The late 20th century can be said to be a time of rapid social development and great economic upgrading. During this period, Hong Kong also rose up with many rich and famous people. Lo Siu-fai, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman with "prodigy Hui", was also born in this period.
Unlike other rich people, Luo Zhaohui dropped out of school early and had no prestigious school education and business background.
However, he has been able to speak eloquently, act properly, dare to make a group of big guys, and have a close relationship with Zhou Xingchi's stars, becoming a young billionaire in his twenties.
Such a person, in the end, lost his family, and died unexpectedly when he was 47 years old when he raised funds to prepare for a comeback.
The rise of the grassroots
Born in Chaozhou, Lo was born in Hong Kong in 1964. Since he was a child, his family was poor, and he had seen countless lights and wines, but even his stomach was difficult to fill. Seeing the brightly dressed and clean students in the school, his heart was thick with unspeakable envy.
Luo Zhaohui is a person with strong self-esteem, his family situation is not as good as others, his learning is not as good as others, and his heart is unconsciously contaminated with inferiority.
He is an optimistic and cheerful personality, but he is out of place with his classmates, so that he does not dare to laugh loudly anymore, and he no longer casually shows his fingers that hide dirt, and he becomes sensitive and grassy.
When he was 14 years old, the family could not make ends meet and did not have extra money to provide for him to study, so the young Luo Zhaohui dropped out of school to work.
He doesn't have any survival skills and can only start from the bottom. He got a job at Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong , security. In order to live, he ran errands, accompanied by smiling faces, and was insulted.
The little age saw too much of the underlying chaos, numb. It was also this experience that allowed him to develop the skill of being sophisticated.
Luo Zhaohui is a person with ideas, and he is not willing to live this life in a mediocre way. At the age of 16, in the mixed Chungking Mansions, Luo Zhaohui accidentally learned that the real estate industry is very promising and can make a lot of money.
So he didn't think about it and immediately quit his job, and he worked as a local property agent for a real estate company, and his monthly salary was only HK$900.
The teenage Luo Zhaohui showed his outstanding side here, he was flexible, his tongue was slippery, as long as it was his client, no one did not laugh at him.
In order to deal with customers, he spares no effort, ponders the hobbies and habits of customers, sends gifts and care every New Year's Day, and does not have any discomfort.
He likes this kind of moving lips, others will give him a return of the work, anyway, say two good words to lose a few smiley faces without spending money. It didn't take long for him to thrive in the real estate industry.
In just a few years in the real estate industry, he has accumulated a large number of contacts and has also obtained a lot of useful information.
The smooth sailing of the work made Luo Zhaohui begin to ponder other ideas, he felt that he could not reach the peak of his life by buying only a few houses, he needed to make friends with rich people, use the connections of the rich, and enter the circle of the upper class.
Through the information he obtained in the real estate industry, Luo Zhaohui met Liu Luanxiong. Although Luo Zhaohui very much wanted to catch Liu Luanxiong's big ship, Liu Luanxiong was not familiar with him.
After many inquiries, Luo Zhaohui learned that Liu Luanxiong liked to collect antiques, so he spent 200,000 yuan to buy an antique to give to Liu Luanxiong.
Who is Liu Luanxiong, he is known as the "stock sniper", not only in the stock market, but also in the real estate, construction and manufacturing industry is also a great show, the value has already exceeded 100 million. 200,000 antiques he did not look at at all.
But Luo Zhaohui's behavior still attracted him, Liu Luanxiong felt that Luo Zhaohui was a person who had courage and was careful, such a person was a talent in his heart, and he was willing to give Luo Zhaohui a chance.
So later, Liu Luanxiong would call Luo Zhaohui when he participated in various activities to introduce him to the rich people in Hong Kong. Luo Zhaohui also seized this opportunity, he was exquisite in all aspects, long sleeves and good at dancing, and soon gained some fame in high society.
At the age of 24, with the help of Liu Luanxiong, he founded his own real estate company.
However, Luo Zhaohui's real estate company did not develop real estate, but bought land, and then built shops and sold them, such a business made Luo Zhaohui make a lot of money.
So he frantically speculated, and in just a few years, his value exceeded 1 billion, when he was only 27 years old, which was the age of spirit.
In the early 1990s, when the Chungking Mansion in Hong Kong caught fire, the owner Zheng Yutong was preparing to sell the building, and with the help of Liu Luanxiong, Luo Zhaohui negotiated with Zheng Yutong and finally bought it for 140 million.
Looking at this unrecognizable building, Luo Zhaohui had mixed feelings in his heart, this was his first foothold in society, here he was weak and humble, shuttling between all kinds of people, confused and afraid of the future.
But now he has the ability to own it and become its master.
After the Chungking Mansion came into his hands, he first renovated and renovated, and then when the property market price rose, he sold it for 680 million yuan, and only one real estate made him earn 500 million.
Luo Zhaohui was so excited in his heart that this was the first time he had earned so much money, and he hurriedly invited Liu Luanxiong and Zheng Yutong to a meal.
