Chapter 251 The opening of Changxing Building and the major expansion of the fleet
Stayed at the Bai family until the evening, and everyone got along pretty well.
At the same time, Yang Wendong also promised to give the Bai family some business in the decoration business, but the specific cooperation still needs to be discussed in detail. As long as there are no issues of principle, it is basically fine.
On January 5th, Hong Kong Island Central, Defu Road:
"Papa Papa Papa ~~~~~" A firecrackers sounded in front of the main entrance of Changxing Building.
Yang Wendong, Su Yiyi, Bai Yushan, Wei Zetao, Zheng Zhijie, Qin Zhiye and other company executives gathered together, and several of them were holding cameras and taking photos of the scene.
After the firecrackers were set off, Yang Wendong said with a smile: "Let's go upstairs together. There are independent offices for everyone inside the Changxing Building. You can come here to work when needed in the future."
< br>Today is the opening day of Changxing Building, which will be the headquarters of the group in the future, so we have summoned all the business leaders and important people from the branches.
At this time, Zhang Hui came closer and said, "Yang Sheng, some tabloid reporters are also here. Do you want to entertain them?"
"Tabloid reporters?" Yang Wendong thought for a while. Said: "You can let them go to the reception room to rest, but forget about doing interviews and taking photos."
Unlike the previous opening of Changxing Shopping Mall, no outsiders were invited to participate in the opening of Changxing Building this time, because the former is a shopping mall open to the public, while the latter is its own office building.
The media generally does not pay much attention to the opening of this kind of pure office building, unless it is a land-king-level building.
Hong Kong citizens generally don’t care. When the media industry has nothing to report, just mention it in a non-important position in the newspaper.
This matter has already been prepared by the Hong Kong and China Daily to be announced.
"Okay." Zhang Hui nodded and said with a smile: "Their intention is to interview you."
"Interview me? Let them follow the normal process!" Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Although his name is now well known in Hong Kong society, and he will not refuse an interview, it is definitely not a small newspaper.
"Okay." Zhang Hui agreed.
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Everyone followed Zheng Zhijie into the interior of Changxing Building. After acquiring this building, he was also responsible for the subsequent decoration business.
The main building has 25 floors. The highest floor is naturally the office of the boss Yang Wendong. Several other business leaders are also on this floor to facilitate the processing efficiency of various businesses.
The lower two floors are where the group headquarters office is located. This department is not involved in creating value, but specializes in coordinating, supervising, and reviewing each branch.
“The area of this office is really big.” Bai Yushan came to Yang Wendong’s office and said in surprise: “It’s bigger than the HSBC executive office.”
Yang Wendong said with a smile : "With an area of more than 2,000 square feet, it is certainly large."
Having arrived in the central area of Central, he naturally wanted to give himself a large office with a rest area, an internal conference room, and a bathroom. , sleeping and resting rooms, etc.
To put it bluntly, if you are a workaholic, you can definitely live here forever.
Su Yiyi held the child in her arms and asked curiously: "Yushan? Have you been to the office of the HSBC executive?"
"Been there, but not to meet the executive, I don't have this level." Bai Yushan said with a smile: "One time my boss forgot the information and asked me to send it over the phone. That's when I entered the office of the senior class."
"Your senior class is about to retire. ?" Yang Wendong asked suddenly.
Bai Yushan nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Guy once said that he was ready to retire. He has been working in the position of HSBC Chief Pan for nearly ten years. According to HSBC's rules, he is almost ready to retire. .”
"Then who will be the next taipan? Has it been decided?" Yang Wendong asked.
Of course he knew it was Sanders, but his butterfly effect may have a big impact on Hong Kong.
Bai Yushan replied: "It is said that it is very likely to be Mr. Sanders, but this kind of thing is just a rumor. Until it is completely settled, we little characters don't know about it."
"I feel it should be him." Yang Wendong smiled.
Before 60 years ago, HSBC basically focused on cooperating with British-owned foreign banks. On the Chinese-owned side, unless they were families like the Ho Tung family and the Lee family, they were not qualified to cooperate with HSBC;
Even ordinary Chinese who want to come to HSBC to save money are subject to a series of threshold restrictions.
Only Sanders attaches great importance to cooperation with the Chinese, probably because he sees that the Chinese banks such as Hang Seng, East Asia, Liao Chuangxing, etc. that are looked down upon by their British banks are all It thrived on the Chinese.
