Chapter 128 [Tianhu starts]

Author: Ren Zhufei

Chapter 128 [Tianhu starts]

Mid August.

The British Hong Kong government accepted the order of the London government and announced an unprecedented large list of prohibited export materials, including metal machinery, steel products, non-ferrous metals, petroleum, petroleum equipment, transportation equipment, chemical raw materials, chemical instruments, electronic equipment, transportation equipment, and food.

wait.

At the same time, along the coast of China, U.S. warships and Taiwanese warships were cruising around, attacking merchant ships doing business with the mainland. Taiwan Island also deployed many mines in the strait (originally to prevent recapture). Once a merchant ship encountered it, it would almost be like a ship.

Destroy people.

For a time, shipping prices skyrocketed.

Japan's economy has also begun to grow rapidly. There are a large number of goods waiting to be shipped and business demand has increased, which has driven shipping prices up again.

Therefore, some people in Hong Kong say that having a ship means turning on the money printing press.

Of course Lin Zhichao knew that shipping prices would rise this year, but he still chose to sign a half-year lease. Why is this?

There are three reasons:

First, the rise in shipping prices is a process and will definitely reach its peak at the end of the year;

Second, we need a process of mutual trust with Japanese customers, and this half-year is just right;

Third, when shipping prices soar and mutual trust is achieved, Japanese customers will take the initiative to sign high-priced long-term contracts (refer to the first ship of the charter king).

For these reasons, he leased all 35,000-ton cargo ships (two Liberty ships and one Victory ship) to Yamaguchi Steamship. At the same time, Global Shipping also had two fixed lines, namely 8600

The 7,800-ton Gold and Silver Ship (Tokyo-Hong Kong-Southeast Asia-Australia), and the 7,800-ton Venus Ship (Yokohama-Hong Kong, under preparation).

Once the Venus is put into operation in early September, the financial resources will pour in. Global Shipping can repay all loans this year, including HSBC's US$500,000 and the London Shipping Company's final payment of US$200,000 for the ship purchase, plus interest.

This is equivalent to Lin Zhichao's complete fleet of 51,400 tons of deadweight this year.

"Dong dong"

"Come in"

After Feng Yongfa walked in, he immediately said: "Boss, I found an office building on Queen's Road near HSBC Bank that can be rented on the first floor. It was left by an American company just after it withdrew. The area is 5,800 square feet and the monthly rent is 5,000.

, the annual rent is HKD 60,000.”

With the issuance of the ban, it is inevitable that some US-funded companies will withdraw from Hong Kong because they originally wanted to do business in the mainland.

"What's the building called?"

"Qiuyi Building"

Lin Zhichao immediately understood that he was familiar with most of the commercial buildings in Hong Kong, and even knew about many real estate properties. This building is not far from the HSBC Bank, next door. Later, it was rebuilt and built by the Guangdong Bank Building next to it.

Building 9, Queen's Road Central.

"Okay, just rent it. After renting, you arrange for someone to clean it and choose a good day to move in."

For Global Shipping Lines, which has deep pockets, renting the first floor requires an annual rent of HK$60,000, but it is just a drop in the bucket.

"Okay! With such a large area, after renting it, a special radio wave room can be set up. In the future, all ship information can be summarized and sent to the headquarters."

Although the distance of radio waves is only a few hundred kilometers, the ships of Global Shipping are mobile. Assuming that Global Shipping has dozens or even hundreds of ships, it can easily communicate around the world.

For example, a message from Japan is first transmitted to a ship traveling in the South China Sea. After receiving the message, the ship can wait until it is close to Hong Kong before sending radio waves (generally 300 kilometers can reach communication), or it can be sent to a ship closer to Hong Kong.

on the ship (everyone is on the same channel and can communicate as long as the distance is enough).

In short, ships are like mobile base stations, and the Global Shipping Headquarters is like a command system.

"Well, we need to prepare carefully for this matter. The information is very important."

"Okay, I'll start preparing right away."

Recently, Global Shipping has begun to recruit shipping talents and management talents one after another. It can be said that it is developing rapidly.

Not only that, around October, the Global Maritime Academy will recruit at least 120 seafarer students for systematic learning.

Because at the beginning of next year, Global Shipping's fleet will be doubled.

"Boss, there is a wealthy businessman named Tan who wants to meet you. He said he wants to entrust us to transport a batch of things!" An employee walked in and said.

Lin Zhichao immediately understood that this was the transportation of 'contraband'. He first said calmly: "Next time a stranger invites me, don't mention that I am in the company. Wait for permission before talking about whether to meet or not."

The clerk immediately blushed. He understood that he had made a mistake, because now if the boss refused, it would be an offense.

"Boss, I understand. I will definitely not do this next time."

"Okay, you will learn a lesson from the experience, let him come in!"

After a while, a middle-aged man came to Lin Zhichao's office. When he met, he introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Lin, my name is Tan Xiyu."

