The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

When Lin Zhichao comes to the Yangtze River Industrial Park, he likes to go directly to the production workshop to inspect and learn. Although he has many careers, he is absolutely professional in the production process and technology of each product.

For example, if he were suddenly asked to "go out on his own" to develop, he could immediately set up a team to produce plastic flowers. He only needed to recruit a few plastic technicians. Even if they had not come into contact with plastic flower products, they could produce plastic flowers immediately.

Walking into the workshop of Changjiang Plastic Factory, Lin Zhichao didn't disturb the management, but started to visit the factory by himself.

Spotting a technician biting plastic pellets with his teeth, Lin Zhichao asked, "Fang, are you trying to distinguish between soft and hard?"

The technician named A Fang was not surprised by Lin Zhichao's sudden visit. Instead, he said normally: "Yes, boss. There is no better way to identify the plastic raw materials for making plastic flowers. You can only bite it with your teeth." , the hard ones are used as branches, and the soft ones are used as leaves, this is how we have always determined material issues.”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "The group doesn't have chemical talents? Is there a better way to ask for advice!"

A Fang said: "This is not very clear!"

After finishing speaking, I was afraid that the boss would stare at this matter and work hard.

Although his subordinates were so prevaricated to prepare for the past, Lin Zhichao was thinking about this issue in his mind. Although Hong Kong's plastics industry is developed and ranks among the "three major industries", it actually does not have enough chemical talents to study materials, materials and other issues.

To put it bluntly, Hong Kong is a processing industry that eats "cheap labor".

For example, Japan was engaged in light industry at the beginning, but others are now able to produce aluminum alloys, plastic particles, etc., and even zipper machinery, injection molding machines, etc. This is the difference between a country and a colony. The country can develop a complete industrial chain. But this is obviously not possible in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao was thinking about the problem in his mind while inspecting the workshop.

Even if Hong Kong's plastics industry only develops "processing of supplied materials", at least it must continue to develop healthily and scientifically.

Tao Derong came to Lin Zhichao and reported: "Boss, we have signed a long-term supply contract with a wholesaler in Europe. This wholesaler has sales channels throughout Western and Northern Europe, and it is estimated that it can purchase several million US dollars of plastic flowers a year. "

Lin Zhichao showed a smile and said, "Not bad! How did you sign the contract, and what is the situation of this company?"

Tao Derong immediately reported the truth, especially saying: "When I took him to Tuchi Mansion to inspect our family partner's home, Joey couldn't help but praise him repeatedly. He was also very interested in the history of Tuchi Mansion. .”

Lin Zhichao immediately admired his foresight, and he reminded him well of many details. Today, Yangtze Plastic Factory has become the largest plastic flower manufacturer in the world with a large market share by virtue of its large sales channels in Europe and the United States and its large-scale production capacity.

This level is far beyond what Li Jiacheng could compare to in his 'previous life'. After all, although he introduced plastic flowers in his previous life, he was limited by financial strength and the factory had no time to expand production. A lot of the cake was quickly divided, so he was the first It only made more than one million yuan in one year, and only a few million profits in the next year. In this life, Li Jiacheng's factory may not be able to break through the 'million-year profit' in its lifetime, and its strength will be greatly reduced.

Today, the first-year profit of Changjiang Plastic Factory should be more than 8 million Hong Kong dollars; and in this life, Plastic Flower does not have too many things in Italy.

"By the way, I think Yangtze Plastic Factory needs a consultant who understands chemistry. You can advertise in the newspaper to recruit someone. It can be an outsourcing cooperative consultant, or it can join our company. In short, it needs to solve professional problems in the plastic industry - such as: How to To scientifically identify the material of plastic particles, provide technical data and market intelligence must be Chinese, and have a professional university level."

Tao Derong nodded and said, "Well, I understand what the boss means."

The technicians of Changjiang Plastic Factory are only professionals in production, not high-achieving students majoring in chemistry. Even in the field of injection molding machines, everyone is not particularly professional.

At the same time, Tao Derong also understands that the boss also hopes that the entire plastics industry in Hong Kong can develop healthily. After all, Hong Kong's plastics industry is expected to become one of the "three major industries" because the applications of plastics are so wide.

Later, Lin Zhichao quickly learned about the specific situation of the plastic flower industry.

At present, the orders of the Yangtze Plastic Factory are enough to support 1,500 workers, but in fact the Yangtze Plastic Factory only has 1,000 workers; and other orders are not produced by working overtime, after all, Lin Zhichao knows that product quality problems can easily occur.

