Following.

The Shek Kip Mei fire spread throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon the next day, shocking the people of Hong Kong. Due to the flammability of wooden houses, fires actually occur every year, but this time it is clear that the number of people affected and the area affected have reached a very terrifying level.

After Lin Zhichao got the news, he was neither happy nor sad, after all, these are inevitable events in history; Even if Zhang San didn't start the fire, then Li Si couldn't avoid causing a fire.

There are some 'benefits' to this fire:

First, to convince the Hong Kong government that these refugees will not return to the mainland, and the Hong Kong government has to start taking the issue of Hong Kong's residence seriously; The Hong Kong government began to turn to overseas for help, so it received large donations from the United Kingdom, the United States, and the United Nations, and built a series of resettlement buildings.

Second, it triggered the prosperity of real estate, after the fire, people's desire for property is more than before, so the rise in land prices in Hong Kong also has some of the relationship, and even led to the development of the entire real estate industry. Because the horror of the fire will haunt the citizens for many years.

3. The Hong Kong government began to review the building ordinance in the hope of promoting the development of real estate, so the bill on 'high-rise residential buildings' was passed in the second half of 1955.

As the saying goes, everyone who fled Hong Kong wants to be developed, and eventually has tiles to cover their heads.

After the fire, Lin Zhichao was also ready to donate 500,000 Hong Kong dollars to Oxfam for the basic food and clothing of the residents. He now likes to donate through Oxfam, so he is also an absolute funder of Oxfam.

On the same day, Lin Zhichao came to the Yangtze River Industrial Park and first inspected all the factory workshops.

The wig industry has expanded to 350 people, with a capacity of 1,000 wigs per month, and is still in short supply. At the same time, there are almost 10 businessmen in Hong Kong who are ready to enter the wig industry, and more than half of them have visited the Changjiang Wig Factory alone. If all these businessmen open wig factories, the number of practitioners in the industry will immediately exceed 1,000 and form an industry.

The toy factory also recruits about 500 workers, of which 200 are to produce clockwork and gear toys, as well as trolley toys. The other 300 people produce the 'Bier Lily' plastic toys. Among them, Bier Lily's first order is ready to produce 50,000 and 100,000 sets of clothes, of which Bier Lily sells for 2.5 US dollars, and the clothes range from 1~3 US dollars to a set, this price is the market price, the cost of the factory is actually less than one-fifth, and the production cost accounts for about 15%.

The plastic factory is only producing some daily necessities due to the separation of the toy factory, but it has hired foreign plastic experts, together with the company's technicians, to secretly develop plastic flowers.

The zipper factory has changed the most, with the number of local workers increasing to 1,200, a total of 60 rice machines and hundreds of other machines. Orders are growing with visible growth figures, especially from Europe and the United States.

After inspecting all the factories, Lin Zhichao walked towards the office with satisfaction.

He has a lot of ideas for industrial products, but he needs to take them step by step, and only after one product is successful, he will focus on the next product.

At present, the product he hopes to succeed most is, of course, Bi'er Doll. However, the marketing planning and sales channels of this product, Lin Zhichao handed over to his partner Gauss, but he provided some suggestions.

For example, it will be promoted in entertainment venues such as bars, and adult comics will be used to increase its cultural added value. Of course, this does not mean that Bi'er dolls will only appear in bars and other entertainment venues, in fact, as long as the market accepts it, there will soon be toy dealers to act as agents, and then put them on the shelves of stores. Although the customer positioning has changed, in fact, only the clothing needs to be changed to adapt to different markets.

As for Barbie, Lin Zhichao has planned to make good use of Audrey Hepburn once, form a modern American company, hire a high-level talent CEO, and plan Barbie dolls with the image of a large enterprise. Audrey Hepburn had a star effect, and even her friend Givenchy was on the list of exploits to design clothing for Barbie.

"Boss"

Wang Liang, deputy general manager of Changjiang Industrial Group, and Guo Xinxin, financial manager, came to his office together.

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then asked, "How are the preparations for copper smelting?" ”

Wang Liang immediately reported: "It is expected that copper will be officially released in the first half of next year, which is almost enough to supply our current demand, and the cost is expected to be reduced a lot."

Lin Zhichao nodded with satisfaction, for the smelting industry, he adopted a long-term investment approach.

Because the process of aluminum alloy is very complex, it is simply only a project at present, but it is not actually invested.

On the contrary, copper smelting is relatively simple, and small copper smelting mills also appeared in Hong Kong in the 60s in the previous life, and for Cheung Kong Industries, copper smelting is not a difficult task, so copper smelting in Tseung Kwan O can produce a large amount.

