Chapter 256: The Dock is Completed and Plastic Bags Come Out

Chapter 256: The Dock is Completed and Plastic Bags Come Out

Chapter 256: The Dock is Completed and Plastic Bags Come Out

"It's not military training, but it's also physical training." Bao Yugang explained: "To be a seaman, you need not only to understand the relevant knowledge of the ocean, but also good physical fitness;
There will be swimming training and vertigo training later. Only after passing these can you start formally learning how to be a seaman. "

"So they haven't started school yet?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Bao Yugang said: "Yes, but normal people can pass these trainings, unless they are those who can't endure hardships. It's better for such people to be eliminated early. Otherwise, if they can't endure hardships when they become seafarers in the future, it will be a waste of everyone's time."

"Bao Sheng is really thoughtful." Yang Wendong praised.

"Haha, Mr. Yang, you're too kind. Anyone with a little maritime experience can think of this." Bao Yugang added, "It was Mr. Yang's newspaper publicity that allowed our college to recruit so many students in such a short time.

First of all, congratulations to Mr. Yang on his career. It has taken another step forward. Being able to run a newspaper will be helpful to many businesses."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled.

At this time, a man about 50 years old came over and said, "Mr. Bao, Mr. Yang."

Bao Yugang introduced, "Mr. Yang, this is Dean Yin from our Maritime Academy. He was also the captain I once trusted the most. However, due to health reasons, he can no longer sail, so I asked him to teach."

"Hello, President Yin." Yang Wendong also said politely.

Dean Yin said, "Mr. Yang, this is your first time here. Can I introduce you?"

"Okay." Yang Wendong naturally agreed.

Afterwards, Dean Yin took a few people on a tour of the college, where there were two teaching buildings, a dormitory building, a giant swimming pool and a small library.

Dean Yin added: "Mr. Yang, this is just a place for students to learn theory. To practice, you still have to go on board. By then, many students will still have to go to your dock and learn from the captain."

"Sure, just discuss it with the people over there." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "How long will it take for the students to graduate?"

Dean Yin replied: "If you are an ordinary crew member, you can go to the ship for internship after 2-3 months of study. Maintenance personnel need to go to the shipyard for internship for a period of time before going to sea;
If a person with a high level of education wants to be trained as a sailing talent, it will take half a year to a year.”

"It doesn't take long." Yang Wendong nodded.

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "In two months, I have learned a lot of knowledge. The normal seafarer training now is basically some shipping companies selecting people with good health and directly going on board. They can only learn some simple work.

For us, learning more in advance is the best way to train talents. Teaching knowledge systematically is better than letting newcomers learn on their own. Two months can be equivalent to two years. "

"Yes, I understand. Generally, old masters are not willing to train newcomers." Yang Wendong also understood this.

For high-paying positions like seafarers, everyone has a sense of self-protection. Everyone understands that if they teach their apprentices a lot, the master will starve to death. As long as there are few people who can do it, they can maintain their high income.

However, this is obviously not in the interests of Hong Kong's shipping capitalists. Only more talents can drive the development of Hong Kong's shipping industry, and only Pao Yu-kong has such foresight.

Bao Yugang said: "Yes, in fact, this is a problem that exists in many industries. Mr. Yang has many industries and needs to consider this issue. Otherwise, if you want to expand, talent will become a constraint."

"It's not that easy." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "Sailing is easier. One can learn it quickly. Even if one is not so good at it, one can still do odd jobs on the ship. This has direct economic benefits.
My business is mainly industrial, which is much more complicated and involves too many disciplines, so it is impossible to popularize it systematically. "

Bao Yugang nodded: "That's true. We can only rely on normal universities. With Mr. Yang's status and position, he can actually call on the Hong Kong government to make greater educational investments in this area."

"I have this plan." Yang Wendong said, "I will first sponsor some poor people with excellent academic performance to go to school with scholarships, and then they can join my company after graduation, which is similar to the operation mode of this Maritime Academy."

