The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

In just three days, all 858 residential units in Mandarin Estate were sold out, which became news reported by media across Hong Kong.

The sales volume of 858 residential units was HK$30.5 million, and the down payment was HK$9.15 million (30%), which suddenly gave Cheung Kong Holdings a lot of cash. Of course, Cheung Kong will not misappropriate these funds and will use them for construction costs and other expenses.

In the conference room of Cheung Kong Industries, Lin Zhichao is having a meeting with senior executives. His real estate company already has hundreds of employees and is expanding rapidly.

"We now have a total of seven sites, especially the large project of Wenhua New Village. The engineering work can be done more carefully. Guaranteeing the quality and progress of the construction period is the guarantee of our reputation. It is not a few years to do real estate. It is a long-term business. This is why the construction cost of a building of others may not need one million, but our construction cost is 10-20% higher.”

There are good and bad building materials, and some people like to cut corners. This is obviously not Lin Zhichao's style of doing things. He knows that if the building quality is good, it will form a reputation in the future. Hong Kong is so big. When people talk about the buildings built by Cheung Kong, they immediately feel that the quality is guaranteed. Word of mouth spreads, and for the same real estate in the future, many people may prefer the buildings built by Cheung Kong Holdings.

Huang Changhong nodded and said: "Don't worry, boss. We are our own construction company. The materials we use are relatively good, and the quality must be among the best in Hong Kong."

Paul Li also said: "All buildings are constructed strictly according to the drawings. Manager Huang and I often inspect the construction site, and there will be no mistakes."

After hearing the guarantee from his subordinates, Lin Zhichao said: "Okay! Today we have just built some residential buildings. In the future, we will also build first-class commercial buildings, even skyscrapers, the tallest building in Asia, and world-famous buildings. Therefore, we must develop excellent people." Teamwork is very important.”

Everyone was very excited. As a real estate developer, who wouldn't want to participate in those excellent buildings! Moreover, they also believe that the boss is not dreaming, but has the absolute strength to realize it.

Next, Lin Zhichao discussed the matters on the site with everyone, and he must be careful. Since July last year, Lin Zhichao has spent more than one-third of his energy on Cheung Kong Industrial. He usually goes to the site to check the work.

Of course, Huang Changhong is mainly responsible for inspecting the site. Lin Zhichao trained Huang Changhong, Zhou Fuzhao, and Hu Zhaoxu to form the "Three Musketeers" model of Sun Hung Kai in his previous life.

In an auditorium located in Central, plastic businessmen from Hong Kong came to sign in one after another, and nearly a hundred gathered in a short while.

Today is the day when the Hong Kong Plastics Chamber of Commerce was established. In advance, invitation letters have been sent to those plastic merchants who meet the requirements; the basic requirements are factory owners with at least 20 workers and who have been engaged in the plastic industry for half a year.

Therefore, qualified plastic merchants occupy half of the places in Hong Kong's plastic factories. There are currently 200 plastic flower factories in Hong Kong, employing a total of more than 7,000 workers, and their development is much faster than that of the wig industry.

Because wigs are a fixed group of people, and plastic flowers can enter thousands of households; therefore, the plastic flower industry will continue to grow, and at a very fast rate. The growth rate of wigs has slowed down, and the rise is limited.

As the "Father of Plastic Flowers", Lin Zhichao got to know everyone one by one, and he knew almost one-third of them. Tao Derong would introduce him to those he didn't know, and he would also take the initiative to introduce himself.

"Lin Sheng, this is Mr. Li Jiacheng from Changhe Plastic Factory. He has been in the plastic industry for six years!" Tao Derong introduced.

He seemed to remember that the boss had cared about Li Jiacheng several times and introduced him specially.

Li Jiacheng said quickly: "Hello, Mr. Lin!"

For him, Lin Zhichao is his idol. It is precisely because the Changjiang Plastic Factory invented the plastic flower that he can live a better life. Within one year of entering the plastic flower industry, he earned nearly the same amount of money as he spent in the five years of opening the plastic factory. 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Lin Zhichao looked at Li Jiacheng's expression of admiration and respect for him, and suddenly wanted to laugh, not to laugh at him, but to smile proudly. He has no hostility towards Li Jiacheng, never has. The reason why he stole Li Jiacheng's opportunity was just to eliminate one of his biggest competitors; now, he was also happy for Li Jiacheng to make some small money, because he was no longer a threat.

"Li Sheng, how big is the factory?"

Hearing Lin Zhichao's concerned words, Li Jiacheng said quickly: "The scale is not large, with more than 40 workers and a factory area of ​​1,000 square feet."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Don't worry! A trickle of water can also merge into the Yangtze River."

Li Jiacheng didn't know why, but his heart ached. He soon realized that he really liked the name of the company "Changjiang".

"Thank you for your encouragement! You are the father of plastic flowers and have made an absolute contribution to the development of plastic flowers in Hong Kong. Everyone is very grateful to you!"

