Text/Knife II
On June 5, 2018, He Wanqi ended her 95-year legendary life.
She is the younger sister of gambling king Stanley Ho and was once known as "Macau's first beauty".
At that time, she was a Macau casino, and her status in the jianghu was no less than that of Ho Hung-sun.
Commercial struggles, grudges between the rich, unrequited love, brothers and sisters turning against each other...
She was legendary all her life, but in the end she rebelled and died alone.
He passed away quietly until two months later, when the news was made public.
And her last words are still shouting to pay back:
"Ho Hung-sun has bullied me for so many years, and I hope that he can give back the shares and dividends of more than 20 billion yuan that have been owed to me for more than ten years as soon as possible, and I can transfer to the foundation and continue to do charity."
He Wanqi, who ended up in such a situation, is it miserable in the end?
First, the faces of the Vietnamese emperors
Ho Wan-chi's father, Ho Sai Kwong, was a former comprador and ADPC member of the Sassoon Foreign Firm, and he was the first Chinese to enter politics in Hong Kong's colonial history.
He Shiguang has a total of 13 children, of which the gambling king He Hongshen ranks 9th and He Wanqi ranks 10th, so he is known as "Ten Girls".
Because the difference is only two years, the brothers and sisters have had a good relationship since childhood.
At that time, the He family was well-off, and they had lived a carefree life since childhood.
Until Ho Wanqi was 12 years old, Ho Shi Guang failed to speculate in stocks, so he fled to Vietnam with her to hide debts, and Ho Hung Sun was left in Hong Kong with his mother.
The rich lady who does not stick to the spring water of the sun with ten fingers has been reduced to drifting around with her father to do business, and He Wanqi's life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
This special period of time is not good, she experienced the suffering of the world, saw the deceit in the mall, and also increased a lot of insight and experience.
What's more, He Wanqi has been a beautiful embryo since she was a child, and 7 years of wandering years have added a little charm to her.
It is said that even the last emperor of Vietnam once fell under her anti-heavenly beauty.
In 1941, at the age of 18, He Wanqi returned to her hometown to attend Sir Ho Tung's wedding anniversary banquet.
It was here that she met her cousin He Hongzhang.
The two fell in love at first sight, and then fell in love desperately, and a morally debauched love affair began.
Second, forbidden love
At this time, He Wanqi has become a beauty who hired Tingting.
At the banquet of hundreds of people, He Hongzhang was deeply attracted to her at a glance.
And He Hongzhang, who was born handsome, also entered He Wanqi's heart.
One was 18 years old, the other was 16 years old, and under the influence of youth and stupidity, the two quickly came together.
Even if they are careful, their love affair will eventually be exposed.
He Hongzhang is the grandson of He Dong, and He Dong is the younger brother of He Wanqi's grandfather.
Although the two do not belong to the close relatives within three generations, for a famous and prestigious family like the He family, it is still an intolerable forbidden love.
Not listening to the persuasion of her parents and elders, He Wanqi had an iron heart to be with He Hongzhang.
She decided that the man was her true destiny, preferring to give up everything rather than compromise.
In order to completely break up the pair of "mandarin ducks with a bitter fate", He Hongzhang was sent to the United States to study, and He Wanqi was forced to marry the businessman Mai Zhiwei.
Unexpectedly, the seller soon fell lonely, and He Wanqi became a victim of the luxury house marriage.
During that time, she could only endure the day, but the fire chasing true love in her heart was difficult to extinguish.
In 1953, He Wanqi reunited with He Hongzhang, who had returned from studying abroad, at the racecourse.
After many years, the unforgettable love affair at the beginning has not been forgotten with the distant distance.
Dry firewood and longing for the tide, the two soon rekindled their old love.
The family quickly sniffed out the clues, and immediately put pressure on Him Hongzhang again, forcing He Hongzhang to marry the English woman Annie.
But this also did not stop He Wanting and his love, the two simply secretly Chen Cang, playing extramarital love.
Not only that, He Wanting was also pregnant with the flesh and bones of her cousin, and in order to hide her eyes, she could only lie that the two children were Mai Zhiwei's children, and named them Mai Shunming and Mai Huiyu.
He Hongzhang, who is already a husband, can only leave 2 million Hong Kong dollars for He Wanting as compensation.
Who could have imagined that it was these 2 million that made He Hongshen wear the aura of "gambling king".
It also made He Wanqi a prominent figure in the casino.
Third, the casino ups and downs
Just when Ho WanQi got 2 million, Macau's gaming industry was on the cusp.
In 1961, Ho joined forces with Ye Han and Fok Ying Tung to take over the casino operation.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. At this time, they did not have enough start-up capital.
It was He Wanqi who generously donated all 2 million yuan, and this is also the money that she still let He Hongshen pay back when she was dying.
