The pier in the West Loop.

Lin Zhichao, Li Gaofu, Huang Tinggui and others are on the wharf, looking forward to the arrival of the 'Eastern Traders' cargo ship this morning, and everyone is waiting at the wharf with their staff, family and friends.

Lin Zhichao did not call his family and friends, and he would not admit that the Eastern Traders cargo ship was his own ship, because he only held a 50% stake; At the same time, while he will be fully involved in the operation of the ship, he will not make a high-profile announcement that he is the owner of the Eastern Traders.

There are many reasons for this, so low-key handling is best suited.

As the Eastern Traders approached the dock, the crowd on the shore cheered in unison, and they found that the ship looked beautiful, not at all like it had been battered by the wind and waves for 31 years.

"It's like a new ship! Oh my god, this ship is so big! Cousin-in-law Chen Shufang exclaimed enthusiastically.

She never dreamed that her man would be able to achieve what he is today, even though the ship was only one of the shareholders of the ship. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at my cousin Lin Zhichao, and then at my husband Li Gaofu.

Because she knew that her husband Li Gaofu could have where he is today, just because he met Lin Zhichao. And back then, she almost rejected Lin Zhichao, if it really developed like that, she felt terrified when she thought about it.

Thankfully, it's all true!

"Ah, Mom, what are you pinching me for!" Li Gaofu's eldest daughter, Li Qian, was waving her arms excitedly, but was suddenly pinched by her mother and protested dissatisfied.

Chen Shufang hurriedly said: "What are you making a fuss about, how bad the impact is!" ”

Lin Zhichao touched Li Qian's head at this time, and said with a smile: "Today is a day of joy, cousin-in-law, you are so lenient!" ”

He got along with this girl for a few months, and at that time, because Lin Zhichao often liked to buy some things for the landlord's family, Li Qian, the girl, liked Lin Zhichao's cousin very much.

Nine-year-old Li Qian saw that she had a backer, and immediately refuted Chen Shufang: "That's it!" My cousin didn't say anything, and my dad didn't say anything! ”

Chen Shufang was stunned, she was very afraid of Lin Zhichao, she had some weakness, and Li Gaofu respected Lin Zhichao very much; It can be said that if she offended Lin Zhichao, she herself was worried that her family status would not be guaranteed.

Li Gaofu immediately said at this time: "That's it, I can't help but yell a few times, this ship looks really mighty!" ”

The ship itself is thirty years old, and it is also a relatively new ship in Hong Kong, plus the seller has given the warranty and refreshed, so it naturally looks updated.

The group spoke freely, and they all felt excited.

What is a ship in this era?

It is a walkable asset.

During the war years, as long as there was one ship, it was possible to get out of the war. At that time, Wheelock had two 10,000-ton ships, and when RB occupied Shanghai, the old Madden hurriedly let the ship return to Europe and kept Wheelock's most important asset. Because of this, Wheelock was able to become one of the four major foreign companies after the war. You know, Wheelock is the latest foreign firm to be established.

And the reason why 'Shanghai School' is keen on shipping is because they are already frightened birds, so they like to buy ships and take refuge overseas at any time. As the saying goes, 'success is also shipping, failure is also shipping', and there are few real estate tycoons in Shanghai, which is the truth.

If the Shanghai-style shipping tycoon develops shipping and real estate at the same time, it may not be the only Bao family among the top ten real estate developers.

After all, in the 50~70s, a ship was a building.

The sun shone on the hull of the Eastern Traders, as if to indicate that this was a hen laying golden eggs, and only Lin Zhichao knew how profitable this ship could be, of course, this money was risky.

After the Eastern Traders stopped at the pier, everyone saw the whole picture, about 65 meters long, about 8 meters wide, and more than 5 meters high.

In the future container era, thousand-ton cargo ships will naturally be small ships that cannot be smaller; But in this era, the 1200-ton Eastern Traders is not small, and there are about 300~800-ton sea vessels.

"Let's get on the boat and have a look!" Lin Zhichao took the lead and said.

He is the largest individual shareholder of this ship, and he has agreed in advance that this ship has been operated by Lin Zhichao in the past year. A year later, Fuhe Hong took out $100,000 to buy Lin Zhichao's shares.

"Yes, let's go on the boat and have a look. I didn't expect that 800,000 Hong Kong dollars could buy such a new ship, and this ship was worth 1 million Hong Kong dollars no matter how you look at it. Huang Tinggui's face was filled with excitement, and he was surprised.

Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu couldn't help laughing, and naturally the two of them didn't reveal the practice of 'skipping orders', after all, this is not a glorious thing. As for whether the two of them will be ashamed?

