The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

At the end of January, Lin Zhichao led people to a piece of land on Castle Peak Road in Tsuen Wan.

This land is located at the foot of Furong Mountain, sandwiched between Castle Peak Road and the Kowloon-Canton Railway. It covers an area of ​​120,000 square feet, equivalent to an area the size of two football fields (20 acres).

For this purpose, Cheung Kong Industries spent a full 450,000 Hong Kong dollars, all the expenses added up.

"Boss, if you want to invest in land in Tsuen Wan, you can buy the land in the east and west together. The total area is about three to four hundred thousand square feet!" Hu Zhaoxu pointed to the east and west sides and said.

Lin Zhichao looked both ways, nodded and said: "That's a very good suggestion! In this case, let's wait until Yangtze River Industrial makes enough money and then look for opportunities to buy the surrounding land. I think all the land here can open a large-scale The factory is a good choice.”

What he didn't know was that the land he purchased was the land of the Huaxia Dyeing Factory owned by Cha Jimin's family in his previous life. Now that Lin Zhichao has seized the land first, it seems that the beloved son-in-law of national entrepreneur Liu Guojun may have to find another place.

Hu Zhaoxu said: "Then Cheung Kong Real Estate invested in the land in Tsuen Wan?"

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Let's not look for it now! There are too many enclosures and the impact will be bad. What's more, I have more profitable projects, so there is no need to focus on the land in Tsuen Wan."

Since we already have such a big goal, there is no need to continue to enclosure.

"OK"

Lin Zhichao calculated that by the end of this year (1948), Changjiang Industrial would have the funds to continue purchasing land; by then, it would consider acquiring the surrounding land as well.

In this way, he already owns about 400,000 square feet of land in Tsuen Wan.

All of this land will be used to build factories. After all, in addition to investing in zipper factories, he also plans to build toy factories, plastic factories, etc. Seventy or eighty acres of land is just right.

In the future, when factories are relocated, these sites will become good residential sites and large housing estates can be built.

Next, Lin Zhichao directed Huang Changhong, the "Engineering Department" of Yangtze River Real Estate, and Wang Liang, the newly promoted deputy general manager and production department manager of Yangtze River Holdings.

"This 120,000 square feet of industrial land is divided into three phases. We will take out about 30,000 square feet of land and quickly build a first-floor factory. It should be put into use in the second half of the year, right?"

Huang Changhong immediately said: "No problem! It is not difficult to build a one-story factory building. Five months is enough."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said: "And here, I want to build two industrial buildings in phases, can it be five floors high?"

Huang Changhong was stunned, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not possible! The technology and approval are very difficult. The tallest factory in Hong Kong, probably the Taikoo Sugar Factory in Quarry Bay, is only three stories high."

Lin Zhichao is not very surprised, he also has a certain understanding.

But he also knows that the tallest factories in Hong Kong in the late 1950s even reached 12-16 floors.

After thinking about it, Lin Zhichao said: "Let's put it aside for now, and we will decide later depending on the situation. First, build me a one-story factory building of 30,000 square feet."

Currently, Cheung Kong's two factories are only 5,000 square feet in size.

If you can build a 30,000-square-foot one-story factory building in a short period of time, it will take a long time. Moreover, he will also go to Singapore to invest and build a factory.

Huang Changhong nodded and said, "No problem, we will design and build it right away!"

Lin Zhichao said to Wang Liang again: "Manager Wang, you also joined the design team. After all, you are familiar with the needs of zipper production."

As Li Gaofu was worried about the Yangtze River Trading Company, Lin Zhichao simply promoted Wang Liang and of course the deputy general manager. Wang Liang was a talented person who had worked as a supervisor in a foreign factory and was proficient in English.

"Okay, I will do my best." Wang Liang said.

He joined Cheung Kong not long ago, but he can feel that his boss is a fast-paced boss who delegates authority to do things, but actually pays attention to everything.

