As the cargo ship slowly sailed into Hong Kong's Sai Wan Pier, Lee Ko-fu and Wong Ting-kwai stood at the bow and looked out to the shore. Fuk Wo Hong's partners Li Fuping, Yang Zhiqiang and several employees, as well as Li Gaofu's family and Wong Teng Kwai's family, all waved excitedly at the pier.

Since there was a wireless telegraph on board, once it was hundreds of kilometers close to Hong Kong, it could send a message of safety by telegraph to the telegraph office, which would then print it out and send it to the company. In this way, it is equivalent to getting the news one day in advance, which is convenient for the company to arrange and arrange unloading.

Of course, this has to be paid by the shipowner.

Huang Tinggui said with a smile: "Brother Gao Fu, how is it?" Is there a feeling of returning with glory or peace? ”

Li Gaofu shook his head and said, "There are some, but not all!" Brother Ting, do you know what I'm really thinking? ”

In the past 35 days, the two have established a more trusting relationship, and their relationship is much deeper. Of course, it was also because everything went relatively smoothly that the two not only did not have a gap, but strengthened their relationship.

Huang Tinggui thought for a moment and said, "I guess, you don't think it's fun, and you can't wait to purchase goods immediately and set off again." ”

Li Gaofu laughed 'haha' and said, "Those who know me, Brother Ting!" After a change of words, he added: "But next time, you will take Brother Fubing to run, and Brother Zhiqiang and I will stay at home." Because, I have an important banquet to attend! ”

Huang Tinggui immediately said generously: "No problem! Run twice in pairs, and then run again alone, if it is a year, I am afraid that I will have to earn this number! After saying that, I was more excited than a finger.

Li Gaofu smiled and didn't answer, he seemed to remember that the boss said that the opportunity was rare, which means that this trade will not last long. Of course, according to the current situation, there is no problem with running five times, and you can always earn seven or eight hundred thousand.

Although the steel on the ship has not been sold, it is impossible to calculate the specific profit, but Li Gaofu roughly estimated that this trip should have earned about 150,000 Hong Kong dollars.

This made him even more grateful to his cousin Lin Zhichao, after all, his cousin knew that this business was very profitable, and he could give himself a commission, and he Li Gaofu definitely agreed to take the risk and follow the boat.

It is equivalent to that his cousin gave him hundreds of thousands of gifts.

Of course, there are always risks at sea.

When the case was about to arrive, Huang Tinggui asked curiously: "Brother Gao Fu, what is the important banquet you said?" ”

"Oh, Lin Sheng is getting married, so I have to participate."

"No wonder!"

Although Huang Tinggui didn't continue, he understood that Li Gaofu's nobleman was Lin Zhichao, otherwise a senior manager would not be able to take out 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to do business.

The boat stopped not far from the pier, and then they docked by small boats, because there was also a queue to unload, and they had to be inspected by the British, so naturally the benefits were also given.

After arriving at the pier, a group of people gathered around, mainly relatives inside.

Chen Shufang had tears in her eyes, and she didn't know if she should return safely because of Li Gaofu's money, maybe there were two reasons.

"It's good to come back safely!"

Li Gaofu said with a smile: "There is no such risk at sea, what are you worried about!" All the best! ”

After speaking, he picked up his son, took his daughter by the hand, and said hello to his parents.

Whenever a ship docks, there must be family members waiting on the shore, and the family members of some employees will notify, which is the popular feeling of shipping and trading companies. It's okay to say that it's a normal route, but it's even more so if it's a dangerous route.

Soon, the four partners got together.

Li Gaofu, as the 'boss', immediately asked: "Have you contacted the buyers of the steel?" ”

Li Fubing immediately said: "I have contacted three companies, and I have asked the staff to notify them to inspect the goods, the price is very good, and the real estate market has been very good recently." ”

Li Gaofu nodded, satisfied with the partners.

At the same time, he followed Lin Zhichao's reminder and cultivated some good employees and relatives, so as not to follow the ship in person in the future.

Evening.

When Lin Zhichao went home, he found that Li Gaofu and his wife were visiting, and then he looked at the gifts piled up at home, and he showed a smile.

Of course, it's not this gift that makes him laugh, but the trade channels he points out can really make money. After all, he hasn't done it, so naturally it's just on paper.

"It seems that I have made a lot of money, this is a bribe for me!" Lin Zhichao joked with a smile while enjoying Lin Xin'er's 'home pick-up service'.

As the head of the family, there is no hostess for the time being, and Lin Xin'er's sister has become the one who finds slippers and bags for him. Girls in this era are more sensible, and they won't feel aggrieved when they 'go home to serve' the big guy. What's more, Lin Zhichao, the big guy, is Lin Xin'er's 'eldest brother like a father', providing her with education and supporting her, so he is not wronged by her.

When Li Gaofu and his wife saw Lin Zhichao coming back, they quickly got up from the sofa.