Of course, He Wanqi's goal is not just to invest, but to personally assist Jiu Brother, who is not familiar with the gambling industry, to manage the casino.
When she first entered the casino, Ho Wanqi was not optimistic, but she relied on the operational experience she had accumulated in Vietnam and the means of vigorous use to make the business prosperous.
Ye Han tried to swallow the equity alone, so she vacated Ye Han and kept her brother's position.
Casino elder Chen Cheng violated the rules and defrauded employees, and He Wanqi was ruthless and immediately dismissed him.
Whether it is a decision made by the board of directors or the management rights of souvenir shops and cake shops in Casino Lisboa is all in the hands of He Wanqi.
At that time, there was a popular saying in Macau: "As soon as ten girls shoot, the whole casino will shake three times." ”
The two brothers and sisters work together to continuously expand the commercial territory.
It is not a secret that at that time, He Wanqi's position in the jianghu was comparable to that of He Hongshen.
Her personal Jiajing Group has almost monopolized half of the casino and entertainment and catering businesses under the Umbrella of Australian Entertainment, making a lot of money.
Even He Hongshen once personally said: "If there is something to find ten girls, you can do it."
Not only is He Hongshen's right hand, But He Hongzhang also entrusts he Wanqi with businesses such as stock speculation and real estate speculation.
After that, he gave her 7% of the equity of the listed company in Sihai International and arranged for her to join her own company, ostensibly as a secretary, but in fact as an administrative director.
At the same time, He Hongzhang also set up a trust fund for the children of the two, which naturally made He Wanqi a trustee.
It's just that the business is getting bigger and bigger, but it can't stop people's hearts from falling apart.
The brothers and sisters who used to join hands in the world have long been separated, and the rights that were once held in their hands have been stripped away like cocoons.
But why can He Wanqi, who has always been bold in handling things, only watch herself being bullied at this moment, instead of choosing to resist immediately?
Fourth, self-exposure scandal
The reason is that Ho Hung-sun grasped her handle, often using Mai Shunming and Mai Huiyu as her and He Hongzhang's illegitimate sons as a threat, so that He Wanqi could only swallow her anger.
She once wrote in her memoirs:
Gradually, he has changed from a major shareholder who once held more than 20% of the shares to a pitiful 8%. The most trusted secretary is the eyeliner that Ho Hung-sun has placed next to her, and the top management of Australian entertainment regards her as air.
The 2 million Hong Kong dollars she invested at the beginning snowballed to tens of billions, but the dividends that fell into her hands could not even be exceeded by ordinary employees.
Full of grievances, but there is nowhere to tell, and the real push He Wanqi into the abyss, but also from the "four too" Liang Anqi to start.
In 2002, with the permission of Ho Hung-sun, Angel Leung began to intervene in Australian entertainment affairs.
She installed her eldest brother in the casino accounting room, stole He Wanqi's patent to open a shop in Lisboa, and co-opted the big room and the third room to squeeze Out He Wanqi together with He Hongshen's sister "Eight Girls".
He Hongshen, who was already fond of the "Four Tai", even proposed to let He Wanqi transfer part of the shares to Liang Anqi.
The blatant plunder made He Wanqi feel a strong sense of crisis.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly, first asking her son Mai Shunming to accept her shares, and then overdrawing 1 million yuan to Australian Entertainment to hope that her son would join the board.
However, Mai Shunming is not as smart as his mother, on the contrary, he is still a loser who gambles on success.
He Hongshen even seized on this point, successively rejecting two requests put forward by He Wanqi, and even openly suing Mai Shunming in court.
Mai Shunming was originally He Wanqi's most beloved child, and this time she actually regarded him as a pawn manipulated by herself for the sake of profit.
In court, she made public the identity of Mai Shunming, completely tore apart the scandal of her cheating and unrequited love with He Hongzhang, and asked her son to change his name to He Dong Shunming.
In addition, she took Ho to court, demanding that he repay the dividends he deserved, and claimed that Ho threatened him on the condition of Mai Shunming's life.
It even revealed many ulterior motives within the company.
Not only did she try to regain her stake, but she also offered to let her brother compensate for the high amount of mental damages.
In the past, brothers and sisters turned against each other, so it can be seen that in the business field, only fame and fortune are the most important, and human feelings have long been forgotten.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately set off an uproar in Macao.
The media and entertainment records are even more adding fuel to the heat, saying: "The ten girls after gambling have gone crazy in order to obtain benefits, and they do not hesitate to expose the ugliness of the family, and also use the eldest son as a tool." ”
Unfortunately, Ho's wave of operations did not succeed, and the court dismissed most of her allegations and rejected her claims.
How willing He Wanqi was willing to stop there, she then joined hands with her son and daughter-in-law to prevent SJM from going public.
