The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

In mid-November, Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun came to London to participate in the investiture event prepared for him by the royal family.

Today, Lin Zhichao's influence has reached a higher level. He has been received by the heads of state of Germany and Japan, and he owns a fleet with a carrying capacity of one million tons.

The United Kingdom had just lost its rights in the Middle East and was severely punished by the United States and the Soviet Union.

Under such circumstances, it was very natural to win over him, the richest man in the colony.

Importantly, London received a report from Governor Ge Lianghong and the Political Department. The report contained detailed information about Lin Zhichao, including his achievements and influence in the three industries of industry, shipping, and real estate.

In industry, Lin Zhichao is the world's zipper giant, the father of plastic flowers, the father of Hong Kong wigs, the toy king, the father of trolley cases, the father of instant noodles and other achievements in many fields; in Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao has more than 7,000 workers, and wigs , the plastics industry has reached 23,000 people, which together is close to the largest industry, the textile industry; the local industry has a huge influence, affecting the work of tens of thousands of workers.

In terms of shipping, Lin Zhichao owns a fleet with a carrying capacity of one million tons and is the shipowner with the largest number of oil tankers in the world. Lin Zhichao has good credibility and influence in the Japanese business community and has great influence in the Japanese and German shipbuilding circles. Influence, and cooperation with many large oil giants.

In terms of real estate, Lam Chi-chao is a pioneer in Hong Kong real estate. He invented 'strata sales', 'off-plan sales' and 'public housing leases', setting a precedent for real estate in the world. His real estate company employs thousands of workers and owns many properties. and property.

As soon as the report came out, London was very surprised when such a powerful Chinese appeared in Hong Kong. In the past, Lin Zhichao has also entered London's attention, but it was not so sensational.

As soon as the latest report came out, London was immediately shocked and formulated a plan to win over. The first was to suggest that the royal family award Lin Zhichao the CBE.

On the plane, Tang Caiyun was also quite excited. The influence of the British royal family is still very large.

She asked curiously: "After receiving the CBE medal, when can I be called a knight?"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Don't worry, it won't take more than a few years!"

This is confidence!

His influence is far from comparable to that of Bao Yugang and Li Ka-shing in his previous life; even if the sum total is not enough, he must also add the status of an 'industrial tycoon'.

The British Commonwealth’s honor system is: MBE, OBE, Commander CBE, Commander KBE, and Grand Cross GBE.

Only KBE and GBE can be called "Sir". There are also some people who have been awarded the title of "Sir" by the British royal family after obtaining CBE.

Sir, is a very attractive title. In his previous life, after Sixth Uncle Shao won the title of "Jazz" from the British royal family, he asked his subordinates to call him "Sir Shao" in every scene. Even patriotic people like Shao Liushu are like this, let alone ordinary people like Lin Zhichao.

Therefore, he still cares about these honors.

Lin Zhichao predicted that at most he would win the KBE award, because the GBE award can also be called the "big SIR". Only two people in Hong Kong won it in later generations, namely Jian Yueqiang and Zhong Shiyuan. Both of them are political evergreens. To put it bluntly They are political figures who follow London.

Of course, there was also Deng Lianru, who was married to an Englishman and was named a 'baron' by the British royal family and made Hong Kong Island a fiefdom. Of course, the fiefdom is only symbolic, and the time ends in 1997.

Tang Caiyun hugged Lin Zhichao's arm and said, "I'm a little nervous!"

Lin Zhichao smiled and explained: "For the British royal family, we only need to be 'respectful', and we don't need to feel that they are superior to us. Everyone is equal. He just doesn't give us medals and honors, and he doesn't What."

Clinging to one's own power will not make others look down upon you!

On the contrary, as long as you are strong enough, others will look up to you.

This year, Global Shipping was almost unable to enter the European business, but Lin Zhichao relied on the opportunity to immediately seize the opportunity to get the handset of SMC Petroleum; this is the right time and the right place.

Now, Clam Petroleum Company has greatly increased its favorability for global shipping, and the three 56,000-ton oil tankers have contributed to their business; The foundation was laid for the next collaboration.

Tang Caiyun nodded, this time it was rare for her to go abroad with her husband, so she didn't want to lose face to her husband, and encouraged herself to deal with communication matters in her heart.

Three days later.

Buckingham Palace.

Lin Zhichao wore a formal dress and went to the medal ceremony.

He is not the only one to be awarded this honor. There is also Lyons, the founder of Jaguar, who will be awarded a knighthood, which is one level higher than Lin Zhichao's honorary title. It is said that Lyons was awarded the knighthood because of the Jaguar team's good results on the track.

Therefore, the protagonist is not Lin Zhichao.

In the hall, there were some guests watching the ceremony, probably some nobles or celebrities in London.

