Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 633 The Mystery of Rescue

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The layout on Liu Wendi was just a coincidence. As long as the route is designed, someone else will be responsible for implementing and supervising it. Tang Huan doesn't need to take it too seriously.

After all, this is a long-term investment - it will take six to seven years for Wendi Liu to finish college in the United States and enter the workplace to be successful.

I still don't know if this version of Liu Wendi can be cultivated. If it is really not good, then it can only be regarded as a kind help.

Therefore, Tang Huan did not put this plan in a crucial position, and his mentality became very relaxed. After explaining to Weng Jingjing, he turned his attention to business matters.

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Boss Huo was very concerned about OOCL's affairs. After knowing that Tang Huan was in Xiangjiang, he asked Dong Jianhua, the current manager of OOCL, to meet and talk with him.

Tang Huan has already learned about the current situation of OOCL from his own channels, and combined with the original time and space information, he found that it is indeed a project worth buying. One of the reasons is that whether it is the founder Dong Haoyun or the successor Dong Jianhua , the degree of dedication to OOCL is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

To put it bluntly, even if the Dong family lost the controlling stake in OOCL and could no longer be the boss, they would still be very competent senior managers, which would naturally relieve Tang Huan a lot.

In fact, to a certain extent, it is the special influence formed by the Dong family's dedication to OOCL, which made this maritime shipping giant unaware of the cruelty of the industry's severe winter, and finally fell into the trap step by step. Mire.

Dong Haoyun, who ranks among the world's ship kings and is known as the "Onassis" of the East, has a characteristic in his style, that is, he is used to building a "big ship".

To give an example, Dong Haoyun, who attaches great importance to education, tried to build a university that moves by sea.Therefore, he spent US$1971 million to purchase the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in 320, and planned to spend HK$1200 million to convert it into a mobile university for educational purposes, named "Sea School".

You know, the Queen Elizabeth was the largest and most luxurious cruise ship in the world from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, with a total length of 1031 feet and a displacement of 83600 tons. It is known as the "First Lady of the Atlantic".

It is a pity that when the refit of the Queen Elizabeth was nearing completion in 1972, a fire broke out and it was finally completely burned down. The "School at Sea" plan fell through immediately.

Released in 1974, the ninth film of the James Bond series, "The Man with the Golden Gun", "The Man with the Golden Gun", even made the wreck of the Queen Elizabeth the underwater headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service.

In addition, Dong Haoyun built the world's largest crude oil carrier, the Sea Giant, when the crisis in the world's shipping industry first emerged in the late 1970s.

This sea giant was built in December 1976 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Japan's Yokosuka City, Japan. The original order was a Greek shipping company, but three years later, before the ship was completed, it was damaged. Due to bankruptcy, the ship was sold to Dong Haoyun.

After taking over the Sea Giant, Dong Haoyun asked the shipyard to change the design specifications and lengthen it by several meters, which in turn increased the water level from the original 48 tons to 564763 tons.

Finally, in 1981, the Sea Giant was completed and launched, and with a total load-bearing weight of 825614 tons, it officially became the largest ship in the world at this stage.

To put this record in more vivid terms, the Sea Giant is the world's longest ship and man-made floating object on the water surface. Its length exceeds 458 meters, which is longer than the Eiffel Tower in Paris lying down.

It is obvious that OOCL's huge transportation capacity is in huge contrast with the current Great Depression in the world shipping industry.

Of course, if Dong Haoyun, who was not yet 1982 years old, had not passed away in [-], perhaps OOCL would still be able to hold on. After all, he has managed a solid network and has a strong enough relationship with the United States and Taiwan to secure orders. , allowing OOCL's huge transportation capacity to generate profits.

After reaching the pinnacle of their careers, many people often deliberately ignore the special and important role played by in-laws at key nodes, and modify this achievement as a result of personal struggle, and then peddle the science of success.

Although this is human nature and easy to understand, the facts are facts after all. It is not that simple for the bottom of the society to jump into the dragon's gate. You can know it by looking at the old background of the rich and powerful in Xiangjiang and seeing the father-in-law they are looking for.

