The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the morning, Lin Zhichao came to the Yangtze River Industrial Park and was the first to inspect the wig factory.

Since it was officially put into production in late July, Yangtze Wigs has been officially in production for nearly three months. From the beginning, the monthly sales volume has reached 100 wigs, and now it has reached 220 wigs per month. Importantly, these orders are from Europe, and orders from the United States have not yet started.

However, two days ago, the U.S. Department of Commerce officially allowed Hong Kong products to enter the United States, and Hong Kong industry finally ushered in new opportunities for development.

As early as the end of August, the United States crossed out 35% of Class B controlled materials from the embargo list of materials exported to Hong Kong. Therefore, as long as it does not involve military supplies, almost all materials can be imported, such as plastic machines, sewing machines, aluminum alloys, rubber particles, etc.

As for Europe and Japan, as early as early August, shortly after the armistice contract was signed, they were eager to relax. As for the British, they went directly to the capital and signed a contract for 30 million pounds of export supplies, almost ignoring you and the United States.

The reason is simple. The United States has no reason to ask its allies to ban trade with the mainland. Of course, most of the products it sells are non-military and non-high-tech products.

"How did the wholesalers in the United States respond?" Lin Zhichao asked with concern.

"They said they are waiting for permission from the Ministry of Commerce and believe that approval will be obtained soon. There should be no problem. After all, we even chose Indonesia and India for raw materials, giving up raw materials from the mainland." Chen Linyuan said confidently.

At the beginning, Lin Zhichao also asked Li Gaofu to purchase some hair raw materials from the mainland. Later, after opening up acquisition channels in Indonesia and India, he immediately chose to abandon the import trade in the mainland to prevent the dissatisfaction of the U.S. Department of Commerce from the beginning, which would lead to the entire Hong Kong The wig industry was affected.

After all, the United States has had a bad impression of Hong Kong in the past year or two. "Smuggling paradise" and "unattractive factory concentration" are their labels for Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao continued: "Then you need to pay more attention to them. You must know that if we open up sales channels in the United States first, even if there are more wig factories in Hong Kong in the future, we can still be wig agents. American wholesalers buy from us, and we Then purchase goods from other manufacturers and earn the price difference, this is the privilege of the industry leader."

Chen Linyuan's eyes lit up. Of course he would not say - why don't we increase production capacity? This is obviously a stupid question, and the boss will look down upon him.

You know, since there are more and more competitors and it is unavoidable, then Yangtze Wig should try to control the huge sales channels and let other factories do the work for them.

"The boss's idea is great! Moreover, we do not sign long-term contracts with other factories, we only need to get goods according to monthly demand. In this way, we will not be affected in any way. And if we increase too much production capacity, It is easy to cause excessive investment and other reasons, and the discovery is relatively increased.”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "The important thing is that for the healthy development of the industry, we must be the overlord of the industry. When the time comes, I will establish the 'Hong Kong Wig Chamber of Commerce', and you will be my deputy to maintain the long-term development of the industry."

Even if a chamber of commerce is established and Lin Zhichao is elected as the president of the chamber, he will leave the work to his subordinates. He will just occasionally make suggestions and formulate rules.

"OK"

Then, Lin Zhichao and Chen Linyuan came to the production workshop, and Chen Xia came up immediately and took the initiative to report the situation.

"Boss, the 100 newly added female workers are already familiar with the operation, and the new equipment is in place. Our current production capacity has reached 600 to 800 units per month."

"Okay, American orders are coming soon, and you, the production manager, will lead everyone to get busy."

"That's great. No matter how busy you are, you should still do it."

This woman really likes to flatter her boss. Of course, she has to admit that Chen Xia is also an excellent manager of the production workshop and is good at controlling production.

"Master Gao, how is the work here?" Lin Zhichao walked to Gao Yonggui's R\u0026D room with a smile and greeted him warmly.

Gao Yonggui is studying a new hairstyle, and the table is filled with European magazines and photos, all of which are wig styles. There is not only him in the entire R\u0026D room, but also two technicians with certain academic qualifications and experience.

"Boss Lin, I didn't expect that my boss, Gao, would still be here today. It's easier to work now and he's professional. Although I was a small boss before, I'm not as comfortable as I am now!" Gao Yonggui said with a smile.

