The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

At the end of March, Lin Zhichao flew to Germany to participate in the launching ceremony of the new oil tanker, and this time two ships were launched at the same time.The woman who accompanied him was Audrey Hepburn, and she even cut the launching rope of a boat.

The two did not have a public relationship, but they appeared publicly in the eyes of the media, so the German media still gave them a lot of enthusiasm. After all, Audrey Hepburn is much more famous than Lin Zhichao.

Of course, with the launching of three 5.6-ton large oil tankers of Global Shipping, the popularity of Global Shipping has also increased a bit in the world shipping industry.

After finishing their schedule in Germany, Lin Zhichao and Audrey Hepburn returned to London.

"Mr. Lin, Miss Audrey Hepburn, there are nine commodity exchanges in London, namely metal, grain, plastic, sugar, and wool. This is the Sugar Commodity Exchange." Outside a building, Louis introduced.

Louis is a commodity futures broker that Lin Zhichao is looking for. Lin Zhichao intends to investigate commodity futures trading in London for one or two days.In fact, it was not that Lin Zhichao planned to speculate in futures in the future, but he thought of an opportunity to increase Audrey Hepburn's wealth.

Lin Zhichao asked: "Is the trading volume of sugar large?"

Louis said with a smile: "The current futures market is dominated by agricultural products. Sugar, potatoes, and coffee are the three main varieties. The trading volume of sugar futures is relatively large."

Surprisingly, potatoes are also a commodity.

Afterwards, the three of them walked into the commodity exchange, and were instantly infected by the enthusiasm inside.

Audrey Hepburn looked at everything curiously. She didn't like "making money" at first, but her lover wanted to "make money" for herself, so she could only be obedient and cooperate, and listened carefully to Louis' introduction of futures trading methods.

"Futures are generally divided into two trading methods with 'different purposes': one is value-preserving buying and selling. The purpose of buying and selling futures contracts is not to profit from market fluctuations, but to avoid price risks. The relationship between supply and demand and the trend of price changes can be realized by timely replenishment and selling of spot goods. The other is speculative trading. In the process of futures contract trading, traders find that this kind of speculative activity has gradually developed into The main way of futures trading." Louis introduced vigorously.

He knew that Lin Zhichao was a "big ship owner" and he must be very rich, not to mention that the introducer urged him to treat Lin Zhichao well.

Here, Lin Zhichao has always kept Louis' words in his heart. He actually doesn't understand futures, but he knows an opportunity.If you don't understand futures, you can learn. Although he can't speculate in "trading without understanding the market", there is nothing wrong with learning it anyway.

On the other side, Audrey Hepburn was a little confused. Fortunately, she knew that Lin Zhichao must have learned it and would teach her it later.

"What is the percentage of margin for sugar futures?" Lin Zhichao asked with concern.

"The exchange stipulates 20%, but our brokerage company will add 8%." Louis replied.

Lin Zhichao asked many more questions before concluding the inspection, but within a short morning, Lin Zhichao had already understood all the common sense about futures.

Treat guests to dinner at noon, and Lin Zhichao and Audrey Hepburn returned to the apartment in the afternoon.

"Honey, you are already so rich, why do you invest in such a risky business?" Audrey Hepburn sat in Lin Zhichao's arms and said admiringly.

The longer she was with this man, the more she felt that her choice was not wrong.Although it is not possible to date often, the two of them are so passionate and devoted every time.

Lin Zhichao said: "It's not that I want to invest in this business, but I will give you a sum of money later, and then you invest once. Don't be nervous, just do as I say, and that money is just a drizzle to me, If you make money, it will be yours as well as the principal; if you lose money, it will have no effect, at worst, you will not be involved in this investment in the future."

The Suez Canal crisis has led to a crisis in the global shipping chain, and the price of sugar will double. This is why Lin Zhichao is willing to mix futures.Otherwise, he would not dare to touch these risky investments.

Just like the oil crisis in 1973, the plastic raw material must have skyrocketed several times (this material is a petroleum derivative); every major historical event is not only affected by the history itself, but also by a series of surrounding influences.

Therefore, people who are reborn and time-traveled are born to be the protagonists.No matter how bad it is, it can become a rich man.

