The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Lin Zhichao, who returned to Hong Kong, rushed to Japan without stopping to attend the launching ceremony of two oil tankers. He took the opportunity to negotiate a rental contract with the Japanese shipping company, using a one-way short-term rental contract.

In fact, in this era, all are one-way short-term rental contracts. In the previous life, Bao Yugang developed a "bad habit". Because of this, even Dong Haoyun said that Bao Yugang was "what a shipping king."

Now, Bao Yugang has been deprived of his great opportunity, and Lin Zhichao has become much more stubborn.

Of course, he will also consider long-term renting, but it must be long-term renting when prices are high, not when prices are low.

Demanding the best benefits is the strategy of global shipping.

In the Japanese shipping company, Lin Zhichao did not mention the "two 50,000-ton oil tankers" at all. He was already preparing to sail the ship to the Gulf of Aden port and stand by.

The eight large oil tankers of 56,000 tons are planned to be leased to European and American companies because the freight prices can be higher.

Of course, future oil tankers will be supplied to Japanese shipping companies, especially those built in Japan; and Japanese shipping companies will take the initiative to lease them, because this is a mutually beneficial business.

Why don’t Japanese shipping companies build ships in their own country instead of ships in Hong Kong?

turn out to be:

First, the loans granted by Japanese shipbuilding companies are lower for foreigners and higher for domestics, which is called supporting the domestic shipbuilding industry. In fact, Japan's shipbuilding began in 1956 and has been the world's leader for forty years. It was not until the Asian financial crisis that South Korea caught up with Japan.

Second, the labor costs of Japanese shipping companies are already much higher than those in Hong Kong (about three times), so operating costs have also increased.

Third, Japan has serious foreign exchange controls, and domestic shipping companies are unwilling to raise large amounts of funds to purchase second-hand ships or new ships.

Of course, one more thing needs to be added now: Lin Zhichao’s business style - steady, trustworthy and trustworthy.

Because of this, any company that has cooperated with Global Shipping will choose to continue to cooperate.

Mid-June, Hong Kong.

"Boss, Taikoo \u0026 Co. is preparing to sell the 'Far East Head Office Building', which is the building located on the seafront at No. 1 Connaught Road." Hu Zhaoxu came to Lin Zhichao's office and reported a big news.

He felt that the boss might be tempted, and he also had the strength to win.

After Lin Zhichao heard this, he was not immediately moved, but asked: "Is the Dadong Telegraph Office nearby?"

Hu Zhaoxu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It seems so."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "That won't work, it's a bit risky! If we buy it and rebuild it, wouldn't it be a troublesome thing if the Dadong Telegraph Office says that there can't be any sound of piling, so as not to affect their signal transmission."

Hu Zhaoxu was stunned. The boss really thought too much, but he couldn't refute.

In fact, Lin Zhichao could also buy it and then start piling when the technology matures. And it’s a good thing to have such good land in your hands.

However, it will be difficult for Lin Zhichao to buy this land unless he takes out a loan.

Nowadays, the commercial land in Central is basically priced at 1,200 to 1,500 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. No. 1 Connaught Road is probably 20,000 square feet, and the price is already nearly 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

If you squeeze it, Lin Zhichao will also have it, and you can get a loan no matter what. But Lin Zhichao does not intend to invest. He cannot raise money to acquire high-quality land when he sees it. He also needs to consider diversifying investments and still has sufficient cash flow on hand.

Then, Lin Zhichao asked: "What's the situation outside now?"

Hu Zhaoxu naturally knew what the boss was asking, and immediately said: "Everyone is vying for land. Chen Detai bought a lot of cotton mill sites, Li Kangjie bought the North Point Power Plant site, and Liao Baoshan bought the Sai Wan warehouse site. The land prices were as high as 130~ At 150 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, everyone still doesn’t care, they don’t want to pay anyway.”

Talking about these, Hu Zhaoxu was faintly excited. You can imagine how hot the market is.

No money, that’s right. Owners of land and properties are willing to sell at high prices and allow real estate companies to pay only a 10% deposit and then pay in installments. A piece of land costing RMB 3 million only requires a deposit of RMB 300,000. After the real estate company acquires it, it quickly prepares to sell the off-the-plan property, and it can be registered for sale in two to three months.

So the wealth of these people is getting bigger and bigger, and of course their dangers are coming step by step. For example, they made 20 to 30 million this year, but next year they may acquire 50 million worth of land.

Of course, the likelihood of these people going completely bankrupt is low. At most, the money earned is nothing more than spitting out.

"We still have to focus on our properties and make money first!"

"Okay. The day after tomorrow, the real estate 'Pengcheng Building' that we cooperated with Fuhe Real Estate and Yusheng will go on sale. Everything is ready!"

It was originally planned to be sold in May, but the speed of approving drawings from the Hong Kong government has slowed down. Fortunately, it is only half a month late.

"Well, everyone is still buying it now, and it will definitely be sold out soon."

"Yes"

Chatted for a while.

