The cargo ship slowly sailed into the Sai Wan Pier in Hong Kong. Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui stood on the bow of the ship, looking towards the shore. Partners of Fuhe Bank, Li Fubing, Yang Zhiqiang and several employees, as well as Li Gaofu's family and Huang Tinggui's family, were all there.
The dock beckons excitedly.
Since there is a wireless telegraph on the ship, once it is several hundred kilometers away from Hong Kong, it is possible to send safety news via telegraph to the telegraph office, which will then print it out and send it to the company. In this way, it is equivalent to getting the news one day in advance.
It is convenient for the company to arrange and arrange unloading, etc.
Of course, this requires the shipowner to be willing to pay the cost.
Huang Tinggui said with a smile: "Brother Gao Fu, how are you? Do you feel like you are returning with honor or peace?"
Li Gaofu shook his head and said: "Some, but not all! Brother Tinggui, do you know what I really want?"
During these 35 days, the two established a more trusting relationship and their relationship became much deeper. Of course, it was also because everything went smoothly that not only did the two have no quarrel, but they also strengthened their relationship.
Huang Tinggui thought for a while and said: "I guess you feel that it is not enough, and you want to buy goods immediately and set off again."
Li Gaofu laughed 'haha' and said, "The one who knows me is Brother Tinggui!" Changing the subject, he added: "But next time you should take brother Fu Bing away, while brother Zhiqiang and I stay at home. Because,
I have a very important banquet to attend!"
Huang Tinggui immediately said generously: "No problem! We will run two more times in pairs, and then each will run once alone. If it takes one year, I am afraid we will have to earn this amount!" After saying that, he was so excited that he could not hold his finger.
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Li Gaofu smiled and did not answer. He seemed to remember that the boss said that the opportunity was rare, which meant that this trade would not last long. Of course, according to the current situation, there is no problem in running five times, and you can always make 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.
arrive.
Although the steel on the ship has not yet been sold and the specific profit cannot be calculated, Li Gaofu made a rough estimate that he should have made about 150,000 Hong Kong dollars from this trip.
This made him even more grateful to his cousin Lin Zhichao. After all, his cousin knew that this business was very profitable and he could give himself a commission. He, Li Gaofu, absolutely agreed to take the risk and go with the ship.
It was equivalent to a gift worth hundreds of thousands from his cousin.
Of course, there are always risks at sea.
When they were about to arrive at the case, Huang Tinggui asked curiously: "Brother Gao Fu, what is the important banquet you are talking about?"
"Oh, Lin Sheng is getting married, so I have to attend."
"No wonder!"
Although Huang Tinggui did not continue talking, he understood that Li Gaofu's noble man was Lin Zhichao, otherwise a senior manager would not be able to spend 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to do business.
The ship stopped not far from the pier, and then they docked in a small boat. Because they had to queue up to unload the cargo, and they also had to be inspected by the British, so naturally they had to be given benefits.
After arriving at Xiang Pier, a crowd of people gathered around me, mainly family members.
Chen Shufang had tears in her eyes. She didn't know whether it was because Li Gaofu made money or because Li Gaofu returned safely. Maybe it was both reasons.
"Just come back safely!"
Li Gaofu said with a smile: "There are no such risks at sea, so why worry about it! Everything goes well!"
After saying that, he picked up his son, held his daughter, and said hello to his parents.
Whenever a ship docks, there must be family members waiting on the shore. Some employees' family members will notify them. This is a way for shipping and trading companies to win over people's hearts. It's okay to say that it is a normal route, but it is especially true if it is a dangerous route.
Soon, the four partners gathered together.
As the 'boss', Li Gaofu immediately asked: "Have you contacted the buyer of the steel?"
Li Fubing immediately said: "I contacted three companies and I have asked my employees to notify them to inspect the goods. The price is very good. The real estate market has been very good recently."
Li Gaofu nodded, quite satisfied with his partners.
At the same time, he followed Lin Zhichao's reminder and trained some good employees and relatives to avoid having to follow the ship personally in the future.
evening.
When Lin Zhichao returned home, he found Li Gaofu and his wife visiting him. Looking at the gifts piled up at home, he smiled.
Of course, it's not the gift that makes him laugh, but the trade channel he pointed out can really make money. After all, he has never done it before, so naturally it is just talk on paper.
"It looks like you've made a lot of money, you're trying to bribe me with blood!" Lin Zhichao joked with a smile while enjoying Lin Xiner's "picking up packages at home" service.
As the head of the family, and without a hostess for the time being, Lin Xiner, the younger sister, has become the person who finds slippers and picks up bags for him. Girls in this era are more sensible and would not feel bad about serving the boss at home.
It's a grievance. What's more, Lin Zhichao, the boss, is Lin Xiner's 'eldest brother and father', providing her with education and supporting her, so it doesn't count as grievance to her.
When Li Gaofu and his wife saw Lin Zhichao coming back, they quickly stood up from the sofa.
"I've made a lot of money. I estimate that this trip will cost at least 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. If you hadn't pointed it out and given it to us, we would have had a chance, so I'm just a little considerate."
