The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

On the training ground of Global Security, 18 male and female bodyguards stood in two rows, holding their heads high and exuding a sense of confidence and glory. They successfully survived six months of devilish training, during which more than half of the students were eliminated or quit, so they were very honored.

Of course, students who have been eliminated or withdrawn basically have another choice, one is real on-board security, and the other is workers from Lin Zhichao's companies.

In particular, two trainees were slightly disabled due to training and were left with hidden injuries. Lin Zhichao directly gave them a subsidy of 3,000 Hong Kong dollars and arranged a job. Theoretically, with their jobs and subsidies, they have no problem finding a wife.

Lin Zhichao stood opposite them and looked at the group of bodyguards with satisfaction. There were 12 male bodyguards and 6 female bodyguards in total, which was enough to protect the Lin family at this stage.

Xue Junshan took the initiative to participate in this training, so he was both a martial arts instructor and a bodyguard student; because he knew that he was an unprofessional bodyguard, and he took advantage of the training of foreign instructors to further his studies.

"Very good. In six months, you have been transformed. It seems that the devil training is effective." Lin Zhichao walked to the front of the first row and said in a confident tone.

Later, Lin Zhichao came to a female bodyguard and said, "Do you know what kind of job you will be assigned next?"

The female bodyguard in front of her saw Lin Zhichao looking at her and couldn't help but said: "Bodyguard"

This is no longer a secret, because the later instructors have already taught them how to protect the people they are protecting, and foreign instructors will not lie. Everyone obviously understood it very early.

"Yes, they are bodyguards! Next, you will arrange bodyguard jobs and sign a three-year bodyguard contract with the company. The signing fee is 1,200, the monthly salary is 230, there will be a bonus at the end of the year, and there will be benefits during the holidays, but there will be no vacation for three years, and there may be more during the period. There are devil training weeks and cultural classes. So after a while, those who are willing to sign can sign, and those who are unwilling to sign can work in my company. Of course, the salary is the same as outside, and you should know about the same amount. After the three-year renewal period expires , you can get a salary increase and promotion, and you can find another future. Now, do you understand?"

This group of people are all under 22 years old and are still young after three years.

"clear!"

Listening to this tone, you can understand that a fool would not sign a contract and work hard for six months just to sign a contract and get a high salary!

Lin Zhichao nodded. He knew everyone's name in this group of bodyguards and understood their family circumstances. If they can serve the Lin family with peace of mind and reach the age of thirty, there will be no problem in buying a house. The important thing is that Lin Zhichao has so many companies that can arrange their future work and serve the Lin family until retirement.

Together with Xue Junshan, there are a total of 19 bodyguards, which is not too many. After all, the driver will have to be replaced by them in the future.

Qin Li is a female bodyguard who is only 18 years old this year. After signing the contract, she excitedly received the 1,200 yuan signing bonus. She was then told to have a day off and meet at Conde Road at 6 o'clock the next day.

She couldn't wait to get home and share the news with her parents.

After returning to the Shek Kip Mei wooden house, I saw my mother working, and a younger sister was also helping. As for my father and 14-year-old brother, they were still doing the most tiring work at the dock!

She suddenly felt proud, she was proud of herself.

"Ali! Why are you back?" Mother said in fright.

She thought her daughter had been fired by her boss. After all, she had heard that once her daughter was selected, her monthly salary would be one to two hundred yuan. As for what her daughter is doing, she only knows that she will work as a follower for the eldest lady or wife of a wealthy person in the future.

"Mom, why don't you like me coming home?" Ali said unhappily.

"Why am I so happy? You were finally selected for training, why did you just run home?"

Afterwards, Ali didn't waste any time, took out 1,200 Hong Kong dollars and threw it in front of her.

"Oh my god, why is there so much money? Hide it quickly!"

After saying that, he grabbed the money directly, then counted it, and then showed a surprise expression on his face.

The husband and son work at the dock every day, and their combined monthly salary is just over 100 yuan.

Fortunately, this daughter actually got back 1,200 Hong Kong dollars!

She stuffed the money tightly into her pocket calmly, and then said, "Where did this money come from?"

Qin Li stroked her sister's little head, and said proudly: "This is my contract of prostitution. I signed a three-year contract to work as a servant, and this is just a signing fee."

"What do you mean by signing bonus? Is it all salary?"

In terms of salary, it seems a little less, but it seems good to be able to get back so much at one time, with food and housing included.

