After a while, Audrey Hepburn came outside and rushed towards Lin Zhichao and Willis.

"Lin, I didn't expect to meet you again!" Hepburn said worriedly.

There is a hint of expectation, but also the fear of being misunderstood that she is a girl who likes money.

Lin Zhichao responded generously: "I'm here to see your performance, Miss Audrey, do you want to have a drink with us?" ”

Hepburn didn't think about it and said, "Of course"

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao introduced Willis to her acquaintance, and the three of them prepared to leave the scene by car.

As they were leaving, a tall white man came to the trio, looked at Willis and Lin Zhichao, and then asked Audrey Hepburn, "Audrey, who are they?" ”

In this scene, Lin Zhichao knew at a glance that this man liked Audrey Hepburn, and it is unknown whether the two had developed a relationship.

Next, Hepburn said, "Marcel, they're my friends!" ”

Marcel ignored the two and said to Hepburn: "It's too late, you shouldn't go out with two big men at this time." ”

Hepburn suddenly felt controlled and hated, so he said: "They just sent me home, it's my friend, goodbye!" After saying that, he went straight into the car, as if he was angry.

Marcel was about to continue pestering, but Willis stopped him and said unceremoniously: "Sir, I advise you not to make trouble, otherwise you will lose this job." ”

Marcel suddenly stopped, remembering Willis's interaction with the head of the regiment in the background, and suddenly did not dare to provoke. He was a Frenchman, and he could not afford to offend the Englishman.

Lin Zhichao naturally didn't take the initiative to find trouble, he didn't speak on the side, which made Marcel think that Hepburn was dating Willis, so he could only leave stupidly.

And just like that, two men and a woman drove to a bar.

Lin Zhichao and Hepburn were sitting on a card seat, but Willis had already gone to hunt for beauty.

"Lin, did you come to London this time to buy a ship again?" Hepburn asked curiously, blinking his eyes wide.

"Yes, this time two more 10,000-ton cargo ships were purchased. My shipping career is developing very well, and I will often come to London to buy ships in the future, so I will often ask you out, I don't think you can refuse me as a friend! ”

The words reveal a very important message, that is, I am very rich, which is just like a man's 'handsome appearance', which is also a merit and strength.

Hepburn was really attracted by Lin Zhichao's shipping career, and immediately opened the conversation box and asked about some things about shipping.

"Will you follow the ship yourself? What does the middle of the sea look like? ”

"I don't go with the ship myself, unless I can build a new ship of 10,000 tons, I will experience it once. As for the middle of the sea, I heard sailors say that it was a feeling of 'being quite small in front of nature'. When faced with strong winds and waves, they can only pray for the smooth completion of the mission. ”

Hepburn was suddenly frightened and opened his mouth wide, very cute.

"It's scary!" Immediately, she quickly returned to normal.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "You shouldn't be afraid of the sea, rich people in Europe and the United States have become popular yachts, everyone can take a yacht to go to sea, enjoy the scenery of the sea and sky, you can also fish, swim, etc., and integrate with nature." ”

Hepburn immediately asked enviously: "Do you have a yacht?" ”

Lin Zhichao shook his head with a smile and said, "Not yet, but that's not a problem for me." ”

Hepburn was already very relaxed at this time, and was socializing with Lin Zhichao, when she said: "Your English level is very good, a bit like a local in London." ”

Lin Zhichao said: "It's okay, I've been to London a lot of times, and slowly my accent has the characteristics of a local." ”

At this time, Audrey Hepburn smiled and said: "I can also speak French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish!" After saying that, she was triumphant, like a proud princess.

Then she was dumbfounded, and saw Lin Zhichao say in French: "Can you travel with me in London these days, I want you to be my guide?" ”

"This is French, please speak slowly!" Audrey Hepburn said embarrassedly.

Lin Zhichao slowed down, and Audrey Hepburn finally understood.

There are all kinds of people in Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao learned French from a missionary, of course, he is only a temporary believer, everything is just for the language; The important thing is that Lin Zhichao has a high language talent, and his ability to learn super quickly will soon get rid of the missionary.

