On the second floor of the Yangtze River Silver Horn, Lin Zhichao, Lee Shau Kee and four other staff members who participated in the gold speculation sat together. The four staff members involved in the gold speculation are gold traders (and telephone operators) Ah Shan and Ah Jin, financial and telephone clerk Ah Hao, and the telegraph operator Ah Ming, who joined not long ago.

In fact, from the very beginning, Lin Zhichao encouraged these staff members to make greater contributions to the team, such as collecting information and observing their peers. In order to unite everyone, Lin Zhichao gave the entire team 8% of the profit, and Lee Shau-kee got 6%.

"In the fourth quarter of this year, we made a profit of 750,000 yuan. It's not early January yet, but I've decided today to give out your bonuses in advance. ”

As soon as Lin Zhichao's words fell, the five of them all showed joy and looked at the envelope in Lin Zhichao's hand.

Then, they each got their share, and the mood was even better.

As for Lin Zhichao's mood, it is also very good, Li Shauji's ability to speculate on gold is really good, and he has made a lot of money for him.

This year, the Yangtze River Silver Gold Speculation (short-term) has obtained a total net profit of 1.35 million Hong Kong dollars (after dividends), which can be described as a big victory.

At this time, the capital of Yangtze River Silver to speculate in gold has reached 3.15 million Hong Kong dollars.

These do not include gold pledged in the Bank of East Asia (4,160 taels) and assets in the store (200,000 Hong Kong dollars).

"Thank you, boss," everyone said happily.

Even if it is four employees, they also get 3,750 yuan, which is a senior management income in Hong Kong.

The reason why Lin Zhichao is so generous is also because he wants to use the share to bind the 'loyalty' of these people, for example, two gold traders, if they have 'selfishness', the losses caused may be very large, because only the two of them are resident in the gold and silver trading field. At the same time, they also work more and get more rewards, and summarize all kinds of information for Lee Shau-kee's reference.

"Okay, the Yangtze River Silver should take a break for a while. You have been studying more, summarizing more, and inquiring more recently, anyway, I have made money, and I have a share of you. ”

Everyone immediately expressed their attitude, full of high-spirited faces, looking forward to the next gold speculation.

Last week, gold was approaching 500 Hong Kong dollars per tael, and Lee Shau Kee braked in time and quickly cashed out all of them; Sure enough, gold then slowly began to retreat.

In Lin Zhichao's view, gold must fall back, otherwise before JF and before JF Guangdong Province, what should be done with gold's room for gain?

Could it be that there will be 700 Hong Kong dollars per tael?

Lin Zhichao vaguely guessed, but he didn't plan to speculate for too long, maybe on the eve of JF, he would stop, or reduce the amount invested.

After the crowd dispersed, Lee Shau Kee suddenly said: "I have an elder brother named Lee Siu Lun, who works in the silver number of Aomen, and he heard that I am making a big move in the gold and silver exchange after I am investing in gold for the boss. Therefore, he suggested that we can contact He Xian directly to purchase gold from Aomen, which will not only be cheaper, but also will not cause the market to be alarmed. ”

He Xian, Luo Bao and Zhong Ziguang jointly opened a "He'an" gold company, and obtained the patent right to operate gold through Luo Bao. The company was mainly run by He Xian, who sent people to Africa and other places to buy gold, and then used Luo Bao's relationship to hire agents from the Western Exploration Department to escort the gold from the dock to the company and sell it to merchants in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Since it is the only one with no semicolon, the difference between the price of gold in and out is quite large.

In other words, almost all of Hong Kong's Hang Seng Silver and Teochew gold merchants order gold from this 'He'an' gold company. Haron Re buys gold from South Africa and other places according to the demand of the order.

In his previous life, Lee Shau Kee took advantage of this relationship, coupled with the two familiar silver accounts in Hong Kong Aomen, to obtain some gold purchase convenience and make some money. Of course, the income is far less than that of Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I don't know the people of Aomen, how can it be easy to get cheap gold." Moreover, their imported gold is not punctual, which is equivalent to a bad U-turn. ”

If it was punctual, the Teochew gold merchants would not have installed wireless shortwave radios.

Lee Shau Kee said: "It's also a very troublesome problem, and it is very risky to transport a large amount of gold. Boss, you know the trend of gold, there is no need to take risks. ”

His brother Li Zhaolin actually wanted to take Lin Zhichao's line and import gold from Aomen for Lin Zhichao to earn some hardship fees and the like; Because Li Zhaolin saw that Lin Zhichao was a 'good boss', reputable, and generous, he gave his younger brother such a high dividend.

In fact, if cooperation can really be reached, the benefits to Lin Zhichao still outweigh the disadvantages.

It's just that Lin Zhichao has a lot of information, so he doesn't care about these issues such as 'driving up the price when buying'. And Lin Zhichao is not greedy and does not earn the last copper plate, so there is no need to take a little risk.

