Bonham East Street, located in Sheung Wan, is a well-known 'Golden Street' in Hong Kong, where there are 20 or 30 gold shops and silver shops, specializing in gold trading, foreign currency exchange, exchange and other businesses.

Bonham East Street and Bonham West Street are not fully connected. The eastern end of Bonham East connects to Queen's Road Central, near Jouhang Street and Wellington Street, and the western end connects Hang Hau Street and the junction of Queen's Road Central and West. Bonham West Street starts from the section of Bonham East near Hang Hau Street and connects to Des Voeux Road West at the western end. The road was named after the third Governor of Hong Kong, Bonham Bonham.

"Boss, this is the landlord Huang Sheng, you are still fellow villagers!" Hu Zhaoxu introduced Lin Zhichao.

Hong Kong is a city in Guangdong Province, and it is not difficult to meet fellow villagers.

Lin Zhichao plans to open a 'silver account' to engage in gold trading, foreign currency exchange, exchange and other businesses;

He doesn't want to get rich, he just wants to make a signboard on Literature Street.

Therefore, he asked Hu Zhaoxu to find a façade for himself.

"Boss Lin, I didn't expect you, a real estate tycoon, to come to Wenham East Street to rent a storefront!" The landlord Huang Sheng said with a smile.

Lin Zhichao raised his head and glanced at the surrounding environment casually, then responded to the landlord: "Everyone says that I am a real estate tycoon, but I don't know that the house I live in is rented, the office building is rented, and now the store still has to be rented, and I still don't have a property!" Huang Sheng, according to this statement, you are better than me. ”

When Huang Sheng heard this, he immediately laughed, and then said: "Lin Sheng is really our standard green (outstanding) businessman from Shunde, he has a good abacus, fast in and out, and makes a lot of money. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries, and the landlord took Lin Zhichao to visit.

"Lin Sheng, you are also lucky, the former landlord ran the store and couldn't afford to pay the landlord, so he quit the rent (in fact, the rent was increased and the tenants were evicted). I asked him to consider becoming a silver gold shop, and he would definitely be able to make money on Bonham East Street, but unfortunately he didn't have the guts. ”

Lin Zhichao inspected the façade here, which covers an area of only more than 350 square feet, with two floors, upstairs and downstairs. It is inevitable that the gold shop and silver number are a little small, obviously the landlord is messing around with suggestions, not to mention that others do not know how to do it, and they rashly enter this industry, and they are cheated out of money in a few days.

Although he doesn't know how to do it, he has a lot of financial strength, and he doesn't mean to drink as a drunkard, so it doesn't matter.

"It's a little smaller!" Lin Zhichao muttered.

The landlord Huang Sheng was also very shrewd, and immediately said: "Boss Lin, it's not that I lied to you, this Wenham East Street is rare to have shops for rent all year round." It's a coincidence that you just met. ”

Lin Zhichao stopped talking nonsense, and he didn't have time, so he said, "Okay, what price?" ”

Huang Sheng thought for a while before he said: "Axu said just now, we are fellow villagers, and you are our Shunde Biaoqing, so I have to give face." In this way, you can pay 2,000 top fees, plus 10,000 a year's rent. ”

This price is okay, there is no Meng Lin Zhichao, it belongs to the market price, it seems that he is also a celebrity now.

"Okay, when will the contract be signed, I still have to decorate the house here and open it as soon as possible."

Huang Sheng said with a smile: "Boss Lin is cheerful, no wonder his career is big." By the way, what are you going to do? ”

Lin Zhichao looked at the landlord and said as a matter of course: "Huang Shengdu said, you can make a steady profit by being a silver number gold store here, I have no reason not to listen to you." So, I started a silver gold shop. ”

The landlord was stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "Really make a gold store and a silver number?" ”

"Of course! Sure! ”

The landlord was speechless for a moment, feeling that this person may have planned to be a silver gold store from the beginning.

"Then congratulations on your fortune!"

I was puzzled in my heart, such a big boss could still look at such a small façade.

Soon, the two sides decided to sign the contract the next day.

This time, Lin Zhichao plans to set up a subsidiary in the name of Changjiang Real Estate. In this way, it is convenient for accounting arrangements and inquiries. Moreover, in the future, the silver number can also become a subsidiary of the real estate company's 'finance company' and 'securities company'.

After talking to the landlord, Lin Zhichao took Hu Zhaoxu to walk around Wenham East Street, and from time to time he went to other people's shops to take a look.

"Boss, since you want to open a silver gold store, I'm afraid you have to find a trustworthy employee. I have heard that there are 'gold and gold stealing, silver and silver' in this industry, and those who are not trusted can easily be taken advantage of by goldsmiths. Hu Zhaoxu suggested.

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "I've also heard of it, could it be that you have someone you know who has done this business?" You can introduce it to me. ”

Hu Zhaoxu was immediately moved, thinking that the boss trusted him, and even the people he introduced also believed.

However, he shook his head and said, "I don't know anyone familiar with the gold and silver horns, otherwise I would have introduced it to you!" ”

Lin Zhichao didn't mind and said, "It's okay! When I look at this silver number, I don't really look at the business of gold trading and foreign exchange exchange. It's just that it's just going to speculate on the gold in the gold and silver trading market. As for the façade business, take your time, there is always someone who agrees to help me. ”

Hu Zhaoxu nodded, lamenting the excess energy of his boss.

