The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 306 [Sir Lin]

Two days later, Lin Zhichao officially accepted the Queen's honor at Buckingham Palace. This time the honor ceremony was more grand than the last one, and many nobles and dignitaries from London came.

Moreover, Lin Zhichao was the only person who was awarded the honor that day. It can be seen that Lin Zhichao's influence today is already extraordinary.

He is the 'World Shipping King', 'Chairman of the International Tanker Association', 'Hong Kong Industry King', 'Hong Kong Real Estate King', 'the founder of Oxfam Hong Kong', etc.; of course, those who are truly influential in the world may It is the "World Shipping King", who owns millions of tons of oil tankers and is related to the development of the world economy.

If you find out in detail, Lin Zhichao is also the boss of a company that invented trolley cases, instant noodles, Rubik's cube, plastic flowers, etc., which is also a world-renowned factor.

Although the 37-year-old queen still has her charm, she is just like Mrs. Kennedy said——a boring middle-aged woman; of course, this is the queen's duty. She needs to maintain the image of the monarch of the Commonwealth of Nations system. Naturally, it cannot be 'out of the box'.

The queen put a red oval medal with a yellow border on Lin Zhichao's neck, and after sorting out the medals, they communicated briefly.

"Sir Lam, thank you for your contribution to Hong Kong's economy and your outstanding contributions in the field of public welfare!"

"Your Majesty, this is what I should do. There is an old saying among us Chinese—"If you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. It means that what I do is nothing. I will continue to do it and do it even better." good!"

The queen did not expect that Lin Zhichao was so talkative and had an extraordinary temperament!
"It's been more than seven years since I awarded you an honor last time, and I found that you are still very young!"

The queen asked the question in her heart without changing her face.

In fact, she was really curious about Lin Zhichao's appearance.According to her understanding, Lin Zhichao is 35 years old, but Lin Zhichao looks like a 30-year-old from a distance, but after getting closer, she finds that Lin Zhichao is very young, and looks like he is in his 20s.

On the contrary, she is two years older than Lin Zhichao, but she no longer looks like she is in her 20s.

Lin Zhichao said seriously: "Maybe I don't have too many worries and maintain an optimistic attitude towards life. I think this is very important."

The queen asked again: "Are you not troubled?"

Lin Zhichao said: "It doesn't seem to be. I firmly believe that things will be solved in a good way. Worrying will not help. Maintaining a healthy mentality can better find a solution to the problem."

The queen smiled and said, "Very good speech!"

"You flatter me!"

After a brief conversation, the awarding ceremony was over. The queen was busy with work, so she took Philip away; and Lin Zhichao also had an official business and a reception to attend, and he was gradually enjoying himself in London.

Although it is a fundamental reason - money, but at least it is also a significant advantage.

The next day, Lin Zhichao and housekeeper Ramsey participated in the exclusive auction of 'Sotheby' by London antique dealer HR Norton (Norton).The reason why Audrey Hepburn was not brought along was that she was still too ostentatious, and second, Audrey might be able to participate in the auction for him in person in the future.

At this time, Lin Zhichao was full of desire to collect antiques, and decided to auction Chinese treasures in major auction houses around the world.Of course, it is rare for him to participate in the auction, after all, work is absolutely the first.Therefore, he had to find someone to auction it for him.

It would be a good choice to let Audrey Hepburn and Ramsey complete this task for him.

"Sir Lin, there are a few compatriots who look like you. It seems that there are many Chinese antiques today, so everyone came here after hearing the news!" Ramsay reminded in a low voice.

Lin Zhichao nodded, and said indifferently: "Butler Ramsey, to be honest, I don't know much about antiques and collections, but I know how to do business. The more someone bids for something, the more valuable it is in the eyes of experts; the more expensive it is Things, it means that the potential for appreciation is greater. So, when I ask you to raise your card later, you should raise your card, don't hesitate."

This old man is not a professional either, but he has some experience.But Lin Zhichao doesn't really need knowledge, anyway, there are no fakes from Sotheby's.Since there are no fakes, if Lin Zhichao doesn't need to worry about it, he can just sweep it.

At this time, the national treasure-level Chinese antiques (similar to Sanxitie) are only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, and will not exceed 100 million Hong Kong dollars. For Lin Zhichao, it is really like buying cabbage.

"Yes, Sir Lynn!"

Ramsey also understood Lin Zhichao's style at this time, that is, he is really rich.

After a while, the auction officially started.

