The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 276 [Former Opponent]

Early September.

World Shipping meeting room.

Lin Zhichao grandly introduced the new vice president, Bobby Blair, and everyone gave a warm welcome.

Everyone understands that the boss is developing global shipping internationally, so a foreigner vice president is here, and he may join the foreigner management team in the future; as for the idea of ​​being too big, everyone does not have it, after all, global shipping is developing too fast , Everyone has no energy to think too much.

As for the other vice president, Feng Yongfa, he was the one who welcomed and arranged for Bobby Blair these two days, so there will be no abnormalities.

Bobby then stood up and said slowly in English to everyone: "Global Shipping is a large shipping company and will become a great group company in the future, because I know that BOSS is a person with vision and courage; therefore, I am very happy to join this team and make my own contribution to the company. I have been in the British shipping company for 18 years, and what I have seen is a picture of prosperity and decline. I believe that global shipping will become a rising star of world shipping Giants, I am willing to work hard with everyone for this goal. Thank you everyone!"

The crowd applauded!
At the same time, everyone also understands that the boss is preparing for a big fight, and global shipping is about to usher in a new big development model.

Lin Zhichao went on to say: "After Vice President Bobby joined, he first investigated the two divisions in Europe and the United States, adjusted if necessary, and strengthened immediately if necessary."

Bobby nodded quickly and said, "No problem, BOSS!"

From this point of view, he understands that the boss is giving him real power. In the future, the strength of the branches in New York and London will increase, and he will be in charge of the management.

Then, Lin Zhichao said: "In the future, oil tankers will be our main business, accounting for about 70%; bulk carriers will only account for 15% of the business. Everyone must be wondering what the other 15% of the shipping business is? Let me tell you directly—it is container shipping, which will be the main force of cargo shipping in the future. So this business will account for 15% of the shipping business in the future. Of course, these are the distributions in ten years, and I am just reminding you.”

It was the first time for everyone to hear about the prospects of container shipping. Although many people had read Lin Zhichao's article "Container Shipping Prospects", the development of container shipping has been limited in recent years. Only the Americans are developing, and they are still losing money.

Now the boss has made it clear that container shipping has great prospects and will sooner or later become the mainstream of shipping, and everyone is refreshed.

Afterwards, everyone entered into a formal meeting to discuss some details.

Although Bobby has a mission, he still needs to stay in Hong Kong for a while to familiarize himself with the situation of the entire company before flying to New York.

weekend morning.

Members of the Lin family are eating breakfast together. Lin Zhichao's five-year-old eldest daughter 'Lin Wanzhu' was allowed to eat at the 'main table' last year, because she can complete the meal independently and without making noise.

As a result, the youngest daughter Lin Huizhu and son Lin Ruicheng (produced by Xu Caiying) could not be at the main table, and the nanny taught them to eat.

Looking at the five children eating, Lin Zhichao said in a good mood: "Today I will take Ruikai, Wanzhu, Huizhu, and Ruicheng to play in the litchi garden. As for you three cubs, you can think about what you want to play next week. Let me go swimming in the sea with you, or you can go to the Lychee Garden together."

The children were overjoyed immediately, and the three older children were not disappointed. They will also be able to play with their father next week.

As for why Lin Zhichao didn't take the whole family out to play, it's because there are too many children to take care of.

Today, with the four youngest children, they all have to be accompanied by five adults, and of course there are male and female bodyguards.

"Yes!" Lin Wanzhu's lively voice sounded.

It's a surprise to say that Lin Wanzhu is the second daughter of Xu Caiying, but she is the eldest daughter, and her personality is similar to Xu Caiying's; Lin Huizhu is the fourth daughter of Tang Caiyun, she is the youngest daughter. Although she is only three years old, she has a quieter personality. .

Of course, in the hands of Lin Zhichao, the two sisters were naturally praised as treasures, and they had more patience to tolerate them.

After breakfast, everyone packed up and went by car.

Hong Kong Lychee Garden is the industry of Zhang Jun, Lin Zhichao's earliest rival. It opened in the late 40s. It was the largest playground in Hong Kong at that time. There were two swimming pools in the park, a water dance hall, and some amusement equipment.

