Chapter 178 News about second-hand freighters
"Okay, let's make arrangements in the next few days." Yang Wendong also wanted to meet his first captain in the future.
Before getting married, he asked Wei Zetao to find a suitable captain for him.
Next, in order to ensure that Changxing Industrial’s large-volume products can enter the European and American markets thousands of miles away at the lowest cost and with the highest efficiency, it is imperative to own its own ships.
Wei Zetao said: "Okay, I will make a call later to make an appointment."
"Yeah." Yang Wendong nodded, and then said to the others: "Then that's it for today."
This time it was just to get an understanding of the general situation of his own factories. Now Changxing Industrial's The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and it is impossible for him, the boss, to visit various workshops as often as before.
Especially because many workshops are not located together, and it takes half a day to go there.
When the factory can produce smoothly and there are basically no big problems on the sales side, he, the boss, can even be a hands-off manager, he only needs to control the finance and personnel.
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On the third day, Yang Wendong met a person brought by Wei Zetao.
Wei Zetao introduced: "Yang Sheng, this is Sun Zhiwei, the current captain of Orient Overseas."
"Hello, Sun Sheng." Yang Wendong said politely.
"You're welcome, Yang." Sun Zhiwei was naturally very careful. He knew that the person he saw was one of the latest rich men in Hong Kong.
In this era, people who offend gangs cannot offend rich people.
"Sit down." Yang Wendong smiled and gestured to the seat next to him.
"Thank you." Sun Zhiwei said cautiously, and then he saw Wei Zetao sitting down and motioned to him before sitting down.
The secretary also gave each of the three a bottle of ice soda. Yang Wendong smiled and said: "This summer, it is more convenient to drink ice soda. If Sun Sheng and Yang Sheng don't like it, you can change it to tea."
< br>"No need." Sun Zhiwei said quickly: "I can drink anything. Compared with the lack of supplies on the ship, I don't care about anything to eat and drink on land."
Yang Wendong asked curiously: "The ship Don’t you supply supplies before going to sea? ”
Sun Zhiwei explained: "Yes, the company has regulations on what supplies to buy and how much the cost is limited. It is impossible to let the crew buy what they want unlimitedly.
And in places with good economies such as Europe and the United States , local prices are more expensive, so we can only make trade-offs on some materials."
"That's it." Yang Wendong nodded. Normal capitalists will definitely find ways to reduce costs.
After taking a sip of water, Yang Wendong asked again: "Then why does Mr. Sun want to leave OOCL?"
Sun Zhiwei replied: "Because the salary you offer is higher. ”
"That's a good reason." Yang Wendong smiled, knowing that he had met an honest person.
In general interviews, although everyone knows that the purpose is for a higher salary and a better position, they generally do not say it directly.
There will always be other "appropriate" reasons found, and the interviewer actually knows that they may not be true, but this in itself is also a moment that tests a person's adaptability.
At this time, Wei Zetao took out a document from his bag and said, "Yang Sheng, this is Sun Sheng's work experience over the years, and it has been confirmed."
"Well ..." Yang Wendong took the paper and read it carefully.
Sun Zhiwei has been engaged in shipping for 26 years. He started as a sailor, then slowly rose through the ranks, plus changed jobs, and finally became the captain of Orient Overseas 8 years ago.
In the past 8 years, there has been a record of zero accidents.
After reading, Yang Wendong asked: "Sun Sheng, you also know the situation here. I want to buy an old boat. Where do you think I should buy it?"
" Europe, or the United States. "Sun Zhiwei said: "Asia, including many shipping companies in Hong Kong, basically use second-hand ships. , usually until they are completely scrapped, this is because the Hong Kong government does not strictly control the life of ships.
On the other hand, there are many regulations in Europe and the United States, so they prefer to sell the ships when they are almost used. , many boats running in Hong Kong are actually old boats purchased from Europe and the United States.”
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded. He also knew that Bao Yugang's first cargo ship was purchased from the United Kingdom. Then he asked: "Do you know if there are any ships that meet my requirements for sale in Europe and the United States recently?"< br>
Sun Zhiwei said: "I know that there is a shipping company in Norway called Oslo, which has a cargo ship that is almost 20 years old and is looking for sale. The tonnage is about 10,500 tons. I found a photo. Look. Look, I think it meets the requirements that Wei Sheng told me before."
"Is there a photo?" Yang Wendong asked with a hint of surprise: "Where did you get the photo?"
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In this era, unlike previous lives, photos can be sent thousands of miles away as soon as they are uploaded on WeChat. It is not easy to get photos of a ship far away in Europe.
