Text | Zhao Gongming
Editor|Sister Xiaofei talks about society
Everyone in the world knows Li Ka-shing, but no one knows me Zhuang Yueming.
Who can not know the richest man in Hong Kong, but who remembers the name of the richest lady.
In 1990, Zhuang Yueming's sudden death revealed Li Ka-shing's "true face".
It is said that he is a clear stream among the rich, and even if he is famous and profitable, he does not forget to "suck the bran".
In many business situations, he always held his wife's hand affectionately.
They are a well-known loving couple in Hong Kong.
But all the illusions were debunked at the moment Li Jiaxin appeared.
He is not a good man, and when he encounters such a "scumbag", Zhuang Yueming can only admit that he is unlucky.
01 Heroes come out of troubled times
At the time of Li Ka-shing's birth, it coincided with an era of war.
He was born into a family of scholars, and if it had been in peacetime, he might have been able to inherit his father's mantle and become a teacher.
But in troubled times, it is difficult for scholars without the power of chickens to even settle down.
In order to make a living, his father took Li Ka-shing to Hong Kong.
His uncle, who made his fortune in Hong Kong, was able to provide them with shelter.
But when he arrived at his uncle's house, a sentence from his uncle Zhuang Jingan subverted his cognition.
Adults always say that everything is inferior, only reading is high.
But Mr. Chuang said that in Hong Kong, money is the supreme thing.
Indeed, Li Ka-shing's father began to search for jobs after arriving in Hong Kong.
But unexpectedly, his full stomach did not make him a thirsty talent in the company.
People here don't value knowledge, they only require you to have real skills.
Some people may say, his uncle's business is so big, why can't he arrange everything for them?
When they stepped into their uncle's mansion, they sat restrained on the leather sofa.
Zhuang Jingan said to them while drinking tea:
"Hong Kong is full of opportunities to make a fortune, so I am afraid that people will be lazy. Teochew people suffer the most, and all of them do business in latsai, and many illiterate farmers I know have developed later. ”
It was originally an encouraging word, but it fell on the ears of Li Ka-shing's father, who has always been high, but it was particularly harsh.
He didn't want the other party to look down on him, he wasn't here to fight the autumn breeze.
In order to prove that he could survive on his own in Hong Kong, he began to look for jobs everywhere.
Li Ka-shing, on the other hand, met his cousin Zhuang Yueming, who spoke fluent Cantonese, at his uncle's house.
She was different from the girls he had seen before.
Zhuang Yueming's body has the introverted nature of a Chinese person, but also has the confidence and generosity of a big city girl.
She enthusiastically called out to Li Ka-shing's cousin to let him try the craftsmanship of her aunt at home.
The bright moon was far away, and his cousin at that time was like a bright moon in the sky for Li Ka-shing, which was out of reach.
In order to integrate into Hong Kong faster, Li Ka-shing was determined to learn Cantonese and English.
Seeing this, Zhuang Yueming enthusiastically said that she could be his language teacher.
She is his moon and his sun.
As he gradually adjusted to life in Hong Kong, his father, who had always been strong, died.
This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Li Ka-shing, who is only 14 years old.
His uncle offered to let him work for the company.
However, Li Ka-shing said that before his father died, he said: To be rich, you must not be adulterous, and the poor cannot be moved.
He says he can afford to live on his own.
He applied everywhere, and before he finished junior high school, he could only do some coolies.
In the mixed part-time work life, he learned to "see people and talk about people, and tell ghosts when they see people".
And the only thing that can change his status quo is his moon.
02 The scenery is beautiful, marry a wife
In order to make a living, Li Ka-shing worked as a tea house guy and a salesman.
Just when his life was just getting better, he quit his job and started his own business.
What made him decide to start from scratch was his uncle and his cousin.
He aspires to be like his uncle and create his own wealth from scratch.
And in the relationship with his cousin, he also fell deeply in love with each other.
But he knew that there was no such thing as an empty glove white wolf in the world, and if he wanted to marry his cousin home, he must make some achievements.
He chose the plastic industry and founded the "Yangtze River Plastic Factory".
In order to set up the factory, he had to borrow money from the bank, but before the business could start, difficulties followed.
Because of quality problems, he received many customer complaints, and some manufacturers even chose to refund.
With the encouragement of his cousin, he went to Italy to work undercover and learn techniques secretly.
After returning to China, he put the experience he had learned from stealing his teacher to use in business, and quickly turned the situation around.
Not only did he pay off the arrears, but he also made his business bigger and bigger.
Seeing Li Ka-shing working so hard, Zhuang Jingan no longer obstructed, acquiescing to his daughter and his relatives.
He married Zhuang Yueming back home in a beautiful way.
After the two got married, Zhuang Yueming did not become an idle rich wife at home.
Instead, he followed Li Ka-shing in and out of various business occasions and became his right hand.
It wasn't until the birth of their son that she stayed at home with peace of mind.
When Li Ka-shing became a famous rich man in Hong Kong, many people began to envy Zhuang Yueming's vision.
It's good to be able to find such a potential stock.
