The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 304 [The Inspector Toasts]

Lin Zhichao came to a high-end restaurant in Wanchai to attend the wedding of Li Jiacheng and Zhuang Yueming.

In fact, he recently attended a funeral where his "benefactor" Jian Dongpu passed away, which surprised Lin Zhichao.

Because although Jian Dongpu was 79 years old, he was still the chairman and general manager of the Bank of East Asia, and he was still working; his sudden death was obviously a bit surprising.

Jian Dongpu was kind to Lin Zhichao. He took good care of Lin Zhichao in terms of loans back then, and also vaguely became a "business backer" of Lin Zhichao.

Later, after Lin Zhichao became prosperous, he also took great care of the Bank of East Asia. His annual deposits were no less than [-] million, and he handed over the capital transactions of the Yangtze River Industrial Group to the Bank of East Asia.

Although it was a bit sudden, Lin Zhichao could only accept the fact that a person cannot be resurrected after death.

Sometimes he even sighed that he was 1928 years old when he was born in August 8, and he will be 35 years old in 2023, which makes people feel "sad". Otherwise, he can't guarantee that his children will continue his strong philanthropy.

Judging from the current situation, Lin Zhichao's body has not encountered the situation in his previous life - he can't stop urinating in middle age, and life is short; on the contrary, he is as brave as ever, and he is as fierce as he was when he was 20 years old. .

Of course, even though he is so aggressive, Lin Zhichao is still very restrained in that aspect.

"Lin Sheng, Mrs. Lin, it's a great honor for us and my wife to welcome you!" Li Jiacheng greeted Zhuang Yueming happily.

At the wedding scene at this time, many people were a little surprised. They did not expect that a small plastic flower businessman would know the leader of the Chinese community in Hong Kong and be invited to the wedding scene.

Zhuang Jingan next to him was also surprised by his son-in-law's connections. If he invited Lin Zhichao, maybe others would save face; but he and Lin Zhichao had no communication, so naturally he would not invite him.

Many guests also speculated that Lin Zhichao was invited by Zhuang Jingan, and they were relieved immediately.

"Congratulations, you two have finally achieved enlightenment and are happy!" Lin Zhichao congratulated with a smile.

"Thank you, please come in!"

Li Jiacheng was quite touched, this boss is very approachable!
At the wedding scene, there were still many celebrities who came to attend, but it could be seen that Zhuang Jingan had a big enough face; Zhuang Jingan was the founder of the Hong Kong Chaoan Association, the first and second president of the Association, naturally in the The Chaoshan Gang has a certain prestige.

"Uncle Lin, Mrs. Lin" Liao Liewen immediately stepped forward to say hello.

Lin Zhichao and his father Liao Baoshan are friends of the same generation, and when the Liao family was in trouble, Lin Zhichao helped the most and was the most sincere; Liao Liewen, under the teaching of his father Liao Baoshan, naturally respected Lin Zhichao very much.

Lin Zhichao patted Liao Liewen on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "You are not bad! You have lived up to your father's expectations and supported the Liao family."

Liao Liewen quickly said: "Thank you Uncle Lin for your affirmation and kindness in teaching!"

Lin Zhichao said: "Don't talk about that! You can continue to develop real estate without shrinking, and you can play a huge role in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. These courages are all due to your father's teachings and your own efforts. Okay, we will also If we don’t talk about this, we can cooperate more in the future. Who is this?”

Because beside Liao Liewen, there was a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face and thick eyebrows, standing there a little unable to let go!
Generally speaking, he and Liao Liewen are reminiscing about the past, what are you doing here?
Liao Liewen immediately introduced: "Uncle Lin, this is Inspector Lu Lezonghua. He respects you very much, so he comes with me to pay a visit!"

Lin Zhichao looked at Lu Le, and immediately thought, is this the awesome Inspector Zong Hua on TV? Is it Lu Le who dared to let the British police superintendent go?Why stand in front of me, without any momentum, even cautious and subtle.

