The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Chapter 84 [Shipping Beginner] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

Friday, Nov. 11 is good for moving, or moving into a new house.

Happy Valley's "Lam Tin Ngai" private housing estate ushered in the handover day, and the whole estate was beaming with joy.

"The security at the gate is very energetic! At first glance, I thought it was a policeman in uniform!"

"Yes! Those cleaners are also in uniform, but I don't know if they can clean the room for us."

"You have a good idea. Others are only responsible for the public environment outside."

Immediately, residents moved in one after another, and these wealthy people in Hong Kong could not help but sigh the superiority of "private housing estates".

In addition to the security guards and cleaners, there are also property management staff who are very warm and thoughtful.

In this comparison, even the arcades and Western-style buildings in the middle of the mountain, there may not be any "private housing estates" where you can live comfortably.

As everyone knows, there is no free lunch in the world. After three months of enjoying it, the property will charge.

Of course, for these wealthy and well-known people, the property fee of only 200 yuan a year is not very expensive.

And I believe everyone can understand that no one who sells a house will be your nanny for the rest of his life.

"There is a restaurant and a store at the door, and life is much more convenient!"

"I heard that the second floor of the restaurant is a property company, which also provides some fitness and leisure club activities, and the estate owners can experience it for free."

"This is too thoughtful, Changjiang Real Estate is really amazing."

The entire private housing estate was discussing the advantages of the new home, and it received rave reviews for a while.As for the second floor of the restaurant, it is indeed the first floor bought by Cheung Kong Properties, with an area of ​​980 square feet.

Except for a 180-square-foot room that was used as a property office, the rest were opened up as a club.

In Lin Zhichao's view, the property company's annual operating expenses are at most 1.5 Hong Kong dollars, but it can collect 2.6 Hong Kong dollars in property management fees, which is very profitable; what's more, the two stores are also managed by the property company, and the annual rent is also expensive.

Overall, real estate is a very lucrative business.He is not worried about the problem of the owner not paying. The owners of Lantian Yayuan usually do not do that. After all, once the property company is withdrawn, the value of the entire Lantian Yayuan will immediately depreciate.

In the evening, Lin Zhichao came to Tang Zhongyuan's house after get off work, and visited Tang Zhongyuan's house under the leadership of Tang Caiyun.

Both of them bought 980 square feet, or 108 square meters. The design is three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, one kitchen, and one worker's room.

The so-called worker's room is the servant's room, only 38 square feet.

"You two sisters can't buy a bunk bed, why do you have to squeeze together?" Lin Zhichao said deliberately when visiting the boudoir of the Tang sisters.

Tang Caiying immediately took Tang Caiyun's arm and said, "We have been sleeping together since we were young, why do we have to change the bed. Brother-in-law, you haven't married my sister yet, so you're starting to be jealous!" After finishing speaking, she deliberately approached On Tang Caiyun, it seems to be a demonstration against Lin Zhichao.

Ripples suddenly rose in Lin Zhichao's heart, since he slept together since he was a child, wouldn't it be easier to sleep together in the future?Just think about it!

Tang Caiyun had already 'betrayed' at this time, and naturally she was more interested in Lin Zhichao, and she laughed and teased her sister.

"She looks very courageous, but she was afraid of the dark when she was a child, and she always sneaked into my room."

"elder sister!"

The two sisters started fighting.

Back in the living room, everyone gathers and discusses the new home.

Song Qiaoling sighed: "Finally get rid of the predicament of renting a house. Although the house is a little small, it is always me, so at ease."

Her exclamation was recognized by everyone.

Lin Zhichao comforted his mother-in-law with a smile, and said, "It's okay, we will move back to Mid-Levels later, and the family will buy a building at that time."

It's not that he can't afford it at this time, but he feels that the money has to be used wisely. In addition, after the JF in Guangdong Province and the Battle of the Peninsula, the housing prices in the Mid-Levels will naturally drop.Not to mention how much it has fallen, but at least it is not as tight as it is now. If you want to buy, the landlord is not willing to sell.

From Lin Zhichao's voice, everyone in the room understood that Lin Zhichao was not talking big, but that he had this strength; at the same time, these words also revealed that Tang's Dongfang Textile would also develop together with Changjiang Industrial .

Tang Zhongyuan got a lot of loans recently, and he was under a lot of pressure, so he said, "After the second factory of Dongfang Textile is completed, I still want to move to Tsuen Wan?"

In the past, Song Qiaoling would naturally be sensible, but now with the support of her son-in-law, she said unreasonably: "The area in Tsuen Wan is so desolate, we don't want to live there!"

Tang Zhongyuan immediately looked at his wife unhappily.

It was Lin Zhichao who smoothed things over and said: "The main reason is that it is not convenient for younger siblings to go to school!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhongyuan said, "I said that I usually live in the Tsuen Wan factory, and the conditions there will be pretty good."

