Chapter 100 [First involvement in shipping]

Author: Ren Zhufei

Chapter 100 [First involvement in shipping]

On Saturday, Lin Zhichao came to the pier in Sai Wan to inspect the "Fu He Xing" of Li Gaofu and others.

Fu He Hong currently not only engages in the "Hong Kong-Weihaiwei-Japan" trading business, but also opened a shop at Sai Wan Pier to solicit goods for ship owners.

The so-called cargo soliciting can also be regarded as a shipping agency. Many shipowners in Hong Kong only have one ship and they will not even dock, so they need people on the shore or shipping agents to solicit cargo for them.

Fu He Xing, founded by four people including Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui, has gained some popularity in the Hong Kong docks in the past six months. Many people in the industry know that they have made a lot of profits in the Hong Kong-Weihaiwei-Japan trade.

In this era, whoever has the ability to make money is the benchmark in the industry.

"How is the business doing?" Lin Zhichao asked.

He was preparing to buy his first ship, so he came to inspect Fuhe Bank in advance because he planned to let Fuhe Bank collect goods for him. The first ship was just for Lin Zhichao to test the water and familiarize himself with the shipping experience.

So we can only do it on a small scale, that is, buy about 1,000 tons, and the investment is small.

Once his shipping company has more ships, he will naturally open his own shipping company, open up fixed routes, lease them to customers on a long-term basis, and adopt a variety of business methods to go hand in hand.

Huang Tinggui said: "Not bad! Lin Sheng, if you buy a boat, we guarantee that your boat will not stop."

He knew that Lin Zhichao could be regarded as Li Gaofu's nobleman and had the favor of supporting him. Li Gaofu was also the helmsman of Fuhe Bank. Although everyone decided on the proportion of shares based on capital contribution, the other three partners all respected Li Gaofu very much.

Because it was Li Gaofu who came up with the current trade routes.

Fu He Xing is already on its sixth voyage, and has made more than 750,000 in profits (300,000 divided among them) in the previous five voyages. The partners are very motivated.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "As expected of someone from a trading family, it's rare that the business is on track so quickly!"

Li Gaofu is more at the helm of Fu He Xing, while Huang Tinggui is responsible for cargo and docks, and the other two partners also perform their respective duties.

This kind of cooperative enterprise is very common in Hong Kong and has many advantages; such as Hang Seng Bank, Dachang Trading, Bank of East Asia, etc., almost all of these enterprises are partners.

"Lin Sheng deserves the award. Everyone works together and Brother Gao Fu is the chief rudder, leading the brothers to make a fortune." Huang Tinggui said modestly.

He understands that without Li Gaofu, they would not know where to invest even if they had money. Moreover, in terms of the current trade route, Fook Ho Hing is the first one in Hong Kong. With this vision and information, the three of them are very good.

I admire Li Gaofu, the chief helmsman.

Little did these people know that Lin Zhichao was their benefactor, but of course Lin Zhichao didn't take it to heart.

Lin Zhichao, Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui came to the dock again, mainly to accompany Lin Zhichao.

In fact, during this period of time, Lin Zhichao has been learning shipping and related knowledge. Of course, he can only ask others for superficial advice, but he is not considered a layman after all.

Standing on the pier, a group of workers are busy. Hong Kong is a trading port, and all the piers are very busy. Many ships entering the port need to wait at sea until there is a berth before docking to unload.

Many of these dockworkers were teenage children and women, and their eyes were blinded by the weight of the heavy cargo. From time to time, British soldiers boarded the ship to inspect, wearing shorts and leather shoes, holding a long gun, and flashing

At the tip of the knife, these people are in positions that are well-oiled and profitable.

"Shanghai is about to be liberated, and the whole country will soon fall into their hands. The trade in Weihaiwei may not last long. So, what are your plans?"

A mere canvassing business can make a lot of money, but it can't support that many people. Fu Hexing, on the other hand, has almost a dozen clerks.

Li Gaofu said very assertively at this time: "We have also considered this issue. Everyone's idea is to make two more trips to trade, and then try to buy a ship, a thousand-ton class; we will also rely on that ship for our meals in the future, and then we will try to buy a ship."

Do other mainland trade."

Before the second half of 1950, the trade between Hong Kong and the Mainland was very prosperous; then it declined rapidly after the peninsula war began, but smuggling also emerged as a channel.

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "This is a good idea! Boats are portable assets and are backed by insurance companies. They are a good investment direction."

Suddenly, Lin Zhichao thought of a good idea.

"By the way, since you guys have no money now, I happen to be planning to buy a thousand-ton ship. Let's just form a partnership and invest 50/50 in the purchase. One year later, I will sell you 50% of the ship's shares at the original price.

How about it?"

The reason why Lin Zhichao did not immediately invest in the shipping industry was to develop shipping more safely and seize the best opportunity, and the first half of 1950 was the best time to buy ships.

Li Gaofu immediately said: "I feel very good about this cooperation! In this way, we can have the ship immediately."

Then he couldn't help but look at Huang Tinggui, meaning that he could cooperate.

Huang Tinggui thought about it, this cooperation is indeed good, the big boss wants to learn from experience, and they can share the risks for a year.