For example, the boss entrusts him with production tasks, but the boss actually knows the entire production well, and is even more proficient in the technical field than himself.

Lin Zhichao finally breathed a sigh of relief when the matter of the factory land was settled. Cheung Kong will never have more than three machines in the future, and may add new machines in the second half of the year to quickly seize the Asian zipper market. If you can make money, you must not miss it.

Tang Zhongyuan and Song Qiaoling brought a pair of daughters and sons to visit Tang Bingyuan's residence.

Tang Zhongyuan and Tang Bingyuan are cousins, with the same grandfather Tang Hongpei.

The industrial strength of the Tang family is no less than that of another prominent family in Wuxi—the Rong family; the Tang family's Qingfeng Textile Factory had become one of the seven largest textile enterprises in Wuxi before the Sino-Japanese War. Other industrial factories.

In fact, Tang Zhongyuan is not the real owner of the textile factory, but only a small shareholder and manager of the family business. Tang Bingyuan is the "power holder" of the family business.

As a result, Tang Zhongyuan's status in the Tang family is not very high, because from his father's generation, he has become the foil of Tang Bingyuan's father.

Therefore, after Tang Zhongyuan came to Hong Kong, he said that starting a business was simply "talking about it", not only thinking about returning to the mainland, but also his lack of strength.

However, after Lin Zhichao's persuasion, he still mustered up the courage to prepare a factory in Tsuen Wan, mainly because there is a ready-made market. His shortcomings are external promotion and market opening, and his best skills are factory management and process technology.

"Brother Zhong, I didn't expect that after you came to Hong Kong, you became a lot more courageous and dared to open a factory on your own. I also asked you to come and help me again!" Tang Bingyao said.

There was a bit of surprise in his tone. You must know that this cousin doesn't have much strength, nor does he have much courage.

At this time, Tang Zhongyuan was full of confidence. With the help of Lin Zhichao, his future son-in-law, as long as his textile factory opened, it was possible to obtain a large number of orders from Yangtze River Industries. Of course, the premise is that the quality is acceptable, but after all, he has been doing textiles for many years, so these are not problems.

"Brother Bing has been in Hong Kong for a while. Haven't you made up your mind yet?" Tang Zhongyuan asked easily.

At this time, Tang Bingyuan's wife Wen Jinmei interjected: "There is no magic in Hong Kong, but the conditions in all aspects are insufficient. Although your cousin is in Hong Kong now, he is observing the situation in the mainland, and of course he is also inspecting the environment in Hong Kong. Zhong Yuan, you used to If you don't lead the textile industry alone, why are you rushing to open a textile factory when you arrive in Hong Kong? What if you lose money? Why don't you think about Qiao Ling and the others at all?"

There is a lot of mystery in Wen Jinmei's words.

Tang Bingyuan is the leader of Wuxi Textile, while Tang Zhongyuan has always been a supervisor in the factory. Unexpectedly, he came to Hong Kong to take the lead, which made Wen Jinmei a little unhappy.

Therefore, in her words, she first described her husband as 'steady', and then classified Tang Zhongyuan's behavior as 'rash'.

When Tang Zhongyuan and his wife heard Wen Jinmei's words, they did not dare to show their "warm anger", but could only listen.

The reason is very simple. Tang Bingyuan is equivalent to the "powerful line of the Tang family", and Wen Jinmei has a profound background. She is the eldest daughter of Wen Bingzhong, the deputy foreign minister of the Republic of China; and Wen Bingzhong is the uncle of the Song sisters. When they went to school in the United States, they were still Wen Bingzhong accompanied him.

So now, Tang Zhongyuan is more like a senior manager in front of Tang Bingyuan.

"The factory is small and has found sales channels, so I plan to start a business." Tang Zhongyuan said.

His factory covers an area of ​​more than 30,000 square feet, with a total investment of about 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, which already accounts for almost half of his assets. To be honest, if it weren't for Lin Zhichao's instigation, Tang Zhongyuan would not have dared to invest so much.

