The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

Facing the cooperation invitation initiated by Clam Oil Company, Global Shipping did not refuse, but it did not agree to anything. Instead, it replied that the oil tanker was still on mission.

The implication is that cooperation can be considered, but we have to wait until the ship completes the transportation task before discussing it.

Faced with the rhetoric of global shipping, Weilong is also skeptical, but now it is Clam Petroleum Company that needs global shipping, so we can only expect the two parties to enter into cooperation negotiations.

World Shipping meeting room.

Lin Zhichao looked at the excited colleagues and said calmly: "Customers are the cornerstone of global shipping, so our fleet must continue to serve old customers. As for the price, we will continue to perform the contract according to the current market price, and there is no need to actively raise the price. .”

Anyway, it is a one-way short-term rental. It is estimated that after a week or two, the market will rise to more than 4 times. Therefore, when encountering a ship that happens to arrive at the port, Japanese customers need to continue leasing, or they can continue to complete it at the current price.

The current price is probably close to three times the usual price.

Everyone echoed. After all, the customer base that was finally built in Japan cannot be cracked because of petty profits.The current situation is that even if they don't take the initiative to raise prices, the price of global shipping is already soaring.

What global shipping needs to do is to follow the trend, others raise prices, and the global industry also raises prices.

Feng Yongfa said: "At present, we have a total of 68 freighters (one new freighter), 14 oil tankers (4 second-hand oil tankers), a total of 82 ships. Among them, 12 freighters are moored at the port, 16 freighters are on fixed routes, Three oil tankers have been berthed at the port for the past half month, and there are 3 ships that need to be signed. Depending on the situation, partners quickly came to the door to confirm our willingness to lease."

Lin Zhichao said: "Report the specific situation to me in time! Vice President Feng went to the United States and Europe for inspection, and stayed there temporarily to learn about the international shipping situation and report it to the headquarters."

It is necessary to send a general to Europe and the United States, and Lin Zhichao to be based in Hong Kong. In the past two months, he may have to sign contracts one after another. Lin Zhichao is still used to signing long-term contracts, which are more efficient and easier to manage.

Lin Zhichao is not a "greedy" person. For example, after half a month, the market is "a new boat can earn back a new boat a year", then Lin Zhichao may seek a "one new boat can earn back two new boats in three years." As for the contract of "a new ship earns back three new ships in five years", I am afraid that customers would not dare to gamble, but if Lin Zhichao uses strong means to demand a contract, it is not impossible, after all, there are ships It's God, but he can't do it.

Feng Yongfa nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll leave as soon as possible!"

He often goes to Europe and the United States with his boss for inspections, and he naturally understands what the boss means, so he has always been very strict with himself in terms of international vision.

As for the boss's international vision, it can only be described as 'God'.The boss has captured the ship shortage in the Far East of the "Battle of the Peninsula", and now he has captured the global ship shortage of the "Suez Canal Crisis", which can be described as extremely powerful.

In fact, these incidents can all be analyzed, but everyone can only think about them after the fact, and only the boss can really analyze them in advance.For example, the Suez Canal crisis, since Egyptian President Nasser succeeded in the coup and overthrew the Farouk dynasty, conflicts with Britain, France and the United States have always existed.

Bao family.

Bao Zhaolong asked his son Bao Yugang: "Yu Gang, it is said that the freight rate of ocean-going ships has increased several times. Which ship is ours?"

Bao Yugang said with a wry smile: "Father, the charter of our ship is for two years, and now it is less than a year. How can the freight be increased, so the freight is still so high."

Bao Zhaolong immediately showed a heartbroken expression, and said, "Why did you sign a two-year lease back then? If you didn't sign for such a long time, now the freight has increased by three or four times, and you can earn back two second-hand ships in one year. "

Although Bao Yugang was also regretful, he said seriously: "Who will know the unknown! What you want in shipping is stability. Even after this ship expires, I will continue to sign for more than three years."

Recalling what happened last year, he didn't think there was any problem. At that time, Lin Zhichao was also planning to sign a two-year contract, aiming for stability; so he signed for two years without hesitation afterward.

