Chapter 652: Change the oil tanker in the building?
On June 1, a large number of trucks carrying containers were driving on the wide eight lanes at Kwai Chung Container Terminal;
Yang Wendong and a group of people stood on the top floor of a 6-story building, looked at the traffic below, and asked, "Old Wei, are the containers in Hong Kong now produced by us?"
Wei Zetao replied: "Yes, our container factory in Kwai Chung can produce almost 10,000 containers a year, and 100% of the containers in Hong Kong belong to us."
"More than 10,000? How many exits are there?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao said: "At present, almost half of it is exported, but we don't need to transport this export, but overseas ships come to Hong Kong to pick up the goods directly. They will also arrange for the container to load the goods and then transport them directly;
Therefore, our containers are sent directly to a certain factory according to customer needs, and then they are directly used when delivered to the ship, just like other processes. ”
"This is quite convenient." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Now the container business is one of Changxing Industrial's core businesses, right?"
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, more than 10,000 containers are worth more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and the profit margin is also around 20 points. Moreover, with the development of Hong Kong's trade and the world economy, this demand will become higher and higher."
"That's good. Containers will inevitably be the future development trend, and the demand will probably be dozens or hundreds of times that of now." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "You must continue to prepare to expand the factory, especially the cultivation of welder talents. Is it convenient to recruit such people now?"
Wei Zetao replied: "It's not very convenient. The real estate industry is so good at snatching people. I am also cultivating new people by myself, but local young people in Hong Kong are unwilling to do this job, so there are priority for those who come from the mainland. We are food and accommodation, which is very suitable for them."
There are only a few million people in Hong Kong, and not many people can do welders themselves. At the same time, the real estate industry also needs a large number of welders, and the service industry and the stock market are fighting for people, which naturally leads to difficulties in recruiting skilled workers.
Yang Wendong said: "This is also very good. People from the mainland can endure hardships and their learning ability should not be bad. In the future, we will only recruit these people. If we can stabilize, we will focus on training."
There have been many people in Hong Kong these days, one is the mainland, the other is the Yue Monkey, and a few Southeast Asian people. The Hong Kong government also acquiesced. After all, Hong Kong's economic development requires a large population, and these people who can come are young people, labor force, and many of them are still a little knowledgeable.
"Okay, I understand." Wei Zetao agreed, and he also knew that the boss was very caring for Chinese people. Except for a few cases, his own factories are generally not allowed to recruit non-Chinese people.
"Then go on, the Governor of Hong Kong is here, and the ceremony is about to begin." Yang Wendong said again.
The opening of the Hong Kong container terminal affects all aspects of Hong Kong, and even directly and indirectly, hundreds of thousands of people have their lives. After MacLeho took office, he naturally had to come here in person when encountering such a major event;
Similarly, in addition to the bosses and shareholders behind the four wharfs, many other people in the political and business circles in Hong Kong also rushed over. This is a major event in Hong Kong's history and needs to be recorded in Hong Kong's historical records.
"Hello, Mr. Governor." After seeing MacLeho, Yang Wendong shook hands with a smile.
MacLeho also held back and smiled and said, "Hello, Yang Sheng, congratulations to Changxing Group's terminal for opening."
"This is a great joy for the whole of Hong Kong. I also want to thank the fact that Hong Kong's economy is getting better and better under the leadership of the Hong Kong government." Yang Wendong also spoke politely.
"Haha, that's right. It's just that Hong Kong has achieved such achievements under the leadership of the British Empire." After all, MacLeho's new job was just taken. Such contributions cannot be said to be his own, but they will not be said to be the previous one.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I hope Hong Kong will get better and better in the future and become the top city in Asia."
After the two of them greeted each other for a while, MacLeho went to find others, and Yang Wendong also gathered with other Chinese rich people.
"Bao Sheng, it's been a long time since we met Bao Yugang." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "The scale of your nearest ship is expanding very quickly."
Bao Yugang smiled and said, "Haha, it's okay. I just went public and ordered several more ships with the financing funds. Yang Sheng, I think you haven't expanded your shipping much recently. Are you not optimistic about it?"
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "That's not, but our business model is different. Long-term rental here can reduce risks. I am short-term rental or self-use, so I naturally consider different things." In fact, in some areas where there is no advantage of Prophet Goldfinger, Yang Wendong did not expect to be the first in everything. For example, in this ship operation industry, although he knows some crises, compared with real estate, he still does not understand thoroughly enough. In addition, shipping itself has certain risks and operating costs are much higher than real estate. There will be shipping crises in the future, and it will take a long time, which is far from comparable to real estate;
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for him to invest a large amount of funds in shipping. It is enough to make a profit in those years after 67 years. After 75 years, the aviation industry will not be very good, and it will be even more avalanche around 80 years. Even if the aviation industry is a basic need in the future, the market competition is fierce and there is no profit. Although Changxing Shipping will continue to operate, it will also reduce its scale appropriately.