Lin Zhichao has been waiting backstage and needs to wait until Lyons is awarded the medal before it will be his turn. He was in a very relaxed mood, not nervous or excited, because nothing was more stressful than traveling through time. Tang Caiyun still looked nervous by the side, and Lin Zhichao would occasionally comfort her.

After a while, the staff signaled: "Mr. Lin, it's time to award you a medal. Please come this way!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Thank you."

Then, he slowly came from behind the guest seats to the front of the podium, while Tang Caiyun could only watch from the sidelines;

There are quite a few rules, and you have to bow once when the queen is three meters away.

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao knelt on a chair with one knee stretched out diagonally.

He looked at the young queen and thought that she was indeed very beautiful and very elegant. The so-called temperament is just cultivated by following etiquette day after day. Only the person involved knows the pain involved; of course, every loss must be rewarded, just like the princess in "Roman Holiday".

The young queen held a sword and made two gestures on Lin Zhichao's shoulder. Then the attendant took the sword and someone handed the queen a medal.

The Commander of the Order CBE is pink rose with a pearl gray rim.

The queen personally wore it for Lin Zhichao, without wearing white gloves on her hands. In fact, the queen did not like wearing gloves. This was because she was older and wanted to resist bacterial infection.

After sorting out the CBE medal hanging on Lin Zhichao's chest, the Queen said: "I am very happy to award you the medal. It symbolizes our gratitude and respect for your contribution to Hong Kong's economy!"

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Thank you very much! I am very happy to receive this honor. As Hong Kong develops in the Commonwealth system, the economy can get good conditions and the prospects are unlimited."

The Queen said: "I want to hear what development potential Hong Kong has?"

Lin Zhichao said: "It is a free trade port and a natural hotbed for the development of the shipping industry; it has cheap labor, huge capital, and technology, and will become the world's factory."

The Queen said: "Thank you very much for explaining it to me!"

Two people can chat, but they will almost always control the time and exchange a few words.

Lin Zhichao’s words are not flattery, but facts. Hong Kong is just a small place. Without a large system environment, it is impossible to develop.

Today’s Commonwealth system and the future Greater China system must have a backer so that the economy can develop.

At the guest table, some people felt a little uncomfortable. The British Empire has fallen so much that it is necessary to award a Chinese with honors to win over businessmen from overseas colonies. Her Majesty the Queen is also happy to talk to this Chinese man. The time spent talking to Lyons is almost the same, which is also a signal.

In fact, Lin Zhichao's feat is enough to be named a "Jazz". After all, a ship owner with a deadweight of 1 million tons in this era can be called a "ship king". The UK claims to be a country built on commerce and has the second largest merchant fleet in the world, only 20 million tons; Lin Zhichao alone accounts for more than 5%.

After the investiture ceremony, Lin Zhichao and his wife were invited to a dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The organizer is the royal family, and various nobles, government officials, and business people will also attend. It is also very grand.

Although Lin Zhichao came with his wife, he also wanted to see one person, and that was Princess Margaret.

Of course, it's just to meet and get to know each other. Of course it would be better to be friends. As for the rest, Lin Zhichao doesn't want to die yet. After all, 007 is not a vegetarian if he does something that harms the British royal family's face.

However, when it comes to women, Lin Zhichao has a golden finger, that is, he can release Cupid's arrow and easily win the favor of women. This is because, after crossing, there is a kind of electric wave or brain wave that can be released from his body; even those subordinates, after following Lin Zhichao for a long time, they will have an invisible desire to follow Lin Zhichao wholeheartedly, including foreign employees. Went down.

In short, Lin Zhichao’s personality is very charming!

That night.

Lin Zhichao put on his business suit and suddenly felt relaxed. Although it was a dinner at Buckingham Palace, it was not a formal ceremony, so it made sense to wear a suit.

When Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun walked into the dinner party, someone quickly came forward to entertain them, and Lin Zhichao and his wife were not left out in the cold. Of course, it's just that I'm not ignored, and there's not much enthusiasm.

However, Lin Zhichao is a very open-minded person and will never join a circle that he cannot tolerate.

Therefore, he was not too proactive.

"Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, do you like sports cars?" Lyons took the lead to talk.

Both of them are being honored today, and they are both from the business world, so it is normal for them to come together and chat.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Although I like sports cars, Hong Kong is too small, so I haven't owned one. But I like British-style cars very much, so I chose Rolls-Royce as my usual car for work."

He has indeed purchased a Rolls-Royce, but has not yet received it, and is expected to use it with Deepwater Bay 79 by the end of the year.

Lyons said: "Then you must own a superyacht like Onassis?"

Lin Zhichao replied: "No! Such a yacht is too high-profile for me."

Lyons said: "That's it! I know you Chinese, you are very humble, low-key, and work very hard."

Be humble, you really think you are a humble person!

In fact, Lin Zhichao also wanted to enjoy good things, so he built a large garden-style villa and purchased a Rolls-Royce as a new car. As for the big yacht, he also customized a 50-foot-plus boat with a mixed steel structure and wooden structure.