The younger brother Bao Yuxing said quickly: "Then buy a boat now, can you earn more?"

Bao Yugang looked at a layman, and could only patiently explain: "The price of second-hand ships that can go ocean has risen very expensively, and the price of a 20-year-old old ship is [-]% to [-]% of the price of a new ship, which has nearly doubled; The important thing is that no one may be willing to sell it. Because everyone knows that shipping is very profitable.”

indeed.

In the previous life, Bao Yugang changed from one boat to seven boats, but because one of his boats was renewed by a Japanese charterer at several times the price, he still got a deposit; but the time he bought six second-hand boats was indeed After the reopening of the Suez Canal, many people had already made a lot of money at that time, so they began to sell ships.Moreover, for the purchase of six second-hand ships, Bao Yugang must have borrowed a lot of funds at that time. It is not known whether he had a loan from HSBC.

"I missed it!" Bao Yuxing said regretfully: "I heard that Lin Zhichao owns a lot of oil tankers approaching [-] tons and becomes one of the shipowners with the largest number of large oil tankers in the world. How much does he have to earn?"

Bao Zhaolong gasped, even if he was an amateur, he knew what a [-]-ton oil tanker meant, that is, a moving golden mountain.

Bao Yugang was also very shocked. He has always admired and admired Lin Zhichao's management style, and now the strength Lin Zhichao has shown is even more admirable.

"If his ship does not sign a long-term contract, according to this market price, he can earn back a new ship a year, and one becomes two ships! But he likes to sign long-term contracts, and not all ships may catch up with good times."

"My God, isn't a ship earning millions of dollars a year!"

Bao Yu just nodded!

In the end, he said calmly: "How much money he makes has nothing to do with us! But I have already figured it out, as long as there are second-hand ships with reasonable prices, I will do my best to increase the number of ships, and then continue to lease them to Japanese customers for a long time. Important What’s more, I also need to get a loan from HSBC, and only through the bank can the fleet expand rapidly.”

Bao Zhaolong said, "What about the risk?"

Bao Yugang said confidently: "I have already chartered the captain of the ship to a Japanese client, which is a strong guarantee. Lin Zhichao did the same in the past. It's just that he was very lucky and met a good time. But I believe that there will be more in the future. There are better offers."

So far, Bao Zhaolong can only fully support his son.

After a year of operation, he has seen his son's growth, and this business is suitable for him.

In his previous life, Bao Yugang could buy six boats in the first half of 1957, but in this life, he was able to buy three boats. He was afraid that he could only afford the price of two second-hand boats, and he had to borrow money from everywhere.

This is also Lin Zhichao's "Yangmou" last year, but no one else knows about it.Even in the eyes of Bao Yugang, Lin Zhichao is regarded as a "leader" in this industry, and he usually takes the initiative to contact him to say hello.

Even if the good time is missed now, Bao Yugang has no idea. After all, Lin Zhichao is not a god, and he can calculate the crisis of the Suez Canal a year later; world ship king.

Global shipping became famous in the world, and Lin Zhichao also began to appear on the world stage; many western media began to report on global shipping, and also began to search for news about Lin Zhichao. Some reporters even came to Hong Kong, hoping to interview Lin Zhichao.

Although Global Shipping only has a deadweight of 58 tons of oil tankers, it has attracted much attention because there are eight large oil tankers of 5.6 tons; everyone thinks that Lin Zhichao is a very discerning "big ship owner". The company pursues fast small tankers, while Global Shipping has built eight large tankers in one go, becoming a far-sighted enterprise.

On this day, Lin Zhichao met a reporter and accepted an exclusive interview with Shipping Magazine.He was interviewed by a male reporter, Walker, who was somewhat different from Lin Zhichao's imagination, but of course he was not displeased.

Under the leadership of the staff, Walker first inspected the global shipping headquarters, and then came to Lin Zhichao's office.

Contrary to expectations, the headquarters of Global Shipping is a bit shabby, and it doesn't look like a large enterprise at all.However, considering the general environment in Hong Kong, such an office environment can also be said to be good.

