."

Without this war, Hong Kong would still be industrialized, because the group of people from the Shanghai stock market are entrepreneurs, and there is no reason to sit and eat.So in fact, in the past three years, Hong Kong has been restricted for three years.

Li Gaofu took the initiative to say: "We established a real estate company called Gaosheng Real Estate. We plan to enter the real estate industry. After all, we want to make money steadily."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "It's a good idea."

Li Gaofu personally owns an old building complex covering an area of ​​2.33 square feet in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, and an old commercial building covering an area of ​​more than 2 square feet in Wanchai; it can be said that the real estate strength is already very high.

Fang Shuquan, the chairman of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce, only purchased a 2-square-foot piece of land in Wong Chuk Hang last year, and he has already entered the real estate industry.And Fuhehang is estimated to have 400 million Hong Kong dollars in assets. If it reinvests in real estate, it can be regarded as a small force.

As for the future, it depends on how they play. You must know that the wave in the late 50s was very risky, and many people lost their vitality and went bankrupt; if they invested in rental properties, they could almost become rich.

In any case, Lin Zhichao will not interfere in any way.

Li Gaofu was also very excited at this time, and landed safely again. Although he was blacklisted by the US Department of Commerce, he did not feel regretful.

After all, in the past few years, he has earned millions of Hong Kong dollars, so why would he regret it.

After the two separated, Li Gaofu drove back to his mansion in Happy Valley. This is a single-family house with a price of 30 Hong Kong dollars.Of course, for him, it is already a sprinkling of water. Li Gaofu has calculated his net worth, which is already in the early 500 million Hong Kong dollars, which is also a rich man in Hong Kong.

After feeling a lot, Li Gaofu returned home, and seeing Chen Shufang with a big belly, he felt a little complicated.His wife has given birth to two daughters and a son for him, and now he is pregnant with Liujia, but recently he likes the entertainment life outside, dancing and dancing with those beautiful girls, killing time.

Gradually, he realized that he wanted to marry a concubine, a beautiful, young and virtuous one, but there was currently no suitable partner.

"Why didn't you socialize today?" Chen Shufang took Li Gaofu's bag and asked deliberately.

"You asked me this question. If there is a friend who invites me, I will go. If there is no friend who invites me, I will go home. Everyone is a businessman. Do you want to cut off your contacts? I think you are used to being a rich wife now, and you want to find fault with me. "Li Gaofu said forcefully with a guilty conscience.

In this situation, Chen Shufang gave in immediately, and immediately said: "I didn't care about you so much, what are you excited about, I made soup for you, and I asked the servant to bring it to you."

Li Gaofu was in a good mood immediately. If Chen Shufang was reasonable, he would certainly respect his original spouse, let alone having four children, so he immediately appeased Chen Shufang's stomach and said, "This time I should be a target again!"

When Chen Shufang heard this, she immediately said: "It must be! After this child is finished, give birth to two more sons, so that I can be worthy of my grand lord."

Li Gaofu immediately said with satisfaction: "It's not that much, two sons and two daughters are not bad!"

Chen Shufang asked curiously: "How many children does Zhichao have now?"

Since the two have not left for three years, she is not sure if there are any new additions.

Li Gaofu said: "His first wife has two, and his second wife has one, both of whom are sons. Don't be in a hurry, there are two wives who can have children."

This is almost an open trial!
Chen Shufang gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to be capable, find a concubine who is sensible and doesn't make trouble. I won't make trouble and manage the family for you."

Li Gaofu immediately took advantage of it and said obediently: "Look at what you said, there is no shadow. Besides, we are a couple in need, of course I dote on you the most."

Chen Shufang immediately said happily: "It's good to know! I know how to measure!"

Back then, she had heard from Lin Zhichao that this kind of thing would happen. In recent years, Li Gaofu seldom went home. When he came back occasionally, he smelled like a woman. She had already learned to get used to it.