Dong Haoyun's strong connections are also reflected in the in-law relationship.When he was young, he worked in the company of Gu Zongrui, a shipping giant in the Republic of China. Because of his outstanding performance, he was appreciated, and finally he embraced a beautiful woman, and married the boss's daughter Gu Lizhen as his wife.

In 1946, Gu Zongrui founded Taichangxiang Shipping Company in Shanghai, which owned 13 new ships and operated shipping in Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan and other places, becoming a leader in the domestic shipping industry at that time.

With the turmoil.Gu Zongrui moved Taichangxiang Company to Hong Kong and continued to seek development in the shipping industry. As a result, he just seized the opportunity of the rapid development of the world shipping industry. branch.

Although Gu Zongrui passed away in 1972, his family—three sons Gu Guomin, Gu Guohua, and Gu Guohe—still have a place that cannot be ignored in Xiangjiang's shipping industry until now.

This is the power of Dong Haoyun's father-in-law. If his career has not received funding from this side, is it possible?
OOCL was founded by Dong Haoyun in 1969. Earlier in 1940, he founded China Shipping in Shanghai, which later became a public enterprise of the Kuomintang.

Dong Haoyun's wife Gu Lizhen's second sister Gu Rongzhen's husband, that is, his brother-in-law Zhu Shiqing, has successively served as the manager, deputy general manager, director, and supervisor of China Shipping Company.

After the Kuomintang government went to Baodao, Zhu Shiqing became the general manager of China Shipping Company in 1950, and also served as the director and supervisor of Baodao's No. 1 life insurance company.

In 1963, Zhu Shiqing founded Yishou Aviation Company and himself served as the executive director and general manager.

Over the past year, Yishou Shipping has publicly issued stocks in Baodao, pioneering Baodao's transportation stocks, and becoming Baodao's first shipping company to enter the securities exchange market; and he personally has become a giant of Baodao's public enterprises and Baodao Ship king.

In addition, Dong Haoyun himself also found a powerful in-law—Peng Mengji, a tycoon in Baodao. He will not discuss his controversies in the historical events of Baodao, but only talk about the share held by Mr. Lao Jiang and Mr. Xiao Jiang. Few people can match the trust and reuse.

His son Peng Yingang married Dong Haoyun's daughter, Dong Jianhua's younger sister Dong Xiaoping, who also belonged to the shipping king of Baodao and controlled the Chinese shipping company.

Although Dong Jianhua has been unable to independently save OOCL, which is currently on the verge of bankruptcy, the network resources left by his father Dong Haoyun are still quite impressive.

This is also the background of the old family. Even if Tang Huan wanted to follow suit, he couldn't do it right away, because his little guys hadn't grown up yet.

I believe that Boss Huo's investment in OOCL is not only considering the value of the company itself, but also the special status of the Dong family. There is no need to repeat the mystery here. Tang Huan only needs Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. After all, the female ship king The focus of Christina's fleet operations is not in Asia, and he has to find an international transport captain for Funan.

No matter how backward the country is, it still exists at the level of a water tank. As long as China and Funan pour a little water from the bottom of the tank into the cup of OOCL, it will be enough to fill it up. This shows that Boss Huo has strategized and cooperated The level of sophistication of Lianheng is too high.

After meeting Dong Jianhua, who was not yet 50 years old this year, Tang Huan looked at him carefully. His most direct reaction was that time is really a butcher's knife.

Boss Huo went straight to the point and said firstly: "Mr. Dong is preparing for the reorganization of OOCL. Even with my capital injection of not less than 1 million US dollars, there is still a big gap. Therefore, he is contacting the Bank of Tokyo, etc. Several Japanese banks raised about US$2.5 million in funds. It is not impossible for the Japanese to come in, but if Mr. Tang intends to participate, a more balanced situation can be reached. I believe that Mr. Dong is not willing to see one party too Live alone."

Dong Jianhua nodded, "It would be great if Mr. Tang could become a shareholder of OOCL. The company's business volume will definitely benefit from it."

The time has come to mid-December 1985, and the international exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar has appreciated by 12%. Tang Huan's short-term speculation has made a lot of profits, and it is time to convert these surplus cash into industrial assets.

So he nodded bluntly, "I can inject no less than [-] million U.S. dollars, depending on everyone's opinions. But there is one big premise, OOCL's financial department must be reorganized."

