On the eve of the liberation of Guangdong Province, a large amount of money flowed into Hong Kong. According to market rumors, the amount of gold flowing into Hong Kong and Macao on the 11th alone reached 20,000 taels.
At the same time, the price of gold in the gold and silver trade market also reached more than 700 Hong Kong dollars per tael, an increase of about 200% from three years ago. For a time, gold trading in Hong Kong was unprecedentedly hot.
Although the Hong Kong government prohibits the trading of pure gold in gold and silver trading centers, it does not prohibit the trading of pure gold in banks. Even the gold and silver trading centers use 94% industrial gold, and speculation is booming.
"Have the accounts been done?" Lin Zhichao asked Zhou Fuzhao, the financial manager.
"It's done, wages and commissions have been settled clearly! Gold speculation funds have returned 1.156 million Hong Kong dollars. The value of gold and foreign currencies in the store is 232,000 Hong Kong dollars. Plus a transfer fee of 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, the total is 1.468 million Hong Kong dollars." Zhou Fuzhao said seriously.
Report and handed Lin Zhichao a list.
Lin Zhichao took a serious look and found that the gold and foreign currency would also be sold to Pan Yaoxing worth HK$150,000. Of course, these would not affect the total value of Lin Zhichao's recovered assets.
1.468 million Hong Kong dollars.
It is equivalent to Lin Zhichao earning more than 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars in gold in more than a year, because his daily expenses are also drawn from the Yangtze River Bank outlets.
As for Lin Zhichao's real estate purchase, his cash in gold reached more than 7.5 million, and of course he spent another 400,000 on buying a ship.
"Convert all this money into U.S. dollars!"
"Okay, I'll get ready right away."
that day.
Witnessed by their lawyers, Lin Zhichao and Pan Yaoxing signed a transfer contract (80,000 yuan) and sold him 150,000 yuan in gold and foreign currency.
"Thank you Lin Shengquan!" Pan Yaoxing reached out his hand happily, with a smile on his face.
"Seriously, I wish Pan Sheng a fortune!" Lin Zhichao said calmly.
Pan Yaoxing didn't think much about Lin Zhichao's mediocrity. He guessed that it might be the reason why Lin Zhichao was heartbroken about losing the business, which made him feel even more "worth it".
You know, in order to take over this store, he also borrowed some money from his brothers and friends and gambled all his wealth.
When Lin Zhichao left with Li Shauji and others, Pan Yaoxing immediately came to the first floor to encourage Li Guifa, Chen Jie and others; to be honest, Pan Yaoxing felt a little sad because he did not expect that Li Guifa, Chen Jie and others had such generous salaries and profits.
divided into.
However, he is a newbie in the industry and can only hold his nose and admit it.
On the other side, Li Guifa, Chen Jie, and a clerk felt a little complicated. The new boss seemed not to be in this industry. At the same time, they also received a reminder from Lin Zhichao.
He got a new job there.
To be honest, of course they want to work under Lin Zhichao, but they are also worried that their salary will drop. After all, there is a commission here, and it is the boss who fights for them, and they know it.
"Work hard, your salary is the highest in Hong Kong!" Poon Yiu-sing couldn't help but say.
Although today was the first official meeting, he couldn't help but speak in a quaint tone.
"Oh," Li Guifa and the others said calmly.
Pan Yao
In this way, he planned to stay in the store all day, watching the business come to his door, and he felt very happy.
He finally made it ashore!
afternoon.
Lin Zhichao's lawyer walked into the Yangtze River Bank and informed Pan Yaoxing that the sign at the door needed to be replaced.
Pan Yaoxing suddenly said angrily: "The Yangtze River Bank has been transferred to me, why can't I use it?"
The lawyer immediately took out the contract and said: "Mr. Pan, what it talks about is the transfer of stores and businesses, etc., and does not include the 'Changjiang Bank' signboard. If you still want to use the signboard, doesn't it mean - Yangtze River Bank
It is still a subsidiary of Changjiang Real Estate, so it only means that everything here does not belong to you!"
Pan Yaoxing suddenly felt like he had been tricked!
But then I thought about it and just changed the sign.
"Okay, I'm going to get my own sign right away. I don't want to use this name yet, it's so rubbish!"
The lawyer immediately said: "Okay, remember to apply for your own license. I will check again after a while."
After this incident, Li Guifa and others were shocked. They understood that the Yangtze River Bank was a resounding sign. For a moment, they wanted to remind Pan Yaoxing, but then they thought that they could not betray Lin Zhichao, otherwise there would be no way out in the future.
At night, in a private room of a high-end restaurant in Wan Chai, Lin Zhichao was receiving guests.
"Congratulations to Inspector Yao for being promoted to Chief Inspector, which greatly boosts the ambition of us Chinese people!" Lin Zhichao stood up and said to a capable and shrewd old man who walked in.
