Early September.

Meeting rooms for global shipping.

Lin Zhichao solemnly introduced the new vice president Bobby Blair, and everyone gave a warm welcome.

Everyone understands that the boss is internationalizing global shipping, so he ushered in the vice president of the foreigner, and may join the management of the foreigner in the future; As for the idea of being too big, we don't have it, after all, the development of global shipping is too fast, and we don't have the energy to think too big.

As for the other vice president, Feng Yongfa, he greeted and arranged Bobby Blair for the past two days, so there will be no abnormality.

Bobby then stood up and said slowly in English to everyone: "Global Shipping is a large shipping company, and it will become a great group company in the future, because I know that BOSS is a person with vision and courage; So, I'm excited to join this team and make my own contribution to the company. I've been working for British shipping for 18 years and I've seen a picture of boom and bust. I believe that Global Shipping will become a rising giant in the world's shipping, and I am willing to work together with you for this goal. Thank you! ”

The crowd gave a round of applause!

At the same time, everyone also understands that the boss is ready to do a big job, and global shipping is going to usher in a new big development model.

Lin Zhichao continued: "After Vice President Bobby joined, I will first investigate the two European and American branches, adjust it when it should be adjusted, and strengthen it immediately. ”

Bobby nodded hurriedly and said, "No problem, BOSS!" ”

From this point of view, he understands that the boss is giving him real power, and the strength of the branches in New York and London will be strengthened in the future, and he will be responsible for managing it.

Then, Lin Zhichao said: "In the future, oil tankers will be our main business, accounting for about 70%; Bulk carriers only have about 15% of their business, so you must be curious about what the other 15% of your shipping business is. I won't sell it, but tell you directly - that is, container container transportation is the main force of cargo ship transportation in the future. So this business will account for 15% of the sea freight business in the future. Of course, these are all distributions in ten years, and I'm just giving you a reminder. ”

Everyone heard the prospect of container transportation for the first time, although many people have read Lin Zhichao's article on "Container Shipping Prospects", but the development of container transportation has been limited in recent years, and only Americans are developing, and they are still losing money.

Now the boss made it clear that container transportation is very promising, and sooner or later it will become the mainstream of shipping, and everyone is suddenly refreshed.

Afterwards, everyone entered a formal meeting to discuss some details.

Although Bobby has a mission, he also has to stay in Hong Kong for a while to familiarize himself with the whole company before flying to New York.

Weekend mornings.

Lin Zhichao's five-year-old eldest daughter 'Lin Wanzhu' was allowed to eat at the 'main table' last year, because she could eat independently and without making noise.

As a result, the youngest daughter Lin Huizhu and son Lin Ruicheng (Xu Caiying) could not go to the main table, and were taught to eat by the nanny.

Looking at the five children eating, Lin Zhichao said in a good mood: "Today I took Ruikai, Wanzhu, Huizhu, and Ruicheng to play in Lychee Garden." As for the three of you, you can think about what you want to play next week, and you can let me accompany you to swim in the sea, or you can go to the lychee garden together. ”

Several children were immediately overjoyed, and the three eldest children were not disappointed, and they could also let their father accompany them to play next week.

As for why Lin Zhichao didn't take the whole family out to play, it was because there were too many children to take care of.

Today, with the four youngest children, they all have to be accompanied by five adults, and naturally there are male and female bodyguards.

"Yay!" Lin Wanzhu's lively voice sounded.

It is also an accident that Lin Wanzhu is the second from Xu Caiying, but she is the eldest daughter, and her personality is similar to Xu Caiying; Lin Huizhu is the fourth born by Tang Caiyun, the youngest daughter, although she is only three years old, her personality is quieter.

Of course, the two sisters were naturally praised as treasures in the hands of Lin Zhichao, and they had more patience to tolerate.

After breakfast, everyone cleaned up and took the car.

Opened in the late 40s, Hong Kong Lychee Garden was the largest amusement park in Hong Kong at the time, with two swimming pools, a water dance hall, and some amusement equipment.

Cars enter Kowloon by car ferry, cross Kowloon to 'Lai Chi Kok', the junction of Kowloon and Kwai Chung in the New Territories, and finally arrive at Lai Chi Plantation in Kwai Chung, New Territories.

