The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

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

Mid-July, weekend.

At the Royal Fanling Golf Course, Lin Zhichao and Sanders are playing waves. He has been maintaining the relationship with Sanders because he knows that Sanders can win the chairmanship of HSBC.

After all, Sanders is a part-time job. No matter how high the salary of HSBC Bank is, can it make him a rich man?

Obviously not, but Lin Zhichao can make him a rich man, this is the secret transaction between the two.

During the wave, Sanders asked with concern: "I heard that your oil tanker business in Europe is not going very well. Is there any impact?"

Lin Zhichao asked curiously with a relaxed expression, "Where did you hear this news?"

Sandas shrugged and said: "I heard some rumors that you seem to have rejected the cooperation proposal of Chamco Petroleum Company, and thus offended European oil companies. There are also some rumors that because you are Chinese from Hong Kong, you are in Europe. Discriminated against."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It won't be so serious! I did reject the cooperation agreement with Clam Oil, because the conditions are too bad and not in the interests of global shipping. Moreover, I just went to Clam Oil to sell, so it won't Offend the entire European oil company!"

Sanders thought for a moment, and then said: "Maybe there are some exaggerated rumors! But now that you have become a large ship owner with a million-ton deadweight, you can actually consider becoming a British citizen. In this way, many troubles will disappear. And with your strength, naturalization is very easy."

Hearing about naturalization, Lin Zhichao also had some thoughts.To become a world-class businessman, it is very convenient to have a Western nationality.Moreover, Hong Kong defaults to dual citizenship. If you have acquired a foreign nationality, as long as you do not voluntarily withdraw from Hong Kong, it will not be revoked, even in 2023.

On the other hand, Lin Zhichao will not cling to the thigh of a certain party. He invests in one party for the purpose of making money; come if you need me, and leave if you don't need me.

As long as the business environment is good, he will invest.

However, in Lin Zhichao's mind, he still wants to be a pure Chinese; but he also wants to do business in the West, or even in the world.

After thinking for a while, Lin Zhichao insisted: "I think Hong Kong nationality is very good. Being a Hong Kong person is something I am very proud of!"

Even if he wanted to be naturalized, it would be his sons who were naturalized. His thinking had been fixed, and it was difficult to pass the mental barrier.But his sons, in the 70s, can share the burden for him.

At that time, it will be the time for large-scale overseas development, and it is still possible for them to have dual citizenship.

Young people, what's wrong with pursuing fashion!

Sandas had no choice but to say: "Then your business in Europe may be difficult to progress for the time being!"

Of course he hoped that Lin Zhichao would choose naturalization, which would save him some trouble.

Lin Zhichao laughed and said, "Why don't we make a bet!"

Sanders asked, "What bet?"

Lin Zhichao said: "How about betting on whether the Clam Oil Company can reach a cooperation with me this year? Besides, they must have actively invited me to cooperate?"

When Sandas heard this, he found it unbelievable that the Clam Petroleum Company was bullying customers, so there was no reason to compromise with a Hong Kong shipowner.

"Okay. If you do it, I'll treat you once!"

"A word is settled"

Afterwards, the two continued to play golf.

Although Sandas was curious about why Lin Zhichao was so confident, he didn't ask further, otherwise the bet would be meaningless.

Of course, the two of them were just making a small bet, and it was impossible to really bet on anything.

The next day.

At the beginning of a new week, Lin Zhichao and the executives of Global Shipping held an early meeting in the conference room, because there will be a technical meeting later.

Lin Zhichao took the lead in saying: "The Suez telegraph office must be kept open recently, and the information on the canal can be transmitted from there in time. Although the British and French troops withdrew from Egypt in June, they still control the Suez Canal. I think this is a Contentious issues, so we keep the information flowing."

In the first half of this year, Global Shipping recruited Egyptians in the city of Suez to set up an information branch to investigate the busy situation of the port, and then send it to Global Shipping's global information network by radio.

In this way, some troubles can be avoided, and first-hand information can also be obtained first.

Liao Changgui, the director of the communications department, immediately said: "Okay. Our ships will contact this liaison office before entering the Suez Canal, and there should be no problems."

At this time, Feng Yongfa, Gao Qiqiang and other core executives suddenly understood why the boss had brought three large oil tankers into the Gulf of Aden port. It has been more than ten days now (it took some time to go back to Hong Kong port to register).

In fact, Lin Zhichao couldn't bear it for a long time. If he waited another month, he would have to doubt it, and then he would look for charterers for the three tankers.