"You're right! The most important thing is that my speculation is only a temporary measure, and I will withdraw soon. ”

Lee Shau Kee immediately admired Lin Zhichao's control, and he was not greedy at all.

If it were someone else, after making so much money, I am afraid that he would have concentrated on speculating in gold for a long time.

The two chatted for a while, and after Lin Zhichao was sure that the funds had been deposited in HSBC, he left the Yangtze River Silver Account.

Before leaving, he informed Lee Shau-kee that he was going to attend his wedding, and this time Lee Shau-kee was also the best man of Lin Zhichao's wedding, and Lin Zhichao intended to cultivate him.

In a restaurant, two brothers, Lee Shau Kee and Lee Siu Lun, got together.

"Zhaoji, is your boss excited?" Li Zhaolin asked warmly.

He is very confident, after all, the Yangtze River Silver is so generous in the gold and silver trading field, if it can import gold from Aomen, it can save a lot of costs. And if he can get Lin Zhichao's appreciation and be responsible for smuggling gold from Omen to Hong Kong, then he can also make a lot of profits.

Li Shaoji shook his head and said: "Big brother, our boss is different from other bosses, he is very confident in gold speculation, and what he is good at is analyzing the market from factors such as the situation in the mainland and the import of gold from Omen. Although you said that it would reduce costs, he didn't want to take any chances. ”

Li Zhaolin said anxiously: "Why don't you introduce my brother, I will transport the gold for him to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

Lee Shau Kee smiled bitterly: "What about shipping to Hong Kong?" He didn't feel comfortable keeping the gold in his hands, so he didn't have any plans to do so. ”

He guessed well, even if he put the gold in the Yangtze River Silver or at home, Lin Zhichao was not very relieved. Speculating in gold in the gold and silver trading market is not really gold, but a contract, so the risk is smaller.

Li Zhaolin could only say disappointedly: "Okay! ”

At this time, Li Shauji said: "Big brother, my current funds are already more than 100,000 yuan, but we can cooperate with each other, you transport gold from Aomen for me, and I will give you a commission." ”

Li Zhaolin was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you have more than 100,000 funds?" ”

Suddenly people are more popular than death, fortunately it is his own brother, he came out early to engage in this industry, and now he is only 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. Unexpectedly, this younger brother has only been out for less than a year, and he has a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan.

"Yes, today I sent a commission of more than 40,000 Hong Kong, and this year my commission is already 80,000 Hong Kong dollars. In addition, he usually speculates on gold, so he already has a small net worth. ”

Li Zhaolin was still happy for his younger brother and said: "You are lucky to meet a boss who appreciates you." And you are very good at speculating on gold. It's time for you to develop! ”

Lee Shau Kee said modestly: "It can be regarded as developed!" ”

The two brothers soon decided to join forces, smuggling gold from Omen to the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange to cash out. Since the Yangtze River Silver allowed Lee Shau Kee to trade his own gold, it was quite convenient.

After the separation, Lee Shau-kee's eyes revealed a resolute gaze.

From the first day he stopped in Central, Hong Kong, and took a deep breath of fresh air, Lee Shau Kee wanted to succeed.

The definition of success is that he is not disappointed by the innate endowment of the personality, worthy of the cultivation of the acquired environment, giving full play to his wisdom, ability, and mind, and grasping the opportunities and fates that he can grasp as much as possible.

If this effort leads to his meteoric prosperity, it is also a related achievement with cause and effect.

Although he is grateful to Lin Zhichao for his trust and support, Lee Shau Kee also believes that his ability is an important reason for his development, and if he disappoints his boss, how can he always cooperate.

"Today, I am already considered to have a net worth of more than 100,000, and I will strive to strive for a net worth of 200,000 next year." Lee Shau Kee thought with confidence.

Monday, January 3, 1949.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, it is advisable to get married.

The wedding of Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun was held at the Peninsula Hotel, and many relatives and friends were invited to witness it, and there were also people of high moral standing in Hong Kong who came to attend.

The wedding was presided over by Jian Dongpu, and He Dong also attended accompanied by his family, and hundreds of Hong Kong businessmen and tycoons were present, and the pomp was relatively large.

Some people marvel that Lin Zhichao has been in Hong Kong for less than three years, but he has made so many friends and done far more than his peers, and he can't find out there even more than some seniors in the business world.

"We Cantonese people have missed a good son-in-law! Why didn't you take the initiative to introduce your daughter in the first place, wasting the opportunity! ”

"The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass! Mrs. Lin is so beautiful, fortunately we didn't introduce it, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be rejected, haha! ”

The people below were discussing, but Jian Dongpu on the podium said: "In this special year, a talented Cantonese married a talented woman from Shanghai, which is just in line with the current situation in Hong Kong. It doesn't matter if you're from Guangdong Province or Shanghai, we're all from Hong Kong now."