As for the aluminum alloy, it will be prepared slowly, and even if it fails, it will have little impact, after all, the cash flow of Changjiang Industry is sufficient. And the appreciation of the land in Tseung Kwan O in the future will not be lost.

"How is the company's finances?"

Guo Xinxin immediately said: "It is sufficient, enough to cope with the development of the whole industry, after all, we have accumulated funds for nearly two years, and our industries are all cash cows, so there is no problem for the time being." ”

If you have any questions, don't worry, you can get a loan.

What's more, Lin Zhichao still has the cash cow of shipping, and it is not a problem to borrow it.

It is estimated that these are not needed for the time being, because the industries under the Yangtze River Industry can start to make money and obtain a steady stream of cash flow.

Everything is developing in an orderly manner, and the further it goes, the stronger the strength of the Yangtze River Industry, which not only does not need capital investment, but also brings huge capital expenditure to Lin Zhichao's other undertakings.

The foundation is thick!

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is 1954.

Shortly after New Year's Day, Lin Zhichao flew to Los Angeles, and after arriving at the airport, Lin Zhichao saw Audrey Hepburn wrapped tightly, and knew that she was no longer what she used to be. Only last year, after the release of "Roman Holiday" at the end of August, it quickly achieved a box office of $5 million in the United States, and the film cost only $1 million.

So today's Audrey Hepburn has obviously become a well-known Hollywood actress, of course, there is still a period of time before she is world-class, at least after winning the Oscar.

Seeing Lin Zhichao, Audrey Hepburn took Lin Zhichao's arm and said, "Honey, don't be angry, I'm worried about giving you trouble!" Recently, there have always been reporters secretly filming me, so I don't want to affect you! ”

Cattle!

Lin Zhichao didn't know what God gave him after the crossing, so charming, he could only see a foreign girl five or six times a year, about a week at a time, so loved.

The physical hanging, he knew, that was indeed very obvious; But obviously it's more than that, but Lin Zhichao didn't dig deeper, after all, the crossing happened, and he was not surprised at all if anything else happened.

"I won't be angry! I like to be the man behind you and silently support you in anything! ”

The arm holding his arm, obviously a little harder, Audrey Hepburn under the sunglasses has obviously been PUA.

After getting into the car, Audrey Hepburn suddenly said: "Honey, I suddenly thought - if I am pregnant, I want to go to live in Switzerland." In this way, no one will disturb me and the child, and of course, if I go on a date with you, I am willing to go to the ends of the earth. ”

Lin Zhichao's heart suddenly opened up and was comfortable, this taste can only be understood and cannot be spoken, in short, it is very refreshing!

"No problem! I have prepared 500,000 US dollars, which can be regarded as a living guarantee for you. I hope to get our partner toy company done in the near future and recruit the designers and staff to realize the Barbie doll that I gave you. ”

Audrey Hepburn looked at Lin Zhichao with bright eyes, and then said, "Do you think I'm a girl who worships money?" ”

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said, "Impossible! To tell you the truth, I give you money, and I am more worried than you are, worried about my image in your heart—will it be just a businessman who smells of copper; But if you don't give it, I'm worried that you're not doing very well in life, I like to look at beautiful princesses, but you know, the British royal family should be the richest in the world. ”

Audrey Hepburn was immediately moved by Lin Zhichao's words, and immediately whispered: "You don't have to worry, I have never valued your money, but your mystery." ”

Soon, the two came to a house in the suburbs, which was the house that Audrey Hepburn bought last year for just over $20,000. originally wanted their mother and daughter to live in Los Angeles, but Audrey Hepburn's mother was unwilling, and she gradually became unwilling, so it could only be used as a temporary foothold. Not far from the city, it belongs to an upscale community.

Walking into the house, the two quickly hugged each other.

"My dear, I'm free, please fulfill my dream of being a mother!" Audrey Hepburn tilted her head and said emotionally.

Lin Zhichao held her cheek and asked again, "You really won't regret it?" I know you won't recognize our polygamy in Hong Kong, so you can only exist as a lover. Although I try my best to take care of you for the rest of my life, my energy is limited after all."

Audrey Hepburn directly used her slender jade fingers to seal Lin Zhichao's mouth, and then took the initiative to come up, meaning don't mother-in-law, mother-in-law, don't do anything!

Soon, one by one, the two of them fell off their clothes.

Audrey Hepburn's body is still thin, but it is very healthy, with fair and delicate skin, not as bad as the skin of other white people.

