At the beginning of January, Japan's first 150,000-ton oil tanker was launched, setting a new world record; Of course, this ship was not built by Lin Zhichao, but by Japan's Sanguang Shipping.

Japan's major shipping companies not only charter ships, but also build ships, after all, Japan has so many merchant ships, how can they all be leased. In fact, only a small fraction of the leases are leased.

After the launch of the 150,000-ton tanker of Sasebo Heavy Industries, Lin Zhichao received an invitation from the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard, saying that they had mastered the technology of the 200,000-ton tanker and had received orders.

So, Lin Zhichao accepted the invitation and came to the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard, where its president, Kenji Aikawa, warmly received Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao's investigation is not an ordinary investigation, he usually has to stay in the shipyard for two or three days, and the engineers consult the relevant parameters and technologies, he never shies away from learning himself.

Of course, the major Japanese shipyards are also defenseless against him, after all, in their opinion, Lin Zhichao is just a professional shipowner; If you don't know the technology and parameters of the ship, you can't trust them.

"Mr. Lin, I have seen some reports that you gave a new name to a tanker of more than 200,000 tons at the World Tanker Conference - VLCC, and now we at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard have realized this technology and have won two construction contracts." Kenji Aikawa said proudly.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Yes, VLCC is the name I named, and it is also the oil tanker that I have always been eager to operate. Of course, I need to carefully investigate and make a shipbuilding plan, theoretically in the second half of the year. ”

It is expected that in July, he will build 10 VLCC ships, which can have high-priced long-term contracts as soon as they get out of the water; This is due to the fact that in June of the next year (1967), the Suez Canal will be closed for eight years, and the number of routes will increase, the business will increase, and the prices will increase.

Of course, due to the increase in the tonnage of the world's merchant ships and the increase in transport capacity, there will not be a multi-fold increase in 1956; However, it is believed that there will be at least a 100% increase, of course, a short-term surge, but it will also rise sharply in the following time, because Suez will be closed for eight years.

Kenji Aikawa naturally would not doubt Lin Zhichao's words, this shipbuilder in Japan has dozens of large oil tankers, is the largest customer of Japanese shipyards, and even the local Japanese shipping companies are not as large as their scale, and it can even be said that there is a big gap in a single comparison.

"No problem, during your inspection, we will arrange someone to accompany you, and any problems can be solved."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then asked, "What are the parameters of the VLCC ship?" ”

Kenji Aikawa immediately replied, "The total tonnage is 209,400 tons with a length of 344.28 meters, a width of 48.84 meters, and a maximum draft of 17.685 meters."

The draft is no longer enough to pass through the Suez Canal, but in fact, oil tankers of more than 100,000 tons will hardly pass through Suez tankers when they are fully loaded, because it is too dangerous.

And the increase in tonnage itself is not to want to pass through Suez and not to rely on the Suez Canal.

In 1976, as oil tankers grew larger, the Egyptian government began to expand the canal. The first phase of the project was completed in 1980 and the navigable water area of the canal was expanded from 1,800 square meters to 3,600 meters (i.e. the navigable part of the canal cross-section); The draft of the navigable vessel has been increased to 17.9 meters, which can accommodate 150,000 tons of fully loaded freighters. The second phase of the project was completed in 1983, expanding the navigable water area to 5,000 square meters, increasing the draft of navigable vessels to 21.98 meters, which will allow ships with a deadweight of 250,000 tons to pass.

When the boat is empty, you can take the Suez Canal to save time.

"Well, that's a pretty good parameter!"

Lin Zhichao replied casually.

Specifically, he needs to carefully investigate and think, and he hopes that it can be increased to 220,000 tons in half a year.

Moreover, the order for 10 220,000-ton oil tankers is not an order from Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard alone, it may be two or three; Fortunately, Japan's shipbuilding technology comes from the government's support, and the technology is in the hands of some relevant institutions.

Two days later, on the streets of Ginza, Tokyo.

Lin Zhichao and Sayuri Yoshinaga walked together and were shopping.

