Chapter 910 0898 [Hong Kong Financial Group]

In the future, when talking about the richest man in Hong Kong, everyone will definitely say: Li Jiacheng.

Some people say that this is not the case. This is just the richest man who has been disclosed. The "wealth" of the old four families is truly invisible. Maybe the invisible richest man is among them.

At present, the mainstream academic school believes that the old four families are the Zhou Yongtai family, the Ho Tung family, the Li Peicai family and the Li Xizhen family.

Of course, there are also disputes in the academic community about the old four families. Some people think that they are the Ho Kaitong family, the Luo Wenjin family, the Gao Kening family, the Li Xizhen family or the Fu Laorong family.

But no matter how they are arranged, the Li Xizhen family ranks among the top. It can even be said that the Li family is the leader among the top ten old families in Hong Kong, especially in the real estate field. It is the first Chinese real estate tycoon in Hong Kong's history.

The Li family originally lived in the countryside of Kaiping, Guangdong. In the late 1850s, gold mines were discovered in San Francisco, America. Li Xizhen's father went to San Francisco to find a job in a tobacco company and brought Li Xizhen to the United States for education. This was the first development of the Li family.

After that, the Li family moved to Hong Kong, but the Li family's fortune in Hong Kong was not very glorious, and it was based on the opium trade.

At that time, there was an old saying, "Du Yuesheng in Shanghai, Li Xizhen in Hong Kong".

Everyone has heard of Du Yuesheng. At that time, the opium company run by Du Yuesheng had an annual profit of almost one-third of the income of the entire Republic of China government. Li Xizhen in Hong Kong can be said to be more ruthless than Du Yuesheng, and directly monopolized the opium business in Hong Kong.

Unlike Du Yuesheng, who spent money like water after he got rich, Li Xizhen continued to make money from his opium business while investing all his money in legitimate industries, including real estate and financial industries.

In addition to the opium business, Li Xizhen also involved in real estate investment and shipping. In 1923, his real estate company was successfully listed in Hong Kong.

It is said that Li Xizhen's most important investment was to buy a large piece of land in the east corner of Hong Kong for 3.85 million yuan in 1924. The land developed by Li Xizhen Real Estate Company afterwards all originated from this adventure.

At that time, Li Xizhen was the real boss of Hong Kong. He was the largest real estate businessman.

However, the good times did not last long. Li Xizhen had a dispute with others over the monopoly of Macau's opium trade and was assassinated in 1928.

Li Xiaowo, who took over, was Li Xizhen's third son. After graduation, he returned to China and served as a director of the British American Tobacco Company in Hong Kong and the chairman of the United Soda Factory.

Li Xiaowo knew the cause of his father's death, so he never got involved in the opium business in his life and tried to "whiten" all the inheritance left by his father.

However, what really made him famous was the establishment of Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (TVB) with his two younger brothers. Li Xiaowo served as the first chairman of the board of directors.

In addition to his own TVB, Li Xiaowo also has shares in Shanghai Commercial Bank, UnionPay Insurance, Xiangbao Finance, Hong Kong Semiconductor Company, Swire, Cathay Pacific, China Coal, and HSBC. In addition, Li Xiaowo also holds a considerable stake in Hutchison Whampoa. He is equivalent to Li Jiacheng's partner, and the Li family of Hutchison Whampoa also has a certain say.

In addition, it is said that almost all of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong belongs to the Li family, and the current Hong Kong-listed company Hysan Development is an asset of the Li family.

Back to the present——

Now that Li Xiaowo is old, the only one who can support the family business in the entire Li family is his second son, Li Zhaoheng.

Li Zhaoheng is 35 years old this year. He graduated from Columbia University in the United States and obtained a master's degree in business. In addition, he also invested in Wall Street in the United States. He is a veritable local financial tycoon. His investment methods are ruthless and his vision is even more sharp. He has made profits nine times out of ten investments. The failure was because the Americans temporarily modified the regulations.

After such a strong man returned to Hong Kong from Wall Street in the United States, he was ready to enter the real estate industry as soon as possible, and the place he chose happened to be Tsuen Wan where Du Yongxiao was going to build a Mitsubishi car production line!

Tsuen Wan has always been a famous wild land in Hong Kong. The land price is extremely low. Before, no one was optimistic about the development of Tsuen Wan area, thinking that it was the poorest place besides Yuen Long and Kwai Tsing.

But with the promulgation of the Hong Kong regional development route by the Governor's Office, Tsuen Wan area will build subways and other transportation hubs, which will suddenly revitalize this "dead land".

In an instant, this cheap land became a treasure pot.