This little old man was none other than the first Chinese Chief Inspector Yao Mu. Lin Zhichao was able to invite him because through Ho Tung's relationship, he first met a chief superintendent of Hong Kong Island and then recommended Yao Mu to him.
Lin Zhichao has always avoided getting involved in Jianghu affairs, but as far as he knows, this Yao Mu is worth dating, and is not as corrupt as those detectives in later generations. On the contrary, he has done many commendable good things in the past few years. For example, the Guangzhou-Hong Kong blackmail case, the pseudo-U.S.
Banknote cases, concealment of weapons cases, robberies... According to statistics, in the first 17 months when Yao Mu served as Detective Inspector of Kowloon District, he solved a total of more than 130 robberies and concealment of weapons cases, and the number of weapons seized was more than the police force.
Although it is obvious that someone is paving the way for him to do these things, it obviously also requires some ability.
Yao Mu did not dare to be arrogant at all, and quickly bowed and said: "Lin Sheng deserves the award, you are the leader in the business world and the light of the Chinese people."
To be able to ask the Chief Superintendent to introduce him, it is obvious that this young man has reached a higher level. It is said that he and Sir Robert Ho Tung have been friends for many years, so he must have this ability.
At the same time, this young man can be said to be brave in the business world, and he is not someone that a detective can despise. It is not wrong to say that he looks up to him.
After all, in the final analysis, he is just a little JC. These Wei Shui guys have many ways to support their own people to rise to power. For example, he is the road paved by the Chaoji Chamber of Commerce.
While the two were being polite, a few more people came over after a while. Yao Mu was surprised. These were his sponsors—the directors and members of the Chaoji Chamber of Commerce.
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "I know that we are all acquaintances, so I invite you all to have a meal. Brother Liao doesn't mind!"
Liao Baoshan said with a smile: "Haha, it's rare for friends to get together, so they won't mind. Congratulations to Inspector Yao!"
Just last month, Yao Mu was promoted to be the first Prime Minister and the Chief Inspector of Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. This is related to his previous performance.
"Thank you, Liao Sheng!"
Soon, everyone took their seats one after another.
First, there was a casual conversation, and they drank and drank.
Yao Mu was also surprised how Lin Zhichao, a Shunde native, got involved with the Chaoji Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, he was thinking about something that required the use of interpersonal relationships at the level of chief superintendent.
Lin Zhichao did not make any excuses, but said: "I heard that Chief Inspector Yao is a master in solving crimes and has repeatedly achieved miracles. So I invited you here this time for the case where someone shot me twice in Bonham East Street last month.
Someone told me that it might have been done by people from Dongfuhe. I would like to ask Inspector Yao to take a look and see if he can be caught."
Yao Mu understood immediately. He also remembered such a case. After all, shooting cases were considered serious crimes.
At this time, Liao Baoshan immediately said: "Inspector Yao, you must handle this matter well, otherwise we will not have a good business environment for doing business, which will be detrimental to the development of Hong Kong."
Yao Mu immediately said: "Don't worry, everyone, I promise to solve the case and catch the murderer in three days!"
Arresting people is not easy. For him, he only needs to take people to Dongfuhe for a trip, and if he doesn't hand over the people, he will arrest the boss.
No evidence is needed, just people admitting it.
"Well, having a chief inspector like Inspector Yao is really a blessing to us Hong Kong citizens. Come on, let me toast you!" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.
"Lin Sheng deserves the award. Protecting the safety of citizens is what our JC should do." Yao Mu said quickly.
Soon, everyone was laughing again.
During this period, Lin Zhichao specially reminded that only the participants would be arrested and the motives would not be investigated.
It's very simple, he has to play with Pan Yaoxing slowly, and Pan Yaoxing may not be easily convicted.
Therefore, deal with him according to business rules.
"Fat pig, come out here!"
Yao Mu led a team of agents to Dong Fuhe's den, and his men shouted loudly.
Dong Fuhe is from Dongguan, and Yao Mu is from Chaoyang, so naturally he doesn't feel good about it.
After a while, a fat man as fat as a pig came out and was about to curse. When he saw Yao Mu, he immediately shrank his neck, wondering how he had offended this Lord of Hell.
He knew that the position of Chief Inspector Yao Mu was filled by people from these societies. In order to increase the speed of solving cases, Chaozhou societies have contributed their efforts and sent people. When other local societies encountered them, they were cut off by Yao Mu with a sharp knife.
, one word 'ruthless'.
"Inspector Yao, why are you here? Sit down!"
"Sit down! Send someone out immediately, or we'll sweep your place before dark."
"Leave it to me. Who?"
Just make friends, Fat Man Pig thought, the most indispensable thing in this era is those cheap lives. Now that you have entered this industry, you must think of today.