"Haha, thank you! My wish is that people in Hong Kong have jobs, and you are the ones who help me realize my wish. I should thank you."

People around me were flattering him one after another!

Lin Zhichao briefly chatted with Li Jiacheng for a few words, and then got to know each other one by one, but the rest was just to say hello.

"Lin Sheng, I am Tang Dingkang. There are more than a hundred people working in the factory, and I set up a factory in Xihuan." A businessman who could be seen as shrewd at a glance took the initiative to introduce me.

Lin Zhichao was stunned for a moment, and then understood that this Tang Dingkang seemed to be the trigger of the '67' incident. It was a labor dispute in his factory that triggered a major incident. Of course, that kind of thing is just a trigger, and such triggers are everywhere in Hong Kong. Without him, other factories would have it, after all, it is a special period.

"good"

Then he ignored him and continued to get to know everyone. After going around, everyone was staring at Lin Zhichao.

Everyone is proud to participate in this meeting organized by Lin Zhichao, after all, it is a good thing; moreover, Lin Zhichao is the father of plastic flowers, not only the plastic flowers invented by Changjiang Plastic Factory, but Changjiang Plastic Factory also allowed everyone to Visiting the factory provides them with great convenience.

Next, the meeting officially begins.

Tao Derong is the host of the meeting!

Lin Zhichao has handed over the position of president of the Wig Chamber of Commerce to Chen Linyuan, and he will be the permanent honorary president; the same is true for the Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce, and Tao Derong will be trained to replace him in the future.

In this way, Lin Zhichao can still contribute to this industry. As for saying that Lin Zhichao is doing it for influence, that is definitely one-sided. If Lin Zhichao was keen on influence, he would have brokered the merger of three Shunde chambers of commerce and assumed the position of president.

Lin Zhichao really wants to contribute to Hong Kong's economy. After all, this is the future Lam City.

".Okay, next we will elect the management of the 'Hong Kong Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce'. Vice-President, the first-place vote-getter is the President, and the second- and third-place vote-getter is the Vice-President.”

Everyone was very surprised by this election. After all, Lin Zhichao should be the president of course, and everyone was absolutely convinced; but soon everyone was relieved, absolutely doing this way, Lin Zhichao is definitely still the president, but it is more convincing.

After a while, the election of the president and vice president positions was successful. Lin Zhichao was elected as the president. The vice president was Qian Hanzhou, known as the "Father of Hong Kong Plastics", and the other one was Tao Derong.

Because he was elected, Lin Zhichao did not plan to appoint the secretary-general. Tao Derong still had prestige in this industry. Lin Zhichao originally planned to appoint him as the secretary-general after being elected as president to cooperate with his work if no one recommended him. .

In fact, many plastic merchants who have benefited from the Yangtze Plastic Factory have greeted Tao Derong, and it is totally unjustifiable not to recommend him.

"I didn't expect that our two colleagues from Yangtze Plastic Factory would be recognized by everyone. I am very grateful for everyone's trust. To be honest, I, the president, have limited energy. With the help of Chairman Qian and Chairman Tao, this chamber of commerce will definitely be able to run smoothly. Get up. The purpose of our Chamber of Commerce is to 'serve the future of plastic flowers in Hong Kong'. The plastic flower industry has great prospects, and the popularity of plastic flowers will last forever. Hong Kong's plastic flowers account for 90% of the world's share, so everyone, pick up the plastic flowers. Just dry your sleeves.”

Everyone applauded!

Many people have followed the trend and entered this industry. They have not considered the prospects of the plastic flower industry and have no idea about it. Now when they heard Lin Zhichao's speech, they were extremely excited.

"The external conditions are very good, but we are also facing competition from local manufacturers in Hong Kong. I encourage everyone to compete fairly, which is more conducive to the development of the entire industry. The products of plastic flowers can be updated, and the coloring technology of plastic flowers can be further developed. These It’s all about our competition with each other.”

When it comes to internal competition, everyone also feels a sense of tension. Hong Kong people are so powerful. An industry has only been established for a year and a half, and there are already 200 factories. Yes, it is the plastic flower industry.

Although many of them are from plastic factories, the variety of plastic flowers has been added, but it is still fast anyway.

The first "Hong Kong Plastic Flower Chamber of Commerce" meeting was held very successfully. In the evening, everyone went to the Hong Kong Hotel to hold a dinner.

The next day.

Lin Zhichao called Lu Bensheng of Yangtze Trading to the office and said: "Go and inquire about the demand for plastic pellets from the Yangtze Plastic Factory, and try to stock up on a batch of plastic raw materials, which is enough for half a year to a year, and put it in the warehouse."

He suddenly thought that if the Suez Canal crisis broke out, Europe, the United States and Japan would definitely be short of oil because transportation could not keep up; especially European countries such as Britain and France, which did not produce oil at this time, would need to transport it from the Middle East.

