Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 45 Irresistible Bait

Xu Aizhou was still thinking about Lin Ran’s speech today. He believed it at first sight after reading the report.

The data contained therein is so detailed that even a veteran shipping tycoon like him cannot obtain much of the data.

He couldn't get data on intercontinental truck transportation costs in America.

The real data he knew in it were almost consistent with those in Lin Ran's report. The difference was at most a slight difference of three decimal places.

When the other party showed him the design drawing of the conical guide column positioning device, a veteran tycoon like Xu Aizhou could tell at a glance how useful this thing was.

The problem of cargo damage caused by loading and unloading collisions in the past, and the subsequent cargo value reduction, has been solved from the root.

Once the world uses one standard, the conical guide column positioning device alone will become an essential device for every cargo ship and every dock. What a huge industry this will be.

This is the benefit of standards.

After Lin Ran left, Xu Aizhou picked up the report again and looked at the registration names and times of the three patents in it. The registrants were all Randolph Lin.

That is Lin Ran’s English name.

He suspected that the Jewish family was behind this, after all, Lin Ran mentioned Rockefeller and Morgan.

The other party has a close relationship with the Morgan family, and Xu Aizhou has also heard about it.

But when I thought about it again, I thought it was impossible.

No matter how white-glove they are, when will it be the Chinese's turn to have a say in international standards?
Or the businessmen from the remote places like Hong Kong.

Although Xu Aizhou has the reputation of being the Chinese shipping king, he is not even a big name in the global shipping industry.

If Rockefeller or Morgan had sought cooperation with the Jews, would the Chinese ship merchants dare not comply with the international standards set by them?
After taking another look at the patent owner listed on the patent registration, the old shipping magnate ruled out the idea that the other party was acting on behalf of Rockefeller and Morgan. There was no doubt that this was what he wanted to do.

The old shipping magnate sighed inwardly: "I've seen how talented these young people are. It's true that the younger generation is constantly pushing the older generation forward!

Young people today have a much bigger vision than I do. When I was his age, I was still selling peanut oil.

Professor Lin is truly a mathematical genius that only appears once in a century."

He walked tremblingly to the phone, and when the call was connected, he shouted with all his strength: "Sehun! Get over here right now!"

After saying that, he put down the phone. Thinking of the outstanding person he had just met, and then thinking of his son who only knew how to gamble on horses and play with girls, he became furious.

Xu Shixun loves horse racing so much that he became the largest horse owner in Hong Kong.

On the other side, after learning about this, Dong Haoyun responded positively, saying that he would definitely cooperate with Xu Aizhou to get this done:

"Professor Lin, even if this project doesn't make money, I will do my best to make it a success. This is a major event that will enhance the prestige of Chinese people and help us Chinese become famous in the global shipping industry.

I will definitely work closely with Mr. Xu to build the modern shipping line you mentioned."

In the Lu Yu Tea House in Xiangjiang, Lin Ran, Xu Aizhou brought his eldest son Xu Shixun, and Dong Chaoyun also brought his son for a three-party meeting.

The Lin Heung Tea House where Chen Jingrun and Section Chief Zhang went was a teahouse catering to the common people, where shrimp dumplings and steamed buns were only HK$0.3 per basket. However, the Luk Yu Tea House where Xu Aizhou hosted the dinner had abalone stew as its signature dish, which cost HK$12 per person.

You have to book half a month in advance.

This meal costs an average Hong Kong person half a year's salary.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Dong, this is a one-year technical license for three patents: the honeycomb deck system, the tapered guide column positioning device, and the container data structured system. You can collaborate with each other, partner with other shippers, or go it alone. I'm not interested in the specifics of how you build a modern shipping route."

What I am concerned about is that one year later, after the International Association of Containers is established, when I invite them to visit Hong Kong, I must have something to show them so that they can see at a glance the superiority of our solution.

Since you two have mature manufacturing experience, you will naturally become contractors for major shipbuilders and port renovation projects after the standards are established.

You will benefit from it whether or not I give you a share of the technical standards.

Furthermore, if the two of them do well, they can naturally fight for a seat in the final standard alliance.

As for the shares of the company behind this set of standards, I actually only invested in the form of patents, and I don’t have much say.

Therefore, whether or not you can truly leverage the global shipping market will depend on your efforts over the next year."

Lin Ran handed two patent authorization letters signed with his name to Xu Aizhou and Dong Haoyun respectively.

Use patents and container standardization as seals, and international terminals and ship transformation as bait.

If the shipping giant carefully studies the patent given by Lin Ran, it will be impossible for him to resist taking the bait.

This is a naked conspiracy.

After a delightful meal, Xu Aizhou's eldest son, Xu Shixun, presented the deed for the land at 23-27 Wing Kut Street, Central.

"Professor Lin, please accept this small gift from the Xu family."

Lin Ran took it and looked at it, and was indeed a little surprised, because it was not just one floor, but the entire building.

Properties No. 23-27 are a 14-story commercial and residential building. Floors 2-5 have already been signed with Zhou Xing Real Estate Headquarters and are rented to the other party at a price of HK$100 million per year.

The rent for floors 2-5 alone exceeds his annual salary.

Such a great gift really hit Lin Ran hard. He realized that although he had abilities that others did not have and extraordinary observation skills, his grasp of people's hearts was still not good enough.

Xu Aizhou told him that he would give away one floor, but actually he gave away the whole building. The effect is much better than saying that he would give away the whole building and then giving away the whole building.

Lin Ran thought to himself and learned something new. He was indeed a Chinese businessman who could stand firm during the war and remain in power after the war.

On the other hand, Tung Chao Yung gave 5% of the shares of Tung Shipping Group.

Both sides hope to get Lin Ran on board their ship as much as possible. The shipping king knows how to get people on board.

The guests and hosts enjoy a meal together.

That evening, after returning to the single dormitory assigned to him by Xiangjiang University, Lin Ran pulled out a blackboard and reviewed everything in detail:
"According to my calculations, after the transformation, the cost of shipping routes from the Far East to Europe and the United States will be about 60% cheaper than rail transportation.

America's deindustrialization would begin twenty years earlier, and General Motors would have outsourced more than 60% of its parts by the 80s.

The new route from Yokohama to Busan to Hong Kong will form a Pacific streamlined line.

European companies will be able to fly directly to Asia earlier than planned, and deep-water berths in the Strait of Malacca will be built ahead of schedule.

There is a great possibility that Hong Kong will take over a large amount of manufacturing and replace the position that 4v was originally supposed to take.

Sea transportation in Hong Kong in the 60s and 70s was much safer. From a risk perspective, the transfer of the electronics industry could only come to Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)