Don't be funny, do the steamed buns of the B family have blood?

What's more, it was the shipbroker who teased the two first, if it weren't for the two of them doing a lot of homework, I'm afraid they would have to spend 1 million to buy a 'problem ship'.

At that point, they will be victims.

After arriving on the deck of the Eastern Traders, Captain Liu Hu and the crew greeted everyone one after another.

"Boss Lin and Boss Li's Eastern Traders are all going well, the performance is very good, and the facilities in all aspects are also well maintained, and they can be put into operation immediately."

Lin Zhichao patted Liu Hu on the shoulder and said, "Captain Liu, you are worthy of being an old captain, we are very relieved that the ship will be piloted!" ”

This Liu Hu was the captain of the first trip to Weihaiwei Trade, and was poached by Li Gaofu. Lin Zhichao personally named him, because he felt that Liu Hu's familiarity with the northern seas would be beneficial to Li Gaofu or Lin Zhichao.

After everyone visited the Eastern Traders, the next step is to go through the registration procedures, of course, the Eastern Traders must be registered in Hong Kong, and the rice flag will be hung!

Lin Zhichao will often participate in the operation and management of the Eastern Traders, which can be regarded as an internship in shipping. After all, if Lin Zhichao wants to officially step into this industry, it will not be just a small boat of more than 1,000 tons, but two big ships.

Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu went to the Hong Kong government's ship inspection agency to apply for a license. Without this certificate, you can't even enter the port, and if the ship has an accident, the insurance company will not pay the claim.

In other words, after obtaining this certificate, the Eastern Traders can start picking up and transporting goods.

"Your Eastern Traders cargo ship is a piece of scrap metal, and you can't get a navigation permit." The British surveyor said proudly.

If it were someone else, I couldn't help but sink in my heart and was overwhelmed by fear. After all, such a ship is worth nearly one million, which is almost all the assets of the average shipowner, and if it cannot transport goods, it will be almost a catastrophe.

Lin Zhichao said in fluent English: "This truck was purchased from the Star Island Sea Emperor Steamship, and all aspects have just been overhauled, and the performance is very new." After speaking, he motioned to Li Gaofu.

Li Gaofu immediately came to Will's desk and handed out a big red envelope.

Sure enough, Will blatantly pulled out the pounds from the red envelope, counted them, and suddenly his expression softened. After all, it's a full £500, which is more than his annual salary.

"For the sake of your difficult business, I think you should be given a certificate. Remember, there is an annual inspection at the end of each year! As for the money, he will bring it to the inspectors for you, and ask them to inspect it again for you, and tomorrow you will come and sail and get the certificate! ”

"Thank you"

It must have been too much, Lin Zhichao and Li Gaofu glanced at each other and saw it in each other's eyes.

After the two left, Will counted the banknotes again, and after confirming that it was 500 pounds, he immediately said happily: "These two fools! The ship is so new, run the ship inspection agency a few more times, and it will always be able to issue a certificate. Unexpectedly, I came up to give me a big gift. I draw £300 and give the rest to someone else. ”

Indeed, the Eastern Traders is a relatively well-preserved second-hand ship, and there is no problem with issuing a certificate. As long as there is no problem with English, come to the ship inspection agency a few more times, these British ship inspectors must give a certificate, otherwise it is easy to get into trouble (complaints).

In fact, these people don't know that Lin Zhichao is deeply affected. He thinks in his bones that even if he is qualified, he must give gifts, otherwise he will definitely be troubled.

And Lin Zhichao never wants to be a grandson again in this life, why don't he use it if he has money; A mere £500 is regarded as the hard work of these Britons, who have managed to run tens of thousands of kilometers to Hong Kong.

Get out of the ship inspection agency.

Lin Zhichao said: "Finally, everything is done, and the goods can be officially shipped!" ”

Li Gaofu nodded and said: "Actually, it's quite smooth, mainly because we have no problem communicating in English, plus we are generous and fast." If you meet other Chinese shipowners, I don't know how much anger you have to suffer here, these foreign devils are really greedy! ”

In his opinion, the Eastern Traders would not be difficult if it was so well maintained, and it was conceivable that other ships would not be difficult.

"What's the solution, where do you think it's not like that?"

"Yes!"

Next, the Eastern Traders were about to set sail and make money, and the two quickly forgot about today.

Tsuen Wan.

The second industrial building of the Oriental Textile Factory was put into use, and Tang Zhongyuan invited relatives and friends to visit in high spirits, and Lin Zhichao, as his son-in-law and partner, naturally came to congratulate.

Dongfang Textile currently undertakes 70% of the textile cloth supply of Cheung Kong Industrial, and the other 30% is due to the use of imported textile fabrics, after all, European and American customers have higher requirements.

