Hong Kong Island Old Events

A month later, Chu Weinan voluntarily resigned as president of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. The chamber of commerce directors unanimously agreed, and vice president He Dingxian was elected as the new president. Chamber of Commerce director Zheng Yutong was elected as the new vice president. Chu Weinan was awarded the title of permanent president of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. job.

Equivalent to lifetime honorary president.

After all, the honorary president also has a time limit.

In fact, Chu Weinan still handles most of the official documents and daily official affairs within the Chamber of Commerce. Only decisions involving large-scale meetings and the development of the Chamber of Commerce will be left to He Dingxian to handle personally.

The first chamber of commerce matter that He Dingxian handled was about the election to fill the vacancy of directors of the chamber of commerce. Previously, there was a vacancy for a director in the chamber of commerce. Now, with Zheng Yutong becoming the vice president, there are two vacancies for director seats.

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Teahouse.

Zheng Yutong is wearing a brown gown and looks much plumper than two years ago. It can be seen that with the increase in international gold prices, Chow Tai Fook Gold Shop has made a lot of money. The position of chairman is becoming more and more stable. After being encouraged by the Chamber of Commerce to develop into the real estate industry, I have set up a New World Construction Company and have bid for a piece of land in Blue Pool, Happy Valley. I am building a villa. There are many customers subscribing and the sales volume is very good.

He Dingxian was wearing a suit, sitting in the host's seat, slowly making tea, with a folder in his hand.

Judging from the scrawled look on the document, it had obviously been read.

Wang Laoji, Chu Weinan, Ma Yingbiao and others were also sitting nearby.

He Dingxian used a wooden tong to place cups of tea in the hands of the big guys. After saying everything, he said with a smile: "How is it? What do you think of the newcomers running for the election?"

"There are many new people running for election, but not many are capable and famous." Ma Yingbiao picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. Now is a window period for Hong Kong Island's economy. Make appropriate business layouts. In the future There will be bountiful harvests.

Many big names started their careers at this time.

But now is also a period of recovery for the business community on Hong Kong Island. Most bosses started their business from business before World War II, or made profits during World War II. The bosses of the previous generation are in their prime, and the young people of the next generation are No one has gotten up yet.

He Dingxian, who climbed up step by step through small opportunities, is an outlier. Such people can start at any time, but most people still have to ride the east wind of the times.

Unless it's the prince who inherits the family business.

"Mr. He Tian."

Wong Lo Kat said: "Mr. He is one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank and serves as the general manager. He joined the Chamber of Commerce six years ago and has been busy with work. If he is interested in running for the Chamber of Commerce director this year, he must support him."

"We should leave a seat for Mr. He."

Chu Weinan nodded.

When He Dingxian saw this, he had expected it and said with a smile: "Although Mr. He has no shares in Hang Seng Bank, he is well-known in the banking industry. If you don't speak up, you should be given a position."

He Tian is a native of Panyu, Guangzhou, and the same hometown as He Shanheng, the big boss of Hang Seng. They came to Hong Kong Island together to establish Hang Seng Bank. However, because he was only the son of a concubine of a small grain store owner, he had insufficient capital and did not invest any money at the beginning of the bank's establishment. The last one among the five founders. At the beginning of the establishment, he was responsible for the internal accounts of the bank and held the position of general manager. Now he is the general manager of the bank. His position is still the same, but as the bank grows bigger, his income and status have increased.

Most Panyu people will join the Guangfu Chamber of Commerce, but there are many Chaoshan people living in Panyu, and Hetian is one of them. They identify more with the Chaoshan Township Association, so they will naturally join the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

Moreover, apart from Ningbo, Shandong and other chambers of commerce whose cultures and languages ​​are far apart, they often exclude each other. Chambers of commerce within Guangzhou do not refuse other cities and counties to join. With the growth of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, more and more Wuyi and Guangfu chambers of commerce People from , Dongguan and Foshan joined the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

Although there are chambers of commerce everywhere, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and everyone likes to have a strong chamber of commerce as a backer.

When He Dingxian was the vice-president, he had people give more preferential treatment to members from outside the city, and often criticized the xenophobic Chaoshan people, which led to a lot of improvement in the atmosphere in the chamber of commerce. This may also be the reason why He Tian intends to run for director and work for the Chamber of Commerce.

"good."

“That’s it, what’s left as a director?”

Wang Laoji took a sip of tea and asked aloud.

"I think Mr. Chen Qinian, the owner of Chaofu Restaurant, is good." Zheng Yutong suggested: "Most of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce are factory owners, merchants, and trading owners. If we absorb some restaurant owners appropriately, restaurant owners can also increase their strength."

"After all, as Hong Kong Island develops, the catering industry will definitely develop as well."

Ma Yingbiao immediately shook his head: "Even if all the restaurants in Hong Kong were added together, they would not make as much money as one trading house. The size of the restaurants is still too small, and they are too affected by the market. In the future, there will be more people working in restaurants and catering. Maybe one or two spots can be given, but not right now.”

"Just let Mr. Zhang, the boss of Shengde Industry, do it."

Shengde Industrial is a hardware manufacturer that occupies a certain share in the hardware industry on Hong Kong Island. Although it is not a leading company, it is considered the most capable person in the hardware industry of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. Seven or eight people have joined the chamber of commerce. Year, every aspect is suitable, but every aspect is not outstanding.