Yao Mu took out a cigarette, and Fatty Pig quickly lit it.
"It's all the people who shot the Yangtze River Bank on Bonham East Street twice. Don't lie to me. I know it's related to your veteran Pan Yaoxing. But today we won't arrest Pan Yaoxing, only those who participated in the shooting."
Fatty Pig immediately said: "Okay, I'll send it to you before dark!"
"Close the team!"
After Yao Mu and others left, Fat Man Zhu cursed secretly: "This idiot still wants to go ashore. I already knew he was going to die on the shore."
The person he was scolding was Pan Yaoxing, and the fat guy Zhu also knew that Pan Yaoxing had recently acquired a bank account, and the previous owner of this bank account was none other than Lin Zhichao, a prominent businessman.
He was still wondering, would others be afraid of a club?
Easily hand over the hen that laid the golden eggs?
Now it seems that others are playing tricks on him in different ways!
Fatty Pig calmly called Pan Yaoxing and asked about the people involved that night. He was quickly found in Hong Kong, tied up and sent to the police station.
He understands that if he doesn't hand someone over, he will.
To be able to alert Inspector Zonghua, it must be a very deep relationship, maybe even higher up.
When Pan Yaoxing learned about what happened in the club, he suddenly panicked. He didn't expect that Lin Zhichao guessed that it was him, or that the police had really solved the case. Only then did he feel that he couldn't afford to offend the real big businessman.
He began to complain about Dongchang's bad ideas.
"It's okay, it's okay, those brothers won't betray me! Besides, there's no evidence, so I'm not afraid!"
When he walked into the store, he found that the counter was empty, and he immediately said loudly: "What's going on? Why haven't they gone to work yet?"
A security guard said: "Brother Fa and the others came here just now and said they were quitting their current jobs. The boss has called them back to work!"
Pan Yaoxing roared: "What kind of boss? I am their boss! Don't they want their salary anymore?"
"No, we don't want it anymore, it's spread outside, Boss Pan, you are the one who made the cold shot." The security guard was also tough and immediately retaliated.
Because it is very simple, Lin Zhichao will accept everyone to work.
Pan Yaoxing was stunned and immediately roared: "You brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
It's a pity that the security guards and waiters have left one after another, and their salaries have also been lost, because someone has compensated them.
As a result, Pan Yaoxing was left with only two men, staring blankly at everything.
"Boss, it seems that someone has been fooled!"
Pan Yaoxing almost fainted when he recalled recent events.
"My money!"
He spent a total of 230,000 Hong Kong dollars for this bank. Now, the signboard is not allowed to be used, and all the original employees have left, leaving only him and two laymen.
Only then did he understand how scary Lin Zhichao was. I'm afraid he had already made assumptions when they first met, because he remembered that Lin Zhichao tried it several times, but he didn't notice it on the spot because he was overwhelmed with joy at that time.
But now, all his property and loans were invested in this. Lin Zhichao wasted no time in trying to deal with him step by step.
"What a cruel person!"
Pan Yaoxing’s head is full of little stars!
Now he is worried that Lin Zhichao will still cause trouble for him, not that he has the ability to cause trouble for others.
"Go to Richang Bank and ask for a clerk, or else we will expose this grandson of Yu Dongchang!" Pan Yaoxing thought quickly.
Now, instead of thinking about other things, I want to keep the money I have saved throughout my life.
In this way, Pan Yaoxing lived in fear and worry at the same time, not knowing when he would wake up from the nightmare.
Lin Zhichao was sitting in the office of Changjiang Real Estate, feeling very happy.
Of course, he is not in a happy mood for Pan Yaoxing and others. In fact, he has almost turned the page and has done everything he should do; he will not do what he shouldn't do.
The greater the crime, the greater the punishment.
Pan Yaoxing does not deserve to die, and of course Lin Zhichao has no right to decide the life or death of others. But because he has tricks, Lin Zhichao will also use tricks.
Lin Zhichao thought it was a good idea to halve Pan Yaoxing's assets. It would be impossible for an outsider to do well in the banking business; not to mention that the industry would be in a state of decline by the end of the year.
The first reason why he was able to do it was because he had preparations and connections, and the second was because he had a general like Lee Shau Kee.
Turn the page!
Lin Zhichao was thinking about his wealth. Recently, he converted the last batch of funds from the Yangtze River Bank into 350,000 US dollars, setting aside some living expenses.
Therefore, Yangtze Real Estate currently has a total of 1.71 million US dollars in its account (excluding the 105,000 USD spent on buying a boat). Yangtze River Real Estate now has a property business to support itself, and owns six units of properties (including four shops).
The other side.
Cheung Kong Holdings is basically converted into U.S. dollars, with 400,000 U.S. dollars lying on its account. As for its net assets, it is estimated to be as high as about 4 million Hong Kong dollars, and the overall value is more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars.