However, compared with the forces behind the "Fourth Wife" Liang Anqi, she is still at a disadvantage.
In 2008, SJM went public as scheduled.
On the same day, Ho Hung-sun used the "churning stick" to describe He Wanqi and threatened to "peel off the teeth of the ten girls".
Soon after, He Wanqi was completely kicked out of The Australian Entertainment, and the once-beautiful "gambling queen" lost a piece of the armor in this business war.
The 40 years of fighting for her brother's saddle before and after the horse are over, and the end of the ten girls is nothing more than a bamboo basket to draw water.
On the other hand, He Hongzhang and the children of his wife Annie sued He Wanqi in court, accusing the two of setting up a trust fund for their illegitimate children, and saying that Ho Wanqi had manipulated the fund accounts.
After acknowledging his ancestors and returning to the sect, He Dong Shunming continued to be idle and addicted to gambling.
Not only did he lose all the funds that his father supported him, but he also divorced his wife Chen Fusheng.
For various reasons, He Hongzhang was completely angered: "I have not tested DNA, who knows if he is my own son?" ”
Father and son tore their faces, and He Wanqi chose to stand on her son's side.
With her support, Ho Tung Shun Ming took Ho Hongzhang to court and demanded $600 million in mental damages.
However, He Hongzhang is not a vegetarian either, and he let out harsh words: "I would rather donate to the poor in Hong Kong than give it to him!" ”
In 2011, He Hongzhang sued He Wanqi and He Dongshunming's mother and son, saying that the 2 million yuan given to her that year was just an investment, demanding that she return the same amount, and demanding 7% of the shares of Australian Entertainment and 7.5% of the shares of Shun Tak that were given to her.
However, He Wanqi firmly believed that the money was a gift and never agreed to repay it.
After half a century of going around, things are now human.
In what name did the 2 million yuan reach He Wanqi's hands, it has become an unsolvable mystery.
Whether it was because of love, a gift of pity, or because of the trust in her business acumen, and the money invested.
The lawsuit went back and forth several times, and still there was no clear result.
First he vowed to take care of his brother, and then he swore to be the lover of Shan Menghai.
Family affection and love are fragmented, and love and hatred are entangled.
He Wanqi, who is over the age, probably never thought that what she considered to be the two most important men in her life eventually became the "murderer" who destroyed everything.
The reason for this is nothing more than the inextricable interests.
Fifth, the tragic end?
In September 2017, He Hongzhang passed away.
Before dying, he hoped that He Wanqi and his son would send him on one last journey.
But this last wish was still disappointed, and the mother and son never appeared at his funeral.
Only the flower sign that He Wanqi gave him read: "In Loving Memory." ”
As the years passed, Fanghua was gone, the past fell into the wind and dust of the land, and the strongest love at the beginning had long gone with the wind.
Just a year later, at the age of 95, He Wanqi died of illness in a nursing home.
A legendary woman in her life, this time she did not hold any farewell ceremony, but left quietly and quietly.
It was not until 2 months later that the news of her death was made public, and the eldest daughter of Mai Huizhen, who was in the United States, did not know that her mother was no longer alive after reading the newspaper.
At this time, she and He Wanqi had not seen each other for 15 years.
She and another daughter of He Hongzhang, Mai Huiyu, said in an interview that her mother's relationship with herself was as indifferent as water, but she regarded He Dongshunming as a treasure and was particularly doting. Only because he and He Hongzhang look extremely similar.
In the final time, He Wanqi refused to be visited by all her children, relatives and friends.
Except for her personal escort, no one knows how she spent that time, and no one knows what kind of thoughts the ten girls who were in the casino were facing the end of their lives.
The only thing I know is that before his death, he still remembered the 2 million yuan he had invested in Ho Hongshen, and even publicly shouted for him to pay back.
The tycoons, love and kill each other, brothers and sisters turn against each other, the ups and downs of the mall, the father and son break up...
How brilliant it once was, how bloody it is now!
Some people think that He Wanqi's life is more exciting than any movie.
Some people believe that He Wanqi "died no one knows", and there is no difference between being lonely and old.
Now that the Si people have passed away, whether prosperous or desolate, they have long since been reduced to dust and become a thing of the past.
As for He Wanqi's life, the end has long been settled.
Only when posterity brushes aside the long-sealed memories, they see the still bright and moving face on the yellowed old photo.
Leave a sigh...
After reading it, remember to pay attention to @文刀贰 Image source network intrusion and deletion
In the past, it was wonderful: men dressed as women became popular, but they were mixed reputations, and the evaluation of Peking Opera master Mei Baojiu made him sad
Ye Qianwen, the "Queen of Heaven of a Generation": Married to Lin Zixiang and had no children and no daughters in her life, she is now 60 years old and has a white head