Audrey Hepburn asked curiously: "How much money do you plan to invest?"

Lin Zhichao said: "50 US dollars, but you can buy 150 million US dollars of sugar."

一吨砂糖的价格为20~25英镑浮动，也就是56~70美元一吨，300万美金足足可以买下2.5万吨左右。不算多了不起，但也算得上大户了。

Audrey Hepburn couldn't help but said, "So much?"

Last year, "Audrey Toys Company" made a total profit of 60 US dollars, which is equivalent to investing one year's profits in risky businesses.

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Don't you believe me?"

Looking at Lin Zhichao's eyes, Audrey Hepburn immediately felt the magical charm, and immediately said: "Believe it!"

How can you not believe it!Audrey Hepburn felt that her man was a prophet and a superman.
"Don't worry! I will take care of you, my lover."

Audrey Hepburn suddenly approached Lin Zhichao, and said seriously: "If I change my mind, accept your idea of ​​three wives and four concubines, and then go to live in Hong Kong, what do you think will happen? Will your two wives welcome me?"

Lin Zhichao said frankly: "It's not a question of whether they welcome you or not, but that there will be a generation gap between you and their lifestyle. Maybe nothing will happen if you meet once in a while. If you live together, it will definitely not work."

In fact, it is not impossible, as long as the PUA is deep, nothing is impossible.It's just that Lin Zhichao was worried that Audrey Hepburn's popularity would affect the Lin family.

Audrey Hepburn asked again: "What about them?"

Lin Zhichao immediately said proudly: "They...so we have always slept together, only occasionally sleeping in separate rooms."

Audrey Hepburn suddenly said in disbelief: "My God, I have already felt that your strong body is in them. So I think, in the end, you won the victory!"

Hearing these words, Lin Zhichao immediately felt the porcelain muscle, and lifted Audrey Hepburn up.
Five days later.

Lin Zhichao, who returned to Hong Kong, felt that it was a waste of his time to participate in the launching ceremony of the new ship. Next time, Feng Yongfa will participate on behalf of Global Shipping.Otherwise, he would have to run five times for the eight large tankers in the Hamburg Shipyard in Germany, and he couldn't afford to lose so much time.

At present, the top management of Global Shipping can stand alone, and Lin Zhichao can rest assured that the work will be entrusted to them.Of course, he usually "sets the tone" for one thing, and his subordinates follow the tone he set to do things.

For example, in the "Launching Ceremony of the New Ship", Feng Yongfa was with him both times, and he was familiar with these procedures; for example, when dealing with European and American oil companies, Lin Zhichao would bring Gao Qiqiang, the shipping manager, and the relationship was already good.

The general direction is still firmly in his hands, which is very critical.

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

Early May.

On this day, the "Mandarin New Village" located on Square Street in Yau Ma Tei opened, attracting people from all over Hong Kong to visit.

'Man Wah New Village' is the first truly 'private housing estate' in Hong Kong. After all, the former 'Nan Tin Ya Yuan' and 'Ford Garden' were not high-rise buildings, with a total of more than 100 households; and 'Man Wah New Village' 'There are more than 1800 units, and there are private clubs, tennis courts, rest gardens, restaurants, etc. in the community, which can be described as everything.

At the same time, the residential units in Wenhua New Village have also begun to develop into small units, with a minimum size of 750 square feet and a maximum size of 980 square feet. The average selling price of the first phase of "Cultural New Village" is 3.5 Hong Kong dollars, and the unit price of residential properties in Hong Kong has risen by about 30% compared with last year.

In the morning, nearly a thousand people came to the sales office to see the house. Fortunately, Changjiang Real Estate had a plan in advance, and it was still able to operate normally.

A young couple squeezed into the crowd. Xiao Kouzi is a small factory owner in Hong Kong, specializing in the production of plastic flowers. There are already more than 200 plastic flower factories in Hong Kong. Many factories may only have one or two injection molding machines and related machines. And the equipment is still outdated. Even so, their business is very good, and the annual profit is tens of thousands.This is exactly the case for this young couple. With two injection molding machines that are about to be phased out, they have earned more than 3 Hong Kong dollars in more than half a year.

"Wife, I think we should start a business first and use the funds to expand the production of plastic peanuts instead of buying a house!" the husband said with some hesitation.