In this way, the possibility that plastic raw materials will also rise will increase, so be prepared, and it is not without warehouses and funds.

Lu Bensheng nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away! But boss, do you want to increase the import of other materials?"

Lin Zhichao thought for a while and then said: "Based on the company's situation, we should consider 3 to 6 months of reserves appropriately. It's nothing major, just to be prepared."

Lu Bensheng immediately felt relieved. He thought there was some urgent matter, something similar to the Peninsular War happened.

"OK"

After Lu Bensheng left, Lin Zhichao showed a smile.

If you are prepared, you can save some money. After all, 90% of global trade is carried by sea, and the freight rate has increased several times. It is no wonder that raw materials do not increase.

For example, the shipping cost of transporting a barrel of oil may be more expensive than oil; due to restrictions from Western countries, oil in the Middle East is only US$2.5 to US$3 per barrel. One ton of oil costs seven or eight barrels, which is only about 20 US dollars. If the Suez Canal breaks out, freight rates will skyrocket. It is normal for freight rates to be more expensive than oil.

"Boss, Chen Ping has mastered the entire process of instant noodles. Do you want to go and inspect it?" Wang Liang walked into the office and reported.

Lin Zhichao suddenly became interested and said, "Let's go and see the situation!"

Instant noodles have actually been developed a long time ago, but after all, a production line needs to be set up, especially the machinery, which needs to be manufactured by Bourne Machinery, so preparations have taken a while.

Nowadays, Bourne Machinery has developed and expanded, and its zipper-related machines, injection molding machines, etc. are much better than before. Now there is instant noodle machinery, which will add another source of income. Moreover, Bourne Machinery not only produces machinery needed by Hong Kong, but also produces other machinery for supply to Europe and the United States. Because of Lin Zhichao's capital injection back then, it has now reached a higher level of development.

Later, Lin Zhichao came to the ‘Doll Noodles’ workshop, where there were already more than a dozen employees.

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"Well, how's it going?"

Chen Ping took Lin Zhichao to visit the machine that was producing instant noodles, and immediately saw the continuous production of 'doll noodles'. The doll noodle brand is named after Lin Zhichao, which is closer to the local name in Hong Kong.

"Is there any packaged one? Can you make a pack and try it?"

"Yes, we are now ready to officially produce it and then become famous in Hong Kong."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then followed everyone to a table, where someone was preparing to make a pack of 'chicken noodles' for Lin Zhichao.

“Do you have a slogan ready for promotion?”

Chen Ping immediately said: "Yes, we plan to use 'can be cooked in three minutes' as the advertising slogan so that the public can quickly accept it."

Cooked, actually soaked in boiling water.

I saw an employee opening the packaging bag on the spot, then taking out the noodles and putting them in the lunch box, and took out a package of seasonings, which was a concentrated mixture of salt, MSG, pepper, and chicken fat. The seasoning package adopts European and American ready-made packaging technology, which combines two packages of seasoning into one package to save costs.

It smells quite fragrant and will definitely be a hit in this era of ‘scent shortage’.

Three minutes later, Lin Zhichao began to taste the taste. He was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, so he would not express his feelings directly, but would comment based on the current social environment.

However, he was used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and found it quite delicious.

"Not bad, absolutely welcome!"

Everyone was delighted. From the boss's perspective, it was definitely not wrong.

In fact, the instant noodles of this era stand out as ‘instant noodles’, which are supplied to those who work overtime.

"What's the retail price?"

"4 cents"

In the previous life, Nissin Ramen initially sold for 35 yen, which is 10 cents, or 0.56 Hong Kong dollars.

Lin Zhichao said with great satisfaction: "Get ready to go public! Advertise more, especially on the bus body, and then put a fried egg on the photo, which means that the combination of instant noodles and fried eggs is more reasonable. Also, what kind of products are we targeting? Customer groups need to develop targeted advertising promotions.”

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Okay."

In fact, there is nothing to worry about when running a solo business. Doll Noodles will monopolize the instant noodle market in Hong Kong, and there will be no local competitors.

After another meeting on site, Lin Zhichao left with satisfaction.

He doesn't worry about his subordinates not working hard!

Because of the 'year-end bonus system' he implemented in the Yangtze River Industrial Group, the management of each subsidiary enjoys the opportunity of 'high rewards'. Take Chen Linyuan of the Yangtze Wig Factory, for example, he has received 12-month bonuses for two consecutive years. Year-end bonus, annual income has reached 40,000 Hong Kong dollars. If the subsidiary's performance is good, the management can get more months of year-end bonuses.

And these people will not be psychologically unbalanced and feel that they have created so much wealth for the company, because they understand that the biggest contributor is the boss, not them.

For example, for the instant noodles product, its research and development direction was directly pointed out by Lin Zhichao, which saved the team perhaps a year of effort.