Legend of Xiangjiang Tycoon

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It took 7 years from the purchase of the land to the completion of the project, and it was completed in 1972. The 20-storey hotel is one of the famous buildings in downtown Kowloon.

Later, with the support of the bank, the Xialilila family wholly owned the Holiday Inn Sin Chew Gardens, Connecticut, USA and LePevillon Hotel Montreal, Canada, owned 30% of the equity of the Holiday Inn Penang, and 10% of the Holiday Inn Hong Kong Seaview. % equity.

Harry became the world-famous hotel prince.

The hotel industry is the pillar industry of the Shalilila family. In addition, the family also owns real estate securities investment, import and export trade, tourism, catering, magazines, clothing, etc.

Harry is in charge of the hotel business, and the other businesses are held by the brothers.

The huge property of the Xialilila Group is the result of the joint efforts of family members. In terms of credit, Harry is of course the number one hero.

Harry often said something like this: "In our whole family, everyone has endured hardships, and everyone has done their best. I don't want the outside world to always judge meritorious deeds. The six brothers of us just have different roles, just like the six pillars of the Tower Pavilion. One must."

The head of the family, Harry, once swore to his mother that as long as he was alive, the six brothers would never be separated. Just like when they first came to Hong Kong, the whole family lived together, sharing happiness and suffering together.

Suffering has long been a history. The original dwelling of 10 people squeezed together has long since been demolished and a new building built.

Built in Kowloon Tong, the private residence of the Sharilila family covers an area of ​​more than 30,000 square feet. The architectural style combines the Indian Taj Mahal and the Molisher style, and is composed of arches and semicircular patterns.

The private residence was built in the 1960s at a cost of seven million Hong Kong dollars, and was worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars at the time.

Another rich man in India, Methani Meghni, spent HK$4 million on his private residence in Jardine's Lookout, which is a bit smaller in scale and luxury.

At that time, someone asked Harry if he intended to compete with Meghanie for wealth. Harry said: "We never thought about it this way. Our house is big because of the large number of family members."

When Harry said this, there were more than 30 family members.

Hong Kong people often only admire the appearance of this garden house, and it is difficult to see its true face. Huang Wenxiang, a well-known journalist in Hong Kong, had the honor to visit this luxurious building, and the excerpts are as follows:

"In March 1970, the reporter had a special interview with George Shalilila. When he guided the tour of this gorgeous private residence in the style of Molixie, the reporter felt like grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden. Walking into this huge and luxurious private residence, it seemed like Being in another world. Forty bedrooms, thirty-nine bathrooms, gymnasium, steam bath, garden, swimming pool, rooftop garden, and a kitchen with an area of ​​600 square feet make visitors feel Surprised. There are thirty-five servants in this house, and the annual salary of the servants is a little more than the annual salary of the Governor of Hong Kong at that time."

"At each end of the square corridor of this huge house, there are various units. Every brother of Xialilila lives in one unit with his wife and children. In the middle of each living unit, there are guest rooms. Except for the large living room and dining room downstairs In addition, each unit has its own small living room, small dining room and kitchenette, where breakfast and snacks are prepared."

"The tiles in the thirty-nine bathrooms have different patterns and patterns. Most of the strangely shaped tiles were purchased from Italy, and a small part were shipped from India and other countries."

"In the giant house, there is a swimming pool in the garden, a playground on the roof, and toy-shaped stone chairs. It is a good place for children and adults to swim, play and rest in the hot summer."

"Few household furniture are covered with deerskin. But the furniture in the women's dressing room in this private mansion is all covered with deerskins of different patterns. If George Sharila did not explain it, the reporter would not know the indoor installation So precious."

As of 1983, the Xialilila family has built another luxurious mansion in Kowloon Tong. The mansion has 20 bedrooms and has a similar architectural style.

The two private residences are not far apart, and complement each other, which is particularly eye-catching.

The new house is inhabited by part of the second and third generations. At present, the Shalilila family has more than 50 members, excluding married female members.

The Xialilila family is also characterized by "living together and sharing wealth". But their cohabitation and cohabitation are very different from the cohabitation and cohabitation of Zhang Zhushan's family.

The property of Zhang Zhushan's family is at least twice that of this family. When the Zhang family started their business, they were diligent and frugal. After they became prosperous, they were still stingy and simple, no different from ordinary people.

The meaning of the Zhang family's accumulation of wealth seems to be in the accumulation itself. Luxury is always an unfamiliar word to this wealthy family.

The Xialilila family can not only endure hardships, but also enjoy them. As Harry promised his mother, they will share the blessings and the hardships.

The family lives in the same house and is relatively independent. The family did not set any rules and regulations, but enjoyed full freedom in accordance with Indian customs.