The plastic flower industry is too easy to make money. It has been like a dream for him in the past six months, from a plastic technician to a small factory owner; and the funds for starting a business are borrowed from everywhere, so he is not so keen on buying a house now.

The wife had a different opinion and said, "Husband, now you only need a down payment of 1 Hong Kong dollars to buy a house, and then you have to repay more than 1000 a month, so buying a house has nothing to do with expanding production, and expanding production is not bad. Months. But the price of houses has to rise, from last year to this year, a residential unit has increased by 30%.”

The husband was instantly convinced that if he took out more than 1000 a month to repay the loan, the pressure would not be too great.As for the down payment of 1 yuan, there is no need to withdraw all the funds of the factory, only one-third of it.

The point is, the family is still living in a rental house of less than 200 square feet, and it's time to buy a house.

"Okay, I must win a unit today, and we will live in the new building in the future."

"Thanks husband"

The couple walked towards the sales office, so full of hope for life.In Hong Kong, an industry not only feeds a lot of workers, but also creates a lot of small factory owners, and thus a lot of rich people.

At present, there are 3500 registered factories in Hong Kong, and there are also a large number of family factories. The owners of these factories are not a problem for buying a house.

Of course, many rich people buy a few or a dozen sets, and their idea is to collect rent and invest.

In front of the large sand table, a large number of people gathered around to observe.

Someone praised: "The private housing estates are all beautifully designed. There are rest gardens and tennis courts in the middle, and there is quite a large space for public activities."

Someone asked: "Is it possible that the water supply to the upper floors will not be available?"

Salesperson: "There is no problem with the water supply in the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and Wenhua New Village adopts a secondary water supply system, so the water supply to the upper floors will not be affected."

Whether it is affected or not is related to the water supply of the Hong Kong government, but in terms of technology, Cheung Kong has already implemented a high-level water supply pipe network system.Because of this, the top level is accepted by all Hongkongers.

Soon, some people began to ask how to buy, and under the leadership of the sales staff, the customers came to the office of the law firm.For the sale of Wenhua New Village, it is more efficient to directly invite the cooperative law firm to work on the site until it is sold out.

Not far away, Lin Zhichao looked at the large crowd, and he knew that it would be sold out within three days.Private housing estates are a good temptation for many people.

"Lin Sheng still knows how to play real estate, today's scene is an eye-opener for us!" Liao Baoshan praised from the side.

Lin Zhichao also has many friends in the real estate industry, such as Liao Baoshan, Airship Tai, Li Gaofu and others, so this time the opening is also an invitation to everyone to visit.

"Sheng Liao, I heard that you recently bought the warehouses of Public Security, Gongyuan, Yuanyuan, Yongyuan, etc. in the Western District, and plan to build high-rise buildings, and they will definitely be sold out by then. Who is calling Hong Kong a housing shortage!" Lin Zhichao responded road.

Liu Baoshan bought these warehouses with embezzled public funds, that is, deposits from Liu Chongxing Bank; after all, the land in Western District is at least about 150 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, and the value of so many warehouses is tens of millions.

Hearing Lin Zhichao's words, Liao Baoshan was quite proud, but she still said modestly: "Thank you for your good words! These warehouses have just been taken over, and I am busy planning every day, but I have learned a lot from Changjiang Properties!"

At this time, Liao Baoshan has just entered the West Ring, and I am afraid that she will continue to cultivate in the West Ring.Western District is a good place. The Hong Kong government will expand the roads in the past two years. By then, bus traffic will be developed in all directions, and property prices will definitely rise.

Lin Zhichao didn't want to get involved in Xihuan, after all, Liao Baoshan's strength is not weak, she has so much bank deposits!
"You're welcome, let's make progress together!"

The real estate development of Changjiang Real Estate is not only the ancestor of these people, but also a living teaching material.

After Liao Baoshan and others left, Li Gaofu said: "Recently Li Kangjie is planning to buy a land of about [-] square feet for the North Point Power Plant. It seems that he is planning to use North Point as his base for development. And Liao Baoshan likes to buy warehouses and build high-rise buildings. Residential, I am afraid that they also plan to regard Xihuan as their base camp."

