In the office of Changjiang Real Estate, Lin Zhichao was talking with lawyer Zhou Jianxun and marketing manager Hu Zhaoxu.

Since Lin Zhichao did not know the people of Bneimen Foreign Bank, the communication between the two sides could only be exchanged letters, and the only thing that was certain was that Boneimen Foreign Company intended to sell a large area of warehouses on Paterson Street, with a total area of 212,000 square feet.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao entrusted Hu Zhaoxu and Zhou Jianxun to complete the transaction, and Boneimen Foreign Company also sent a management and lawyer to be responsible for the transaction. The main role of the lawyer is to handle the purchase and sale procedures, and it is also to make the boss feel at ease.

Hu Zhaoxu said: "Bu Neimen means that the price of 15.5 Hong Kong dollars square foot was sold to us, which is a total of 212,200 square feet, that is, six warehouses. But they need to continue to use three of the warehouses for a year, giving them time to move out. ”

At this price, it is 3.28 million Hong Kong dollars, which is a very good price. If it weren't for the uncertainty of the current situation, Bnemen would not have been sold so cheaply.

You know, in the first half of this year, the land in Causeway Bay has risen to 35 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. After World War II, the land in North Point was only 9 yuan per square foot, and Ningbo businessman Wang Kuancheng made a windfall by speculating on the land in North Point.

Lin Zhichao estimated that in 1950~1953, residential land in Hong Kong and Kowloon was generally about 20 Hong Kong dollars per square foot, which was very cheap.

"It's a good price, you can get it!" Lin Zhichao said categorically.

He is worried that news similar to Hong Kong's stability will appear in the newspaper soon; At that time, land prices may recover somewhat. Therefore, if the price is reasonable, you have to decide quickly so as not to miss the market.

Of course, even if the 'Hong Kong Island crisis' is eliminated, but the import and export are blocked, the land of this Paterson Street is about 20 Hong Kong dollars, which is not expensive.

The key is that Lin Zhichao took a fancy to this land and felt that it must be very profitable to develop commercial and residential buildings together, and it could also bring him great momentum.

"Okay, let's continue to communicate with them about the details of the transaction!" Hu Zhaoxu said seriously.

At this time, Zhou Jianxun said with a smile: "Lin Sheng is a blockbuster if he doesn't make a move!" With such a large land transaction, there are a few businessmen in Hong Kong who can do it! ”

He said it was normal, at this time, he dared to buy more than 3 million land, and there were really few people in Hong Kong. As for the old families, they already have a lot of land in their hands, such as the Lee Hysan family, the Ho Tung family, the Kadoorie family, etc., and naturally they will not buy the land.

Lin Zhichao said modestly: "To be honest, after buying this land, I don't have the strength to develop it at all, so I can only pickle it up and plan it in the future, and it may not be developed for five years." ”

Zhou Jianxun seemed to have an understanding and said: "Lin Sheng is not without the strength to develop, but is waiting for the opportunity for real estate to flourish. Lin Sheng may not know that due to your invention of stratification and staging, many property buyers in Hong Kong have shown their skills in real estate in recent years, and recently because of the collapse of land prices, housing prices have also fallen slightly, causing some property buyers to have difficulty in turnover. ”

Lin Zhichao suddenly said with some concern: "It doesn't matter, will it affect the Hong Kong government's restrictions on this aspect?" ”

Zhou Jianxun shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, the investment is not too big, and it shouldn't alarm the Hong Kong government." What's more, the general bank can give a certain amount of support, that is, the interest rate is high, and the building has to be mortgaged to the bank. ”

That's fine!

The main reason is that the market demand is still there, so the property price is unlikely to fall below 25 Hong Kong dollars or about 25~30 Hong Kong dollars. At present, there are no powerful real estate developers in Hong Kong, after all, they have been speculating in gold in the past few years, and they will engage in smuggling in the next few years. When these people made money, coupled with the Hong Kong government's permission to build high-rise buildings, financial changes came one after another.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your information! I really don't plan to develop any more residential projects in the past few years, and when the situation stabilizes and Hong Kong has new purchasing power, I will step in on a big deal. ”

Zhou Jianxun is Lin Zhichao's real estate lawyer, and Gao Luyun Law Firm and Changjiang Real Estate have cooperated very happily, and both parties have received more in recent years.

A week later.

Representatives of Cheung Kong and Bu Neimen sat on the signing bench and completed the large-scale property transaction under the supervision of lawyers from both sides.

