The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 82 [Business Allies] (First Order!)

mid-December.

Li Gaofu came to Lin Zhichao's office and said respectfully, "Boss!"

Ever since he worked for Lin Zhichao, he has called Lin Zhichao "boss", even in private meetings, although Lin Zhichao still calls him "Brother Gao Fu".

Lin Zhichao would be a man when he first joined him, and Li Gaofu would also be a man when he was working for Lin Zhichao now; the whole Cheung Kong Industry didn't know that Li Gaofu was Lin Zhichao's cousin, at most they thought he was from his hometown.

Of course, these were not intentional by Lin Zhichao, but by Li Gaofu.

"Have you read the newspaper, JF in YT City?"

YT City is close to Weihaiwei, and the G army behind JF Yantai has already hid in HLD, so the trade route in that direction is much safer.What's more, most ships in Hong Kong fly the British flag, and their safety can still be guaranteed.

Li Gaofu nodded, and said: "I saw the news this morning! The boss means that Weihaiwei is about to start trading? I have been inquiring about the news at Huarun Company. If I start trading as soon as possible, I will definitely get the first one." First-hand news."

In the past half a year or so, he has been making preparations, and even went to Japan for inspection, it can be said that he is waiting for the opportunity to come.

Lin Zhichao said with certainty: "Shidao will definitely open trade recently. The United States and the Republic of China have already started to block the economy of the JF area. Now that the war is starting, the demand for gasoline, chemicals, tires, and plastics is huge. They can only Obtained from Hong Kong."

Then, he took out a wad of money and put it on the table.

"So, you resign from my company immediately and start your own business. Here is 10 Hong Kong dollars, which I personally loaned to you."

Whether it's repayment or support, a mere hundred thousand is nothing to him, let alone a loan.

Li Gaofu didn't feel uneasy or uneasy at this time, he came to the desk and picked up the banknotes.

"Don't worry, boss, I will pay you back as soon as possible!"

Lin Zhichao waved his hand and said relaxedly, "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to spend money."

Although he drew the funds from Changjiang Industrial, and Changjiang Industrial also borrowed it, but he was really not in a hurry.

Li Gaofu knew that Lin Zhichao didn't like to listen to polite words, so he nodded seriously, and said a thousand words into one sentence: "I will do a good job!"

At the same time, he seemed to know that Lin Zhichao was a bit taboo about getting involved in this kind of business, so naturally he didn't need to say anything else.

In fact, Lin Zhichao is not very taboo!
He is him, Li Gaofu is Li Gaofu, the two are only distant cousins, it is not popular to get involved in this era.What's more, what Li Gaofu is doing now is to trade with the JF area, and will not be sanctioned by the United States.

As for the future peninsula campaign, if Li Gaofu is willing to take risks, he will not stop him. He can make two short trips and stop in time;

Cao Wenjin did make some money by shipping to the peninsula in his previous life, and was later sanctioned by Ying Jiang, but the sanction was lifted in the early 60s.But although Cao Wenjin made a lot of money, the risk was also very high.In the end, I had no choice but to go to Southeast Asia to move stones. I didn't recover until Ying Jiang lifted the sanctions.

Zhao Congyan was much smarter. After running a few times, he stopped immediately after making money and started doing business with RB people.

In fact, in the mid-to-early 50s, Eagle Sauce had a strong prejudice against Hong Kong, thinking that it was a smuggling paradise.Later, even the governor of Hong Kong went to the United States to give a speech, and American business needed to return to the Far East, and this situation gradually changed.

After Li Gaofu left, Lin Zhichao showed a smile. He had already supported three potential businessmen - Tang Zhongyuan, Li Zhaoji, and Li Gaofu. When these people grew up, they would naturally become Lin Zhichao's business allies, and they might also be younger brothers.

After Li Gaofu resigned from Cheung Kong, he immediately made an appointment with three friends. He started planning half a year ago, so he carefully observed who was suitable to be a partner.

Not being able to gamble is the first rule, and the second best thing is to be full-time, so the cooperative allies already have a choice.

The four met in a tea room, and a friend named Huang Tinggui joked: "It seems that Brother Gao Fu has been promoted recently, and invited us to come to Lu Yu's tea room for a party, and we spent a lot of money."

Li Gaofu's social status is not low. The deputy general manager of Cheung Kong Industrial Co., Ltd. has an annual salary of 3600 Hong Kong dollars, plus a year-end bonus, which can barely be regarded as the middle class in Hong Kong.

However, coming to Lu Yu's teahouse is obviously a rare one, after all, he still has a family to support.

Li Gaofu responded with a smile: "I am grateful for the boss's respect for promotion. I am already below the two of you. It is obviously impossible to go up again. So I proposed to resign and plan to start my own business."

As soon as the words fell, the three of them looked at Li Gaofu in surprise. You must know that Li Gaofu didn't have much background; if he had a background, he was also the deputy general manager of Cheung Kong Industries, and he was backed by Hong Kong's new tycoon Lin Zhichao.

"What business do you plan to do?" Huang Tinggui asked curiously.