Lin Zhichao patted Li Gaofu on the shoulder and said, "Whatever, Liao Baoshan has the backing of the bank, even I may not be able to beat him; Li Kangjie has the financial backing of Hang Seng Bank (Guaranteed by He Xian), and his strength is not to be underestimated. "

He didn't remind Li Gaofu anything, just chatted with the usual one.

Li Gaofu said: "Chen Detai was planning to fight with Li Kangjie in North Point. In the auction last week, the two groups bid fiercely."

Soon after Lin Zhichao withdrew from the auction house, the Hong Kong government strictly ordered everyone to whisper at the auction, and even threatened to arrest people; so the rumors were tighter, and everyone restrained a lot.

Nowadays, land is getting more and more expensive, and everyone is getting more and more ready to do a big job.

Lin Zhichao asked: "What about you? Have you gained anything?"

Fuhe Real Estate is also one of the top ten real estate companies in Hong Kong, among the ten million clubs.

Li Gaofu said: "Fuhe Real Estate has made a small fuss. This year, it has purchased 3 pieces of land, which can build 4 residential buildings. In June, it plans to sell the third residential building of Fuhe Real Estate. Now that the land price has risen sharply, I dare not Like Liao Baoshan, Li Kangjie and the others, they can’t afford that much money.”

Including Airship Tai (Huo), Zhang Yujie, Peng Guozhen, etc., may all be affected by Lin Zhichao, and their opportunities in real estate have decreased; take the Zhang Yujie family as an example, after losing the land on Paterson Street, it is difficult to find such a large one. The development of a small real estate is definitely not as profitable as a large real estate, and a large land depends on chance.

Of course, small real estate can also win by volume, but after all, it is slightly worse, which is equivalent to the difference between 1000 million and 800 million. One is promoted to a multi-millionaire, and the other is almost there.

Lin Zhichao said: "Alright, I need to make a little bit of money!"

Li Gaofu asked curiously: "When will the commercial building of Changjiang Real Estate be rebuilt?"

Lin Zhichao asked back: "Are you considering the redevelopment of your property on Yongle Street?"

Li Gaofu personally owns two properties at Nos. 9-10 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan. If they are rebuilt into office buildings, they can be compared to the buildings in Central; because Wing Lok Street is next to Des Voeux Road and very close to Central, it belongs to the commercial area.With this rebuilt building alone, Li Gaofu will be close to a billionaire in the future.

"Well, residential buildings can be built, so commercial buildings can also be built. Isn't there a lot of rental properties!"

"First, the demand from lessors is not very sufficient now, and there has not been a lot of reconstruction in Central; second, the technology of the building needs to be settled. If a building is completed, it can collect rent for you for more than 50 years, just like a Family background. So, wait, your place can be rebuilt in the 60s, anyway, it is now the headquarters of Fuhe Real Estate."

Let me give you some pointers, because Li Gaofu handed over all the construction business to Poly Real Estate, which is regarded as teaching fees.

When Li Gaofu heard that a building is the heritage of a family, he was already happy.You know, his two properties on Yongle Street cover an area of ​​1.86 square feet. Now the commercial land in Central is already 1200 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, and the unit price of the land in his hands is at least 600-800 Hong Kong dollars per square foot.

The price of just one piece of land is tens of millions.

"Thank you Lin Sheng for your advice!"

"You're welcome!"

Li Gaofu is not someone who "advances" like Liao Baoshan, Li Kangjie, and Chen Detai. According to the current style, even if he suffered losses in 1958, he would not be hurt.

In this way, he escaped the first wave, and there is no problem in becoming a rich man in the future, after all, he has a good foundation.

After Li Gaofu left, Lin Zhichao also went back to the company.

He thought about some issues on the way, how to allocate the four lands in Central.

No. 77 Des Voeux Road, a first-class building with steel structure and modern curtain wall glass will be built in the late 50s;
At No. 9 Zhaolong Street, in the early 60s, another concrete Grade A building was built.

No. 10 Ice Factory Street is expected to be ready for planning in 1957, and a building will be built, which will be put into use in early 1959.

The most expensive piece of land, the Hong Kong Hotel on Pedder Street, is also planning to build a first-class Grade A office building in the late 50s. (end of this chapter)