Of course, his language is limited to the level of communication, in fact, Hepburn is only a shallow language ability.

"Of course, I just have some time to spare!" Audrey Hepburn said in French.

Then, Lin Zhichao said in Italian: "So, I have a question, is the man just now pursuing you?" ”

Audrey Hepburn was already crazy because she knew it was Italian, but this man deliberately slowed down the speed of speech, so hateful!

"Slow down, I'll understand!"

Lin Zhichao repeated.

"Well, it's just a little nice!"

"What about us?"

"Ah, I don't know you very well!"

"It just so happens that in the next few days, we can get to know each other."

Under Lin Zhichao's cheeky skin, Hepburn quickly lost.

Then she curiously asked Lin Zhichao what languages he knew.

"Chinese, English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, that's it!"

"Hee-hee, you don't know Dutch, Spanish!"

Hepburn was like catching Lin Zhichao, and immediately said in Dutch.

"Hee-hee, you don't know Dutch, Spanish!" Lin Zhi is the same as a surreal repeater.

Hepburn was dumbfounded again and said, "You can actually repeat my language right away?" Or will you too? ”

Lin Zhichao knew that this was a bit excessive, and then said: "No, it's just a mess!" ”

Hepburn is not stupid, Lin Zhichao is modest, and he suddenly felt a little frustrated.

Looking at the men and women on the dance floor, Hepburn had a feeling of wanting to win a game, so he said at the right time: "As a gentleman, don't you invite me to dance?" Don't you know how to dance? After speaking, he looked at Lin Zhichao with a naughty expression.

In Hepburn's opinion, assuming that Lin Zhichao can't dance, she must also invite, so that this man will feel that he can do anything. The hateful man who even flaunted in front of himself German, French, Japanese, Italian and many other languages.

And Hepburn's self-conceived talent for language was snatched away by this man.

"I just don't know Miss Audrey, are you afraid of being embarrassed?" Lin Zhichao said deliberately, but he had already stretched out his gentleman's hand to make an invitation.

Audrey Hepburn suddenly felt that she had finally won back a city, and said: "Everyone has a time when they are beginners, as long as you follow my command." Then, he stretched out a pair of Qianqianyu hands and placed them on Lin Zhichao's palm.

The two walked onto the stage holding hands.

At this time, Willis has successfully hunted for beauty and is dancing on the stage.

Accompanied by the music, Hepburn quickly said angrily: "Liar! ”

It turned out that Lin Zhichao, in order to cope with the communication of Hong Kong's upper class, had already learned ballroom dancing; Later, he occasionally participated in parties, even if he was at home, he would occasionally play a song with Tang Caiyun.

In this era, if you want to be romantic and dominate the world of noble women, how can you not have two brushes.

"Did I say I couldn't dance? Miss Hepburn, think about it! ”

Audrey Hepburn thought about it, it was really like this, and she could only admit defeat.

"Hepburn, you're so beautiful!" Lin Zhichao quickly launched a love story.

Audrey Hepburn blushed and whispered, "Lin, do you like me?" ”

Lin Zhichao said calmly: "Yes! Miss Hepburn didn't give me this opportunity because I was Asian! ”

Hepburn immediately said, "No! I wouldn't be like that! ”

"Okay, then let's get married."

"Ah, isn't it developing too fast, not to mention that you are far away in Asia, and it is rare to come to London once."

"You are also pursuing your own career, you can sustenance your feelings first, and then talk about practical problems later!"

He wanted to cheat him, even if it was one night, he felt it was worth it.

Soon, Hepburn nodded under Lin Zhichao's hot eyes.

"Then let's find out more first!"

Lin Zhichao said in his heart, he can't know more, otherwise he will be exposed.

Therefore, he needs to buy a boat and pick up girls at the same time in a week, and it is best to win it in one fell swoop.

Tang Caiyun and Tang Caiying said that Lin Zhichao's eyes were very attractive, so he used his eyes to communicate with Hepburn many times when he was dancing.

