I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 261 [The Curtain Opens] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

On Hong Kong Island in July, thunderstorms continued and the heat was unbearable.

Fortunately, Wu Guangyao's office has been equipped with an air conditioner, so he finally stopped sweating profusely.

Universal Building has only six floors, but there are already more than 300 employees working in Universal Building;
Although it is not too crowded, but according to the trend, it will not be crowded in three or four years!

Three years later, the commercial center of the Yangtze River was almost completed, and it happened to move into the building built by my family to work, saving money and looking stylish!

And this Universal Building located on Queen's Road in the Central District can also be pushed for reconstruction to build a real Universal Building. This building will become the most beautiful building on Hong Kong Island.

At present, Global Shipping is a well-deserved shipping giant in Asia, and currently ranks first in Asia with a load capacity of 230 million tons, which does not include the six 6-ton oil tankers under construction;

Even the fleets of the various consortiums in Japan are not as good as global shipping, and they even have half the load capacity of global shipping.

In terms of second-hand ships, Global Shipping has a total of 150 million tons, a total of 80 ships; in terms of new ships, Global Shipping has a total of 80 tons, a total of 26 ships.

The 80 second-hand ships are all leased to Dongying customers, and all of them are short-term contracts - pay-by-trip mode;
The 26 new oil tankers are under short-term contracts in Europe and the United States, and the new ships have never been chartered for a long time.

In terms of finance, Global Shipping has a balance of US$300 million in its account and owes a loan of US$9100 million to HSBC.

The loan for the first batch of new oil tankers of Global Shipping - 15 1955-ton oil tankers, was fully repaid in June 6;
The following 11 35-ton deadweight oil tankers have been delivered, the contract price is 5200 million US dollars, the interest is 800 million US dollars, a total of 6000 million US dollars; 2000 million US dollars have been paid off, and the remaining loan is 4000 million US dollars.

在建6艘5万吨级别油船的合同价格为4000万美元（东瀛造价格为欧美造的80%），利息600万美元，算下来贷款为4600万美元。

Adding in the US$500 million still owed by the investment port, the loan for global shipping is calculated to be US$9100 million.

The total value of the global shipping fleet should be 2.2 million US dollars (including tankers under construction);
The value of the port is already immeasurable. Wu Guangyao would not sell the four container terminals built with an investment of 1000 million U.S. dollars even if someone gave 1 million U.S. dollars now.

The rapid development in the past three years is due to the optimism of HSBC Bank, and HSBC Bank itself owns 22% of the shareholders of Global Shipping; so in terms of loans, it is very open!

Of course, the benefit of Wu Guangyao's zipper industry is the most important thing for HSBC!
'Boom..boom'

There was a knock on the door of Wu Guangyao's office, disturbing Wu Guangyao's thinking brain.

"Come in!"

He Yuanzhang pushed the door open with a sense of urgency on his face.

"Boss, there is news from Europe that the Egyptian government has announced that it will take back the national ownership of the Suez Canal Company and hand over all the company's assets to the Egyptian government; it has also sent troops to occupy both ends of the canal, and ships from non-friendly countries are not allowed to use the canal."

Upon hearing this, Wu Guangyao pretended to be surprised and said, "Has the news been confirmed?"

"Well, it's confirmed, and there is also confirmed news from the United States."

"Then what do you think of the subsequent development of the situation?"

He Yuanzhang knew that this was the boss's test of himself. As a vice president of a world-class shipping company, if he didn't have the ability to see the big picture and analyze current events, he would be unqualified at all.

"The Suez Canal has always been monopolized by Britain and France. Egypt's move has undoubtedly angered Britain and France. I am afraid that the Middle East will not be peaceful, and there may even be a war to resolve this dispute; and there are very few so-called friendly countries in Egypt, so the vast majority of merchant ships in the world , can only detour around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, and with the increase of routes, the rising freight rate is a trend, and this may be a good opportunity for our shipping industry!" He Yuanzhang said.

Hong Kong Island is now a British colony, and it is Britain and France that are in conflict with Egypt this time, so ships from Hong Kong Island cannot pass through Suez; similarly, countries such as Japan and Greece cannot pass through.

I am afraid that only Russia and some countries in the Middle East can pass!

Wu Guangyao nodded, and said affirmatively: "What you said is very reasonable! But it is still not comprehensive enough. By bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, the journey will increase a lot, and the transportation time will also increase a lot; but the number of ships in the world is fixed, so It will definitely cause a backlog of goods and a shortage of energy. Then the freight price will skyrocket to several times."

