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preface
The death of gambling king Stanley Ho made many people regret, he would inject 860,000 injections of medicine every day in order to survive, but in the end he failed to become a centenarian and died regrettably at the age of 98.
After his death, his family held a grand funeral for him, and it is said that the coffins he used were all made of gold silk nan wood, worth more than eight million yuan.
Some people think that even if he has money, such a funeral is too extravagant, but he also has such capital.
But the strange thing is that after the death of the gambling king, it seems that more people are not concerned about the "gambling king" himself, but his wonderful "harem".
Dafang Li Wanhua
Stanley Ho married a total of four wives in his life, and he had as many as 17 children.
When Stanley Ho was a secretary in Macau, he met his first wife, Lai Yuen Wah. The two met at a party, and Stanley Ho was deeply attracted to her beauty when he first saw Lai Wanhua.
But Li Wanhua was born in a famous family and was also a Portuguese aristocratic lady, and Stanley Ho was just an ordinary company employee at that time, and he had no contact with Lai Wanhua's circle.
So in order to get closer to Li Wanhua, he learned Portuguese while going to work, just to be able to communicate fluently with Li Wanhua, he was naturally smart, and it didn't take long to learn this language, so he began to have frequent contact with Li Wanhua.
Stanley Ho was also quite handsome when he was young, and Lai Wanhua also fell in love with him, so they quickly confirmed their relationship.
Later, their daughter He Chaoxian was also full of happiness when she mentioned this past.
She said that in order to chase her mother at that time, her father was still tired after work every day, and would ride his bicycle to date his mother every day, and he was never absent.
Although the relationship between the two was initially opposed by the Li Wanhua family, through the unremitting efforts of Stanley Ho, Li Wanhua's family finally recognized the son-in-law.
After the two experienced many difficulties, they finally came together. After marriage, Stanley Ho followed his wife to change his nationality to Portuguese. After marriage, why did Hung Shen give birth to two sons and two daughters, and the family's life was very happy.
But the good times did not last long, Lai Wanhua had a car accident at the age of 32, and she was in a severe coma for six months, and after the car accident, she also suffered from a strange disease and could only eat liquid food every day, so she was losing weight day by day, and she was no longer the "first beautiful woman in Macau" back then.
In order to take care of Lai Wanhua, Stanley Ho hired a nanny to take care of her, and this nanny was Stanley Ho's second wife, Lan Qiongying.
Two-room Lan Qiongying
However, the care of the nanny did not make Li Wanhua better, but she suffered from colon cancer, and the Li family searched for famous doctors in Hong Kong and failed to improve her condition.
Seeing that Li Wanhua was in bed all day and her face was no longer there, Stanley Ho said that he was busy with work every day and needed a woman to help him take care of his family affairs, and he used this reason to make himself feel at ease and marry 14-year-old Lan Qiongying.
14-year-old Lan Qiongying is young, beautiful and youthful and energetic, and Stanley Ho is very satisfied with his wife, so he takes her to various social occasions all day. She often gave Stanley Ho ideas in business and became the woman behind Stanley Ho.
After Lan Qiongying married Stanley Ho, she only began to give birth to her first child five years after marriage because she was too young. But a big family like this must have a son, so after giving birth to 5 children in a row, she finally gave birth to her only son, He Youlong.
Although Stanley Ho now has two wives, he has handled the relationship between the two very well, and he tries not to let the two have contact as much as possible.
However, Li Wanhua, who was deeply affected by illness, lay on the hospital bed all day, but Stanley Ho and Lan Qiongying often went in pairs in public, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
So she thought about taking revenge on this woman who snatched her love, and after more than 10 years, she finally waited for a great opportunity.
It was in 1982, Stanley Ho unfortunately fell ill and was hospitalized, at that time, Lan Qiongying was not around and could not take care of Stanley Ho, and the original wife was also sick, and she was even weaker.
