The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

At Fanling Golf Course, Lin Zhichao, Sanders, and Little Madden are playing a golf game.Actually, some things are talked about during golf.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Little Madden to suggest: "The shipping business is very good now, why don't we cooperate with the three of us and each take one-third of the equity. How about investing in shipping?"

Lin Zhichao was a little surprised. After all, Little Madden had already handed over the majority shareholder and control of "Asian Shipping" to Global Shipping, and another company "Longfeng Investment" also sold 30% of its shares to Global Shipping, and is already preparing to go public this year. .

For these two companies, Little Madden is cashing out, even at the expense of giving up control; now, fortunately, he has invited partners to set up a shipping company.

However, Lin Zhichao soon realized that Ma Deng, like his father, was very successful, not seeking the truth, but only the name; the reason for giving up the investment in Asia Shipping and Longfeng was probably due to investment everywhere and financial distress; these two Although listed companies cannot escape the control of Lin Zhichao in the end, at least he is currently the chairman of the board of directors.

As for Little Madden's reinvestment in shipping, I am afraid that the shipping market is getting better and better. In addition, he can cooperate with HSBC Bank, and naturally there may be loan support and the like.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I have no problem! We are all friends, we do business together, and we don't do business in Hong Kong. We do overseas business, which is very good. It happens that we can invest in a shipping company in Panama and Bermuda. Everyone gets one-third of the shares."

World Shipping's business is huge. Although it is registered in Panama and Bermuda, it uses Hong Kong seafarers, so costs can be better controlled.

In fact, every ship under Global Shipping is a registered company, and Global Shipping Group is more like a coordinating organization; its ships are not only registered in Hong Kong, but also in Sing Tao, Tokyo, London, Cayman, and Bermuda. , Panama, etc., are registered in these places.

Sanders didn't even have to think about it, and agreed: "HSBC can invest. After all, we are more optimistic about shipping now, and of course we value shipping talents like the two more."

Little Ma Deng knew about his family, and said quickly: "Mr. Lin is the shipping talent, I admire him very much!"

Sanders was elected as the chairman of HSBC last year. At that time, the top management of HSBC had decided to support a group of local Chinese businessmen. Lin Zhichao was naturally the first choice, and he had the strong support of Sanders.

In fact, starting this year, global shipping will indeed need strong support from HSBC, and it will require huge loans.

In the first half of this year alone, Lin Zhichao planned to build more than 100 million tons of ships, including eight oil tankers of 8 tons, and many cargo ships, with a total investment of more than 13 million US dollars.

Now, although the three parties have cooperated to establish two shipping companies, they still cannot change Lin Zhichao's plan.

"Then it's settled, we will come up with a specific plan later and discuss it!" Lin Zhichao said straightforwardly.

At present, only about 12% of the ships in global shipping belong to HSBC Bank, which does not include Asia Shipping and Longfeng Investment.

Because, Universal Shipping accounts for about 30% of the load capacity of global shipping, while HSBC holds 40% of the shares of Universal Shipping, which is 12% of the load capacity of the Global Shipping Group.

However, as HSBC pays more and more attention to investing in shipping, this proportion will become larger and larger, and Lin Zhichao will not refuse.

After all, assuming that his expected value of strength is 2000 million tons, if HSBC pays attention to it, it will not hurt to develop more than 2500 million tons.

"Haha, Mr. Lin is very refreshing! Now that you are a celebrity in the world's shipping industry and the chairman of the International Tanker Association, if we cooperate with you, we will take advantage of you!" Little Madden said with a smile.

His father once told him that if he wants to do business with the Chinese, he can only consider Lin Zhichao; as for the two sides had disagreements, the old Madden also bet that Lin Zhichao would not care, after all, it is beneficial to cooperate with British capital.

Now Xiao Ma Deng also thinks that Lin Zhichao's technology and experience in the shipping field are not only the influence of the world shipping industry; even the influence of the world political arena, even the US President Kennedy met him twice, which shows that others have already gained strength. Not to be underestimated.

Lin Zhichao replied: "It's not a matter of fame, it's like using the least amount of money to do more things."

Having said that, in fact, they must be the ones to get the favor. After all, they don't have the world shipping contacts and channels of global shipping.

Of course, where HSBC is useful, even Wheelock Group can also be useful.Cooperating with British capital can also be more popular in Hong Kong. This is a practical problem.

At least in 1978, the Chinese did not have much influence overseas. The reason could not be simpler. When people hear that you are Chinese, they immediately think of China. Who would think highly of a person who can even eat enough.