Of course, it is still only a one-way short-term rental.

It’s not that the European market cannot be opened, but Lin Zhichao has never discussed with other oil companies except for Chamco Petroleum. He believes that the power of Chamco Petroleum will not affect other European oil companies. After all, there are real cheap .

However, the more the Clam Petroleum Company refused to cooperate, the more he wanted the Clam Petroleum Company to actively seek cooperation.

At this time, Europe does not produce oil. If the Suez Canal is closed and the Cape of Good Hope is bypassed, it will take 16 to 17 days longer. This is only a one-way trip, and the round trip will take 32 days longer.

As a result, there are simply not enough oil tankers in the world, and they are far from enough, because the transportation of oil from the Middle East to Europe and America must pass through the Suez Canal.In the same way, the trade between America, Europe and Asia also goes through the Suez Canal.

Next, Lin Zhichao said: "How is the maintenance of the entire fleet?"

Starting from July, all ships that have completed one-way short-term rental will go to the dock for maintenance, which will take about 7 to 14 days; this is to prepare for the next big job.

He Yunjin, manager of the technical department, said: "All are being arranged in an orderly manner. At present, 60% of the ships have been maintained."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Where is the client?"

Gao Qiqiang immediately said: "If there is no problem, everyone knows that it is a second-hand boat. We are very appreciative of our willingness to spend money on maintenance."

Global shipping has more than 70 ships, especially more than 60 cargo ships, so if customers are in a hurry, they can be dispatched.

In today's meeting, everyone has already felt the atmosphere of "preparation before the war". The boss has been working very hard recently, and everyone knows that it is unusual.A careful analysis of the situation - the British and French troops withdrew from Egypt, but controlled the Suez Canal. Everyone guessed, could there still be a war?

OK!Everyone can only guess casually.

In the hot summer, Lin Zhichao brought his family to Villa No. 79, Deep Water Bay.

As soon as they entered the gate, both women and children were amazed, and the surprise in their eyes was undisguised.

It turned out that Villa No. 79 in Deep Water Bay had been renovated and cleaned.

Of course, it will take half a year to move in. The first is to breathe, and the second is to arrange the details.

The family first visited the podium, and then came to the core area of ​​the villa above the podium, not to mention how happy they were.

Lin Zhichao said to everyone: "In the future, my mother and we will live on the third floor, and Xiner and the children will live on the second floor. The first floor is the living room, dining room, kitchen, and ancestral hall."

Wu Wenying said with a smile: "It's better for me to live on the second floor, there are so many rooms on this floor!"

Lin Zhichao naturally refused, and said, "You don't live on the third floor, how dare we live there. The second and third floors have six bedrooms, three living rooms, and three bathrooms."

In any case, Wu Wenying is the symbolic authority of the family. Although Lin Zhichao is in charge of the family, Lin Zhichao and his two wives must be respected in terms of etiquette.Just like eating, although Lin Zhichao sat at the top, Wu Wenying also sat opposite Lin Zhichao, instead of sitting on the left and right sides.

Wu Wenying saw that Lin Zhichao's arrangements were well made, and she didn't refuse. Now her two grandchildren can sleep in a room independently without the company of a nanny; Her son encourages her, such as going out to play mahjong with people in the circle, relatives and friends, and going shopping together.

"That's fine, I'll live on the third floor, and occasionally stay with my grandson!"

Lin Xiner said at this time: "I already have five nephews and nieces, and my sister-in-law has another one, so I have to live on the first floor!"

Xu Caiying said: "I feel aggrieved, then live on the third floor!"

Lin Xiner looked at Lin Zhichao strangely, and then said, "No way!"

It was quite embarrassing to meet brothers and sisters-in-law doing that, even though it was when they were intimate.

Lin Zhichao has a very thick skin. He thinks that food is also sex, which means that after eating at night, he should do that.

"Don't worry! The children are still young, two or three will be crowded in the room, and when you can live alone, you should get married too!"

Lin Xiner muttered, and said, "Turn me away, it's better to live on the first floor!"

Everyone laughed. In fact, everyone understood that it was impossible for Lin Zhichao to force Lin Xiner to marry.

After a visit, everyone changed into swimsuits and enjoyed the fun of the swimming pool.The villa has two swimming pools—indoor and outdoor. It is probably the most fashionable design in this era, because the rich and wealthy who can afford to live in garden villas in this era are all antiques. They either learn European palace design or Chinese style.