Sun Zhiwei said with a smile: "I have been in the shipping business for more than 20 years, and naturally I know many European seafarers. After learning about Wei Sheng's request, I asked them to pay attention to it for me, and if there were suitable ones, I would send the information and photos by air. Me."
Wei Zetao next to him also said: "Yes, Sun Sheng is very efficient. He found the Oslo Company's Wilson cargo ship in just one week."
"Well, then. Is there any more detailed information?" Yang Wendong asked again. What he had in hand was only some basic information.
If you want to buy a ship, you need more detailed information to price it.
Just like a second-hand car in the previous life, how many thousands of kilometers have it traveled, whether there have been any accidents, etc.
Sun Zhiwei shook his head and said: "Sorry, Yang Sheng, my friend can only find this basic information. The detailed information about this ship or other companies' ships is basically only the shipping company has long ago."
Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "What if the shipping company's information is false?"
Sun Zhiwei said: "It is possible, but as long as you have the basic information, you can follow some Check the matter backwards, or ask some information intermediaries who specialize in collecting ship information to verify the information."
"Well, okay." Yang Wendong paused, and then asked: "Then I don't have any other problems at the moment. If Sun Sheng is willing to join our group, he can become the first captain of Changxing Shipping Company in the future."
For his future heavy asset companies, Yang Wendong is prepared to name them after Changxing. Yes, the products or services of these companies generally do not reach ordinary consumers. They all use the same name, which can increase the value of the word "Changxing".
And if we make civilian products in the future, we will use other names that are easy to remember, such as Deli in the small commodity field, which will also make it easier to promote overseas.
“I am very willing to join.” Sun Zhiwei said happily. Although Wei Zetao agreed to him before, after all, this matter still needs the consent of the big boss behind it.
"Haha, okay." Yang Wendong smiled, and then asked: "How long will it take for you to officially join me?"
Sun Zhiwei said: "Give me three to It only takes five days."
"So fast?" Yang Wendong was very surprised. If it were an ordinary worker, it would be really fast, but for a high-tech position like a freighter captain, it would usually not be possible. So easy to leave immediately.
Sun Zhiwei said: "Yang Sheng, our ship operation is different from other industries. Originally, I needed to go to sea in 6 days, and the destination is the United States. This round trip will take two or three months;
I can't just submit my resignation now and wait another three months, right? And I'm the captain. When I submitted my resignation, OOCL or any other company wouldn't dare let me board the ship again.
Top. If they do, they will try to convince me to stay."
"Yes." Yang Wendong also thought it made sense, so he said, "Okay, I will send you an official admission document, and you can go back. Then he resigned from Orient Overseas."
"No problem." Sun Zhiwei asked again: "Yang Sheng, there are also some of my friends at Orient Overseas, but a few of them are still on ships overseas. I want to invite them to Changxing Shipping Company after they return to Hong Kong.”
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded: "You will be the captain in the future. It is also your right to recruit people. However, if it is a position above the middle level, we still need to decide."
Modern On ships, there is usually a first mate to control the captain, so this position will definitely not be decided by the captain, but some ordinary positions are still available, and large shipping companies will not care about the little things on each ship.
As long as an ocean-going captain does not break the law or betray the company, he is the leader of a small "army" and needs to have sufficient authority.
"Okay, of course." Sun Zhiwei said again: "Yang Sheng, after I join the job, will I need to go to Europe to see cargo ships?"
"Yes, but you first Just collect information." Yang Wendong paused and said, "Whether we want to buy it or not will have to be discussed later."
Shipping is a very important asset. Even with Yang Wendong's current worth, he would not dare to make a voluntary decision. If it were not for his own industrial needs, he might have entered this field later.
"Okay." Sun Zhiwei said: "Then after I have determined the time, I will prepare to go to Europe first and contact the Oslo company or other shipping companies;
Just, if you want To negotiate with such a company, you also need a certificate of assets issued by the bank, otherwise they will not meet with you. "< br>
"Well, that makes sense." Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "Then ordinary banks in Hong Kong shouldn't be able to do it, right?"
Sun Zhiwei said: "Yes, the Chinese banks will definitely not be able to do it, right?" Well, it’s better to be from Standard Chartered Bank. This British-owned company is even more famous in Europe than HSBC.”
"Okay, don't worry about this." Yang Wendong nodded, and then said to Wei Zetao: "Old Wei, I'll leave this matter to you. Get rid of the scum and open a credit certificate of US$500,000."
"Okay, no problem." Wei Zetao nodded and agreed.
(End of this chapter)