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Chapter 531 Hong Kong Island Commercial Affairs (first update, please subscribe)
On January 1, the first day of the twelfth lunar month, accompanied by the sound of a steam whistle, a merchant ship sailing from Singapore stopped at the Victoria Bay Pier on Hong Kong Island.

On Hong Kong Island, the most prosperous place is Victoria Bay.

Various banks and foreign bank buildings stand on the shore. Modern steel merchant ships and wooden sailing ships shuttle back and forth on the sea. Ocean ships loaded with cargo slowly sailed from Victoria Bay to the ocean. The British cruisers docked at the berths were colorful with various flags flying. Luxurious cars passed by on the street, and the car windows shone in the refraction of the sun. This is Hong Kong Island, a British colony...

beep……

The whistle blows!

The passenger and cargo ship dropped its anchor and slowly stopped at the berth. Ten minutes later, the passenger ship lowered the gangway, and a large number of passengers poured out of the cabin, including passengers from Europe and passengers from Southeast Asia.

Among these passengers, one passenger attracted quite a lot of attention. He was tall, even slightly taller than the Europeans beside him. He carried his luggage and walked down the gangway with the crowd.

At the customs checkpoint, he showed his passport. The dragon badge on the blue passport indicated where he came from - Nanyang.

A few years ago, Nanyang was just a geographical term, but now Nanyang is a national term.

Li Hongji, businessman.

But in the end, they will still bring the topic to business. After all, businessmen always only talk about business.

Zhao Liren said naturally and happily that it was no problem. Soon, their first collaboration began.

"Liren, you're finally here."

"Yes, that's right!"

Before, he learned from Wang Zhengzhi that not everyone has the skills to do business in the mainland. Such people often have deep connections with the north. If you want to enter the northern market, you must go through these people, so he He went up to shake hands with him and said:

The Hong Kong City of the 1950s was a mixed bag, filled with all kinds of people - not only ordinary Hong Kong people and British rulers who filled the area, but also various businessmen and businessmen. There are gathered exiles from the mainland, and of course left-wing personnel...a mixed bag. Not only that, there are also intelligence agencies from various countries gathered here, and they all openly collect intelligence here. At the same time, there are countless gangs, societies and organizations. The forefront of turbulent social confrontations has led to endless activities and events here.

"Because I'm new here, I hope Manager Zhao can help me. I wonder if Manager Zhao can help?"

"It's nice to meet a new friend. I just came to Hong Kong Island. I hope you can help me more in the future."

"Masayoshi."

Two simple sentences brought the two parties closer. Soon, Li Hongji chatted with him about the north, business in the mainland, and expressed his intention to import some agricultural and sideline products from the north.

After looking at Li Hongji for a while, Zhao Liren replied:
"Business is all about helping each other. Welcome to Hong Kong City. What you Nanyang people like to say most is "it's time to engage in economic development." This is still true for the country. For businessmen, the most important thing is It’s just business, and business itself is about helping each other, don’t you think so?”

As a businessman, Li Hongji's life is simple. He just comes here to do business.

Wang Zhengzhi greeted Li Hongji quickly and introduced:

Within just a few days of arriving in the port city, senior executives from foreign companies that he knew well in the past invited him to attend many banquets, and he met many local businessmen. At the same time, he visited many local restaurants and tasted various kinds of food. Delicious food... They talked about everything at the wine table with the foreign trade representatives: they talked about the changes in the mainland, the new republic, how long the regime that was transferred to the Bay Island could last, and they also talked about the mainland. Construction is being carried out and so on. In short, they have endless topics to talk about when they are together.

In short, in a place where good and bad people are mixed, you never know who is the enemy or the friend.

But for a businessman, his most loyal friend is money.

"Boss Li, let me introduce you. This is Zhao Liren, who specializes in business with the mainland. As it turns out, this is Li Hongji, Boss Li, a Nanyang native. He has been doing business in Singapore before and just arrived in Hong Kong a few days ago. island."

Actually, his real name is... It doesn't matter. The important thing is that Li Hongji is indeed a businessman now. As an agent of the Secret Intelligence Service, he has been operating in Singapore as a businessman in the past few years. In fact, he does business there most of the time. Sometimes, He couldn't even tell whether he was a businessman or an agent. And now I am coming to Hong Kong Island, also for work. Of course, he is still active here as a businessman.