As for Hu Zhaoxu, Lin Zhichao is also trusting, his ability is also relatively recognized, and the key is to be willing to learn.

Just as Lin Zhichao was about to go back, he saw an 'acquaintance' in a store called 'Baosheng Yinhao'.

I saw this acquaintance lightly scratch on a guest's gold, and then confirmed it a few more times, and said: "Sir, the pure color of your gold is only ninety percent four or five, and one or two grains of silver are added to it, you see ......."

The guest didn't believe it: "How is it possible, I exchanged it in the big silver number in the mainland, will your master look at the gold?" ”

Lee Shau Kee was moved confidently: "Sir, I started learning this industry when I was six years old, and I will never be mistaken. If you don't worry, you can go over there and try again. ”

After the customer took it to the counter and tried it again, he got the same answer, and returned to Lee Shau Kee to complete the transaction.

Lee Shau Kee got the gold and immediately wanted to leave.

"This gentleman, stay!" Lin Zhichao quickly shouted to stop Lee Shau Kee and greeted him.

Li Zhaoji was a little nervous, but when he saw that Lin Zhichao and Hu Zhaoxu were dressed well, and this was the silver horn he knew, he was relieved.

"Hello, who are?"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Sir, I just saw that you have the art of dividing money, and the whole transaction is done easily. To tell you the truth, I am preparing a silver account and need a shopkeeper, and I would like to invite my husband to sit down and talk. By the way, my name is Lin Zhichao, and this is my famous post. After speaking, he called the business card and handed it to Lee Shau Kee.

Li Shauji was stunned for a moment, then picked up the name card and looked at it, and found that it was the owner of the real estate company and the zipper company, so he knew that Lin Zhichao was doing business across banks.

However, he was embarrassed and said, "This, I don't plan to find a job yet!" ”

He came to Hong Kong with some cash and stayed at his aunt's house, so he didn't have to spend anything. Therefore, he only needs to do pending orders on Bonham East Street, and he can earn a lot of money, which is better than a part-time job.

What's more, his brother Lee Siu-lun also works at his uncle's Macau Po Cheong Gold Account, and the boss of Po Chong Gold and Hong Kong Po Sang Silver (the predecessor of Po Sang Bank) are old friends from the same country. Therefore, if Lee Shau Kee speculates on gold, there is some convenience.

Lin Zhichao immediately threw out the bait and said: "You make a little money at most, if you come to my silver number as the shopkeeper, I will give you enough freedom, you can also do your own business, you can use my façade to do your own business, I don't care." To tell you the truth, my opening a silver account is a disguise, I plan to go to the gold and silver trading market to speculate on gold and make a big deal, so the store business needs to be supervised by a skilled hand, and I will not treat you badly. ”

He added: "If you think about it, you can call me and we'll talk about it." ”

When Li Shaoji heard this, his heart was already moved, but he only had some concerns, so he said, "Okay, Boss Lin." ”

Lin Zhichao asked Lee Shau-kee's name again, and after getting the answer, he left satisfied.

On the way, Hu Zhaoxu was dumbfounded, the boss was too passing.

"Boss, is this person credible?"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's credible or not, I only need to know one thing, he just came to Hong Kong, and he can't fight me." What's more, he just said with a Shunde accent, and said that he entered the industry at the age of six, presumably from a family of silver and gold shops, and his skills should not be weak. ”

Hu Zhaoxu nodded and said, "The boss is smart!" ”

He also understands that with the shrewdness of the boss, if Li Zhaoji is found to be lawless, he can be fired.

This way.

Lee Shau Kee found the shopkeeper of the Bao Sang Silver and asked, "Uncle Shi, do you know the boss on this name?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately took it and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Why do you have this person's name?" He is not simple, he is our standard green businessman in Shunde, and he has this Yangtze River Real Estate ....... And this Cheung Kong industry...... In short, he is more powerful than the standard youth of the Teochew businessman, and he is a business wizard. By the way, how did you know him? ”

Lee Shau Kee was very shocked at this time, such a powerful person, just because he saw himself buying and selling gold, he was so wooed?

However, he was very interested in that job for three reasons:

First, this Boss Lin is a silver-numbered layman, so he will definitely rely on himself;

Second, Boss Lin gave himself enough freedom to continue to buy and place orders and buy and sell gold, as long as he took his own capital.

Third, this shopkeeper seems to be in power, and Boss Lin doesn't seem to take the façade business to heart, but it's just a pretense; If you make achievements yourself, then you can be regarded as repaying the trust of others.

Fourth, do it for a while, and when the time is ripe, just say goodbye, and then organize Boss Lin's silver number, which can be regarded as a happy ending.

"He wanted me to work for him, so he gave me a post."

The shopkeeper immediately said: "Zhaoji, don't I give you a job here, your brother is in Macau, you are in Hong Kong, and the two silver numbers are in the same voice." "He knows that Lee Shau Kee has the ability to be a 'silver prodigy'.

Li Shaoji said apologetically: "Uncle Shi, I'm really sorry, I'm more distracted, I'm worried about causing trouble for you." But that Boss Lin said that he doesn't value the façade business, just let me do it casually. He mainly planned to go to the gold and silver market to speculate on gold, so the store business could earn a rent, and I could do my own business. ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "This may be true, he is very rich, and he really can't look at this commission." Well, since that's the case, I won't persuade you, after all, you will also be the shopkeeper in the future. ”

"Uncle Shi, you made fun of it."

"Haha, Zhaoji, you're in luck."