Chapter 25 025 [Travel to Japan]
"Woo--"
The siren sounded at the Wanchai pier. There were more than a dozen cargo ships moored on the sea, and two or three cruise ships were sailing on the sea, honking and billowing white smoke.
The Bentley sedan that Shi Zhijian took was parked at the Wanchai pier.
As a dock worker, Hong Yihai's "Double Flower Red Stick" Lou Daoxiong was leading a group of brothers to load and unload goods at the dock. When he saw the Bentley, he couldn't help but glance at it enviously, guessing that it was some big boss from Hong Kong who came to inspect the dock.
As Shi Zhijian's good brother, Si Qiang was mixed among a large group of dock workers, and couldn't help but glance at the luxury car, thinking that if he could ride in such a thing in his life, it would be worth his death.
Under the watchful eyes of Da Daxiong, Shaqiang and others, the door of the Bentley opened, and Shi Zhijian walked down slowly.
"Damn it!" Da Daoxiong almost dropped his jaw in shock!
Silly Qiang's eyes widened even more, and he pointed at Shi Zhijian in disbelief, "Ah, ah..." After a long time, the word "Jian" didn't come out.
The scene of Shi Zhijian getting out of the luxury car left countless wharves begging for life dumbfounded.
Shaqiang couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to go up to say hello to Shi Zhijian, but was stopped by a clever and loud Xiong, "I know Brother Jian is your good brother, but now that he got off the car, he must have made an appointment with someone." I have something to do! You and I should avoid it!"
Stupid is not stupid, once he heard that this made sense, he quickly held back his temper and watched what Shi Zhijian was doing at the pier.
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Shi Zhijian got off the car and looked into the distance. Not far in front of him was the large cargo ship "Lion" owned by the Xu Group.
The president of the Xu Group, Lafayette Xu is one of the best "shipping tycoons" in Xiangjiang.
In the early 1960s, Lafayette Xu purchased 12 old victory ships from the United States at a total price of 1 million US dollars. According to the exchange rate at that time, the average equivalent of each ship was only about 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, which was extremely cheap compared to the cost of new ships costing millions of dollars.
It is precisely because of this expansion of the fleet that the development of the Xu Group in shipping has become more and more vigorous, and this "Lion" is one of the best. It shuttles inside and outside the Xiangjiang River and helps the Xu family earn a lot of money.
At this time, more than a dozen crew members of the "Lion" made final preparations before sailing, counted the cargo, checked the cables, climbed on the mast like monkeys, and looked into the distance.
Shi Zhijian walked over, and the person who greeted him was not Xu Shixun, the third young master of the Xu family, but a middle-aged man wearing a Tang shirt, a pocket watch on his chest, and two mustaches.
Ah Xiang explained that the third young master had something to do today and couldn't come to see him off in person. He also introduced that this was Zeng Wenju, the steward of the "Lion" cargo ship, who was in charge.
Zeng Wenju looked proud, saw Shi Zhijian squinting at him impatiently, then took out the gilt pocket watch hanging on his chest, looked at the time, closed the pocket watch with a snap, and yelled at Shi Zhijian: "I don't care who you are!" My friend, the boat is about to leave, so hurry up!"
Shi Zhijian was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the other party's attitude to be so bad, thinking that he and he had just met, and there was nothing wrong with him.
Axiang next to him explained in a low voice: "Zeng Wenju is not only the steward of this ship, but also the uncle of the young master."
Xu Shijian, the young master of the Xu family, a talented student who returned from studying abroad at Cambridge University, took over the family business three years ago, and was in charge of shipping, one of the two major businesses of the Xu family.
As Lafayette Xu is getting older, Xu Shijian has become more and more powerful in the Xu Group. As his brother-in-law, Zeng Wenju is inevitably arrogant and domineering, and looks down on everyone no matter what.
Of course, this is only a superficial reason. From Shi Zhijian's point of view, Zeng Wenju's actions were nothing more than showing off his power. Who made himself a friend of the three young masters.
I don't know how many times Shi Zhijian has seen the court battles of wealthy families, no matter how close his brothers are, they will become ruthless when their interests are involved.
"Sorry, Mr. Zeng, I'm late, sorry!" Shi Zhijian admitted his mistake very politely.
Zeng Wenju waved his hand impatiently: "Get on the boat first! What's the use of talking so much!"
Shi Zhijian seemed to have experienced the arrogance of this "Uncle Zeng Guo", smiled, and was about to turn around and say goodbye to Ah Xiang, asking him to help tell the third young master and thank him for himself, when there was a sound of a car, and a silver car A gray Rolls-Royce sedan drove by.
In the 1960s, the streets of Hong Kong were generally run by old-fashioned British-style Ford cars, such as Inspector Lei Luo's "555" car, which is a typical representative.
Most of the "upstarts" who are one level higher than Lei Luo ride a slightly more stable retro German Beetle. The higher level is Bentley, BMW, Daimler Benz and so on.
As a British colony, countless Hong Kong tycoons have always followed the British in terms of luxury, especially as the British royal family changed their exclusive car from "Dayham" to "Rolls-Royce", those Hong Kong tycoons who followed the wind also followed suit. Rolls-Royce is so popular that almost everyone has a Rolls-Royce. If there is no Rolls-Royce to save face in public, it is embarrassing to say that you are a rich person in Hong Kong.
As soon as Zeng Wenju saw the silver Rolls-Royce, he changed his coldness and impatience towards Shi Zhijian just now, and greeted Shi Zhijian with a smile, and said, "Master, why are you here?"
