The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Lin Zhichao came to Dongfang Textile for inspection, and his father-in-law Tang Zhongyuan enthusiastically accompanied him.

Oriental Garment Factory is also a company under Oriental Textile. Now Oriental Garment Factory is like a "child with a big mother", and its profits are even better than Oriental Textile. Because of this, in Tang Zhongyuan's heart, his son-in-law is simply his 'great nobleman'.

On the playground, Lin Zhichao looked at two industrial buildings standing tall, with a factory area of ​​250,000 square feet, which is definitely considered a large factory in Hong Kong.

"Father-in-law, it's difficult for you to weave with water?"

Talking about this, Tang Zhongyuan said with a wry smile: "This is the biggest problem. Sometimes I am awakened by 'water shortage' in my dreams. Everyone can only try their best to obtain water, pump water from the mountains, and then use cars to pull it to the factory; Or hire someone to carry water from the mountain, and once you get 40 cents, you can carry it down the mountain and pour it into the water tanker. In short, all kinds of methods have to be used.”

Lin Zhichao nodded. Water supply in Hong Kong has always been very difficult. There are always queues of people waiting in front of the outdoor taps built by the government to fetch water. Citizens often have various conflicts in order to fetch water.

"Shui roar downstairs", "Shui roar downstairs", every tenement building will have such a sound. Because if the water is used all the time on the first floor, the floors above the second floor will not have water or will be small. For this reason, even some residents on the first floor will use water for profit, and of course there must be conflicts with the upstairs.

The citizens of Xiangjiang are used to this situation. Although water is difficult, it is not impossible to run out of water. The Hong Kong government also spent 125 million Hong Kong dollars in 1951 to build the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, which accounted for half of the total water storage capacity of all other reservoirs.

As for the water supply in the Mainland, it will be ten years later, which coincides with the nine-month drought in that year.

Although Hong Kong's water supply is tight, it does not affect the rich. The water supply in the Mid-Levels is all spring water from Victoria Peak, and the quality is very good.

When he arrived at the garment workshop, Lin Zhichao not only lamented that there were so many people. Textiles and garments are major employers. Oriental Garment Factory has grown to a garment factory with more than 800 employees, making it one of the largest garment factories in Hong Kong.

"I heard that my father-in-law has exported products to the UK. Are there many orders?" Lin Zhichao asked.

"Not bad, accounting for 15% of the total orders. We, Oriental Textile, were the first garment company from Hong Kong to enter the UK, so we are considered a pioneer compared to other garment factories. Of course, our largest orders are from South Africa, followed by Southeast Asia. Overall Generally speaking, the garment industry has greater development prospects and has higher added value than textiles. Half of my energy now is in the garment industry." Tang Zhongyuan said happily.

He knew that if his son-in-law hadn't given up the garment industry to him, he would still be focusing on the textile industry now. Either his son-in-law is ignorant of the prospects of the garment industry, or he simply gave him a profitable industry. This is his idea.

Lin Zhichao then said: "According to the degree of dumping of Japanese products, Europe and the United States will sooner or later restrict Japanese textiles. By then, Hong Kong will take on a large part of the orders. Therefore, textiles and garments have just begun, and there are many opportunities ahead. You can seize more Live some.”

Tang Zhongyuan sighed: "This is natural! Dongfang Textile already has industry advantages, and it should move forward bravely. You don't know, several textile factories of the Rong family have various problems due to old equipment, and now they can no longer keep up. There is a need for development.”

This is the case with textiles. The equipment is constantly updated. Once new technology comes out, it will deal a big blow to the old technology. Among the current textile factories in Hong Kong, the textile factories of Wang Tongyuan and Tang Bingyuan are among the top in the industry. Later, Nan Fung, which had just entered the industry this year, and the merged Nanlian Textile came out on top.

The equipment of the Rong family was all purchased after World War II. It has been seven or eight years since then. It is normal for the equipment to be old.

Tang Zhongyuan devoted himself to textiles, and his favorite thing was researching new technologies and equipment, so he was very willing to invest. With the son-in-law's orders supporting the bottom line, it is impossible to lose money.