The poorer you are, the more despised you are!

This is true for a country, a family, and even more so for a person!

To have money is to have dignity!

A person from a village, a rich family, is destined to be the person everyone associates with; a person who is so poor that everyone stays at a respectful distance and scolds behind him.

a few days later.

Lin Zhichao came to Asia Shipping to hold a board meeting.

At present, although Global Shipping already holds a 41% stake in Asia Shipping, Asia Shipping has a total load capacity of 23 tons, including a [-]-ton oil tanker, which has already been put into operation.

The market value of Asia Shipping is 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, which has dropped a bit from the peak; while the annual profit of Asia Shipping can reach about 300 million US dollars, which is less than 1700 million; the debt is about 1500 million, and it has a cash flow of 300 million.

After the meeting started, Xiao Ma Deng, who was on the board of directors, announced that he would give up the position of chairman of the board of directors to Lin Zhichao, and the directors were not surprised.

This kind of performance made Little Madden a little distracted. Everyone's ability to adapt to the new boss is too strong!
As everyone knows, the doubling of Asian shipping is not due to Lin Zhichao's credit?

A ship of [-] tons of oil makes up a little more than half of the profits.

Subsequently, the formal election of the board of directors began, and everyone unanimously agreed that Lin Zhichao was the new chairman of the board of directors.

This time, Lin Zhichao did not refuse.Because he knows that Longfeng Investment is about to list another listed company of Wheelock Group; and Lin Zhichao held 30% of Longfeng Investment shares before listing, which will be diluted after listing.

But Little Madden is bound to sell the shares to him, because Little Madden wants to cash out in this way.The cash flow obtained can be used to develop other businesses.

And this triangular cooperation relationship with HSBC and Global Shipping means that Wheelock Group can obtain a large loan without having to invest too much.

Soon, Lin Zhichao officially assumed the position of chairman of the board of directors of Asia Shipping and presided over the meeting.During this period, he refused to change his seat, and publicly announced that Little Madden was the honorary chairman and director.

After this set, everyone in the conference room recognized it. After all, it showed that Lin Zhichao was not an arrogant person.

Next, Lin Zhichao began to say: "Asia Shipping's current financial situation, if you want to develop, you can only get additional funds. If you have any suggestions, just tell them! I believe you can also see that Asia Shipping is still making money. Development Great prospects, just short of money to expand!"

Xiao Ma Deng immediately commented in his heart that in order to raise funds, Lin Zhichao actually asked his subordinates to propose a plan instead of proposing it himself. Could it be that there was nothing he could do?
But soon, he changed his mind.

Because the high-level officials spoke enthusiastically, the atmosphere of the entire meeting was quite good.

General manager Norbert said: "You can issue a fixed-interest bond for financing, so that the interest rate is at least lower than that of banks."

This is a unique patent of listed companies. For Asian shipping, it is much lower than loan interest; for investors, it is higher than deposit interest.It is a win-win situation, provided that the reputation of the listed company is good enough.

Asian shipping is naturally good, with one of the largest Chinese-owned companies and a British-owned foreign company as its major shareholders.

Some executives also suggested: "You can also issue new shares. The current stock market is doing well, and Asia Shipping's reputation is also good. The time to issue new shares is just right."

Seeing that everyone spoke one after another and had the answers they wanted, Lin Zhichao began to withdraw his right to speak.

"Okay, then first issue 1000 million fixed-interest bonds. But the money is not used to repay the debt immediately, but to continue building ships. I plan to build another 13-ton oil tanker. The funds needed are 1200 million U.S. dollars, almost nearly 7000 million Hong Kong dollars."

In the conference room, everyone was shocked, but no one objected.

The reason is very simple. Asia Shipping can earn more than US$300 million in profits a year, but the current net debt is at most US$200 million; once a new ship is launched, the annual income will be more than 200 million, and the annual profit will increase by 550 million. About US dollars, it can be repaid in less than three years.

At the same time, everyone has also seen the style of Lin Zhichao, the new chairman of the board of directors, that is to forge ahead.

"I agree"

"I agree"

Soon, everyone expressed their opinions.

Even Little Marden immediately stated that Wheelock Group currently holds 16% of the shares, and can be regarded as a serious second shareholder; now, without paying money, the company can add a large oil tanker of 13 tons. very happy.

As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao also has his own calculations. A bond of 1000 million yuan cannot complete the shipbuilding. Generally, shipbuilding requires at least 20% of the down payment.