"Lin Sheng, hello, I have worked as a security guard for you and the Governor of Hong Kong before, but I didn't expect you to be so young!" Lu Le said with a restrained and lowered attitude, accompanied by a smile.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "It's Inspector Lu Zonghua! Last time you did me a little favor, I'll toast you later!"

Lu Le was immediately flattered, and quickly said: "Lin Sheng, you are serious, I will toast you later!"

"Haha, it's settled!"

"Yes Yes"

The little favor Lin Zhichao mentioned was what happened to Long Shengxun last time. Lu Le, as the chief inspector of Hong Kong Island, learned of the conflict between the two sides, and decisively let Lin Zhichao's bodyguard go immediately, and locked Long Shengxun until the next day. , released after being released on bail.

Although he did not personally participate in these matters, lawyer Hu Baoxing had told him about them.

Of course, no one would dare to shut down Lin Zhichao's bodyguard, especially if the other party was looking for trouble.

Next, Li Jiacheng's wedding ceremony began, and the banquet was good. After all, he married Zhuang Jing'an's eldest daughter, so there is no reason why he would lose face.

Lin Zhichao made a little prediction in his mind that Li Jiacheng might have a cash flow of 1967 to 300 million Hong Kong dollars in 400; if this amount of funds is for bottom-buying real estate, there is hope that it will be listed in 1972.

After all, it was very easy to go public in those years. It is said that assets of 2000 million Hong Kong dollars can be listed, and some restaurants can be listed to raise funds.Therefore, with Li Jiacheng's ability, he could manage the company to 1972-2000 million in 5000, and raise funds to about 1000 million.

It is impossible to become Lin Zhichao's opponent again. No matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to catch up with the top ten real estate developers in the late 70s.

Because of this, Lin Zhichao let him go at the auction and helped him; it was because Lin Zhichao did not want Hong Kong to lose one Li Jiacheng in the 90s, including Bao Yugang.

The wedding went smoothly. In the following time, many people scrambled to chat with Lin Zhichao. It was obvious that he was the biggest celebrity today.

Lin Zhichao is not arrogant, he is kind to everyone, but it makes people feel that it is difficult to get along and be friends; in this way, it is not possible for anyone to rely on Lin Zhichao.

The people he promotes must be his own people, or people with real skills.

Lin Zhichao actually had the same attitude towards Lu Le. When he came to propose a toast, he just expressed his gratitude, and then nothing happened.

After all, for Lin Zhichao, Lu Le is also a person who can't get on the stage, so naturally he doesn't care about him.On top of him, there is the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, and the leaders of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, who dare to hold up in front of Lin Zhichao!

Liao Liewen, who is about to be the president, respectfully calls him 'Uncle Lin'!

The only fly in the ointment is that London has not yet canonized him as a 'jazz', which is more or less ignorant!

In other words, the reaction is too slow!

The Hilton Hotel at No. 2 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong opened. Lin Zhichao and Xu Caiying attended the opening ceremony.

It is well known that he has two official wives, but he attends many events with Xu Caiying instead of Tang Caiyun.

It's not that Xu Caiying is more beautiful, after all, Tang Caiyun is also beautiful; the real reason is that Tang Caiyun is like a national treasure and a stable place for the Lin family, so she almost never appears in public.

At this point, Tang Caiyun did pay more. Fortunately, she and Xu Caiying had a very good relationship since childhood, and she knew her important position in this family.

According to Lin Zhichao's usual approach, Tang Caiyun wants to hold on to the 'best-kept' Yangtze River Industries assuming something unexpected happens to him; to put it simply, the shipping and industrial assets can be sold off, while the real estate needs to be held on to until his son can help and inherit it. At that time, the task is completed.

At present, it seems that Lin Zhichao's rear is basically stable. Tang Caiyun was able to control Yangtze River Industries while Lin Zhichao was abroad, and cooperated closely with the senior management without any conflicts.The characteristic of Tang Caiyun is that she continues Lin Zhichao's style and listens to the opinions of senior executives. She is not very strong, but she can represent Lin Zhichao.

