The conference room of the headquarters of CK Industries.

Lin Zhichao looked at the senior management of the group, as well as the main management of 'Zhongtian Iron and Steel' and 'Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard', and felt a little satisfied.

Cheung Kong Industries Group has strong technical strength, and has always insisted on recruiting mechanical, chemical and other related talents from the mainland to Hong Kong and graduated from the University of Hong Kong, so the company's scientific research ability is definitely not weak, and it can develop and repair various machinery by itself, and can also smelt copper.

The University of Hong Kong is not without science graduates, as early as the beginning of this century, Swire Dockyard recruited mechanical engineers from the University of Hong Kong; Swire Dockyard has always been a shipbuilding base in the Far East, with more than 6,000 workers at its peak, and was a large shipyard that built 6,000-ton ocean-going vessels.

In addition to the University of Hong Kong, there are also a number of science and engineering vocational schools that can also train science and engineering talents.

What Hong Kong really lacks is the development of the industrial chain, and the government has not planned and laid out it like Singapore in later generations.

"How is the shipbreaking yard prepared?"

Hearing Lin Zhichao's question, Deng Zhongfa, the general manager of the 'Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard', immediately said: "The shipbreaking bases in Drunken Bay and Tseung Kwan O have almost been prepared, and you can go to buy ships, and then pull them back to Hong Kong for ship recycling!" ”

Lin Zhichao is satisfied with this progress, and his request for a shipbreaking yard is not a general requirement, but a systematic plan to minimize the damage to the environment, as well as how to dispose of and stack the dismantled materials.

In fact, although ship dismantling is easy to pollute the environment, but the ship dismantling industry is a resource and environmental protection industry, using shipbreaking scrap instead of ore steelmaking, can reduce gas pollution by 86%, water pollution by 76%, water consumption by 40% and mining waste by 97%, known as "ship recycling industry" or "smokeless metallurgical industry". However, at the same time, the scrap ship contains a large amount of PCBs, asbestos, butyltin, lead, oil, paint and other harmful substances, if not properly disposed of, it will pollute the sea, land and atmosphere, and threaten the health and living environment of local residents.

Hong Kong's earliest large-scale shipbreaking industry began to sprout after World War II.

After World War II, when the Hong Kong government was busy cleaning up the shipping lanes, industrialist Cheng Chik-chee was keenly aware that Victoria Harbour contained many sunken warships and artillery shells, which were a good source of raw materials for the steel industry. He expanded his four brothers' Chiap factory into a limited company and applied to the Hong Kong government to undertake the salvage and dismantling of ships sunk in the harbor during the war.

The salvaged shipwreck is a behemoth that the Hong Kong authorities find difficult to deal with. Zheng Zhizhi had a unique vision, bought it at a cheap price, and dismantled the wreck. The dismantled parts can be used if they can be repaired, and the metal scrap that cannot be repaired and cannot be used is re-cast together with the shells purchased from the fishermen, and then rolled into steel bars and other profiles for sale, turning waste into treasure.

At that time, Hong Kong was in the post-war recovery period, and there was a great demand for steel in various places. C&H's business has grown rapidly, with steel bars alone accounting for two-thirds of Hong Kong's production. The Hong Kong government also gave them a HK$60 a tonne fee for their help in cleaning up the harbour.

Czechs and both sides profited, and their wealth grew rapidly.

Therefore, C&H is not only a shipbreaking yard, but also a steel company; In later generations, Shaorong Iron and Steel, the 'steel king' Pang Dingyuan, was ranked as one of the two large steel enterprises in Hong Kong. Of course, there are other small steel mills in Hong Kong.

"Good! I'll arrange for someone from the global shipping company to join forces with you. They will buy the boat and hand it over to you for dismantling. ”

Deng Zhongfa understands that when it comes to the professionalism of buying abandoned ships, of course, he is still a person from global shipping.

"Okay, we're ready to do the disassembly!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Try it on a small scale first, and gradually increase the scale in the later stage, you have to manage it well!" ”

His idea was for people from around the world to pick up ships in the world's major ports. If you can use it, you can pull it back and sell it to others, or simply put it into operation yourself; If it can't be used, it will be handed over to Zhongtian Shipbreaking Yard for dismantling.

