From October, the forces on both sides in Hong Kong began to converge, mainly because the Hong Kong government's repressive pressure became smaller, and then Zuo Lengchan also began to converge; Of course, it's just that the situation is better, and it doesn't mean that it has completely calmed down.

Lin Zhichao felt that the dawn was not far away, so he mobilized his family to prepare to return to Hong Kong, and the children should also go to school.

A week later, Tang Caiyun, Xu Caiying and others all returned to Hong Kong one after another.

When they saw Lin Zhichao, the two girls almost shed tears, what their men did in Hong Kong, they learned through the news of their parents, and they were worried at that time. Although they understand that Lin Zhichao is completely responsible for doing this, they are still very worried about Lin Zhichao who is alone in Hong Kong.

At bedtime at night.

Lin Zhichao said: "The matter is almost over! The children are ready to go to school, and you are usually escorted by bodyguards; Caiyun can also go to work in the company, so you don't have to worry about safety. ”

It's mid-October, and things are much better; Just wait for an order from above, Zuo Lengchan will be completely abandoned, and then he will face the liquidation of the British government in Hong Kong.

The arrangement of the two daughters for Lin Zhichao is naturally meaningless.

Tang Caiyun said: "It's really over? ”

After all, this kind of thing is really serious, otherwise there wouldn't be so many rich people rushing to move overseas. Even next year (1968), there will still be some people who choose to emigrate, and they are rich people who have not had time to dispose of their property.

Lin Zhichao said: "The impact is too bad, so things should end this year, so there is no need to worry about this." During this time, I will strengthen your security, so you don't need to worry and worry. ”

The four children who returned to Hong Kong to study were not greatly affected, and Lin Zhichao and his wife deliberately did not tell terrible things in front of them, so as not to cause tension and fear in the children's hearts.

"Good"

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, began to think about how to have a little fun tonight.

Following.

Lin Zhichao came to the Hong Kong Governor's Office again, and under the leadership of Secretary Dai Lintoe, he came to the Hong Kong Governor's Office.

According to Lin Zhichao's understanding, Dai Lintoe returned to the United Kingdom for a vacation at the end of June, and only returned to Hong Kong this month to preside over the overall situation, which was enough to avoid the most intense conflict in three months.

"The Honourable Governor of Hong Kong"

"Sir Lin, please be seated"

Afterwards, the two sat together and drank tea.

Lin Zhichao is the king of the world's ships, and in recent years, he has also opened up political and business relations between Britain and the United States, especially with the United States. Since the Kennedy era, including Kennedy's successor, Lin Deng, has had a good relationship with Lin Zhichao; At the same time, Lin Zhichao also befriended Nixon's lawyer in advance.

With Lin Zhichao's ability to predict the unknown, he can naturally make friends with the political leaders of various countries in advance; Of course, Lin Zhichao's influence is there, and politicians from various countries are also willing to befriend him.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao's relationship with the mainland is very poor, although there is no direct contact, but there is no doubt that in the eyes of the mainland, he is a proper capitalist, a stubborn Anglo-American 'lackey'. Lin Zhichao didn't care, anyway, he planned to open up relations with the mainland in 1978, and there was no need to have anything to do with this government, and he didn't even need a good feeling.

Businessmen pay attention to 'left and right', even if they are obviously biased to one side, but the superficial work is also 'I am forced to helpless'; just like those European and American entrepreneurs in the previous life, it is normal to be two-faced and three-faced, and everyone has to abide by the decisions of their own national government on the one hand, and on the other hand, they will coax the other.

"Sir Lin, I heard that you refused to arrange JC to protect you, I am worried about your safety!" Dai Lintoe said in a friendly manner.

He hoped that Lin Zhichao would stand up against it, but he was rejected, which really disappointed him; After all, Lin Zhichao is not an ordinary businessman, he is a recognized leader of the Chinese in Hong Kong and has great influence. But he can't say anything, after all, Lin Zhichao is now a world-class ship king, he can choose to immigrate to many countries at any time, and he will be very warmly welcomed.

Unexpectedly, when things were at their worst, Lin Zhichao finally couldn't help it, and as soon as he made a move, it was a big move; According to his subordinates, as soon as the newspaper published by Lin Zhichao at that time came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation, and the public's support for the Hong Kong government rose sharply.