"This is a good method, but it takes a little time," said Bao Yugang.

Yang Wendong added: "Yes, but there is a faster way. We will also set up a special training class within our company to let those who usually perform well learn professional knowledge. With practice, it will be useful in the short term."

Changxing Industrial started teaching its earliest employees to read and write at a very early stage, which could be considered as an initial training class.

As the company expanded and its benefits became better, the people it recruited were basically literate and some even had a high level of education. The training class was also retained as a department dedicated to cultivating deeper knowledge.

For example, data statistics, equipment maintenance, quality analysis, technical design and development, and even driving are considered skills.

This is also the norm for any large company, which has long-term training plans for internal employees. Otherwise, the company's development will be affected. This is the basic principle of mutual benefit.

Bao Yugang praised, "What a good method! No wonder Changxing Group has grown so big."

"Haha, Bao Sheng will achieve great success in the future." Yang Wendong asked again: "Bao Sheng, what do you think about the investment we mentioned earlier?"

Bao Yugang paused and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yang, Global Shipping is ready to accept HSBC's investment, so it's not easy to introduce other shareholders."

"That's good news." Yang Wendong didn't care too much and said, "With HSBC's investment, Global Shipping will surely develop rapidly."

Although I want to invest in Pao Yu-kang's Global Shipping, it is still not as good as Wal-Mart. It would be great if I could invest in it, but if I can't, that's okay too. It's the same if I have the money to invest in shipping myself.

In the original history, it is said that HSBC acquired a stake in World Wide Shipping, which then received comprehensive financing support. Coupled with Pao Yu-kong's efforts, it made him the world's shipping king more than a decade later.

In this regard, Yang Wendong is definitely no match for HSBC. The other bank can lend a large amount of depositors' funds, but he cannot do that.

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "HSBC is optimistic about the shipping market. Mr. Yang, your scale is larger than mine. You can actually consider letting HSBC take a stake. This way, the funding problem will not be a big problem."

"It may not work." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "HSBC probably chose you because of your long-term rental strategy and your own ability. My side is still different."

Although his company is a little larger, it is completely supported by funds. Although HSBC has lent him money, it is because of the huge profits of Changxing Industrial.

In HSBC's eyes, its expansion behavior has probably already been judged as a high-risk user, and banks seeking stability are unlikely to invest in it.

In fact, if he had not known about the future Middle East crisis and that there would be basically no major problems with shipping in the next 20 years, he would not have invested so aggressively.

"That's right." Bao Yugang didn't say anything else. Every company has a different business strategy, and he wouldn't persuade others to follow his example. He then said, "Perhaps one day my Global Shipping will be listed in Hong Kong. At that time, I can introduce Mr. Yang's investment." "Okay, that's no problem." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Mr. Bao, although I can't invest, we can still cooperate more in the future."

Competitors do not mean mortal enemies. Even if Bao Yugang surpasses him in shipping one day, he will not care. Instead, he will only admire him.

There are so many industries that you want to enter. If you regard your competitors as enemies, that would be really low and boring. You should compete fairly and even if you lose, you have to lose with grace.

There are many wealthy people in Hong Kong, but not many have good character and can leave behind good stories in their previous lives. Pao Yu-kong is one of them.

Regardless of whether he did it intentionally for fame, a gentleman is judged by his actions rather than his heart. If Yue Buqun pretended to be a gentleman all his life, he would still be a gentleman.

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "Okay, Mr. Yang is straightforward. There is a small restaurant nearby. The food is good. How about we go there for a meal?"

"Okay." Yang Wendong didn't care about these. He also often went to the stalls to eat delicious food.

After arriving at a nearby restaurant and ordering a few signature dishes, Bao Yugang said, "Mr. Yang, according to our previous agreement, we will distribute the students in this college equally, right?"

"Yes, what's the problem?" Yang Wendong asked.

Bao Yugang smiled and said, “No problem, I just thought that you could get more students in this term or in the next few terms;
You just bought so many cargo ships, and many second-hand cargo ships should be sold soon, and you are short of people at this time."

