Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 282 The mind of the charter king

   Hearing the words of the Chartered Ship King, Yang Chen couldn't help rolling his eyes. He dared to use such a heavy hand because he wanted to test my body.

   Bao Peirong and Chen Yulian couldn't help but want to laugh when they saw his depressed look. Wu Zhengguang was the only one present who didn't laugh.

  Obviously, this kind of treatment, he has not suffered less before.

   Yang Chen said with a sad face: "Uncle Bao, it's fortunate that I have exercised during this time, otherwise I really can't handle your board."

Bao Yugang laughed heartily, and continued to use his unique loud voice with a somewhat educational tone: "Exercise is right, young people should exercise more and maintain a good body, if you really want to exercise, Find an opportunity to go out to the sea, a few back and forth, I guarantee you will be as strong as a cow when you come back."

  Think about people who go to sea. They are exposed to the wind and sun at sea every day. They do high-intensity physical work.

   Yang Chen heard the words, quickly waved his hands and shook his head: "No, Uncle Bao, you should let Brother Wu go, I think he needs more exercise than me."

   "cough cough" Seeing his father-in-law turn his head subconsciously, Wu Zhengguang coughed twice in embarrassment, and quickly turned his head away.

Seeing this, the charter king shook his head and said, "You guys, you just can't bear that kind of hardship. Thinking back then, when we were young, we experienced all kinds of hardships. At that time, what everyone was most afraid of was not suffering, but not suffering. eat."

  The 1960s and 1970s was really a very nourishing era as long as you worked hard and worked hard.

   After saving money for a few years, you can buy a house of your own. This is a lifetime of work in later generations. After spending all the savings of your parents, you will be able to pay a down payment. You are really lucky.

   Hearing the charter king sigh, Yang Chen and Wu Zhengguang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  The boat king ignored the two of them. After sighing, he said to his second daughter, Bao Peirong, "Arong, let someone prepare a meal. Let's chat while eating."

   Soon, after a few people chatted, the dishes were ready, not as rich as expected, similar to what Mother Xue usually cooks.

  The king of chartered boats is also very frugal on weekdays. This is a common problem for most of the rich in Hong Kong. Those who have more money can’t spend it all in a lifetime, but they never enjoy material things too much.

   In this regard, Yang Chen still yearns for the life of Da Liu. The kind of money that is made with a lot of money while spending money with a lot of money is really worth a lifetime.

   "Miss Chen, you're welcome, it's the same as usual at home."

   "I didn't expect that Ah Chen would bring you here, otherwise I would have the kitchen prepare a few more dishes, and the reception was not well done, so don't take offense."

   Obviously, Bao Yugang didn't treat Yang Chen as an outsider. If an outsider came as a guest, he would have to prepare a large table of dishes according to the boldness of the charter king.

   Hearing the words of the charter king, Chen Yulian did not speak, but just smiled and pursed her lips.

  The food at the house of the chartered ship king, in her opinion, even if it is normal, it is not something that ordinary people can eat.

   Halfway through the meal, the charter king suddenly asked Yang Chen: "A-Chen, I heard that you have been paying attention to the Huaguang Group recently, is this true?"

   "Uh" Yang Chen heard the words, his hands moved for a while, and his eyes looked at the charter king.

   That means, as if to ask you where the old man heard it.

   Although he has contacted the Zhao family, how can the other party make sure that he will pay attention to Huaguang Group again? This is unscientific.

   Since the charter king abandoned his ship and docked and won the Wharf in World War I, many people have consciously noticed the crisis in the shipping industry.

   At this time, as long as a normal person, even if he sees him in contact with the Zhao family, it is impossible to think that he will take over the order for the Zhao family.

  Where did the charter king come from?

   Seeing that Yang Chen didn't speak, the charter king was only suspicious at first, but now it is completely confirmed.

   The charter king was not surprised that Yang Chen was involved in shipping.

   As for why, the reason is very simple. It starts with Carrefour in Yang Chen's hands. Now Carrefour has been recruiting employees for training.

   Especially for middle-level employees, the scale of training has far exceeded the needs of the Hong Kong retail industry, but Carrefour is still recruiting employees for training.

   Obviously, the other party wants to develop outward. Due to the special geographical location of Xiangjiang, it is difficult for external companies to enter, and the competition pressure is huge, but it is quite easy to go out.

  Carrefour is not an ordinary company. There are too many things behind it, and every move attracts the attention of pedestrians.

   Especially a group of commodities, the number of daily necessities needed by millions of people every day is definitely not a small amount.

  According to the news revealed to him by Taipan Wang, it seems that Carrefour will soon expand to the surrounding area. When Carrefour expands, the demand for goods will definitely increase.

   At this time, commodity transportation has become very important. As the hub of Asia, Hong Kong is very developed by shipping.

   Once Yang Chen wants to expand Carrefour, having a fleet and not having a fleet are two different things.

  If Yang Chen has a fleet in his hand, he will save a lot of money in terms of transportation, and at the same time, it can ensure the stable delivery of goods.

   It was because he thought of this that he decided that Yang Chen's contact with the Zhao family was intentional to pay attention to the Zhao family's fleet.

  After all, the price of second-hand boats can really be described as cheap.

   Since the outbreak of the oil crisis, the oil price has soared and the oil demand of the importing countries has decreased, and the world shipping has suffered a huge blow.

  The shipping market has entered a long period of recession and sluggishness. Although there was a brief recovery and recovery, the trend of recession has not been substantially alleviated.

  The freight cost is higher than the transportation cost. One trip is only enough for fuel, and the ship needs frequent maintenance, which is not profitable. Everyone would rather leave the ship idle in the port.

  The high rate of idling of ships coincides with the continuous development of new ships in Japan and South Korea in order to develop their own shipbuilding industries.

   Over the past few years, not only the price of new boats has been falling, but the price of second-hand and old boats has fallen horribly.

   Even if the charter king is now half a foot ashore, the Universal Group has made adequate preparations in advance, and life is still very sad.

   "Uncle Bao, to tell you the truth, the kid does have the idea of ​​entering the shipping industry. The reason why he chose Huaguang Group is mainly because Zhao Chuanwang personally went to Uncle Xue last time.

   In the early years, Uncle Xue owed Zhao Chuanwang a favor, and Uncle Bao also knew that Uncle Xue had always treated me as his own son all these years. "

   "Uncle Xue owes the favor, I have the ability and will definitely help him pay it back."

Speaking of this, Yang Chen paused for a moment and continued: "Actually, at the beginning, King Zhao wanted me to become a shareholder in Huaguang Group, but in my opinion, the depression of the shipping industry will continue for a long time, a short time. I was afraid there was no end in sight, so I refused."

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   (end of this chapter)