The car enters Kowloon by car ferry, crosses Kowloon to the "Lai Chi Kok" at the junction of Kowloon and Kwai Chung in the New Territories, and finally arrives at the Lychee Garden in Kwai Chung, New Territories.

After parking the car, Lin Zhichao led his two wives, mother, sister, four children, six male and female bodyguards, and a large family into the litchi garden.

Walking in and taking a look, it is obvious that the popularity is not very high, and the construction and equipment are not new. Lin Zhichao suddenly felt moved, but he did not immediately make up his mind.

"Xin'er, if you don't find a boyfriend, you can only become the parent of your nephew and niece, and you have to take care of our children!" Lin Zhichao teased his younger sister, Lin Xiner.

Lin Xiner, 27 years old, has been working for two years. After the opening of Miramar Hotel, she will be in the administrative management and serve as the deputy manager of the marketing department.

Lin Xiner took the three-year-old Lin Huizhu by the hand, and said indifferently: "What's wrong with taking care of nephews and nieces, you don't have to have children, and you can enjoy being a parent! Brother, didn't you just say no!"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Don't rush, don't rush!"

Sometimes my thoughts are complicated, I want my sister to find a good husband, but I am reluctant to marry my sister.

The reason why she was reluctant was because Lin Zhichao could tell that Lin Xiner was a girl who very much recognized the "Lin family". Even if she got married, she would help the family business.It's just that things get a little more complicated in this way, after all, it's a big taboo to have one's heart towards one's mother's family.

Fortunately, Lin Zhichao will insure Lin Xiner, that is, the shares that will be given to her in the future must be protected by law and will always truly belong to her; whether she is willing to be a career woman or concentrate on being a housewife, this share belongs to her natal family Give him confidence.

Seeing that her brother didn't bring up this topic, Lin Xiner happily took the children to play. The four women each watched a child, followed by a bodyguard.

On the contrary, Lin Zhichao became an accompanying person, interacting with the four children flexibly.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao also visited the Lychee Garden, and found that the planning here was poor and there were not many tourists.The only advantage is that it covers a large area, about 20 acres.

But Lin Zhichao understands that many lands are rented by the government, and the land belonging to Zhang Jun is probably not much.

Lin Zhichao was thinking, if Cheung Kong operates this playground, it will definitely become a profitable project; after all, Lin Zhichao has very powerful insights into the planning of this kind of playground. He has been to Disney and many amusement parks , it is definitely very powerful in terms of how to attract passenger flow.

The important thing is that he likes to see the childhood of children in Hong Kong and has a very good memory; and Hong Kong Ocean Park, which will only appear in 16 years, cannot make the children in the middle less fun.

After knowing it in his mind, Lin Zhichao stopped thinking and started playing with the children.

A week later.

Hu Zhaoxu walked into Lin Zhichao's office and said, "Boss, all the information about the Lychee Garden has been found out!"

Lin Zhichao raised his head and said, "Then tell me!"

Hu Zhaoxuhui reported: "The current operating area of ​​Litchi Garden is about 18 mu, and the surrounding land that can be expanded is about 12 to 15 mu. If it is planned as a whole, it can almost have an operating area of ​​30 mu. At present, Zhang Jun's Own land, nearly 10 mu (6 square feet)."

The land can be leased from the Hong Kong government, if the Hong Kong government has no intention of selling it immediately; when the time is right, it can be purchased from the Hong Kong government.In short, this is a very good public project, and the Hong Kong government will support it.

Lin Zhichao asked, "What about the business situation of the Lychee Garden?"

Hu Zhaoxu said: "It is said that it has been losing money year after year, and has not made any money! Moreover, the land in this place is not very good for building high-rise buildings, so it is not realistic to build residential buildings."

He thought the boss was planning to develop a residence, so he reminded him.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Whoever wants to develop a residential building is so remote."

Hu Zhaoxu suddenly said awkwardly: "Then the boss plans to develop an amusement park?"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "That's right. In the short-to-medium term, it is to develop amusement parks. In the long-term, it is to marinate the land for future residential development."

