The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 48 [Yue Ping and Son-in-Law] (Seek to read more!)

At the end of January, Lin Zhichao brought people to a piece of land on Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan.

This land is located at the foot of Furong Mountain, between Castle Peak Road and Kowloon-Canton Railway, with an area of ​​12 square feet, which is equivalent to the size of two football fields (20 acres).

For this, Cheung Kong spent a full 45 Hong Kong dollars, and all the expenses were added together.

"Boss, if you want to invest in the land in Tsuen Wan, you can buy the land on the east and west together, which adds up to an area of ​​40 million square feet!" Hu Zhaoxu said, pointing to the east and west sides.

Lin Zhichao looked at both sides, nodded and said, "That's a very good suggestion! In this case, let's wait for Changjiang Industrial to earn enough money, and then find an opportunity to buy the surrounding land. I think all the land here will open a large-scale The factory is a good choice."

What he didn't know was that the land he bought was the Huaxia dyeing factory land of the Zha Jimin family in his previous life.Now that Lin Zhichao is the first to enclose the land, it seems that the son-in-law of the national entrepreneur Liu Guojun may have to find another land.

Hu Zhaoxu said, "Then Cheung Kong Properties invested in the land in Tsuen Wan?"

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Don't look for it now! There are too many land enclosures, and the impact is not good. What's more, I have more profitable projects, so there is no need to focus on the land in Tsuen Wan."

Now that there is already such a big goal, there is no need to continue to enclose the land.

"Ok"

Lin Zhichao calculated that by the end of this year (1948), Cheung Kong would have the funds to continue buying land; at that time, he would consider taking over the surrounding land together.

In this way, he already has about 40 square feet of land in Tsuen Wan.

All these lands are used to build factories. After all, besides investing in zipper factories, he also plans to build toy factories and plastic factories. Seventy or eighty acres of land is just right.

In the future, factories will be moved inward, and these lands will be good residential land, which can be used to build large housing estates.

Next, Lin Zhichao commanded Huang Changhong, the 'engineering department' of Cheung Kong Properties, and Wang Liang, the newly promoted deputy general manager and production department manager of Cheung Kong Properties.

"The 12-square-foot industrial land will be divided into three phases. Here, about [-] square feet of land will be used to quickly build a factory building on the first floor. It should be put into use in the second half of the year, right?"

Huang Changhong immediately said: "No problem! It is not difficult to build a one-story factory building, and five months is enough."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said: "And here, I want to build two industrial buildings in phases, can it be five floors high?"

Huang Changhong was taken aback, and then said, "I'm afraid it won't work! Technology and approval are very difficult. The tallest factory in Hong Kong is probably the Taikoo Sugar Factory in Quarry Bay, which is only three stories high."

Lin Zhichao is not very surprised, he also has a certain understanding.

But he also knows that the highest factories in Hong Kong in the late 50s even reached 12 to 16 floors.

After thinking about it, Lin Zhichao said: "Let's put it aside for now, and we will decide later depending on the situation. First, build me a one-story factory building of [-] square feet."

Currently, Cheung Kong's two factories are only 5000 square feet in size.

If you can build a 3-square-foot one-story factory building in a short period of time, it will take a long time.Moreover, he will go to Singapore to invest and build factories.

Huang Changhong nodded and said, "No problem, we will design and build it right away!"

Lin Zhichao said to Wang Liang again: "Manager Wang, you also joined the design team. After all, you are familiar with the needs of zipper production."

As Li Gaofu was worried about the Yangtze River Trading Company, Lin Zhichao simply promoted Wang Liang and of course the deputy general manager. Wang Liang was a talented person who had worked as a supervisor in a foreign factory and was proficient in English.

"Okay, I will do my best." Wang Liang said.

He joined Cheung Kong not long ago, but he can feel that his boss is a fast-paced boss who delegates authority to do things, but actually pays attention to everything.