Sure enough, Lin Zhichao saw Huaxia's porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, and couldn't help but let Ramsey take pictures. Instead, he was not very interested in some Huaxia jade wares. "The collection photographed below is a 15th-century Chinese blue-and-white plum vase with an original cover. The starting price is 4000 pounds, and the price will increase by no less than 50 pounds each time!"

When the auctioneer finished speaking, Lin Zhichao couldn't help looking at a blue and white plum vase on the rostrum, and fell in love with it immediately!
Although this gadget is from the Ming Dynasty, the future value of Chenghua official kiln is definitely not low!
The starting price is 4000 pounds, but only 6.4 Hong Kong dollars!

Too cheap!

"I'll bid for this!" Lin Zhichao whispered to Ramsey.

He has already photographed three collections for Lin Zhichao, which have become the target of public criticism in the auction house, and it is not suitable to continue the auction.Although Lin Zhichao doesn't care about tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, he still doesn't want to be taken advantage of.

"Good!" Ramsay said.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao began to bid, and at the end he took turns bidding with a Chinese. The price of this 8000th-century blue and white plum vase quickly soared to [-] pounds.

Even if Lin Zhichao doesn't understand the antique market, he knows that this price has broken the world record at this time (the world auction record for Huaxia porcelain).

However, he did not flinch at all, and calmly raised his hand to increase the price, which made the auctioneer overjoyed.

And Lin Zhichao's competitor was a bald middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with a pair of sword eyebrows and a big mouth, he looked like a Chinese.

Of course, he doesn't care who his opponent is, he will definitely decide on this blue and white plum vase!
"8600 pounds!" Lin Zhichao shouted out an astronomical figure.

Everyone present couldn't help applauding, which seemed to stimulate the two of them.

It's a pity that Lin Zhichao's competitors chose to give up directly.

In the end, this blue and white plum vase was bought by Lin Zhichao, and the price was almost 13.8 Hong Kong dollars.

It is indeed a bit expensive. According to Lin Zhichao, the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty will only be in the millions or tens of millions in the future, and the appreciation will not be more than a hundred times. It seems that the potential for appreciation of the house in Hong Kong is not as great.

Lin Zhichao just doesn't understand the market. This blue and white plum vase from the Ming Dynasty is well preserved and has the original cover. It is also a Chenghua official kiln. It was auctioned for a sky-high price of 2006 million Hong Kong dollars in 1.5 in his previous life.

The appreciation is 500 times higher than that of houses in Hong Kong (at present, it is about [-] times).

After the auction was over, Lin Zhichao and Ramsey got up and prepared to hand over, when the middle-aged man who had just competed with him came towards them.

"Sir, are you Chinese?"

Lin Zhichao said suspiciously: "Yes, Hong Kong people! Are you?"

"Hong Kong people! I am also Chinese. My name is Dai Runzhai. My ancestral home is Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. I immigrated to Hong Kong in 49, and then to the United States in 50. Now I am an antique dealer in New York."

Uh, isn't this scared away by the other side!

Of course, Lin Zhichao didn't mean to look down on him, he said calmly: "It turns out that I am also a compatriot, my surname is Lin, and I am doing business in Hong Kong."

But he didn't continue talking!

Dai Runzhai handed out his business card very politely, and said: "I have entered the antique world since I was very young, and now I have a New York art gallery, which is dedicated to constructing unparalleled collections for those with sufficient financial resources and aspirations. If Mr. Lin is interested , you can come to New York to visit my gallery in the future. I think you must be a great businessman."

Nonsense, just like the sign was raised just now, even if the Queen of England is here, she has to raise her hands and surrender.

Lin Zhichao looked at the business card and immediately became interested. It turned out that he was still a collector.It would be a good choice if you can have one more collector friend.

But beware of such people, because they may use fake products to fool Lin Zhichao's "big water hose".Therefore, Lin Zhichao still prefers the collections at Sotheby's and Christie's auctions, which must be appraised before they can be auctioned.

However, since this Dai Runzhai serves the rich, does that mean he also has some treasures in his hands?
If you have time, you can go to New York to see!

After Lin Zhichao left, Dai Runzhai muttered: "The Hong Kong businessman surnamed Lin, could it be Lin Zhichao?"

He has lived in Hong Kong for more than a year. He naturally knows that there is a businessman named Lin Zhichao in Hong Kong. Ship King, also known as Lin Zhichao, is undoubtedly one person.

Such rich people are potential high-quality customers!

In addition to collecting antiques, his current job is to serve those who have money and are committed to collecting them. Of course, they are usually foreign customers. He uses his knowledge of Chinese antiques to provide consulting services for foreigners collecting Chinese antiques, and directly Antiques for sale.Lin Zhichao flew back to Hong Kong from London with four Chinese antiques.