Although there is no flybridge system, fiberglass technology, or two-story yachts in this era, Lin Zhichao can still purchase a vessel similar to the 'Mulien Yacht', which is large enough.

In a few years, you can also buy a warship and transform it into a superyacht.

In short, life has to be enjoyed slowly.

After chatting with Lyons for a while, I saw Margaret walking into the banquet on behalf of the royal family. As for the Queen and her wife, they did not attend. After all, they were very busy.

Margaret was a well-known socialite who was keen on attending various cocktail parties and was busy socializing. Later generations called herself the ‘Itgirl’ (referring to a sexy and voluptuous woman) at the time, and she was even accused of taking photos of her naked body on the beach.

"Mr. Lin, is this your wife?" Margaret quickly came to Lin Zhichao as a representative.

"Yes, Your Highness the Princess!" Lin Zhichao introduced her with a look of love for Tang Caiyun.

After some introduction, Margaret suddenly said: "I heard that Mr. Lin and Audrey Hepburn knew each other?"

Lin Zhichao looked at Margaret's expression and seemed to show a trace of disgust. He knew that this woman had just been cuckolded by her boyfriend, so she might be a little disgusted with Lin Zhichao's behavior.

However, Lin Zhichao thought to himself, aren't you the beginning of the British royal family's romance?

In terms of the behavior of Prince Ku'er thinking about future generations, in front of his aunt, he can only be regarded as a late learner. After all, Margaret was famously rebellious, and there were reports of her cheating on her before she was divorced, even though the relationship had broken down at the time.

"We are very good friends!" Lin Zhichao said calmly.

In the past year or so, Lin Zhichao and Audrey Hepburn no longer care much about external affairs. Even Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying know that Lin Zhichao can still do such pioneering things outside, but they choose to acquiesce.

As soon as she finished speaking, Margaret looked at Tang Caiyun, and she felt a little embarrassed when she saw that the two of them were taking it for granted.

"Are they just friends? I heard that Audrey Hepburn has a mixed-race son." Margaret continued her attack.

She hates these cheating men, and even more hates a Hollywood superstar and a British actress becoming the lover of a Chinese. It's not that she has racial prejudice, but she thinks it's better to be married rather than a lover.

"Does Your Highness the Princess usually read gossip magazines?" Lin Zhichao asked politely.

Margaret wanted to say that the news had spread, and even people who didn't read the magazine knew about it.

But she quickly calmed down. After all, Lin Zhichao was a guest, and deliberately targeting others on this occasion obviously undermined the royal majesty.

"Okay, I did see gossip magazines talking nonsense about this." Margaret took the initiative to resolve the confrontation.

Later, she became interested in Lin Zhichao instead.

"Mr. Lin, what are your usual hobbies?"

"My hobby is making money!"

The people around were stunned. This was too ungentlemanly. Was it just to retaliate?

Margaret smiled and said: "I know you are a businessman, I mean what are your usual hobbies?"

She wanted to find out what Lin Zhichao's ability was like to make Audrey Hepburn his lover.

Lin Zhichao said selflessly at this time: "Your Highness Princess! I once saw many Chinese people in Hong Kong who were naked and had no food to eat. It is because my compatriots are so poor that I determined to do a bigger business. We developed Plastic flowers made Hong Kong's plastic flowers popular around the world, occupying more than 90% of the world's share, and supporting more than 10,000 people who had no jobs. We introduced wig production, and they accounted for 90% of the world's share, leaving thousands of people without jobs. We found a job, trolley suitcases, instant noodles, and shipping through our own efforts, without any need for the United Nations, the United States, or the United Kingdom to help us. It only took us five or six years."

Margaret and the people around her were immediately in awe. She immediately said: "It turns out that Mr. Lin's hobbies are so noble and he is also a powerful inventor."

I can't help but praise. Let me ask you, plastic flowers, trolley cases, instant noodles, wigs, zippers, etc., which one of them has not changed Hong Kong?

Lin Zhichao gives himself full marks for pretending!

"Your Highness the Princess won the prize. It was not invented by me, but by my colleagues. I encourage them to have wild ideas. In fact, I also have some other hobbies, such as swimming, diving, winter swimming, etc."

Soon, the atmosphere relaxed.

Tang Caiyun, who was standing next to Lin Zhichao, actually knew Lin Zhichao very well and had many skills. He said that he was proficient in the languages ​​​​of seven or eight countries, and studied ancient Chinese culture, etc., which were all hobbies.

There is no way, Lin Zhichao's mind is extremely smart!

Afterwards, the dinner went smoothly. This time London awarded him a medal, but Lin Zhichao did not intend to reward Britain with anything. In a few years, if he is awarded a knighthood, he may consider building two 50,000-ton cargo ships in the UK.

To put it bluntly, the British royal family is a bit stingy this time! (End of chapter)