Sayuri Yoshinaga looked at the personable man next to him, his temperament was so noble and elegant, and then remembered that the two had been 'dating' three times alone, she didn't know what this man meant, because every time the other party came to Tokyo, he would ask her out to play, but there was no other expression.

Of course, she knew that Lin Zhichao must have been married, and she didn't think much about it at first, but after getting along two or three times, she found that she thought about it more.

She was not satisfied with the status quo, she couldn't help but get close to Lin Zhichao, and finally she mustered up the courage to hold Lin Zhichao's arm.

"Didn't refuse! So happy! Sayuri Yoshinaga's heart was beating wildly.

Lin Zhichao on the other side couldn't help but evoke a Nike smile, just a little girl, how can she compare to her patience. Every time he comes to Tokyo, it's just a stop-by, and after making an appointment with Sayuri Yoshinaga during the day, he goes to find Hinata and Shina Wild at night, and it doesn't take time at all.

He didn't say anything, and accepted Sayuri Yoshinaga's hand naturally.

Ginza in Japan, like Central in Hong Kong, is built next to each other; The difference is that the buildings here are generally not taller than 10 floors, and there are more buildings with seven or eight floors.

The buildings of this era are actually very modern, and there are many buildings with glass curtain walls. On the exterior walls of the building, many large billboards are very prominent.

The men on the street are almost always in suits or trench coats, while the women wear thick knee-length skirts, flesh-colored stockings on their legs, or bare-legged.

Walking here, the atmosphere of modernization is stronger, far more than Hong Kong. It also indirectly shows that Hong Kong at this time is far from being able to compare with Tokyo, and it is probably only from the seventies and eighties that Hong Kong's modern atmosphere is stronger, and it slowly catches up with Tokyo.

Although Lin Zhichao is shopping, he is actually investigating the customs. Since 1963, Ginza has seen an increase in land and housing prices, and it has begun to shine in the world.

"Sayuri, you also filmed during your studies, and occasionally skipped class, will you fail the cultural class and not get your graduation certificate in the future?" Lin Zhichao joked with a smile.

Sayuri Yoshinaga's face was slightly red, she was skipping class.

"Not really! Our teacher knows that I am filming, and when I return to school, I will make up for the cultural class, which is very simple, how can I not graduate! ”

In the tone, with the sweetness and coquettishness of a girl, Lin Zhichao sighed, has he not changed fresh blood for a long time, so there is a little aging in his mentality; Sayuri Yoshinaga, who is now twenty years old, instantly made him feel good.

Sayuri Yoshinaga is the kind of gentle, pure, and girlish style, even if she is a little older in the future, the way of acting can only be that kind of gentle, subtle, classical and elegant woman.

"So, you're smart!"

"Well, what do you think of me?"

"It's beautiful!"

"I hate it, I'm asking you if I'm smart?"

"I don't know, I'll test you later!"

"Why not now?"

Sayuri Yoshinaga was like a little girl, circling around Lin Zhichao, sometimes staring at Lin Zhichao with big watery eyes.

Lin Zhichao, on the other hand, was dual-minded, chatting with the girls around him while visiting Ginza.

The girl has taken the bait, and he plans to close the net.

The first few times, he deliberately showed a gentleman's side, which was to remove the psychological defense of girls. Because if you indicate your motives at the beginning, it is easy for girls to think that you are married, and you are still here to pick up girls; So the first few times, Lin Zhichao always treated Sayuri Yoshinaga as a friend.

The effect of this is that Sayuri Yoshinaga soon fell and became the bait on her own initiative.

Now that he has taken the bait, Lin Zhichao will also start to tear apart the hypocrisy of the gentleman and launch a final attack on the girl.

Shopping!

Lin Zhichao's first play is his advantage of having a lot of money and more than 100 million.

Shopping is also selective, at first it was Sayuri Yoshinaga's own choice, and finally it was Lin Zhichao's killer idea, who went to the jewelry store to choose a sapphire necklace for Sayuri Yoshinaga.

"Mr. Lin, this is too precious!" Sayuri Yoshinaga, though very fond of this elegant, noble sapphire necklace, preached the same thing.

