The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Mid-October.

Li Gaofu came to Lin Zhichao's office and said respectfully: "Boss!"

Ever since he worked for Lin Zhichao, he has called Lin Zhichao "boss", even in private meetings, although Lin Zhichao still calls him "Brother Gao Fu".

Lin Zhichao would be a man when he first joined him, and Li Gaofu would also be a man when he was working for Lin Zhichao now; the whole Cheung Kong Industry didn't know that Li Gaofu was Lin Zhichao's cousin, at most they thought he was from his hometown.

Of course, these were not done deliberately by Lin Zhichao, but by Li Gaofu.

"Have you read the newspaper, YT City JF?"

YT City is close to Weihaiwei, and the G Army behind JF Yantai has hidden in HLD, so the trade route in that direction is much safer. What's more, most of the ships in Hong Kong fly the British flag, so their safety can be guaranteed.

Li Gaofu nodded, and said: "I saw the news this morning! The boss means that Weihaiwei is about to start trading? I have been inquiring about the news at Huarun Company. If I start trading as soon as possible, I will definitely get the first one." First-hand news."

In the past six months or so, he has been making preparations, and even went to Japan to inspect, waiting for the opportunity to come.

Lin Zhichao said with certainty: "Shidao will definitely open trade in the near future. The United States and the Republic of China have begun to block the economy of JF Zone. Now that the war is starting, the demand for gasoline, chemicals, tires, and plastics is huge. They can only Obtained from Hong Kong.”

Then he took out a wad of money and put it on the table.

"So, you should resign from my company now and start your own business. Here is 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, which I personally loaned to you."

Whether it's repayment or support, a mere 100,000 yuan is nothing to him, let alone a loan.

Li Gaofu was not worried or uneasy at this time. He came to the desk and picked up the banknotes.

"Don't worry, boss, I will repay you as soon as possible!"

Lin Zhichao waved his hand and said relaxedly: "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to use money."

Although he drew the funds from Cheung Kong Holdings, which also borrowed money, he was really in no hurry.

Li Gaofu knew that Lin Zhichao didn't like to hear polite words anymore, so he nodded seriously and said a thousand words into one sentence: "I will do my best!"

At the same time, he seemed to know that Lin Zhichao was a little taboo about getting involved in this kind of business, so there was no need to say anything else.

In fact, Lin Zhichao is not very taboo!

He is him, and Li Gaofu is Li Gaofu. The two are just distant cousins. In this era, it is not popular to get involved. What's more, what Li Gaofu is doing now is trading with the JF Zone and will not be sanctioned by the United States.

As for the future peninsula campaign, if Li Gaofu is willing to take risks, he will not stop him. He can make two short trips and stop in time. By then, Li Gaofu will have already become independent, and it is impossible to involve Lin Zhichao.

Cao Wenjin did make some money transporting goods to the peninsula in his previous life, and was later sanctioned by Eagle Sauce, but the sanctions were lifted in the early 1960s. But although Cao Wenjin made a lot of money, the risks were also very high. In the end, I had no choice but to move around in Southeast Asia. I waited until Yingjiang lifted the sanctions and finally recovered.

Zhao Congyan was much smarter. After running a few times, he stopped immediately after making money and started doing business with RB people.

In fact, in the mid-to-early 1950s, Eagle Sauce itself had a strong prejudice against Hong Kong, believing that it was a paradise for smuggling. Later, even the Governor of Hong Kong went to the United States to give a speech. Coupled with the need for American business to return to the Far East, this situation slowly changed.

After Li Gaofu left, Lin Zhichao showed a smile. He had already supported three potential businessmen-Tang Zhongyuan, Li Shauji, and Li Gaofu. When these people grew up, they would naturally become Lin Zhichao's business allies and possibly their younger brothers.

After Li Gaofu resigned from Cheung Kong Holdings, he immediately made an appointment with three friends. He started planning as early as half a year ago, so he carefully observed who was suitable as a partner.

The first rule is that you can't gamble, and the second is that it's best to be full-time, so cooperative allies already have choices.

The four of them met in a teahouse, and a friend named Huang Tinggui joked: "It seems that Brother Gao Fu has been promoted recently. He invited us to a party at Lu Yu Teahouse and spent a lot of money."

Li Gaofu's social status is not low. As the deputy general manager of Cheung Kong Holdings, his annual salary is HK$3,600. Plus the year-end bonus, he can barely be considered the middle class in Hong Kong.

However, coming to Lu Yu's teahouse is obviously a rare one, after all, he still has a family to support.

Li Gaofu responded with a smile: "What a promotion? Thanks to the boss, I am already below two people, and it is obviously impossible to rise further. So I resigned and planned to start my own business."

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them looked at Li Gaofu in surprise. You must know that Li Gaofu did not have much background; if he had any background, he was also the deputy general manager of Cheung Kong Holdings, backed by Hong Kong's new tycoon Lin Zhichao.

"What business do you plan to do?" Huang Tinggui asked curiously.

Li Gaofu talked about the trade, and finally issued an invitation.

