Li Jiacheng's Road To Success

It took 58 years to establish Li Jiacheng's Kingdom today.

Li Jiacheng, the latest Hongkong capital magazine, chose Hongkong as the top ten most powerful financial figures in the country. Now Li Jiacheng has a fortune of about HK $60 billion, and its business kingdom is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Today, he still insists on getting up at 5:45 every morning, listening to 6 o'clock news reports, playing golf with him, and then returning to his office to start a day's work.

Walking to the seventieth year of life, Li Jiacheng outlined the way to success. "Because I am diligent, I am frugal and perseverance. I am willing to learn and build good relationships. In a few words, he described how he had gone through the difficulties of the past.

Whenever faced with adversity, Li Jiacheng would ask, "do you have enough ability to deal with it?"

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Teenager: "I want to learn."

In 1938, Li Jiacheng went to junior high school. In order to escape from the war, he left his hometown Chaozhou to make a living in Hongkong after a year.

When father was a teacher in his hometown, Li Jiacheng liked to read books since he was young. He came to Hongkong. He insisted on working part-time. "People learn, I learn."

When Li Jiacheng was 13 years old, his father was admitted to hospital with lung disease. He immediately looked around the books to find a cure, but he was disappointed at last. One day before his death, dad asked, "what do you want to tell me?" Li Jiacheng was very confident and comforted his father, saying, "our family will live very well." Every time I mention my father, Li Jiacheng is full of tears and sobs.

After that, Li Jiacheng worked as a salesman while studying and working to earn money to support his family.

On the day of salesmen, Li Jiacheng worked 16 to 20 hours a day without giving up fighting because of the war in Hongkong. At 9 a.m., he went to other areas to find new customers before going to work. After drinking afternoon tea, he went on working. In the evening, he went to the factory to inspect the "merchandiser". He worked hard and diligently, and he began to have his own familiar customers.

Once the boss calculated the annual turnover bonus, Li Jiacheng ranked first, and the bonus rose second times 7 times. "I am very proud of myself. I am very proud of myself. People keep thinking about the status quo, and they always think of climbing up, so when I do business, I remind myself that if I continue to have a proud heart, sooner or later, I will definitely run into a wall."

Venture: "do not abandon small rivers......" It can become the Yangtze River.

In 1952, Li Jiacheng opened the plastics factory, named the Yangtze River. "Do not abandon small rivers and rivers confluence before they become the Yangtze River. We must constantly absorb new knowledge, pay attention to the world economic and political situation, and even run a little before the society.

In 50s, Hongkong's industry was just starting up, and there were a large number of cheap laborers running small businesses. The most important thing is to bear hardships and stand hard work. "The hardest part is to do poor business." When starting a business, there is insufficient capital, sales and design, and everything should be done by hand.

One day, Li Jiacheng read a foreign magazine. He noticed that a machine that made plastic bottles could produce better products that fit the market in Hongkong.

Unfortunately, there was no such machine in Hongkong at the time, and the price was expensive if ordered abroad. So Li Jiacheng constantly studied and made machines. "* this machine made me earn at least tens of thousands of dollars in the shortest time." Until now, Li Jiacheng has been reading books and magazines. With good articles, subordinates must be translated into Chinese so that they can read.

The way to do business is to be vigilant in peace and danger and to understand social dynamics. "No thing is going to last forever. In the same way, no industry will go on well."

In running the plastics business, Li Jiacheng has invested in real estate and invested mainly in Arts crafts emporium. He ended the plastics business in 70s before Hongkong's industrial decline. "When I make money, I conclude the factory, and the compensation is enough, and the workers are happy."

Business: "I will think: is there enough strength from A to B?" and again, "do you have the strength to draw back?"

Investing in real estate, Li Jiacheng used funds to be conservative and conservative, never borrowing from banks. "Business is like rowing, and I will think: is there enough strength from A to B?" and again, "do you have the strength to draw back?"

In 1967, Hongkong's society was unstable and investors lost confidence, but Li Jiacheng had another explanation. "China will not turn Hongkong into a mess. It will do no good to her. Hongkong will not finish."

People abandon and take. Li Jiacheng bought the site where other developers began to piling and give up at a low price. In 70s, the population increased from 600 thousand to about 4000000, and the demand for buildings increased significantly. "I earn a lot of money, but not an astronomical figure."

In 1972, Cheung Kong Industrial Listing.

One day, after his business meeting, his secretary, Hong Xiaolian, now director of Cheung Kong, said: "we must make the best Chinese real estate companies in the future." Li Jiacheng said: "we must be able to compete with the real estate companies (the most powerful British real estate developer in Hongkong)."