"He's really good, don't you say?" Audrey Hepburn said mischievously.

Lin Zhichao said confidently: "Of course, this is the most perfect brother in the world!" ”

"Stinky beauty! He's ugly, you see! ”

"No, he needs your comfort!"

Audrey Hepburn slowly squatted down, she had sunk.

In an office building in Los Angeles.

"My dear, this is my agent Frins, who has found the office building for us, and a few staff members for us. Frings, this is my boyfriend, he is a Chinese and we have known each other for five years. Audrey Hepburn said calmly.

Frings is an American, and when he saw Audrey Hepburn actually have a Chinese boyfriend, he was immediately shocked. It wasn't until Lin Zhichao stretched out his right hand that he responded slowly.

"What does Mr. Lin do?" Frings asked.

He can't wait to clean up Lin Zhichao, see what kind of charm this Chinese is, and win the heart of Audrey Hepburn. You must know that Audrey Hepburn is a potential female star who is expected to win an Oscar this year.

"The main business is shipping, industry, real estate, and the side business is to accompany Audrey!" Lin Zhichao said in witty language.

Audrey Hepburn immediately replied with a amorous look, revealing a strong sense of affection.

Frings, however, didn't find anything funny, and asked further, "Then the cause must have been done greatly?" How many ships do you have? ”

Lin Zhichao spread his hands and said: "I can't count it either, probably there are my big ships cruising all over the world, and I will have a technical meeting with every captain in the wireless telegraph room every morning, and they can report to me in real time through radio waves." ”

Since you want to pretend, pretend to be a little more advanced!

Frings was shocked and said in disbelief, "Really? ”

It's no wonder that Audrey Hepburn would love a Chinese, who turned out to be a shipping tycoon, so it makes sense.

Audrey Hepburn immediately said: "Frings, I can testify, but let's not talk about this, okay!" I don't fancy his wealth, he's very good, he knows the languages of seven countries. ”

Later, everyone talked about the new company, and Frings just thought it was a dream of Audrey Hepburn, so he didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he became deeply interested in Lin Zhichao's specific strength and decided that he would have the opportunity to collect some information.

The staff who are interested in joining has not yet arrived, and I heard Frings say that there are three in total, although it is not enough to reassure Lin Zhichao, but Lin Zhichao also has a backhand.

First of all, although Audrey Hepburn did not want to go into business, she also decided to do general work in this newly established 'Audrey Toy Company'.

Secondly, after the sample of Barbie doll is confirmed, Lin Zhichao plans to recruit a team of senior talents and make a large-scale investment.

Finally, Changjiang Toy Factory will also send staff as partners.

Overall, Lin Zhichao hopes to spend a year preparing for this project. Until 1955, the work of formalized marketing, promotion, and sales was carried out.

In fact, no one is optimistic about Barbie, and when Barbie dolls were launched in the previous life, toy manufacturers were not optimistic. But unexpectedly, when it was put on the shelves, it was quickly sold out, and 350,000 units were sold in the first year.

As for the later IP, it was because of the success of the first year that Barbie started a long-term road of building IP.

On the same day, Lin Zhichao and Audrey Hepburn began to run the procedures, and Frings seemed to be very keen on Lin Zhichao's identity and took the initiative to participate. Audrey Hepburn is a British citizen, so 'Audrey Toys' is a foreign company belonging to the United States, but fortunately, the United States is very open in this regard, everything is not a problem, just abide by the relevant laws.

In this way, after a busy week, various procedures and staff have been in place.

The staff consists of two toy designers and one general staff, with a small number of people added in the future.

Separately.

"Honey, I want to come to Hong Kong next month!" Before parting, Audrey said suddenly.

Lin Zhichao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Hong Kong is very poor and backward!" ”

Audrey Hepburn said, "There's you there!" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "You know the phone number of my office, before you come, you must communicate first, and I will come to the airport to pick you up in person." Although Hong Kong is poor, I am rich, so you don't have to worry. ”

Audrey Hepburn immediately said playfully: "Then are you worried about being known by the two ladies?" ”

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said, "If you want, they will accept you to marry in." ”

Audrey Hepburn suddenly became disgusted and said, "I don't want it!" Subsequently, worried that he would overreact and annoy Lin Zhichao, he immediately added: "We Westerners are lovers, this is what you said!" ”

"I respect your ideas!" After speaking, with demagogic eyes, he looked at Audrey Hepburn.

Soon, Audrey Hepburn sank into it and took the initiative to cling to it.

(End of chapter)