"Seventy-Two Tenants" was released in Hong Kong for more than three months, and finally received 1.62 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.

Li Hualong set a new box office record for "Seventy-Two Tenants", he wrote an article published in "Ming Pao", this article has a boastful element, he said that whether investing in making a film can be successful, it has a lot to do with the movie script, now many film companies in Hong Kong do not pay much attention to film screenwriters, he proposed to raise the price of excellent movie scripts.

In addition, Li Hualong also predicted that movie ticket prices will definitely increase in the future, and Hong Kong's population will increase, but it is difficult to break the record of "Seventy-two Tenants" in the number of moviegoers, and the proportion of moviegoers in Hong Kong's total population is definitely an unbreakable record.

On December 26, when Li Hualong was having breakfast at home, the maid said that Bao Yugang had called him.

"Bao Yugang, I see that he is ready to enter the shipping industry." Li Hualong said secretly, put down his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "I'll answer the phone." ”

Li Hualong and Bao Yugang's ancestral home is Ningbo, which is considered a fellow villager, and in recent years, Li Yisong has taken his three sons to attend a hometown gathering every year.

Last year, the Ningbo hometown party was held at the Holiday Inn, Li Yisong bore all the expenses, at that hometown party, Li Hualong and Bao Yugang chatted a few words, he specifically said to Bao Yugang that the future of the shipping industry is promising.

Li Hualong remembers that in the early 80s, Pao spent billions of dollars in order to acquire Wharf and Wheelock, and now the assets of the Pao family are only a few million, and in the next 20 years, the assets of the Pao family will increase by more than 1,000 times, and he is very interested in taking a stake in Pao's shipping company.

After picking up the phone, Li Hualong smiled and said, "Brother Bao." ”

Bao Yugang smiled: "Brother Hualong, didn't bother you, did you?"

"No, I just had breakfast and I'm reading the newspaper." Li Hualong smiled and said, "Brother Bao, is there something wrong, if there is something to say." ”

"I plan to set up a shipping company, but the funds are not enough, and I need to find a strong shareholder. I remember last year's meeting of fellow villagers, you said that the shipping industry has a great future, and I would like to ask if you are interested in creating a shipping company with me. ”

Li Hualong was very willing to cooperate with Bao Yugang, but he was deliberately silent for a while, and asked with a smile: "How much money is missing?" ”

"If you provide 2 million Hong Kong dollars, the registered capital of the shipping company can reach 5 million, and you have 40 percent of the shares."

Li Hualong pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Bao, I can take out 2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the shares, a little too much, I can only take 30%." ”

"And what do you want?"

Li Hualong laughed and said: "As the chairman and general manager of the shipping company, you get a little less salary, work hard for the company, and let me, a shareholder, make more money!" ”

"Haha!" Bao Yugang laughed heartily, "I don't need to get paid, I will definitely run our shipping company well." ”

"Brother Bao, then we'll meet at the Holiday Inn tonight, and I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay, see you or leave!"

"It's not too early, I'll leave work at half past five, and we'll meet at the hotel at six o'clock."

"Six o'clock in the evening, I remember."

"See you in the evening, bye!"

Bao Yugang and Li Yisong came to Hong Kong around the same time, Li Yisong came to Hong Kong by boat, and Bao Yugang came to Hong Kong on the class of Huaxia Airlines, and before he came to Hong Kong, he was the deputy general manager of Magic City Bank.

Bao Yugang's father, Bao Zhaolong, had already sold the Minfeng Paper Mill in the second half of 1948 and came to Hong Kong with his family from the magic capital.

From entering the industry at the age of 22 to resigning at the age of 32, Bao Yugang has been engaged in the financial industry for 10 years. These 10 years of financial career have had a huge impact on Bao Yugang's future prosperity.

When Pao first arrived in Hong Kong, after the joy of being reunited with his family dissipated, "a feeling of exile" quietly came to his mind.

At that time, Pao Yugang, like many people who came to Hong Kong from the mainland, always thought that he would return soon, and never imagined that he would settle down in this small land in the future. But later, due to many reasons, it seems that there is no chance to go back, and I have to think about it in Hong Kong for a long time.