Later, Lin Zhichao inspected the clothing production of the 'Beer Lily Dolls'. Although they were small (Beer Lily is an 11.5-inch, or 30-centimeter doll, and there is also a 7.5-inch doll), it could not support the huge quantity.

Picking up a princess dress, Lin Zhichao said seriously: "Father-in-law, you must take care of these doll clothes. After all, they are exported to Europe and the United States, and the quality must pass. The important thing is that these dolls dare to start, and the later sales may be millions." One year.”

Tang Zhongyuan immediately said: "You can rest assured about the quality. The quality is the same as that of European, American and Japanese garments. We are strictly focusing on production."

Many fabrics are imported from overseas, which makes Tang Zhongyuan understand that the quality must be good.

Lin Zhichao nodded with satisfaction. He came today to vaccinate his father-in-law. He attaches great importance to doll clothes. If there is a quality problem, he will not take into account the feelings of his father-in-law. One size will be the same.

Back in the Yangtze River Industrial Park, Lin Zhichao always drove a 'full sunroof jeep' to inspect the factory, which became a beautiful scenery in the factory area. This time, Lin Zhichao left four of the more than 200 parallel-imported jeeps for the Yangtze River Industrial Group for use in the factory area. official duties, etc.

Military jeeps were started using a very primitive 'tractor style' method, where a tool was inserted into a hole in the front of the jeep and stirred until the engine started. The jeep has two seats and a cargo compartment at the back, which can be used to store cargo or people. It also has a spare tire and oil can. The entire Jeep gives people a very tough and cool impression, and it is very good whether it is hauling goods or people.

After a lap, it was almost time to get off work.

Lu Bensheng of Yangtze River Trading found Lin Zhichao and reported a piece of news: "Boss, Yoshida Ichiro told us that there is a businessman named Lu Zhihe in Hong Kong who is also seeking approval for the purchase of war surplus materials."

Lin Zhichao asked casually: "What does he mean by telling us this?"

I got a generous bonus last time, so there’s no need to be so attentive!

Lu Bensheng said: "What he revealed in his words is that if we have one more competitor, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous. After all, it is an auction! If we have other ideas, we can give him a sum of money to mess things up."

Lin Zhichao understood, this Yoshida Ichiro has a big appetite!

Of course, for the Yangtze River Trade, this batch of materials made a net profit of 3.2 million Hong Kong dollars; as long as they come three or four times a year, there will be a profit of nearly ten million Hong Kong dollars.

No wonder Lui Chi Ho in his previous life dared to win the mining rights of Anderson Daya Stone Mine with a bidding price of HK$160 million in the early 1960s. Of course, this is also because of bank loans and family capital participation.

"If he can do it without being noticed, we will naturally be willing to pay a sum of money to monopolize this business in Hong Kong. And as far as I know, this Lui Zhihe has participated in the smuggling of auto parts in the mainland before. If he informs the US Consulate, I’m afraid this procurement approval document will not be issued. Just go ahead and do this. Through this procurement, I also think this international trade can be done.”

After making so much money, wouldn't he be a fool if he didn't move?

Moreover, he is also very jealous of Hong Kong's quarry business, which is an industry no less important than the cement business. After the stone ore is crushed, it can be used in various aspects of construction such as concrete and asphalt roads.

So, with one less competitor, why not!

Lu Bensheng nodded happily and said, "I understand!"

He originally thought that the boss would have some scruples. After all, the boss attaches great importance to reputation. Now it seems that the boss is also very fond of this business. In Lu Bensheng's view, not to mention that this obstacle to his opponent is nothing, even more ruthless means can be used.

Of course, if the US Consulate learned that Lu Zhihe had participated in smuggling, they would not approve it.

After Lu Bensheng left, Lin Zhichao knocked on the table.

With the boom in real estate, Hong Kong's demand for machinery such as cranes, bulldozers, and mountain excavators is getting higher and higher. Therefore, after these machinery are brought to Hong Kong, the supply exceeds the demand. Not only can it be left to Poly Construction, but it can also be sold to other construction companies, which can be regarded as a contribution to the Hong Kong construction industry.

It's a good business. I can earn 10 to 20 million in two years!

Kavin is serious!

But I still shamelessly ask for a monthly ticket!