Rebirth: Outstanding

"You should consider changing to a new yacht, Chief Shi." Song Tianyao stood on the pier of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Gillette Island with a cigarette in his mouth, watching standing in front of the berth, touching a wooden sailing boat affectionately and tenderly. Shi Zhiyi in the hull said.

Shi Zhiyi wore a sportswear today with a very relaxed expression on his face. It seems that being able to travel on a yacht in the sea on the weekend is one of the happiest things in his life.

"Replace? No, I know it may be a bit outdated, like an old guy who is not useful." Hearing Song Tianyao said that he would change the yacht, Shi Zhiyi still touched the hull with one hand and turned around halfway. Look at Song Tianyao: "This is a vintage classic produced by Plymouth Co., Ltd. in England in 1942. It took me a lot of time to ship it to Hong Kong from a good-hearted seller in Australia. This classic model has been It’s very rare. I replaced a lot of parts in it, but kept its retro shape perfectly. On the surface, this is a wooden steam sailing boat, but in fact, it is not inferior to other new-style yachts. The motor sailboat is full of horsepower. Many members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club coveted it. They wanted to collect it, but I refused. Therefore, it is impossible for me to replace it, but I can consider buying more. Get in one."

Song Tianyao laughed: "Actually, after a while, I will wait for the business to stabilize and consider buying a new yacht. However, my enthusiasm for yachts may only last for a short period of time. Maybe, I mean, you can consider taking me Yachts that have lost their enthusiasm after they are bought are also collected."

"Ha~" Shi Zhiyi laughed happily: "Of course, come on, I will take you on the boat and drive around in the sea."

He took Song Tianyao to board the 22-meter wooden sailing boat. After the six Australian crew members and three waiters of the yacht club were in place, Shi Zhiyi personally drove the yacht and sailed out. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Pier on Gillette Island.

Song Tianyao stood on the deck with a cigarette and blowing the sea breeze. After Shi Zhiyi had enjoyed the pleasure of driving the yacht and handed over the driving rights to the crew, the two men on the boat prepared their fishing gear and began to sit on the deck to fish. Zhi Yicai looked at the calm sea and asked Song Tianyao:

"Japan? As you said to me on the phone, is more frequent than Hong Kong's trade with mainland China?"

Song Tianyao helped a fishing hook hang bait: "It is not frequent, but now the trade between Hong Kong and China has been suspended, but the trade between Japan and China has no effect. I have visited a lot of Japan and Japan in the name of a Southeast Asian businessman. For Hong Kong’s overlapping factories and some Japanese ports, raw materials that can be purchased at low prices from nearby mainland China, Japan has not considered purchasing from the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries. Regardless of whether the raw materials are on the embargo list or not, it seems to be embargoed. Orders are just prepared for Hong Kong. But the most trade is food. Japan is now rapidly spreading industrialization. Farmers in rural areas are brought into factories by Japanese chaebol factory owners, so they use gum, plastic, aluminum flakes, etc. It exchanges grain with mainland China, but the mainland seems to have reduced grain trade recently."

"Damn Yankee." Shi Zhiyi listened to Song Tianyao's words and nodded bitterly: "The shrimps picked up in Hong Kong were vilified as communism. Hong Kong and the mainland are not allowed to do business for even one dollar, but their Asia Allies are unscrupulously selling prohibited goods to mainland China for food. This is the **** American. The Americans have caused the British to become debtor countries from pre-World War II creditors. Those Americans no longer have European whites. Some spirits are just a group of selfish flies chasing benefits."

"But this fly is a Big Mac." Song Tianyao picked up a grape in the fruit tray sent by the waiter and threw it into his mouth, turning his face to Shi Zhiyi and said.

Shi Zhiyi also turned his face to the side, staring at Song Tianyao: "You have to do that after the whole thing is over, those order numbers can only increase, not decline."

"My factory warehouse has accumulated enough raw materials for seven years. Even if it is shared among the eleven factories, it is enough for each factory to support production for one year, and the raw materials are still being sent continuously from India." Song Tianyao Spit out the grape seeds and said affirmatively to Shi Zhiyi.

"You are full of confidence in your girlfriend." Seeing Song Tianyao's appearance, Shi Zhiyi grinned: "Well, I will investigate this matter."

After speaking, he couldn't help adding: "Damn Yankee."

"I don't have faith in women, but in Britain. When the evidence is full, the British government can't even do such small things badly." Song Tianyao said, throwing the fish hook far into the sea. .

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"Mr. Lin, Mr. Du Shiwei and Mr. Lu Jiansheng are here. They are now waiting for you in the living room." The old servant Cui Xing of the Lin family is sitting in the backyard, wearing casual clothes, sawing wood with a hand saw. Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Forty-seven years old, thin and lean Lin Xiao put his hand saw down, Cui Xingyi next to him had passed the towel just right, Lin Xiao wiped the sweat from his face, watching the unfinished results in front of him and the others next to him. Cui Xingyi said, "Brother, after I finish cooking, you don't need gas for cooking. When the weather is good, you can use the sun. Ask them to drink tea first, and I will change my clothes."

