I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

After Wu Guangyao and the two women took a shower, they changed into clean clothes and came to the large restaurant on the second floor of the castle.

"Hello, Sir Wu, and hello to the two ladies!" A group of maids stood in two rows and bowed in salute.

"Hello everyone, everyone has worked hard!" Wu Guangyao said casually, and soon realized that he seemed a bit confused!

"Hi everyone!" The two ladies responded simply.

The three of them came to one end of a long table and sat down slowly. This table was large enough to accommodate thirty to forty people for dinner, and this hall could hold a reception for more than a hundred people.

After ordering the servants to serve the meal, Wells stood beside Wu Guangyao and the others and said, "Sir Wu and the two ladies, Yueyue Castle has hired a total of 16 long-term contract maids and 12 temporary contract workers. , the maids I met with you just now are all long-term and under contract..."

Wu Guangyao was taken aback. There is only one butler and 16 maids in this castle?

Could it be that the castle became the butler's harem when he was not around;

That's ridiculous. Fortunately, I have brought bodyguards of four men and two women. The responsibility of these bodyguards in the future is to protect all property of the manor.

In fact, Wu Guangyao knew that the idea of ​​recruiting these young maids was ordered by Kaila;

Of course it was not to enrich Wu Guangyao's harem, but Wu Guangyao's women knew that Wu Guangyao didn't like having other men at home besides the necessary bodyguards.

The three maids served the first dish, and Wu Guangyao could tell it was caviar at a glance.

"This is an appetizer for Sir and Madam - caviar from the Soviet Union!" The butler introduced.

Tear, Wu Guangyao took a deep breath, how much money did Kaila give, such money!

There was not much caviar, so after a few mouthfuls, the three maids brought another plate of foie gras.

"This is the appetizer - foie gras made in France!" the butler introduced while pouring red wine for the three of them.

By this time, Wu Guangyao had lost his patience, and said, "I am from Huaxia, and the dining etiquette is slightly changed. I will serve all the dishes next, and I don't have to wait until the food is almost finished. The family members Dining is about communication, allowing time to stop and enjoying a warm moment; this way of serving food is a bit like urging us to eat."

The housekeeper listened,

There was no abnormal expression on his face, he was quite a gentleman bent over to salute, and then said: "Yes, sir! It was my lack of consideration, I will write down your request."

"Well, if there are guests, it will be as usual!"

Next, various big meals were served on the table, such as American Boston lobster, Wellington steak, Norwegian salmon, seafood soup...

Wu Guangyao couldn't help but think about how much money was spent on the arrangement of this meal!

Fortunately, I don't have much time for vacation, otherwise I should be poor.

The manor life in the villa is unforgettable, Wu Guangyao and Kaila's two sons and one daughter also came to the manor the next day;

As for why he did not bring his three sons and one daughter with him to London, it was because Wu Guangyao was afraid of an air crash.

In ancient times, there was a saying that father and son were different, so Wu Guangyao naturally had the idea that father and son were different!

It doesn't matter if you have an accident, but you have to leave your children to inherit your huge property.

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Three days later, Wu Guangyao held a private reception at the manor;

It was said to be a private reception, but in fact, it was more of the upper-class people in London who had business contacts with Wu Guangyao.

These people came to Yaoyue Manor, all of them were full of envy, except of course Princess Marge;

After all, the royal family's Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace are even more exaggerated.

Sixty or seventy high-ranking Londoners came to the reception. After all, Wu Guangyao is a world-class chaebol, so it goes without saying that he has connections.

"Mr. Brown, thank you for your support for our global shipping!" Wu Guangyao walked to the side of Brown, the president of BP, and raised his glass as a gesture.

The support Wu Guangyao said was not real support;

In the past few years, British Petroleum has often lowered the freight rate of global shipping, and global shipping can only be forced to accept it. Who calls it a large customer in Europe!