At this time, at the Xialila family mansion in Kowloon Tong, the six Xialila brothers gathered together.

This is also the custom of the Xialilila family. Every Saturday, the family will have a family dinner, and then they will talk about their respective careers.

Of course, there are more family members nowadays. The members of the first generation of the Xialila family are old, and the new generation members are responsible for all aspects of the family business. However, the meetings of the Xialila family are still decided by six people.

At this time, it was George Xia Lila, who was in charge of the clothing company, speaking.

Although the Xialila family encountered difficulties in transforming the hotel industry with all their efforts, the clothing store of the Xialila family was reduced to one.

But after the family overcame the difficulties, the Xialila family's clothing store reopened.

Today, the Xialilila family has more than 50 clothing stores in Hong Kong, with more than 1,300 workers. The clothing stores are all over East Asia and Southeast Asia.

With previous orders for military uniforms from the British Army and the US Army, clothing stores are blooming everywhere.

George Sharila is the head of the Xialila family clothing industry.

"The price of Xiangjiang textile raw materials has been rising recently, and the trend is very abnormal. After I sent someone to investigate, I found that it was the ghost of the Xiangjiang Textile Association."

"They are now attacking the Kirin Garment Group, trying to force the Kirin Garment Group to bow its head." George Xialila said.

"Good job. The Qilin Garment Group has been competing with us and compressing our market. If it weren't for the business of British and American military uniforms, we would have suffered a lot."

"Now someone cleans them up, I think it's good!"

Jack Xialila, the third son of the Xialilila family, said.

"The third brother is right, we don't need to do anything, just sit on the spot and watch the fire from the other side, and let them fight to the death!" Franz Xialila said.

The few people who were working nodded in agreement, and then looked at Hari Shalila, who was sitting on the main seat, because he was the person in charge and the decision maker of the entire Xialila family. Single-handedly created.

Hali Xia Lila said slowly: "George, how many textile materials do we have?"

"Brother, because we have always had the habit of hoarding raw materials, there are still textile raw materials worth 50 million Hong Kong dollars in the warehouse." George Xialila said.

"Leave 20 million Hong Kong dollars of textile raw materials, and send the other 30 million Hong Kong dollars of textile raw materials to Qilin Garment Group, and sell them at the original price." Hali Xialila said.

"Why, brother, this is a good chance for us to defeat Qilin Clothing Company, and it's not because of us."

"Even if we are worried about Li Zhiwen, then we can just do it without doing anything." George Xialila said.

"Stupid, there is no such thing as neutrality in business wars, either a friend or an enemy."

"Those guys from the Textile Association really can't shake a big tree. It's ridiculous. If Li Zhiwen takes it seriously, he can run over them with a random finger. Since we know the result, why sit on the sidelines and watch the fire."

"If you make a move now, you can still get Li Zhiwen's friendship." Harry Xialilila said.

"What if Li Zhiwen doesn't care, what if Li Zhiwen loses." George Xialila said still reluctantly.

"It doesn't matter if you lose. The clothing company is not worth mentioning in Li Zhiwen's business system. It doesn't matter if you lose it." Hari Xialila said.

"Yes, brother, I'll send the textile raw materials right away!" Although George Sharila was unwilling, Hari Sharila made a promise in the family, and no one else dared to refute it.

"Jack, in addition, you call New Delhi and ask them to help purchase textile raw materials." Hari Shalila said.

"Understood, brother!" Jack Xialila said.

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Who in Hong Kong does not know about Chow Tai Fook Jewelery? Strolling in the busy downtown areas of Central, Causeway Bay, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok, Nathan Road, etc., you can see the jewel-like decorations of Chow Tai Fook Jewelery everywhere.

It was dark, and the pavement was golden and dazzling.

Hong Kong is the largest consumer of diamonds in the world, and Chow Tai Fook accounts for 1/3 of the import processing volume.

The main bank of Chow Tai Fook Pearl also derived two listed companies. In 1995, the market value of the listed companies of the group reached 68.4 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The originator of Chow Tai Fook jewelry line is Zhou Zhiyuan, and the hero is his son-in-law Zheng Yutong. In recent years, Zheng Yutong's family has been ranked among the top ten richest people in Hong Kong.

A penniless little apprentice in the past is now incomparably rich. People are all concerned about the history of Zheng's fortune. People would naturally say that Mrs. Zheng was blessed by Chow Tai Fook and became the son-in-law of Zhou's family.

In ancient China, there was a custom of finger pulp for marriage, and this custom has been carried down to modern times and is still quite popular.

In the winter of 1924, at Xiguan silk and satin shop in Yangcheng, the wives of two clerks were happy almost at the same time.

One guy is Zhou Zhiyuan and the other is Zheng Jingye. The two are friends in need, like brothers and sisters.