Indeed, many textile bosses from Shanghai usually lead their families to live in the Tsuen Wan factory. After all, they are in the stage of starting a business.

Lin Zhichao did not interfere with the decision of his parents-in-law, but just reconciled.

Afterwards, the two families became happy, and today is the day to move to a new house.

At the wharf in the Western District, Lin Zhichao came to visit the loading and departure of the 'Fu Wo Hong Trade'.

Li Gaofu introduced the partners and shipowners to Lin Zhichao, saying: "Lin Sheng, these three are my partners Huang Tinggui, Li Fubing, and Yang Zhiqiang. This is Mr. Chen Zexi, the owner of our leased ship." His tone was very respectful, but not Call the boss again.

Everyone took the initiative to greet Lin Zhichao, but no one expected that Lin Zhichao would come in person; they thought that Li Gaofu and Lin Zhichao must not have a simple relationship.

Lin Zhichao talked to everyone modestly, revealing his close relationship with Li Gaofu.After all, being able to come and visit in person has already explained.

At this time, the wharf is busy loading goods, which are the goods that Li Gaofu and others founded "Fuhehang" - tires, gasoline, cement, chemicals, etc. This batch of goods will be shipped to Weihai Weishi Island in Lu Province.

At the beginning of this month (November), news came from there that a trading port was specially opened in the JF area.

Here comes the opportunity!

Of course it was Li Gaofu's chance!
And it can be said that Li Gaofu was almost the first person to eat crabs.

Looking for an opportunity, Lin Zhichao had a good impression and said to Chen Zexi, "How many boats does Chen Sheng have?"

Chen Zexi immediately said modestly: "Sheng Lin can take it seriously, I have a few boats there, and this is an old boat with a capacity of 1200 tons."

A 1200-ton old ship (30-40 years old) sells for about 70-80 Hong Kong dollars; if the peninsula war begins, there will be a shortage of ships in the Far East, and the price of the same ship may be 100 million.

Lin Zhichao then asked: "Then Chen Sheng must be an old ship owner, I think your crew quality is relatively good, it must be well managed."

In fact, he was just 'flattering', he couldn't see anything at all.

At this time, Chen Zexi showed a smug expression, and said: "If you talk about strength, I am sure I am not a big shipowner in Hong Kong. But if you talk about rich experience, I don't think I will admit defeat. I have been sailing since I was 15 years old. The highest I owned two boats when I was a child, but when the RB people came, I lost everything. After the war, I managed to get back up, and naturally I worked harder.”

At this time, Lin Zhichao listened very carefully, with a humble look.

When the time was right, he took out his name card and handed it over, and said, "Chen Sheng, I'm a little interested in this shipping, or I'll be the host tomorrow, let's sit down and chat."

Chen Zexi suddenly realized that the rich man had his eyes on shipping, and then he took the name card and handed over his own name card.

"Lin Sheng, sailing is dangerous!" Chen Zexi sighed.

"Being mentally prepared, I just want to think about Chen Sheng and ask for advice, to see if I am the material."

"Don't dare, since Lin Sheng wants to understand, I'm not stingy."

"Okay, I'll have a banquet at Datong Restaurant tomorrow. I wonder if Chen Sheng has time?"

"Must be there"

Seeing Lin Zhichao staring at the shipowner and chatting, Li Gaofu and others naturally understood the situation and did not disturb.

A day later, Li Gaofu stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the sea.

Both excited and nervous!
He deeply felt that the opportunity was hard-won, especially the one that was prepared, so while being grateful to Lin Zhichao, he vowed to do well.

At the same time, he also understands that Lin Zhichao will also enter the shipping industry, and he is a vanguard; so he must do it himself, and then accumulate some experience to repay Lin Zhichao's support.

"Brother Gao Fu, why do you think of following the boat yourself? Find a few relatives and trusted friends, and you don't need to go through this danger yourself!" Huang Tinggui's voice came from behind.

Li Gaofu turned his head and said seriously: "I'm not a young master like you and a son of a rich family. I only have this one chance. If I don't cherish it, I'm hopeless. But you, why did you agree to go with the boat?" After finishing speaking, he became curious.

Huang Tinggui said as a matter of course: "Since I have left the family business, I naturally don't want my elders and brothers to look down on me and laugh at me one day. So, even if it's my life, I have to do it well."

Every family has this hard-to-recite sutra!
The competition in the big family is also very fierce.

For a while, Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui joined forces.

In this era, if you want to make money, you have to take risks. Li Gaofu knows that it is definitely a risk for his cousin to make a fortune, and he got the first pot of money in starting a business.But now, he has the first pot of gold directly, although it is borrowed, it is much better.

Before he knew it, Li Gaofu had regarded Lin Zhichao as an idol he admired, and he was always thinking about how to learn from Lin Zhichao and seize opportunities step by step.

After chatting for a few words, Li Gaofu approached the captain in high spirits. He felt that he came here with a mission in mind—that is, to learn about shipping and get acquainted with his network.