The textile level and technology of Hong Kong and Shanghai are not as good as those in Europe and the United States, and they still need to grow for a period of time; Even some high-end fabrics have always been in the hands of Europeans and Americans.

Tang Bingyuan pointed to the industrial building and said: "You spin on the floor, weave on the second floor, and prepare for the office on the third floor?" ”

As far as he knows, Oriental Textile can make a profit of 5~60,000 Hong Kong dollars per month, about half of which is from Changjiang Industrial's orders.

Now, he doesn't dare to peep at his cousin, because the zipper of Changjiang Industrial has entered Europe and the United States, and the future prospects are unlimited; Then Oriental Textile will develop and naturally grow; Moreover, the cousin is still like a different person, the more he fights, the more courageous he becomes, and the products of Oriental Textile are developing very well overseas.

Tang Zhongyuan said: "I have cooperated with my son-in-law to set up a garment factory, the Yangtze River Garment Factory, and plan to move to the third floor as a production base in the future. There is also the old factory, which will also open a printing and dyeing factory. ”

The people around were surprised, Oriental Textile is to 'spin, weave, dye, clothing' one-stop development!

With this courage, it is already the first place in all Shanghai textile industry peers!

For a while, everyone couldn't help but look at Lin Zhichao, after all, Dongfang Textile not only undertook a large number of orders from Changjiang Industrial, but Tang Zhongyuan also obtained a loan facility from the Bank of East Asia because of Lin Zhichao's son-in-law.

Oriental Textile has a loan of 800,000 Hong Kong dollars (200,000 has been paid off), which is a treatment that many entrepreneurs do not have. The brand-new plant, brand-new equipment, and excellent management system all make the people who come to visit today admire.

"Good! This is a role model for our textile industry in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is so big, they have to work hard to expand their products overseas. Tang Bingyuan had a happy expression for his cousin.

"Cousin said with a smile, compared to your South China Sea Textile, Dongfang Textile is a little worse." Tang Zhongyuan said modestly.

"Don't be humble two brothers, they are all our examples, we must learn from them."

"Yes, it's not a loss to a textile family, and it opened up the situation so quickly when you came to Hong Kong."

Although they felt that Tang Zhongyuan was because he had a good son-in-law and a son-in-law, they still congratulated him, because this is also an ability.

When he went back, Lin Zhichao was carrying his sister-in-law Tang Caiying. Because Tang Caiyun was about to give birth, she did not attend today's party, and it happened to be the sixth day, so Tang Caiying came to visit her family's new factory.

In the car, Lin Zhichao couldn't help but look at his sister-in-law directly, and his youthful and beautiful appearance made him feel a desire in his heart.

Of course, Tang Caiyun is only 20 years old this year, and she is also young and beautiful; But obviously, Tang Caiyun and Tang Caiying are not the same beauty.

"Brother-in-law, don't look at it!" Tang Caiying crossed her palm, wanting to cover Lin Zhichao's eyes.

Just like my sister said, my brother-in-law likes to 'see' beautiful women, and he should have taken the initiative to get into his car when he knew it, and his eyes were so scary.

Lin Zhichao held Tang Caiying's hand, then put it down, and said as if it was nothing: "I'll see what's wrong!" But it was helpless.

If it is another girl, she will either be angry or shy, but Tang Caiying is different, she likes to be more serious.

"You can see it, but you can't stare at others like this, it's rude!" Tang Caiying took out the hand held by her brother-in-law, as if it was nothing, but instead educated Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao was stunned, this girl is very powerful!

"Don't you want to know, why am I staring at you?"

Tang Caiying straightened up and said as a matter of course: "Because Miss Ben is very beautiful!" You men want to see it, some people look at it secretly, and some people look at it openly. But brother-in-law, you're different, you're a thick-skinned stare. ”

Boy!

I'm afraid this girl knows a little, but she is indeed a master of pushing and pulling. With Lin Zhichao's appearance, Tang Caiying, as a girl, has no understanding of her intentions, but she can pretend not to know, and she does not avoid Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao was speechless for a moment, and he couldn't directly say, 'Caiying, be my wife, right?' In this way, there is no chance of relaxation. After all, even if Lin Zhichao is very good, it is very difficult to let others be equal wives.

Seeing that Lin Zhichao no longer looked at himself and didn't speak, Tang Caiying suddenly showed a triumphant smile. Actually, she really didn't understand Lin Zhichao's deep meaning, but she knew that her brother-in-law liked to look at beautiful women and was more lustful.

However, she doesn't hate her brother-in-law, so naturally she won't be angry.