When the two went to the tea shop after closing one day, their joy was beyond words.

Zhou Zhiyuan said: "Our two wives are happy at the same time. It is good luck that God has given us. If we have a son and a daughter in the future, how about our married family?" Zheng Jingyi immediately agreed.

On August 26, 1925, Zheng Jingzhi's wife in Shunde's hometown gave birth to a son. After hearing the news, Zheng Jingzhi rushed back to Shunde and named his son Yutong. Soon, Zhou Zhiyuan's wife gave birth to a daughter, Zhou Cuiying.

Around 1928, Zhou Zhiyuan, who was a little older, said to Zheng Jingzhi: "Being a buddy will never make a head. Let's make a living separately."

Zhou Zhiyuan and his cousin Zhou Fangpu went to Lisboa to open a gold shop. Zhou Zhiyuan's gold shop was called Chow Tai Fook, and Zhou Fangpu's gold shop was called Zhou Shengsheng. The shopping mall is dangerous, and relatives live together in the same place to make a living, so it is good for each other to take care of each other.

Zheng Jingzhi went back to his hometown in Shunde to develop, and opened a small grocery shop. Shunde is not far from Lisboa, and the two families often communicate.

In contrast, Zheng Jingzhi's business is not as good as Zhou Zhiyuan's, so he can maintain his family's food and clothing. Zheng Jingyi pinned his hope of prosperity on his son. Zheng Yutong studied at home until he graduated from elementary school.

In 1940, Japan occupied half of China. Many places in Yangcheng were ruled by the Japanese and puppet. Shunde has not fallen for the time being, but people are panicked.

The recognized safe place at that time was Hong Kong and Macau ruled by the British and Portuguese.

Zheng Jingyi went to Lisboa, and Zhou Zhiyuan promised to let his future son-in-law come to his shop.

Zheng Jingyi sent his son to Lisboa. He was worried that his son would regard himself as a son-in-law and not think about making progress, so he deliberately said: "Zhou Zhiyuan is the big boss now, so he may not recognize me as an outdated (outdated) old friend. When you come to Zhou's house, you must Work diligently, if you are lazy, the Zhou family will kick you out of the house."

Zheng Jingyi did not move his family to Lisboa. The population of Lisboa has skyrocketed, and the rent has skyrocketed. Lisboa is not a refuge for the poor.

Fifteen-year-old Zheng Yutong entered the Chow Tai Fook Gold Shop as an apprentice. In order to make his future son-in-law a good tool, Zhou Zhiyuan never mentioned the marriage between his fingers, nor did he give any preferential treatment to his best friend's son. Don't be forced, you can't go on the way - this is an effective way for traditional belts.

Zheng Yutong started from doing chores: sweeping the floor, plastering, making tea, washing toilets, and boiling water. Zheng Yutong is very honest and meticulous, not daring to be lazy.

When he finished his work, he took the initiative to help other guys take care of the business, and carefully observed the ways of doing business.

Soon, Zhou Zhiyuan dismissed Zheng Yutong as a handyman and let him sit at the counter to solicit business.

Being promoted, Zheng Yutong couldn't help but work harder, and came to the gold shop early every day to clean the shop.

Zhou Zhiyuan was secretly happy, but he didn't show it, for fear that Zheng Yutong would get carried away. Unexpectedly, Zheng Yutong suddenly slacked off, and came to work almost at the same time as the shopkeeper every three days.

Although there is no delay in the market opening time~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but there are unwritten rules in the store, the boys have to consciously arrive first.

It turned out that at the top of Nanwan, there was a gold shop run by a native of Yangcheng, and the market opened slightly earlier every day. The clerk of Chow Tai Fook Gold Shop lives in a low house in Taishan.

Every day at work, Zheng Yutong would go around to the gold shop in Nanwan to see the jewelry styles and business in the shop. I am fascinated at first glance, so I am often late.

Zhou Zhiyuan exclaimed in his heart: "Good eyesight!" Zhou Zhiyuan admired the goods and manners of this gold shop, because they are all in the same industry, and they are very taboo and vigilant with each other. ", just passing by the door and taking a quick look.

People from the Yangcheng Gold Shop may still not recognize this young guy from Chow Tai Fook. In those days, there were more customers than customers, and the gold shop owners would let the customers have a "sightseeing addiction" at will.

Zhou Zhiyuan said: "You like watching, from now on, go to watch for an hour every day, and pay attention to it clearly."

Zheng Yutong looked at the boss in surprise, Zhou Zhiyuan said, "If I tell you to watch it, go and watch it."

Zheng Yutong understood it, and went to see gold shops every day in the future, not only this one opened by a person from Yangcheng, but also some gold shops with mediocre performance will be "upset" and put out new and ingenious styles.