At the wine table, Luo Zhaohui grinned with wide eyes and raised his glass shakily to thank them for their help and support.
The sale and purchase of real estate also made Luo Zhaohui famous in Hong Kong, and he accumulated a net worth of 2 billion yuan in just a few years after entering the industry.
The names of "young and promising" and "real estate prodigy" were all placed on him without stinginess, and his photos were also used by the media in major financial newspapers and periodicals.
Investments in the real estate industry have made Mr. Lo a lot of money, and he is ready to develop more channels to expand his business sector, so under the leadership of Liu Luanxiong, he entered the stock market.
At this time, Luo Zhaohui seems to have stood at the highest point of his life, and the praise of the media and society has made him lose himself. He began to splurge and indulge in the life of a drunken fan.
Money is like paper in his hands, he threw a lot of money to live in mansions, buy luxury cars, buy yachts, and even learn Liu Luanxiong's style and entanglement with many female stars, but he almost did not admit to those scandals at the time.
Probably Luo Zhaohui never thought that he would fail, his twenties were the starting point for most ordinary people, and he had reached a high point that others could not reach in their lifetime.
He was too complacent to know that he would fall into the mire of the sound dogs and horses.
A moment of bankruptcy, crazy behavior
In 1997, the financial turmoil broke out, many enterprises were affected, and Luo Zhaohui was also deeply affected. His real estate funds were broken, and he had no choice but to sell his equity.
Although in 1998, the equity returned to his hands again, but because he did not listen to dissuasion, he insisted on borrowing 200 million yuan to chase the stock market, and as a result, he lost all the money, not to mention, and owed several hundred million.
The defeat of the backwater war made Luo Zhaohui feel desperate, and in the face of the frequent debt collection of creditors, Luo Zhaohui did not want to run to a luxury yacht in Causeway Bay to burn charcoal for suicide, because he was found in time, he was sent to the hospital for rescue and saved his life.
After that, no matter how he operated, he could not turn the tables, and the huge debt forced him not to breathe for a moment. As the saying goes, "good things don't come, bad things don't happen".
Luo Zhaohui, who was deeply in debt, developed a tumor on his face in 2002 due to illness. The ugly pathology coupled with the blow of debt stimulated Luo Zhaohui to become a little crazy.
Luo Zhaohui, who ran abroad for treatment, somehow broke his love history with a number of actresses to the media, and he was sentenced to two people when he avoided gossip and denied it one after another.
He first broke the news about himself and Sun Jiajun, Sun Jiajun was his favorite girlfriend, in order to chase her, Luo Zhaohui spent three years, during which he sent bags, cars, jewelry, and romance.
And the young girl, also with him because of his seemingly affectionate and money bombardment. However, in the interview of the entertainment gossip media, he insulted Sun Jiajun with contempt.
This revelation naturally made the media news explode, and all kinds of entertainment news called Luo Zhaohui to invite interviews.
Luo Zhaohui has received a lot of attention in this kind of disclosure of privacy, which has given him a false sense of identity, and he has successively exploded intimate photos and details of getting along with many female stars with a kind of madness that drags everyone into the water.
He even said that he had maintained an actress surnamed Y, and later publicly admitted that the actress surnamed Y was Yuan Yongyi, and even arrogant enough to call Yuan Yongyi's husband Zhang Zhilin.
He said that he had raised Yuan Yongyi for two months at a price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars per month, but fortunately, Zhang Zhilin did not have any ill will and was very in love with Yuan Yongyi.
But this made Yuan Yongyi extremely angry, and in a later interview, she also said, "I think this is what everyone calls greed and vanity blinded my eyes, so that I couldn't see that he had a wife." "To explain your past mistakes."
Luo Zhaohui's speech was extremely bold, and public opinion also fermented more and more.
In addition to releasing intimate photos of himself and female celebrities, he also exposed the privacy of his old friend Zhou Xingchi and the inside story of high society.
This move once again caused an uproar, which caused more news coverage, and the celebrities and friends who had been in contact with him also hated him.
Later, another media called to communicate with Luo Zhaohui, who did not even admit his whistleblowing behavior. Asked about betraying his friends, he said, "Believe me wasn't what I said!" ”
When asked by the media if he was worried about his relationship with his wealthy friends, he said: "Now talk about which is responsible!" He hung up the phone and didn't reply.
After Liu Luanxiong learned of the various private incidents that had broken out, he quickly called him to let him return to Hong Kong.
He also told the media that Luo Zhaohui's spirit at that time was seriously affected, and the treatment of drugs made it difficult for his brain and behavior to control himself, so many things were made up by Luo Zhaohui and could not be trusted. The crowd also did not comment on this statement.
Liu Luanxiong is the person who led Luo Zhaohui into the first step of his career, the two have deep feelings, often called brothers and brothers, if it is the persuasion of others, Luo Zhaohui is certainly not willing to listen, but Liu Luanxiong's persuasion, he is willing to listen.
Therefore, Luo Zhaohui promised Liu Luanxiong to return to Hong Kong.
