The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Members of the Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce are holding a meeting, and Lin Zhichao attended the meeting as the chairman.

At present, Hong Kong exports more than 25 wigs a year, with an output value of about 1.5 million (high-quality wigs are more than 500 export prices), accounting for about 4% of Hong Kong's GDP; 5000 workers are employed, accounting for 4% of registered workers. % (There are more than 11 registered workers in Hong Kong, and family factories are not counted, so wigs are high value-added products, at least for now).

At the beginning of the meeting, Lin Zhichao signaled the Secretary-General Chen Linyuan to preside over the meeting, and the others naturally would not have any opinions; for them, Lin Zhichao was superior, but they had more contact with Chen Linyuan.

Chen Linyuan said: "The purchasers of Indian real hair have jointly raised the price by 70%, so today's meeting is to discuss the issue of real hair raw materials. As you all know, we are all openly saying that we can earn 2~3 Hong Kong dollars as an agent of raw materials At the same time, we also encourage everyone to find their own channels.”

Vice President Liu Qingshan immediately expressed his opinion: "It is only natural to make money, not to mention that we are also used to getting raw materials in Hong Kong, and going to Indonesia and India to import raw materials, I am sure everyone does not know how high it is."

He flattered the Yangtze River Wig Factory closely, because he made the most profit at the beginning and annexed a wig factory, which was the reason for worshiping the Changjiang Wig Factory.

Other members have echoed that it is open and transparent about Changjiang wigs earning raw materials and agent wigs; everyone can choose to do it themselves, but they have become accustomed to "not worrying about" opening factories.

Chen Linyuan said: "However, this time the Indian purchaser raised the price too much, and we can't bear to raise the price, but we can't sell the raw materials to everyone at a loss. Therefore, this meeting is to discuss how to import wig raw materials in the mainland."

Someone immediately expressed concern: "It's not unacceptable for us to raise the price by a few Hong Kong dollars for Indian purchases. But if we purchase real hair from the mainland in large quantities, I am very worried that the US Department of Commerce will pay attention to this issue."

Everyone quickly echoed: "Yes, you can't lose the big because of the small, after all, the profit of the wig is there!"

This is what Lin Zhichao said before, but members of the Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce regard it as an imperial decree and think it is a very terrible thing. After all, once the US Department of Commerce pays attention, it will bring a devastating blow to Hong Kong wigs, because the wig market in the United States Accounted for nearly half.

Lin Zhichao said at this time: "It's not to give up the import channels from Indonesia and India, but to have an additional channel to obtain raw materials. It's like fishing in troubled waters. Even if the mainland provides 30% of the volume, it can not only combat the arrogance of Indian buyers, but also It can stabilize the market for raw materials. In this way, the U.S. Department of Commerce will not be so easy to find out. Even if it is found, we only need to say that it is an individual phenomenon and will not be restricted."

As soon as this point of view came out, the painting style immediately changed, and everyone echoed this point of view.

Liu Qingshan reacted immediately, and said: "Yes! This is true and false, false and real, and there must be no problem. Moreover, everyone knows that Hong Kong wigs account for nearly 90% of the world's supply. We have One of the biggest advantages is the price advantage. American wholesalers enjoy huge profit margins, so they will not give up their Hong Kong factories.”

Lee Shau Kee also rarely spoke: "After all, the wig industry is small, and the chance of being targeted is still very small."

For a while, everyone quickly decided to open up a third raw material market.

Lin Zhichao said at this time: "There are no private enterprises in the mainland, only public-private joint ventures, and only a few official enterprises have the right to foreign trade. My idea is to send someone to negotiate with Aomen Nanguang Company, and let them purchase raw materials uniformly. After that, everyone will go to Macau to buy goods.”

"I agree"

"I agree"

In this way, it is also fascinating to trade with Omen instead of directly with the mainland.

Chen Linyuan then said: "We have a unified discussion with Aomen Nanguang Company, and we will provide an annual supply of 15 to 20 pieces, so as to stabilize the healthy structure of raw materials."