In this way, he made three sums of money in one go: he set up a shipping agency company and also did second-hand ship business; If you buy a ship that can be operated at a 'demolition price', even if you lease it out at a lower price, it will make a lot of money, and if you can't use it, you will dismantle it and turn it into treasure.

Next, Lin Zhichao said to Cheng Yuanxiong, general manager of 'Zhongtian Iron and Steel': "If there is a shortage of engineers in the steel plant, go to Japan to recruit, and we must ensure the technical level and quality." ”

Hong Kong's steelmaking should not be underestimated, since the late 50s, Hong Kong's steel was also exported to Japan, of course, a large proportion may be scrap iron.

It turned out that in the previous life of 1959~1961, the world's major ports were full of second-hand ships to be scrapped, and the vision and insight of Hong Kong people were the top in the whole world. After hearing that Hong Kong's shipbreaking industry was developed, Europe and the United States drove scrapped warships and aircraft carriers to Hong Kong one after another and handed them over to the Hong Kong shipbreaking yard for dismantling.

As a result, shipbreaking became popular in Hong Kong, but businessmen in Southeast Asia also saw the money from the shipbreaking industry, so they joined one after another; As a result, the price of second-hand ships was raised, and in the end it was already unprofitable.

Therefore, the development of the shipbreaking industry lasted for two or three years, like a flash in the pan.

Cheng Yuanxiong said: "I understand! The steel mill is expected to be operational in the middle of next year, and will surely become the largest steel mill in Hong Kong, and will also be able to smelt qualified steel. ”

He was originally the director of the copper smelting plant, but now he has been selected by the group as the general manager of the 'Zhongtian Iron and Steel Plant', so he naturally has high hopes.

The biggest advantage of CK Industries Group when investing in a certain industry is that the group can support a variety of talents and managers.

Becoming the largest steel mill in Hong Kong is a good goal, and maybe it will expand to the global steel industry in the future.

These goals do not necessarily have to be completed in Lin Zhichao's hands, and his son can also play after he grows up, after all, Lao Tzu has laid the foundation for them.

Finally, Lin Zhichao said: "Ship dismantling is an industry that is easy to cause pollution, but Hong Kong can't have enough to eat, so even if we don't dismantle, there will be other people who will discover the mystery of the ship dismantling industry sooner or later." Manager Deng, I hope you do this - in the process of ship dismantling, summarize a "ship dismantling convention", some ship parts contain a lot of toxic and harmful substances, such as heavy oil, asbestos and lead, etc. During the dismantling process, because the dismantling workers did not know much about the ship, they did not know which parts contained toxic and harmful substances, and sometimes they were not properly disposed of and disposed of as general waste materials. Exposed toxic and harmful substances will cause serious pollution to the ecological environment, endangering local rivers, air and soil, I hope you can summarize it, and hand it over to the Hong Kong government, or to your peers for standardization. For dismantling workers, it is hoped that training and guidance can be achieved. ”

If you want to be the boss of the industry, since you are the boss of the industry, you can naturally make rules.

Deng Zhongfa said with admiration: "The boss thinks long-term, and I will definitely do a good job of summarizing this aspect." By the way, boss, that can let Global Shipping provide some technical guidance, so that we can also do better! ”

Lin Zhichao's eyes lit up, he was smart, but he didn't think of this for a while. The technical department of Global Shipping is very powerful and knows the structure of the ship well.

"Okay, I'll have them send a mentor later on. However, you also have to summarize and record, and in the end, the dismantling workers of Zhongtian Iron and Steel Plant must go through a certain amount of training before taking up their posts. ”

Since it can't stop the development of Hong Kong's shipbreaking industry, let's do it ourselves, and do it the biggest, so that we can reduce pollution compared to the previous life. At the same time, the joint port government to carry out some regulations on the entire shipbreaking industry can also reduce pollution.

In the evening, Lin Zhichao went home early, and this morning he picked up Xu Caiying and Lin Ruicheng's mother and son from the hospital, and naturally wanted to celebrate in the evening.

The seven children in the family, some big and some young, can eat at the adult's table, and only after passing Lin Zhichao's inspection, that is, they can't be too noisy and can eat independently. Today, only Lin Ruihuan, Lin Ruijiang, and Lin Ruhai can meet the requirements.