"This is the last time you participated in my celebration, you deserve to be paid, obedient!" In the end, there was a majesty in his tone that could not be denied.

Sayuri Yoshinaga suddenly said 'um', her heart was beautiful, and she couldn't put down the necklace around her neck.

Her family is actually very privileged, her father is an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her mother is also a piano teacher; Of course, this can only be an ordinary family, and it is far from enough to buy this necklace with her income.

Under the warm gift of the clerk, Sayuri Yoshinaga took Lin Zhichao's arm and left happily.

"Sayuri, you should be my girlfriend now, right?" Lin Zhichao looked at the jade hand holding him and said with a smile.

"Hmm" Sayuri Yoshinaga replied in a shy voice without even thinking about it.

It was she who took the initiative, that's a fact!

She knew that this man was married, and when she got along a few times, she couldn't control herself and wanted to confess.

Although her confession was very subtle - holding hands, this man didn't know the reason, and immediately made the matter public. From the moment she gave the sapphire necklace, Sayuri Yoshinaga knew that she had done something right today. Otherwise, this man will always be so gentlemanly and charming, but he will not take the initiative to explain it.

However, what Sayuri Yoshinaga didn't know was that Lin Zhichao generally didn't take the initiative, but he wasn't a human being when he took the initiative.

Soon, the two people who finished shopping, led by Lin Zhichao, took a taxi to the Okura Hotel in Tokyo.

Built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, this luxury hotel is located in a quiet area where traditional Japanese aesthetics are celebrated. This hotel has many celebrity fans in later generations, such as Nixon, Diana, Oba Donkey, Jobs, etc., when Oba Donkey visited Japan, according to the national ceremony, he should stay in the State Guest Hotel, but he willfully chose the Okura Hotel; There is also Jobs, a vegetarian, who broke his vow at the Taicang Hotel and enjoyed meat food.

As soon as I entered the hotel, I saw the staff dressed in kimonos.

In fact, Sayuri Yoshinaga is also wearing a kimono today, which is Lin Zhichao's favorite tune.

In the restaurant, there are many people eating with Japanese-style screens and lanterns, but the response is that it is not noisy at all.

Lin Zhichao likes to visit luxury hotels around the world and learns what he wants. Shangri-La Hotel is his hard work, and he is very involved in creating a hotel brand that belongs to Hong Kong and belongs to the Lin family.

In Lin Zhichao's view, the future of Hong Kong's hotel industry should be a combination of characteristics and its own style. That is, to follow the local customs, retain some local traditional architecture and culture, and then integrate modern buildings, equipment, management, etc., to integrate a new hotel model.

Lin Zhichao's path is a model for Hong Kong's hotel industry in the future.

"Are you visiting this hotel for the first time?" Sayuri Yoshinaga saw that Lin Zhichao was always looking around, and asked curiously.

With Lin Zhichao she knows, he belongs to the world ship king, and he should have stayed in many hotels.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "No, I have been here more than five times. I know what you think, in fact, I am stealing from teachers and learning from others' excellent places, because I also happened to invest in a five-star hotel in Sing Tao. ”

Sayuri Yoshinaga suddenly realized.

Afterwards, the two chatted and enjoyed the food at the same time.

After eating, Lin Zhichao invited: "Go to the room and sit down?" ”

Sayuri Yoshinaga naturally didn't know Lin Zhichao's true thoughts, but thought it was a relationship between lovers, so he nodded shyly.

So, the two held hands and walked into the luxury suite upstairs.

"Let's take a visit!"

"Okay"

After a while, Sayuri Yoshinaga said in surprise: "There is actually a piano!" ”

Lin Zhichao gestured with his hand and said, "Why don't you play it for me?" ”

Sayuri Yoshinaga said a little nervously: "Well, but my level is not high!" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "Coincidentally, my level of appreciation is also very limited! ”

Sayuri Yoshinaga gave Lin Zhichao a beautiful look, then slowly sat down at the piano, and then played after thinking for a while.

While listening to soothing music, Lin Zhichao opened the prepared red wine and poured two glasses.