After parking the car, Lin Zhichao led his two wives, mother, sister, four children, six male and female bodyguards, and a family into the lychee garden.

Walking in, it was obvious that the popularity was not very high, and there was no new idea in the construction and equipment, Lin Zhichao's heart suddenly moved, but he did not immediately make up his mind.

"Xin'er, you don't look for a boyfriend, you can only become the parent of a nephew and niece, and you have to bring us children!" Lin Zhichao teased his sister Lin Xin'er.

Twenty-seven-year-old Lin Xin'er has been working for two years, and after the opening of the Miramar Hotel, she will be the executive management and the deputy manager of the marketing department.

Lin Xin'er took the three-year-old Lin Huizhu by the hand and said indifferently: "What's wrong with bringing nephews and nieces, you don't have to have children, you can still be addicted to being a parent!" Brother, didn't you say you wouldn't rush! ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Don't urge, don't urge!" ”

Sometimes my mind is complicated, that is, I want my sister to find a wishful husband, but I am reluctant to marry my sister.

The reason why she was reluctant was because Lin Zhichao could see that Lin Xin'er was a girl who identified with the 'Lin family' very much, and even if she got married, she would help the family business. It's just that in this way, things are a little complicated, after all, it is taboo to have a heart for your mother's family.

Fortunately, Lin Zhichao will give Lin Xin'er insurance, that is, the shares given to her in the future must be protected by law and truly belong to her forever; Whether she is willing to be a career woman or concentrate on being a housewife, this share is the confidence given to him by her mother.

After Lin Xin'er saw that her brother didn't mention this topic, she happily took the child to play, and the four women each looked at a small child, followed by a bodyguard.

On the contrary, Lin Zhichao became the person who accompanied the play, and interacted with the four children on a mobile basis.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao also visited the lychee orchard and found that it was not well planned and there were not many tourists. The only advantage is that it covers a large area, about 20 acres.

But Lin Zhichao understands that a lot of land is rented from the government, and it is estimated that there are not many lands belonging to Zhang Jun.

Lin Zhichao was thinking that if Cheung Kong Industrial operated this playground, it would definitely become a project with a wide range of financial resources; After all, Lin Zhichao has a very strong opinion on the planning of this kind of amusement park, he has been to Disney and many amusement parks, and he is absolutely very good at how to attract visitors.

Importantly, he loves to see the childhood of Hong Kong children and has a very good memory; And Ocean Park Hong Kong has only been around for 16 years, so we can't let the children in the middle lose their fun.

After knowing this, Lin Zhichao no longer thought about it, but played with the children.

A week later.

Hu Zhaoxu walked into Lin Zhichao's office and said, "Boss, the information of Lychee Garden has been found out!" ”

Lin Zhichao raised his head and said, "Then talk about it!" ”

Hu Zhaoxu reported: "The current operating area of Lychee Garden is about 18 acres, and the surrounding land that can be expanded is about 12~15 acres, and if it is an overall plan, it can have an operating area of about 30 acres. At present, Zhang Jun's own land is nearly 10 acres (60,000 square feet). ”

The land can be leased from the Hong Kong government if the Hong Kong government does not intend to sell it immediately; When the time is ripe, you can buy it from the Hong Kong government. All in all, this is a very good public project, and the Hong Kong government will support it.

Lin Zhichao asked: "What about the operation of the lychee garden?" ”

Hu Zhaoxu said: "It is said that it has been losing money year after year, and it has not made any money!" Moreover, the land in this place is not easy to build high-rise buildings, so it is not realistic to build residential buildings. ”

He thought his boss was planning to develop a residence, so he reminded.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Who wants to develop residential buildings, it is remote to that extent. ”

Hu Zhaoxu suddenly said embarrassedly: "Then the boss plans to develop an amusement park?" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "Yes, in the short and medium term, it is to develop amusement parks, and in the long term, it is to marinate this land and keep it for future residential development." ”

Hu Zhaoxu immediately admired the long-term goal of the boss, in Hong Kong, other real estate companies, I am afraid that they don't even know how to reserve land, and naturally they will not have it. On the contrary, the boss has been stockpiling land and developing it without hurry.