Before the meal, Tang Caiyun asked, "Husband, what kind of wine do you drink?" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "Today is a good day, naturally you should drink our Chinese liquor, just drink Moutai!" ”

He bought a total of 1,000 bottles of 'Jinlun Moutai' and stored them in the cellar, intending to enjoy them slowly and give them away later. In short, in the future, maybe there will be about one or two hundred bottles saved. According to Lin Zhichao's understanding, the Jinlun Moutai in the 50s seemed to be able to sell more than 300,000 a bottle in the previous life.

He is not interested in the price of appreciation, but a kind of collection psychology. Export Moutai is expected to register the 'Feitian brand' this year, and Lin Zhichao will buy in large quantities at that time.

Tang Caiyun took out a bottle of Moutai that had been opened after a while, Lin Zhichao is not an alcoholic after all, so no one is with him to drink, just one or two taels of liquor, and he will not be greedy for a cup. He only drinks one or two bottles of white wine at most a month, and he drinks more red wine.

"Husband, you like to collect liquor, you should buy a property to collect liquor! Otherwise, sooner or later, the cellar will not be able to put it down. Tang Caiyun reminded with a smile.

After following Lin Zhichao for so long, she knew that Lin Zhichao was not a drinker, he didn't drink at noon, he didn't drink much at night, and he was only three minutes drunk when he socialized.

But Lin Zhichao has a characteristic, that is, he drinks at night, as if it is a habit. In fact, Lin Zhichao, who is proficient in health preservation, knows that proper drinking may be healthier.

Therefore, the women of the family also drink red wine, except during pregnancy and lactation.

Lin Zhichao said: "It makes sense, I'll find a chance to buy another property later!" ”

Xu Caiying, three days after giving birth, said: "How about that bungalow on Gande Road? ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Where will be merged in the future, it is impossible to waste land if you build high-rise buildings." There are many good properties, and after the south of Hong Kong Island is the rich area, Deep Water Bay, Repulse Bay, and Shek O. By the way, recently, the owners of 80 Deep Water Bay have also begun to loosen their mouths and intend to sell their properties. I'll buy it later as your two-bedroom villa. ”

Xu Caiying squirmed: "Why did you suddenly mention the division of the room?" ”

She thinks it's good to live with her sister, and that's how she has been since she was a child.

Lin Zhichao said: "How can you do it without dividing the room? When the children are older and are going to get married, how can they still be so big and the family is huddled together. So I will spend six or seven years to rebuild 80 Deep Water Bay, and then consider the problem of living in separate rooms in the future! ”

Xu Caiying instantly understood what Lin Zhichao meant, when the child grows up, No. 79 Deep Water Bay can only be used as Lin Ruihuan's wedding room, after all, it is the eldest son. And her vein, she naturally also needs a villa for her eldest son, so No. 80 Deep Water Bay is very suitable.

"Well, it's really necessary in the future!"

Lin Zhichao said: "In the future, there will be many such villas, which are not only investments, but also can meet the living environment of our family." ”

Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying's eyes lit up, it has been a year and a half since they moved into No. 79 Deep Water Bay, and it is very enjoyable to live in this kind of mansion.

Tang Caiyun sighed: "When we were crowded in Seymour Road and Happy Valley, where did we expect to develop so fast, and Hong Kong has changed a lot in ten years. ”

The family has expressed their feelings from the beginning to the present, and everyone can see the overall changes in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong at this time can be said to be comparable to the Shanghai market back then.

"This chicken was given by Yu Cheng Wan'er Tai Wu Bing, right?" As a gourmet, Lin Zhichao's mouth is very sensitive.

Wu Wenying said: "Well, Ah Bing gave me two live chickens every three or five days, and I can't accept them!" ”

Wu Bing is a smart person, once sent chickens raised on a farm in the countryside, after knowing Wu Wenying, he firmly grasped this relationship, and was Wu Wenying's card friend. As for the chickens on their farm, the taste is indeed slightly better, Lin Zhichao has praised it before, and it has always been remembered by Wu Bing, and he has to give it to Wu Wenying every three or five times.

"It's not good to collect it often, let's refuse it next time, when we want to eat, we can let her buy it."