Therefore, Lai Wanhua arranged for a young caregiver for Stanley Ho to take care of him, this person was Stanley Ho's third wife, Chen Wanzhen.
Three rooms Chen Wanzhen
Chen Wanzhen was busy serving Stanley Ho in front of the window every day, bringing him tea and water, very gentle and considerate. Stanley Ho slowly developed feelings for her in her careful care.
Compared with other ladies, Chen Wanzhen is a very low-key one, she rarely shows up with Stanley Ho, and has always paid silently in private.
But their relationship did not last long, and Chen Wanzhen was just Stanley Ho's solace in the window of love, so soon after the two got married, Stanley Ho once again had a heart for other women.
In 1986, Stanley Ho was invited to a ball, where he met his fourth wife, Angel Leung.
Four-room Liang Anqi
At that time, Liang Anqi was at the age of flowers, and she danced very well, and she was also a dancer in the Guangzhou Cultural Troupe, and it was also through dance that she firmly grasped Stanley Ho's heart.
After meeting Angel Leung, Stanley Ho began to pursue her, and Stanley Ho's gentleman and conversation also attracted Angel Leung. Therefore, although the two are 38 years apart, age can no longer prevent the two from falling in love.
But after the two were together, Stanley Ho did not immediately announce the identity of Liang Anqi, because he was only with Chen Wanzhen in 1985, and if he announced that he was in love with other women so soon, it seemed that his reputation would not be very good.
Therefore, Stanley Ho first quietly arranged Liang Anqi to work beside him, and did not disclose their relationship for the time being.
He hid like this for three years, and it was not until 1988 that Stanley Ho made him public and gave her a name. became the youngest and most favored of several wives, so much so that Stanley Ho promised her at that time that he would not find other women, and he recognized her in this life.
And the gambling king did it, and after Liang Anqi, he never had anyone else.
From a dancing little dancer to today's wealthy wife, Liang Anqi must have her own means. Therefore, after being with Stanley Ho, she also showed her ability.
With the help of Stanley Ho's financial resources, Liang Anqi began her own investment career, her unique investment vision, the "new gambling king" Zhou Zhuohua can have strong financial resources, and Liang Anqi's help is inseparable.
Because of these four well-known relationships, some people commented that the gambling king will grow old, but his women will always be young, but this is just everyone's ridicule, and his contribution to society is far more worthy of our attention than his love life.
After he became rich, he has been doing public welfare silently, and once spent millions to recover the bronze statues of the zodiac that were in exile, which is really admirable.
Looking back on his life, you will find that his magnificent life is also worthy of praise.
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Experience family changes
In 1921, Stanley Ho was born in Hong Kong, his family was the very famous Ho Kai Tung family in Hong Kong at that time, and Stanley Ho lived a life of fine clothes and food since he was a child.
But shopping malls are like battlefields, no one can always be a victorious general, and the He family is no exception. In 1934, due to the failure of stock speculation, the He family went bankrupt overnight.
Stanley Ho's two uncles lost their lives, and his father fled to Vietnam, leaving only mother and son struggling to survive in Hong Kong.
Stanley Ho, who has experienced drastic changes in his family, ushered in the darkest moment in his life, and the original noble son now has to live an ordinary life, such changes make him extremely uncomfortable.
But the turning point in his life came from a tooth extraction. When Stanley Ho later recalled this experience, he was also grateful to himself for not being willing to fall at that time.
That year, when Stanley Ho was 13 years old, he had a tooth decay in his mouth, because his family had no money, he wanted not to go to the doctor, but the pain in his teeth made him unbearable, so he went to the clinic opened by his cousin.
But in the clinic, he was ridiculed by others for "no money to see a doctor", hearing this sentence Stanley Ho suddenly felt full of grievances, he cried and ran home to tell his mother.
After his mother heard this, she told him in a serious way that if you want others to respect you, you must first have your own skills. His mother's words made Stanley Ho empowered.
