Chapter 7 Cheung Kong Industries

  The three elders of the Zhong family looked at Zhong Shi together, and even Liu Lan, who was cleaning up the dishes, stopped and stared at her son with a strange look.

   "Why are you all looking at me?" Even though Zhong Shi had decades of life experience, he couldn't hold back the questioning gazes of these elders, he complained in a low voice.

   "Come, come, let's smoke a cigarette, let's talk in the room!"

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Liao Chengde knew that he had said the wrong thing. He had an idea, took out cigarettes from his arms, distributed them to the three men of Zhong's family one by one, and coaxed them back to the main room. I winked.

  Zhong Shi glared at him angrily, and followed him into the main room. Since he couldn't hide, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and face it.

  Liao Chengde has lived in Hong Kong for 20 years and has already integrated into the life there. Hong Kong is different from mainland China, and the customs left over from the old society are very strong.

  In the old society, there was a saying that there are three kinds of people who walk in the rivers and lakes. They are special and dangerous.

   One is monks, such as monks and priests, the second is women, and the more beautiful women are, the more dangerous they are, and the third is children. Therefore, with Liao Chengde's current wealth and status, he has no intention of underestimating a child like Zhong Shi.

   After everyone sat down, Liao Chengde thought for a long time, and then said cautiously:

"To tell you the truth, I'm running a small business in Hong Kong, so I won't go into details. Two days ago, I heard from someone under my command that a friend named Zhong Shi said that he had important matters to discuss, so I took the liberty to come here this time, please don't blame me!"

   "Hey old man, what did I say?"

  Before waiting for other people to react, Zhong Shi said eccentrically, of course he didn't want to admit the shocking things he said.

   "Little Shitou, shut up! How can you talk to the elders! It's so rude, how do I usually teach you?"

   Zhong Jianjun scolded Zhong Shi all the way, and finally slapped him on the head, but the slap was very light, obviously he was not really angry.

"Since it's not the government's business, then I, the old man, will go back first!" Although Zhong Shi's words were blunt, they could not be hidden from Zhong Fangzhuo's eyes. So I sat down for a while and said goodbye.

   "Dad, brother, we are all one family, what can't you say openly?" Seeing his father like this, Zhong Jianjun quickly got up to stop his father, and at the same time gave Zhong Shi a dissatisfied look. This time he was really angry.

   Seeing his father's stern eyes, Zhong Shi also panicked, so he could only tell the truth:

   "Grandpa, uncle, I am looking for this Mr. Liao, in fact, I want to do some business with him!"

   "Business? What business did you do at a young age?" Zhong Fangzhuo asked strangely. He has two grandsons and a granddaughter. The eldest grandson is competitive and has been admitted to the most famous university in China. The eldest granddaughter also has good grades in school. The teacher said that it is possible to be admitted to the high school in the county. Now there is only this little grandson, but You're still young, so you don't have to worry about anything now.

  The Zhong family is a scholarly family. For generations, they have been proud of reading and learning, and looked down on merchants from the root. When Zhong Fangzhuo heard Zhong Shi say this, he felt unhappy, and he didn't even notice the strange behavior of this little grandson.

  Zhong Jianguo was careful and found it strange. Why did this Mr. Liao come here without hesitation, and his attitude is still very humble? And judging from the attitude of the previous cadre, this Mr. Liao does not seem to be easily deceived.

   Seeing that the little grandson was silent, Zhong Fangzhuo stomped his feet angrily. He stood up tremblingly, and said in a stern tone:

   "You talk, you talk!"

   After finishing speaking, he walked away. The two brothers Zhong Jianguo and Zhong Jianjun saw him, and quickly followed him, whispering in his ear.

   "This... this..." Liao Chengde stared at the accident in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

"Liao Sheng, let's go for a walk!" Zhong Shi also felt helpless in his heart, but he also knew that it was impossible for his stubborn grandfather to accept the reality for a while, and he could only slowly accept the reality in the days to come. persuade.

  Liao Chengde followed behind Zhong Shi, greeted Liu Lan, left the yard, and started strolling around.

With Santana's departure, most of the onlookers dispersed, so there were not many people left around Zhong Shi's house. As Zhong Shi walked, he sweetly called "Uncle" and "Auntie", leaving Liao Chengde behind him nodded awkwardly.

   Waiting until there was no one around, Liao Chengde said:

   "Zhong Xiaoyou, I was skeptical at first, but when I saw it, I felt that what you said might be true. It seems that I really didn't make this trip in vain this time."

   "Nonsense, young master, of course I won't let you make this trip in vain. As long as you listen to me in the future, I guarantee that you will have a lot of money in the future." Zhong Shi said angrily.

  Liao Chengde had never seen someone talk to him like this, he was a little dazed, and stood there for a while, speechless.

   "What? Gang Can, don't you believe what I said? You should have heard of Cheung Kong in Hong Kong!" Seeing Liao Chengde's appearance, Zhong Shi thought he didn't believe him, and continued to speak in a mocking tone.