The audience burst into applause!

To tell the truth, Lin Zhichao developed very quickly, and almost in a short period of time, he won the appreciation and cooperation of Jian Dongpu and He Dong by virtue of his achievements in real estate.

Therefore, if someone says that he needs to rely on his father-in-law, it is obviously a joke.

During this period, some people did want to introduce their daughters or nieces, but they were all politely rejected by Lin Zhichao, because he had almost already known Tang Caiyun at that time, so he was naturally in no mood to accept the 'blind date' object again.

Soon, when it came to the toasting session, he first came to He Dong's side.

He Dong is 87 years old, and he can still bring his family to his wedding, which is obviously enough to give Lin Zhichao face. At the age of 93, He Dong was still in a wheelchair and went to the United Kingdom to receive the KBE award.

I don't know if Lin Zhichao can also get a fifth-class knight title at that time. This thing is still relatively useful, and has great practical value - it is convenient to go to the UK to do business; Even in Hong Kong, you can also be superior to others, of course, you can selectively 'hide' this title in the future.

The KBE rank is the second class of the Order of the British Empire, with a total of five ranks; In his previous life, Li Chaoren was awarded the KBE title after the millennium.

Many celebrities in Hong Kong like to be called 'Sir XX' and 'Dr. XX', among which 'Dr.) is not read, but a contribution to a certain university and a reward.

"Beauty with heroes, good!"

"Thank you, Sir Ho, for joining us at the wedding"

"Haha, I don't have a reason not to come to your wedding, I'm optimistic about you!"

The people around can see that Lin Zhichao and He Tung have a close relationship, and when they think of the Hong Kong Governor's participation in the groundbreaking ceremony, they understand that Sir Ho Tung is contributing in the middle.

After a circle, the guests and hosts were happy.

When the guests heard that Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhichao had donated all the gift money to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Po Leung Kuk, they applauded, and naturally the presidents and chairmen of the two charitable units came to the stage to thank them.

At this time, a large number of refugees came to Hong Kong, and it was not the most urgent thing to live, but the most urgent thing to eat, so there were charities in many places to distribute food so as not to starve people to death in Hong Kong, which really became a sad thing.

Lin Zhichao and his wife received tens of thousands of gifts, this donation is already quite large, and the donation of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in this era can be used by the university to name you 'a certain building'. And these gifts have already belonged to Lin Zhichao and his wife, and they will be repaid to the guests present in the future.

So this kind of is really charitable.

Of course, Lin Zhichao chose to donate money directly because he didn't need to trouble himself and could make some friends.

Next year will be the time when there will be the most refugees in Hong Kong, and Lin Zhichao will also have a lot of money in hand at that time, and he will donate another 180,000 yuan. He always remembered the promise he made when he picked up gold, so charity still has to be done every year.

People can't be without integrity, otherwise God won't help you!

At night, Lam Tin Grace Garden.

Lin Zhichao hugged Tang Caiyun, who was wearing a wedding dress, and lay on the bed to warm up.

"The wedding room is a little small, the wedding is a little simple, only a true heart is more real than real gold." Lin Zhichao said sensual words.

In the same way, he naturally said it without any sense of disobedience. If the young people of later generations say it, they will inevitably be DISSS for a while, and even give their daughter-in-law a lifelong reason.

Tang Caiyun was lying in Lin Zhichao's arms, and sure enough, she was very moved, and said sweetly: "Husband! The wedding room is very large, the wedding is very heavy, and I have received your sincerity, very true. ”

Hearing this, Lin Zhichao turned over and staked Tang Caiyun's body, revealing his true nature and said, "Okay, shouldn't we enter the cave room!" ”

Tang Caiyun smelled the heavy breath of the man who was close at hand, and after being intoxicated, she said, "The wedding dress hasn't been taken off yet?" ”

"Don't take it off!"

After speaking, Lin Zhichao began to act.

What kind of wedding dress to take off, what you want is 'Avatar', of course, this is the wedding dress when you get married, and it needs to be kept well, so Lin Zhichao did not violently dismantle it.

The next morning.

Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun slept until eight o'clock before they got up and served tea to Wu Wenying.

Because her mother is not strong, Tang Caiyun is also gentle and graceful, and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must get along very well and can stabilize Lin Zhichao's rear.

As a result, Wu Wenying tasted the daughter-in-law's tea, and immediately helped Tang Caiyun up.

"Good daughter-in-law! There are no big rules in our family, as long as you and my son are loving and harmonious, I will be satisfied as a mother. ”

"Mom, thank you!"

With the addition of a maid A Xia in the family, Wu Wenying naturally got rid of housework; Of course, in the past, Lin Xin'er would also help Wu Wenying with housework, and even Lin Zhichao would simply clean up.

The house is still too small, and Lin Zhichao still plans to move to a single-family house within two years.

(End of chapter)