"Yes, to prevent everyone from swarming."

A wig requires more than one real hair, and 25 wigs may require 60 to 70 wigs.

The meeting went smoothly, mainly due to Changjiang Wig Factory's leading position in this industry. Everyone has made money, so naturally they recognize the 'father of wigs' very much.

After that, Lin Zhichao arranged for Chen Linyuan and Liu Qingshan to lead the team to Omen for talks, and he would also ask Airship Tai to go to Omen to act as an intermediary.

Nam Kwong will definitely happily agree that one Hong Kong dollar is enough to acquire Zhenfa in the Mainland, plus intermediate costs, they can make a net profit of 3 to 4 Hong Kong dollars.After a year, it can earn millions, which is a relatively high foreign exchange income for Nam Kwong.

Lin Zhichao's work has been completed, and the rest is the work of his subordinates.Although this matter was not a big one at first, and he didn't need to worry about it, after all, he still had to care about the development of the industry once in a while after taking the position of president.

Assuming that the U.S. Department of Commerce really has an opinion on the fact that the raw materials of Hong Kong wigs come from the Mainland, Lin Zhichao, as the chairman, will go to the U.S. to explain in person to eliminate the "misunderstanding".

This is responsibility!
In the same way, when the oil crisis breaks out in 1973, the raw materials for plastic flowers will increase several times. As the president of the Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce, Lin Zhichao may have imported a large amount of plastic particles in advance, and will sell them to his peers at a low price.This was something that Li Jiacheng bought people's hearts in his previous life. Lin Zhichao naturally did better than him. After all, he only produced a few tons of materials, and it was just a show!

Tuesday, July 2.

After the New Year, Lin Zhichao brought Xu Caiying to the port of Hamburg, Germany.

Today is the launching ceremony of the first new oil tanker "Yangtze River" of Global Shipping. The Hamburg shipyard held a grand ceremony, and invited German Minister of Economics "Ludwig Erhard" and his wife "Alice" to attend , There are also many people who participated in Yitong, such as the former German National Bank President and Minister of Economics Halmar Schacht, who were invited to come to help.

Because Lin Zhichao built eight large oil tankers, even German Chancellor Adenauer will receive Lin Zhichao and his wife later; it can be said that Lin Zhichao has made outstanding contributions to the German shipbuilding industry.

At present, none of the world's large shipowners has a "strong desire" to build large oil tankers. That is, Onassis' fleet is almost all oil tankers of [-] tons, and there are only two or three oil tankers of [-] tons.

After all, it took several years after the Suez Canal crisis in July before the world's shipowners knew the benefits of large tankers.

The huge "Yangtze River" was docked at the dock, and Lin Zhichao was proud of it. The Chinese can also control the world's largest oil tanker, and they can also command the ever-large fleet of oil tankers.

before the ceremony.

"Mr. Lin, I have a presumptuous question to ask you!" Minister Ludwig asked earnestly.

"Mr. Minister, please tell me, I will answer truthfully." Lin Zhichao said in a personable manner.

Everyone was watching the two of them, and everyone was curious about the 'question'.

Ludwig then asked: "You built eight oil tankers in Germany at one go, which is comparable to Onassis. But Onassis is very famous in the West, but you are so low-key. Why?"

The implication is that Lin Zhichao is not well-known, but his strength is so strong, it is hard to believe!
Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Onassis has a legendary experience, his Mediterranean passion, and he often changes stunning female companions, so he is the favorite of reporters to interview. And I operate second-hand freighters, mainly for long-term leases to shipping companies. company, so there is still a big gap between Mr. Onassis and Mr. Onassis."

The gap, not necessarily!Onassis' oil tanker is estimated to be 100 million tons, and the cargo ship is hundreds of thousands of tons, not much difference.

At this time, Almar Schacht immediately asked: "Then Mr. Lin must have inherited the wealth and career of his father's generation?"

He is very familiar with Onassis, and was once invited to persuade the Saudi royal family to agree to cooperate with Onassis, and his syndicate can provide loans.