Therefore, the remaining orders are handed over to other factories for production. The cooperative factories must meet several conditions: first, Shunde-registered factories are given priority, but not absolutely; second, product quality and factory management must keep up; third, they must accept the inspection and guidance of Changjiang Plastic Factory and make serious rectifications. .

At the same time, the Yangtze Plastic Factory is gradually expanding production as orders are also increasing, as is global demand for plastic flowers, which are only just becoming popular.

Tao Derong suddenly said: "Boss, the Chaoshan plastic businessmen seem to want to challenge the Shunde businessmen's position in the field of plastic flowers. We are secretly interested in forming an alliance. This is what I heard from a Chaoshan businessman privately. Of course, we have With the support, plastic merchants from Shunde are firmly in the leading position in this field.”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "We are the leader in the plastics industry, and we don't care whether we are from Chaoshan or Shunde. I give orders to Shunde businessmen because I care about my fellow countrymen. It does not mean that I hope that Shunde businessmen will be in the plastic industry and Chaoshan business." Competing among plastic merchants, or suppressing others. We do not need to participate in these things. When the Hong Kong Plastics Chamber of Commerce is established next year, we will treat everyone equally, cooperate sincerely, and work hard for the future of Hong Kong's plastic flower industry."

Although I have those thoughts in my heart, I can't directly divide the lines.

What's more, when I first visited Changjiang Plastic Factory, there were three or four plastic merchants from Chaozhou and Shantou.

Tao Derong nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand, we cannot limit ourselves to these small circles, we must take a long-term view. After all, we are industry leaders and we must maintain unity."

"Yes, when you deal with chambers of commerce in the future, you should also not bring into play regional distinctions. Otherwise, I might as well establish the 'Shunde Overseas Chinese Plastics Chamber of Commerce'. Why should we establish the 'Hong Kong Plastics Chamber of Commerce'?"

"OK"

In fact, there are too many businessmen from Chaoshan. After all, Shunde is a county-level city or district, and it cannot be compared with Chaoshan.

Therefore, in the field of plastic flowers, if the Yangtze River Plastic Factory is not considered in the future, maybe Chaoshan-based plastic flower merchants can catch up later and be evenly matched with Shunde-based plastic flower merchants. It is also possible.

Of course, Lin Zhichao's cultivation of so many plastic flower merchants from Shunde can also play a big role, so that he will not be left behind.

Next. Lin Zhichao inspected the subsidiaries of Yangtze River Industry before returning to the office with satisfaction.

The wig industry in Hong Kong is still growing, but Yangtze Wig’s performance this year can only be said to be flat (profit of 6 to 7 million Hong Kong dollars), and it is expected to decline in another year; the global demand for wigs is increasing, but the Hong Kong wig factory It continues to increase, and naturally some of the cake is divided.

In the toy industry, Beer Lily and Barbie have achieved very good results, so it is expected to make a profit of about 6 to 7 million Hong Kong dollars this year, with Barbie contributing half (including profit sharing from cooperative toy companies).

In the zipper industry, the annual profit is about 20 million, but its rival YKK zipper has surpassed the scale of Yangtze Zipper and is developing more rapidly. At the same time, the global demand for zippers is also skyrocketing every year, and the prospects are immeasurable.

The entire Yangtze River Industrial Group has become a huge factory empire, with annual profits reaching more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars (estimated data in 1955).

Over the weekend, Lin Zhichao took his two wives to Villa No. 79 in Deep Water Bay to check on the progress.

At this time, the appearance of No. 79 Deep Water Bay took shape, and many media came to inquire privately. Of course, they were not allowed to enter the villa and could only take secret photos from a distance.

The car was driving on Deep Water Bay Road and came to a fork in the private road. A few meters away from the private road, there was a heavy iron gate, guarded by security guards 24 hours a day. On one side was a guard box that could accommodate 20 square meters of space for 6 to 8 people.

This post is where male bodyguards or drivers stay. Generally, they will not enter the villa. After all, there are female bodyguards. The male bodyguards change guard after get off work and go to the dormitory to rest instead of resting in the villa.

Then, drive on the private road for more than 20 meters before arriving at the yard of the villa. This yard can be called the front yard of the podium. There is nothing special about it. It is just a square where you can park your car. It is usually empty.

"The decoration is almost done?" Xu Caiying happily shouted to Lin Zhichao.

Indeed, formal construction has been underway for four years, and the decoration phase has already begun in the middle of this year.

"It is expected that the renovation project will be completed by the middle of next year, and you will be able to move in during the Spring Festival of 2020." Lin Zhichao said.

The land was purchased in 1951, and the construction period was quite long, mainly because there was no hurry during the period.