Lin Zhichao smiled and invited Walker to sit on the sofa, and other staff immediately set up the machine. They were very serious. After all, there were many people who wanted to interview Lin Zhichao, but they were the only ones who got the invitation.Because they are professional shipping magazines, Lin Zhichao chose them.

"Mr. Lin, are you okay?"

"Of course!"

Walker also immediately entered a professional state, with a pen in his hand and a notebook on his lap, which is the standard for interviews in this era.

Walker: "Mr. Lin, you are younger than we imagined, is it convenient to reveal your real age?"

Lin Zhichao: "It's almost 30 years old! Because I started working very early, I have been in business for about ten years."

Walker thought to himself, that is still young, but he saw that Lin Zhichao cared about this aspect, so he decided that enough is enough.

Walker: "I heard that Mr. Lin started from scratch, and it is obviously very remarkable to be able to achieve what he is today!"

Lin Zhichao: "In fact, it is not self-made. My father left me a precious inheritance, and I have benefited a lot!"

Walker: "Spiritual, or wealth?"

Lin Zhichao: "All of them!"

Walker: "Can you give me an example?"

Lin Zhichao: "My father has always taught me that you must be honest in life. If you don't have trust, you can't stand. Otherwise you can only make money from a client once; moreover, if a businessman has no integrity, you will have a bad reputation in the whole circle.”

After a while.

Walker: "Mr. Lin, how did you come up with the idea of ​​ordering a large number of large oil tankers? Before that, everyone was pursuing small oil tankers with high speed."

Lin Zhichao: "Large oil tankers have many advantages, such as low operating costs. To do shipping, we must analyze the international situation. With the economic development of Western countries, the demand for oil is becoming more and more dependent, and the advantages of traditional small oil tankers will be weakened. Large oil tankers This is the future development direction of the shipyard.”

Walker: "So, if you are optimistic about big tankers, will tankers grow even bigger?"

Lin Zhichao: "Yes, after this crisis, I believe many countries will see that only large tankers can meet the needs of shipping companies."

Walker: "Last question, how many ships do you have, Mr. Lin?"

Lin Zhichao: "Perhaps worse than 'Greek Shipowner' Onassis!"

Walker: "My God, it turns out that you are a super big ship owner, please allow me to show you respect."

In the end, it was obviously the climax. No one thought that Lin Zhichao's ship might have a load capacity of millions of tons.

In fact, Lin Zhichao manages a fleet of nearly 130 million tons deadweight.Of course, there are 71 tons of second-hand ships, but Lin Zhichao has never admitted that his ships are second-hand ships, so he will not explain them. He also refrains from being said that his ships are second-hand ships.

At this time, Onassis should have a total tonnage of only about 100 to 150 million tons.

After the interview is over.

The HSBC team also came to Global Shipping, directly led by HSBC Chairman Douglas, and Sandas was among them.The interests are touching, and HSBC also sees that the two cooperative shipping companies have become a profitable tool.

Lin Zhichao entertained everyone in the conference room to discuss the next business strategy of Huanyu Shipping.

Douglas said with concern: "Mr. Lin, the four large oil tankers we cooperate with are not long-term leases?"

Knowingly ask!

Lin Zhichao still smiled and said: "Of course not! If it's a long-term lease, wouldn't it be a huge loss of rent. But next, I will look for a three-year long-term lease contract. The price must be very ideal."

Douglas and the others smiled. They were all bankers, so of course they knew what Lin Zhichao was thinking.After all, such leases had already proven their superiority during the 'Battle of the Peninsula'.

Sundas asked curiously: "With a three-year lease, wouldn't the client have to bear the three-year high lease, even if it is [-] to [-]% of the short-term lease, they will feel that there is a risk!"

Lin Zhichao said: "The problem now is that the right to speak is only with ships. Moreover, no one knows how long the Suez Canal will be closed. There is a risk of war in that place. It doesn't matter how long it will be fought. As long as it is in a state of hostility, Suez Canal will be closed. The canal crisis is always there."

There is no such easy solution to major international affairs. I am afraid that if the two sides do not fight and continue to confront each other in that place, the ship will still not be able to pass.