Of course, there are citizens who also see the truth of the matter and do not want to live in such an environment; But Lin Zhichao's voice still has a great effect.

Lin Zhichao said politely: "Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, I am just a Hong Kong citizen, how can I trouble JC, not to mention that Hong Kong JC is busy, I can't trouble them." Rest assured, I believe that evil will prevail over good, that calm will soon return to Hong Kong, that Hong Kong's economy is still developing at a high speed, and that the government is capable of protecting the safety of its citizens. ”

Dai understands that there is nothing wrong with Lin Zhichao's inclination and supports the government's work. What makes him even more agreeable is that Lin Zhichao personally arranged the safety of the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel, which is a major project in Hong Kong and is of vital importance to Hong Kong's economy.

Subsequently, Dai Lintoe said: "Sir Lin, from your point of view, do you have any opinions and suggestions on what happened this time? Don't worry, now I'm talking to you about these topics as a friend, just to get your opinion. ”

After this time, the Hong Kong government will definitely make an investigation report to analyze the cause of the incident. And this survey report, the views of the Chinese people are also very informative.

Lin Zhichao thought about it for a while, he couldn't get too involved in political affairs, even if it was last time in "A Citizen Lin Zhichao", he didn't use too ruthless words.

However, he still expressed his opinion: "Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, how many 'Hong Kong people' do you think? ”

Dai Lin was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "About 3.1 million people, this is the data of the latest census." ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Are these 3.1 million people really Hong Kong people? I'm afraid not necessarily, many of them just see Hong Kong as a 'temporary' and 'springboard', or they can't make them feel the meaning of 'Hong Kong people' in their work and life, so there may be many, many fewer people who really have a sense of belonging to Hong Kong than they think. At the beginning of this incident, many citizens were deceived that they were people who did not have a sense of belonging to Hong Kong. Therefore, if we want to put an end to this kind of thing and isolate those people, it is necessary for the government to carry out some social welfare and social activities afterwards, so that those low-level citizens can truly be regarded as Hong Kong people. ”

After hearing this, Dai Lintoe thought for a while, and said sincerely: "Sir Lin has seen things very thoroughly, and I have been very taught. Our government will seriously consider and adopt your suggestions. Thank you for talking to me about this! ”

Lin Zhichao said modestly: "Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong is serious! I believe that the Hong Kong government will also summarize these matters after this incident, and I am just expressing my own views. ”

Subsequently, the two talked a little more, and Lin Zhichao got up to leave.

In fact, although he does not hold a public office and is not a member of parliament, his influence in Hong Kong is really great; Especially after this incident, I am afraid that the entire Hong Kong people will know him as a 'citizen'.

After leaving the Hong Kong government, Lin Zhichao was also thinking about one thing, that is, the media group should be started.

He wants to have the right to speak, Jin Daxia offended the other side in the sixties but was very ruthless, but in the eighties, the honor was immediately added; Although there are two generations with different views on managing the country, Jin Daxia quickly became a guest of honor with "Ming Pao" and "Jin Yong".

Therefore, Lin Zhichao's media group is about to start preparing!

Although he set up an Oriental Publishing House last year, due to various reasons, even the weekly "Manke World" has not yet been published; However, several chief cartoonists have been trained, and the artist training course has been held for more than a year, and there are already more than a dozen excellent seedlings.

Comics, newspapers, movies, cinemas, this is the development direction of the media group in the next ten years. As for the TV station, Lin Zhichao plans to take over the TV in the 80s.

Step by step, giving people too much will make it seem that his fame and fortune are too heavy.

Back to Cheung Kong Industrial.

Lin Zhichao reviewed the information of the recently purchased property, and the bottom-buying activity of Changjiang Real Estate was led by Huang Changhong, Zhou Fuzhao, and Hu Zhaoxu; Hu Zhaoxu was looking for it in the market, Huang Changhong made a decision, Zhou Fuzhao paid the funds, and the three of them cooperated seamlessly, and they only needed to tell Lin Zhichao the results.

There are too many bargains on the market, and now the only rich man who dares to go all out to buy the bottom is Lin Zhichao.