And Hepburn is already like a deer, she thinks Lin Zhichao is very good, a rich man with four 10,000-ton cargo ships, who understands art, knows how to take care of people, and is very talented in language

That night, the two were downstairs in Audrey Hepburn's house, kissing goodbye with a French style.

That's it.

Lin Zhichao was buying a boat in London while dating Audrey Hepburn.

this day.

Lin Zhichao took Audrey Hepburn to the first-floor apartment, and after walking in, the furniture was all available and cleaned. This is the bustling city center of London, with convenient transportation and the middle and upper class living nearby.

This suite is still entrusted to Willis to rent, anyway, this time Willis earned 20,000 pounds in Lin Zhichao's hands, so he naturally has to make full use of this interpersonal relationship.

"This is where you live in London?" Hepburn's heart is like a fawn, and she has fallen in the past few days.

She asked knowingly, because she knew that Lin Zhichao was staying in a hotel.

"The house you and your mother rented, it's really not safe over there."

"No, no, no, I won't take my mother here."

Hepburn resisted dancing with his hands, after all, he lived in, and his mother couldn't hide it from him in the first place.

Seeing this, Lin Zhichao felt that he could go further, although Hepburn was an Englishman, he was a poor man after all.

So in recent days, he has reaped the benefits.

Sure enough, under his strong attack, Hepburn quickly lost his armor.

With a painful sound, everything was a foregone conclusion.

Afterwards.

"Audrey, I support your dreams, but I don't want you to work so hard. So, I'll take care of you and your mother in the future, right? ”

Hepburn pinched Lin Zhichao's chest, and then said: "But we are too far apart, less gathering and more separation, I'm afraid it's just a dream!" ”

Of course, Lin Zhichao knew this problem, and he originally had the idea of being happy in time. With Audrey Hepburn's future growth, she must not be willing to be a concubine, even if Lin Zhichao already has a huge fleet and has become a huge rich.

Therefore, a few bites can be eaten, men should be emotionally chic, and it is not interesting to have too many scruples.

However, he still reassured: "Wait a few more years, you will find that we are not far away, now, we shouldn't all focus on our careers!" In this way, I promise you to come to London to see you as much as possible! ”

Every two or three months, I come to London to inspect the market.

Under his sweet words, soon the two began to enjoy a brief love.

The next few days.

Lin Zhichao and Hepburn both like to play in the bed, and their relationship has skyrocketed.

After staying in London for eight days, Lin Zhichao reluctantly left, during which he had conquered Hepburn.

When I returned to Hong Kong, it was already early June.

This trip to London took half a month, but fortunately, his company was also on the right track, and everything was developing in an orderly manner. And during this period, Lin Zhichao learned about the company's dynamics through transatlantic phone calls.

Worldwide shipping.

In the general manager's office, more than a dozen managers were crammed into a small space for a meeting.

"This time, I bought a 15,000-ton Victory ship and an 8,600-ton freighter. So, be ye ready to receive. Is there a problem with the Global Maritime Academy? ”

Everyone was immediately very surprised, the boss was amazing!

Moreover, the ships of the world shipping are all big ships, which is simply incredible. You know, take Xu Aizhou's fleet as an example, most of them are small ships of several thousand tons, and there are even a large number of ships of several hundred tons.

Generally speaking, ships of more than 3,000 tons are called large sea ships, in this era.

For example, Zhao Congyan's 'Guoxing' is a 3,500-ton sea vessel, with that ship, Zhao Congyan has made a lot of wealth in Shanghai, even if he came to Hong Kong, he also came majestically.

For example, Dong Chuanwang originally had three 'Victory (non-Victory ships) in his hands, each with a deadweight of 7,500 tons, plus the ships of other shipowners (on behalf of management), he could be called the new generation of ship kings in the mainland.

Of course, today's Dong Chuanwang only has one Victory type cargo ship left in his hands, and the other two are detained by the Yankees (the loan has not been repaid), and the ships of other shipowners are also missing, probably deliberately hidden, for fear of being targeted by the Yankees.