"That is, as long as you sign the contract and sign, you will have this money. The salary is calculated separately, 150 yuan per month!" Qin Li said seriously.

"150? So much, more than your father and younger brother combined, what kind of servant are you? Self-combing maids don't have such a high salary, do they?"

"It's a servant. A servant who wants to protect the master. If someone wants to attack the master, I will be the shield."

"Ah, it's so dangerous, doesn't it mean you're risking your life?"

"Then I won't go and return the money to others."

"You girl, what are you talking about? Others have worked hard to train you and spent money. And the salary of 150 is so high, your father and brother can't even earn that kind of money even if they work hard."

"Okay, it's my job to do the co-writing, right?"

Qin's mother did not expect that her daughter had changed in six months and was no longer afraid of herself. And she actually felt scared in front of her daughter.

"Where are there so many attacks? Look at how many people want to work with the rich, whether they are cattle or horses. Your salary is so high, you must cherish it. Mom, please, okay, or I will kneel down for you. !" Mother Qin just wants to make more money at this time, so she must let her daughter work as a servant for the rich.

Qin Li quickly supported her mother who was about to kneel down, but immediately she couldn't move.

"Okay, I'm kidding you! I'm going to report at six o'clock tomorrow morning. I won't have a holiday for three years. If I pay my salary, I will get it back to you every month. I won't keep a penny of the 150 yuan. Here you go!" Qin Li said. But she was thinking in her heart, this is not because I want to lie to you, but because the boss specially taught them female bodyguards that they can save some money for themselves instead of giving it all to their families.

"You girl, what have you been training for these six months? Why are you so strong?"

Afterwards, the family happily went out to buy good wine and food, waiting for the men in the family to come home and share the good things.

That night, when Qin Li's father and brother came back, they were very happy when they heard the news. Later, when the neighbors heard that Qin Li was back, they also came to join in the fun and started asking questions.

"Ali, I heard that you work as a servant for a rich man. How much is your monthly salary?"

"100"

"What? It's 100. Aren't the maids outside all in their fifties or sixties?"

"It's different. I work as a maid for a big family, not a small family outside!"

"This girl is indeed different. She works with a big family and can even speak!"

Later, someone else said: "Ali, what do you think of our Hiro? Why don't you have a partner everywhere?"

Qin Li immediately said angrily: "It's not that good. I can't stand him just because he's so lazy and so lazy!"

"You girl, you have been working as a girl for a rich man for a few days, you think it's great!"

"It's amazing. If you keep talking nonsense, I will ask our master and young lady to cause trouble for you and lock you in."

The visitor immediately left angrily, and everyone dispersed one after another.

Father Qin looked at his daughter curiously and said, "How have you changed after these six months of training?"

"Those who don't change will be eliminated!"

Can it be the same? They were trained by foreign instructors and there were other teachers. After all, people must have become different. Speaking of courage, they have become different. The instructor directly took the snake and let them hold it. In the arms, if you can't accept it, you have to quit. There are also grenades, which is simply a test of courage. If it weren't for the temptation of high salary, they would have run away long ago.

If you are a timid student, you will have been eliminated midway.

In short, the family was very happy that night and stayed up all night.

Qin Li also lamented that luckily she didn't tell her that the salary was 230, otherwise her family would have been unable to sleep for a month.

It’s spring again, March.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao woke up from his sleep and took out his two sore arms. It can be said that he was sore and happy.

There were originally four bedrooms upstairs, one of which was converted into a study, one was used as a bedroom for Wu Wenying, and the other two bedrooms were for Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying. In fact, Lin Zhichao sleeps in one bedroom every day with his main wife and bungalow.

"Sister, let me do it!"

Xu Caiying quickly came to Lin Zhichao, dressed and lined up her husband.

Seeing this, Tang Caiyun had a big belly and simply continued to lie down.

Lin Zhichao, on the other hand, enjoyed a pair of jade hands buttoning buttons in front of him, the faint feminine fragrance lingering in his nose, and his beautiful face so close at hand.

Seeing Lin Zhichao enjoying it so much, Xu Caiying was also very happy, and she even took the initiative to give him a morning kiss.

"Are you used to being surrounded by bodyguards?"

"It's okay. Just think of the female bodyguard as the assistant and secretary, and the male bodyguard as the driver. It feels pretty good."