"Okay, thank you very much, I won't be polite." Yang Wendong was also very straightforward. Since others gave him face, he had no reason to be pretentious.

Bao Yugang added: "I will mainly buy new ships in the future, so the cycle will be slower; when I am short of people in the future, I will ask for more."

"Sure." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It seems that with HSBC's investment, Bao Sheng can do whatever he wants."

"Yes." Bao Yugang nodded, "But there are gains and losses. In the future, I have to consult HSBC for any investment. I originally wanted to buy a 5-ton second-hand tanker, but Sanders was very opposed to it. He asked me to buy a new one."

"The risk of oil tankers is too high. It is better to buy new ships. I also support HSBC in this regard," said Yang Wendong.

He will also buy an oil tanker in the future. This type of ship has the highest profit, but the risk is also high. Once an oil leak occurs, he can lose everything.

Therefore, buying a new ship is the safest option. At least within the warranty period, if there is a problem, the shipyard can be held responsible.
"Yeah." Bao Yugang said, "Maybe I'm too greedy. That second-hand ship is cheaper."

"No matter how cheap it is, we can't take this risk. It's not worth it for us." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Bao Yugang agreed, "Yes, now that our business is established, there is really no need to take the same risks as when we first started our business. Anyway, if we continue to develop like this, we will definitely become one of the top Chinese families in Hong Kong."

"Family?" Yang Wendong suddenly thought of something, but still didn't say much.

With Bao Yugang's cleverness, it is impossible that he did not consider the future of his family. Since he does not want to, it is not appropriate for outsiders to interfere.

After lunch, Bao Yugang and Yang Wendong went to the nearby dock again.

At this moment, the place is bustling with people and a large number of mechanical equipment are running.

Bao Yugang asked, "Mr. Yang, the dock seems to be almost ready. When can it be officially started?"

Yang Wendong replied: "It will be ready in April. My people are already working overtime."

"It's really fast." Bao Yugang nodded, and looking at the two sides of the dock, he asked, "Construction is also underway on both sides of the dock. Is Mr. Yang planning to build two more docks?"

"Not for the time being." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "The main thing is the construction of this dock. The biggest time investment is the foundation and land reclamation, so I will first build the foundation next to it, and then build the dock later, which will be much faster."

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "Mr. Yang has great confidence in the future of Hong Kong shipping."

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have invested in shipping." Yang Wendong added: "Maybe in the future, I will build a fourth or fifth one."

The coastal land that could have been used to build five docks was purchased because that was all the land the Hong Kong government was selling.

Because official land must have an investment purpose, it is impossible to sell it to you and then you don’t build it. Therefore, even if there is a certain relationship, you can only get more surrounding land, but you can’t buy half of Kwai Chung Bay.

However, there are other ways to make up for it. Changxing Real Estate has also directly purchased a lot of old land near Kwai Chung, which can be used for real estate investment or warehouse construction in the future.

"That's great." Bao Yugang said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, don't forget the discount I gave you."

"No problem, just bring your ships to me and I'll give you the biggest discount." Yang Wendong agreed.

In the future, for a ship king of tens of millions of tons, the maintenance business alone is estimated to be very amazing. However, by that time, Bao Yugang will most likely build his own shipyard.

This is also human nature, and Yang Wendong would do the same.

"Okay." Bao Yugang didn't care.

After watching for a while, the two said goodbye to each other and went back home.

The next morning, Yang Wendong arrived at Changxing Building as usual.

Before I could even sit down, I saw Wei Zetao and Liu Huayu appear at the door together. Wei Zetao was holding a large cardboard box in his hand.

"Come in." Yang Wendong asked curiously, "Why are you two here together?"

One is in charge of industry and the other is in charge of supermarkets. Although there are some business dealings between them, they are basically negligible.

Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, Taiwan has made polyethylene film, and we have made the first batch of plastic bags here."

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