Dong Jianhua nodded with a wry smile, and said in his heart: I don't even have a controlling stake, how can I hold on to the financial power.

Boss Huo murmured and suggested: "Then both of us will float a little higher on the basis of [-] million U.S. dollars, and squeeze the Bank of Japan's shareholding to the back. I believe that with this foundation, Mr. Dong is negotiating with the other party. When it is time, you can advance and retreat a lot more freely.”

Although OOCL is currently heavily in debt, in Tang Huan's eyes, this pure money trouble is still far more worry-free than the various conflicts arising from controlling British-funded enterprises, so he nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Once the big shots have made a decision, they will naturally act without any delays. In just a few words, they will decide on the major principles such as the amount of funds to be injected, the relative shareholding ratio of each other, and so on.

Dong Jianhua and Boss Huo have been in frequent contacts, and they already know each other very well, but they still have no idea about Tang Huan, so they tentatively asked, "I wonder if Mr. Tang has any requirements for OOCL to get out of the current predicament?"

He really asked this question, and Tang Huan, who had become a shareholder, was about to express his opinion on this.Although I made a lot of money, it was not easy, and naturally I couldn't tolerate being in vain caused by inexplicable factors.

"Within three years, OOCL can stop losses, right?" Tang Huan asked with a smile.

Dong Jianhua did not expect to provoke such a sharp rhetorical question. Seeing that Boss Huo was also listening with great interest, he could only bite the bullet and reply: "I don't want to make unrealistic guarantees. I can only say that I have worked hard and tried my best. Why. Otherwise, Mr. Tang will also give some advice on the selection of senior executives."

Tang Huan laughed when he heard the other party's tentativeness on personnel appointment in a disguised form: "I believe that Mr. Dong is the most suitable manager candidate for OOCL, but the three-year period must be taken seriously."

Boss Huo interjected and said: "Everyone hopes that OOCL can stop losses as soon as possible. I think the solution is nothing more than two major aspects, reducing expenditure and increasing revenue."

"The successful example of throttling is of course Yu-Kang Pao, who basically succeeded in "abandoning the boat and going ashore". Seeing that his important partner, the Japanese Shipping Company, was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management in 1978, he looked down on the prospects of the global shipping industry. , began to sell a large number of fleets at low prices, and even dismantled the oil tankers for sale as scrap iron. So far, Bao Yugang's fleet has been reduced to 65 ships, with a deadweight of 800 million tons, only [-]% of the heyday. "

"Compared to this, Wheelock is a typical failure example. It not only purchased a large fleet from Pao Yukang, but also ordered new ships in Japan, Spain, Denmark, and China. As a result, it suffered serious losses, and then It was acquired by Bao Yugang during the internal strife between the two major shareholders."

Boss Huo coughed lightly, and changed the topic: "The reason why I have said so much, I want to express is that if you really plan to stop the loss by selling the ship, the effect may not be good, and it is a waste of Dong Chuanwang's painstaking efforts. The heart of the business."

Dong Jianhua, who attaches great importance to this family business, nodded in agreement, "Yes, everyone is selling boats now. They are really selling for cheap like scrap metal. It makes my heartache to see it."

"Then let's focus on open source." Boss Huo smiled confidently, "I strongly invited Mr. Tang to invest in OOIL because of his ability to 'get work'."

Tang Huan said calmly: "It seems that Mr. Huo already has a good idea."

"I don't know if you remember, but I also started my career in the shipping industry." Boss Huo showed a look of pride on his face, "After the outbreak of the Korean War in the early 1950s, the Western world imposed an embargo on the mainland and clamored that 'everyone Anything that soldiers can use is not allowed to be shipped to China'. From Japan to Baodao and then to Southeast Asia, an encirclement circle was formed, and Xiangjiang and Haojiang became the last gap. In the newspapers of Xiangjiang at that time, the British navy could often be seen The report of "shooting and chasing smuggling ships". But under this kind of strict monitoring, I quietly bypassed the warships of the Royal Navy every night in the middle of the night, sailed to the high seas, and transported supplies to the inland for three years."

Dong Jianhua adjusted his sitting posture a little uneasily, "What Huo Lao means is that there are similar business opportunities now, waiting for us to seize them?"

(End of this chapter)