In the middle of 70s, Chang Shi defeated the land and cast the site of the subway company in the central post office. Nevertheless, when asked Li Jiacheng what he was most proud of for many years, he said he did not beat the land, but "I have many partners and I still have dealings." For example, the land of the subway company is because the subway company needs cash. You should first think about the interests of the other side: why should we cooperate with you? You have to convince him and cooperate with yourself to make money. "

Because of this blow, Hong Xiaolian later recalled the original words of Li Jiacheng, and found that his dream could come true.

Subordinates: "you have to let them like you first."

Hong Xiaolian was Li Jiacheng's secretary at that time. She said, "if my boss was not Mr. Lee, I would not have been who I am today."

When Secretary, there was no entertainment, Hong Xiaolian spent lunch time reading newspaper entertainment edition. Li Jiacheng just passed by and said, "it's no good looking at these things." She thought at the time, "whatever happens to you. I'm wasting my time. " After careful reflection, she felt that she had no reason to start her studies. After that, she encouraged her subordinates to further education.

Li Jiacheng has a way of management. "Managing a big company, you can't do everything yourself, first of all, let employees have a sense of belonging, so that they can work at ease, then you must make them like you first."

The bigger the business development, the more we need to understand the way of using people and have a unique eye. Li Jiacheng's "Hui" is out of a "heart".

A chauffeur driver told an interview with Li Jiacheng: "we really like our boss. He is very kind to us. He knew that the company's investment in the provident fund was outside. In the face of the financial turmoil, many losses were lost. The boss filled the number and did not let the employee's provident fund be damaged.

In 70s, Li Jiacheng noticed that British companies had many excellent assets to help him develop their businesses outside real estate, so he began to plan a series of acquisitions.

In early 80s, Li Jiacheng bought and Huang with a more favorable stock price. He made HSBC's confidence with a long-term investment plan, laying the foundation for future port business.

For the rapid development of port business, Li Jiacheng radio supervisor, who is responsible for the rapid development of port business, has the following understanding: "there is already a port business with Huang, so Li Jiacheng said that in 1983, the six pier was developed with one hundred million or two hundred million, and that it had already been 4 billion for the No. seven container terminal. If you think about it, he can save a lot of money and have a lot of strength..." Now the world's largest throughput is Hongkong international container terminal company.

Confidence: "listed companies must not move, but they must do well."

Business development will inevitably encounter storms. In 80s, the situation was uncertain. Many people speculate that the real estate company will move out of Hongkong. Li Jiacheng said: "when I was speaking the most intense, I said," if you want to move the book, you can ask if there is any way to remove chairman Li Jiacheng. If you can't help it, please don't move the book again. After that, no one dares to speak again.

"At that time, my decision was that the listed companies must not move, but they must do well, otherwise the company's future will be limited. Although we did not do well at that time.

To this day, Chang has not moved overseas. Li Jiacheng took action and huge capital as a means of action. China and Hong Kong Inject confidence.

Apart from the question of confidence, he still worries. "We have a shadow, that is, we are afraid that our two Kwai Chung container terminals will be too large. Although the government did not say that you did too much, but you felt it, then you had to strive for the best return and way out for the shareholders, so you had to develop outwardly.

Is this Li Jiacheng's development? Overseas business Motivation?

The development of overseas port business with Huang has started from Britain to Europe, Germany and the Americas. There are 3 ports in the UK today, one of which is the largest port container terminal in the UK and 80 berths in the world.

When it comes to Huang's overseas business, we have to mention Heskey oil company. In 80s, the Middle East countries and the United States were divided, and the supply of oil was tight. Li Jiacheng thought at the time: "Canada has oil and its political environment is quite stable. If we invest in Canadian oil, we already have a big customer: the United States." So he bought Heskey, who had suffered losses, for many years, he started to lose money and lose money.

In the mid 1998 performance report of Huang and Huang, in the 7 businesses, only telecommunications, infrastructure and energy had a profit growth, and energy business profits accounted for 430 million, accounting for 6% of profits. Heskey's retail network and market share increased by 10%, and it is expected to grow throughout the year.

Meeting: "when you raise difficulties, please ask for solutions."

And Huang former senior Ma Shimin said, Li Jiacheng's success lies in knowing how to grasp the opportunity, taking advantage of low absorption, and second, make quick decisions, and conclude transactions in the most favorable circumstances.

Li Jiacheng made a quick decision, and the meeting was fast and vigorous. "I have a very fast meeting, 45 minutes. In fact, we need to do homework. When you raise difficulties, please ask for solutions, and tell me which solution is best.

He also said a simile: "I am commander in chief of the miscellaneous army. Can I get a machine gun with that machine gunner? Can I be better than that gunner? Commander in chief knows command."

When two sons Li Zeju and Richard Lee were in high school, Li Jiacheng had brought them back to the company for a meeting. "To take them to a company meeting is not to teach them to do business, but to teach him:" business is not a simple matter. It takes a lot of effort and many meetings to get things done. "

Godson: "how difficult is it for you to pull up the tree that comes out of the sand?"