After paying US$580,000 (HK$3.28 million) for the purchase of land, as well as a small amount of taxes, the west side of Paterson Street will belong to Cheung Kong Real Estate, and at least 8~9 commercial and residential buildings can be built, that is, the lower ones are commercial and the upper ones are residential.

With this piece of land alone, it can basically be compared to the peak of Liao Baoshan (King of West Ring), Airship Tai, Chen Detai, and Li Kangjie (King of North Point) in the 50s of the previous life; However, none of these four people became successful later, Liao Baoshan almost went bankrupt, Airship Tai was suppressed, Chen Detai almost went bankrupt, and Li Kangjie went bankrupt.

"Mr. Lin is really courageous, and he can buy property against the market, which is admirable!" Johnson, the representative of the foreigners of Bnemen, said with a smile.

When Cheung Kong Property offered to buy their warehouse in Causeway Bay, the instructions given by the headquarters were to deal with it as soon as possible, because they were not optimistic about Hong Kong after losing the mainland market.

What's more, this warehouse is just a property of Bu Nei Men in Hong Kong, and there are some Hong Kong properties in Bu Nei Men. Of course, the advice of the headquarters is to reduce the risk, not to withdraw from Hong Kong entirely.

Johnson's tone is not really admired, but he thinks that Lin Zhichao is a little stupid, this person who steals the bottom of the land, I am afraid that Lin Zhichao is the only one in Hong Kong.

Indeed, the future generations have never heard of anyone who dared to steal the land at this time. At this time, the people who bought the land in Hong Kong are probably the same type as the businessmen who bought the Shanghai market at the beginning.

Who laughed at the end, the future generations have their own comments!

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "We have no way to escape, Hong Kong is our final destination, so let's take a gamble." And, I believe"

Johnson's eyelids jumped, and he co-authored the sale of warehouse property by Bnemen, because he had no confidence in the garrison, and he had no confidence in London!

I don't have the confidence of this Chinese yet!

"Okay, then I'm here to congratulate you on your success!"

After all, Bneemon is not a real estate developer, so it makes sense to sell the land for the warehouse.

After this piece of land was in hand, Lin Zhichao breathed a sigh of relief, and then he had no funds to buy the bottom for the time being. But before 1953, he would certainly have scraped together the money to continue buying the land.

After all, more than 20 Hong Kong dollars per square foot of land is simply the same as picking up.

When Lin Zhichao came to Cheung Kong Industrial, he first walked around the factory, and immediately felt very good, as 66.66 acres of land (450,000 square feet) already belonged to Cheung Kong Industrial.

For these lands, Cheung Kong spent less than 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, which is 4 Hong Kong dollars per square foot; Lin Zhichao believes that by 1950, the value of these plots will be about 3 million. In another 30 years, it will be worth HK$3 billion; By the nineties, these plots of land will be worth tens of billions.

Just like Hong Kong's 'steel king' Pang Dingyuan in the previous life, he bought an 80-acre plot of land in Tseung Kwan O, and at the end of the eighties, the steel company went bankrupt, but the land was sold for 8 billion.

This is Hong Kong!

Lin Zhichao quickly swept away the thoughts in his mind, just tens of billions, he didn't need to think about it, and he was not retiring at this time.

On the huge 66.66 acres of land, there are only two new factories, covering only one-seventh of the area, in addition, there are the old factories left by Degu Company, about 10,000 square feet of area, and the rest are dilapidated warehouses, which are no longer usable.

Back at the factory building, the layout has also changed.

The zipper production workshop was moved into the first and second floors of the three-story workshop, and was divided into two floors according to the process; The third floor is the administrative area, and there is a large empty area.

Global Maritime Academy moved into an area of the one-storey factory, which was the administrative area of the former Cheung Kong Industrial. The original production hall was converted into a warehouse for raw materials and zipper products.

"Boss, after the Xingdao factory was put into production, Cheung Kong Industrial has a lot more people, and I want to lay off some people." Wang Liang walked into Lin Zhichao's office and reported a job.

Sing Tao Cheung Kong has nearly 300 employees, of which more than 50 are skilled workers and management sent from Hong Kong.

The Tsuen Wan factory has eliminated six more automatic zipper machines, and there are still about 400 workers (excluding administrative staff), which is indeed quite a lot more.