He Dingxian had to lament that the status of the service industry was low, and even the bosses were looked down upon. But there was no way, chain restaurants could not develop these days, no regional giants had emerged, and the catering industry was naturally fragmented and looked down upon.

There are quite a few restaurant owners in the Chamber of Commerce, but their status is extremely low, and they are often laughed at and scolded as serving dishes.

After He Dingxian sighed with emotion, he suddenly asked with a smile: "How come no one mentions Boss Li of Yangtze River Industries? It is said that he ran around for a director position, but he spent a lot of effort, and there are many members below who support him."

Zheng Yutong smiled and said: "Axian, the members below don't know what Yangtze River Industry represents. If we who hold the tickets in our hands don't know, sooner or later we will be sold to a ghost guy and count the money for him."

Ma Yingbiao also said: "Less than a month after the Yangtze River Industry's factory in Xiaoqiwan was burned down, it resumed full production. It is said that HSBC Bank specially entrusted a relationship to import the latest production lines from Europe for Li Jiacheng, and also approved a loan of HKD 5 million. Help Yangtze River Industry recover its blood."

"This kind of treatment is not much worse than that of a biological son. We can't beat him to death, and we have to make him unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life. It is impossible to get ahead in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce."

Wang Laoji drank herbal tea and was noncommittal. He had seen a lot of storms and waves in his life, and he didn't have much interest in people like Li Jiacheng.

Chu Weinan, on the other hand, was well aware of his son-in-law's character and asked with a puzzled expression: "Axian, what do you think?"

"Let him take the position." He Dingxian pondered the tea cup and said with a smile: "He always wants to use the Chamber of Commerce's skin to protect himself. We can't get rid of him, but we can't let him prostitute for nothing, so let him serve as a director of the Chamber of Commerce. At least he will be in the Chamber of Commerce." Whatever you do and how you do it, you can show it to your brothers."

"You mean" Chu Weinan thought: "Put him on the fire and roast him?"

He Dingxian nodded: "Yes."

After Li Jiacheng dared to raise the British flag at the factory, he could no longer have any illusions about it. The better people like Li Jiacheng treat him, the more he will push for it. As long as there is benefit, he will dare to do it no matter how big the risk or conscience.

This man's business style was far less conservative than what was boasted in later autobiographies. He was fond of taking chestnuts from the fire, but he was just good at dealing with ghosts. He had read Boss Li's autobiography before. After getting in touch with Boss Li, he found that the person in the autobiography was more like what Boss Li imagined himself to be, very idealized.

After much thought, He Dingxian decided that the best way to kill Li Jiacheng in a reasonable and reasonable manner was to tear off his disguise layer by layer, completely losing the protection of his Chinese skin, allowing him to expose his white heart, and then he could be taken down naturally. .

"fair enough."

Chu Weinan nodded slightly. He also discovered that Li Jiacheng had some tricks. In order to prevent Li Jiacheng from becoming a serious trouble, the best way was to kill him early.

"Then it's settled."

Zheng Yutong also agreed.

In the final analysis, it is just a position as a director of a chamber of commerce. It is worth thousands of dollars to those who are nostalgic, but to most people, it is actually of little value. It is really difficult for Lijiacheng to make a splash in the Chamber of Commerce.

the same day.

night.

Ningbo Guild Hall.

Shao Yifu set up a round table in the middle hall of the association and invited the chamber of commerce vice presidents Dong Haoyun and Li Huili, as well as honorary president Shao Zuiweng, directors Shao Cunren, Wang Chuanlin, Chen Tinghua and Cao Guangbiao to have a supper together. I saw a bowl of shrimp porridge and a circle of various Ningbo dishes in the middle of the round table.

After Shao Yifu returned to Hong Kong Island and made some progress, he quickly took over the position of president of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, leaving his brother Shao Zuiweng to sit on the bench.

Shao Zuiweng has handed over the Shaw Brothers Film Company, so what does it mean to hand over the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce? Although the Ningbo Merchant Gang has always had a good reputation and is one of the more famous among overseas Chinese merchant gangs, it is still inferior to the Chaoshan Merchant Gang, the Fujian Merchant Gang, and the Hakka Merchant Gang. As Shao Yifu, who dominated the Shanghai film industry before World War II, it was actually easy to take over the Chamber of Commerce, and no one at the top or bottom was unconvinced.

At this time, Shao Yifu stood up and scooped out bowls of porridge with a spoon, handing them to the participants one by one. After he finished scooping and sat down, he took a sip and said with a smile: "There is an old saying in Ningbo: 'Ningbo is cooked, one bowl is good. "Porridge," in ancient times, means that the land in Ningbo is barren, and when it is cooked, it is distributed to everyone, and there is only enough for one bowl of porridge every day."

"We Ningbo people have to travel all over the world to conquer the world."

"Now, I also point out that Ningbo people who are outside the home can be cooked by sitting together and drinking a bowl of porridge. I have been developing in Nanyang before. After returning to Hong Kong Island, I discovered that we Ningbo people are about to be beaten by the Chaoshan people and we can't hold our heads up. .”

The faces of Dong Haoyun, Li Huili, Wang Chuanlin, Chen Tinghua and other Ningbo businessmen suddenly changed. They were all important figures in the Ningbo Gang of Hong Kong Island, especially the shipping king Dong Sheng and the watch king Li Sheng.

Is this sentence scolding them for not taking care of their fellow villagers?

"Mr. Shao."

"What do you mean?" Dong Haoyun's seniority and connections are not as good as those of Shao Laoliu, but the huge industry does not scare the president at all.