On the contrary, Lin Zhichao fired or transferred all the original drivers and replaced them with newly trained bodyguards. These male and female bodyguards all live in nearby dormitories. At night, only two female bodyguards live on the first floor of the home and are on duty throughout the night.

This arrangement was to avoid disturbing the family's life too much; there was only one live-in nanny, Axia, and the other nannies rented a room nearby for them to minimize the noise.

At a quarter past seven in the morning, the whole family gathered together to have breakfast.

Lin Zhichao ate a delicious breakfast and enjoyed his current life, especially being able to bring a good life to his family.

"This house is still too small! I will try to find a residence or land in Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay within a year, covering an area of ​​10,000 to 20,000 square feet. Then, I will build a palace for you. I guarantee that you will like it. .”

He is still too conservative!

Unexpectedly, his career progressed by leaps and bounds, so the plan had to be advanced. Of course, there is no shortage of garden-style villas in this era, such as Xiaolu (top of the mountain) in Hodong, Yuyuan (repulse bay) of Yu Chengdong, Mo Gansheng's palace mansion (Conduct Road in Mid-Levels), etc.

Therefore, it would not be unusual for him to build a garden-style villa at No. 79 Deep Water Bay. What's more, construction will take a certain amount of time, and I'm afraid it won't be ready until the mid-to-late 1950s.

"A palace in Europe?" Xu Caiying said in surprise.

"European style. A large base is used below, which is the podium, and a three-story European-style building is built above, equipped with a swimming pool and a garden." Lin Zhichao spoke out the blueprint in his mind.

Suddenly, several girls were yearning for it. Everyone actually liked swimming, but the Repulse Bay was always a little inconvenient, let alone the public swimming pool, which was almost impossible to go to.

After chatting for a while, everyone was full.

Lin Zhichao went to work, Xu Caiying and Lin Xiner went to school, Tang Caiyun and Wu Wenying arranged housework for the day, and they could also make appointments to go shopping.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao came to Uniqlo Clothing Company.

In the conference room, Lin Zhichao listened to the work report of the management headed by General Manager Zhao Mingyi.

"Sing Tao's flagship store will open on the weekend of the 18th. It will have unified decoration, signage, management and services with Hong Kong. The turnover of the two stores in Hong Kong continues to rise. The turnover of the Central flagship store last month reached 156,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the turnover of the Kowloon flagship store reached HK$156,000 last month. The turnover of the flagship store last month reached 106,000 Hong Kong dollars, with a total turnover of 262,000." Zhao Mingyi began to report on his work seriously.

All the management couldn't help showing joy, this report card is very impressive.

Lin Zhichao also calculated in his mind that with a monthly turnover of more than 270,000 yuan, the profit should be 60,000 to 70,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is no less than a medium-sized factory.

Really awesome!

In this era, money is easy to earn, but it is not easy to earn, it depends on whether you have a brain!

The overall positioning of crocodile shirts is mid-to-high-end clothing, which can be regarded as filling a gap in the market. Because there are not many brands of clothing in Hong Kong, either rich people go to tailor shops to make custom-made clothes, or poor people go to small shops to buy unbranded clothes, or simply tailor them themselves.

Most of the market is made up of the middle class, and they prefer brand clothing such as crocodile shirts. The imported fabrics can change the collar and cuffs. The important thing is that they can wear them without losing face; because crocodile shirts are often advertised on the radio. , there are posters promoting it on some streets, so its popularity is quickly established.

Lin Zhichao wears crocodile shirts all the time now. He thinks they are very good. The fabric is comfortable and the style is innovative. Occasionally, I take my wife to go shopping for Crocodile T-shirts, not only to inspect the store management, but also to experience the clothing of Crocodile T-shirts.

"The development is pretty good, and we will strive to make persistent efforts. The most important thing is the comfort of the fabric, the quality of production, and the design that keeps up with the times. Only by being consistent for a long time can the brand be deeply rooted in people's hearts." Lin Zhichao said.

"Yes, boss." Everyone answered seriously.

This boss is not simple, this is everyone's opinion.

Crocodile shirt can achieve today's results, the boss's idea is the absolute magic weapon to win. From the decoration of the store, the training of clerks, to the fabrics and design of clothing, and finally to the overall planning and marketing, the boss has made an absolute contribution, and it is an unexpected "good move".

The fabric of the crocodile shirt is also carefully selected from European and American mid- to high-end fabrics. People in the design department select it first, then take it back to Hong Kong for confirmation, and finally import it. In short, what you want is comfort.