Like Lee Shau-kee, Zheng Yutong, Guo Desheng, etc., now at most they are picking up one or two cheap land, and they are afraid that they will not dare to really end up until the incident subsides at the end of the year.

Even if the land, site and property were purchased in 1968, it can be regarded as a very successful bottom search; And Changjiang Real Estate is buying the bottom at this time, which can only show that Lin Zhichao is 'not afraid of death'.

The total amount of real estate funds of Changjiang Real Estate is 220 million, and the bullets have consumed more than 70 million, not that there are not so many goods in the market, but Lin Zhichao also has to consider whether to cause a sensation in the market or not, so as to avoid too much battle.

Therefore, it is estimated that by the end of the year, it is estimated that it will only be able to spend 150 million and buy it next year.

At the same time, Cheung Kong Property even bought the land and land exchange rights in the New Territories, after all, the resources in the urban area of Hong Kong and Kowloon are limited. Due to the majority of land and sites purchased, many properties have been spared, such as industrial buildings, office buildings, shops, single-family houses, etc.

"Boss"

Finance manager Zhou Fuzhao came to Lin Zhichao's office.

"Hmm. Manager Zhou, the company allocated another 15 million Hong Kong dollars to Changjiang Finance Company for securities investment. By the end of the year, you can buy them all. Lin Zhichao arranged.

Last time, he took out 15 million Hong Kong dollars to let Mo Yingji be the broker, and now he has bought all of them; Now take out another 15 million Hong Kong dollars to continue to buy stocks. The total investment is 30 million Hong Kong dollars, which is used for securities investment.

In the previous bull market, Hong Kong rose from 58 points on August 31, 1967 to more than 1,700 points in February 1973. Therefore, Lin Zhichao naturally has to make a lot of money to be like words.

At the same time, Cheung Kong Asset Group is not considering an early listing, which is expected to be listed in mid-1972; There are two reasons for this: first, the stock market was the hottest at that time, and more funds could be raised; Second, Lin Zhichao doesn't want to change the pattern of the Hong Kong stock market too much, so the evening market will not have much impact.

Lin Zhichao is not very worried about changing history too much, because the general trend will not change, not to mention that he will not earn the last copper plate.

"Okay, boss." Zhou Fuzhao replied seriously.

He knows that the boss does things in the general direction, and he only needs to do it in the direction given by the boss.

In late October, the situation in Hong Kong improved further, mainly due to the fact that there were fewer violent incidents and firecrackers.

On this day, Lin Zhichao made an appointment to play at Sandas Zai Fanling Golf Course.

Universal Shipping, the shipping company in partnership with HSBC, currently has a gross tonnage of 3 million tons (more than 30% of the group), of which four are 226,000 tons of oil tankers (40% of the VLCCs launched).

However, among the ten VLCC orders in April this year, Universal Shipping only had a share of 2 VLCCs, while Global Shipping had 8 ships; This is because Lin Zhichao took 300 million Hong Kong dollars from the industrial group as the initial capital, so the global shipping will naturally increase.

The launching fleet controlled by the Universal Group is not actually 9.5 million tons; Because there are also two listed companies - Asia Nautical and Longfeng International (renamed), and two shipping companies (each accounting for one-third) in cooperation with HSBC and Wheelock, which together also have a deadweight of more than 1.5 million tons.

"Sir Lin, I really admire your keen eye for shipping, this time the Suez Canal is closed, and the freight rate is rising, it seems that you are analyzing it again." Sandas said with a smile.

The senior management of HSBC admired Lin Zhichao's shipping skills, and they were even more glad that they chose to support Lin Zhichao, a Chinese businessman. Today's rewards are simply too rich.

The total value of Universal Shipping's fleet and aviation business is more than $300 million, and HSBC has a 40% stake in it, which is worth more than $120 million, while the amount invested that year was only about $11 million.

The return rate for 12 years is as high as 10 times, and the return rate is about 25% every year. Importantly, good luck came again, as shipping was in full swing again.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "We are in shipping, we have contacts with politicians and politicians from various countries, and we have been staring at the Middle East, a powder keg place, and any conflict is analyzed in my mind, will it exacerbate the conflict?"