Therefore, when he was the head of the credit department, Sanders promoted cooperation with Chinese capital many times. After he became the new chief executive of HSBC, he made every effort to promote cooperation with Chinese capital, including Real estate and shipping.
Bai Yushan smiled and said: "If this is the case, it can be considered a good thing for us."
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "It happens that in the next two days I will I’m going to go to HSBC and pay a visit to Sanders.”
This is a good thing for Yang Wendong. As long as an HSBC bank is willing to cooperate with the Chinese and seizes the opportunity, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort in real estate and shipping.
"Okay, then I will take you there." Bai Yushan said with a smile.
On the third day, Yang Wendong took Zheng Yuhua from Changxing Shipping to the headquarters of HSBC Bank and met Sanders.
"Hello, Mr. Sanders." Yang Wendong shook hands and smiled: "I heard that you are going to be promoted."
"Hahaha, Yang Sheng's news is really well-informed." The taxi said: "Please sit down."
After a few people sat down and chatted for a while, Yang Wendong went straight to the topic and said: "Mr. Sanders, I ordered 5 new DC267 freighters in Japan, with a total price of US$7.2 million;
Local banks in Japan I will provide half of the loan, and I will pay the other 2.6 million US dollars. I want to borrow from HSBC.” Shi smiled and said: "I heard that you are going to buy a large number of second-hand freighters. From the perspective of a business partner, I am a little curious, is your expansion speed too fast?"
Yang Wendong shook his head. Said: "I am very optimistic about the shipping market. Now, driven by the United States, many countries around the world have begun to gradually lower trade barriers. The demand for shipping in the future will inevitably become higher and higher;
And the demand for various cargo ships and oil tankers The construction speed cannot keep up, so shipping will not lose money for a long time, and since I am optimistic, of course I have to invest heavily.”
Even without the Middle East crisis of 1967, the shipping market in the next ten years will be a very good business. The essential reason is the beginning of global trade;
Especially after the 1970s, container reform will significantly reduce shipping costs. Cost, but the main damage was to the dock handling business, while the shipping industry would make huge profits. It was not until the early 1980s that there were too many ships built in the world, and oversupply led to the outbreak of ship disasters. "Yang Sheng's views are very similar to Bao Sheng's. I am also very optimistic about the future shipping market." Sanders paused and then said: "It's just that, Yang Sheng, you only invested one million US dollars yourself, and you used the rest." Is the loan too risky? "
Yang Wendong said: "As long as the ship is built later, the funds earned will definitely exceed the interest. I also brought it. You can take a look at the future operation plan. These ships will be leased to several shipping companies in Japan."
After that, Zheng Yuhua handed over the information and said: "Mr. Sanders. , please see.”
"Okay." Sanders took the information, read it for a while and said: "It seems there is no problem. If it is a long-term lease, there is basically no risk."
Yang Wendong said: "Bao Sheng The long-term lease is indeed a good method, but it is not suitable for me at the moment.”
This is not easy to explain, and it is not necessary. Many shipping kings currently do not accept Bao Yugang’s method, for fear of it. If shipping prices skyrocket in the future, once you sign a long-term lease, you won’t be able to make any money.
Short-sightedness is a bit short-sighted, but this is the normal reality.
"Understood." Sanders didn't ask any more questions, and then said: "As long as Yang Sheng is willing to guarantee it in his own name, I, HSBC, can lend money."
As the quasi-central bank of Hong Kong, HSBC is very aware of many economic data within Hong Kong. Changxing Industrial's export data is very scary. It almost exceeded 100 million last year.
And this year there is a 10,000-person industrial park in Kwun Tong, and other places have not reduced production capacity, so it is very possible to exceed 100 million or even higher this year.
In addition, although these industries are not super profitable, they are much better than ordinary factories in Hong Kong. Sanders naturally knows Yang Wendong's repayment ability.
"Okay, no problem." After Yang Wendong agreed, he said: "Mr. Sanders, you also know that I am also preparing to purchase a large number of second-hand freighters. If I also guarantee it, can I also purchase it from HSBC? Mortgage to get a loan?”
Although Changxing Industrial has been operating for several years, it still has a lot of funds in its account.