"By the way, boss, there is a clothing store in Xingdao. It was originally called Cardile, but recently I heard that we were going to open a branch in Xingdao, and they actually changed the sign to 'Cartier Crocodile'. I think I am going to sue them. "

Lin Zhichao was stunned, he didn't expect such a thing.

He knew that the Cartillo brand was founded by three brothers, Chen Jun and Chen Xianjin. In his previous life, Chen Jun purchased the crocodile brand in 1952. Later, the brand was shared between Hong Kong and Singapore, which extended to Cartile Crocodile.

This also led to the fact that there are three crocodile brands in the world, and lawsuits have been ongoing since then.

Now I didn't expect that the Chen family would dare to directly brand the crocodile brand. They are really not afraid of trouble.

Lin Zhichao said: "In this case, I will also go to Xingdao this week to find a lawyer and participate in the opening. This kind of thing can be left to the lawyer, and you can concentrate on the business."

Zhao Mingyi nodded and said: "Okay, they will definitely lose. They are all from the Commonwealth. We registered the logo. They clearly don't understand the law."

I don’t know whether he understands the law or not. Anyway, in his previous life, Chen Jun seemed to have received an honorary doctorate in law from a prestigious American school. Of course, he might have been bought with money.

In this case, it is just right to take action on the Chen family.

Sunday, March 18th.

Xingdao Crocodile T-shirt officially opened, and the entrance was decorated with joy. Crocodile T-shirt carried out extensive publicity in advance through newspapers, and spent huge sums of money to become an instant hit.

"Lawyer Li, since we are all here, let's cut the ribbon together?" Lin Zhichao said to another young man.

I have long wanted to make acquaintance with Lawyer Li, and now I have the opportunity.

"Mr. Lin is so polite, then I will be happy!" Lawyer Li did not shirk.

Then, the ribbon cutting began.

Not far from the crowd, two brothers, Chen Jun and Chen Xianjin, were watching all this.

"Brother, that young man must be Lin Zhichao. I didn't expect him to come to Xingdao in person to attend the opening!" Chen Xianjin said.

Chen Jun nodded and said, "I didn't expect that such a big industry like his would actually come to Xingdao to participate in the opening of a branch."

He returned to Hong Kong to open Huamin Trading Company in 1947. He knew that Lin Zhichao was great and had occasionally met Lin Zhichao.

"Will we be in trouble?" Chen Xianjin asked worriedly.

He has always been a little scared about changing the name of Katile to Katile Crocodile. On the contrary, the eldest brother has a special liking for crocodile brand clothing. Because he missed buying it from the Hong Kong government, he was always upset, and finally just added a crocodile.

Chen Jun looked like he was fine and said: "It doesn't matter! The crocodile doesn't belong to a certain family, and we don't call it Crocodile Brand directly, but call it Cardile Crocodile. How can there be trouble? On the contrary, we will go shopping later. When shopping at Crocodile Shirts, you should learn their advantages, and then we will also drive Cartier Crocodile to Hong Kong. I know that Crocodile Shirts has made a lot of money this year and has many loyal customers."

Chen Xianjin said with a smile: "That's not easy. We can learn from other people's strengths and make real brand clothing."

The other side.

After Lin Zhichao and Lawyer Li attended Wan's opening ceremony, they formally discussed the matter of suing 'Cardile Crocodile', and all the information had been given to Lawyer Li.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry. Since we are in the clothing industry, Cardile's sudden addition of the word crocodile and confusion in the trademark is already a serious infringement. I will soon let them go back to their original ways." Li The lawyer said confidently.

Lin Zhichao said: "Thank you so much to Lawyer Li! By the way, Lawyer Li, I also have a manufacturing factory and shipping office in Xingdao, so I want to hire you as a private lawyer for long-term cooperation in the future."

If you don’t maintain good relationships now, others will be prosperous in a few years.

"What kind of manufacturing company?" Lawyer Li asked curiously.

"Are you free? I'll take you to see it. It's a factory with nearly 400 people that produces zippers."

"Okay, Mr. Lin's career is so big. I can't believe it. You are only in your twenties."

"Excellent! Shall we go now?"

"good"

Under Lin Zhichao's deliberate efforts to win over him, Lawyer Li also felt that Lin Zhichao was great. It was great to be able to cooperate and be a friend.