   "Cheung Kong? Li Ka-shing? How do you know?" Liao Chengde was taken aback when he heard the words, but he couldn't help laughing when he thought about it. At this time, Li Ka-shing was already well-known in Hong Kong Island, and it's not surprising that people in the mainland knew about it.

Li Ka-shing, born in Chaozhou, eastern Guangdong in 1928, fled to Hong Kong with his family in order to avoid the RB invasion for 40 years. From then on, he began a legendary life. He worked as a teahouse waiter, watch repairman, hardware factory salesman, and later founded his own plastic industry. The factory "Yangtze River Plastics" officially entered the real estate industry in 1958. In 1972, it became a well-known tycoon on Hong Kong Island. Acquired 22.4% of the equity of the old British-funded firm "Hutchison Whampoa" at a price of 620 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the first Chinese to acquire a British-funded firm.

In the 1980s, "Cheung Kong Enterprises" developed by leaps and bounds and became a leading company in Hong Kong's real estate industry. As a result, Li Ka-shing's wealth doubled and he sat on the throne of the richest Chinese. From then until Zhong Shi reincarnated, he was still a global Chinese richest man.

In 1984, Huaying signed the "Joint Declaration" on Hong Kong. The two parties agreed to return Hong Kong from the British to the Chinese government in 1997. With the clear political prospects and the recovery of Hong Kong's economy, the real estate industry entered a 10-year period. During the prosperous period of 2010, during the great period of development of this industry, "Cheung Kong Enterprises" under Li Ka-shing became the biggest winner.

"Cheung Kong Enterprises" was listed in Hong Kong on November 1, 1972. It took advantage of the great bull market to raise a large amount of funds and invested them in the real estate industry. HK$7.877 billion, becoming the second largest real estate company after Hongkong Land.

Although it is already 1984, Zhong Shi knows in his heart that the development of "Cheung Kong Industries" has just begun. "The stock price will soar sharply.

   Zhong Shi's first pot of gold was aimed at "Cheung Kong Enterprises".

   "Nonsense, of course I know Li Ka-shing, he is a Chinese...a big shot!" Zhong Shi spoke quickly and almost named the richest man in the Chinese.

  Although Li Ka-shing was already a well-known tycoon on Hong Kong Island at that time, he was still a bit behind some old-fashioned rich men. Compared with the Bao family and the Huo family, Li Ka-shing could only be regarded as a rising star.

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   So what should I do? " Liao Chengde is a businessman, after hearing Zhong Shi's words, he blurted out the question.

   "Hey, naturally, I will buy the shares of Changjiang Industrial with all my strength, and then wait for the money!" Zhong Shi said boldly, not afraid that he would cross the river and tear down the bridge.

   "Aren't you afraid that after I hear this, I will turn around and leave instead of cooperating with you?" Liao Chengde asked strangely. He listened to Zhong Shi's words, and he didn't take it seriously. Although Cheung Kong has a strong momentum, due to the frequent issuance of new shares, the stock price has been hovering between 5 and 6 Hong Kong dollars.

   "Hey, I'm scared to death, but if you miss me, I think you will regret it in the future!" Zhong Shi chuckled, but he started to explain Liao Chengde.

"There is also the Dingyao porcelain bowl, which is estimated to be worth 1 million Hong Kong dollars. You can help me exchange all of it into the shares of 'Cheung Kong Industry'. You must remember that I definitely do not only make money by stocks. In the future, you will have a lot of money." Opportunity to make money!"

  Liao Chengde listened to Zhong Shi's words, his face changed from sunny to cloudy, obviously he couldn't make up his mind.

  Liao Chengde naturally knows about stocks, but stock trading is risky, far less profitable than reselling cultural relics. However, he also has concerns. With the development of the mainland's economy and the government's control over the smuggling of cultural relics, his food is getting worse and worse.

  He invested in industries between two provinces and one city, also for future considerations.

   "What? Haven't decided yet?" Seeing that Liao Chengde hadn't spoken for a long time, Zhong Shi couldn't help turning his mouth away, with a sneer on his face.

  This Mr. Liao obviously smuggled to Hong Kong before, and he would not be able to speak Mandarin so fluently in private. This kind of person has made some achievements outside, and he is keen to return to his hometown and show off. This Mr. Liao is even more hateful, and he actually started a business of smuggling cultural relics, which is even more disgusting.

   If someone had to choose, Zhong Shi would not choose him as his agent, it depends on how he chooses now!

  Liao Chengde looked at the child who claimed to be eight years old in front of him again. It felt like a dream. He gritted his teeth and finally said:

   "I believe you for the time being, and I will invest part of the money in 'Cheung Kong Enterprises'. If the 20 times the return you said cannot be achieved, then our cooperative relationship will come to an end."

"You will not be disappointed. Let's limit it to three years. Then you will be proud of today's decision. Let's sign an agreement now. When you come next time, bring a formal entrustment contract!" Zhong Shi also breathed a sigh of relief. It is very difficult to contact people from Hong Kong and Taiwan these days. Now that he has finally found one, he doesn't want to spend his energy to find another one.

   "What, you still have to sign a contract? You can't trust me?" Liao Chengde groaned strangely, and couldn't believe what he heard. Is this child really eight years old?

  (end of this chapter)