Chapter 253 The explosive Oriental Daily

Chapter 253 The explosive Oriental Daily

Chapter 253 The explosive Oriental Daily

Standard Chartered Road, Central:

It was not yet completely light when a human-powered tricycle came from a distance, stopped by a newsstand, and called out, "Lao Liu, it's time to collect the newspapers."

"Here we are." An old man and a young man walked out of the newsstand: "Old Wang, you came early today, it's just after 5 o'clock."

"I have a lot of work to do today. I just opened a new newspaper." Lao Wang looked at the young man and asked, "Lao Liu, is this your son?"

"Yes, let me bring my son to experience the hard work, so that he won't forget about studying every day." Old Liu then asked, "There are a lot of newspapers in the Oriental Daily?"

As newspaper owners, they naturally knew some inside information in advance, such as what new newspapers would be released, especially the Oriental Daily, which had a vital interest to them.

Lao Wang nodded, then got out of the car and said, "Yes, you only got 100 newspapers here. You are really ambitious. I estimate that you have distributed to copies throughout Hong Kong."

"Almost. Come, let's move it together." Old Liu also stepped forward to help, and together with his son, they moved all of today's newspapers down.

Afterwards, the delivery man, Lao Wang, left for the next newsstand.

Old Liu and his son were packing up the newspapers.

Xiao Liu asked, "Daddy, how do we place these newspapers?"

Old Liu said, “Take a few copies of all the newspapers and put them on the table in front of the newsstand, then take them from inside after they are sold;
As for the ones on the stage, you can see that I visit them based on their recent sales. The better they sell, the higher up they are placed.”

After saying that, Lao Liu began to place newspapers one by one on the table.

Xiao Liu looked at it for a while and asked curiously, "The colored newspapers are placed in the front because they sell the best?"

"That's not the case." Old Liu explained, "We get the highest commission for color newspapers, so we put them at the front. However, if some black-and-white newspapers have very good sales, they will also be put at the front."

"What about this Oriental Daily? It also has very good sales?" Xiao Liu pointed to a black and white newspaper in front of him.

"No, this is a new newspaper." Lao Liu continued: "This newspaper is a little special. The boss behind it will give us an extra 2 cents commission for each newspaper, so of course we have to put it in a good position."

"Only 2 points?" Xiao Liu was a little disgusted.

"You bastard, you may only make a few dollars in a day, go out and earn some money and show me." Old Liu was a little impatient and said, "Even if you can earn an extra dollar by changing your position, it would be great. It would be a waste if you don't make some."

"Oh, that's right." Xiao Liu nodded and asked, "What if the sales are very poor?"

"If the sales are poor, then I can't give you a commission." Old Liu added, "But it's unlikely. The Oriental Daily is backed by the Hong Kong Chinese Daily, and the content is very good."

"Hong Kong Chinese Daily? From the sticky note king Yang Wendong?" Xiao Liu became interested: "I admire him very much."

"Then you can read his newspaper." Old Liu said with a smile: "Now things are almost done."

"Okay." Xiao Liu quickly put down the work in his hands, picked up the newspaper and started reading. The cover news was: [The Birth of the Youngest Shipping King]

"Shipping tycoon?" Xiao Liu suddenly became interested again. In Hong Kong, who doesn't like the rich and powerful shipping tycoon?

Then he turned to the second page, took a look, and said in surprise: "This new shipping king is also Yang Wendong?"

"What?" Old Liu also came over. After seeing the content in the newspaper, he said in surprise, "Boasting about yourself? Is it fake? Global level?"

"Not really? I think it's not wrong to say that he is the youngest. Mr. Yang is the same age as me." Xiao Liu said after thinking for a while.

"That's true." Old Liu also thought it made sense, and then said, "Look, you are the same age, what is their level, what is your level?"

"There are more rich people of your age..." Xiao Liu could only complain in a low voice.

"Get ready to work, it's almost dawn." Old Liu sighed.

After a while, the sky began to brighten.

A young man came to the newsstand and glanced at today's newspaper:
"The youngest shipping tycoon?" The young man immediately became interested after seeing the headline on the front page of the newspaper.

Then he looked at the upper right corner of the newspaper and asked his boss, "Oriental Daily News? Which newspaper is it? I don't think I've heard of it."

"This is a new newspaper." The newsstand owner, Lao Liu, said with a smile, "It's very cheap, 3 cents a copy, and the content is pretty good."

"3 cents? That's quite cheap." The young man picked up the newspaper and touched it. It felt pretty good.

Nowadays, the common newspapers are 3 to 5 cents, while some high-end English newspapers or color newspapers may sell for to cents or even more.

Afterwards, he readily gave 3 cents.

"Okay." After taking the money, Old Liu let the young man take the newspaper himself and said, "This newspaper is actually a new newspaper launched by the Hong Kong Chinese Daily News. The content inside is pretty good."