And Lin Zhichao's villa design is a combination of American style, European style and Chinese style. The independent yard has Chinese pavilions and small bridges and flowing water, while the overall planning of the podium has Hawaiian style. The three-story villa is European style, and the interior is It is modern style.

I believe that in a few years, there will be many people in Hong Kong who follow the style of No. 79 in Deep Water Bay.After all, Lin Zhichao's effect is still very large.

In the outdoor swimming pool, Tang Caiyun, Xu Caiying, and Lin Xiner, who had put on sunscreen, came out one after another, making Lin Zhichao's eyes shine. It can be said that the three beauties gathered together, blinding Lin Zhichao's eyes.

"Where's mom?" People of all ages also have catchphrases.

Tang Caiyun said with a smile: "Mom wants to play with the children, it's in the indoor swimming pool!"

Lin Zhichao's children naturally started to learn swimming at the age of three or four. This is just a basic skill; with the female bodyguards watching, there will be no problems.

"Xin'er suffered a lot in the early years!" Lin Zhichao sighed suddenly.

The three women were unknown, so Lin Xiner said sadly, "It's okay, just three years after my dad's death, life is a little bit worse."

When Lin Yunjie was alive, although his family was poor, he could earn some income from teaching; after his death, the Lin family had no choice but to dig the land. Lin Zhichao had been farming for two years and did not come to Hong Kong until crossing.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "Whoever talks to you about that is old news! I mean, you were a little malnourished when you were young, and there is still a difference from them." After finishing speaking, his eyes stayed.

"Ah! Brother!"

Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying burst out laughing, Lin Xiner refused immediately, the three girls had a water fight, and the swimming pool was full of joy.

Lin Zhichao took it for granted. Swimsuits in this era are naturally quite conservative, but even so, they can fully reflect a woman's figure.Therefore, Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying have never been to a public swimming pool, and occasionally go to a beach with few people, or drive a speedboat to the sea.

Tang Caiyun at this time, even though she had given birth to three children, her charm is still undiminished, a little more charming, her every frown and smile is charming;
Although Xu Caiying also has two children, she is still like a young girl, the years have not taken away her innocence, she still looks eighteen or nineteen years old, so beautiful that it is difficult to move her eyes away;

As for Lin Xiner, she has an intellectual beauty, a little vivaciousness in her quietness, and I don't know who will take advantage of it in the future; she is a princess raised by Lin Zhichao. In terms of family background, the Lin family is a family of scholars, her grandfather is a juren, and her father is a teacher. Lin Xiner is also a high-achieving student studying abroad now; in terms of the current family, the Lin family is even more wealthy. In this three-acre land in Hong Kong, it is definitely a wealthy family.So, it can only be said that the kid is cheap.

"What beautiful things are you thinking about!" Just as Lin Zhichao was engrossed, there was a soft drink, followed by splashes from the three girls.

Lin Zhichao dived decisively, and the three women panicked. Those who were familiar with Lin Zhichao knew that Lin Zhichao was a sea king, a conqueror in the sea, and he was proficient in swimming and diving.

A pair of fair and well-proportioned beautiful legs appeared in front of Lin Zhichao at the bottom of the water. I saw these thighs were panicking, but unfortunately in Lin Zhichao's eyes, she was too slow.

"Ah..." Tang Caiyun panicked, and then limply fell into the water.

Then, Lin Zhichao got up from the water and put his arms in his arms.

The other two were triumphant not far away.

Even more proud was Tang Caiyun, who lay happily in Lin Zhichao's arms after panicking.

After playing for a while, everyone packed up and prepared to go back to Conduit Road's house. After all, there is no 'opening' here.

A new week begins and it is already late July.

Lin Zhichao felt a little uneasy, will history repeat itself?

After all, more than 90% of the long-term contracts of global shipping have expired, and they are currently implementing one-way short-term rental contracts and fixed routes for old customers; and those one-way short-term rental ships are all staying at the port.

To be honest, this step somewhat surprised and even dissatisfied the old Japanese customers.Because they used to give you long-term leases during peak times, but now that the shipping conditions are normal, Global Shipping is reluctant to long-term leases, which makes them feel that Lin Zhichao is a little shrewd.

Of course, Japanese customers have no choice, because on the whole, Lin Zhichao gave the most suitable price (discount), and he would not rent it to you for a long time if you change another one; what's more, everyone has become accustomed to cooperation, and they are very interested in the fleet of Global Shipping. The quality is very satisfactory, and it has the nature of relying on global shipping.