Lin Zhichao looked at Tan Xiyu, and when he heard that the name was fake, he seemed to be from the local group.

"Tan Sheng sees me?"

Tan Xiyu saw Lin Zhichao's eyes looking at her like an eagle. She was three points weaker than herself. She didn't know why Lin Zhichao could be so powerful at such a young age.

"I purchased 3,700 tons of rubber in Singapore and would like to entrust it to you."

Just finished speaking.

Lin Zhichao then said: "Sorry, we don't have any boats to rent now."

Tell the truth!

Tan Xiyu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this person to be so decisive. Then he said: "The price is 50 US dollars per ton, as long as you meet Yuedong."

After speaking, he had great confidence.

Lin Zhichao deliberately smiled helplessly and said: "Don't say 50 US dollars per ton, even 500 US dollars per ton. I can't use the ship to make this money, because our ships are basically long-term leases. Once the contract is broken, no one will be caught.

Right on."

Tan Xiyu said without giving up: "Mr. Lin, this is..."

Lots of great truths.

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said: "I am a serious descendant of Juren. If I were still in the mainland! Of course, these are not the main reasons. It is because my ship has a loan from HSBC Bank. If something happens to me, I will not be able to bear it."

There will be consequences, after all, a family has to support itself."

Tan Xi's face suddenly turned rosy. He didn't expect this person to be so sharp in his words, leaving him speechless. As the saying goes, people with different paths don't work together, and the attitude of others is very clear.

"Oh well!"

After Tan Xiyu left, Lin Zhichao breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he knew that he could not escape these encounters, he did not expect to be approached so quickly. Rejection was inevitable. He was just a businessman, and it was inevitable to consider risks.

He remembered reading a record of Dong Haoyun in his previous life. Dong Haoyun rented a foreign ship and prepared to transport thousands of tons of rubber to eastern Guangdong. As a result, he was detected by a British warship, and Dong Haoyun was also banned from entering Singapore for an unknown period.

Obviously, if Lin Zhichao agrees, the risk will be huge.

He is short of hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Originally, he wanted to introduce Li Gaofu to Tan Xiyu, but Lin Zhichao decided to ignore these matters completely. His career was advancing rapidly now, so he didn't want to get involved.

His shipping career was almost at the beginning, and even Dong Haoyun could not compare with him. It can be said that Lin Zhi surpassed Novice Village, and the four major shipping kings in his previous life began to look for the village chief to take over tasks.

The next day.

Lin Zhichao came to Changjiang Industrial and recruited deputy general manager Wang Liang.

"Have the raw materials been put into storage?"

Wang Liang immediately said: "It has been put into storage. The raw materials with a total value of 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars are already lying in the warehouse."

After saying this, Wang Liang couldn't help but admire his boss's foresight, because the expansion of the embargo had already made many keen businessmen feel abnormal. And his boss had already started planning as early as May.

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "From now on, all imported raw materials will go through companies in Singapore, and Hong Kong's raw materials, as strategic materials, will not be used until next year as much as possible."

Wang Liang once again felt his boss's foresight. Now that he has the Xingdao Factory, Cheung Kong Industries is simply the biggest insurance company.

"Well, I understand!"

Later, Wang Liang took the initiative and said: "Boss, do you want to slowly stockpile plastic raw materials from Hong Kong? In this way, we can advance and retreat well with plastic raw materials alone; further, we can push up the price of raw materials and carry out low-price acquisitions." If you sell it high and sell it back, you can use these raw materials yourself, and our price will be more advantageous for the same product."

Profiteer!

"Yes! You can arrange for the people from Yangtze River Trading to use all the profits from the Yangtze River Plastic Factory to purchase raw materials from the Hong Kong market, and slowly absorb them! When the time is right, Yangtze River Industries will support some funds to absorb a large amount of raw materials from the market. "

"Well, this trick can avoid alerting the market. Now the Changjiang Plastic Factory's monthly profit can reach nearly 20,000 Hong Kong dollars, which can absorb a lot of raw materials."

Yes, plastic products are quite profitable, but of course some small factories are struggling. After all, the main suppliers of large-scale plastic projects like the Yangtze Plastic Factory are wholesalers with large quantities.

After Wang Liang left, Lin Zhichao was thinking that after October, he would be able to hoard large quantities of plastic raw materials from Hong Kong. In fact, it was not considered hoarding. After all, as a large factory like the Yangtze River Plastic Factory, it was not surprising to buy in large quantities.

Shau ​​Kei Wan.

Li Jiacheng returned to his "Cheung Wo Plastic Factory" before lunch. He usually arrived at the factory very early in the morning, and then arranged for workers to produce. In the morning, he went to do business in person, selling the divination guns and photo frames produced by Chang Wo Plastic Factory. , buckets and other various plastic products.

"How was the production situation this morning?" This was Li Jiacheng's first sentence when he returned to the company.
To be continued...