At the same time, Liu Luanxiong knew that Luo Zhaohui had offended many people, worried that he would be hurt, and also worried that the interviews of media reporters would affect his treatment, so he arranged for more than a dozen bodyguards to be placed by Luo Zhaohui's side to protect his safety.
Luo Zhaohui was naturally very grateful to Liu Luanxiong, after all, over the years, Liu Luanxiong was the most sincere person to treat him.
However, Luo Zhaohui's blows because of the failure were no longer normal, and after his illness, he did not listen to Liu Luanxiong's persuasion to recuperate, but waited for the opportunity to start again, but ran to Macau to open a casino.
Although his gambling business did not make much progress, he still lived a luxurious and absurd life. In 2005, the police received a call to the police, so they searched the New Century Hotel and found Luo Zhaohui and three women taking drugs in the room.
When the police passed, they had sucked their heads and said that they were taking drugs, and some of them were already disheveled and their faces were crazy. Subsequently, the police also found drugs in the room, as well as drug-making tools.
For the police arrest on the spot, Luo Zhaohui did not hesitate to ask a lawyer to defend himself, claiming that he accidentally smoked drugs because of business failure and lack of clarity.
According to the photos reported by the Hong Kong media, Luo Zhaohui's eyes were covered with red blood, his expression was weak, and he did not have the aura of self-confidence he once had.
Moreover, when he stated his reasons for breaking the law, he seemed very cramped and uneasy, constantly looking at his relatives and friends, as if he had changed back to the appearance of inferiority and timidity in his teens.
However, his reasons were not recognized by the court, and even the documents submitted by the lawyer before the trial that Luo Zhaohui was mentally out of control were denied. Therefore, Luo Zhaohui was sentenced by the court to serve a prison sentence for drug abuse and drug trafficking.
Who would have thought that the once invincible "real estate glow" would become a chaotic addict today.
Accidental sudden death after his release from prison
After being released from prison, Lo Siu-fai somehow returned to Hong Kong again and was found by the media on the street. At this time, he was obese and mentally confused.
His face was full of post-treatment scars, and he walked down the street with his head hanging low, his face showing an inexplicable expression, and he would keep biting his fingers.
His whole state of being looked very abnormal, as if he were wandering aimlessly down the street, and suddenly stopped looking around in a daze.
The pedestrians on the road did not dare to go near him, only standing on the side and pointing at him and whispering discussions, while Luo Zhaohui did not seem to hear him at all.
Later, he walked on the subway, still looking sluggish, and the reporter stepped forward to find that all ten of his fingernails were bitten and turned gray-black.
In the face of the reporter's appearance, he seemed extremely nervous, and his body could not stop moving, wanting to leave.
As for the reporter's question, he only shook his head and said "I don't know", and asked the reporter "don't take pictures", as if he was afraid to face the camera and talk to people.
Later, it was learned that Luo Zhaohui had no job since his release from prison and had been living on the help of friends.
After a year, a rich man whom Luo Zhaohui knew during his founding could not see his depressed life, so he returned to Luo Zhaohui a painting that Luo Zhaohui had given him.
Luo Zhaohui sold the painting and remembered that he still had a property in Dongguan, so he rushed back to Dongguan to sell the house, ready to restart the funds to create glory again.
The excited Luo Zhaohui had a dinner party with his friends the day before the real estate transfer procedures, and during the dinner, he loudly said that he would definitely lose with this money, and then raised his glass to drink until he was dizzy.
After sobering up the next afternoon, Luo Zhaohui went to a lawyer's office in Fuhong Building near the Changping Public Security Bureau in Dongguan to go through the formalities.
While he was processing, Luo Zhaohui suddenly covered his heart with his hand, gasped heavily, and said urgently that he was uncomfortable, and he fainted on the ground without much time.
The crowd immediately called the police and emergency numbers, but Luo Zhaohui died before the ambulance arrived.
When the news of Luo Zhaohui's death reached Hong Kong, his brother hurried to take care of the aftermath, during which he was extremely sad. After learning the news of Luo Zhaohui's death, his former friends also expressed regret.
Some reporters contacted Luo Zhaohui's former girlfriend, but he hung up the phone before he finished speaking, perhaps, in the hearts of these girlfriends, they did not want to hear any news from him, and it was best not to be involved.
Although Luo Zhaohui's life was only 47 years short, he created a business myth from scratch, and gradually went to the abyss of gambling and drug addiction, bankruptcy and imprisonment.
The first half of his life can be said to be extremely enviable, but because of his poor thoughts, his brilliant life came to an extremely fast end.
In the 1980s, the spirited "child prodigy Hui" eventually died suddenly when he was preparing for a comeback, which was inevitably regrettable. His things also show that people's lives will always be gained and then lost, blind attack is not advisable, and stabilizing the mentality is the most important.
Resources
[1] China News Network, March 7, 2007, "Hong Kong Business 'Prodigy Hui' Admitted to Drug Abuse when He Was a Real Estate Community"
[2] China News Network, January 27, 2011, "The sudden death of "prodigy" Luo Zhaohui in Dongguan, once passed on a scandal with actresses"