Hu Zhaoxu immediately admired the boss's long-term goal. In Hong Kong, other real estate companies probably don't even know how to reserve land, so naturally they don't have one.On the contrary, the boss has been stockpiling land and developing it in a leisurely manner.

"Then I'll test Zhang Jun and see if he's interested in selling it!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Well, let's ask, but don't be taken advantage of!"

"it is good"

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Lin Zhichao planned on paper and comprehensively developed more than 30 mu of nearby land.Of course, the whole project will be constructed in stages and business as usual, so as to avoid money loss.

Part of the land is planned as a "Song City" according to the "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival";
Part of the land introduces a large number of amusement equipment - ding ding boats, bumper cars, coffee cups, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, flying dragon roller coaster and step bricks, etc.;
A part of the land is introduced into the zoo mode, with elephants, tigers, etc.

Part of the development of cinemas, theaters and so on.

Although the land of more than 30 mu is small, this is Hong Kong, and every inch of land is precious.Only the Hong Kong government has the strength to invest in Ocean Park and Disney Park, which cost thousands of acres.

"Boss, Hu Zhaoxu, the sales manager of Changjiang Real Estate, hopes to visit you!" His subordinates walked into Zhang Jun's office and reported.

"Yangtze River Properties?"

Zhang Jun suddenly regained his spirits, because this is Lin Zhichao's company!

"Yes, it seems to be about the litchi garden."

Zhang Jun suddenly became interested. Litchi Garden has been losing money year after year. He really intends to sell it. Although he has not released the news, he already has the intention to quit.I just didn't expect that Lin Zhichao was actually interested in this project now!

Thinking of Lin Zhichao's slap in the past, it was considered a big loss, this time I must kill him!
In fact, he also understands:

Since a large part of the land in the Lychee Garden is leased, the Hong Kong government needs to pay rent every year; at the same time, personnel expenses, equipment maintenance, etc., all require relatively large funds.

Therefore, Lychee Garden is actually a loss-making enterprise. As for its own land, although it has 8 square feet, it is impossible to develop residential buildings or factories, which is equivalent to operating an amusement park.

So if you don't sell it yourself, you need to continue to lose money every year.

Nonetheless.

But since he came to the door, and Lin Zhichao was rich, he had to kill him for anything!
Zhang Jun was so upset, and then said: "Make an appointment for me until two o'clock in the afternoon, and I will meet him!"

"Ok"

After his men left, Zhang Jun couldn't help laughing.

"How much should it be?"

"250 million Hong Kong dollars?"

In the afternoon, Hu Zhaoxu came to Zhang Jun's office. Everyone was an old acquaintance.He personally participated in the large-scale housing estate sales war back then.

However, Hu Zhaoxu will not show weakness. He has already inquired about the specific situation of the Lychee Garden. If Zhang Jun holds it in his hands for a day, he will suffer losses. Moreover, Zhang Jun has not developed high-rise residential buildings in recent years, and his financial strength is not strong.

"Boss Zhang, long time no see!"

"Manager Hu, it's been a long time. You followed Lin Sheng. It's a blessing that all boats have gone up all these years!"

Zhang Jun's words were a bit sour. He was also a real estate developer back then, but now he is not worthy to carry Lin Zhichao's shoes; and the reason for all this is that the lychee garden he bought made him gradually disappear in the real estate industry.

Hu Zhaoxu smiled and said, "Thank you, Manager Hu, for your compliment! Our boss also said that Boss Zhang was a famous figure in the real estate industry back then. If you hadn't been dragged down by the Lychee Garden, you wouldn't be invisible in the real estate industry today."

Zhang Jun was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly felt a sense of approval, and almost blurted out to agree.

Fortunately, he swallowed back the words in time.

But how could this scene escape Hu Zhaoxu's piercing eyes. He has been dealing with the market for so long, and he has already cultivated the ability to read words and deeds.

"Manager Hu is here this time because of the Lychee Garden, right?"

Hu Zhaoxu smiled and said: "Well. There is also a story. Last week, the boss took his children to visit the Lychee Garden. He saw that the litchi garden was not very crowded, but the children were not enjoying themselves. Our boss thought, if Take it over, invest more, and allow Hong Kong children to have a better experience."