"Don't be in a hurry to fire! Now that Hong Kong is so difficult, you still fire workers, what should others do? Lin Zhichao said immediately.

Let's not talk about whether he has a good heart, or he dismisses a large number of workers, which is not good for feng shui and luck.

Wang Liang insisted: "But we have to hire 100 more employees, and the monthly salary is more than five or six thousand, which is wasted." ”

In his opinion, 20 automatic zipper machines in the two places can almost cope with next year's order growth; Therefore, it is impossible to raise more than 100 people for that long.

"How are you dealing with it so far?"

Lin Zhichao didn't blame Wang Liang for refuting himself, after all, he was also for the good of the company.

Wang Liang said: "At present, each worker works about 9~10 hours of shifts, which is arranged through shifts. But this will definitely not work, you are used to it, and it will be difficult for everyone to change in the future, and they are all skilled workers. ”

Lin Zhichao nodded, but did not refute, at least it would take basically 12 hours to speak.

If it is 9~10 hours, it is more comfortable than the stage of Lin Zhichao's previous life car screw!

Outrageous!

"So, you arrange for 100 workers who are going to be laid off, and then you have them clean up the old factories over there. The warehouse is cleaned up of all the junk, and the factory will be repaired for me. These things, you can think of the Yangtze River Real Estate Engineering Department to borrow people to manage. ”

At the same time, Cheung Kong plans to set up a Changjiang Plastics Factory to hire these workers. Buy plastic machines, hire skilled workers, and lead everyone to produce plastic buckets, plastic stools, showers, sprinklers, toys, etc. ”

"The plastic industry still has prospects, but let's count it as a learning stage for the time being."

Although Wang Liang wanted to say that there were not so many people in the learning stage, he knew that the boss was determined not to cut people, so naturally he would not be a villain again.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

"Leave it to your subordinates to do more, you just need to organize it!"

"Yes, I see!"

Cheung Kong is also a large manufacturing company, and of course a vice premier can't do everything himself.

At present, Lin Zhichao has been managing all aspects of Cheung Kong Industrial, but the shipping business is about to begin, and his energy will be divided.

After Wang Liang left, Lin Zhichao showed a smile.

Changjiang Plastic Factory!

Apparently intentional.

At this time, it is difficult to make a big difference in the plastic industry, how much money can be made by producing some buckets, showers, and toys, and it is enough to feed so many workers.

However, Lin Zhichao has a clever trick, that is, to stock up on raw materials and make a lot of money.

It is said that in the second half of 1950, even plastic raw materials were classified as strategic materials and were banned from transportation. Hong Kong's raw materials may have doubled. In this case, stock up on a batch of supplies and make a profit.

Cheung Kong has a Changjiang Trading, which specializes in raw material procurement, and Cheung Kong has abundant funds and abundant factories, so there is no problem in making a small profit.

Therefore, the Yangtze River Plastic Factory did raw material wholesale and plastic product manufacturing on the other hand, and there was no problem in holding out until the mid-50s.

And there is a deeper meaning: the Yangtze River Plastic Factory with the superiority of equipment and management, will definitely occupy a large share of the market, so that the opponent will naturally squeeze the living space

In mid-December, the front page of the "Hong Kong Overseas Chinese Daily" reported a "shocking" secret: Hong Kong's status and security had been guaranteed, and London would recognize the new regime within the year.

As soon as the news came out, although it did not completely dispel the concerns of Hong Kong people, it could be regarded as a trace of warmth in the cold winter. Although the crisis on Hong Kong Island has not been completely eliminated, the risk has at least been reduced.

Of course, this news is not reliable, and the official will never give a clear message; Because even in London, there is no guarantee of confidence.

And this signal is more like a speculation by the media; Or the other side is actively releasing a signal, it depends on whether you British understand or not.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao came to the 'Yangtze River Garment Factory' in the Oriental Textile Factory to visit the new electric car clothing.

Coming to the production workshop on the third floor, there are almost dozens of workers inside, who are getting acquainted with the new machine. At present, the Yangtze River Garment Factory has more than 120 workers, because the garment industry and the textile industry are both industries with high labor density, so the garment factory with more than 120 workers can only be regarded as a small factory.

Of course, there are no large garment factories in Hong Kong.