Tang Bingyuan said with a smile: "Okay! Now that we have taken action, we must do it well."

Now that things have come to this, he has to take care of his family ties.

Tang Zhongyuan nodded, feeling relieved and vaguely excited. He hoped to break away from his cousin and make his own way.

"By the way, Brother Bing and sister-in-law, Caiyun will have a dinner party at the Liuguo Hotel on the weekend for her 19th birthday. I wonder if you are free to come?"

Before Tang Bingyuan could speak, Wen Jinmei immediately said: "You are serious. It's not your 18th birthday, so why are you making such a fuss? When we come to Hong Kong, everything needs funds, so we should keep everything simple."

His educational tone was almost the same as his attitude in Shanghai.

Tang Caiyun, who was standing aside, suddenly blushed and dared not speak in anger.

At this time, Song Qiaoling was heartbroken for her daughter, but also wanted to show off, so she immediately said: "Caiyun is the one who insists on hosting the event. We can't persuade her, so we can only listen to it and just have a meal together."

Wen Jinmei didn't seem to care about Tang Caiyun's partner, with a look of 'contempt' on her face.

It’s just a Six Nations Hotel, so what if it’s the most luxurious Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong?

The big hotels in Shanghai are not bad either, but she naturally doesn't think it's anything special.

On the contrary, Tang Bingyuan asked with concern: "Hey, this girl Caiyun has a partner. Which talent in the Magic City is she from?"

My niece is in good condition, and if she has a good marriage, it will be of some help to the entire family.

Tang Zhongyuan said: "I'm from Guangdong Province, and I met him in Hong Kong. He has no background and made some money from scratch."

Song Qiaoling hesitated to speak. She felt that her son-in-law was very powerful, but her husband did not tell her at all.

At this time, Wen Jinmei became interested and said: "What's the matter with you? It doesn't matter if you don't find someone from Jiangnan, why are you looking for someone from Guangdong with no background? This girl Caiyun is pretty good-looking. Born into a distinguished Tang family."

Song Qiaoling finally couldn't help it anymore and immediately said: "Although Lin Zhichao is from Guangdong Province, he can also speak Wu dialect and is very talented in language. What's more, although he is not from a noble family, he is also a well-known businessman in Hong Kong. Even the governor gives him a thumbs up. , to participate in the commencement of its real estate projects.”

I can't help but bury Wen Jinmei in my heart, you are just a 'refugee' taking refuge now, what's so big about it!

Tang Bingyuan immediately paid attention and said, "Lin Zhichao? Is he the boss of Yangtze River Real Estate Company?"

Song Qiaoling was proud at this time, because judging from Tang Bingyuan's appearance, her future son-in-law was also very famous.

Tang Zhongyuan also said proudly at this time: "It's him, but the two of them have just met each other not long ago, and they are still in the stage of observation and understanding."

Wen Jinmei obviously knew about Lin Zhichao and couldn't help but ask: "I heard that Lin Zhichao opened a real estate company and made millions of Hong Kong dollars in just one year."

This small amount of money may not be considered much, but others are already deeply rooted in Xiangjiang and are local snakes, so they can enjoy themselves very much.

Song Qiaoling couldn't help but show off again: "He also opened a zipper factory, using European and American automatic zipper machines to produce. I heard he can earn 1 million a year!"

Wen Jinmei was silent for a moment. A businessman of this strength is still the number one figure in Shanghai, let alone a young man who made his fortune from scratch.

Even Tang Bingyuan couldn't help but be moved. He earned 2 million Hong Kong dollars a year. Even if he opened a factory now, he wouldn't dare to say this. After all, Hong Kong is not a magic city.

"Okay, we'll definitely be there on the weekend to see this business genius." Tang Bingyuan said decisively.

Come to Hong Kong and get to know one more person, in short, you can't go wrong.

What's more, the words have been said here, if you don't go, you will offend people directly.

My cousin seems to have found a 'backer', no wonder the factory is one step ahead of me.