Zhang Jun couldn't hold back immediately, co-authoring with others was just for the children's fun, and his own poor management was also affected.

"Coincidentally, I also plan to spend money to improve the litchi garden. My children also love to visit the litchi garden!"

Hu Zhaoxu said indifferently: "Zhang Sheng might as well make an offer and quit in time, maybe the career can shine again!"

Zhang Jun deliberately hesitated, and then said slowly: "200 million, and you also have to be responsible for the 30 Hong Kong dollar debt of the Lychee Garden."

Hu Zhaoxu said unceremoniously: "The maximum is 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and the debt must be reviewed clearly. It is the expenditure of the Lychee Garden, and we will bear the debt. To tell the truth from Boss Zhang, the boss will only give me this authority. If I can't buy it, I can't do anything about it." Now, my boss will not be taken advantage of. The situation of the litchi garden, I know very well that one more year of operation means a year of loss. If Boss Zhang has strong financial resources, he can pick it up, but he will not take the initiative to quote today; if Boss Zhang If you intend to sell it, you must not make trouble with money!"

Zhang Jun suddenly felt that he was inferior to a part-time worker, and he was inferior to Hu Zhaoxu's domineering in his words.

"150 million Hong Kong dollars, I can't sell it!"

Hu Zhaoxu smiled, then handed over his business card, and said: "Boss Zhang can call me at any time if he wants to! But our boss only gave me this amount of funds, and if the transaction cannot be completed, I have no choice but to give up. There is no shortage of bosses, but it is even more impossible to do things like buying expensive and losing face. As a subordinate, I have only this level of authority, but I can say responsibly that if Boss Zhang sells this project and uses it to invest in the real estate industry, I don’t think it’s the current situation.”

Zhang Jun was taken aback for a moment, what he said was very clear.It is impossible for Lin Zhichao to lose face, so 150 million is 150 million, without adding a penny.Even, he will not come forward to talk with himself, send a subordinate to talk, and will not participate.

Hu Zhaoxu got up to leave, and Zhang Jun politely saw off the guests.

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Zhang Jun was so angry that he threw the business card into the trash can.

"It's amazing to be rich and powerful. Is this the attitude of asking for help?"

After getting angry, Zhang Jun also calmed down, and the first thing he did was to pick up his business card.

Can't get rid of the retreat!

Another week passed.

Huang Changhong and Hu Zhaoxu came to Lin Zhichao's office together and handed over a signed contract, which was really an agreement on the transfer of the litchi garden.

A week ago, after Zhang Jun rejected Hu Zhaoxu, he had been thinking about Hu Zhaoxu's words, whether to continue betting the funds on the litchi garden, or to invest in real estate and properties; the answer soon surfaced, and Zhang Jun finally understood where he deserved. Play against Lin Zhichao.

Zhang Yuliang's family is so rich and powerful, and Lin Zhichao took care of them so badly.If he sold the litchi garden to others, the price would not exceed 150 million, which would offend Lin Zhichao instead.

Not worth it at all!
Especially the sentence that Hu Zhaoxu reminded, investing in real estate properties is definitely not the current situation. 150 million Hong Kong dollars is not much, but with some additional funds, a small project can also be developed. Just buying properties directly is more cost-effective than investing in lychee gardens.

Therefore, after three days of restraint, Zhang Jun took the initiative to contact Hu Zhaoxu.Subsequently, both parties invited lawyers and accountants to audit the accounts of Lizhiyuan, and signed a transfer contract.

"What about the photos taken?"

"it's here!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then checked. He asked people to take pictures of the litchi garden and surrounding scenery from the mountain.

Later, Lin Zhichao said: "The surrounding land is leased from the Hong Kong government, which is less than 35 acres. Then we will form a project team for the playground, including designers, consultants, etc. We will make a unified plan later and construct in batches , a business-as-usual model. It will take three or four years to gradually transform the entire project."

Huang Changhong nodded and said, "Okay, I will prepare this project team as soon as possible."

Cheung Kong has long been familiar with these non-development real estate projects. Sing Tao Daimaru Department Store, Hong Kong Miramar Hotel Group, Causeway Bay Daimaru Department Store, and Xintiandi Shopping Center are the best proofs.

(End of this chapter)