We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

"Everyone, if anyone makes trouble here, we'll kick them out!" The security captain, alerted by the noise, rushed over with a team.

The security personnel at the oil base all belonged to the security department of Tianhe Bodyguard Company.

Although Tianhe Bodyguard Company primarily focused on high-end bodyguard services, to expand other businesses, they also trained a group of security personnel with slightly less combat ability than the bodyguards themselves.

These personnel were then dispatched to companies or factories that required security, which also served as a source of income for Tianhe Bodyguard Company.

Su Cheng didn't want to be interviewed, and the reporters had no choice but to disperse and find shady spots to wait for the arrival of the oil tanker.

"Mr. Su, would you be interested in boarding the transfer vessel? You can welcome our VLCC from there later," Qi, the general manager of Global Shipping Group, asked Su Cheng with a smile.

The two 50,000-ton transfer vessels anchored outside also belonged to Global Shipping Group and had been dispatched to help transfer crude oil to the crude oil storage area.

"Sure, Mr. Qi, go ahead and arrange it." Su Cheng was intrigued.

Whether in his previous life or this one, he had never been on a large ship, let alone a 50,000-ton vessel; he hadn't even been on a 5,000-ton ship, only small ferries.

"Then I'll arrange for a transfer vessel to come over now," Mr. Qi said, taking out his walkie-talkie to contact the transfer vessel.

Soon, Su Cheng saw a large ship in the distance, originally anchored at sea, sound its horn and then begin to move.

The ship began to leave its anchorage point and slowly headed towards the dock.

Ten minutes later, the large ship was securely docked alongside the pier, and the boarding ladder was lowered.

The nearly 200-meter-long hull was enormous; the forklifts on the pier looked like ants compared to it.

"Esteemed members of the media, please board the ship as well, so you can welcome the arrival of the oil tanker with us later," Su Cheng said to the reporters with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Su."

"Mr. Su is so kind."

Various praises came from their mouths, but Su Cheng naturally didn't take them to heart.

Some media reporters loved to stir up trouble and fabricate stories; they were very hypocritical.

Su Cheng certainly didn't believe they were genuinely grateful to him.

Soon, under the protection of the bodyguards, Su Cheng boarded the large ship.

Before Su Cheng was a very large red deck, without any oil storage tanks, only some pipelines.

"This ship is also an oil tanker of our Global Shipping Group, but business has been slow recently, so it hasn't been assigned any missions and has been parked at a pier in Hong Kong.

Now, it's being used as a transfer vessel for Mr. Su.

After this cooperation with Mr. Su, we may sell some of our oil tankers to reduce the company's operating costs," Mr. Qi explained to Su Cheng, assuming he was curious about something as he stared at the deck.

"When transporting oil, is the oil stored under the deck?" Su Cheng asked curiously.

"Yes, Mr. Su, the crude oil is stored in the storage space under the deck, which maximizes the protection of the crude oil and minimizes losses during transportation," Mr. Qi explained.

At this time, the other reporters also came up one by one.

Many reporters were visiting an oil tanker up close for the first time, so they took pictures with their cameras, and discussions arose constantly.

Seeing this, Mr. Qi took Su Cheng and Zhang Qizheng to the ship's bridge.

This was also Su Cheng's first time on the bridge of a large ship.

At this time, the transfer vessel had already started and was heading back to the previous anchorage point.

"Boss, since Global Shipping Group wants to sell ships, I suggest Wentian Petroleum Company take over some of them," Zhang Qizheng suddenly said.

If Wentian Petroleum Company wanted to grow and become stronger, it would definitely need frequent transportation.

If other companies handled this business, the cost would naturally be much higher.

But if they owned their own ships, the cost could be reduced by at least half.

Moreover, we can directly transfer some of our crew members to you."

For Global Shipping Group, after selling the ships, there was no use in keeping so many crew members.

Instead, they would have to pay a large amount of wages each month, so it would be better to give the buyer a goodwill gesture.

After acquiring control of Wharf, Bao Zhaolong decided to gradually shift the focus to land, investing part of the earned assets in the increasingly booming real estate industry, and also operating hotels and transportation.

According to the original historical trajectory, Bao Zhaolong would sell the ships two or three years later.

At the beginning of this year, Global Shipping Group also ordered a 405,000-ton supertanker from Dongying.

However, a series of events led Bao Zhaolong to decide to advance his determination to reduce shipping assets.

The first thing was that Dongying Shipping Company, one of their company's major customers, was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management.

The second thing was that Shen Bi had begun to significantly reduce his investment interest in Global Shipping Group this year.

Moreover, he even asked Bao Zhaolong to provide a written guarantee of the reliability of his fleet's charter contracts.

Since even Global Shipping Company's closest partner was not optimistic about the industry, Bao Zhaolong naturally began to consider future development strategies.

The third thing was that Wharf had been seized ahead of schedule.

If it followed the original history, Wharf would not truly win the competition with Jardine Matheson until June 1980.

But now, because of Su Cheng's appearance, Bao Zhaolong successfully defeated Jardine Matheson in July 1978.

In the battle for Wharf, Global Shipping Group consumed a lot of working capital, which made Bao Zhaolong eager to recover some funds to develop Wharf.

Therefore, Global Shipping Group, which was short of funds, had already planned to reduce the company's holdings of ships in advance.

The position of the world's shipping king? For Bao Zhaolong, it was not very meaningful; his own interests were the most important.

"Buy ships? Sure, I also plan to establish a shipping company after a while.

When the time comes, I will go to your group to talk to Mr. Bao," Su Cheng said with a smile.

Su Cheng's reason for establishing a shipping company was not specifically to compete with Global Shipping Group, because this industry was entering a period of winter.

However, for Su Cheng, none of this was a problem.

He was starting a shipping company to make it easier for his goods to be sold all over the world.

At the same time, the oil fields in Brunei were about to start production, and there would be a frequent need to transport oil.

Instead of letting others earn the money, it would be better to transport it himself, which would be safer and save money, killing two birds with one stone.

"Our group welcomes Mr. Su's arrival at any time," Mr. Qi nodded and said.