The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 249 [Another money-making project]

Lin Zhichao came to the "Crocodile Shirt Building" at No. 1959 Ice Factory Street. This building was capped in May and is now in the stage of renovation. It will open on New Year's Day in [-].

In fact, this efficiency is already very low!
Xu Aizhou led the investment in the "China Construction Building" at No. 28 Queen's Road, which started construction similar to the "Crocodile Shirt Building". Now it has entered the end of renovation and is expected to open in September.

This is because Lin Zhichao has high requirements for architecture, so he is not in a hurry.

"The work of attracting investment should be paid close attention to. The basement, the first and second floors attract merchants clothing stores, gold stores, watches, toy stores, etc., and the third floor attracts merchants' restaurants, coffee, and teahouses. The restaurants must recruit mid-to-high-end spots, and there should be no too much oily smoke or open flames. . " At the scene, Lin Zhichao preached.

He was followed by Huang Changhong, Hu Zhaoxu and other management, and everyone listened carefully.

"Boss, crocodile shirts and Bond toys are all here?" Huang Changhong immediately thought of two brands.

"Well, Crocodile is going to open a big store here, the 1300-square-foot store on the first floor!" Lin Zhichao said.

Crocodile shirts have become a well-known brand in Hong Kong and have gradually become the clothing choice of the middle and high class. At present, the annual profit is stable at one million Hong Kong dollars, and they spend huge sums of money every year to advertise on TV stations, radio stations, and buses.

Bond Toys currently has a flagship store in Hong Kong. In addition to its own toy products, it also acts as an agent for Barbie dolls. The business is also very good.

There are more than 30 stores in the whole crocodile shirt shopping mall, so it is not difficult to attract investment.

Huang Changhong added: "If you choose a gold store, Chow Tai Fook is the best choice. I will talk to Zheng Sheng later!"

Chow Tai Fook has gradually become one of the gold stores with the best reputation and business in Hong Kong after Zheng Yutong implemented the '999 Gold'.

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "That's right! Like this kind of shopping center, you must recruit 'brands'. Real brands can make a shopping center. Similarly, in the beginning, the shopping center can also discount the rent in order to attract well-known brands. .As long as the popularity of the shopping center is increased, the lessor will have a greater say in the shopping mall.”

Huang Changhong is now the deputy general manager, and the business in charge is no longer limited to construction, but the entire real estate field.Therefore, retail real estate is also a real estate business.

"Well, I was taught!"

After all, Lin Zhichao has experienced more than one life. In terms of the level of commercial real estate, there is no one in the world.

He is also considering a question recently, which is to let Uniqlo introduce well-known foreign clothing brands and open agency stores in Hong Kong.In this way, slowly dabble in other clothing fields.

Lin Zhichao was relieved after explaining the investment requirements of the 'Crocodile Shirt Shopping Center' to his subordinates.

In fact, such a small shopping center belongs to the patent of Hong Kong. Because the site is small and the business is highly concentrated, the ground floors of many buildings in later generations have been fully utilized to open shops.

There are even more than ten-storey shopping malls, such as Times Square, THE ONE, and Fort Royal Building in later generations, all of which are more than ten-storey shopping malls.

After inspecting the site, Lin Zhichao returned to Cheung Kong's office.

"Boss, all 110 households in Telford Gardens have been exchanged, and the price is 110 residential units and 125 million Hong Kong dollars in cash!" Hu Zhaoxu took the time to report.

Lin Zhichao showed a smile, and then said: "Yes, the cost is acceptable!"

Although it is said that the current 300 square meters of land is more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars.But the house is in the hands of others after all. If you encounter a "nailed building", you may cost more than [-] yuan for a single unit.

In the previous life, there was a "Nail King" in Hong Kong, the king of nail households. It seems to be called "Chen Guihong". Henderson Land.Li Zhaoji always likes to buy old buildings and never buys land on official land, so he is the favorite real estate developer of "nail houses".

The "nail households" in Hong Kong are all professional, backed by banks or associations, fighting wits and courage with real estate developers.Sometimes worried about being 'forced demolition' by the courts, they will also buy multiple units to avoid reaching the 'forced demolition line'.

But at present, it seems that Dingdinglou has not yet awakened, so Lin Zhichao was worried in vain before.

Hu Zhaoxu said: "The properties we exchanged with them are all in better locations and floors, and there are cash subsidies. The conditions are already very satisfactory to everyone!"

Lin Zhichao said: "That's true! Others will also calculate economic accounts. Their land can be used to build high-rise buildings. What really makes everyone willing is that the real estate industry is currently in decline, so they don't want to sit on the land and raise prices."

"It makes sense! The boss chose a good time!"

In fact, some other means were also used, such as withdrawing the property management company very early, which made Telford Gardens a mess; at the same time, after some tenement buildings were expropriated, they were immediately demolished by Changjiang Properties, making a mess .

As a result, Telford Gardens has been reduced to a 'garbage dump', and those owners who were hesitant at first agreed to it no longer wanting to endure it.Of course, Changjiang Real Estate is also considered kind, and the replacement of the "carry-in bag" property also found 8000~12000 in cash.

Some have received a subsidy of 1.2 yuan, and with half of the subsidy, they can almost buy a house again.