"I made a lot of money, and it is estimated that this trip is at least 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. If it weren't for your guidance and concession to us, we would have had a chance, so a little heart. ”

Lin Zhichao waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about this opportunity, and then said: "Call me Zhichao at home, call me Lin Sheng outside, you don't look like a person who dares to take risks." As for this opportunity, it was not good for me, the main thing was that I didn't want to take risks; So if you don't do it, I won't do it. Got it? ”

"Hmm"

There is no need to say what the risk is, after all, if it is a risk of following the ship, Lin Zhichao can completely let his subordinates do it, and then give a high salary or share, and a lot of people are willing to take risks. Of course, even if there is no risk, Lin Zhichao will not be able to follow the ship, he has time to waste at sea.

The real risk is to offend the Jiang family, you must know that there are a lot of G Army spies in Hong Kong, and in the next few years, in order to fight for the assets of G in Hong Kong, the two sides can be said to come and go, and use all means; On the whole, the Privy Council in London has repeatedly instructed the British government in Hong Kong to favor the Taiwan side.

Of course, this matter is not so serious, many businessmen in the previous life were also threatened by G agents, but how many people suffered?

To put it bluntly, Hong Kong is still British territory, and the British are actually smuggling by default.

When everybody is doing this, no one can control it.

After that, Li Gaofu was left for dinner.

During the banquet, Li Gaofu handed Lin Zhichao a piece of information, which was his diary of the ship, as well as information from the captain and crew, which Lin Zhichao specially wanted.

Although he has no money to enter the shipping industry now, after all, the money is all in gold; But the gold business will not last long, so it will definitely enter the shipping industry; And during this time, he will learn about the shipping industry.

During the banquet, Li Gaofu said: "If I run again, I will be able to repay the loan!" ”

He felt that it was a matter of credit, and he could pay it back as soon as possible, and he was also at ease.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "You can just watch it, anyway, I'm not in a hurry." By the way, when you're running this trade route, get to know more crew members and captains, and make more friends with people you'll need later. I still want to make shipping more convenient from it! ”

Li Gaofu already knew Lin Zhichao's thoughts, so he said: "Well, I deliberately asked Fuhe Xing to cooperate with a few shipowners, every time I have some relationships, you can introduce some talents to you if you need it at any time." ”

"Okay, I'll rest assured!"

Shipping requires a captain, a crew, and a cargo pick-up and unloading, in short, there are many doorways inside. Fortunately, Lin Zhichao will not enter for a while and a half, and he can take advantage of this time to study.

And even if he enters shipping, he will first buy a boat to operate for a period of time, and then continue to buy ships. In addition to running short-term leases and fixed routes, the rest of the customers are leased for as long as possible, which is conducive to obtaining a letter of credit from the bank.

At the same time, we will strive to set up a maritime academy in October next year to attract those soldiers of the Republic of China Navy to join.

On the way back.

Chen Shufang sighed: "It's like a dream!" If you have the ambition to carry you, we are really smoking from the ancestral tomb! ”

Although Li Gaofu knew that Lin Zhichao had scruples, he didn't do this business; But even so, it is borrowing money and instructing yourself, and this kindness is really great.

"How many rich people have made a fortune is because someone has supported them. is also the only Zhichao, who can be said to have risen quickly with his true skills, although there are also people who support him, but it is more of an auxiliary role. And my development is almost entirely dependent on Zhichao's support, and this kindness cannot be repaid in this life. ”

Hearing her husband say this, Chen Shufang had some opinions: "Didn't you also take a risk, I heard others say that there are G Navy and Eagle Sauce Navy over there, in case they are found out, they will directly bombard the smuggling ship." ”

Li Gaofu immediately said: "What do you know! There are many people who dare to take risks, and we have a boatload of more than a dozen people, and they are not all taking risks, but they only take a few dollars. ”

Chen Shufang suddenly had nothing to say, and could only hope that her husband could go smoothly and then become a rich wife.

The Lin family and the Tang family, the two families met for dinner at a high-end restaurant in Central on the weekend, and the travel was very pompous, with a total of three cars carrying 15 people.

Lin Zhichao's family of three, Tang Zhongyuan's family of six, Lin Zhichao's two drivers (also part-time security guards), a bodyguard Xue Junshan, a maid A Xia, Tang Zhongyuan's driver and maid.

Of course, Tang Caiyun is immediately a member of Lin Zhichao's family, and she still has a little life in her belly.

In the private room of the restaurant, the two families are very satisfied with their current life, so there is a lot of laughter during the banquet.

After Tang Zhongyuan tasted the wine, he said happily: "Recently, I occasionally gathered with those friends and old friends in Shanghai at the teahouse restaurant, and everyone talked about the things on the other side, and I felt a lot. Most of the wealth that everyone has worked hard for several generations has been taken away by the gold yuan coupons, and the recent gold smuggling incident has awakened many people to the fact that the Jiang family is gone. ”

All three battles have been fought, the first has ended, but a military defeat does not yet tell the whole story; And the failure of the financial battlefield is fatal, because the Jiang family originally represented the wealthy class, and it is conceivable that they lost the trust of these people.