At first glance, there is nothing fancy about it. Is it true that the boss likes his employees to feel comfortable? Obviously not.

However, Lin Zhichao feels that Gao Yonggui is still useful. After all, he is a lifelong craftsman, so the monthly salary of 260 Hong Kong dollars is still worth it. However, if Lin Zhichao does not give him this salary, he will obviously be unemployed.

Since Lin Zhichao was the cause, it was appropriate to give Gao Yonggui a result.

"Okay, I'm relieved now."

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao left the R\u0026D room, and Gao Yonggui muttered behind him: "The boss is so kind and righteous!"

Before leaving, Lin Zhichao said: "Manager Chen, you have to focus on sales channels now. In terms of production, Chen Xia and others, even the group management and I, will also keep an eye on production. Only sales channels are the key. The core of the wig industry, after all, the production technology is not high.”

Chen Linyuan went to the United States twice for inspections and was very good at sales, so he said on the spot: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely make results."

He has established contacts with several wholesale banks in the United States, and it can be seen that everyone is very enthusiastic about this cheap purchase channel.

The other side.

Love is a daily necessities wholesaler in the United States. Recently, he found a way to make a fortune, which is to import wigs from Hong Kong and wholesale them in the United States. Because the import price of wigs in Hong Kong is only one-third of that in the United States and France, so the middle price Profits soared.

However, since the market had just been opened to Hong Kong, he was also questioned by officials. Of course, it was just a formality, and the questions were very official.

"Why import Hong Kong wigs?"

“The cost is very cheap and the quality is comparable to France.”

"you sure?"

"I have samples on my desk."

"Well, where does the raw material for wigs, real hair, come from?"

"First of all, what I want to say is that they specifically stated that the raw materials come from Indonesia and India; secondly, there seems to be no legal requirement for this!"

"I'm just asking casually! If you don't mind, I would like to ask again, do you have to buy products from Hong Kong?"

"It's two-thirds cheaper than imported goods from France. I'm also saving money for those children. You know, they don't even make much money, so they spend all their money on styling."

"Okay, your import trade passed."

After Love hung up the phone, there was no surprise. He had also read the new regulations in this regard and believed that there was no problem with importing. The only question now is whether Hong Kong products will be discriminated against in the United States. Of course, this is very simple, because he will say that they are French products.

He received a sample and found that the origin of the sample could not be determined, so it could be passed off as French and he could make more money.

Lefu decided to wholesale 200 wigs every month as a trial. If the market is good, he will increase the order quantity.

"This Chinese is so smart. You know, there is no wig industry in Hong Kong. Now his family has made all the money in the world. Oh, of course, their production may not keep up."

As Yangtze Wigs continued to receive orders from the United States, its output reached saturation in a short period of time.

However, Yangtze Wig did not blindly expand production. It only ordered machines that could increase production by about 50% and recruited 150 female workers for training.

Because we have to take into account the situation of others following the trend, it will inevitably be divided by then, and it is impossible for one family to make all the money. However, according to Lin Zhichao's estimate, Hong Kong currently produces 30,000 to 50,000 wigs a year, which can also be sold.

this day.

A news article from "Sing Tao Daily" comprehensively reported the origins and advantages of Hong Kong's wig industry. The report pointed out that wigs are a huge market in the world, and production in Hong Kong has great advantages. The success of the Yangtze Wig Factory is enough to illustrate this point.

For a time, many interested people noticed these news reports and became excited.

In the evening, Lin Zhichao came to the Hong Kong Hotel on Pedder Street to attend the celebration party for the opening of the Hang Seng Bank Central store.

Hang Seng Bank was registered as a legal person limited company at the end of last year; in October this year, which is today, it moved into a five-storey self-owned property at 163~165 Queen's Road Central and started formal commercial banking business, that is, To absorb deposits, loans and other businesses.

Although it is engaged in banking business, Hang Seng Bank is still called "Bank Account". This is probably the conservative and prudent approach of the management. In the past, Hang Seng Bank was mainly engaged in business such as bill billing, foreign exchange exchange, and gold trading.

After the gold fever subsided, He Shanheng spent two years abroad for inspections (not always abroad, intermittently inspecting), and it was not until last year that he decided to officially enter the banking field, which can be said to be very stable.

But even such a prudent banker could not avoid the "greed" of the 1960s. In the later period, he lent too much to real estate and industry, and he suffered a disaster.