A driver in professional clothes got off the Rolls-Royce with white gloves on, and quickly helped to open the back door. An imposing man got out of the car. He was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, and his appearance was slightly similar to that of Xu Sanshao. , it's just that there is no wildness like Xu Sanshao in his eyes, but a calm atmosphere instead.
"The Lion is about to leave, I'm here to see you, Uncle!"
"What are you looking at, I'm fine!" Zeng Wenju said that he didn't need to look, but his eyes looked at other people complacently. The meaning was very clear. Did you see that even the young master came to visit me.
When the other crew members of the Lion saw the person coming, they all bowed and said hello to each other in unison: "Hi, young master!"
Xu Shijian nodded, then looked at Shi Zhijian.
Shi Zhijian smiled politely at him.
Zeng Wenju hurriedly whispered a few words in Xu Shijian's ear, Xu Shijian's eyes lit up, and then he went to Shi Zhijian and stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Shi, I heard that you are a friend of the third brother!"
Shi Zhijian shook hands with him, neither humble nor overbearing: "I have known the third young master not long ago, this time I asked him to help with something, please forgive me if it disturbs me!"
Xu Shijian smiled slightly: "Young master Shi is too polite. My third brother has always been unrestrained, and most of the friends he knows are also friends in the wine shop. He rarely takes the initiative to help others, let alone ask me for help!"
Shi Zhijian understood that Xu Sanshao had asked his eldest brother Xu Shijian for help this time, so he allowed himself to board this freighter.
Obviously, the relationship between Xu Sanshao and his good brother is not very good, in order to avoid bumping into each other, he couldn't refuse to come.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye will know that Xu Shixun's car is a Bentley, but this young master's car is a Rolls Royce, which is obviously a few grades higher.
This also demonstrates the status of the two in the Xu family. It is clear at a glance who is higher and who is lower.
Xu Shijian briefly talked to Shi Zhijian, and then stopped talking. In his eyes, Shi Zhijian was not qualified to be valued by him.
Shi Zhijian would not flatter and sycophant like Zeng Wenju, take the initiative to hug this unfamiliar thigh, turn his head and explain a few words to Ah Xiang, and then boarded the "Lion" freighter.
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On the pier, Da Daxiong, Sha Qiang and others had a panoramic view of what happened just now.
Shi Zhijian had "intimate contact" with Manager Zeng, and "talked endlessly" with the young master of the Xu Group. What kind of face is this?
Once again, Lou Daoxiong confirmed Shi Zhijian's "unshakable" background status, and said in his heart that soon this pier will be up for bidding, "He Liansheng" Hu Xuyong is staring at the pier, whether Hong Yihai and his brothers can hold the pier If there is a bowl of rice to eat, it depends on whether this Mr. Shi can help Hong Yihai!
Da Dae-hung used to be a little unsure, but now, he is full of confidence in Shi Zhijian.
"Well, this is good news, you must go back and tell Master Ding!"
As for Silly Qiang, he didn't understand where Shi Zhijian was going by boat, but it was very risky, so be careful on the road!
Not long after, the freighter blew its whistle, and the Lion sailed slowly against the sun shining on the sea!
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The Lion sails on the sea.
Living at sea is very depressing, unlike traveling around the world on a cruise ship, there are no casinos, no dance halls, and no carnival parties around the clock. The most common entertainment for everyone is chatting, spanking, and playing cards.
Shi Zhijian is a very casual person. Soon after boarding the ship, he got along with many crew members, whether it was the captain, the first mate, or the head chef, and even the handyman, Shi Zhijian was able to chat for a while.
In Shi Zhijian's eyes, everyone has his own value, whether he is a high-ranking official or a beggar, the only problem is whether he can be used by me.
Shi Zhijian's demeanor is elegant and refined, no matter how you look at it, he seems to be from a famous family, especially his speech and behavior, which makes people feel like a spring breeze, so many people like to get close to him.
Whenever eating or resting, under the leadership of the captain and others, the big guys gather together to listen to "Mr. Shi" tell stories.
Shi Zhijian's conversation is good, he casually found some passages in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" in his previous life, and immediately made everyone listen with gusto.
In addition to telling some intriguing ghost stories, Shi Zhijian also likes to talk about women's topics that men like all over the world.
Of course, Shi Zhijian is an old fritter, and he understands what is called "meat and vegetable combination", so after telling some explicit jokes, he will instill some "chicken soup for the soul" from his previous life, so his behavior will not only not look vulgar On the contrary, he seemed to be well-informed, so that everyone, including the captain and first mate, thought that Mr. Shi was very good.
Shi Zhijian's popularity is in stark contrast to Zeng Wenju's dislike.
Relying on the backing of relatives like Xu Shijian, Zeng Wenju has always been domineering on the ship, yelling at anyone who dislikes him, even the ship and the first officer don't give face, so everyone dislikes him very much, it's just because of face, they usually talk to him He said a few words.
Now that Shi Zhijian became the center of the ship, everyone surrounded him, and Zeng Wenju was shunned to the side. This kind of cold treatment made Zeng Wenju extremely unhappy.
He is also a human being, and he also likes to chat with people in the vast sea, and find someone to relieve loneliness. Loneliness is the most terrible disease.
At first, Zeng Wenju disdained Shi Zhijian's street stories, but slowly he moved closer.
After listening to it two or three times, I squeezed from the outer "public area" to the "VIP seat" closer to Shi Zhijian.
When Shi Zhijian told jokes, everyone laughed, but he didn't laugh, and went to the toilet to "cluck and giggle" when no one was around, laughing like an old hen laying eggs.
In this way, in "Love and Hate", which Zeng Wenju was in charge of, Shi Zhijian boarded the cargo ship "Lion" and arrived at RB's largest seaport terminal - Yokohama Port!