"Then I'll test Zhang Jun and see if he wants to sell!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Well, just ask, but you can't be the wrongdoer!" ”

"Good"

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Lin Zhichao planned on paper and comprehensively developed more than 30 acres of nearby land. Of course, the whole project will be carried out in sections and will be open as usual, so as to avoid monetary losses.

A part of the land is planned as a 'Song City' according to the reference of the "Qingming Riverside Map";

A large number of amusement equipment has been introduced in some of the plots, such as dingding boats, bumper cars, coffee cups, merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels, dragon roller coasters and stepping bricks.

Part of the land was introduced into the model of the zoo, elephants, tigers, etc.

Some of them opened up movie theaters, theaters, etc.

Although more than 30 acres of land are small, this is Hong Kong, and every inch of land is valuable. Only the Hong Kong government has the strength to invest in Ocean Park and Disney Park, which are thousands of acres at every turn.

"Boss, Hu Zhaoxu, the sales manager of Changjiang Real Estate, I hope to visit you!" His subordinates walked into Zhang Jun's office and reported.

"Changjiang Real Estate?"

Zhang Jun suddenly came to his senses, because this is not Lin Zhichao's company!

"Yes, it seems to be about the lychee orchard."

Zhang Jun suddenly became interested, Lychee Garden has been losing money year after year, he does intend to sell, although he has not released the news yet, but he already has a retreat in his heart. It's just that I didn't expect that now Lin Zhichao is actually interested in this project!

Remembering that he was put by Lin Zhichao back then, it was a lot of losses, and he must kill him this time!

In fact, he also understands:

Since a large part of the land in Lychee Garden is leased, it needs to pay the rent of the Hong Kong government every year; At the same time, the expenditure of personnel, the maintenance of equipment, etc., all require large funds.

Therefore, Lychee Garden is actually a loss-making enterprise, as for the land owned by itself, although it has 80,000 square feet, it is impossible to develop residential buildings and factories, which is equivalent to only operating a playground.

So if you don't sell yourself, then you need to continue to lose money every year.

Nevertheless.

But since he came to the door, and Lin Zhichao is rich, he has to kill everything!

Zhang Jun cheered up Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and then said: "Make an appointment for me until two o'clock in the afternoon, I will meet him!" ”

"Okay"

After his subordinates left, Zhang Jun couldn't help but laugh.

"How much should I want?"

"HK$2.5 million?"

In the afternoon, Hu Zhaoxu came to Zhang Jun's office, and everyone was an old acquaintance. He personally participated in the sales war of large housing estates back then.

However, Hu Zhaoxu will not show weakness, he has already inquired about the specific situation of the lychee garden, Zhang Jun is holding it in his hand for a day, and he will incur losses; Moreover, Zhang Jun has not developed high-rise residential buildings in recent years, and his financial strength is not strong.

"Boss Zhang, long time no see!"

"Manager Hu, it's been a long time, you follow Lin Sheng, it's a blessing that the tide has risen all these years!"

Zhang Jun's words were a little sour, he was also a real estate developer back then, and now he is not worthy of lifting shoes for Lin Zhichao; And the reason for all this is that the lychee orchard he bought gradually disappeared from the real estate industry.

Hu Zhaoxu said with a smile: "Thank you Manager Hu for your compliment!" Our boss also said that Boss Zhang was a man of the year in the real estate industry, if he hadn't been dragged down by Lychee Garden, he wouldn't have seen you in the real estate industry today. ”

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had a sense of identity, and almost blurted out to echo it.

Fortunately, he swallowed back the words in time.

But this scene, how to escape Hu Zhaoxu's sharp eyes, he has been dealing with the market for so long, and he has already practiced the ability to observe words and feelings.

"Manager Hu is here this time for the matter of Lychee Garden, right?"

Hu Zhaoxu smiled and said, "Hmm. There is also a story that last week, the boss took his children to visit the Lychee Garden, and saw that the number of visitors to the Lychee Garden was not high, but the children were not having a good time, so our boss thought that if he took over and made additional investment, he could give some better experience to the children in Hong Kong. ”

Zhang Jun suddenly couldn't hold his face, cooperating with others was just for the fun of children, and his own bad management was also affected.