Before he knew it, Lin Zhichao had become a multi-millionaire.
Of course, there are still many multi-millionaires in Hong Kong, and Lin Zhichao dare not be proud.
For example, commercial land in Central is about HK$200 to 300 per square foot. Taking the Hui family's China Construction Building in later generations, which is now the Hong Kong Hotel (a five-storey tenement building on Pedder Street, Central) as a reference, buying
Purchasing this piece of land of about 20,000 square feet will cost about 5 million.
So if Lin Zhichao wants to build a building in Central, he will spend almost all the assets of Cheung Kong Real Estate.
For example, the Ho Tung family owns a piece of land on Des Voeux Road, covering an area of 16,000 square feet and worth about HK$5 million. Of course, Ho Tung owns more land and properties than imagined. If they were all sold now
, worth at least 30 to 40 million, just a property in Hong Kong.
There are also established families like Zhou Xinian, Feng Bingfen, Xu Aizhou, etc., with net worths in the tens of millions. Many of the wealthy people coming from the mainland have net worths of several million US dollars.
Even if you don't compare with others, Lin Zhichao doesn't have much money to spend. Not to mention buying commercial land in Central, even buying a boat, he can't achieve much.
The price of a 30-year-old cargo ship of 8,000 to 10,000 tons should be around HKD 2.5 to 3 million.
So, the prices are really expensive!
There are really many rich people in Hong Kong. After all, the wealth flowing into Hong Kong in recent years has reached as much as 500 million US dollars. During the Peninsula War period, Hong Kong banks had nearly 4 billion in deposits.
Naturally, so much hot money poured into all walks of life immediately after the Peninsula War, and the real estate industry benefited greatly.
Shipping, real estate, and industry are the major undertakings that Lin Zhichao is currently pursuing. In the meantime, he can also engage in small undertakings, depending on the situation.
Both shipping and real estate are still waiting for an opportunity, so Lin Zhichao is not in a hurry; the layout of the industry has already been launched, and the impact of the Peninsula Campaign will not be too great.
In the evening, not long after dinner, Tang Caiyun was doing postpartum exercises in the bedroom, which immediately attracted visits from Lin Xiner and Tang Caiying.
"Sister, what are you doing, so weird?" Tang Caiying commented unceremoniously.
Tang Caiyun is doing full-body exercises - kneeling, supporting the bed with her arms, and raising her left and right legs alternately to her back.
"This is called postpartum recovery. Your sister and I want to get back in shape. You guys should go out quickly and watch the monkeys, right?"
Tang Caiying said with a smile: "You know you are like a monkey now, doing inexplicable things!"
Tang Caiyun said angrily: "If you are capable, you will learn from me in the future!"
Tang Caiying suddenly panicked and thought to herself, does her sister already know about her and her brother-in-law?
Stinky brother-in-law!
In fact, nothing happened between the two of them. It was Lin Zhichao who slightly expressed his intention, but was 'rejected' by Tang Caiying.
But in fact, Tang Caiying still has a good impression of Lin Zhichao. It's just that Tang Caiying is smarter and rational, so she won't be easily fooled.
"What are you doing around here? This is called exercise. It can not only restore postpartum recovery, but also maintain physical and mental health." Lin Zhichao squeezed in and said proudly.
With an expert like him, he should publish a book called Postpartum Recovery Guide.
Tang Caiying looked at Lin Zhichao and said, "Is it your bad idea, brother-in-law?"
Wow, it seems that it is not easy to accept this kind of thing in this era. Of course, the position is different. If I was postpartum, I would not say this.
"If you have the ability in the future, don't ask your sister for advice!" Lin Zhichao said exactly the same thing.
Tang Caiyun immediately laughed, and Tang Caiying immediately gave Lin Zhichao a fierce look, and then left the scene with Lin Xiner.
"Tsk, I don't want to have a baby, and I don't want to get married!" Tang Caiying said harshly.
Tang Caiyun said while exercising: "This girl is 16 years old this year, so she is not young!" After saying that, she deliberately looked at Lin Zhichao.
She is not stupid, how can a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law have such a close relationship, and brother-in-law Lin Zhichao feels better towards Tang Caiying than towards his sister Lin Xiner.
"Ahem. These two girls are good at studying. They can go to college in the future. In fact, it's still early." Lin Zhichao didn't want to reveal his ambition too early.
Upon seeing this, Tang Caiyun laughed, then concentrated on exercising and skipped the topic.
Everyone knows some things well, and she just wants to see how Lin Zhichao handles such things.
To be honest, it was unreasonable and difficult for her parents and sister to accept; even she actually felt a little bad in her heart.
Of course, if this man can handle it well, she will not object because she does not want to make trouble with Lin Zhichao.