He directly 'shows' it, and it can't be done if he doesn't show it, otherwise others will be curious about how you guessed every crisis. In fact, it makes perfect sense to explain it with hindsight. Taking the third Middle East war as an analysis, the conflicts in the previous year and the first half of the year have already made it possible for the two camps to have a major war.

However, some of the previous leases of Universal Shipping were deliberately arranged by Lin Zhichao until early 1969. Even so, the four VLCCCs launched this year are making a lot of money.

Sandas said admiringly: "Sure enough, it's the details and hard work, not the luck!" ”

Lin Zhichao retorted: "Luck is really important! We Chinese have a saying - small wealth by diligence and thrift, big wealth by heaven of course, I also see it this way, if a person does not learn to be diligent and thrifty, accumulate primitive wealth; Then even if God arranges 'luck (opportunity)' for you, you will not have the ability to seize it. ”

Sandas nodded and said, "Makes sense! ”

The two chatted, and the relationship was very good, and of course, more importantly, both sides needed to take advantage of each other.

"By the way, I heard that HSBC has a new project manager named Shen Bi?" Lin Zhichao asked casually.

"Yes, didn't you know him before, he was sent overseas twice, and both were recognized by HSBC's senior management, so he was promoted every time." Sandash said.

Lin Zhichao nodded, he and Shen Bi had indeed known each other for a long time, but it was impossible for him to show the intention of wooing.

He said with a smile: "I just think that his position is the same as yours, and he has been reported in the import and export department and the project department, and he may be in the future!" ”

Sandas said nonchalantly, "Maybe! We at HSBC do not look at academic qualifications, but only on skills. Although Shen Bi graduated from high school, he was born in the military, and his ability is still good. However, the achievements of the project department are the best proof of being recognized by the senior management of the group! ”

He briefly commented on his subordinates, then changed the conversation and added with a smile: "Sir Lin doesn't need to worry about the future, I still have a long term to go; What's more, HSBC and the Global Group are in a cooperative relationship, and in the world shipping company, we are both prosperous and lossless. ”

The implication is that don't worry about the relationship between the two parties in the future!

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Makes sense! ”

Subsequently, after playing for a while, Lin Zhichao talked about today's business: "Early next year, I want to build a batch of VLCCs, and I need a loan from HSBC!" ”

Without hesitation, Sandas agreed, "No problem! Now that the shipping situation is so good, we at HSBC are willing to invest. But how many VLCCs are you going to build for Universal Shipping? ”

Lin Zhichao looked at him and knew that HSBC wanted to invest more in shipping, so he said: "Four VLCCs"

"Well, the debt of Universal Shipping is not high, and investing in four VLCCs is not a problem at all. But I've heard that you have to wait in line for a long time to build a ship in Japan now? ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I still have this relationship, if I go, I don't need to queue up, and it will be delivered in 18 months at most." ”

The fact he said is that others may need 24 months to get the boat, but Lin Zhichao can definitely get the boat in 18 months.

Sandas said: "Sir Lim's relationship with Europe and the United States is the best foundation for the shipping industry, and this kind of convenience can also be obtained, and it is really a deep relationship. It's just that I'm more curious, how long does Sir Lin think the Suez Canal will be closed this time? ”

He was very curious about Lin Zhichao's analysis and opinions, how powerful it was!

Lin Zhi said generously: "Egypt lost the Sinai Peninsula, it is like a great shame, it is impossible for him to restore the Suez Canal; Now that the two sides of the strait are facing each other, Israel will not back down, and the Suez Canal is even more unlikely to be opened, so this time many shipping people think that it may take several years. If it weren't for the fact that the ships had become larger, I am afraid that the freight rate would have skyrocketed several times, and it would not be able to meet global demand in five years. ”

Sandas nodded and said, "Makes sense! ”

In fact, the Suez Canal has been closed for eight years, and the freight rate in the first four or five years must be very high (30~50% rate of return), and the freight rate in the next three or four years will not be too bad (20~30% rate of return).

What's more, the business has always been guaranteed, so even a rate of return of 15%~20% can be regarded as a good market.

After getting the loan commitment, Lin Zhichao was relieved, because this loan was '30%~40% deposit'.

(End of chapter)