Moreover, Lin Zhichao didn't like the interior decoration to be too luxurious. He felt that there was no need to compare with the palaces and palaces, which would cost a lot of money. Therefore, the entire interior decoration project could only be said to be in line with his status as a wealthy man.

"Great!" Xu Caiying said happily.

Lin Zhichao said deliberately: "What's the matter? Is the garden house on Qiande Road not worthy of Miss Tang Er, so you are wronged?"

Xu Caiying stepped forward and took Lin Zhichao's arm, and said coquettishly: "Isn't there a better villa here!"

"Ha ha"

Lin Zhichao and Tang Caiyun laughed one after another, knowing that Xu Caiying loves to enjoy.

Of course, Lin Zhichao also likes to enjoy himself. After all, isn’t making money just for better enjoyment?

Now Lin Zhichao's career has entered a situation of "surplus money". Yangtze River Industrial Group can provide him with a large amount of funds every year for enjoyment and overseas investment.

As for Global Shipping, it can only be said that there will not be the dilemma of "lack of money" to expand shipowners, but the money earned will basically continue to be invested in shipping; this is also why the Dong Haoyun family and Zhao Congyan family in the previous life were able to survive in the 1980s. It is on the verge of bankruptcy because shipping requires continuous investment, and the investment is getting larger and larger. Coupled with the collapse of partners, a large number of bad debts have arisen.

Of course, nothing will happen to global shipping in this life. After all, global shipping is estimated to have reached its peak in the early 1970s; in previous lives, Bao Yugang, Dong Yunhao and others only reached their peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s. . Therefore, Lin Zhichao has enough time to consider the transformation of Global Shipping.

The three of them walked around the garden first, but the green plants had not been planted yet, so they could only roughly tell that it was a Chinese-style garden, with small bridges, flowing water, and a Chinese-style pavilion.

Then, we walked into the podium building. This podium building was two floors high-end. It contained an indoor gymnasium, a swimming pool, a garage, a garage, and a servant's residence. It was quite large. After all, the so-called podium is equivalent to a large base, and above the podium is the real villa area. There are three-story European-style villas with outdoor swimming pools, lawns, and yards, just like castles in the air.

Taking the two girls to the basement under the podium, Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "This basement is full of details. It is surrounded by thick steel plates and granite. No one wants to dig a hole to get in." After he finished speaking, he felt a little proud.

Xu Caiying then asked: "Does that mean this is our family's treasure house? But as far as I know, you don't have the habit of collecting, and you think it's just a waste of time!"

It's true. Lin Zhichao has neither antiques nor gems in his hands. His father-in-law Tang Zhongyuan sometimes asks him to appreciate them, but Lin Zhichao is not interested at all.

"This time, that time! What's more, I think collecting those will consume a lot of my energy to study antique calligraphy and paintings, otherwise it will be difficult to distinguish the authenticity. But now, I have more money, and I regard collection as an investment , so I decided to get involved in this industry. I think that the appreciation space of a calligraphy and painting will not be inferior to the appreciation of property, so it can still be collected. As for energy, if you learn a little bit and make collector friends, there will be no problem. .”

The Yangtze River Industrial Group makes so much money every year, it is necessary to spend some money to buy some collections and increase the family heritage. In the previous life, Zhao Congyan's shipping company was on the verge of bankruptcy, but it was he who sold antiques and raised 300 million Hong Kong dollars to avoid liquidation. Woolen cloth! Of course, this does not mean that Huaguang Shipping only lost 300 million. In fact, it lost more than 1 billion; but with 300 million in funds, it can give the company an opportunity to make money. Otherwise, there will not even be a chance for reorganization.

At this time, Tang Caiyun also became concerned and said, "What do you plan to collect?"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Calligraphy and painting have the greatest potential for appreciation, followed by antiques. Then open up a treasure house for collecting gems and ancient coins."

The two girls were really happy when they heard about the gem!

Calligraphy and painting in this era are "not valuable", and the national treasure-level calligraphy and painting "Er Xitu" only costs 180,000 to 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. In the future, a painting may be worth 400,000 to 500,000 yuan, with room for appreciation thousands of times.

Compared with Hong Kong’s house price appreciation, it’s not bad either!

In the afternoon, Lin Zhichao took his two wives, the eldest son and the second son, to the deck of a large ship for vacation.

The big ship is a global shipping cargo ship, but it has no mission for the time being and has been pulled out as a yacht.

Lin Zhichao plans to build a yacht club on Tiebo Island in Deep Water Bay. In case he doesn't even have a place to dock after he buys a yacht.

It’s not that there are no yacht clubs in Hong Kong. Indeed, there was a Royal Yacht (Sailing) Club in the last century, but it’s mainly inconvenient. (End of chapter)