Lin Zhichao waved his hands, indicating that he didn't care about this opportunity, and then said: "Call me Zhichao at home, and Lin Sheng outside. You don't look like someone who dares to take risks. As for this opportunity, it is not good for me. The most important thing is
It’s just that I don’t want to take risks; so if you don’t do it, I won’t do it either. Do you understand?”
"Um"
There is no need to say clearly what the risk is. After all, if it is the risk of following a ship, Lin Zhichao can definitely let his subordinates do it. If they give high salary or share, a lot of people are willing to take the risk. Of course, even if there is no risk, Lin Zhichao cannot follow the ship. He has time to waste.
at sea.
The real risk is to offend the Jiang family. You must know that there are many G-force agents in Hong Kong. In the next few years, in order to compete for G-owned assets in Hong Kong, the two sides will go back and forth and use all their methods; and overall, there are many G-forces in London.
This time, he instructed the British Hong Kong government to favor Taiwan.
Of course, this matter is not so serious. Many businessmen were threatened by G agents in previous lives, but how many people suffered?
To put it bluntly, Hong Kong is still British territory, and the British actually default to smuggling.
When everyone is doing this, no one can control it.
Afterwards, Li Gaofu was left to eat.
During the dinner, Li Gaofu handed Lin Zhichao a piece of information, which was his ship's diary, as well as information obtained from the captain and crew members, which Lin Zhichao specifically requested.
Although he has no money to enter the shipping industry now, after all, the money is in gold; but the gold business will not last long, so he must enter the shipping industry; and during this time, he will learn more about this shipping industry.
During the dinner, Li Gaofu said: "If I run again, I can repay the loan!"
He thinks this is a matter of credit. If he can pay it back early, he will feel at ease.
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "You can do whatever you want. I'm not in a hurry anyway. By the way, when you run this trade route, you should get to know more crew members and captains. In short, you can make more friends who will be useful in the future. I
I’m still thinking about getting some convenience from it when doing shipping!”
Li Gaofu knew Lin Zhichao's thoughts a long time ago, so he said: "Well, I specially asked Fuhe Xingduo to cooperate with several shipowners. Every time I have some connections, if you need it at any time, I can introduce some talents to you.
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"Okay, I'm relieved!"
Shipping requires captains and crew members, as well as cargo collection and unloading. In short, there are many doorways. Fortunately, Lin Zhichao will not be able to enter for a while, so he can take advantage of this time to learn.
Even if he enters shipping, he will first buy a ship and operate it for a period of time, and then continue to purchase ships. In addition to short-term leasing and fixed routes, the remaining customers will be leased as long as possible, which will help him obtain a letter of credit from the bank.
At the same time, we will strive to open a maritime academy next October to attract those who were defeated by the navy of the Republic of China to join us.
On the way back.
Chen Shufang sighed: "It's like a dream! If you have great ambitions to support you, our ancestral graves are really smoking!"
Although Li Gaofu knew that Lin Zhichao had scruples, so he did not do this business; but even so, he was borrowing money and giving him guidance, which was indeed a great kindness.
"How many rich people have made their fortunes because of the support of others. Only Zhichao can be said to have risen quickly based on his true ability. Although there are people who support him, it is more of a auxiliary role. My prosperity is almost entirely due to
Zhichao supports me, I will never be able to repay this kindness in this life."
Hearing what her husband said, Chen Shufang had some opinions: "Didn't you take a risk? I heard from others that there are G Navy and Eagle Navy over there. If they are found out, they will directly bombard the smuggling ship."
Li Gaofu immediately said: "What do you know! There are many people who dare to take risks. We have more than a dozen people in a boat. Aren't they all taking risks for only a few dollars?"
Chen Shufang was speechless and could only hope that her husband would go well and then she would become a rich wife.
The Lin family and the Tang family met for dinner at a high-end restaurant in Central on the weekend. The trip was very grand, with a total of three cars carrying 15 people.
Lin Zhichao's family of three, Tang Zhongyuan's family of six, Lin Zhichao's two drivers (who also work part-time as security guards), a bodyguard Xue Junshan, a maid Axia, and Tang Zhongyuan's driver and maid.
Of course, Tang Caiyun will soon be a member of Lin Zhichao's family, and she still has a little life in her belly.
In the private room of the restaurant, the two families were very satisfied with their current lives, so there was a lot of laughter during the dinner.
After Tang Zhongyuan took a sip of the wine, he said with a happy expression: "Recently, I occasionally gathered with my old friends from the Shanghai stock market in a teahouse and restaurant. We talked about the things going on in the other side, and we had a lot of feelings. We have worked hard for generations to build wealth.
Most of them were taken away by those gold yuan coupons. Recently, the gold smuggling incident broke out, and many people suddenly realized that the Jiang family is in doom."
Three major battles have begun, and the first one has ended, but a military defeat cannot fully explain anything; and a failure on the financial battlefield is fatal, because the Jiang family originally represents the wealthy class, and losing the trust of these people can be a disaster.
Just imagine.