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Lin Zhichao shook his head with a somewhat regretful expression.

He was not regretting the loss of a piece of commercial land, but regretting that No. 1 Connaught Road could not respond to his urgent needs!

It turns out that Lin Zhichao was very fond of the Shangri-La Hotel brand and wanted to develop a five-star hotel in Hong Kong that would be as famous as the Peninsula Hotel and the Mandarin Hotel (opened in 1963). Although the hotel does not make money as an office building, it is the foundation of a family.

But I was very distressed because there was no suitable land.

The Miramar Hotel site on Nathan Road (opposite Kowloon Park) is a full 88,000 square feet, but the location is a bit poor. If it can only be built as a four-star hotel, it will be a waste of his efforts. Especially the wasted 'Shangri-La Hotel' sign.

Therefore, if No. 1 Connaught Road had no piling problem, he would win it no matter what.

As far as Lin Zhichao knew, the Fu Laorong family bought No. 1 Connaught Road and planned to build a five-star hotel. However, they were told by the Taitung Telegraph Bureau that sound piling could not be used to avoid affecting telecommunications transmission.

The Fu Laorong family had no choice but to look for technology. It was not until a British construction company solved the problem that the hotel was built in the early 1970s. And that British construction company was the predecessor of Golden Gate Construction, one of the four major listed construction companies in Hong Kong.

In any case, Lin Zhichao would definitely not be happy if he had to wait for so many years.

Not to mention 1 Connaught Road.

Lin Zhichao's hotel business of the 'Lin Family' is currently in an unsatisfactory state.

The Miramar Hotel site on Nathan Road will definitely be redeveloped into a first-class hotel, but it can only be given a new brand and prepared to be a four-star hotel.

The "Shangri-La Hotel" had to be built in the 1960s, but the first choice can be Orchard Road in Singapore. Although it is not close to the sea, you can look for a large area to build a tropical rainforest-style hotel.

In the 1970s, he returned to Hong Kong, grabbed the land of Jardine Wo Building (Connaught Building), and built a five-star hotel on the seaside site in Central. Or consider the land in East Tsim Sha Tsui, which is also close to the sea.

That's all there is to it!

At the same time, Lin Zhichao remembered that the office building he rented from Global Shipping and Cheung Kong Holdings was the Qiuyi Building belonging to the Fu Laorong family. As for Qiu Yi Building, Fu Laorong’s name has the word ‘Qiu Yi’ in it.

This Fu Laorong was very smart. He knew that sooner or later there would be a challenger to the gambling license in Omen, so he made arrangements to transfer his property early and come to Hong Kong to purchase property.

Those who talk about "retribution" are just the fantasy of the poor and the lower class. In those days, those who sold opium and opened casinos had no problem even if others were so rich that you were poor and had no children (could not marry a wife).

Fu Laorong is just a gangster in society, and later he opened a casino. When the third and fourth generations of other people's families come out in the 21st century, you will find that other people are not only super rich, but also the elite of society (high education, high achievement).

Sham Shui Po, Fu Wah Street.

The real estate project 'Pengcheng Building' jointly developed by Lin Zhichao, Li Gaofu and Yu Chengwan was sold today. As expected, house sales are still very hot.

To be honest, Lin Zhichao had doubted before. With the annual supply of 10,000 to 20,000 residential units in the past two years, are there really so many buyers in Hong Kong?

After that, he soon stopped doubting that there were indeed many poor people in Hong Kong, but there were also many rich people. After all, how many warlords, dignitaries, elites, etc. moved from the mainland back then, and they all brought their wealth; and now, with the purchasing power born of Hong Kong's industry, coupled with the funds flowing into Hong Kong from Nanyang, it can be said to be full of purchasing power.

Moreover, many people hold the concept that buying a house is an investment, and they buy several houses, or even dozens or dozens of houses.

"It seems that there is no problem if it is sold out in two or three days. Sham Shui Po is a location that many Jinshan Abo likes to invest in. This project is also more profitable than expected. It is estimated that there is a problem of 2 million Hong Kong dollars." Lin Zhichao commented.

When Yu Chengwan heard this, his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He paid 70,000 Hong Kong dollars and made a net profit of 500,000 to 600,000 Hong Kong dollars.

"Lin Sheng, you really supported me this time and allowed me to participate in this project. Moreover, you are still my savior, and I don't know how to thank you. At noon today, I asked Wu Bing to cook a meal. Why don't you go to my place to have a meal?"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said, "It wasn't you who told me about this property, I wouldn't have earned the seven or eight hundred thousand. You're welcome, we're all friends, but today's noon is fine, just drop by, so I'll try my sister-in-law's craftsmanship."

Li Gaofu flattered him and said: "For the rest of your life, please don't engage in drinking. Lin Sheng doesn't like drinking at noon. He is busy with things every day!"

Yu Chengwan likes to drink, while Lin Zhichao only drinks at night. Li Gaofu said this, which also showed that he was very familiar with Lin Zhichao.