For example, the boss entrusts him with production tasks, but the boss actually knows the entire production well, and is even more proficient in the technical field than himself.

Lin Zhichao finally breathed a sigh of relief when the matter of the factory land was settled.Cheung Kong will never have more than three machines in the future, and may add new machines in the second half of the year to quickly seize the Asian zipper market. If you can make money, you must not miss it.

Tang Zhongyuan and Song Qiaoling brought a pair of daughters and sons to visit Tang Bingyuan's residence.

Tang Zhongyuan and Tang Bingyuan are cousins, with the same grandfather Tang Hongpei.

The industrial strength of the Tang family is no less than that of another prominent Wuxi family—the Rong family; the Tang family's "Qingfeng Textile Factory" had become one of the seven largest textile enterprises in Wuxi before the Sino-Japanese War. other industrial plants.

In fact, Tang Zhongyuan is not the real owner of the textile factory, but only a small shareholder and manager of the family business, while Tang Bingyuan is the "power holder" of the family business.

As a result, Tang Zhongyuan's status in the Tang family is not very high, because from his father's generation, he has become the foil of Tang Bingyuan's father.

Therefore, after Tang Zhongyuan came to Hong Kong, he said that starting a business was basically a "word of mouth", not only thinking about returning to the mainland, but also his lack of strength.

However, after Lin Zhichao's persuasion, he still mustered up the courage to prepare a factory in Tsuen Wan, mainly because there is a ready-made market.His shortcoming is selling to the outside world and opening up the market, and he is best at factory management and process technology.

"Brother Zhong, I didn't expect that after you came to Hong Kong, you became more courageous and dared to open a factory by yourself. I also said, let you come and help me again!" Tang Bingyao said.

In the tone, there was more or less surprise. You must know that this cousin does not have much strength, nor does he have much courage.

At this time, Tang Zhongyuan was full of confidence. With the help of Lin Zhichao, his future son-in-law, as long as his textile factory was opened, it was possible to get a large number of orders from Cheung Kong Industrial.Of course, the premise is that the quality is good, but after all, he has been doing textiles for many years, and these are not problems.

"Bingo has been in Hong Kong for a while, hasn't he made up his mind yet?" Tang Zhongyuan asked relaxedly.

At this time, Wen Jinmei, Tang Bingyuan's wife, interjected: "It's good to have demons in Hong Kong, and the conditions in all aspects are insufficient. Although your cousin is in Hong Kong now, he is observing the situation in the mainland, and of course he is also investigating the environment in Hong Kong. Zhong Yuan, you used to Why did you rush to open a textile factory when you arrived in Hong Kong without leading the textile industry alone? What if it’s a loss? Why don’t you think about Qiaoling and the others at all.”

There is a lot of mystery in Wen Jinmei's words.

Tang Bingyuan is the leading figure in Wuxi Textile, and Tang Zhongyuan has always been just a supervisor in the factory. He didn't expect to come to Hong Kong to be the first one, which made Wen Jinmei a little 'discomfort'.

Therefore, in her words, she first described her husband as 'steady', and then classified Tang Zhongyuan's behavior as 'reckless'.

When Tang Zhongyuan and his wife heard Wen Jinmei's words, they didn't dare to show "warm anger", but could only listen.

The reason is very simple. Tang Bingyuan is equivalent to "the Tang family in power", and this Wen Jinmei has a deep background. She is the eldest daughter of Wen Bingzhong, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China; Wen Bingzhong accompanied him.

So now, Tang Zhongyuan is more like a senior manager in front of Tang Bingyuan.

"The factory is small and has already found a sales channel, so I plan to start a business." Tang Zhongyuan said.

His factory covers an area of ​​more than 3 square feet, with a total investment of about 40 Hong Kong dollars, which already accounts for almost half of his assets.To be honest, Tang Zhongyuan wouldn't have dared to invest so much if it wasn't for Lin Zhichao's instigation.