The shipbuilding cycle is generally about 12 to 18 months, and it is impossible to increase the number of ships in a short period of time.Even after a year, assuming many ships are built, the supply is still far from sufficient.

So, it was originally a rent of 100 million US dollars a year, but now I give 70 US dollars a year, but it must be rented for three years, which is still very convincing.

Another very important reason is that Lin Zhichao's 8 large tankers are more cost-effective than leasing small tankers.Because the cost of a 5.6-ton oil tanker is about 740 million U.S. dollars (Germany is much more expensive than Japan), but the cost of two 2.8-ton oil tankers may be at least 900 million U.S. dollars.

At this time, the bigger the boat, the more cost-effective the rent!
Sandas nodded and said, "That makes sense! And big oil tankers are in high demand now, far more popular than two oil tankers with the same load combined!"

Afterwards, Lin Zhichao briefly explained the situation, and HSBC and his party left satisfied.

If there is no accident, the cooperation between the two parties, Huanyu Shipping, in the next three years, the annual profit may reach 1800-2000 million US dollars; the annual return rate reaches more than 50%, how can they be dissatisfied!
At this time, the relationship between Lin Zhichao and HSBC has officially entered the honeymoon period.

After the magazine's publicity, Global Shipping became a big star in the shipping industry, and Lin Zhichao really became famous in the world.

Lin Zhichao didn't have time to pay attention to these things, he had already rushed to London in early August.

Walking out of the London airport, I saw Audrey Hepburn's smaller body. Her actual height is only 162 centimeters, which is really small compared to Lin Zhichao's height of nearly 1.8 meters.

And Lin Zhichao's height was not born, he was only about 1.7 meters tall before crossing, and as a result, he suddenly developed a second wave, and his body increased a lot in all aspects.

Seeing Lin Zhichao, Audrey Hepburn rushed forward without hesitation, and the two walked out of the parking lot.Fortunately, the paparazzi of this period were not very smart, and they never captured the dating scene between Lin Zhichao and Audrey Hepburn.

Of course, although no evidence was found, after all, many people have seen the two together, so it has been rumored that Audrey Hepburn has an Asian boyfriend.

Audrey Hepburn didn't mix in the showbiz, so Hollywood didn't make trouble and slander her.If she continues to be in the entertainment industry, she will definitely be left out.

But obviously, Audrey Hepburn, who was not an actress, was more successful, and now Barbie dolls have become popular all over the world.

In the car.

Audrey Hepburn said: "You asked me to buy 150 million US dollars of sugar futures (less than 50 margin), is it related to the Suez Canal crisis?"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and said, "Of course! You have secured the contract. If the price has not doubled by the time of delivery, then you can buy it quickly."

"Double?"

"Of course, trust me!"

Lin Zhichao explained the possibility of rising sugar while driving the car.

The rise in sugar is related to the confusion of capacity, but it has not yet started, but Lin Zhichao believes that it will definitely rise.Therefore, even if the contract has not been realized when the contract expires, you can quickly buy it again.

"So, I can earn 150 million dollars!" Audrey Hepburn said in surprise.

"Yes!" Lin Zhichao laughed.

He seldom gave Audrey Hepburn a lot of money directly, but planned to invest directly, which might make women feel more fulfilled and admire themselves more.

"Honey, you are amazing!" Sure enough, Audrey Hepburn kissed Lin Zhichao who was driving.

Fortunately, it was the cheek, otherwise he was really afraid that something would happen.

Back at the apartment, Ella was taking Lin Ruidong with her, and Lin Ruidong, who was one and a half years old, rushed forward to call her father.

"Okay, good boy!"

Ella smiled and said: "Little guy without a conscience, in his heart, Baba, whom he rarely sees several times a year, is more important than my grandmother who lives with me."

Everyone laughed. In fact, Ella has a son, but she has been living with Audrey Hepburn, so she has no plan to separate; what's more, Audrey Hepburn is so rich now, and she can take care of her son better. she.

They usually live alternately in Los Angeles, London, and Switzerland. Los Angeles is mainly for business, while London is their hometown, and Switzerland is a place for vacation. (end of this chapter)