So in the early stage, he invested heavily in the shipping industry, and once surpassed Bao Yugang and Dong Haoyun in terms of scale, but after 70 years, he began to change his strategy and focus on stability.
"If you encounter big problems with long-term rental, there will be risks." Bao Yugang smiled and said, "Is Yang Sheng worried about the Suez Canal?"
"Yes, with this consideration, it has been fighting there for several years, and no one can win depending on the situation. According to international practice, it is very likely to be mediated. Once the canal opens, the value of our ships will be greatly reduced." Yang Wendong did not hide it;
For a successful person like Bao Yugang, it is impossible not to be clear about the problem here, but he just doesn't know when the canal will be opened.
Bao Yugang nodded and said, "Yes, I'm worried, but I still feel that global trade is developing stronger and stronger now, and the Suez Canal only affects Europe, but the economy of Asia, America and even Africa is developing. The opening of the canal may have an impact on the shipping industry, but it should be only in the short term."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Maybe, it may be the same as Hong Kong real estate, sometimes higher and sometimes lower."
In fact, many ship kings in Hong Kong are correct. Because of historical experience, the shipping industry is also regular, with a rise in seven or eight years and a decline in two or three years, just like Hong Kong real estate;
So around 80 years ago, not only Bao Yugang, but other ship kings also saw the problem, but they thought it would be fine to survive, but they did not expect that due to the oil crisis, the oil crisis had lasted for more than ten years and they almost collapsed.
Bao Yugang now probably hasn't seen the oil crisis, so his judgment is not accurate.
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Bao Yugang continued: "However, the freighters I purchased are still mainly containers, and container ports are being built around the world. The development of this field will inevitably last for a long time. The risks of companies that lease container freighters should be much lower."
"Haha, that's right." Yang Wendong said again: "Bao Sheng, now you have a dock, so you might as well consider it. If you invest capital in the dock, the risk of the dock can be smaller than that of the freighter. You should be clear about this."
Bao Yugang agreed, "I know, but the profit is not as good as that."
"It depends on the business model, or Hong Kong property." Yang Wendong smiled. The wharf can only be said to have stable returns, and huge profits are difficult, because these are controlled by the government and are too high. Many factories may go around other wharfs, which is the exception of Hong Kong, and there is no way to go around
Bao Yugang said again: "When it comes to property, there is another thing recently. Henry Kessek found me and wanted to exchange two buildings in Central, Hong Kong for a 200,000-ton tanker under my company, but I refused;
Yang Sheng, I think you seem to like investing in real estate in Central, maybe you can ask them. ”
"Replace the oil tanker in the building?" Yang Wendong was surprised. He seemed to remember that there was such a thing in history, so he said curiously: "I also have 200,000 tons of oil tankers under my jurisdiction. Why didn't Jardin Group look for me?"
Although Changxing Shipping is not as aggressive as Bao Yugang in buying ships, there are also 200,000-ton tankers;
At present, the price of oil is not expensive, and the price in the Middle East is less than 3 US dollars per barrel. This is also one of the reasons for the subsequent oil crisis. It is really the seven Western oil sisters who have squeezed too much on Middle Eastern countries.
However, oil transportation is particularly expensive. At present, the global oil refining capacity is basically on the east coast of Europe and the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Suez Canal has to be taken, but if the canal is closed, it can only take a detour, and the transportation cost has increased significantly;
In this case, the larger the tanker, the lower the unit transportation cost and the more popular it is. Shipping companies around the world have built tankers to large in order to make the highest profit. Changxing Shipping also has five 200,000-ton tankers, active on the Middle East and Europe routes, and can earn more than one million US dollars in one round or more.
This may also be the reason why Jardines Group is jealous. It is too profitable. When shipping is the most profitable, even the rent of Central Building cannot be compared.
Bao Yugang shook his head and said, "I don't know this. You have to ask them. Maybe it's because you already have a large number of buildings in Hong Kong. They are worried that you have too many properties and will surpass the land?"
"There is this possibility." Yang Wendong thought about it and felt something was reasonable.
However, now Land has acquired Milk International and obtained a large amount of high-quality land. As long as these lands are rebuilt, Land's First Property Company will probably be able to maintain its position.
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