Xu Caiying can't do it anymore, Global Shipping is still transparent, and the senior management will not ask her for advice; it's not that the senior management are arrogant, but the boss's wife is not professional at all, and there is no reason to ask for advice.

Fortunately, Lin Zhichao didn't force Xu Caiying either!

"It's a beautiful hotel building!" Xu Caiying said with emotion as she looked at the building of the Hilton Hotel.

The Hong Kong Central Hilton Hotel was invested by an American businessman and a German businessman. It is said that it cost US$1400; it is located at No. 2 Queen's Road, and No. 1 Queen's Road is the HSBC Bank Building.The exterior of the hotel building is a bit like an 'L' shape with a curved structure underneath.

After the hotel building is completed, it will be managed by the Hilton Hotel Group. In fact, the ownership and management rights are separated; like this cooperation model, the general period is as high as 50 years, and 10% of the turnover is charged as a management fee every year. Because it is fully managed, signs are also used.

The location of the Hilton Hotel is very good, and it feels better than HSBC Bank, because there is a big park next to it, and the view is very good; on the contrary, there are buildings crowded on both sides of HSBC Bank, which is a bit crowded.

"The future belongs to our family!" Lin Zhichao said lightly.

Xu Caiying looked at Lin Zhichao in surprise, and then smiled. She thought Lin Zhichao was joking and didn't take it to heart.

"Go in, don't let people think that we are here to spy on the military, but not to attend the banquet!" She took Lin Zhichao's arm and walked towards the hotel.

As everyone knows, what Lin Zhichao said was telling the truth. Not surprisingly, the owner of this hotel building was willing to sell the property rights (property property rights and hotel property rights) ten years later because of the oil crisis. The Hyatt Hotel is only in the early 2 million (2.3 million), so cheap.

At that time, Hong Kong was experiencing a sharp drop in real estate caused by the stock market crash and the oil crisis, so it could not be sold at a high price.

In this life, Lin Zhichao naturally accepted it as a matter of course. After all, apart from him, who else in Hong Kong can afford it!
After I bought it, I just waited until the 80s, forced to terminate the contract with the Hilton Hotel Group, compensated a sum of money, and then it could be rebuilt.

By then, the building war and Feng Shui war between HSBC, Bank of China, and Yangtze River Center will naturally begin.

very interesting!

At the entrance of the Hilton Hotel, many Hong Kong celebrities participated, even the Governor of Hong Kong came to participate, which seemed very lively.

Joe John, the owner of the Hilton Hotel and the owner of the American-funded company 'Winggao', also specially warmly entertained Lin Zhichao and his wife.

In Hong Kong, there are currently four five-star hotels, Peninsula Hotel, Miramar Hotel, Mandarin Hotel, and Hilton Hotel, which happen to be two each in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, regardless of each other.Before 1963, Kowloon actually won the game and owned two five-star hotels.

Ribbon cutting, reception, Hilton Hotel officially announced its opening.

During the reception, Bai Liji and Lin Zhichao also took time to talk.

"Mr. Lin, thank you for supporting the work of the Hong Kong government and supporting a large number of water tankers!" Bai Liji said with a smile.

"Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, I have always been very supportive of the work of the Hong Kong government as a Hong Kong citizen. You know that!" Lin Zhichao raised his glass as a signal, and the two of them just had to taste it.

Bai Liji is very satisfied with Lin Zhichao's style of work all the time. According to the people in the political department, Lin Zhichao has never participated in politics, and has no communication with the opposite party at all.In this way, everyone thought that Lin Zhichao recognized the British Hong Kong government very much.

In fact, what these people don't know is that Lin Zhichao is a businessman, so he will naturally have both ways, but there is obviously no need to do that at this time.

From a fundamental point of view, Lin Zhichao's heart belongs to China, and the specific manifestation is that after 1978, he will return to the motherland; take charity as an example, in the future 70% of charitable funds will be donated to mainland China and Hong Kong.

But he dares to say that 70% of his future wealth will come from overseas, not from Hong Kong and the mainland.