When I was chatting with Wang Zhengzhi from Carter & Company that day, I suddenly saw a gentle middle-aged man walking in from the door. As soon as he entered the room, he seemed very enthusiastic.

The first cooperation was very pleasant. Most of the products Li Hongji purchased were tea, Chinese medicine, raw silk, firecrackers and other commodities needed by Nanyang. The payment was also very convenient. There were no commercial bills as is customary in ordinary commercial banks, and settlement was made directly in cash. .

After accepting a million-dollar check from the Bank of Borneo, Zhao Liren asked with interest:

"Cash settlement is not popular in Hong Kong Island. The commercial banks here, like Shanghai in the past, settle commercial bills half a year. If it is a large amount, it may take longer." "This is for better cooperation in the future."

Li Hongji smiled and replied:

"Our business in Nanyang is different from others. We attach great importance to business reputation and clear money and goods. These are basic business rules. As for the payment of commercial bills... those are the rules of Old Shanghai Beach, not our business rules. ”

After sizing up Li Hongji and thinking for a while, Zhao Liren said.

"This is how business should be done, Manager Li. I heard that some old ships are being disposed of in Nanyang. I wonder if you have any channels to buy some. If so, I think the profits will be very considerable."

There was a sense of probing in his words, so he mentioned old ships because Nanyang now has the largest number of merchant ships in Asia. More importantly, they also have many landing ships. This is what he wants.

"Old ships. There are many types of used ships sold by shipping companies now, including free ships and landing ships. If Manager Zhao needs any ships, you can make a list for me and I will ask my colleagues from Nanyang Headquarters to pay attention to it. If you need it, I will definitely find a way..."

Li Hongji has a completely business-like attitude, and there is nothing sensitive about it. Anything that cannot be passed on is still business.

Then, he took the initiative and said,
"When you mentioned old ships, I thought of a business, but this business is a bit big."

"Oh? What business?"

Zhao Liren asked curiously.

"fertilizer,"

"fertilizer?"

"Yes, it's chemical fertilizer. I don't know how much chemical fertilizer the North has imported this year, but before that, the import volume was still very large, sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands of tons. The quality of the chemical fertilizers we produce in Nanyang is not inferior to similar products in Europe and the United States, and even Some products are better than European and American products. Of course, the products I sell are not just fertilizers.”

Li Hongji stood up, poured a glass of whiskey and handed it to Zhao Liren, Li Hongji said.

"We are currently building a new production factory, and the equipment in the old factory is also being phased out. I wonder if you have any channels to sell these equipment?"

This is the product he really wants to sell. After all, those equipment are not needed in Nanyang, but for the north, they need those fertilizer production equipment.

"Is it old equipment from a fertilizer plant?"

Zhao Liren immediately became interested. The mainland really needs fertilizer production equipment. After all, a large amount of fertilizer needs to be imported every year. If the equipment can be introduced, it will definitely save a lot of foreign exchange.

"Yes, we can first provide production equipment with an annual output of 15 tons of chemical fertilizers, and in the future we can also provide production equipment with an annual output of 15-20 tons. And the payment method does not have to be in cash, it can be agricultural and sideline products, ore."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Liren said.

"Okay, I can help you find out, and I will give you the news in a week."

The two talked for about an hour, mostly about business matters. Although they had not yet reached an agreement on fertilizer equipment, they negotiated a deal to purchase 5000 tons of fertilizer. After Zhao Liren left, he stood by the window and watched. As he left in the car, Li Hongji muttered to himself.

"There shouldn't be many simple businessmen in this place..."

In fact, Li Hongji already knew the answer before he came from Hong Kong Island. In this mixed place, there are not many pure businessmen at all, and some businesses are not something ordinary businessmen can carry out.

"Everything goes well, let's hang up the hook first."

Smiling, Li Hongji took out another document from the drawer of his desk. Among the documents, there was information about Boss Zhao. Although the amount was not large, it still revealed something.

Looking at the photos in the profile and the people in the photos, Li Hongji said to himself.

"Now that the door has finally been opened, next... well, let's be a pure businessman first."

(End of this chapter)