At this time, the Hong Kong media had already reported the news that Lin Zhichao was knighted by the Queen.

Many people are amazed that Lin Zhichao is only 35 years old, and he has to be called "Sir Lin", which is obviously a very remarkable thing.

To give a simple example, Zhou Xinian has served the Hong Kong government for so many years, and was once the highest position of Chinese in the Hong Kong government - the chief member of the two councils. It was not until he was about to retire (1960) that he was knighted by the Queen of England.

Now Zhichao Lin is only 35 years old, and he has been promoted to 'Sir Lin'. He is still a young man, and he is already in a high position.It can be explained how high the status of jazz in Hong Kong is - the general governor of Hong Kong is also a jazz, even when he first took office, he is not a jazz. Of course, some important officials are jazz, such as the financial secretary Guo Bowei, the president of the University of Hong Kong, Lai Lianshi, etc. None of them are important figures in Hong Kong.

After Lin Zhichao was upgraded to 'Jazz', he could chat with the Governor of Hong Kong at any time about Hong Kong matters, and raise his own opinions;

In Villa No. 79, Deep Water Bay, Lin Zhichao brought his two daughters to the basement, and then opened a door.

After entering the secret room, the inside suddenly became clear. This is a treasure room with an area of ​​about 2000 square feet, and there are various display cabinets inside.

Lin Zhichao carefully put the four antiques he brought back into the glass exhibition cabinet. Not surprisingly, these antiques will not appear on the market for at least 70 years.

"Husband, an antique costs tens of thousands and hundreds of Hong Kong dollars, and you are not a treasure connoisseur. Do you need to be so cautious?" Xu Caiying said with a smile.

She probably knows how rich her husband is. The Global Shipping Group alone is worth 4 million U.S. dollars!

That is more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, so there is no need to be careful about the tens of thousands of 10,000+ antiques!

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Although it is tens of thousands of 10,000+ now, it may be millions of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, or even over [-] million in the future. What's more, the Lin family has a big business, so it is natural to invest in an all-round way. My appreciation level is also It will increase day by day, and in a few decades, maybe you will become a master too!"

"Can it appreciate so much?" Xu Caiying and Tang Caiyun asked at the same time.

The two daughters were born in a family of merchants, and their husbands are also merchants, so they are still very sensitive to money.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "There is no certainty about the future! But antiques appreciate very quickly. Take this Ming Dynasty blue and white plum vase as an example. Its auction price in the 40s was 150 pounds, and in the 20s it only cost 25 pounds. So you calculate the appreciation price here, this is still the age of slow human economic development, but now, human technology and economy have entered a stage of rapid development, the value of antiques will definitely appreciate very quickly. In the future, the price of this bottle may be Tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, of course we were all old at that time, and it can only be said as a family inheritance.”

In fact, Lin Zhichao invested in these, but he has a huge wealth, and it would be nice to have investment.

"Wow, so there's so much investment knowledge here!" Xu Caiying sighed, "But husband, why don't you keep it a secret from us? What if we sell it to your baby?"

Lin Zhichao spread his hands and said: "If my wife needs to sell antiques to raise money, then what a failure I am! You can do whatever you want here, mine is yours, and I don't need to keep secrets from you! I will build a gem collection again, big diamonds, big gems, collect more, you can wear it anytime you like, and take it away at any time!"

He said very sincerely that if he was just a billionaire in the future, he might care about these things; but obviously, his wealth starts and ends at hundreds of billions, even trillions are underestimated, and several trillions or even ten trillions are possible .

With such a huge wealth, why bother to be stingy with his wife!

If his future daughter-in-law took a fancy to a piece of jewelry and gave it away directly, how could it be like the Airship Tai family who had to sign a loan agreement and repay it on time.

"Husband, you speak so nicely!"

The two women were instantly blissful. Wealth came second, the man's trust, and of course the man's arrogance.

The weather in Hong Kong in September this year was extremely hot, with the highest temperature reaching 35.2 degrees, the highest since 1884.Therefore, although there were thunderstorms in July and August, the drought in Hong Kong has not eased, and we still rely on fresh water from the mainland to tide over the difficulties.

All schools in Hong Kong have canceled physical education classes to avoid sweating too much, and there is no fresh water for bathing, which will cause odors.Of course, there is still water for bathing, but the bath water has to be used to continue washing clothes, and the rice washing water is used to wash dishes. In short, everyone saves water in various ways.