Tang Zhongyuan introduced: "Only 30% of all kinds of new sewing machines are taken out, and the rest is sealed in the warehouse, which can expand the garment factory at any time. Only half of these workers have been relocated, and all of them will be relocated next month. As for Sham Shui Po, a store is reserved for display and sales. ”

Cheung Kong Garment Factory has purchased a full 500,000 yuan of new sewing machines, which will become a large-scale garment factory in Hong Kong if all are put into use.

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "Father-in-law's arrangement is very reasonable!" ”

Tang Zhongyuan didn't dare to take the credit, and said with a smile: "Only when you do the garment industry do you know the difficulty." After all, Hong Kong is mainly Cantonese people, and you have to be a local to enter the market. ”

This is true, the local market retail owner, will hardly trust you a Jiangnan person. The reason why the Yangtze River Garment Factory was able to open up the situation was because Lin Zhichao participated in the development of the market, and the deputy general manager Zhou Zhaohui was also a Cantonese.

Of course, without Lin Zhichao, Tang Zhongyuan would not have entered the garment industry.

As for the Southeast Asian market, it is also Hong Kong locals (including Guangdong) who occupy the active advantage, and Jiangnan businessmen are not familiar with the market for several years, and it is impossible to make a difference in the field of ready-to-wear.

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao picked up a sample shirt and carefully inspected the quality.

"Don't worry, our workers are all skilled workers, and the machine is a new type of electric car clothing, OEM high-end shirts, etc., there will be no problem!" Tang Zhongyuan said with a smile.

He has always kept in mind that his son-in-law wants to make a clothing brand, so he naturally has high requirements for workers.

Lin Zhichao nodded reassuringly, if he wants to make crocodile shirts, he will not only use European textile fabrics, but also put forward high-quality requirements for OEM processing.

"Okay, so I'm relieved!"

Zhou Zhaohui was a little funny in his heart, with the status of this pair of sons-in-law, he looked like a subordinate and a boss at the moment. Of course, he also understands that Lin Zhichao carries his father-in-law everywhere in business, which is obviously the real reason.

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao left happily and headed towards Changjiang Industrial.

The two factories are not far away, both near Castle Peak Road in Tsuen Wan, about a three-minute drive.

Cheung Kong has added another 12,000 square feet of factories, that is, the old factory of the original Degu Company, and now after renovation, it is still good, at least better than the more than 1,000 square feet of factory rented by Li Chaoren when he entered the plastic industry in the previous life.

That's 10 times the size of the property!

To be honest, if it weren't for the oppression of the 'Hong Kong Island Crisis', Degu Company would have sold more than 1 million, and some people would have wanted it. And now, Lin Zhichao won it with less than 500,000 yuan.

The 12,000-square-foot factory is now preparing for the 'Yangtze River Plastic Factory'.

At present, the plastic factories in Hong Kong generally use the second-hand plastic machines eliminated from the United States, and the products are glass belts, buckets, showers, plastic stools, etc., and the market is mainly in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Tao Derong, the new manager of the Yangtze River Plastic Factory, immediately greeted him.

He was originally the manager of the zipper workshop, and was urgently entrusted with an important task by Lin Zhichao a week ago. This is Cheung Kong's long-term strategy of insisting on reserving talents, which can be used at any time.

"Boss, next month, the Yangtze River Plastic Factory will be officially put into production." Tao Derong said happily.

With the abundant funds of the head office, the plastic machine and skilled workers were quickly put in place, and as long as the materials were imported directly from the United States, there was no need to buy them in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao said while browsing the furnished machines: "Well, but you have to come up with the preparation of 'don't do it, just do Naruto', quality is still our most important thing." ”

He is like an 'hindsight', because he knows that Li Chaoren almost closed down the company because of quality problems in his previous life, so he has to learn a lesson.

Tao Derong said: "At least we must achieve the top level of products in Hong Kong, we can be worthy of the 'Yangtze River' signboard." ”

The people who come out of Cheung Kong have strict requirements for quality and management.

Lin Zhichao patted Tao Derong on the shoulder and said, "Let me tell you the truth, I am not the biggest interest in making money, but I am the most serious about quality." So, quality first, make money second. Develop a good corporate culture, when the time is ripe, we can develop classic products, and we can make a lot of money. ”

Tao Derong suddenly admired his boss, the boss meant that the purpose is not to make money at the moment, the purpose is to come up with good products to customers, and making money is a matter of the future.

"Well, I see!"

Lin Zhichao continued to inspect the factory with satisfaction, chatted with the plastic technical workers, and looked at the machines in the factory.

(End of chapter)