"Coincidentally, I also plan to invest in improving the lychee orchard, and my children also love to play in the lychee orchard!"

Hu Zhaoxu said indifferently: "Zhang Sheng might as well make a price and withdraw in time, maybe his career can shine again!" ”

Zhang Jun deliberately hesitated, and then said slowly: "2 million, and you also have to be responsible for the 300,000 Hong Kong dollars debt of Lychee Garden." ”

Hu Zhaoxu also said politely: "At most, 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, the debt must be reviewed clearly, it is the expenditure of Lychee Garden, and we will bear the debt." Don't hide it from Boss Zhang, the boss will give me this permission, if I can't buy it, I have no choice, and my boss will not be the wrongdoer. In the case of Lychee Garden, I know very well that one more year of operation is a year of loss. If Boss Zhang has strong financial resources, he can pickle it, but he will not take the initiative to quote today; If Boss Zhang intends to sell, he must not get along with money! ”

Zhang Jun suddenly felt that he was inferior to a part-time worker, and he was inferior to Hu Zhaoxu's domineering words.

"1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, I can't sell it!"

Hu Zhaoxu smiled, then handed over his business card, and said, "If Boss Zhang is interested, you can call me at any time!" But our boss only gave me this amount of money, and if I couldn't complete the transaction, I had to give up. Our boss is not short of money, but it is even more impossible to do such a thing as buying expensive and losing face. As my subordinate, my authority is only to this extent, but I can be responsible for saying that if Boss Zhang sells this project and uses it to invest in the real estate industry, I don't think it will be in the current situation. ”

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, this was very clear. It is impossible for Lin Zhichao to lose face, so 1.5 million is 1.5 million, and not a penny is added. Even, he will not come forward to talk to himself, send a subordinate to talk, and he will not participate.

Hu Zhaoxu got up to say goodbye, and Zhang Jun politely saw off the guests.

After Hu Zhaoxu left, Zhang Jun was so angry that he threw his business card into the trash.

"It's great to be rich and powerful, is this the attitude of begging for people?"

After the indiscriminate fire, Zhang Jun also calmed down, and the first thing he did was to pick up the business card.

You can't leave the way out!

Another week passed.

Huang Changhong and Hu Zhaoxu came to Lin Zhichao's office together and handed over a signed contract, which was really about the transfer agreement of the lychee garden.

A week ago, after Zhang Jun rejected Hu Zhaoxu, he has been thinking about Hu Zhaoxu's words, whether to continue to bet the funds on the lychee orchard, or to invest in real estate and property; The answer soon surfaced, and Zhang Jun finally understood where he was worthy of being an opponent with Lin Zhichao.

Zhang Yuliang's family is so wealthy, and they are also cleaned up by Lin Zhichao without temper. If he sold the lychee orchard to others, the price would not exceed 1.5 million, but he offended Lin Zhichao.

It's not a good deal at all!

In particular, Hu Zhaoxu reminded that investing in real estate is definitely not the current situation. Of course, 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars is not much, but with some additional funds, it can also develop a small project, just buying a property directly, which is more cost-effective than investing in Lychee Garden.

So, after three days of reserve, Zhang Jun took the initiative to contact Hu Zhaoxu. Subsequently, the two parties invited lawyers and accountants to audit the accounts of Lychee Garden and signed the transfer contract.

"What about the photos?"

"Here!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then checked, he asked people to take a panoramic view of the lychee orchard and the surrounding scenery from the mountain.

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao said: "The surrounding land is leased from the Hong Kong government, which is almost less than 35 acres. Then set up a playground project team, including designers, consultants, etc., we will plan in a unified manner, construct in batches, and operate as usual. It took three or four years to gradually transform the whole project. ”

Huang Changhong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll prepare this project team as soon as possible." ”

Cheung Kong has long been familiar with these non-development real estate projects, as evidenced by Sing Tao Daimaru Department Store, Hong Kong Miramar Hotel Group, Causeway Bay Daimaru Department Store and Xintiandi Shopping Center.

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