Of course, with the lessons learned from Li Chaoren in his previous life, Lin Zhichao will never have too much hope, and it doesn't matter how he likes to comment on him.Everything he did was nothing more than a clear conscience.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, what suggestions do you have for the future of this fresh water resource?" Bai Liji was very interested, and directly asked Lin Zhichao for his opinion in public.

Generally speaking, the Hong Kong government always consults the opinions of members of the Legislative Council, so it allows Chinese to be elected as part of the members, as well as the big classes of foreign companies, so that they can intuitively understand Hong Kong society.

Now if you ask Lin Zhichao directly, there are many questions!

Lin Zhichao's brain reacted quickly, and he knew the doorway in an instant:
First, he is a Chinese business leader and has great influence in the eyes of Hong Kong Chinese, just like Ho Tung before;
Second, this is actually a political issue. Bai Liji is testing Lin Zhichao's tendency.It's very simple. Now that the Huaxia General Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong-Kowloon Trade Union go to the mainland, they have demands for the construction of a water supply project; once the mainland agrees to this water supply project, the Hong Kong government has no choice but to agree, rather than being very willing, because it means that the mainland The connection with Hong Kong has been strengthened, which is the constant vigilance of the British Hong Kong government.So this is a political incident!

Lin Zhichao said seriously: "I believe that the British Hong Kong government is building a water supply network belonging to Hong Kong. After all, everyone knows the achievements in this area. If the drought comes a few years later, of course, if the mainland water supply project is realized, it will be a double-edged project." Insurance, mainly considering factors such as sudden changes in the situation. Generally speaking, after this difficulty is overcome, the water supply situation in Hong Kong will definitely improve in the future, I believe in government Z!"

His answer was ingenious. He recognized the water supply system built by the British, but he also hoped that the inland water supply project would be realized. At the same time, he was not "ambiguous" or "both sides and right sides", and clearly pointed out that the inland water supply project would not be so stable. The problem, after all, as far as he knew, the water supply project had to ensure the irrigation of Pengcheng's agriculture, and that decade might not be stable at all.The real stability came after the 80s.

Because of this, Hong Kong built the High Island Reservoir in the 70s, spending 13.5 billion to build the largest public works project; at the same time, it also paid close attention to desalination of seawater.

Why has Hong Kong's fresh water been insufficient?

This is because of the problem of population growth in Hong Kong and the need for a large amount of fresh water for economic development.Therefore, even if the current water resources are satisfied, the reservoir must continue to be developed.

So, does the Dongshen Water Supply Project make a big contribution to Hong Kong?
The answer is of course very big. In the 80s, Hong Kong’s population exploded and its economy took off. Without the fresh water of the motherland, how could it be so smooth.

A foreign reporter for the South China Morning Post later said that the 'water supply system' built by the British was the "most important factor" in Hong Kong's population expansion and becoming a thriving city, "more important than any other single factor".The reasons are: Hong Kong has historically lacked a reliable water supply system, there are no important rivers, lakes or other natural water sources here, and its basic geography itself is not conducive to large-scale urbanization, but thanks to the artificial reservoirs, open channels and Other infrastructure, Hong Kong has grown from a small self-sufficient village to a sprawling city.

This foreign reporter must be biased and suspected of deliberately exaggerating.

Of course, at the end of the article, he only briefly mentioned that the mainland has provided fresh water to Hong Kong since the 60s, but he also said that in the next 20 years, "seasonal water shortages are still commonplace."The article also wrote that Hong Kong's "water shortage" was not really resolved until the Dongshen Water Supply Project was completed, which not only changed the lives of Hong Kong people, but also allowed Hong Kong's economy to take off further in the 80s.

In fact, there is nothing to argue about!
It's like 700 million people drinking water, and a freshwater system feeds half of the people, so it doesn't matter who can compete.

In the final analysis, Hong Kong is a small place, and it is already overloaded to feed so many people!

After a brief chat with Bai Liji, the two separated.

Even so, many people have seen the close relationship between Lin Zhichao and the Hong Kong government.

(End of this chapter)