Wu Wenying nodded and said, "It also makes sense!" I'm a little scared of this girl's heat, so I'll teach her a lesson next time. ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "There is no need to teach a lesson, Mom, if you are a little serious, she will retreat." She didn't necessarily want to get any favors from us, she was just grateful that I had helped them before! ”

Wu Wenying said: "You just like to help people, so you are popular!" The expression was very satisfied, her son was too promising.

Yu Chengwan got the help of Lin Zhichao, and his fate changed greatly, not only escaped the catastrophe of life, but also became rich and noble, with a one-story façade and several rental residences, worth nearly one million.

Occasionally, when everyone gathers, he can also learn some knowledge about investment property from Lin Zhichao and others; Yu Chengwan is still business-minded, and there is no problem in becoming a rich man in the future.

The next day, Lin Zhichao came to Global Shipping to hold two meetings - a management meeting and a technical meeting. Management meetings are not held every day, but technical meetings are very important and take place every day.

After doing these two things, Lin Zhichao called Feng Yongfa to the office.

"Arrange a team to be responsible for the purchase of scrapped second-hand ships in the world's major ports, and the price must be cheap. After we buy it, we can still use it after maintenance, and sell it through a shipping agent or rent it to customers; If it can't be used, I am ready to sell it to my Yangtze River Industry Group at a low price for ship dismantling. ”

Feng Yongfa immediately understood the boss's thoughts and knew that this was a new business, he said: "Well, but shipping has only begun to slump this year, and the price of second-hand ships has not fallen to the trough. I think there will be more and more second-hand ships to be scrapped in major ports, and there will also be second-hand ships that are scrapped in advance by supporting the shipbuilding industry in Europe and the United States. ”

Lin Zhichao nodded, this deputy general manager can still analyze the future situation, and said: "What you say makes sense!" It is expected that the end of the year and the beginning of next year will only begin to be the real shipping trough. So in the past six months, you let the team's actions be smaller, and keep them a little more secret. ”

Feng Yongfa said: "No problem! If you are lucky, you may be able to pick up a second-hand ship with good performance, and the ship that costs tens of thousands of dollars at that time can be rented hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, but it may break down halfway, but it is definitely worth the risk. ”

Lin Zhichao banged on the table, such a thing is a good thing, but it will also have a certain impact on the credibility of global shipping.

"So be cautious, and rather sell to others, but also take care of it."

"If you rent a one-way trip, you may be able to avoid this kind of problem."

Lin Zhichao thought about it carefully, and felt that it made sense, and said: "Just think about this kind of problem flexibly!" However, in recent years, we have acquired scrapped ships from major ports, and more to select dismantling ships for Yangtze River Industry. When the time comes, you can get a little hard money for each boat. The point is, you can't buy expensive, so try to buy sex this year! ”

"Okay, I'll organize the team right away."

After Feng Yongfa left, Lin Zhichao also thought about a problem - that is, he planned to recruit some foreign management in the next few years, mainly responsible for business and public relations in Europe and the United States.

Lin Zhichao has always used local staff and management, as long as the business is in Asia; With the increase in the business of global shipping in Europe and the United States, it is a little inconvenient for local staff and management, and it is obvious that foreigners are more efficient in dealing with foreigners.

Although, the main ships of global shipping are long-term leases to European and American companies; But even this kind of business needs to be carefully maintained and taken care of.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhichao is ready to start implementing the plan recently, first recruiting a foreigner 'deputy general manager', and then slowly absorbing some Westerner management and staff, mainly stationed in overseas branches.

After all, in another two or three years, the number of oil tankers of global shipping will skyrocket, and the business will expand several times.

As Lin Zhichao's career became more and more extensive, he also began to pay more and more attention to the ability of management and prepare to enter the world business field, so naturally he could not only use the management that he had been cultivating.

Of course, Lin Zhichao thinks that his management ability is very strong, and this career is completely timely. In addition to his brain being many times more powerful than ordinary people, more importantly, he will use his 'insight' to 'grasp the big and let go of the small'.

For example, in the wig and plastic flower industry, when he learned that there was only a certain 'flower season', he naturally boldly delegated power to the management, and he rarely participated.

As long as you learn to grasp the key points, no matter how many industries you have, you can also have time to manage them.

{Ask for a commuter pass!} (End of chapter)