"Hong Kong Chinese Daily News? From the sticky note king Yang Wendong?" the young man asked after a pause.

He admires the famous wealthy people in Hong Kong, especially Yang Wendong, who started from scratch and successfully became one of the top businessman in Hong Kong in a squatter-like environment. Who wouldn't admire such an experience?
In addition, they never forget their roots, and after becoming rich, they try their best to create jobs for squatters and regularly do charity to help poor citizens, which makes people like them at the bottom of society have a natural good impression of them.

"Yes." Old Liu said, "The shipping tycoon mentioned in the newspaper is also him. He bought more than 20 cargo ships at one time and instantly became one of the new Chinese shipping tycoons in Hong Kong."

"More than 20 ships?" The young man was shocked.

The value of a ship in Hong Kong is equivalent to that of an average building. Even if it is in Central, it is probably not as valuable as some super large cargo ships.

More than 20 ships are equivalent to more than 20 buildings. An ordinary person like him cannot buy a house of square feet in such a place even if he works for a lifetime, while other people buy houses in units of buildings.

"Haha, young man, work harder." Old Liu said with a smile: "Maybe you can become the next Yang Wendong."

The young man shook his head and said, "The boss is joking."

Old Liu added: "There are a few chairs over there. If you are not in a hurry, you can go sit over there for a while."

"Okay, thank you." After the young man said this, he walked to the chair at the side.

It was quite early and not many people were here yet, so he opened the second page of the newspaper and read the article about the new shipping king carefully.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and said with emotion: "It's amazing. More than 20 -ton ships. Although many of them are second-hand, with our own shipyard, there is no big problem."

This article describes in detail Yang Wendong's layout and advantages in the shipping market, including various types of ships, the shipyard under construction in Kwai Chung, the maritime academy for training new personnel, a large number of his own business orders, etc.

The text is concise and clear, and anyone who can read it will get a general idea of ​​this new shipping company in Hong Kong.

"Maritime Academy?" The young man came to his senses after a moment, opened the newspaper again, and saw the description in a small box:

[Any male under 30 years old who knows common Chinese characters and basic English can sign up to develop swimming, marine weather knowledge, and ship-related knowledge;
Those with higher education can be trained to become senior technicians or managers on board, with salaries ranging from 500 to 1000, and subsidies are calculated separately. 】

"This salary is really not low." The young man was a little tempted.

His educational background is not low, and he works as an ordinary clerk in Central, earning around 300 yuan a month, which is naturally much better than many ordinary people. But he knows his own hardships. If he continues like this, he is afraid that he will never be able to buy a better house in Hong Kong in his lifetime.

But he couldn't do other jobs. Now it seems that this maritime academy is an option. After 3-6 months of study, he can go to sea for training and have a higher income.

It will definitely be much harder than it is now, but if the income can double or even triple or quadruple, it will be worth it.

"I'll go back and discuss this with my family tonight." The young man made up his mind. The same thing was happening at newsstands elsewhere.

Many people came to the newsstand to buy newspapers, and were immediately attracted by the three words "New Shipping King". As the newspapers were cheap, they bought them one after another.

After reading it, I noticed the word "youngest", but this is also a very good news.

"Mr. Yang is really amazing. He is so good at industry and real estate. Now he is also good at shipping. He can become a shipping tycoon."

"Yes, he is only in his 20s. He will definitely become one of the top wealthy families in Hong Kong in the future."

"Yes, he will probably reach the same status as Ho Tung."

"Sure."

"Oh, it would be great if I could marry him, even as his mistress."

"Don't be so conceited. Don't people want you to be a maid?"

"Hahahaha~~~~"

Inside the chairman's office of Jinshan Shipping in Admiralty, Hong Kong:
After reading the newspaper in his hand, Dong Haoyun said: "What a big deal, buying 24 ships at one time. The scale of Changxing Shipping will immediately expand three times."

"Yes, father." Dong Jiancheng said, "Recently, many of our Jinshan sailors and even captains have been poached by Changxing Shipping."

"Are there many people leaving?" Dong Haoyun frowned. Although a few people are not important, if too many people leave, the impact will be huge.

Dong Jiancheng replied, "It's not a small amount, but it won't have a big impact. Changxing Shipping should be poaching people from all over Hong Kong, and it has also been looking for British companies. I heard they are also looking for Taiwanese companies. I guess they don't want to offend any one company."

"It's impossible for him to care about this." Dong Haoyun smiled and said, "But it's okay this way. Not caring doesn't mean you have to offend people."

"Yes, and Yang Wendong also jointly established a maritime academy with Bao Yugang." Dong Jiancheng added: "This maritime academy is used..."

Dong Haoyun waved his hand and said, "No need to introduce, I know that Bao Yugang once approached me, but I didn't agree.

