"Captain Liu, you must have been to the north many times, right?" Li Gaofu took the initiative to chat.

Captain Liu is a Cantonese captain. When he heard this, he said boldly: "Boss Li has rented the right ship this time. I started traveling north ten years ago and there are many people from Shandong Province on our ship!"

Hong Kong's Lu police are quite famous.

Seeing how generous the captain was, Li Gaofu continued to chat.

At Datong Restaurant, Lin Zhichao invited Chen Zexi to dinner, and both of them were in high spirits.

For Chen Zexi, it is also beneficial to make friends with Lin Zhichao, and he will have a deep network;

For Lin Zhichao, although Chen Zexi is just a small ship owner, he is still an entry-level teacher.

"Sheng Chen, I have a rather presumptuous question, that is, what are the global prices for freight charges?" Lin Zhichao poured a full bottle of wine for Chen Zexi and asked humbly.

Chen Zexi opened up his chatterbox and spoke out everything without Lin Zhichao asking him one by one.

"Lin Sheng, this charge actually depends on many factors. The newness of the ship and the oldness of the ship also affect the market. Of course, most shipowners in Hong Kong pick up second-hand ships and now go to Japan. The cargo is charged by ton. It also depends on the price.

Depending on the cargo, the price per ton is around US$10.”

"This time I received the order from Boss Li, and it was based on three voyages. It was about US$28 per ton of cargo, and it is expected to cost US$30,000."

After hearing this, Lin Zhichao immediately said: "So, you can earn back a second-hand boat in just a year?"

A trip of 30,000 U.S. dollars, and eight trips a year is equivalent to 240,000 U.S. dollars. Excluding maintenance fees, labor costs, port fees, etc., if you earn 150,000 U.S. dollars a year, it will be enough to cover 80% of the ship price.

But Chen Zexi said with a smile: "How can such a good thing happen! The maintenance cost of an old ship is huge, and maintenance is a waste of time; even the port inspection stipulates that it should be inspected once a year, which takes half a month and insurance premiums.

.However, according to the current market situation, you can definitely earn back an old boat in two years, or even in one and a half years. If you encounter a 'good market', you will make a lot of money."

One thing he didn't mention was that because this route is more risky, the charges are higher.

Lin Zhichao is very familiar with "the market is good"!

If the market is really good, Lin Zhichao estimates that he can earn back a new ship in two years, and it will be a new ship with 80% loan (an extra interest payment).

For example, "The Peninsula War led to a shipping shortage in the Far East," "Egypt closed the Suez River in 1956," and "The Third Middle East War in 1967." These were all booming profits for shipping, and they lasted for several years.

From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, shipping was slightly depressed, but it was not really a cold winter.

To sum up, in the nearly forty years after World War II, shipping was still good.

When they met for the first time, Lin Zhichao didn't ask too many detailed questions. He only asked a few layman's questions so as not to arouse Chen Zexi's dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, Chen Zexi seemed to be very happy to talk, and sometimes took the initiative to pour out some information, fearing that Lin Zhichao would underestimate him. After all, he could pretend to be in front of such a big boss, and his heart was satisfied.

A week later, the ship of Li Gaofu and others had already approached Weihaiwei. For the sake of safety, Li Gaofu decided to use a small boat to go to Shidao to confirm the transaction details. It would not waste much time anyway.

Li Gaofu and Huang Tinggui made an appointment and took a small boat to Shidao with a staff member.

"Comrade, I am a trader from Hong Kong. I heard that you have started trading here, so I came to ask!" As soon as he landed, Li Gaofu was caught by the soldiers and explained quickly.

The soldier looked at the sea and said, "Where is your big ship? Why is it just a small boat?"

He is very vigilant, has a serious tone, and has a faint murderous look on his face. He is obviously a hero.

Fortunately, at this time, a man who looked like a cadre came to a few people and asked: "What's going on?"

"Director Wang, these two said they were businessmen from Hong Kong, but they arrived in Hong Kong in a small boat."

Director Wang immediately understood the situation. These Hong Kong businessmen did not trust them, so they parked the ship on the sea and sent people to contact them first. Once they had problems, the ship would sail back to Hong Kong, and no one would dare to trade anymore.

"This is our guest! Please invite both of you to our office for a meeting."

You must know that Li Gaofu and others were the first wave of merchants to trade in Shidao. If they could not provide satisfactory trading methods, other traders in Hong Kong might give up.

With the economy blocked by the United States and the Republic of China, it is obvious that doing so will delay major events.

In fact, Li Gaofu also knew this, so he also seized this point and took the initiative in negotiations.

Businessmen are all profit-seeking, and the risk of this trip is much higher than that of the general industry. Naturally, the price cannot be low, otherwise who will risk being bombarded by G warships to trade in the JF area.

Risk and profit are directly proportional!
Chapter completed!