Reborn Tycoon Rise

In April 1982, a big event happened in Xiangjiang. Shipping king Dong Haoyun passed away!

Since the ranking of global shipping kings in 1977, Bao Yugang ranked first and Dong Haoyun seventh. This made him very unhappy and wanted to fight for the first place!

So he desperately expanded and ordered a super tanker from Japan with a carrying capacity of 565,000 tons. This number is unprecedented and unprecedented. No one will break this record until 2020.

At the same time, he also acquired the Fornevis Group, the second largest shipping company in the UK, for 150 million pounds, and purchased a large number of second-hand freighters at a relatively cheap price from Bao Yugang, who intended to abandon the ship and land.

The scale has been expanding and the liabilities have been increasing. In April this year, in order to celebrate the launch of his 150th oil tanker "Charter", Dong Haoyun specially invited the prince and princess of Monaco to first arrive in Xiangjiang and then go to Wanwan together. His princess Will personally name the "Charter Number".

But since the person invited was the prince of Monaco, no matter how small Monaco is, it is still a sovereign country. The prince's visit to Hong Kong naturally attracted the attention of the Hong Kong government and the mainland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is nothing in itself, but the "Charter" of the shipping king this time was ordered from the Wanwan Shipyard. The shipping industry has been in a downturn in recent years, and only a few shipping tycoons who intend to go against the market are still trying their best to provide services at this time. Shipyards place orders, and Dong Haoyun is the largest among them.

An order for a large ship can create employment for thousands or even tens of thousands of people throughout the entire industry chain. One of the main heavy industries of the Gulf Government is shipbuilding. It is natural that Dong Haoyun attaches great importance to it. It just so happens that this giant ship is the 150th ship owned by Orient Overseas. In order to show sincerity to the ship, the Bayan government sent a large number of dignitaries to attend the launching ceremony.

Now, the Hong Kong government and the mainland government have started preliminary negotiations on the 97 deadline, and Dong Haoyun has a close relationship with the Bay Area government, so the Hong Kong government has issued an order not to allow Dong Haoyun to be picked up at the airport.

Dong Haoyun had prepared everything, but was told that he was not allowed to attend the pick-up ceremony. He became so angry that he suffered a heart attack and eventually died in Sanatorium \u0026 Hospital.

“The launching ceremony turned into a funeral” was the headline news in various media during this period.

The death of a generation of shipping kings is also a big event in Hong Kong. Businessmen from all walks of life in Hong Kong and Hong Kong government officials were invited to attend the funeral.

Ironically, although Dong Haoyun's death was due to his own physical problems, the direct cause was an administrative order from the Hong Kong government. However, the Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, the Chief Secretary and other high-level officials came to the scene. MacLehose even came to the scene in person. Participated in Fu Ling.

"Xu Sheng, long time no see." After chatting with a group of old friends, Bao Yugang came to Xu Zhi and smiled.

Xu Zhi also replied: "It seems that Bao Sheng has rarely been in Xiangjiang recently."

"Recently, the company has done a lot of business overseas. We often travel to Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, and the United States. We are very busy. But I didn't expect that this old director left suddenly as soon as he said he would leave." Bao Yugang shook his head and sighed, Although he is the world's largest shipping king, he made his fortune later than the Dong family. Strictly speaking, Dong Haoyun is still his predecessor.

Thirty years ago, when Bao Yugang was just an unknown person, Dong Haoyun was already prosperous in the shipping industry. Bao Yugang even visited in person to learn from the experience of his predecessors.

It was the exchange with Dong Haoyun that made Bao Yugang officially make up his mind to enter the shipping industry with all his strength.

"No one knows which one will come first, the accident or tomorrow," Xu Zhi said with a smile.

"Accidents and tomorrow!" Bao Yugang tasted it carefully twice and said with a smile: "This sentence is quite good, but it's a pity that we people always have too much to let go. The enterprises that we have worked so hard to create always have Too much worry!"

"Of course." Xu Zhi nodded and smiled. There are so many billionaires in the world, but except for some rich second generations and some founders who cashed out at high prices, no one would let go of their own business. This is not for money, because for For many super-rich people, money is just a number.