We can just recruit people, or train some new people internally. It is too troublesome to set up a college. Do we have to set up a university of navigation like other countries?"

If you just teach people how to operate a cargo ship, or how to operate a position inside a cargo ship, it would be very simple.

But he knew that Bao Yugang's goal was to train a large number of all-round navigation talents, which would be very energy-consuming.

"I think this is a really good idea." Dong Jiancheng said: "If it really works, Hong Kong will really not be short of talents in navigation."

"It's not that easy." Dong Haoyun paused and said, "Even if it really works, we can also poach people, just like Yang Wendong poached my people today? Right?"

"That's true." Dong Jiancheng was speechless.

Poaching is of course legal, and even if there is a special agreement, it is just a matter of compensation.

However, no matter how much you dig out talents cultivated by other colleges, you will never be able to compare with the number of talents that others can obtain from them on their own.
Dong Haoyun looked at the newspaper in his hand again and said, "Although Changxing Shipping has a total capacity of less than 50 tons, what the newspaper said is true. It is too young, about the same age as you, and it started from scratch to achieve today's scale.

If things continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before they surpass us.”

Dong Jiancheng thought for a moment and said, “Dad, although Yang Wendong is very successful in other fields, his entry into shipping is still absolutely dependent on banks. This time he was able to buy so many ships at one time because of HSBC.

There are many rumors that HSBC's credit department's Sanders will be the next chief executive, and his governing strategy is to befriend Chinese capital and is willing to invest in shipping. I think we can also take advantage of this opportunity to develop ourselves. "

"Well, yes, you are right." Dong Haoyun nodded and said, "Then I have to find a time to visit this Sanders.

I just happened to be going to Japan to order a few 5-10-ton tankers, and I also needed the bank’s support.”

Although the boss of HSBC has no money himself, he is indeed one of the controllers of Hong Kong's wealth. From an economic perspective, the only one that is not afraid of HSBC is probably Jardine Matheson.

Others, even He Dong before, had to show some courtesy.

Dong Jiancheng smiled and said, "Then I hope Daddy will be successful."

"The new shipping king, the sticky note king is so awesome!"

"Yeah, I remember saying that Mr. Yang was a real estate tycoon. How come he became a shipping tycoon?"

"This is called diversification. Look at Jardine Matheson, they have hundreds of businesses, but Mr. Yang only has a few."

"Can Mr. Yang be better than Jardine Matheson? Jardine Matheson's market value is close to 20 billion?"

“Just because we can’t compete now doesn’t mean we won’t be able to compete in the future. Look, Mr. Yang has only been in business for a few years, while Jardine Matheson has been around for over 100 years!”

"None of this is important. Look at this. The Maritime Academy launched by Mr. Yang is recruiting students. Even if you can only read a few words, you can still sign up. You can work as a cleaner on a ship and earn three or four hundred yuan a month."

"Really~"

Yang Wendong's name is once again in the news. Now, this name seems to have become an idol for many young people in Hong Kong. Basically, anything with his name on it is likely to become a hot seller.

It has also become a hot topic among many people in Hong Kong society.

Everyone admires and respects it, especially the Changxing Industrial factory, which provides job opportunities for so many people.

That evening:

In the Hong Kong China Building, Yang Wendong yawned and then watched TV.

It’s just that the programs on Rediffusion Television were too boring, so boring that it made him want to sleep.

"Are you sleepy? Would you like a cup of coffee?" Bai Yushan asked from the side.

"No need. I'll go to bed after the sales of Oriental Daily come out. I might not be able to sleep later if I drink now." Yang Wendong shook his head and said.

Today is the first day that Oriental Daily is listed, so as the boss, he is staying here, waiting for the final sales data.

Bai Yushan said with a smile: "It seems that you really value the media."

"Of course, although it doesn't make much money, it is very important." Yang Wendong said: "In addition, it can also help the development of other industries, especially real estate or supermarkets."

Although the Hong Kong market is not large, the real estate industry is indeed very strong. As for other service industries, if they can achieve a monopoly level, it would also be good;
More importantly, by gaining a small foundation in Hong Kong and the experience of operating this industry, we will have the opportunity to enter other markets in the future.

"Yeah." Bai Yushan nodded. Many people understood this truth, but it was very difficult to do well in the media industry.

"Knock, knock, knock~" At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Yang Wendong looked up and saw that it was Qin Zhiye, so he greeted him, "Come in."

After Qin Zhiye came in, he greeted them and said, "Mr. Yang, Ms. Bai, today's sales of the Oriental Daily have been released. A total of 2.6 copies have been sold."

"2.6 copies?" Yang Wendong asked in return, "I remember the highest-selling newspaper in Hong Kong was 4.3 copies, right?"

"Yes, that is also the highest record for the day." Qin Zhiye said with a smile: "This is a new newspaper. To reach 2.6 is already a very good result."

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