Tonight, he's going to open Sayuri's bag.

Since this kind of woman can accept the fact that he is married, then she is already desperate, so she should be strong at this time.

Holding two glasses of red wine, leaning on the piano stand, there was a look of appreciation in his eyes.

Hong Kong actresses in this era are really boring, they still bring the Shanghai market to Hong Kong, with high hair, or perm big waves, wearing cheongsam clothes, occasionally holding a cigarette in their mouths, pretending to be the eldest lady. It's very vulgar, and it's exactly the appearance of the chicken on Hi Beach back then. Of course, it may be that most of the stars of this era are extended from singers and dancers, so they are more cheesy.

What really changed should be that after Shaw Brothers movies made martial arts comedy movies, and the group of actresses in Shanghai are old, so Hong Kong actresses are more modern.

On the contrary, from Sayuri Yoshinaga, Lin Zhichao saw the delicate and gentle side of the girl.

At the end of the song, Lin Zhichao handed over the red wine glass and said: "It's very good, and I play it very hard!" ”

"Really, you won't coax me!" Sayuri Yoshinaga was happy, but also a little apprehensive.

I haven't practiced for a long time, I'm already rusty, I knew today's scene, she must practice for a while in advance.

"Do you want to play another song?" Lin Zhichao said with a smile.

"Hmm" Sayuri Yoshinaga was encouraged.

Next, things reversed.

When Sayuri Yoshinaga was playing the piano, Lin Zhichao hugged her from behind, and then kissed her girl on the neck. The delicate skin and the faint girl's fragrance all made Lin Zhichao, an 'old man', intoxicated.

And Sayuri Yoshinaga also feels a mature and charming atmosphere, she likes such a man.

"Hmm" Sayuri Yoshinaga turned around, and felt his lip being bitten.

What followed was the incessant offensive.

For a long time, it is finished.

"Mr. Lin, you hate me playing the piano!" Sayuri Yoshinaga is crowded to tidy up her clothes, and two places are lost, and she has lost herself.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I heard that only by playing for your lover can you pop up the highest level and realm!" Now, we've figured out the relationship, so I'm sure you'll be even higher! ”

Sayuri Yoshinaga was suddenly eager to try, and her heart was sweet, and she immediately put her hand on the piano and brewed her emotions.

Then, a tender song filled the house.

Lin Zhichao didn't bother this time, but held a red wine glass and enjoyed it in front of the piano.

Very good, she is versatile, and she has a lot of money herself.

Well done, he will replace Hinata and Truth Nai in the future, he is tired of that pair of sisters, especially after passing the last level, he feels that they have nothing to attract him, and it is time for them to find an honest man to marry.

Generally speaking, a woman he does not intend to stay with for a long time cannot exceed five years, and in particular, it must not exceed ten years; Because he feared that these women would be found out by themselves after eating his elixir of youth, and it would be difficult to explain it at that time.

As for not getting old for five years, it's not so easy to find, at least not incredible.

However, Lin Zhichao also has sorrows, that is, it is always difficult for him to get rid of his lover, just like most people are difficult to catch up with women.

Chasing women is too simple for Lin Zhichao, like Sayuri Yoshinaga, they have only met five times, and she took the initiative; If Lin Zhichao takes the initiative, he can already get on the bus three times.

At the end of another song, Lin Zhichao put down his wine glass and applauded Sayuri Yoshinaga.

"It's good, give me more bullets in the future!"

"Well, Mr. Lin!"

The two then drank and danced, and finally Lin Zhichao finally began to attack.

"Mr. Hayashi don't," Sayuri Yoshinaga was suddenly a little scared.

It's going fast!

Lin Zhichao was still a gentleman, and stopped to signal that it didn't matter to her.

"Blame, give it to me, it won't hurt you!"

Lin Zhichao's words seemed to have magic power, and although Sayuri Yoshinaga was afraid, she stretched out her hand expectantly.

Soon, Sayuri Yoshinaga's expression began to soothe under Lin Zhichao's step-by-step guidance.

(End of chapter)