Cui Xingyi looked at the wooden and aluminum strips spread out on the ground, smiled and shook his head and walked out first. This Mr. Lin wanted to be an engineer when he was young, and he made small items for self-entertainment all day long. I also studied engineering when I went to study abroad, even if I am now the boss of seven or eight big companies, I still don’t change my hobby.

When Lin Xiaoze walked into the living room, his casual outfit had become a straight suit, and his face did not see the ease of carpentry in the backyard. Only a wooden expression remained, his eyes swept over and he was sitting in the living room. When he waited for the two of them, both of them had hurriedly got up and took the initiative to speak:

"Mr. Lin."

"Mr. Lin."

"Sit down." Lin Xiao walked to the main seat of the living room sofa. He first looked at Lv Jiansheng, secretary of the board of directors of Xizhen Real Estate, and then looked at Du Shiwei, the ghost man in charge of Xizhen Real Estate's stocks: "Today's weekend, The stock market is closed, Mr. Studell (Du Sway), what's the matter with you coming here too?"

Du Shiwei, who was fully responsible for the stock issues for Xizhen Real Estate, got up and put a thick pile of materials prepared long ago on the coffee table opposite Lin Xiaoze: "Mr. Lin, there is something about the oil business. , But before the business, there is a strange little thing to talk about. Starting in December 1951, the price of Xizhen Real Estate's stock began to rise slightly, then stagnated, and then rose again slightly, continuing, now it is 1952 3. In September, the share of Xizhen Real Estate rose from 0.63 Hong Kong dollars per share before December to 0.67 Hong Kong dollars per share. After my analysis during this period, 5% of Xizhen Real Estate’s shares were traded in the stock market during this period. , The transaction volume is about three million to four million Hong Kong dollars."

Lin Xiao picked up the stack of materials and looked at it blankly, and asked:

"Except for Xizhen Real Estate's stock?"

"Wheellock, Tramways, Wharf, Land and other British companies also have different gains." Du Shiwei said to Lin Xiaoze.

Lin Xiao gathered the information and looked at Du Shiwei: "Since all of those stocks have risen, why do you think Xizhen Real Estate's shares have seen a slight rise?"

"Starting in the spring, these stocks showed different gains, which may be related to the return of the two sides from the stalemate to the negotiating table. However, the first slight increase of Xizhen Land, before those old stocks, made me feel a little strange... …It may be blunt, Mr. Lin, all the stocks that have risen are of British-funded background, and only Xizhen Real Estate has a Chinese-funded background.” Du Shiwei said of his considerations: “Moreover, Xizhen Real Estate has no good news recently.”

Lin Xiao took a sip of his coffee: "Are you trying to say that British companies are preparing to buy Xizhen Real Estate stocks on the stock market? Or do you want to say that there are Chinese who are buying Xizhen Real Estate shares on the stock market? ?? And in four months, only absorbed 5%?"

"It’s impossible for a British company. With all due respect, Mr. Lin, Xizhen Real Estate does not have the desire to buy shares from several British companies. Moreover, British companies are still waiting to see the outcome of the Korean War, so it is very likely. The Chinese, but if they are Chinese, people who are still optimistic about Hong Kong despite the uncertain situation, besides you, are the few Chinese businessmen you know. This is also what puzzles me. If they want to buy stocks, It is entirely possible to pass you openly, rather than quietly adopting retail accounts in the stock market." Du Shiwei looked at Lin Xiao and shrugged: "Of course, I know that 5% or even more will not cause you Influence, I said, this is just a slightly strange issue I mentioned before the business."

"Talk about the next business." Lin Xiao put down the information in his hands and said to Du Shiwei and Lu Jiansheng.

Lin Xiao doesn’t feel worried about the issue Du Shiwei said at all. There is no need to make a fuss about the occasional increase in stocks. Compared with other businessmen’s pessimistic views on the situation in Hong Kong after the Korean War, Lin Xiao chooses to be optimistic about Hong Kong at the end of the Korean War. No war will break out in the future. Even if mainland China is bound to win over Hong Kong, it will not break out immediately, because it is unlikely that China will fight two wars in a row. What's more, there will be Taiwan watching around, and once the Korean War ceases fire. After the embargo is lifted, Hong Kong will soon usher in a bottoming out and rebound-style exaggeration outbreak. Therefore, after the outbreak of the Korean War, he is still working hard to expand the Lin family's business and extend his tentacles to many industries.

Since he is optimistic about the future of Hong Kong, it is not surprising that there are several other people who are more optimistic about the future of Hong Kong. Now that he notices the expansion of the Lin family, the other party hoards some of the Lin family’s stock when the price is low, and makes a fortune when the stock market rises. , It's normal, a typical speculative business practice.