But as a friend of Li Ka-shing put it:
"It's hard for us to imagine what Li Ka-shing's career would have been like if he hadn't met Zhuang Yueming in his life?"
She is his driving force, and he is her lover for 10,000 years.
In the eyes of outsiders, they should have been a match made in heaven.
But Zhuang Yueming's death cast a fog over the love between the two.
03 Death with many doubts
In 1990, in an apartment, Zhuang Yueming lost his life without warning.
Li Ka-shing was saddened by this and built a moonlight building for his wife to remember his deceased wife.
But people were not moved by their love, but questioned the cause of Zhuang Yueming's death.
At that time, Li Ka-shing was entangled with Li Jiaxin.
Someone broke the news that the day before the original partner died, he also brought the most beautiful Hong Kong sister home.
Zhuang Yueming was "angry to death".
As an "arrogant junior" that all rich women in Hong Kong are afraid of, Li Jiaxin's desire to rise to power is well known.
So many people have accepted this statement.
It is believed that Zhuang Yueming is discouraged when he sees his beloved husband bring a woman into the love nest of the two, and loses the will to survive.
There is also a theory that Zhuang Yueming had a heart attack and accidentally took the wrong medicine and died.
After the death of his wife, Li Ka-shing said that he would only have her alone in his life.
The rumors of him and Li Jiaxin were also self-defeating.
But many people speculate whether he built the Yueming Tower to remember his deceased wife or to "atone for his sins".
Some people analyze the structure of the Yueming Building, and there are unreasonable places everywhere.
There is only an elevator to go up in the building, and if you want to go down, you have to take the escalator down.
And Zhuang Yueming could only sit in a wheelchair for a long time before his death.
The wood used for the handrail in the building is Liuzhou wood, which is not suitable for handrails because of its smooth material.
On the contrary, it is more suitable for making coffins.
Of course, these are just speculations of posterity, and what we see more is that Li Ka-shing will go to worship his deceased wife rain or shine on New Year's Day every year.
He has been doing so for 33 years.
Even so, in the eyes of their youngest son Li Zekai, his father's behavior was not because he loved his mother too much.
It's just self-consolation for survivors.
Li Zekai's relationship with his father has always been very general.
Some people say that it is because he is angry for Zhuang Yueming.
He once wrote about Zhuang Yueming in his book:
I always thought that she should leave that place, leave Hong Kong, leave the people and things that made her unpleasant, leave her melancholy and sorrow.
It is reported that the relationship between the two has had some problems after marriage.
Li Ka-shing's relationship with his uncle is lukewarm, and Zhuang Yueming's mother's help to him is not very appreciative.
Zhuang Yueming is sandwiched between his father and her husband, and she is not a person inside and out.
Li Zekai saw all these in his eyes.
Therefore, when he grew up, he "bumped" his father many times.
Sometimes when the company's shareholders spoke out against his father, Li Ka-shing, he also stood against his father and argued with him.
He is probably Li Ka-shing's most troublesome son.
But where in the world is there a parent who does not love his children, Li Ka-shing hopes that his son can reap a happy family.
He is the one who "beats the mandarin duck".
Li Zekai may be the next Li Ka-shing, but Liang Luoshi is definitely not the next Zhuang Yueming.
04 Unmarried three children, it is difficult to enter a wealthy family
In 2006, Liang Luoshi became the newly promoted "Jade Girl in Hong Kong".
Her beauty has moved the hearts of countless men, and Li Zekai is one of them.
Under his strong pursuit, Liang Luoshi soon fell.
But the relationship between the two was opposed by Li Ka-shing.
He thinks that his son's girlfriend is a "scheming girl", how can she really be pure when she climbs up from the bottom.
But 19-year-old Liang Luoshi and Li Zekai, who was 41 years old at the time, were still together.
In order to marry into a wealthy family, Liang Luoshi gave birth to three sons in two years.
Li Zekai even said that he would not let the girl he liked become the next Zhuang Yueming.
But he first inherited his father's "affair".
During his girlfriend's birth, he was out and out pestering other women.
When she met her new love, she gave Liang Luoshi a breakup fee of 1 billion yuan to let her go abroad.
Some people say that Liang Luoshi's end seems to be inferior to Zhuang Yueming.
If Li Ka-shing does not let go, she will never enter the door, even if she has three children, it is not justified.
But it is clear that Liang Luoshi is different.
With three sons in hand, the Li family has to send her money on time every month.
Compared to Zhuang Yueming's inability to do anything about her husband's "absurdity" after marriage, her life is obviously much more comfortable.
Even now, Li Zekai is in love with Miss Hong Kong Kwok Ka-man.
But he will not leave his son alone.
Compared with the oppressive rich life, how is Liang Luoshi, who is now free and at ease, not a winner?
After the death of his mother, none of Li Zekai's girlfriends were famous women.
He has always preferred "Cinderella", whether it is Liang Luoshi or now Guo Jiawen.
Perhaps he is also missing his mother in another way.
I hope I can avoid the love tragedy of my parents.