Li Gaofu talked about the trade, and finally issued an invitation.

His three friends are all at the management level, or come from wealthy families. For example, Huang Tinggui's family is a trading company; but Huang Tinggui has many brothers and sisters, and he has long wanted to leave.

"Good idea! It's just that we are not familiar with the trade route of Shidao. How about the people there?" Huang Tinggui said worriedly.

Li Gaofu had already done his homework, and said confidently: "I know a ship owner who owns an old 1200-ton ship. He is familiar with the route and the tonnage of the ship is just right. As for the people over there? So? I believe that since they are trading, they cannot do anything that is unfair, and they are also doing business in Hong Kong."

Then, Li Gaofu revealed his experience of visiting Japan, which was immediately recognized by everyone.

Huang Tinggui said, "I've joined the gang!"

One of the other two tentatively asked, "How much principal do you need?"

Li Gaofu said: "The total principal is 20 Hong Kong dollars, and I will contribute 10 Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 50% of the shares. You can distribute the remaining 50% of the shares proportionally."

Immediately, the three of them looked at Li Gaofu in astonishment. They really didn't expect that Li Gaofu was a real person who didn't show his face.

Li Gaofu smiled wryly, "It's all loans!"

The three of them vaguely understood who they borrowed from, and they were even more certain that this business could be done.

Huang Tinggui immediately said: "I will offer 5 Hong Kong dollars for 25% of the shares. If you still can't pay, I can increase the shares. If you two have opinions, you can speak up."

He calculated that the wealth of the remaining two people was not high.

Sure enough, the remaining two discussed it and decided to contribute half of the money for the remaining 25%, accounting for 12.5% ​​of the shares; even so, they almost had to borrow some.

Li Gaofu returned home excitedly. He couldn't stay calm for the past few days, and now he finally took the first step.The four partners rented a 200-square-foot office building in Central as the office of a trading company.

Almost only waiting for the news of Shidao's opening of trade came out, they organized the trade to go, and traded with the ship in groups of two.

"What's so happy about it?" Chen Shufang immediately noticed her husband's abnormality.

In the past two years of life, she is very hopeful, with more and more savings on hand, and she is living a good life.

If her husband was happy about something, she would be happy immediately, thinking that maybe that cousin gave her husband a raise again.

God, if you can earn 5000 Hong Kong dollars a year, wouldn't you be able to buy a house in a few years?

Thinking of this, Chen Shufang immediately looked at Li Gaofu flatteringly, but she didn't know that a man who has money will turn bad.

Seeing this, Li Gaofu knew it was time to discuss it with his family, so he told the story from beginning to end.

"You are crazy! How dare you borrow a hundred thousand!" Chen Shufang jumped up and said.

"Son, why can't you think about it?" Mother Li said in an apocalyptic tone.

Only Father Li remained silent, looking straight at his son, wondering what Li Gaofu was thinking.

Seeing this, Li Gaofu pretended to be confident and said: "As soon as you lie down, you can earn at least 10 Hong Kong dollars, and I can share 5 Hong Kong dollars. After running a few times, Shufang, you can buy a house. You guys make such a fuss about such a good thing." What are you doing?"

Although he also has some doubts, but he doesn't want to show it in front of his family.

Although Chen Shufang was immediately tempted, but thinking of the [-] in debt, she immediately said: "But...but" but she didn't dare to say it, worrying about bad luck, and [-] Hong Kong dollars was an astronomical figure for her.

Li's mother was worried about her son's safety, and said, "It's dangerous to sail!"

Li Gaofu immediately said: "There are always risks, but think about it, the boss is worth millions, and he often travels abroad by plane for inspections. Isn't his courage and courage worth learning from him! As for the debt of [-] yuan, you Don't worry, if you can make money, you can afford it; if you can't make money, I will continue to work for the boss, and the money will be paid back slowly, and he won't be in a hurry."

After all, I finally dispelled my family's doubts and worries.

Finally, Chen Shufang became excited again and said, "Can you earn 10 Hong Kong dollars for a trip?"

Li Gaofu said confidently: "It's about the same number, but it takes more than a month for one trip."

Now it was Chen Shufang's turn to lose sleep, thinking about earning 10 for one trip, then 50 for five trips, 25 for her husband, and 8 houses to buy.

Dreaming will wake up laughing!

Only Li Gaofu understands that although he has made a lot of preparations, there are too many unknowns. Will this road really not be blocked by the G army?

Seizure is still a good thing, if he is killed by a cannonball, then he will be killed in the vast sea.

"Zhichao is so benevolent, he will take care of my wife and children (I will take care of your wife and children)!"

"Wealth is in the sky, life and death are fate. If I don't fight, how can I succeed?"

In the end, Li Gaofu let go of the anxiety in his heart and ignited his determination.

In the world, is there any business without risk? He can count as risking his life.

In fact, if you have a trustworthy old man, you don't need to follow the boat yourself, but Li Gaofu and others are poor and white, so starting a business is naturally difficult.

(End of this chapter)