Therefore, now almost all the wealthy people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are preparing or have already come to Hong Kong. The worst is to send their family members to take the lead.
Lin Zhichao said: "Hong Kong is definitely a good place. We can sit back and relax and 'look north', so it was definitely a wise decision for Uncle Tang to bring his family to Hong Kong."
Suddenly, Tang Zhongyuan was so flattered by this flattery that he became very proud and said: "I have been to Hong Kong for a short stay very early, and I have always felt that the environment here is very good."
Compared with this, he has been stealing the show in front of his old friends recently. Everyone just arrived in Hong Kong, they didn't even have a stable place to stay, and there was no way to start a career, so everyone praised him for his vision and courage.
Such a thing had never happened in the Shanghai stock market before. At that time, he was more like a supporting role in the Tang family.
After a while, Wu Wenying, as Lin Zhichao's parent, said: "In-laws, Zhichao is busy with his career, so we haven't discussed the bride price yet. How about we talk about it today?"
Lin Zhichao left all the wedding preparations to Li Gaofu. Anyway, he is back in Hong Kong now, and it will not affect his work.
Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "With the current environment, and the fact that our two families have just settled down, Qiaoling and I are of the opinion that just give it a try. Didn't Zhichao say that the gift money for this wedding?
He plans to donate it to charity."
Lin Zhichao did not hold a grand wedding this time. It was just about 30 tables of guests, including the Chamber of Commerce in Shunde, Chaozhou businessmen who were familiar with gold speculation, the banking industry, the real estate industry, his management, and friends and relatives from Tang Zhongyuan.
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It is mainly a banquet, there is no pomp and circumstance (low-key), after all, in the current environment, it is easy for people to be jealous. At the same time, the gift money will be donated to Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals for the resettlement of refugees.
Wu Wenying immediately said hesitantly: "This" After all, she is from a womanly family and does not control the main wealth of the family, so she looked at Lin Zhichao.
Lin Zhichao grabbed Tang Caiyun's hand, his eyes full of doting, and then said: "It's easy to talk about the bride price, but I have a suggestion: As far as I know, the textile industry as a whole is divided into 'spinning (wool spinning, cotton spinning), weaving
The four major links are (knitting, woven), printing and dyeing (finishing), and ready-made garments. How about this, our two cooperative garment factories are proof of this marriage."
To be honest, he doesn't like any of these four links. Even ready-made garments with the brightest prospects will end up just speculating on quotas and being contracted for processing.
The garment industry that Lin Zhichao really cares about is building a 'brand', but he knows that if he wants to build a 'brand', he will inevitably need to use the textile industry.
Tang Zhongyuan's eyes lit up and he felt that Lin Zhichao's suggestion was very good. At present, Oriental Textile actually only has two steps - spinning, weaving, and the 'printing and dyeing' step is all external processing. He also thought about the development of the entire industry chain, but he
The strength is not enough; printing and dyeing is okay, he has done it before, and it is a follow-up link of textile.
Only in the field of ready-made clothing, Tang Zhongyuan felt that he was "unfamiliar with the place he was born in", and Hong Kong's ready-made garment industry mostly served the local and Southeast Asian markets, so he did not yet have the strength. The son-in-law in front of him undoubtedly had "skills" in everything he did, and he was the best
Partner.
Thinking of this, Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "Okay! But since it was your idea, how about naming it 'Yangtze River Garments'? In terms of shares, I can hold 30%."
He thought that he should concentrate on spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing. As for the 'ready-made clothing', he would let his son-in-law take charge of it and he could just participate.
Lin Zhichao said cheerfully: "Okay, let's call it Changjiang Garment. But 30% of the shares are my betrothal gift, and I don't need Uncle Tang to pay a penny."
Garment factories in this era are, to put it bluntly, small-scale factories. It is estimated that with an investment of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, they can have hundreds of workers and buy some sewing machines produced in Shanghai. If such factories want to succeed, they still have to go to Hong Kong in the 1960s.
The garment industry will surpass the textile industry.
Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "How can this be done? I can still contribute capital."
Lin Zhichao said: "This is a gift! Besides, Uncle Tang has to be the general manager of this factory. I can be the chairman. After all, I am good at making suggestions and developing markets, and Uncle Tang is good at production management and technology."
He made a good calculation, and when the time came, he would take 20% of the shares as a betrothal gift to see if Tang Zhongyuan would be tempted.
Of course, Lin Zhichao also has a development plan, that is, he plans to acquire the crocodile shirt brand (from the hands of the Hong Kong government) next year, so that Changjiang Garments will also have a big customer. However, since it is a mid-to-high-end ready-to-wear brand, the fabric must be
Imported from Europe and America.
Tang Zhongyuan immediately agreed: "Okay, now that you have said so, I will accept this gift."
The couple knew that this betrothal gift was still very expensive. What was expensive was not its own value, but the promising prospects of doing business with Lin Zhichao. As for the return of the dowry, it could only be considered based on the current amount of investment in clothing.
The two families had a happy dinner together, then went shopping in a department store before returning home with satisfaction.