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Lin Zhichao fell into thinking.

Starting next year, Cheung Kong will have to plan 'development of real estate projects' again.

Larger projects include:

The commercial and residential project of Paterson Street (22.5 square feet) in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island. This project is expected to build nearly 2000 residential units and a large number of commercial floors;
The new 'Telford Garden' in the Ferry Street site (20.6 square feet) in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. This project is expected to build 3000 residential units (the area is relatively large)
A commercial and residential project on the Xiwan Street plot (15.5 square feet) in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island. This project is expected to build about 1500 residences.

These are three relatively large projects, and they must be developed during the period from 1959 to 1964.

Currently, Cheung Kong Properties has a land reserve of 130.8 million square feet. Excluding the three major projects, there is still an area of ​​70 million square feet.Of course, land will always be purchased from 1959 to 1962.

Drunken Bay, Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard.

There is a row of iron houses on the shore, which is where the workers rest and where they are on duty.

In front of the iron house are some dismantled steel pieces, which are divided into square shapes of about 50 to 80 centimeters.Since the steel used in merchant ships and warships is relatively good, the dismantled steel is very valuable and can be sold directly to Japan or to steel factories in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao stood on the shore, surrounded by Deng Zhongfa and other management, who accompanied him on the inspection.

Looking at a [-]-ton cargo ship on the tidal flats, he said, "It is the cheapest way to dismantle a ship, but it is also the easiest way to pollute the environment."

It seems to be a feeling, but there is no objection!
The so-called flushing and dismantling of ships literally means that when the tide is high, the cargo ship is driven at full power, or pulled by a sailing tugboat, to rush towards the shallows on the shore at the maximum speed, and then carry out operations.Since the cargo ship has been stranded, it can be dismantled directly by humans without the need for much machinery.

This approach has two disadvantages:
First, the pollution is more serious, but it is a common practice in this era.The "Hong Kong Convention" formulated by Hong Kong in later generations (it is also the first convention formulated by China in the world), after its release in 2009, clearly prohibits "beach breaking ship breaking". Of course, Bangladesh and India, two major ship breaking countries, and If it is not fully complied with, the interests of many people are involved and it is difficult to implement it.

Second, it is more dangerous to workers.Due to relying entirely on manual dismantling, the danger is naturally very large.

Of course, there are so many disadvantages of this kind of shipbreaking, but there is only one advantage, that is 'low cost'.

Therefore, it is impossible for Lin Zhichao to build a hardened shipbreaking yard.If that's the case, it would be strange not to be laughed at as a fool.

Deng Zhongfa catered to Lin Zhichao's point of view, saying: "This kind of ship breaking method is almost the same all over the world. Regarding the pollution problem, we can only do as good as possible."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and said: "Hong Kong people can't even eat enough, why do they have to think so much! I'm just posting casually. This industry is very big. If you don't believe me, wait and see, within three years, There must be one or two hundred shipbreaking yards in Hong Kong."

Deng Zhongfa and others were taken aback for a moment, and then thought that the boss was judging the Hong Kong shipbreaking yard because of the wig and plastic flower industry.

Later, Lin Zhichao did not dwell on this issue. After all, it is still too early to say these things at this time, and Hong Kong people will not notice Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard so quickly; even if they do, they do not know where the ship was purchased.

In short, when everyone reacts, Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard will also be rich and powerful, and can purchase a large number of ships to be dismantled.

"Then the management should not be sloppy to me, sum up the experience and improve the management. Even if it is a low-level industry, the excellent management system can stand out among the peers. You manage well. The British and American aircraft carriers are even sent to us for dismantling. untie."

Deng Zhongfa and the others were beaten, and they quickly and earnestly assured them.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao inspected it carefully and talked with everyone about details and improvements. In short, with his strong professional skills, his subordinates were under some pressure.

If Zhongtian Shipbreaking Works runs at full capacity, it will easily earn tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in profits in the next three years, which is considered a good business;

The most important thing is that the scrap steel was handed over to "Zhongtian Iron and Steel Works" to be forged into steel bars for construction, and the steel bars were given priority to supply to Changjiang Real Estate, which made a lot of profits.

And this kind of business is so profitable, the biggest reason is - one step ahead, and financial strength; and Lin Zhichao doesn't need to put in too much energy at all, and it is rare to have a look, or call the senior management to the office to inquire.

At present, the profit of an old ship is very large. Global Shipping buys a 7-ton freighter (to be scrapped) at the port of Aden for 3000 US dollars (approximate price). After the purchase, it can arrange a trip to Hong Kong, and then It is to continue to use it according to the situation, or disassemble it immediately.If a [-]-ton freighter is dismantled, there are about [-] tons of steel, and the profit is very high.

In short, Lin Zhichao is responsible for this matter according to two systems. The team of Global Shipping will purchase the ship and decide whether to dismantle it according to the situation; if it needs to be dismantled immediately, it will be sold to Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard at a profit of 8%.

If you find a usable boat and you can make many times the profit immediately, you are really rich.In order to operate these broken ships, Lin Zhichao also specially registered a shipping company, so as not to lose face in global shipping.

(End of this chapter)