In fact, Lin Zhichao still has a magic weapon. Once the Suez Canal crisis breaks out, he will lease out the cargo ship with a three-year lease, or even a five-year lease. The important thing is that he can charge all Japanese yen. This is to properly take care of Japanese leasing customers. .

And Lin Zhichao is not at a loss. He originally planned to build a large number of ships in Japan, and there is no need to consider exchanging the yen in his hands for US dollars.Moreover, the yen not only maintains its value, but also appreciates in the future.

Time passed day by day, and Lin Zhichao was also looking forward to it every day.

Finally on this day, July 7, Egyptian President Nasser announced that the Egyptian government would nationalize the Suez Canal Company and hand over all the company's properties to Egypt.At the same time, fleets from non-friendly countries are not allowed to pass through the Suez Canal.

World Shipping is in an uproar!
Fleets from non-friendly countries are not allowed to pass through the Suez Canal.This means that the British, French, and American fleets cannot pass through, and the Japanese fleet naturally cannot pass through, and the ships from Hong Kong, which is still a British colony, cannot pass through either.

In other words, more than 80% of the world's ships can only bypass the Cape of Good Hope.

All of a sudden, shipping prices started to soar.

Clam customer oil.

Weilong in the charter department was in a state of distress, because many shipowners began to shirk the charter, and he knew that these people would rather keep the ship in the port, and wait for the price to rise.

"The manager, Onassis said that his ship may go to the dock for repairs and maintenance for a week or two after completing the mission, and the contract will not be renewed for the time being." A subordinate came to report.

Weilong patted the desk immediately, and said in an angry voice: "Damn it! These Greeks who sit on the ground and raise their prices, how much will they have to increase before they are willing to renew the lease."

The subordinate said: "Greek oil tankers occupy a large market share, and now they have joined together to increase the price. It is estimated that the freight rate will increase by more than three or four times."

It is impossible to double the increase, because the distance itself is doubled. The original 45-day voyage (round-trip plus port time) now takes about 75 days; in this way, the single shipping fee must be doubled.

To do another calculation, because of the need to detour around the Cape of Good Hope, the shipping capacity in the world is already chaotic, almost 30-50% of the shipping capacity is lacking; in this way, the ship owner will naturally increase the price, so it has to be doubled again, so the freight rate rises to 4 times is more reasonable.

However, things are often unreasonable, so 5 times the shipping cost is normal.

Weilong felt a big headache, because Europe does not produce oil, especially the oil needed by Britain and France needs to be transported back from the Middle East, so they must have enough transport.

Otherwise, this will have a huge impact on the European economy.

"The price increase, we take the initiative to increase it for them, we must rent ships as soon as possible, once the oil shortage, it is really a bad thing."

At this time, the subordinate said: "We take the initiative to increase the price, and we can't satisfy their appetite at all. It's better to test their meaning. By the way, manager, have you forgotten who owns the largest oil tanker in this world? Big oil tankers can not only run smoothly Through the Cape of Good Hope, and the amount of oil transported at one time is huge, the corresponding price can be reasonably reduced.”

Weilong was shocked and said: "Yes, it is the Asian shipping king. He owns eight large oil tankers with a capacity of 8 tons. I almost forgot about him. Yes, I will contact Global Shipping immediately. I believe they must not be like Greece. The owner is so defiant."

He has already forgotten who treats global shipping with contempt, and it is like grabbing a life-saving straw at this time.

The subordinate said: "Yes! The important thing is that the advantages of large oil tankers are too great. Now many oil tankers with [-] to [-] tons may not dare to cross the Cape of Good Hope. The large oil tankers owned by Global Shipping will become the backbone of the world's transportation. "

It's not that a ship of [-] to [-] tons cannot pass through the Cape of Good Hope, but the risk will increase when there are strong winds and waves.

Weilong is not arrogant at this time, and he can't wait to contact Global Shipping immediately, hoping to lease a few 5.6-ton large ships to solve the problem.

At the same time, many oil companies in the world have thought of global shipping, and they may have been laughing at it some time ago. It is a sign of aggressiveness for an Asian ship owner to build so many large tankers.

But these days, worldwide shipping is king!
There are not 4.5 oil tankers with more than 15 tons in the world, but global shipping occupies half of them!
A large ship not only means that it can pass through the Cape of Good Hope smoothly, but also means an increase in shipping capacity, a reduction in costs, and so on.

Because of this incident, all major shipbuilding countries in the world are considering building larger ships. (end of this chapter)