The ships leased by British Petroleum Corporation in global shipping have a deadweight of up to 500,000 tons; based on eight trips a year, it is a deadweight of 4 million tons; but the price is only 11 US dollars per ton. You must know that the normal price outside is 13 To about 15 US dollars.

Of course, global shipping is not the only one whose prices have been suppressed; shipowners all over the world have been liquidated by oil companies since a few years ago;

The annual turnover of these 500,000-ton tankers that seem to be shipping around the world can reach 44 million U.S. dollars, but the net profit is only about 25 million U.S. dollars; this is because the various costs of shipping have begun to increase, and the net profit margin has begun to decrease.

Calculated in this way, the cost of an oil tanker will take four years to pay back, which is only realistic if there are no accidents.

Global shipping is still like this, other European and American shipowners can imagine that the labor cost is more than ten times, and the tax is also high; European and American shipowners may take six years to pay back for a new ship.

At this time, it has entered the 1960s. Although the shipping business in Europe and the United States has begun to be busy, the price fluctuates in the competition between shipowners and employers.

"Mr. Wu, if your company's freight price can be cheaper, we, BP, are willing to lease more ships." Brown's eyes are full of shrewdness.

As a high-level person in business, Brown naturally found that European and American industries began to flourish, so the demand for oil tankers naturally increased; even the more leasing he said was just empty talk, but he wanted to lower the price even more.

"Mr. Brown, European and American industries are booming, and the oil tanker business has also begun to improve; take our company's oil tanker business as an example, from 70% in 1958 to 75% in 1959, and this year it is as high as 85%. I I believe this market will continue for ten to twenty years.” Wu Guangyao mentioned a statistic, implying that the oil tankers of Global Shipping are not rented by anyone, and your price is too hard, and Global Shipping is not without a way out.

"Mr. Wu, you are so optimistic! Let me also tell you a statistic that orders from shipyards all over the world have exploded after World War II in the Middle East; that is to say, you big ship owners will face challenges from emerging ship owners. Regarding this point, you I should have a lot of experience on Hong Kong Island; as far as I know, there is a ship owner on Hong Kong Island who has reached more than 300,000 tons, and it seems to be called Dong or something." Brown tit-for-tat.

Brown did get to the point. The 1960s was the period when world-renowned ship kings really grew up; but in this life, Wu Guangyao took the lead in rising, and Bao Yugang and Dong Yunhao would be greatly affected; Wu Guangyao predicted that the two By the end of the 1960s, a load capacity of 4 million tons was enough.

Because Wu Guangyao has robbed them of their business in Europe and the United States, the funds they can borrow to buy ships will be reduced.

When a bank lends to a ship owner, it generally depends on how many business contracts you have signed before deciding how much to lend to you.

"It seems that both of us have a lot of confidence in this! But I'm not a greedy person, so our company is discussing signing long-term contracts with big customers and old customers; this way you can save a lot of money, We can also use the contract to take out loans to buy new ships."

After careful calculation by Wu Guangyao, if about 60% of the ships are contracted for a three-year period, and then leased for a three-year contract; in this way, it will be six years. After six years, it will be the end of 1966, when the global shipping Instead of long-term leases, wait for the Suez Canal to close again in 1967.

This level is 8 years, and the cost will increase by at least 80%. After these 8 years of fishing, the time has come to 1975, just slowly preparing to go ashore.

Moreover, the long-term leasing of some ships by Global Shipping is bound to be sought after by European and American oil companies, and there is no need to worry about the trouble of being often lowered by them in the past six years.

Wu Guangyao's words made Brown very happy!

A long-term contract allows the oil company to pay only 75% to 85% of the lease fee, which is a considerable discount.

"If your company is willing to lease a long-term contract, we, BP, are willing to sign the leased 500,000-ton deadweight vessel, and promise to give priority to your global shipping vessel as the business increases in the future." Brown finally showed his happiest expression at this time smile.

"I will send a business delegation to your company for specific negotiations soon!"

"Come to Dajia anytime!"