Li Jiacheng has been training Li Zeju and Richard Lee two brothers.

When Li Zeju was young, Li Jiacheng took him to the newspaper stall to see a little girl selling newspapers and doing homework. He wanted him to know the world beyond him.

Once, Li Jiacheng went abroad to see his son at university. On that day, it was raining. He saw a young man carrying his big backpack, walking on his bicycle, and moving right and left between the vehicles. Li Jiacheng thought, "so dangerous." Look at it more clearly. It turned out that it was Richard Lee, the son.

At first, the two brothers went abroad to study. Li Jiacheng did not plan to buy a car, but only bought two bicycles for them. Since he saw the danger, he gave up the way of honing his son.

With the successor of the enterprise Kingdom, Li Jiacheng began to deploy his retirement life and lay down some of his responsibilities to make his own dream come true.

The rule of money is: "when you earn money, when you have the opportunity, you need to use money to make money."

Li Jiacheng said, "in 1957 and 58, I made a lot of money. That year, I was very happy." A year later, happiness was lost. He thought, "if there is money, can life be very happy?"

Thinking about it, he finally figured it out. "When you earn money, when you have a chance, you need to spend money to make money."

Jumped out of the trap of money, Li Jiacheng will understand the truth to teach his son Li Zeju and Richard Lee. The seedlings in the greenhouse could not grow sturdily. He took them to see the hardships outside, took them by tram, took the bus, ran to the roadside newspaper stalls, and watched the little girl's hard learning attitude while selling newspapers and reviewing her lessons.

Every Sunday, the two brothers of Li Zeju and Richard Lee must go swimming with their father. Then they will work together to perform a "good play". "They must listen to me. I explained them to classical Chinese with books, and then asked them questions. I do not think they should be able to understand today, but those are the most valuable experiences and tenet of Chinese people.

As a man is doing business, Li Jiacheng has his own principles. "Some businesses, how much money do I earn, I don't earn... Some businesses already know that they are harmful to people, and even if society allows them to do so, I will not do them. In the red dust, we can find a place to settle our conscience, and our body and mind are more comfortable.

The father in his son's eyes: "he knows what matters most in life."

At Li's house, at the dinner time, the two sons sat beside Li Jiacheng, and you often said a lot of joy in saying everything I said, but Wang Fuxin, the big wife sitting opposite, kept silent and concentrated on eating.

No matter how heavy the work is, every Monday, their family will have a meal in deep water bay or grandma's home. Usually a family of four, four dishes and a soup, eat lightly.

In the eyes of everyone, Li Jiacheng is a successful entrepreneur who knows how to make money. In the two sons' hearts, Li Jiacheng had another kind of spiritual pursuit. Child Zai Kai said: "I think I am very lucky, may be other people can not think of, our life is so simple, not that simple is called very good, but simple is very happy."

Li Zeju said, "Dad is a person who knows how to spend money. He knows what matters most in life. If he can help unfortunate people in his whole life in education and medical treatment, he will feel richer.

Money can not plug mental gap. To fill the missing corner, we must find the source of the missing. During the war, Li Jiacheng not only lost his chance to go to school, but also his father's life. At the age of seven or eight, Li Jiacheng saw his father still meticulously changing the volume in the evening. He thought, "... Teachers pay a lot, but they get very little. "

One Saturday afternoon, he walked happily to his father and said to him, "English is not very difficult to learn. I'll read it to you." Listen, Dad reveals a sad feeling. Recalling the sadness of the past, Li Jiacheng's eyes were dripping with tears. He said, "he knows I like reading very much, but the conditions are not allowed at that time."

Therefore, education and medical treatment became Li Jiacheng's dream to practice in the future. He never let go of every opportunity to contribute to the motherland, especially witnessing people living in poverty. "... During the cultural revolution, the state became so... I want to donate money to Shantou to do medical work. I just want to benefit the nation and the country, but I can't do it at last. "

The opportunity to contribute to the motherland has finally come. In 1978, when China's economic reform and opening up, Li Jiacheng was invited to attend the National Day ceremony. When he enjoyed the fireworks, he was excited and excited. He thought, "what can I do for China?"

That year, a fellow townsman in Chaozhou started to build a university in his hometown. Before anyone else took the lead in the donation, Li Jiacheng did not hesitate to donate HK $30 million. In 1981, the Chinese government approved the construction of Shantou University. Li Jiacheng paid a huge sum of money for this, and made a lot of efforts. Today, Li Jiacheng has donated more than HK $1 billion 200 million to build. Shantou University Of the 120 million yuan needed by Shantou University every year, 70% is Li Jiacheng's payment, while 20% is allocated by the Guangdong provincial government.