When Lin Zhichao entered Cheung Kong Industrial, many employees looked at him differently. Finally, some employees said, "Congratulations, Sir Lin!"

Lin Zhichao corrected with a smile: "What was called before, what is called now!"

"Yes, boss!"

After Lin Zhichao walked into the office.

"Haha, let you flatter me! Sir Lin is very powerful, but you don't know that our boss doesn't like to show off!"

"The boss didn't say anything! What's so funny!"

"cut"

Someone whispered, "Sycophant!"

Lin Zhichao didn't know what was going on behind him. In the company, he was absolutely not allowed to be called Sir Lin. A company is a company, and he is the biggest company. How could he need a Sir to highlight himself!
In the morning, the high-level executives came to report their work one after another, but they didn't 'make a mistake'. We all know that the boss doesn't necessarily like doing these things in the company.

When dinner was approaching, Lu Xiaopei, the deputy general manager of Poly Construction, came to Lin Zhichao's office.

"Boss, I want to resign!"

Lin Zhichao raised his head, not too surprised, and asked, "What plans do you have?"

Seeing Lin Zhichao's appearance, Lu Xiaopei breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the boss has been kind to him and treated him well, and he doesn't want to have a bad relationship with the boss because of his resignation.

So, he said: "I didn't think about it at first, but I found that the company developed fewer projects. In addition, the company has a lot of talents, with General Manager Li in charge, so I wanted to go out and set up a construction company by myself."

Lin Zhichao said: "The Telford Garden has not been completed yet, has it?"

Seeing this, Lu Xiaopei quickly said, "I'll leave after finishing this project!"

Although there are only eight buildings in Telford Gardens, each building is in the shape of a diamond. There are nearly 400 households in one building, twice as many as a normal building.Because of this, the project will be constructed in phases and will be completed early next year.

Lin Zhichao also knew that people like Lu Xiaopei couldn't work part-time all the time, even if he didn't pay too much salary, others could still go out independently in the early 60s; now, anyway, he has used it for a few more years.

"Okay, I approve! It's a good time for everyone to work together, and we might be able to work together in the future!"

Lu Xiaopei was immediately moved, the boss seemed to understand him very well, and had no intention of persuading him at all.There is no difficulty or dissatisfaction, which is something he is very touched by.

After chatting for a few words, Lu Xiaopei left.

Lin Zhichao was in the office, thinking about Poly Construction. The company originally had two construction geniuses, but now one has left; I don’t know if Paul Li can stick to it, but fortunately, from the very beginning of Poly Construction, Lin Zhichao paid attention to the backbone Cultivate, so whoever does it will not affect too much.

Paul Li's chances of staying are still relatively high, his experience is a bit simpler than Lu Xiaopei's.

night.

When Lu Xiaopei came home, his wife immediately asked, "Have you talked to Boss Lin? I think I should resign, and just follow Boss Lin."

Lu Xiaopei was in a good mood, and scolded with a smile: "Why are you so half-hearted, you want to be the boss's wife for a while, and you don't want to be for a while."

The wife said: "The main reason is that Boss Lin treats you well, and the salary is so high, and he even took you to invest in two real estate projects before. At the beginning, we only saved tens of thousands of yuan over the years. You followed Boss Lin for ten years and made six With a net worth of 70, it’s fine.”

After thinking about it recently, she thinks it's better to work part-time!
Lu Xiaopei said: "It's already been agreed, and I will leave the job when Telford Garden is completed early next year. The boss is very open-minded and didn't talk about anything else. Although I am very happy in Poly Construction and get a high salary, it is always second. Handle. And now that Cheung Kong has fewer projects, I’m also worried about what to do when I’m free? We’ll go out and do it ourselves, contract a small project and so on, there’s no problem. Slowly develop, and we’ll definitely be able to grow bigger in the future.”

The wife was shocked immediately, but was quickly attracted by her husband's words!

Taking on a project of less than 100 million yuan is no problem with my husband's skills, but it may be more difficult. After all, if I do it myself, I don't have much money to hire staff, so I have to worry about everything myself.

"Oh, very good!"

With a disturbed mood, the couple was not in the mood that day.

Even Lu Xiaopei was a little anxious later, why would the boss reduce the project for no reason?
After all, he has been with the boss for nearly ten years, and he knows that the boss is very accurate in seeing the situation. Will there be a real estate slump in Hong Kong?

So with such worries, Lu Xiaopei also became anxious later. After all, if the real estate situation is not good, his project work will also be affected.The only good thing is that he already has enough financial resources to allow his family to live a good life.

(End of this chapter)