When He Yuanzhang heard this, he almost jumped up from the sofa!
How many times?
This boss must be suffering from hysteria!
At present, the European and American routes are basically around 15 US dollars per ton, even if it is tripled, it is 3 US dollars per ton; for a 45-ton tanker, the cost is 135 million US dollars per trip, and the cost is not much different from before (oil prices in this era It is also very cheap), the cost is estimated at 15 US dollars, and the net profit is 120 million US dollars after one trip.

According to the cost of a 550-ton oil tanker at US$10 million, it only takes five trips and takes [-] months to earn a new oil tanker.

Horror!
This is the fact. In 1956, Bao Yugang had only one second-hand boat; by 1957, Bao Yugang already had six second-hand boats.

One can imagine how big this opportunity is!

Of course, the most impressive thing is Wu Guangyao's 80 second-hand ships. With these scraps of metal, how much money will Wu Guangyao make to bring back new ships!

The freight in Europe and America has increased, and the freight in Japan will also skyrocket!

Moreover, because Wu Guangyao has been buying second-hand ships in Europe and the United States in recent years, the number of European and American ships will decrease accordingly, which will make European and American ships even more scarce.

"Boss, if this is the case, then as long as Suez is blocked for one year, we can expand the fleet to 1 million tons of deadweight before 1960. By then, you will be the world's shipping king!"

"I'll talk about the future. It's imperative that all global shipping personnel get nervous and send someone to find out the situation in the Middle East. Don't let the fleet suffer unreasonable disasters!"

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"

On July 7, the third day after Egypt announced that it would take back the Suez Canal, most of the ships in the world are afraid to go through the Suez Canal;
Moreover, European and American shipowners took the lead in starting to raise prices on the ground, and shipping rates began to rise.

Wu Guangyao told the European and American fleets not to stop the transportation, and to make detours to create a good impression in Europe and the United States!

Of course, for the price increase that should be raised, how much is it outside? Global Shipping will give you a 9.5% discount at most!
Anyway, the one-way charge is implemented. After a trip, when you come back, the freight may have increased several times.

After such a thing happened, how could the shipowners on Hong Kong Island not get together and discuss it!

In Lu Yu's teahouse, merchants gather.

Wu Guangyao, Bao Yugang, Dong Yunhao, Zhao Congyan, Cao Wenjin and other big shipowners on Hong Kong Island gathered together to discuss the shipping situation.

"Brother Bao, what is the charter period of your ship?" Wu Guangyao asked curiously. It is one thing to know the history, but it is even better to be able to verify it yourself.

"There is still more than a month to go, Guangyao, to what extent do you think the shipping price will rise this time?" Bao Yugang asked with concern, if the shipping cost skyrocketed, he would be able to buy one or two more ships.

Everyone focused their eyes on Wu Guangyao. After all, Wu Guangyao had the largest fleet, the best understanding of the situation around the world, and the best vision.

"It is uncertain how much it will rise, but it will definitely skyrocket. European and American shipowners have already started to raise prices on the ground, that is to say, it will only take a month for the backlog of goods and the shortage of oil. The shipping price of Japan will naturally fluctuate with the price of Europe and the United States. So as long as everyone doesn’t sign a long-term contract now, then just wait for a lot of money!”

After hearing this, everyone was delighted!
"Brother Dong, did you launch a 11-ton bulk carrier in France in November?" Wu Guangyao was equally aware of the situation of these shipowners who were not rivals.

Dong Yunhao not only launched a new ship this year, but also ordered seven ships from Dongying, including two oil tankers, three cargo ships and two passenger ships. Unfortunately, these ships will not catch up with this opportunity.

"Well, it's not worth mentioning in front of you. I have a total load capacity of 15 tons, not even a fraction of yours." Dong Yunhao said enviously.

"Brother Dong still has a deadweight of 15 tons, and I only have a boat with a deadweight of 2000 tons. Even sitting with you, I feel ashamed." Bao Yugang had an expression of envy and regret on his face.

If I had known that something like this would happen, I should have taken out a loan to buy a freighter in advance, wouldn't I have earned more!
"You are the latest in the industry. If you don't work as a good banker, you have to go to sea!" Dong Yunhao teased.

"When I first came to Hong Kong Island, looking at the busy ships in Victoria Harbor, I was imagining how great it would be to be a captain! For several years, although I was doing business, I always thought: Shipping is the cheapest A mode of transportation is bound to have great potential! So, Brother Dong, don’t laugh at me, shipping is my dream!” Bao Yugang said solemnly.

Zhao Congyan got very close to Bao Yugang recently, and he helped out, "That's right, old Dong! Even Guangyao said that doing shipping on Hong Kong Island is like icing on the cake and getting twice the result with half the effort; then Yugang definitely made the right choice to enter this business .”

Zhao Congyan is a man with a steady style of work, and he is absolutely dedicated to shipping; he does not touch the real estate industry, because he feels that Hong Kong Island is always at risk of political governance, so movable assets are especially important; in the late [-]s, he and Bao Yugang and Dong Yunhao are the three major ship kings on Hong Kong Island, which shows their strong strength.