She only knows that now she lives in a bungalow, has a car and a driver when she goes out, and wears gold and silver on her body; while those neighbor women in the past are still crowded in a small room with her husband, worrying about life every day; Every time she thought about those days, she would have nightmares.

Time flies, and a month passes in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Lin Zhichao came to the wig production workshop and saw a total of [-] female workers under the leadership of the management, producing all kinds of wigs.

Chen Linyuan and Chen Xia followed Lin Zhichao to inspect the workshop. When Lin Zhichao took a wig sample and looked left and right, Chen Linyuan said, "Boss, what do you think?"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said with satisfaction: "There is no problem with the quality and style, which can be compared to French wigs." Then he said: "How many wigs can we produce in a month now?"

Chen Xia, the production manager, immediately said: "Boss, under normal circumstances, we can produce 200 wigs a month, and if we work overtime, we can produce 250-300 wigs a month."

After finishing speaking, she looked at the boss with hopeful eyes, hoping to be recognized.

In the past five months, Chen Xia felt like she was on a plane (she had never been on a plane), from a female worker to a production manager of a large company; from a monthly salary of 100 Hong Kong dollars to a monthly salary of 220 Hong Kong dollars, The whole family supported her.

Lin Zhichao said: "The production capacity of 200 is enough. If we increase production in the later stage, we can continue to recruit female workers and purchase new machines."

In 1950, Lin Zhichao's factory had already adopted a 12-hour working system. If he worked overtime, he was paid 1.5 times the salary, which became more humane.

Chen Xia immediately said: "Yes, boss, if we want to increase production, we can train skilled female workers within a month."

Lin Zhichao didn't have any dislike for Chen Xia's enthusiastic performance. No matter how powerful she is, she is not indispensable, that is, she is under Chen Linyuan's control.

"Well, Manager Chen, you are the manager of the production department, but you are not the management team trained by our Yangtze River Industry, so you usually need to learn more about the production management system. Let General Manager Chen arrange for you to go to the Changjiang Zipper Workshop to learn more about our management system. It is a profound course, and although wigs are the simplest industry, they should not be taken lightly.”

Chen Xia blushed, and said hastily: "Thank you boss for training me, I will definitely study hard."

Chen Linyuan said immediately: "I have arranged for her to visit the Changjiang zipper workshop several times. Manager Chen is still eager to learn!"

Between the singing and the harmony, Chen Xia's pride in being a "leader of the company" was beaten, and it was also for her own good.She has some culture and is a hero of the wig factory. If she learns management and researches new technologies well, she can always be the manager of the wig production department, and her salary will rise very quickly.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao said: "Okay, since the production technology is no longer a problem, the next step is to sell it. General Manager Chen, what are your plans?"

In a copycat factory, there is no need for all departments to be independent, so Chen Linyuan has to shoulder the burden as the general manager.Now that you have the product, it's time to think about how to sell it.

Chen Linyuan then said: "The last time we participated in the exhibition in London, we had the contact information of a European wholesaler, and I plan to try it. Besides, Lane Crawford in Hong Kong is also engaged in import and export trade. I think they will definitely give us orders of."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Lane Crawford is really important. You go to sell it first and report to me. The US will open its market to Hong Kong soon, and then consider entering the US."

"Ok"

Lin Zhichao finally said: "By the way, that master Gao must be invited here, and he will be hired as a hair stylist to design various samples for us, and then hand them over to the workers for production."

Chen Linyuan nodded and said, "Master Gao is considered unemployed now, so he can only come to work with us."

Chen Xia at the side became complicated and even a little awkward. When Master Gao came, it was obvious that her status would be restricted. After all, compared to a master master, she was not skilled enough.

Then she quickly comforted herself that she could learn management experience, which Master Gao couldn't help.