Du Yongxiao had a sharp vision. He immediately used his connections to acquire 1,000 acres of land at the lowest price and planned to build a car production line here.

At the same time, Li Zhaoheng, who returned to Hong Kong, also targeted this place at the first time. If he built a high-end villa here, he would be able to make billions of profits!

Li Zhaoheng knew that he had been away from Hong Kong for a long time. If he wanted to snatch this piece of land from Du Yongxiao, he had to win over the wealthy tycoons here, so Li Jiacheng became his first partner.

Li Jiacheng was not a pushover. He had long been salivating over the piece of fat meat that Du Yongxiao had taken. Now that Li Zhaoheng had thrown an olive branch to him, he was of course happy to accept it. In his opinion, this time he and the Li family joined forces, and no matter how fierce Du Yongxiao was, he had to give in three steps.

"Hong Kong Li Family?" James listened to Li Jiacheng's words and nodded slightly: "In terms of strength, Li Family is indeed capable of competing with Du Yongxiao. If you, Boss Li, are added, the chances of winning will be even greater. However, as the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong and an Earl of the British Empire, Du Yongxiao is likely to use his power for personal gain. By then, no one will be able to compete with him."

James' meaning is very simple. In terms of wealth, Li Jia and Li Jiacheng can rival or even surpass Du Yongxiao in terms of wealth, but in terms of power, Du Yongxiao holds real power, which is scary.

"Power is a double-edged sword. It can kill the enemy or hurt yourself." Li Jiacheng picked up a grape from the fruit plate brought by the waiter and threw it into his mouth. He turned to look at James and said.

James also turned his face sideways and stared at Li Jiacheng: "What are you going to do? How can you make Du Yongxiao hurt himself with the sharp sword in his hand?"

"It's very simple. The one thing Du Yongxiao did wrong this time was to cooperate with the Japanese! Those people from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce are all patriots, and so am I! How can we Chinese invite wolves into our homes? Let the Japanese in Hong Kong Build a factory and establish a car company to earn our hard-earned money?" Li Jiacheng spat out the grape seeds and said firmly to James.

"Haha, I understand! The best thing in the world is to love business! Fame and fortune come with both, right?" Seeing Li Jiacheng's appearance, James grinned: "Okay then, now I'm waiting for you to perform What a show, let’s see how Du Yongxiao responds!”

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but add: "If we can really defeat Du Yongxiao this time, then Hong Kong's richest people will be completely reshuffled in the future! Li, you will replace him and become the real boss!"

"Don't say that, there is a Lee family in Hong Kong! That Lee Siu-heng is also a hero and should not be underestimated!" As Li Jiacheng spoke, he threw the fishhook far into the sea.

…

Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong,

Private mansion——

Li Zhaoheng straightened his collar in the mirror.

He has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows, a pair of shining eyes, and a tall figure full of masculine charm. He is like a mountain, solid and steady.

On the large Simmons soft bed behind Li Zhaoheng, the woman who was pressed under him last night stood up naked, her bare legs came over from behind, and her two white and tender arms covered Li Zhaoheng's neck. Huan Huan, with a lazy and coquettish tone in his voice: "Mr. Li, you got up so early, why don't you sleep a little longer, I still want to continue to accompany you!"

Lee Zhaoheng pushed the woman's hand away and said in a cold tone: "Please understand the situation. Your company with me last night was just a business deal. I paid for it and you paid for it. If you think you slept with me, you will do it in the future." You can be my woman, so your calculations are wrong, do you know why? Because there are a large number of women who are more beautiful and have better figures than you, waiting in line for me! "

"Why do you say that? It makes me so sad." The soft-looking woman slowly retreated to the bed with a hurt expression.

Lee Zhaoheng casually took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a bunch of banknotes without counting them and threw them to the woman: "Are you happy or sad now?" After saying that, he didn't even look at the woman and put his clothes in order. , pushed the door out of the bedroom, only the woman on the bed muttered a curse word, then rushed towards the stack of bills, counted them, and found that there were six thousand yuan.

"Wow, so generous, but it's a pity it's not Kaizi!" the woman muttered again.

Of course Lee Zhao-heng is not a "good guy", he only treats others as "good guys".

Outside, it was raining heavily and the sky was gloomy.

The subordinate parked Li Zhaoheng's Mercedes-Benz in front of the villa. Li Zhaoheng looked in the distance. A basketball court was being built in front of the villa area. Even though it was raining heavily, there were still workers working overtime on the construction.

Lee Siu-hyung raised his fingers and called his male secretary, Ah Sheng, and asked him, "What's going on there?"