Although the Bao family has hundreds of thousands of assets brought to Hong Kong, the people of Ningbo, who advocate frugality, will never sit idly by, and their livelihood is the top priority after all. When it comes to choosing a job, with the experience and identity of the deputy general manager of Magic City Bank, being a bank is Bao Yugang's first choice.

But Pao soon discovered that the banking industry in Hong Kong, which he was familiar with, had long been monopolized by the three major British banks: HSBC, Standard Chartered and Chase. The remaining leftovers were also shared by the Cantonese people. At that time, the British-funded consortium in Hong Kong simply looked down on the Chinese. HSBC, known as Hong Kong's "financial governor," has even maintained this "custom" for many years: foreigners enter HSBC through the main entrance, while Chinese can only enter through the back door.

But now, Pao Yugang can't get in even through the back door.

Unable to return to his old business, Bao Yugang discussed with his father and decided to start with trade first.

Bao and his son, together with several old bank colleagues from the magic capital, rented an office in the Chinese bank, opened a "Xinlian Trading Company", and started an import and export business: nothing more than to contact friends in the magic capital, sell local products from the mainland, and survive in the gap between the ocean bank and the locals in Hong Kong.

But the situation soon changed: due to the outbreak of the Korean War and the embargo of goods against China, trade between Hong Kong and the mainland was severely affected, and the import and export trade volume of the whole of Hong Kong plummeted.

According to relevant statistics, from 1951 to 1955, the mainland's export ranking in Hong Kong fell from first to fifth, and in 1954 Hong Kong's entrepot trade volume decreased by 76 percent compared with 1951.

"The fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond", and the deterioration of the trade situation made Bao Yugang's Xinlian Trading Company more and more difficult, even to the point of being unsustainable.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Bao Yugang came to the Holiday Inn and told the doorman standing at the door to greet him that he was waiting for Li Hualong in the café.

Li Hualong came to the Holiday Inn at around 5:50, and when he learned that Bao Yugang was in the café, he immediately rushed to the café to meet Bao Yugang.

Bao Yugang saw Li Hualong and quickly stood up.

Li Hualong gave up his strength and said with a smile: "Brother Bao, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”

"Brother Hualong, you're not late, I'm early." Bao Yugang returned the salute and stretched out his hand to invite, "Please take a seat." ”

After Li Hualong sat down, he ordered a cup of coffee without sugar and milk.

After chatting a few words, Li Hualong asked, "Brother Bao, have you really decided to run a shipping business?" ”

"Yes." Bao Yugang nodded firmly, "I think the shipping industry has a great future...... You're not going to change your mind, are you? ”

"Nope." Li Hualong shook his head with a smile, "As long as you set up a shipping company and agree to my investment in shares, I will definitely invest in shares!" ”

"Thank you!" Bao Yugang sincerely thanked him, he knew very well that without Li Hualong's support, his shipping dream would be more tortuous to come true.

"You're welcome. I remember that your father was very interested in running a real estate business, as if he had invested in the real estate industry, and he agreed with you to set up a shipping company. ”

"I don't quite agree." Bao Yugang smiled brightly, "My father set up a real estate company the year before last, and he didn't have much capital, so he could only develop small projects. I told him that you are very optimistic about the shipping industry, and he said that if you agree to take a stake, then he will financially support me to set up a shipping company. This morning, after we spoke on the phone, I told him what you said, and he said he would support me very much. ”

"The conditions we talked about before remain the same, I invest 2 million, you raise 3 million, make up 5 million, I account for 30% of the shares, and the remaining 70% of the shares, how to distribute, this is your business. You don't get paid from the shipping company, the time is set at two years, and after two years, you get paid again. ”

Li Hualong smiled and continued, "However, I hope that your salary is not too high, and take care of the feelings of the minority shareholders." ”

"Please rest assured, I have decided that I will not do anything to enrich my own pockets and lose other shareholders."

"We've known each other for a long time, and I believe in you." Li Hualong Zhengse said, "After the establishment of the shipping company, the development is good, and when there is a need for a bank loan, I can guarantee the company." ”

"Thank you, I will definitely work hard and strive to make achievements as soon as possible."

"Happy working together!" Li Hualong stretched out his hand and shook hands with Bao Yugang.

"Happy working together!" Bao Yugang smiled happily.