Therefore, almost all the rich people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are ready to come to Hong Kong, and the worst is to send people from the family to take the lead.

Lin Zhichao said: "Hong Kong is definitely a good place, we can sit back and relax and 'look north', so it was definitely a wise decision for Uncle Tang to bring his family to Hong Kong. ”

Suddenly, Tang Zhongyuan was puffed up by this sycophant, and said: "I have been to Hong Kong for a short time a long time, and I have always felt that the environment here is very good. ”

Compared with this, he has recently been in the limelight in front of those old friends. When everyone first arrived in Hong Kong, he was able to settle down in a stable place, and his career was impossible to talk about, so everyone praised him for his vision and courage.

This kind of thing has never happened in Shanghai before, and at that time he was more like a supporting role in the Tang family.

After a while, Wu Wenying, as Lin Zhichao's parent, said: "In-laws, Zhichao is busy with his career, and the matter of this bride price has not been discussed yet, or let's talk about it today!" ”

Lin Zhichao handed over the preparations for the wedding to Li Gaofu, anyway, he is back in Hong Kong now, and it will not affect his work.

Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "In the current environment, coupled with the fact that both of us have just settled down, Qiao Ling's opinion and I are - just mean it." Zhichao didn't say it, he planned to donate the gift money for this wedding to charity. ”

Lin Zhichao did not make a big deal at this wedding, almost more than 30 tables of guests, the Chamber of Commerce in Shunde, the Chaozhou businessmen who knew him in the gold speculation, the banking industry, the real estate industry, his management, and Tang Zhongyuan's friends and relatives.

The banquet is the mainstay, and there is no pomp (low-key), after all, the current environment is easy to be jealous. At the same time, the cash proceeds will be donated to Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals for the resettlement of refugees.

Wu Wenying suddenly hesitated and said: "This" After all, she is a woman and does not control the main wealth of the family, so she looked at Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao grabbed Tang Caiyun's hand, his eyes were full of pampering, and then said: "The bride price is easy to talk about, but I have a suggestion: as far as I know, the textile industry as a whole is divided into four major links: spinning (wool spinning, cotton spinning), weaving (knitting, weaving), printing and dyeing (finishing), and garments. ”

To be honest, he can't look down on any of these four links. Even the most promising ready-to-wear garments are ultimately just the fate of quotas and processing.

Lin Zhichao really cares about the garment industry is to do 'brand', but he knows that if he wants to do 'brand', he will inevitably need to use the textile industry.

And Tang Zhongyuan's eyes lit up, and he felt that Lin Zhichao's suggestion was very good. At present, there are only two steps in Oriental Textile - spinning and weaving, and the step of 'printing and dyeing' is external processing. He also thought about the development of the whole industry chain, but his strength was not enough; Printing and dyeing is okay, he has done it before, and it belongs to the follow-up link of weaving.

Tong Chung-yuen feels that he is 'unfamiliar with the place', and the Hong Kong garment industry mostly serves the local market, as well as the Southeast Asian market, he has not yet had the strength. The son-in-law in front of him is undoubtedly a 'good move' in everything he does, and he is the best partner.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "Okay! But since it's an idea you came up with, how about using it as the name of 'Yangtze River Garment'? In terms of shares, I can account for 3%. ”

He thought that he still had to concentrate on spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, and as for this 'ready-to-wear', he let his son-in-law preside over it, and he could participate.

Lin Zhichao said happily: "Yes, it's called Yangtze River Clothing." However, 3 percent of the shares are my bride price, and I don't want Uncle Tang to pay a penny. ”

The garment factories of this era, to put it bluntly, are small-scale factories, with an estimated investment of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and can have hundreds of workers to buy some sewing machines produced in Shanghai. This kind of factory wants to get out of the way, and it will take until the 60s for Hong Kong's garment industry to surpass the textile industry.

Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "How can this work, I can still contribute to it." ”

Lin Zhichao said: "This is a bride price!" Besides, Uncle Tang has to be the general manager of this factory, and I can be the chairman, after all, I am good at making suggestions and developing markets, and Uncle Tang is good at production management and technology. ”

He made a good calculation, and when the time was ripe, he would take 2 percent of the shares as a dowry gift, and see if Tang Zhongyuan was moved.

Of course, Lin Zhichao also has a development plan, that is, he plans to win the brand of crocodile shirts (in the hands of the Hong Kong government) next year, so that Changjiang Garment also has a big customer. However, since it is a mid-to-high-end ready-to-wear brand, the fabric must be imported from Europe and the United States.

Tang Zhongyuan immediately agreed: "Okay, you have said so, I will accept this bride price." ”

The couple knew that this bride price was still very expensive, and the expensive thing was not its own value, but that it was a partnership with Lin Zhichao to do business, and the prospects were great. As for the return of the dowry, then it can only be considered according to the amount of the current investment in ready-to-wear.

The two families happily finished the dinner, and then went to the department store again, and then went home satisfied.

(End of chapter)