"Brother-in-law, am I beautiful or my sister is pretty?"

"It's all beautiful, and Xin'er is also beautiful!"

Usually looking at the three beauties, they are all pleasing to the eye, and the mood seems very good.

Hearing this answer, Tang Caiying was not satisfied, and immediately grabbed Lin Zhichao's arm (not a pull) with both hands and shook it.

"Only one?"

Lin Zhichao turned his head and looked at Tang Caiying, this time Tang Caiying deliberately straightened his waist, and suddenly almost made Lin Zhichao angry.

"In my heart, it must be your sister who is beautiful! But I have to admit that in the eyes of the public, you are a little more beautiful. ”

"Cut, duplicitous man!"

Lin Zhichao immediately blushed and was despised by others, although Tang Caiyun is beautiful, she is indeed inferior to Tang Caiying; Of course, Tang Caiyun's personality is more suitable for the main house.

Subsequently, in order to save face, Lin Zhichao quietly grabbed Tang Caiying's hand, and this time it was Tang Caiying's turn to blush.

This is different from looking, after all, my sister said 'brother-in-law likes to see beautiful women', which means that my brother-in-law will look at a lot of beautiful women, but now the situation is that my brother-in-law comes to grab her hand, and she finds that she has peeped at her brother-in-law's guts.

Tang Caiying quickly withdrew her hand and said, "Don't dream less!" ”

After speaking, he didn't forget to cast a warning look.

Lin Zhichao was immediately defeated by Tang Caiying, and he could only admit defeat temporarily, after all, he knew that this difficulty was indeed high.

These eldest ladies in Shanghai, they have a high level of education, and they are not actors like Meng Xiaodong, so it is difficult to accept being a 'aunt's wife'.

However, Lin Zhichao was not disappointed, Tang Caiying had a good impression of him, which was an obvious thing. So, it's only a matter of time between the two sides.

Although Tang Caiyun is also troublesome, as a sane woman, she will not have any problems, after all, the Lin family has few children and a large industry, so she needs someone to share the pressure for her.

In the evening, the Lin family and the Tang family had dinner at a high-end restaurant in Central.

During the banquet, Song Qiaoling was inevitably proud of today's events, because she pulled back another game in front of Wen Jinmei.

To be honest, Lin Zhichao has no aversion to this kind of 'comparison' between women, on the contrary, it is quite interesting. What's more, in Song Qiaoling's words, she and Wen Jinmei have a long relationship, and they can't be compared.

But then again, Tang Bingyuan also entered the political arena in the sixties, and Tang Xiangqian later also entered the political arena; Lin Zhichao was thinking about whether he should also support his father-in-law in the future and go to the political arena to make some achievements.

"Wen Jinmei is now a little bigger than our family, but she still rents it, so there is nothing to be angry about." Song Qiaoling said proudly.

Tang Zhongyuan shook his head, showing helplessness to his wife.

Lin Zhichao immediately flattered his mother-in-law and said: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, next year we will go back to Mid-Levels and buy a single building with a garden." ”

During this period, the Mid-Levels were the highest-level residential areas for the Chinese.

At the top of the mountain, except for He Dong, there are no Chinese people to live, mainly because the Chinese still like to be people with their tails between their legs and don't want to be high-profile;

Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay are still too remote at present, and they will gradually become rich areas in the later stage.

So, Mid-levels is the best choice in this day and age.

Song Qiaoling suddenly smiled, and the more she looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked it, and the people present could please her the most.

However, she is not a woman who does not know right from wrong, and said: "Forget it, Dongfang Textile still owes 600,000 loans, your father-in-law is hard enough, and I will be fine if I enjoy happiness in a few years." ”

Tang Zhongyuan suddenly showed a ashamed expression.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "A loan of 600,000 yuan is not much, and it will be earned back in a year." But father-in-law, how much money do you have in your account? ”

Hearing this, Tang Zhongyuan came to his senses.

He likes to do business with this son-in-law, he is too visionary and planned.

"It's not much, less than 150,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

Lin Zhichao said casually: "Try to exchange it for US dollars, and the same is true for subsequent income, unless you want to use it." After World War II, the pound was about to depreciate, and after so many years of hard resistance, when I went to the UK to investigate, I found some problems, and we had to prepare more, at least the value of the dollar should be preserved. ”

What he said was the truth, the British economy was not good after World War II, and there have always been people who bet that the pound will depreciate, but now four years later, the pound is still strong. So no one expected that they would not be able to bear it this year.

Tang Zhongyuan immediately nodded and said, "Hmm"

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao didn't say much, but Song Qiaoling knew that her son-in-law would be satisfied with living in a single house next year.

(End of chapter)