Therefore, if the ship was launched in 1964, Lin Zhichao may seek to lease it to a Japanese shipping company for 4 years, which will expire in 1968.

At the same time, Asian shipping will not stop, and may borrow money to invest in shipping next year.

In short, what he wants is to operate in debt, and adjust the lease term to 1968.

In this way, when the stock market plummeted in 1967, the shares of Asia Shipping were worthless, and Lin Zhichao could take the opportunity to increase his shareholding to more than 60%.And the price must be very low, and the assets of Asian Shipping are completely inconsistent.

Lin Zhichao wanted to cultivate Asia Shipping into the first listed company under the "Global Shipping Group", and it had to reach 70 million tons by the end of the 300s.

After the meeting, Norbert and other high-level executives immediately went to prepare for margin financing and securities lending, while Lin Zhichao and Xiao Maden sat in the office chatting.

"Mr. Lin took over Asia Shipping, is he going to vigorously develop it and make it a listed shipping flagship company of Global Shipping Group?" Little Ma Deng quickly saw Lin Zhichao's thoughts.

Lin Zhichao didn't intend to hide it, and said: "I have this idea! After all, you don't need Global Shipping to invest too much, you can manipulate the stock market for margin financing and securities lending, and you can quickly develop the shipping industry. This is the charm of listed companies. It's just that our Huazi is listed now , and many troubles, since Mr. Madden is willing to give up, I naturally cherish this company very much."

Xiao Ma Deng nodded. It is indeed difficult for Chinese capital to go public, but as a British-owned Wheelock Group, it is too simple to list its subsidiaries. There are only more than 60 listed companies in Hong Kong, and Wheelock Group accounts for four of them. ——Wheelock Group, Real Estate Trust, Longfeng Investment, Copper Company.And as long as he wants to, the procedures for listed companies are very simple.

Afterwards, the two briefly communicated about the subsequent development of Asian shipping.

Little Ma Deng secretly admired it. According to Lin Zhichao's thinking, he will continue to find ways to build ships next year. The tonnage of this shipping company is simply a trend that will soon surpass Wheelock Group.

And Lin Zhichao doesn’t think Wheelock Group is an obstructive shareholder in Asia Shipping, and they can hold shares for as long as they want; of course, if they issue new shares in the future, they can only dilute the shares if they don’t issue rights shares, but Lin Zhichao will not look ugly Yes, he has various means to increase his holdings.

And, shipping in Asia really shines,
What's more, Wheelock Group may not hold shares for too long.

After Lin Zhichao was elected chairman of the board of directors, he would naturally arrange for the executives of Global Shipping to serve as executive directors as soon as possible; although Norbert had already chosen to surrender, Lin Zhichao himself was very busy after all, so he had to send Feng Yongfa to represent Global Shipping Group.

Not long after the New Year, Lin Zhichao came to Little Japan to prepare for shipbuilding.

He formed a three-party tacit understanding with Japanese shipyards and shipping companies—Lin Zhichao built ships in Japan, and Japanese shipping companies leased Lin Zhichao's ships.Therefore, based on this tacit understanding alone, Global Shipping has more than enough customers.

Not to mention, Lin Zhichao also has extensive personal connections in Europe and the United States, and the tenants are all major oil companies in the world.

Arriving at Sasebo Heavy Industries with ease, its chairman has already prepared a grand welcome ceremony.

During the visit, Lin Zhichao asked: "Chairman Kato, after the Japanese shipbuilding industry broke through 13 tons, it seems that there is no information about breaking this record. Could it be that there are major technical problems?"

Kato Ken replied: "The technical problem is not big, and it is always no problem to work hard to overcome it. But the problem now is that no shipping company is willing to cooperate and try a bigger oil tanker. Could it be that Mr. Lin is willing to try?" Can't help but eager to try.

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "That's not true! I prefer 20-ton VLCC tankers, so I don't plan to order 15-ton tankers. But I also know that if it doesn't break through 15 tons, naturally it won't break through 20 tons. Hence the question."

Historically, the 15-ton oil tanker and the 20-ton oil tanker all appeared in Japan in the same year, like 1966, one at the beginning of the year and the other at the end of the year.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao plans to build at least eight 1966-ton VLCC oil tankers in the second half of 8, which will catch up with the closure of the Suez Canal.

As for the period from 1963 to 1965, 400 million tons were produced in these three years, and the global shipping was only 900 million tons.

Suppose Lin Zhichao's goal is 2000 million tons, and he hopes to build another 50 VLCC tankers (20 to 30 tons). By then, what a fleet will be.