After the 60s, Zhao Congyan was keen on buying antiques. A friend joked: "Is buying so many antiques a movable asset?"

Zhao Congyan smiled and said, "I personally like it!"

But it was these antiques that became the "savior" of Zhao's Huaguang Shipping in the 80s.

Zhao Congyan's son can continue to linger among women and continue to be the bridegroom every night!
Of course, this is all funeral affairs, let's not show it for now!

Dongying

Global shipping customers like Nozawa and Sato were dumbfounded!

Global Shipping has won the bet again, and the freight has already started to rise, but I don't know how much it will go up!

Even some shipowners in Dongpu began not to accept the mission, and were ready to sit on the ground and raise the price!

Nozawa and others hurriedly discussed countermeasures, and the result of the discussion was to invite Wu Guangyao to have a meal first, to find out.

Of course, these people are not counting on global shipping to give you a very cheap shipping rate, or a long-term contract;

Instead, we hope that Global Shipping will continue to charter ships to everyone instead of renting these second-hand ships to European and American companies in order to earn more freight.

Of course, this may be difficult!

Faced with the high shipping costs in Europe and the United States, even the fleet of Japan's own country will go to Europe and the United States to find huge profits!
Wu Guangyao received the invitation, made an appointment, and took his own flight to Tokyo.

This banquet was not simple, Wu Guangyao specially brought Gao Ke, the person in charge of Global Shipping Dongying, so as not to be tricked by these people.

Sure enough, when he came to the agreed place, Wu Guangyao knew that there was a good show to watch today!

This is a courtyard-style hotel in the suburbs of Tokyo, decorated magnificently, exquisitely and elegantly!
Walking into the courtyard, you can see the small bridge and flowing water, and the hot springs are surrounded by mist.

A beautiful waiter in a kimono bent down and opened a folding wooden door, and the scenery on her chest was unobstructed.

This banquet is not serious!
This must have been Nozawa's idea, after all he knew that Wu Guangyao had accepted his introductions - Huixiang and Haruko.

Over the years, Global Shipping has indeed taken care of Showa Energy. Of course, Showa Energy has also taken care of Global Shipping. Doing business requires mutual care, so it can last for a long time.

At this time, Wu Guangyao already wanted to go back, and these people were gone!
Because, when women's sex reaches a certain level, even saints can be tricked!
"Mr. Wu, Manager Gao, welcome!" Everyone greeted warmly.

Wu Guangyao took a look. These are long-term customers of Global Shipping. It seems that everyone wants Wu Guangyao to express his opinion this time.

At this time, it was already mid-August, and the freight rate in Europe and America had risen to US$8 per ton, while that in Japan had also risen to US$25 per ton.

After everyone sat down, a woman who looked like a manager walked out of the room immediately, apparently to make arrangements.

Sure enough, within 2 minutes, a group of women in kimonos filed in and lined up, waiting for arrangements.

"Mr. Wu, you are a distinguished guest today. It just so happens that two university students from Tokyo came to this hotel. They admire you very much. I will ask you to teach them later!" Nozawa said.

Wu Guangyao was dumbfounded, what a fucking coincidence!

Sure enough, this group of women had the most outstanding appearance. The two youngest girls came to Wu Guangyao's left and right sides and knelt down.

In Dongying, this kind of Dongying-style hotel usually uses long tables to hold large parties, so there are more than 20 men and women sitting at one table, and it is not crowded, but Wu Guangyao feels that it is extremely crowded!

"Are you really students? Why do I feel that you are too active and a bit out of character!" Wu Guangyao couldn't help but expose the girls on the left and right.

The two girls were stunned, and quickly said: "We are really college students. We have been trained to do this these days. Don't be angry, Mr. Wu!"

Wu Guangyao didn't pay attention to the two of them anymore, stopped drinking for a while, and told them not to eat!

"Mr. Wu, shipping rates have skyrocketed recently. I hope Global Shipping can continue to cooperate with us. We are even willing to sign high-priced long-term contracts!" The fox showed his tail, and Nozawa finally couldn't hold back.

"Long-term contracts are unrealistic. You are all businessmen. If you think about it differently, you will not make such a decision; Global Shipping can only guarantee and give you certain discounts." Wu Guangyao said calmly.

When everyone heard this, they knew that there was really no hope for this matter. Even if they kidnapped their royal princess and dedicated it to this person, it would not be such a good thing.

Wu Guangyao had a psychological retreat plan long ago, so that after Suez lifted the blockade, Global Shipping will continue to receive the support of these people!

Therefore, no matter what these people say today, Wu Guangyao will not exceed this bottom line!
(End of this chapter)