He realized that if he didn't have money, he would be looked down upon by others, and knowledge was money, so since then, Stanley Ho has made up his mind to study well.
He changed his previous laziness and began to be angry and strong, his efforts were not in vain, he changed from the worst D student to the old honor student, and his teachers and classmates were impressed by him.
Not only that, he also used the scholarship he won to support his family and became a good student with excellent character and learning.
Travel to Macau for development
But just as he was enjoying his studies at the University of Hong Kong, the Pacific War broke out suddenly, Hong Kong fell, and Stanley Ho was forced to drop out of school and go to Macau.
When he went to Macau, he only had 10 Hong Kong dollars, but he firmly believed that as long as he survived, he would be able to earn several times more than 10 yuan.
In fact, as he said, with fluent English, Stanley Ho successfully found a job as a secretary in Macau, but he was not willing to live with a fixed monthly salary.
In order to earn more money, Stanley Ho took a part-time job as a escort, which was mainly located at sea and had to deal with people from different countries, which was a very dangerous thing in those turbulent times.
But the greater the risk, the greater the reward. After two years of escorting ship, Stanley Ho received a million dividends, the first one million he earned in his life.
But after getting this million, Stanley Ho did not continue to do this dangerous work, but turned to work in the Macao Trade Bureau and became the head of the supply department of the bureau.
Stanley Ho met his first wife, Lai Yuen Wah, in Macau, a woman who changed his life's destiny. The combination of Stanley Ho and Lai Wanhua became a shortcut for him to reach the peak of his life in the future.
Start the road to business
After marrying Lai Wanhua, Stanley Ho met many business magnates by virtue of Lai Wanhua's status in the upper class, and he accumulated a lot of contacts for himself.
Stanley Ho's father-in-law helped him a lot, and even the textile business he later did was authorized by relying on the family power behind Lai Wanhua.
With the help of Lai's family, Stanley Ho quickly established herself in Macau. After stabilizing, Stanley Ho started a kerosene company on his own and started a business.
With the knowledge he learned in school and the experience of working hard in the society before, Stanley Ho has become popular in the business circle. Later, under the introduction of He Xian, he cooperated with He Shanheng to establish Damei Foreign Company, and his career became more and more prosperous.
But Stanley Ho was not content to just develop his career in Macau, so in 1953, Stanley Ho returned to his hometown of Hong Kong to set up a real estate company.
Although Stanley Ho often seeks bank loans, he has never defaulted on his arrears, so his credit rating in the bank is very high.
Therefore, he often "borrowed money with money", and gradually he became familiar with the investment industry, and his sub-industries became more and more. By 1958, he was worth more than 10 million.
In 1961, when the Macau government reformed the gaming system, Stanley Ho seized this opportunity to join forces with Fok Yingdong and others against the old gambling king's Taixing Company.
At the end of World War II, Taixing had been in business for 25 years, but when the governor of Macau changed, Stanley Ho, who married Lai Yuenhua, had already changed his nationality to Portuguese with his wife, so he successfully founded Macau Tourism and Entertainment Company.
Later, Stanley Ho invested a lot of money in Lisboa Casino, which proved to be right, and this casino has been a must-see for tourists until now.
Because the total revenue includes taxes, and at that time, the tax amount of Stanley Ho's casino accounted for 50%, and at that time, nearly 30% of the people in Macau were dependent on Stanley Ho's company to survive. It can be said that the name of the gambling king is well deserved.
epilogue
Looking back on the life of the gambling king, he is undoubtedly successful in his career, but he has many debts, and it is difficult to say that he is single-minded and loyal to his feelings.
In addition, there are many women in the "harem", and it is inevitable that there will be intrigue, so many people feel that the women of the gambling king are "wrong eyes" at each other.
And the most distressing thing is the original match of the gambling king, she accompanied the poor and white Stanley Ho to struggle, gave him her best years, but in the end could not stay together until old age.
Now that the gambling king has passed away, he also hopes that his wives and children can live in peace and harmonious life.