Chen Xia's performance naturally cannot escape Lin Zhichao's fiery eyes. This is his way of controlling his subordinates. He cannot let his subordinates feel that he has contributed a lot; even if I fire you today, the company will not be affected too much the next day. It is what the boss wants and what the company needs for development.

In less than an hour, Lin Zhichao left the wig factory. He is very efficient. Generally, within this time, he has already cleared up the company's situation and instructed the next step.

The next day.

Chen Linyuan took eight wig samples to Lane Crawford's headquarters - Pedder Street, and walked into the office of the Ministry of Trade.

"Sir, who are you looking for?" the foreign manager asked.

As a young cadre (less than 30 years old) trained by Changjiang Industry, Chen Linyuan is naturally proficient in English. He took out a wig and put it on the desk of a foreigner who looked like a manager, and said: "Hello, this is our company's The product is comparable to French wigs, please have a look, we hope to cooperate with you.”

Seeing this, the foreign manager was not hypocritical. He picked up a product that was "comparable to French wigs" and started to take a closer look. Several other staff in the office gathered around and looked at the wigs.

"Where do these products come from?"

"Hong Kong, we are a manufacturer in Hong Kong."

The foreigner manager immediately said in disbelief: "No, this is absolutely impossible. Only France can manufacture wigs of such high quality, even the pure machine products of Yankees, and they are not so well-made. Therefore, it must be a European product. According to me As far as we know, there is no wig factory in Hong Kong, let alone the talents and machines for making wigs.”

The other staff also echoed the manager's point of view!
It is not difficult to understand that there has never been a factory producing wigs in Hong Kong, let alone such exquisite products.

Chen Linyuan said confidently and proudly: "We are. Our Changjiang Wig is a subsidiary of Changjiang Industry. The Changjiang Zipper under Changjiang Industry was once the first factory in Asia to produce machines. Today, our products are still exported to Europe and the United States. And our Changjiang Wig is also a subsidiary of Changjiang Industry. Using advanced wig production technology, it can produce 300 wigs per month, and the price is only one-third of that of France. Therefore, if Lane Crawford is our trader, I believe it will be a mutually beneficial cooperation.”

The manager is already crazy, of course he has heard of Changjiang Industry, they also represent its zipper products!Hearing that wigs only cost one-third of that in France, he seems to have seen a great business opportunity.

He suppressed his excitement and said, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​producing wigs?"

Chen Linyuan thought for a while and said: "The inspiration we found from the 'beat generation' in the United States, we originally wanted to sell to the United States, but currently American products are not allowed to enter our Hong Kong products, but we believe there will be hope this year. But in Europe, we believe in the strength of Lane Crawford."

The manager nodded and said, "If that's the case, we can sign 100 wig sales contracts every month, but I don't know what your specific price is?"

After speaking, he was looking forward to it.

Chen Linyuan said: "I can give Lane Crawford 500 Hong Kong dollars a top, which will give you enough room for profit."

The manager immediately agreed: "Yes. But before that, can you inspect your company first, after all, I think seeing is believing."

"no problem"

Chen Linyuan was also very happy in his heart. He did not expect to sell half of the production capacity so easily. It seems that the production capacity will be expanded soon.Moreover, this business is currently very profitable.

As the general manager, he knows that the investment of Changjiang Wig is only a little over 30 Hong Kong dollars, and a set of equipment is only less than 3 to [-] Hong Kong dollars.At present, only Lane Crawford's orders can earn more than [-] yuan per month.

If the U.S. market reopens, it will easily make millions of Hong Kong dollars in profits a year.Of course, as the boss said, the industry will be followed by crowds. Even if they occupy the market first, they will not make it so easy.

But in any case, a profit of millions a year is out of the question.

Although he, the general manager, did not make the money, Chen Linyuan was still very excited.

In Changjiang Industry's office, Lin Zhichao was also quite happy to hear Chen Linyuan's work report.There is no size in the business, not to mention wigs can earn tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in 20 or [-] years, even a business of several million Hong Kong dollars. If there is an opportunity, you should not miss it.