Takeru Kato said in admiration: "Mr. Lin is worthy of being the world's shipping king, and he always has a long-term vision. If Japan can break through the 15-ton oil tanker technology, then the 20-ton oil tanker technology will also break through soon."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "It's not that I have a long-term vision, but that oil tankers are now developing in a general direction, and the Middle East is not peaceful. Everyone hopes to operate larger ships and save costs."

When inspecting shipyards, the Japanese always found that Lin Zhichao liked to "steal" technology, and even directly asked engineers about some secret technologies.Kato Ken and others were not prepared. After all, Hong Kong could never become a major shipbuilding center. They just thought that Lin Zhichao needed to understand all aspects of the ship's attributes in order to achieve a more professional level.

In fact, Lin Zhichao not only blatantly learned Japanese shipbuilding technology secretly, but even sorted out the information after returning.

Because he thought that after the 80s, he would take care of the shipyards in the mainland and give orders; but with the technology and level of the mainland, he could not meet his requirements. As a serious businessman, Lin Zhichao would not allow such problems to occur.

Therefore, he will invite overseas shipbuilding experts to provide requirements and help, and he will also give technical guidance.

This is equivalent to helping Huaxia's shipyards develop!
Of course, Lin Zhichao understands ship technology and is very proficient. He has been studying by himself for 15 years in the industry.Every time he visits the shipyard, he will stay for two or three days. If he doesn't learn something, he won't place an order.

Euphemistically speaking, if he doesn't understand the properties of the ships, how can he rest assured that these ships are in his own hands?

That night.

After Lin Zhichao finished the entertainment, he refused the special service arranged by Kato Ken, but stayed in the hotel he had booked.Originally, Sasebo Heavy Industries should also book the hotel, but Lin Zhichao arranges the reservations by himself every time. After all, he travels with bodyguards, assistants, and a large group of subordinates.

Walk into the door of your suite and knock on the door.

"it's me!"

Afterwards, the door opened, and two sisters, Hinako and Marina, dressed in kimonos, were welcoming at the door.

After closing the door, the two women bowed together and said, "Welcome Master home!"

Afterwards, he began to change Lin Zhichao's slippers and took his coat. The service was very good.

Before he knew it, Lin Zhichao actually adjusted a pair of the best, and the two women were like slaves for him to drive.

Very refreshing feeling!

Lin Zhichao never felt that doing business with the Japanese had any influence. He was making money from the Japanese, which in itself was patriotic.

What I am most afraid of is that the Japanese make a lot of money from China, and you have to let others earn it, and welcome and entertain them happily.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao set a goal for himself, that is to earn more than 1000 billion US dollars in Japan.

In order to accomplish this goal, you can only earn money in Japanese foreign exchange, stock market and real estate!

In the late 60s and early 70s, the Japanese stock market was gradually opened to foreigners. This is because the Japanese stock market has been like a deflated ball since 1964, and it has been sluggish. In order to activate the capital market, the Japanese government gradually opened up the financial market.

Lin Zhichao was sitting on the sofa, watching the two women in kimonos kneeling in front of him, he tiptoed into Marina's kimono, and it turned out to be a vacuum.

Hinako is a gorgeous red kimono, and Marina is a black fancy kimono, one red and one black, forming a strong contrast.

"How about a drink together?" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.

Although he will go to Sasebo Heavy Industry for investigation and study tomorrow, it still does not affect his high energy.He sleeps five or six hours a day without affecting his energy.

"I'll go get ready!" Hinaiko stood up, then swayed and went to get ready.

Lin Zhichao waved to Zhennai, and the woman immediately got up and sat in his arms, letting Lin Zhichao handle it.

It can be seen from this that Lin Zhichao may prefer Jinna's body, but he hands over financial power to Hinaiko.As a businessman, he is full of jealousy. Since he is not sincere towards these two Japanese women, he will naturally hold back a lot of hands.

Of course, money is trivial, after all, Lin Zhichao is still generous to women.

After a while, under the promotion of alcohol, the temperature of the room rose sharply, and it became hot very quickly.

Lin Zhichao also thought of some Japanese movies from his previous life, and the temptation of kimono was naturally indispensable.

The two girls danced lightly to the music. Lin Zhichao went up and down, but they still didn't stop.

Lifting up Mariina's skirt, a pair of long white legs appeared.

This woman is really hotter than her sister, she is the kind of woman who is flattering to the bone.

the next morning.

Lin Zhichao got up early and went to work in Sasebo Heavy Industries. (end of this chapter)