But the first principle of doing business is to use other people’s money if you can. This not only reduces risks, but also ensures that you have sufficient funds;
The funds in your own account are your own The last guarantee for a company is that unless you reach the level of Apple in your previous life where you have too much money to spend, you should run it this way.
"How many second-hand cargo ships do you want to buy? What is the total price?" Sanders asked again.
Yang Wendong said: "There are 19 freighters in total, and the price is estimated to be around US$5.5 million."
"It's not a lot." Sanders thought for a while and asked: "The price is like this If it's cheap, the quality of the boat is probably not very good.
Yang Sheng, generally speaking, only people with relatively limited funds who are involved in shipping will like second-hand wheels. ”
“I know. "Yang Wendong explained: "When my team is more complete, I will definitely continue to buy new rounds. ”
The 1960s was a period of rapid development of shipbuilding technology, and ships began to grow rapidly. Before, 10,000 tons was not considered small. Many of Hong Kong’s shipping kings in the 1950s still used freighters of several thousand tons.
A few years later, cargo ships and oil tankers of 50,000 or even 100,000 tons began to go to sea in batches.
The essential reason is that large ships are much more efficient than small ships and can save almost half of the cost. Fuel, several times longer, and of course favored by the shipping industry
After I pass this expansion, develop a sufficient management team, and add sufficient maintenance resources at the dock, I will also be ready to purchase a larger ship.
"Okay, as a bank, I don't want to interfere too much with the freedom of your business." Sanders nodded and said, "I can agree to Yang Sheng's application, but I can only loan half of the funds. The interest will also be higher;"
"Okay, half is fine, the interest can be negotiated," Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Second-hand boats are inherently difficult to mortgage. Just like second-hand cars in previous lives, it is also difficult to mortgage them with a regular big bank.
Sanders added: "In addition, this matter cannot be decided by me alone. It needs to be discussed within our bank."
"Understood." Yang Wendong smiled. In fact, it was basically settled at this point.
HSBC’s chief executive has absolute power. Just like in history, HSBC sold Hutchison Whampoa shares to Li Ka-shing at a very low price without notifying Jardine Matheson and Swire, which are also HSBC shareholders.
In the end, a little trick was used to make the two people late for the board meeting that decided to sell Hutchison Whampoa shares, and then they were given options. This kind of gameplay is impossible in a normal enterprise.
Of course, Sanders has not officially served as HSBC's executive officer yet, but he is almost there.
"Then I wish us a happy cooperation." Sanders was in a good mood, and in just a short time he had negotiated tens of millions of dollars in business.
He has confidence in the shipping market, which is why he pushed HSBC to start participating in the shipping market. At the same time, Yang Wendong has multiple industries and his personal abilities are also very strong. There is basically no risk in lending to him.
“It’s a pleasure to cooperate.” Yang Wendong also shook hands and said.
With the support of HSBC, my future development in the shipping industry will definitely be smoother.
This is a mutually beneficial cooperation for both parties.
After chatting for a while, Yang Wendong wanted to treat Sanders to a lunch, but unfortunately he made an appointment with someone from the government, so he had to change the date.
After leaving the HSBC gate, Zheng Yuhua said: "Yang Sheng, as long as HSBC provides official paper documents, then I can sign cooperation agreements with Japanese shipyards and European shipping companies at the same time."
"Yes, yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "It would be good to settle these two things before the Chinese New Year;
Next, cultivate the team as soon as possible, and dig in Just recruit people, train them yourself, or go through the Maritime Academy that cooperates with Bao Yugang. When our team is enough, I will still buy a ship.”
The shipping market is also related to scale. Scale. The bigger it is, the more cost can be reduced. Anyway, the next 20 years will be an era of huge profits.
"Okay." Zheng Yuhua also knew the boss's ambition, and then said: "Yang Sheng, there has been news in the market that we want to buy ships on a large scale, and now we are basically signing a contract;
The parties we trade with, or HSBC, will disclose this matter. "
"It doesn't matter. Yang Wendong no longer hesitated to keep a low profile at this time, and said: "Oriental Daily News is about to publish it, and this can become a headline news." "
After more than half a month of preparation, Oriental Daily has completed all preliminary preparations and is ready to send the report.
"This is not too far from the Hong Kong China Building. Zheng Yuhua said, "I'll go discuss it with Qin Zhiye." "
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together, I want to find out. ”
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