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said, "It's not about inheriting wealth. I know what Mr. Halmar Schacht is curious about. He must think how I can develop into dozens of shipping ship owners through long-term leases, right? "

Halma Shakht nodded and said, "Yes!"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "You are a banker. If I have a five-year lease contract and the lessee's bank issues a letter of credit, will you lend me money?"

Almar Schacht nodded again, and said, "Yes, because these two contracts are enough to prove the wealth you can create in the future."

Lin Zhichao said: "So, coupled with my bank contract, with these three 'contracts', my fleet can develop very quickly. Because the Japanese economy is taking off, I am favored by the goddess of luck again."

Everyone listened to the 'Legendary Story', and they were engrossed.

Ludwig praised: "I think every successful person must have advantages."

"Thank you Mr. Minister for your compliment!"

It wasn't until the master of ceremonies reminded everyone that the launching ceremony had officially begun, that everyone took their seats one after another.

It started with a performance by a German troupe, followed by the minister's wife 'Alice' wielding a silver ax and cutting a red rope.

Because the rope-cutting relief of the general launching ceremony is done by inviting women, the reason is that in Western culture, it is a goddess who is in charge of navigation and maritime trade.Or, all the men have gone sailing, and only women are on the shore.

The huge 'Yangtze River' roared and began to move towards the sea.

Afterwards, there will be activities such as tossing champagne, and reporters will take pictures. In short, the whole port is very lively.

a week later.

Lin Zhichao found a charterer for the "Yangtze River" in New York, which was Exxon Petroleum Company.

The contract is a one-way short-term charter, and Niu Deng, the manager of the chartering department, is interested in the price offered by Global Shipping, which is less than 9% of the price offered by the Greek shipowner.

After the contract was signed, Lin Zhichao said: "Mr. Niu Deng, I don't know if your company will need to charter a ship next month. We still have two 5.6-ton oil tankers launched by Global Shipping."

Niu Deng directly zoomed in, unable to believe that the owner of a second-hand ship in front of him actually launched three 5-ton oil tankers in two months.

This is so exaggerated!
"How many new tankers have you built?"

Lin Zhichao said calmly: "A total of eight 5.6-ton oil tankers will be launched in the next six months, all built by the Hamburg Shipyard in Germany."

He didn't lie because there was no need to.

Niu Deng stood up straight away, and said in disbelief, "8? 5.6-ton oil tankers?"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Well, because of the HSBC partnership, they own 40% of the shares, and I put all my wealth on it."

Niu Deng calmed down, and then said: "There are so many oil tankers, we definitely don't need so many, after all, we have a cooperative charter company. To be honest, this 5.6-ton oil tanker is for the sake of everyone's happy cooperation." Come on, it was added temporarily."

He is deliberately lowering the price. Exxon is also a big oil company, and the demand is a huge fleet; moreover, other lease contracts are one-way short-term leases, and they can replace others at any time.

Lin Zhichao said directly: "It can be cheaper!"

After all, there are not many advantages, so the price advantage has become the only advantage.

Niu Deng smiled and said: "In this case, I can think about it and arrange to lease two or three ships to you. But why are you unwilling to lease for a long time? I remember that many of your ships are on long-term leases?"

Lin Zhichao said: "Because this fleet still needs to be adjusted, our cooperation between the two parties also needs to be adjusted. Maybe in the second half of the year, I will formulate a long-term lease plan, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory quotation at that time."

Niu Deng said: "Okay, I like your straightforwardness!"

Afterwards, the two made a simple agreement. Lin Zhichao offered a 8% discount, which immediately attracted Niu Deng. He considered renting three short-term leases.

The specific situation can only be discussed if there is a ship.

In this way, Lin Zhichao has calmed down, and the remaining 4+2 oil tankers, even if they stop at the port for a period of time, there is no problem.Of course, if you can rent it short-term, you have to rent it out short-term. After all, the rent is hundreds of thousands for a trip. (end of this chapter)