Overall, Lin Zhichao can already become an emerging large shipowner in Hong Kong with four 10,000-ton cargo ships.

Feng Yongfa hurriedly said: "There is absolutely no problem with the quality of seafarers, these seafarers themselves eat on board, and now after systematic training, they are more professional, not inferior to the quality of European and American seafarers." ”

Important positions such as captain, first officer, second officer, and chief engineer are carefully selected by Global Shipping, and the first thing is to settle the family in a unified manner, which is called company welfare.

Of course, these people can't run away with a ship that ships around the world. First of all, large sea vessels must dock in a deep-water port, and as long as they dock at the port, Lin Zhichao can detain the ship and arrest people through the connections of the Hong Kong government. Secondly, the cargo ship is unknown and no one buys it.

So, after World War II, we have entered the era of civilization, and all countries have connected with each other.

Lin Zhichao said: "Okay, immediately arrange important positions such as the captain, first officer and second officer, and chief engineer, and fly to the UK, and there will be someone over there to receive you." ”

Feng Yongfa nodded and said, "Well, I'll organize it right away." ”

The two ships purchased this time are still guaranteed once in London, and then painted and put on the logo of Global Shipping, so it will be delayed for a while.

What's more, when he bought the Victory, the ship was still on a mission at sea.

It is not possible to see the boat when buying a boat, but the seller will give detailed information as a reference for the lawyer. If there is any problem, it is natural to bear legal responsibility. When buying a ship, you must hire a lawyer, because under the Commonwealth of Nations, a lawyer is omnipotent.

Gao Qiqiang, the business manager, asked: "The boss plans to open a fixed line?" ”

Lin Zhichao asked rhetorically: "What do you think?" ”

Gao Qiqiang immediately said: "Recently, there have been more orders in Japan, and our two fixed routes in front of us have now grown to seven or eight percent, and the speed is very fast." I think that the victory ship can open up another fixed route, and the 8,600-ton cargo ship can consider the cargo collection mode and sail randomly. ”

At the end of 1949, Japan had actually extricated itself from its predicament and developed its economy. At the same time, because the United States is very disappointed with Taiwan (the confiscation of Dong Chuanwang's ship in February is implicated), and it has also decided to support Japan, so since this year, Japan's economy has actually been growing rapidly.

As for the Peninsula Campaign, it was clockwork at a clockwork-up rate.

Other management also made suggestions, saying that the two ships joined and were very promising.

Only Lin Zhichao finally said: "I plan to go to Japan to seek cooperation for these two ships and carry out a short-term lease for half a year." If no one wants to rent, think about how you say it operates. ’

As soon as the words fell, everyone was puzzled.

Gao Qiqiang said: "Although it is a half-year short-term rental, the price is only 70~80%, and when the time comes, I am afraid that everything will still start from scratch." ”

Lin Zhichao insisted and said: "I have a certain reason for doing this!" After half a year, it is more likely to sign a long-term lease for 1~2 years. For us, this kind of lease is easier to get a letter of credit from the bank, and I want to make full use of the bank loan to increase my fleet. As for the rent is only seventy or eighty percent, it is better than empty. ”

Everyone was surprised, because there was no shipowner who could get a loan from the bank, especially if it was a second-hand ship, and in case of an accident, the bank was afraid that it would not be able to pay the account.

However, what the boss said also has some truth, if it is a two-year lease, the bank must be less worried, after all, the monthly rent is enough to repay the loan, and there is still a lot left.

Gao Qiqiang was the first to understand the boss's thoughts, and said: "If we can really get a letter of credit from the bank, we can use the loan to buy a boat again early next year." By adopting a long-term charter and fixed routes, we can quickly develop shipowners. ”

"Not bad! With our own funds, we have been too slow to grow, and with the support of HSBC, we can double the number of shipowners next year. The Japanese economy, backed by the Yankees, will surely shine, so they will also be our best customers at the moment. ”

He doesn't mind training his subordinates, which is good for everyone's growth.

"Makes sense!"

"The boss has a long vision!"

(End of chapter)