His three friends are all at management level, or come from wealthy families. For example, Huang Tinggui's family is in a trading company. However, Huang Tinggui has many brothers and sisters, and he has long wanted to leave.

"Good idea! It's just that we are not familiar with the trade route of Shidao. How about the people there?" Huang Tinggui said worriedly.

Li Gaofu had already done his homework and said confidently: "I know a shipowner who owns an old 1,200-ton ship. He is familiar with that route and the tonnage of the ship is just right. As for the people over there, How? I believe that since they are engaged in trade, they cannot do anything unfair, and they are also doing business in Hong Kong."

Then, Li Gaofu also shared his experience of inspecting Japan, which immediately gained everyone's recognition.

Huang Tinggui said: "I'm joining the gang!"

One of the other two people tentatively asked: "How much principal is needed?"

Li Gaofu said: "The total principal is 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I will contribute 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 50% of the shares. You can distribute the remaining 50% shares in proportion."

Immediately, the three of them looked at Li Gaofu in surprise. They really didn't expect that Li Gaofu was a real person and didn't show his face. He only paid 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Li Gaofu smiled bitterly and said: "It's all a loan!"

The three of them vaguely understood who they borrowed from, and they were even more certain that this business could be done.

Huang Tinggui immediately said: "I will pay 50,000 Hong Kong dollars for 25% of the shares. If you still can't come up with it, I can increase the shares. If you two have any opinions, you can speak out."

He calculated that the remaining two people were not worth much.

Sure enough, the remaining two people discussed it and decided that each of the remaining 25% would contribute half of the money, accounting for 12.5% ​​of the shares; even so, they would almost have to borrow some.

Li Gaofu returned home excitedly. He had been unable to stay calm in the past few days, and now he finally took the first step. The four partners rented a 200-square-foot office building in Central as the trading company's office.

Almost as soon as the news of Shidao's trade came out, they organized a trade trip, working in pairs to trade with the ship.

"What are you so happy about?" Chen Shufang immediately noticed her husband's abnormality.

She has been very promising in her life in the past two years. She has more and more savings on hand and is living a good life.

If her husband is happy about something, she will naturally be happy immediately, thinking that maybe the cousin has given her husband a salary increase again.

Oh my god, if you can earn HK$5,000 a year, wouldn't it be possible to buy a house in a few years?

Thinking of this, Chen Shufang immediately looked at Li Gaofu flatteringly, but she didn't know that men will become bad when they are rich.

Upon seeing this, Li Gaofu knew it was time to discuss it with his family, so he told the story from beginning to end.

"You're crazy! You dare to borrow 100,000 yuan!" Chen Shufang jumped up and said.

"Son, why can't you think about it?" Mother Li said in an apocalyptic tone.

Only Dad Li remained silent and looked directly at his son, wondering what Li Gaofu was thinking.

Seeing this, Li Gaofu pretended to be confident and said: "As soon as you lie down, you can earn at least 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I can share 50,000 Hong Kong dollars. After a few trips, Shufang, you can buy a house. You are making such a fuss over such a good thing." What are you doing?"

Although he was a little unsure, he didn't want to show it in front of his family.

Although Chen Shufang was immediately tempted, thinking of the 100,000 Hong Kong dollar debt, she immediately said: "But. But" but she did not dare to say it out loud for fear of bad luck, and 100,000 Hong Kong dollars was an astronomical figure to her.

Mother Li was worried about her son's safety and said, "Sailboats are risky!"

Li Gaofu immediately said: "There are always risks, but think about it, the boss is worth millions and often flies abroad for inspections. Isn't his courage and courage worth learning from? As for the debt of 100,000 yuan, you Don’t worry, I can afford to pay it back if I can make money; if I can’t make money, I will continue to work for the boss, and the money will be paid back slowly, and he won’t be in a hurry to ask for it.”

After all, the doubts and worries of the family were finally dispelled.

Finally, Chen Shufang became excited again and said: "Can you earn 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in one trip?"

Li Gaofu said confidently: "It's almost the same number, but it only takes a little over a month for one trip."

Now it was Chen Shufang's turn to be unable to sleep. She kept thinking about making 100,000 yuan in one trip, so five trips would be 500,000 yuan. Her husband could share 250,000 yuan and buy 8 houses.

Dreaming will wake up laughing!

Only Li Gaofu understands that although he has made a lot of preparations, there are too many unknowns. Will this road really not be blocked by the G army?

Seizure is still a good thing, if he is killed by a cannonball, then he will be killed in the vast sea.

"Zhichao is so benevolent, he will take care of my wife and children (I will take care of your wife and children)!"

"Wealth is in the sky, life and death are fate. If I don't fight, how can I succeed?"

In the end, Li Gaofu let go of the anxiety in his heart and ignited his determination.

In the world, is there any business without risk? He can count as risking his life.

In fact, if you have a trustworthy old man, you don't need to follow the boat yourself, but Li Gaofu and others are poor and white, so starting a business is naturally difficult.