As a humane society, blood relations are often superior. Many entrepreneurs always give their brothers and sisters some "benefits" after successful entrepreneurship. Although Wang Jianlin did not let his brother work in Wanda or let them do business, he actually "quietly" gave more than a billion. The four younger brothers got more than 24 million shares in the Wanda Film Market, and the market value of these shares exceeded more than one billion yuan early, and they basically did not have to worry about it for a lifetime. In some private enterprises, it is more likely that brothers and sisters are arranged into their own factories, and the reason for this is mostly because of a surname.
But there are exceptions to everything, and there are some rich people who even include the super-rich. When they developed, they did not let the brothers enjoy the slightest benefit. Not only that, when his brother asked him to borrow money, he was only turned away. Taking Li Ka-shing as an example, he has a younger brother and sister below, and he has not given any help to his younger brother Li Jiazhao. Until Li Jiazhao's death, few people knew that he was the brother of the famous Richest Chinese.
And the richest man in the region we are going to talk about today is also a representative of "a dime". However, after reading his entrepreneurial story, many people also expressed their understanding of what he did. Today, I will tell you the story of Lan Shili and see how you view this brotherhood.
For rural children, entering a prestigious school is one of the best ways to go global. Lan Shili, who held a master's degree in economics in the 1990s, worked in government offices and made a solid iron rice bowl. And in that era, the gold content of this diploma was much higher than today (and later entered the dry course of Wuhan University). And perhaps it is precisely because of his higher education that Lan Shili is not satisfied with staying in a unit until retirement, he also wants to break through again. So on the night of his 31st birthday, Lan Shili made a major decision that affected his life. It was precisely in this way that it laid the groundwork for many times to become a "prisoner under the order" later.
The first stop in the sea business came to the computer field, but the initial entrepreneurship was not smooth. At that time, Lan Shili was not only a "layman", but also lacked channels. Because as far as the "selling computers" market at that time was concerned, it was basically "contracted" by two other companies. It's harder to get a piece of cake out of their mouths than to ascend to heaven. Is it possible to give up like this and return home to regain the "iron rice bowl"? So Lan Shili, who had a flexible mind, thought of another alternative way to make money - to do the sale of computer parts. At that time, it was the "computer tide" in China, and a lot of wealth was gained at once. But the accumulation of Lan Shili's huge wealth did not rely on the computer business, and this success was an unexpected coincidence.
Because what I do is sales, I can't avoid having to eat and socialize frequently. But throughout the city of Wuhan, it is difficult to find high-end restaurants. This made Lan Shili, who had experienced supreme service in Shenzhen and other places, very troubled, so he came up with the idea of doing it himself. Despite the opposition of his secretaries, Lan Shili firmly believed that his gamble would succeed. In 1992, the East Palace Restaurant successfully "landed". At that time, how to make the fame of the East Palace rise, Lan Shili came up with a wonderful way to get more in one fell swoop.
Because the whole restaurant is taking a high-end route, the waiters naturally can't be bad. When his peers suggested finding some cheap and cheap female workers, Lan Shili flatly refused. He paid a lot of money to put out job ads, and all of a sudden thousands of people came to interview. Such a round of "high-profile" interviews not only found the "perfect" waiter in his mind, but also opened up the popularity of the hotel. Therefore, from the day the East Palace began to operate, there were legends and stories of drunken fans. What a meal is the salary of ordinary people for more than half a year, and the guests use golden rice bowls and so on. Of course, for Lan Shili, the biggest gain is the harvest of wealth. It is reported that the East Palace at its peak can bring him a turnover of more than 200,000 yuan in one day, and he is full of spirit.
However, as the "cornucopia" of the Eastern Palace earns more and more, there are also many problems. In particular, the situation of employees "oiling" is more serious, which directly damages the interests of Lan Shili. So Lan Shili began to make a series of rules, as long as they violated it, they would be ruthlessly expelled. It is also in this way that Lan Shili is regarded by many people as a "thorn in the eye". In the second year of the founding of the East Palace, Lan Shili was publicly reported by his former vice president. However, this matter was finally settled (he was also placed under residential surveillance for 27 days), and the real change in Lan Shili was in 1994, the third year of the founding of the Eastern Palace.
Since then, the relevant departments have begun to vigorously crack down on the chaos of eating and drinking public funds. The East Palace and the later founded West Palace were greatly affected, and the turnover plummeted. In addition, the original computer business has also been subject to a new round of "restrictions", making Lan Shili embarrassed and becoming unable to make ends meet. So Lan Shili began to move to a new "territory" and founded Easton Entertainment. In 2005, at the age of 45, Lan Shili became the richest man in Hubei. Coupled with the fact that the state opened up the access qualifications of the civil aviation industry at that time, and let Lan Shili have a place to play, Lan Shili, who was optimistic about the tourist ticket project, ushered in this "east wind". Dongxing paid a down payment of 180 million yuan for 20 Airbus aircraft and officially entered the aviation industry. In the beginning, East Star Airlines did bring it great wealth. But as time went on, East Star Airlines' "big mouth" became more and more greedy.
Knowing that the return of funds is slow, Lan Shili is still unwilling to give up, and even "cheats money" to invest in East Star Airlines. It is reported that Dongxing Airlines not only could not afford to pay the wages of workers, but also applied for a loan from the bank on the grounds of developing real estate (the Agricultural Bank of China loaned 100 million yuan for the project of the Optics Valley Central Garden). But in fact, this money was all used to invest in East Star Airlines, and eventually lost the water. It is also in this way that the real estate dispute in 2007 made Lan Shili "trapped" for nearly 9 months again. The last time he became a "prisoner of the order" was in 2010, which lasted for 4 years. At the same time, the position of the richest man in Hubei was "surrendered" to Yan Zhi, who came later. At the beginning of this year, Yan Zhi also let us see the philanthropy of the real local richest man, donating several hospitals as well as funds and materials.
Why did the three brothers become such a relationship, in fact, we have to start from when we were young. The 14-year-old Lan Shili inherited his father's job (the brothers are older than him), which naturally caused a certain gap between the brothers. Moreover, when Lan Shili started a business and borrowed money from the eldest brother Lan Hongwang, the eldest brother did not lend him money, and the other brothers and sisters had no money to borrow. So later, Lan Shili became rich, and the eldest brother borrowed 100,000 yuan and failed to achieve his wish, and was even ridiculed. The second brother Lan Baozhong also failed to get an official position in Dongxing, and the three gradually drifted apart. In those years, when Lan Shili was eating and drinking, the brothers were both driving for a living and became drivers.