He can spend millions of Hong Kong dollars a year on charity, and he also cares about businesses with annual income of more than one million.What's more, the wig business may only take a week or two of energy.

"We have sales channels in Europe and the United States. Although good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, if we want to keep leading the industry, we must take the initiative. Therefore, remember to develop the market. It will only take a few months for the US market to develop the Hong Kong market. , although Americans hate Hong Kong people, as long as American businessmen make money, they don't care where the products come from."

Chen Linyuan said confidently: "Don't worry, the boss. You and I have visited the United States and know the charm of the wig business. As long as the American market is open, I guarantee that our products will enter the United States as soon as possible."

Being able to go abroad for inspection, Chen Linyuan felt that it was his greatest learning progress, coupled with his confidence in the company's products, so he let go of his ambitions.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Okay, I will hand over the management of the wig factory to you. Good job, I will give your management more food at the end of the year. As the general manager, even if you take half a year's salary as a bonus, I will not be stingy."

Chen Linyuan immediately said: "I am a person trained by Changjiang Industry and the boss. It is only natural to repay the company. I will definitely do a good job."

Although he was excited about the half-year bonus, he was still loyal as soon as possible.You know, his salary is 600 Hong Kong dollars per month, which is considered a high salary.

Lin Zhichao waved his hand and said, "As long as the company's profits are good, I'm also very happy to give outstanding management. I never write bad checks to my subordinates, and you all know that. So, work hard!"

"Ok!"

Lin Zhichao also warned: "If someone in Hong Kong wants to enter this industry in the future and proposes to inspect our factory, you can consider allowing them to visit without affecting production. So even if someone else arranges for an intern, they will be used as workers. It’s fine if you don’t pay your salary. Don’t be stingy, after all, there are many ways to go with this thing, and you can win a good reputation if you are generous. As for whether you can be the leader in the industry, the test is your level, and has nothing to do with other reasons.”

"I understand the meaning of the boss. We have established a good reputation and scale in the early stage, so we don't have to worry about joining the industry."

"Well, that's pretty much what it means."

Chen Linyuan left the boss's office with enthusiasm. He always thought that mixing with the boss was a very promising thing.When he first joined Cheung Kong Industry, his salary was 260 yuan, because it was a talent-level salary, and he enjoyed and managed a lower level; at the same time, the boss often told everyone to study and improve so that they could get a raise in the future. This kind of encouraging words always makes people blend into the atmosphere of the whole company.

At the same time, Chen Linyuan has no pride. He understands that the idea of ​​the 'wig' belongs to the boss, and it is also the boss who took him to the United States for inspection; all these are supported by the boss.Even without him, the boss can quickly find someone to replace him.

Therefore, Chen Linyuan said in his heart that he must do a good job in the promotion of wigs. Even if there are many people entering this industry in Hong Kong, Changjiang Wigs must be the No. 1.

As for the boss saying that he is allowed to visit the factory if he wants to do this trip, he thinks about it carefully and admires the boss's charitable spirit.Just like the boss said, the wig industry can support thousands of workers in Hong Kong, and Changjiang Wig only needs to be No.1.

On the other side, Lin Zhichao stretched himself, and finally got the wig thing done, so he can let his subordinates do it.Chen Linyuan still has the top management of the group on his head. Wang Liang is now the full-time deputy general manager, and he will lead the group management to supervise him.

What's more, his occasional attention is also a kind of supervision.

Lin Zhichao sometimes feels that he is great, and regards himself as a part of Hong Kong, and always hopes that Hong Kong will be more developed.For example, the wig industry was introduced to Hong Kong four or five years in advance, and it is said that the impact is still very large.

Another example is to produce plastic flowers for Hong Kong two or three years in advance, which will also produce huge economic benefits.

He didn't do this for nothing, after all, he drank the soup and won a good reputation, so why not do it!

(End of this chapter)