For example, Steve Jobs in the Return of the King in 1997. At that time, he created Next Studio and was also a major shareholder of Disney. He was worth billions of dollars, but he still returned to Apple to fight for this company in which he had almost no shares. It's an obsession that even people can't understand.

In Eastern culture, this idea is even stronger. In later generations, the heads of the four major families in Xiangjiang only decentralized their power and retired when they were in their eighties or nineties and could no longer walk.

Xu Zhi continued: "Bao Sheng, although Dong Sheng's death was an accident, the fundamental reason was that his body was not very healthy. Bao Sheng must also pay attention to this aspect."

"Thank you Xu Sheng for your concern. I check my body every year." Bao Yugang chuckled softly: "In the past two years, I have been working hard to reduce the company's debt ratio. Whether it is Longfeng International or Wharf, it has reached the point so far. to a relatively safe position.

Moreover, the old director cares too much about his own business. I have no plans to significantly expand the size of the company. However, Xu Sheng has made a series of big moves during this period, which is dizzying! "

"It's just a normal business layout. In fact, it's just the acquisition of some small companies." Xu Zhi said with a smile. Although the recent acquisition of Bank of East Asia, the privatization of Watsons, and the acquisition of Kowloon Bus have dizzying many Hong Kong people, these companies The scale is not large, and the funds involved are actually not much.

"You two, what are you talking about?" Huo Yingdong also came over and asked with a smile.

"Huo Sheng, long time no see." Bao Yugang and Xu Zhi greeted respectively.

Huo Yingdong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Xu Sheng, I really should have listened to you back then. Investing in other places in the mainland is really hard to explain!"

"Is it because of the White Swan Hotel?" Xu Zhi asked tentatively. Huo Yingdong originally intended to invest in a five-star hotel in Guangdong City, and he also wanted to get Xu Zhi to invest, but Xu Zhi did not agree. He knew this period of history. The White Swan Hotel project can be said to be a wave of 90 fold.

At this moment, the mainland does not have a large number of Western-style decoration materials to build five-star hotels. There is not even a water plug for a simple bathtub. All materials must be imported.

Except for Shenhai City, which has undergone reform and opening up, the procedures for importing items in other places are very cumbersome. One item needs to go to more than a dozen departments, and hotels need to import tens of thousands of materials.

In the end, it was Huo Yingdong who used his connections in Tianting to settle the matter.

"Yes, but now the hotel is almost reaching its ceiling, and it is finally coming to an end." Huo Yingdong said with a smile: "The hotel will hold an opening ceremony in a few months. If you are interested, you can come and join in the fun."

"No problem." Xu Zhi agreed with a smile, but he knew that he would not be able to open the business in a few months because due to national defense requirements, the mainland military planned to build an anti-aircraft anti-aircraft gun on the tallest building in Guangdong Province. This incident made Huo Yingdong miserable again. It took a lot of effort to get a big boss in the military to agree to cancel the plan.

Huo Yingdong sighed: "When I returned to Xiangjiang this time, I originally wanted to invite everyone to attend the opening ceremony of the White Swan Hotel. Unexpectedly, I encountered the bad news about Old Dong just after I came back."

In the business world of Xiangjiang, Huo Yingdong and Dong Haoyun belong to the same era, a little earlier than Bao Yugang. As for the five most prosperous real estate tigers now, they are even younger.

Bao Yugang lamented: "There is nothing you can do when you get old. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy longevity."

Huo Yingdong didn't say anything more. He looked at MacLehose and his group in the distance, and then said, "I heard that MacLehose is about to retire and will hold a banquet at the Government House. You two should also have received the invitation." Alright?"

"Yes, next Wednesday, in the evening." Xu Zhi nodded and said. MacLehose has served as the governor of Hong Kong for two terms. The span of time has broken the record of more than 100 years, and he is not young anymore. The British There are already plans to transfer him back and send a new governor.

Huo Yingdong said: "Although this banquet is to see off MacLehose, I think you two should also know the real purpose."

"Don't worry Huo Sheng, we are just going to the banquet." Xu Zhi said with a smile.