Once the cousin enters the shipping line, he can also give some advice or help in return for his promotion.

"Captain Liu, you must have traveled to the north many times, right?" Li Gaofu took the initiative to talk.

Captain Liu is a Cantonese captain. Hearing this, he said boldly, "Boss Li has rented the right boat this time. I started traveling to the north ten years ago, and we still have a lot of Shandong people on board!"

The Lu police in Hong Kong are quite famous.

Seeing that the captain was so forthright, Li Gaofu continued to chatter.

At Datong Restaurant, Lin Zhichao invited Chen Zexi to dinner, and both of them were in high spirits.

For Chen Zexi, it is also beneficial to make friends with Lin Zhichao, because he has more deep connections;

For Lin Zhichao, although Chen Zexi is just a small boat owner, he is still an entry-level teacher.

"Chen Sheng, I have a rather presumptuous question, that is, what is the global market for freight charges?" Lin Zhichao filled Chen Zexi with wine and asked humbly.

Chen Zexi opened up the conversation box, without Lin Zhichao asking one by one, all of them came out.

"Lin Sheng, there are actually many factors involved in this fee. New and old ships are affected, and the market is also affected. Of course, most shipowners in Hong Kong are picking up second-hand ships. Now they go to Japan. The cargo is charged by ton, which also depends on Depending on the cargo, the price is around $10 per ton.”

"This time I received the order from Boss Li, and I collected it according to three voyages, which is about 28 US dollars per ton of cargo, and it is expected to charge 3 US dollars."

Hearing this, Lin Zhichao immediately said: "So, you can earn back a second-hand boat in a little over a year?"

One time is 3 US dollars, and eight trips a year is 24 US dollars. After excluding maintenance costs, labor costs, port fees, etc., if you earn 15 US dollars a year, it is enough for [-]% of the ship's price.

However, Chen Zexi smiled and said: "How can such a good thing happen! The maintenance cost of old ships is huge, and it takes time to maintain; even the inspection at the port is stipulated to be inspected once a year, which takes half a month and insurance premiums .However, according to the current market, an old boat can definitely be earned back in two years, even in one and a half years. If it encounters 'the market is good', it is a big profit."

He didn't talk about a problem, because this route is more risky, so the charge is higher.

'The market is good' Lin Zhichao is very familiar with this!
If the market is really good, Lin Zhichao estimates that a new ship can be earned back in two years, and it is a new ship with [-]% of the loan (an extra interest payment).

For example, "The Battle of the Peninsula led to a ship shortage in the Far East", "Egypt closed the Suez River in 1956", and "The Third Middle East War in 1967" are all profitable shipping markets, and they lasted for several years.

From the end of the 50s to the beginning of the 60s, shipping was somewhat sluggish, but it was not a real cold winter.

To sum up, in the nearly 40 years after World War II, shipping was still good.

When meeting for the first time, Lin Zhichao didn't ask too many details, all he asked was layman's terms, so as not to arouse Chen Zexi's dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, Chen Zexi seemed to be very happy to talk, and sometimes took the initiative to pour out some information, for fear that Lin Zhichao would underestimate him. After all, he can pretend to be in front of such a big boss, and he can be satisfied in his heart.

A week later, the ship of Li Gaofu and others had already approached Weihaiwei. To be on the safe side, Li Gaofu decided to go to Shidao with a small boat to confirm the details of the transaction. Anyway, it would not take much time.

Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui made an appointment, and took a staff member to Shidao by boat.

"Comrade, I am a trader in Hong Kong. I heard that you have opened a trade here. Come and ask!" Li Gaofu was caught by soldiers as soon as he landed, and he quickly explained.

The soldier looked at the sea and said, "Where is your big ship? Why is it only a small boat!"

He was very vigilant, his tone was more serious, and the faint murderous look on his face was obviously a heroic soldier.

Fortunately, at this time, a person who looked like a cadre came to several people and asked, "What's going on?"

"Officer Wang, these two said they were businessmen from Hong Kong, but they arrived in Hong Kong on a small boat."

Director Wang immediately understood the situation. These Hong Kong businessmen did not trust them, so they parked the boat on the sea and sent people to contact them first.Once they have a problem, the ship will sail back to Hong Kong, and then no one will dare to come to trade.

"This is our guest! Please hurry up and come to our office for a meeting."

You must know that Li Gaofu and the others were the first wave of businessmen to come to Shidao to trade. If they cannot provide a satisfactory transaction method, then other traders in Hong Kong may retreat in spite of difficulties.

In the case of the economy being blocked by the United States and the Republic of China, it is obvious that doing so will delay major events.

In fact, Li Gaofu also knew this, so he also seized this point and took the initiative in the negotiation.

Merchants are all profit-seeking, the risk of this trip is much higher than that of ordinary industries, and the price naturally cannot be low, otherwise, who would risk being bombarded by G warships to come to JF area for trade.

Risk and profit are directly proportional!

(End of this chapter)