"Congratulations, Mr. Shan, Liang Sheng, and He Sheng," Lin Zhichao congratulated the Hang Seng founding team who greeted them at the door.

When He Shanheng and others saw Lin Zhichao's arrival, they immediately became more enthusiastic, modest and grateful.

After all, Lin Zhichao's social status has surpassed them; shipping king, justice of the peace, industrialist, real estate tycoon, Hong Kong government celebrity, HSBC support object. A series of social titles and reputations are enough to prove Lin Zhichao's energy.

"Lin Sheng is here, and the Hang Seng Silver is shining brightly!" He Shanheng said with a smile.

Lin Zhichao cupped his hands and said kindly: "Sir, please support me in the future. You are all the gods of wealth. You know, without you, the gods of wealth, I would not be where I am today, so we will cooperate more in the future."

He Shanheng said happily: "Of course, Lin Sheng has good reputation and strength, and is the favorite of bankers. Then, please come this way!"

"good"

The founders of Hang Seng Bank were naturally very happy when they heard Lin Zhichao talking about cooperation. Lin Zhichao has three businesses. The industrial cooperation will be with East Asia in the future, and the shipping cooperation will be with HSBC. If there is an opportunity to cooperate with Hang Seng Bank to buy real estate, it would be very good.

After all, Lin Zhichao is the founder of Hong Kong Real Estate's "instalment and stratification" strategy. They do not believe that Lin Zhichao will not invest in real estate in the future.

There were many people attending today. Lin Zhichao was placed at a table with Jian Dongpu and others, and they were all old acquaintances. Although Jian Dongpu is also a banker, everyone is Chinese and the competition is not that fierce.

The older generation actually follow the saying that 'Chinese don't fight Chinese', and competition is within the rules of morality.

"Jane, you've been very energetic recently!" Lin Zhichao greeted with a smile.

Jian Dongpu said happily: "I am almost seventy. It seems really good to be praised by you for being energetic. Seeing you, Lin Zhichao, we are actually not convinced that we are old!"

Everyone laughed, and they really admired Lin Zhichao in their words and deeds.

Liao Baoshan also said: "Lin Sheng is obviously a generation younger than us, but when it comes to doing business, he is really powerful. As for the wig business mentioned in the newspaper recently, Lin Sheng has a keen eye and was the first to introduce it to Hong Kong. It's really big and small. A good hand to make money."

What's new, everyone is always interested!

What's more, "Sing Tao Daily" also investigated very seriously.

Lin Zhichao said: "No one else did it. I was the first to do it. It's a good thing, and it can be regarded as introducing a small industry to Hong Kong."

Everyone agrees with this point of view. After all, if one person does it, others will follow suit, thus forming an industrial chain.

After a while, when everyone arrived, He Shanheng began to deliver a speech, followed by a banquet; the Hang Seng founder team toasted to the guests one after another to express their gratitude.

Holding such a cocktail party and inviting hundreds of guests is a perfect advertisement; not to mention, many people will come to cooperate with Hang Seng Bank.

So, this reception is worth it!

However, Lin Zhichao couldn't help but think of the fate of Hang Seng Bank and couldn't help but sigh. He cannot save Hang Seng Bank. It can be said that no matter if any company is going to collapse, unless it can get what it needs for its own use, it will be impossible to save it.

Survival of the fittest is a social law, how can it be changed.

And if Lin Zhichao interferes with Hang Seng Bank, aside from offending HSBC, what can he gain by saving it?

Even if he holds 51% of the shares, can he put his own brand on Hang Seng Bank?

Obviously it is impossible. Even after the acquisition by HSBC, it has to rely on the founder of Hang Seng.

Since you are not close to yourself, why care about it!

So let alone Hang Seng Bank, even if something happens to Bank of East Asia, Lin Zhichao will not intervene.

At most, it means expressing support; spending hundreds of millions to save it is what a living Bodhisattva does.

At the end of the banquet, many people took the opportunity to make acquaintances. Lin Zhichao didn't need to do this. On the contrary, someone came to him to get to know him. He didn't put on any airs and treated them politely.

During this period, I also chatted about some topics with Shunde fellows Li Zhaoji and Zheng Yutong. We are all acquaintances and occasionally have meals together.