Tang Bingyuan said with a smile: "That's okay! Now that you have already taken action, you must do it well."

Now that the matter has come to this point, he also has to take care of his family.

Tang Zhongyuan nodded, relieved of a heavy burden in his heart, but also vaguely excited. He hoped to break away from his cousin and break out of the world by himself.

"By the way, Bingge, sister-in-law, Caiyun's 19th birthday will be held at the Liuguo Hotel this weekend. Are you free?"

Before Tang Bingyuan could speak, Wen Jinmei immediately said: "You guys are too serious. It's not your 18th birthday. Why are you making such a fuss? When we came to Hong Kong, we needed funds for everything, so everything should be kept simple."

The tone of an education seems to be similar to the attitude in Shanghai at the beginning.

Tang Caiyun was on the side, her face turned red immediately, and she dared not speak out.

At this time, Song Qiaoling felt sorry for her daughter and wanted to show off, so she immediately said: "It's Caiyun's partner who insists on holding it, we can't persuade it, so we can only listen to it, just have a meal together."

Wen Jinmei didn't seem to care about Tang Caiyun's partner, and there was a 'contemptuous' expression on her face.

What if it is just a six-nation hotel, even if it is the most luxurious Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong?

The big hotels in Shanghai are not bad, but she naturally doesn't think there is anything special about it.

On the contrary, Tang Bingyuan cared and said: "Hey, this girl Caiyun has a girlfriend, who is she from the magic capital?"

My niece's conditions are very good, if the marriage is good, it will also help the whole family to some extent.

Tang Zhongyuan said: "I'm from Guangdong Province, and I met in Hong Kong. I don't have any background, and I made a little business from scratch."

Song Qiaoling wanted to stop talking, she felt that her son-in-law was very powerful, and her husband didn't say anything at all.

At this time, Wen Jinmei became interested instead, and said: "What's the matter with you, it's fine if you don't look for someone from Jiangnan, but why are you looking for someone from Guangdong Province with no background. Caiyun, she looks pretty, and she's Born in the Tang family."

Song Qiaoling couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately said: "Although Lin Zhichao is from Guangdong Province, he can also speak Wu dialect, and he is very talented in languages. What's more, although he is not from a famous family, he is also a well-known businessman in Hong Kong, and even the governor gave him a warm face." , to participate in the commencement of its real estate projects.”

I can't help burying Wen Jinmei in my heart, you are just a 'refugee' seeking refuge now, what's the big deal!
Tang Bingyuan immediately paid attention and said, "Lin Zhichao? Is that the boss of Changjiang Real Estate Company?"

Song Qiaoling was proud at this time, because seeing Tang Bingyuan's appearance, her future son-in-law was also very famous.

Tang Zhongyuan also said proudly at this time: "It's him, but the two have just met each other not long ago, and are still in the stage of observation and understanding."

Wen Jinmei obviously knew about Lin Zhichao, so she couldn't help asking: "I heard that Lin Zhichao opened a real estate company and made millions of Hong Kong dollars in just one year."

This amount of money may not be considered a big deal, but others are already deeply entrenched in Xiangjiang, and they are local snakes, so they are very easy to eat.

Song Qiaoling couldn't help showing off again: "He also opened a zipper factory, using European and American automatic zipper machines to produce, and I heard that he can earn 100 million a year!"

Wen Jinmei fell silent for a while. A businessman of this strength is number one even in Shanghai, let alone a self-made young man.

Even Tang Bingyuan couldn't help being moved. He earns 200 million Hong Kong dollars a year. Even if he opens a factory now, he dare not say this. After all, Hong Kong is not a magical capital.

"Okay, we will definitely be there on the weekend to see this business genius." Tang Bingyuan said decisively.

Come to Hong Kong and get to know one more person, in short, you can't go wrong.

What's more, the words have been said here, if you don't go, you will offend people directly.

My cousin seems to have found a 'backer', no wonder the factory is one step ahead of me.

(End of this chapter)