"It seems like community basketball courts and public facilities are being built to allow young people here to have time to play basketball."

"Play basketball? Young people need to study more. What kind of basketball do you want to play? It disturbs my dreams! Go and discuss with the people over there. I want to buy this land! What are public facilities? Buy it and build it into a private garden for me. , I’ll have a party with someone when I have time.”

Asheng glanced at the basketball court that was about to be built and said, "That land belongs to a public area, so I'm afraid there may be some difficulties..."

"Difficulty? It means a lot of money! As you know, I, Lee Zhaoheng, have nothing but money!" After speaking, Lee Zhaoheng bent down and got into the car.

Ah Sheng hurriedly said: "Yes!" He got into the car and sat with him in the passenger seat.

In the heavy rain, the Mercedes-Benz slowly drove out of the villa area, followed by a Toyota Crown to protect him, and together they drove towards the Dawley family's large villa on the top of the mountain.

According to the Lee family rules, no matter what you do, you must go home on time for breakfast every morning.

This was a rule set by Li Xizhen when he was still alive, and the same is true for the current helmsman Li Xiaohe.

As Li Xiaohe's valued heir, Li Zhaoheng must abide by this rule to avoid being caught by other members of the family.

Lee Zhaoheng took the cigar from Ah Sheng and asked, "Has Mr. Li from Cheung Kong Industries responded to your letter?"

Ah Sheng handed the cigar lighter to Lee Siu-hang and said: "He said he was going to meet James, the guy from the Environment Department, and he must ask James to help delay the time. After all, the thousand acres of land in Tsuen Wan is a big deal, and whoever wins in the future will get it. Sure."

Lee Zhaoheng bit his cigar, blew out a puff of smoke, looked out the window at the pouring rain, and said: "That boss Li is an old fox. He can't fight Du Yongxiao alone. When he saw that I dared to fight with Du, he immediately You come here to get a bargain—but is it so easy to get a bargain? We are all businessmen. Your calculations are good, and mine are not weak either!"

Ah Sheng drove the car calmly and ignored Li Zhaoheng's words.

Lee Siu-heng continued: "Now, everyone is using each other. I use him to deal with James, and let James drag Du Yongxiao. He uses me to influence those people in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Association."

"Having said that, our Li family still has some strength in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Which of the earliest members was not promoted by my grandfather? Isn't the one with the surname Huo so powerful? If my father hadn't wanted to help the family clear their name, that Chinese Chamber of Commerce would have How can he have a share in the long position?"

Ah Sheng looked at Li Zhaoheng who was looking at him through the rearview mirror and said: "So Li Sheng, what should we do now?"

"How to do it?" Li Zhaoheng bit his cigar, took off the gold watch on his wrist and threw it aside. He loosened the cuffs of his shirt and said in a calm tone: "Of course we have to play the patriotic card! Then Du Yongxiao colluded with the Japanese in an attempt to annex The Tsuen Wan land is nominally for the construction of automobile production lines, but in fact it is betraying the country and seeking glory, and working in tandem with others——"

After speaking, Lee Siu-heng leaned comfortably on the car seat, "How can Du Yongxiao resist such a patriotic card? If he fights back, he is a big traitor! If he doesn't do anything, then just wait for me Swallow Tsuen Wan!”

The heavy rain outside has not subsided, and occasionally a few thunders fall.

The Mercedes-Benz soon arrived at the wealthy area of ​​Peak Road——

Seeing that the car was about to enter the villa, the Toyota Crown that had been following behind accelerated and passed the Mercedes-Benz and drove towards the back door of the villa. Asheng drove the Mercedes-Benz and stopped smoothly at the front door of the villa.

Two sturdy bodyguards in black got out of the Toyota, which had already been parked at the back door, and walked to the back door of the Mercedes-Benz holding umbrellas.

One helped Li Zhaoheng open the car door, and the other helped him hold the umbrella.

Lee Zhaoheng held a cigar in his mouth and raised his head to glance at the majestic Lee mansion in front of him.

He had grown up here, so he was supposed to be very affectionate, but he felt that this mansion was strange. It looked like a giant beast overlooking him in the heavy rain, and the iron door slowly opened, as if it was about to swallow him up at any time.

His confidant Ah Sheng looked at Li Zhaoheng standing in front of the door, silent, and said softly: "Li Sheng, it's time to go in! It's time for the family breakfast to start."

"Yeah!" Li Zhaoheng nodded and then walked inside.

The bodyguard helped hold an umbrella and followed closely. Although the raindrops fell on his shoulders and head, it could not fall even half a star on Li Zhaoheng.