In fact, Li Gaofu is not at all curious about Lin Zhichao's praise of Yu Chengwan. He knows that Lin Zhichao likes to be kind to others and support others, including him, Li Zhaoji, etc. Many people have received Lin Zhichao's favor, and people in the wig and plastic industries do not need said.

Yu Chengwan said: "That's right! Lin Sheng's career is so big, so he is definitely busy, so he just has a casual meal."

Lin Zhichao waved his hand and said, "It's not because I'm busy, but I just can't eat it at noon. By the way, do any of you buy the shop on the first floor of Pengcheng Building? You can use the share to deduct it!"

Yu Chengwan wanted it, but he was afraid that it was what Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu would like, so he kept silent.

Seeing this, Lin Zhichao said: "Then let Lao Yu buy it. We have many shops like this. What do you think of Lao Yu?"

Yu Chengwan said quickly: "Okay, thank you Lin Sheng and Li Sheng for their help."

A shop on the first floor would cost about 2 to 3 floors, but Lin Zhichao didn't like the shops here at all.

To be honest, most of the first-floor shops in his hands will be sold in the future. After all, it is difficult to take care of a small shop. He will own a shopping mall and a building in the future, so there is no need to keep the shop under the residential building in his hands.

At noon, I came to Mrs. Yu Chengwan'er's house in Telford Garden, and sure enough, I prepared a sumptuous lunch. Needless to say, the preparations for this lunch probably started yesterday.

"What's the little girl's name?"

"Uncle Lin, my name is Yu Sally."

Lin Zhichao was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that after the death of Yu Chengwan in the previous life, the eldest wife took her children and left for the United States. The second wife probably didn't get much money, so she could only stay in Hong Kong, and gradually declined; so that Yu Chengwan's The youngest daughter became a porn star.

Yu Chengwan was not only patriotic (anti-Japanese), but also compassionate and righteous. It is said that in his previous life, he was shot to death after dealing with gangsters to save Wu Bing and his children.

Lin Zhichao also admired such people.

At the dinner table, Lin Zhichao said: "Have you caught the murderer who attacked the farm last time?"

Yu Chengwan shook his head and said, "The police have no news for me. I guess there will be no results."

Lin Zhichao asked again: "Lao Yu, who do you think it will be?"

Yu Chengwan said: "If it is for money, my former subordinates may be involved; if it is for other reasons, I am afraid it may be Taiwan."

At this time, Li Gaofu said: "It doesn't have to be Taiwan Island. I offended that side so hard back then, and I didn't see the spies take action. I think the chances are high for money."

Lin Zhichao thought for a while and said, "Not necessarily! After all, you are a businessman, and the Taiwan spies are also concerned about the Hong Kong government. Lao Yu is a general who has lost power, and he used to like to talk about the bad things of others, so it may not be that the Taiwan spies have the intention of killing people with swords. So, if you’re in business, don’t get involved in those things, it won’t change anything.”

Yu Chengwan may not be convinced by others, but he is absolutely convinced by Lin Zhichao, and immediately said: "What Lin Sheng said is true, because of this mouth, it almost brought disaster to the family. From now on, I will never talk about you again." Half of the sentence is gone."

At this time, Wu Bing walked up to several people and said to Lin Zhichao: "Lin Sheng, is this Telford Garden safe?"

After saying that, he even took the initiative to pour water for Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry! It's absolutely safe to hide in the city. Telford Garden has security patrols and is also close to the police station. The gangsters are so rampant."

The darkness of society is all in the corners. At least in the Hong Kong that Lin Zhichao saw, the society was not NB at all. He had only seen scenes in which club bosses were cautious in front of him, for fear of offending him.

Hearing what Lin Zhichao said, Wu Bing boldly picked up the teacup and handed it to Lin Zhichao.

"Lin Sheng, have a sip of tea!"

Seeing this, Lin Zhichao could only take it, took a bet, and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law! But sister-in-law, don't worry, Lao Yu is a general, so there is no problem protecting you and the child."

"I accept your good advice! Lin Sheng is a noble man, so speaking up is definitely a good thing."

Wu Bing's move was not mainly because he was worried about his own safety, but because he wanted to curry favor with Lin Zhichao, so as to gain absolute status in Yu Chengwan's heart and overpower the big house.

Sure enough, after Wu Bing left the dinner table a few steps, Lin Zhichao said to Yu Chengwan: "Old Yu, sister-in-law is your noble person. If sister-in-law didn't ask a question last time, some things have already developed in a different direction."

Yu Chengwan said quickly: "That's right!"

After lunch, Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu stood up and left.

"Master, how is the sale of Pengcheng Building? How much can you share?" Wu Bing hurriedly came up and asked.

Yu Chengwan said proudly: "In short, it is more than expected. I heard from Lin Sheng that there may be a profit of 2 million. I own 30% of the shares, so it is naturally 600,000. However, I have already bought a shop on the first floor. Probably the profit sharing should be included.”

Wu Bing said in surprise: "It's a good thing to have a shop. It's very practical to collect rent."

Both of them were immersed in joy. (End of chapter)