What's more, Li Gaofu has already spoken, and this face must still be given to the helmsman.

"Okay, let's go back and notify the other two partners and try to take action immediately."

Lin Zhichao nodded!

He also recently confirmed that Li Gaofu and others' trade with Weihaiwei did not cause any serious consequences.

As for Yingjiang, there won't be any action. After all, it's not a peninsula campaign.

Therefore, it is not a big problem if everyone jointly holds the ship for one year.

Just as the three of them were chatting happily, they came across a group of people accusing one or two people, which seemed to have caused some public outrage.

Curiosity prompted the three of them to walk over!

"Liu Sheng, why are you so angry?" Li Gaofu greeted him immediately when he saw an acquaintance.

When a shipowner surnamed Liu saw Li Gaofu, he immediately smiled. The two had cooperated once. He knew what kind of business Li Gaofu and others were doing, and it was very big.

"It's Li Sheng, Huang Sheng. The situation is like this. This Zhao Sheng from Shanghai Stock Exchange owns a 3,500-ton ocean liner. But when he first arrived in Hong Kong, in order to attract goods, he lowered the freight, which affected everyone's business.

Interests, today we will discuss it with him."

People from Guangdong Province are locals in Hong Kong and naturally have local advantages. This does not mean that people from other provinces cannot do business, but you cannot disrupt the industry.

It's that simple!

The shipowner surnamed Zhao could only apologize to everyone and said that he would rectify it; he was not convinced and was unfamiliar with the place, so how could he offend these local snakes!

At this time, Li Gaofu immediately took out the famous post and handed it to the shipowner named Zhao, and said: "Sheng Zhao, we are in the business of soliciting goods for the shipowner. If you are not familiar with the local business, you can consider us."

This move immediately put some shipowners out of trouble. The first was that they had learned a lesson anyway, and the second was to save face by betraying Li Gaofu.

If this Shanghai captain could hire people from Guangdong Province to collect goods, everyone would naturally not be in trouble.

Zhao Congyan immediately took the name card happily, and after looking at it for a few times, he said: "That's great! Don't worry, everyone, after this incident, I already know the rules here, and I promise not to break them again."

"Okay, Captain Zhao is right to think so!"

"There is nothing much you can do to improve if you know your mistakes"

Several captains stopped their crusade one after another. It was impossible for them to really do anything to Zhao Congyan. It was more of a warning.

If Zhao Congyan continues to solicit goods at low prices, he will be targeted by many peers, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Hong Kong shipping.

This incident is not aimed at people from other provinces, but Zhao Congyan has indeed broken the rules.

At this time, Lin Zhichao had already learned Zhao Congyan's identity, but he did not expect that "Ship King" would have such an episode.

So, he also walked over.

"Hey, it's Lin Sheng! We don't know Taishan. We didn't know you were coming to the dock. We just left you alone!" A ship owner recognized Lin Zhichao and said happily immediately.

The two of them had not done business directly. He could recognize Lin Zhichao obviously because Lin Zhichao already enjoyed a certain degree of popularity in Hong Kong's business circle.

Seeing that his companions were a little confused, the shipowner immediately introduced Lin Zhichao in a grand manner - a zipper tycoon and a real estate tycoon. He immediately made Lin Zhichao's deeds public. He seemed to know Lin Zhichao personally, and he acted like "I have a lot of connections"

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Although the other shipowners did not know Lin Zhichao, they knew the word "Lin Zhichao" very well, so they all greeted him warmly.

On the other side, Zhao Congyan left and stayed, standing there a little embarrassed. He secretly slandered that he was really bullied by dogs when he fell down, and he was still a figure in the Shanghai stock market.

Moreover, he is a practicing lawyer, but it is of no use in Hong Kong because the law here is British law.

"Haha, thank you! I will soon become a small ship owner like you, and we are all peers." Lin Zhichao said modestly.

Everyone expressed their welcome!

I don't know what I think in my heart.

Later, Lin Zhichao greeted Zhao Congyan again: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, we people in Guangdong Province are very particular about fairness when doing business. Don't take this matter to heart today. Everyone abides by industry rules. Naturally, anyone can do business freely in Hong Kong."

Trading port.”

When other shipowners saw this, they all echoed and expressed their generosity!

Zhao Congyan immediately said gratefully: "Mr. Lin is right. This situation occurred because I didn't check for a while. I will ask all colleagues to supervise and make progress together in the future."

"To the extreme! To the extreme!"

Soon, everyone calmed down and several shipowners left one after another.

As for Zhao Congyan, Lin Zhishanshan didn't have much desire to get acquainted with him. He just took advantage of the trend and sold well. He aspires to be the world's shipping king, and he will inevitably compete with the four shipping kings of the Shanghai faction, and it will be '1VS4'.

Of course, the four ship kings of the Shanghai style are not in the same group. They all do their own thing.

Lin Zhichao and others also left, leaving behind a helpless Zhao Congyan, who was almost beaten by a group of people just now.

This also made him understand that the locals in Hong Kong are very powerful, and if they want to survive, they have to follow their rules.

"Let's go"
To be continued...