"The Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. "Can reading the Tao Te Ching really make you a billionaire?
There is such a businessman, he claims to have the Big Dipper Seven Stars Protector, the blessing of the dragon vein of Changbai Mountain, and he made 130 billion yuan with just one copy of the Tao Te Ching.
He is known as the "Oriental Buffett" by employees, and his friends range from the president and prime minister to the common people, attracting 500,000 believers with his "Zen investment method".
The companies created are involved in finance, real estate, and even chip manufacturing, all over the industry.
He is Sui Guangyi, the "investment immortal" of Ding Yifeng Group.
How did a poor boy in the Northeast rely on a copy of "Tao Te Ching" to make hundreds of billions of money?
Why is he now restricted from leaving the country and being investigated?
An unpredictable investment philosophy
In the eyes of the company's employees and believers, Sui Guangyi is a true legend.
In the 60s of the last century, Sui Guangyi was born in a small mountain village in the northeast, but he started business in the 80s and became a multimillionaire by relying on his business wisdom.
But for Sui Guangyi, what he wants is not only his own success, but also wants to "prosper the people" and let people live a good life.
So in 2000, he resigned from his job and went into seclusion, devoting himself to the study of traditional Eastern wisdom, which was integrated with modern investment science.
Through the logic of oriental metaphysics to calculate capital, and created a set of "Zen and I-Ching investment method".
However, if you want to show the wisdom of a set of investment philosophy, you need to find a benchmark investment master, and Sui Guangyi found two.
One is the "stock god" Warren Buffett, and the other is the "financial predator" Soros.
Sui Guangyi called his "Zen and I-Ching investment method", which is another achievement after Warren Buffett's value investment and Soros's short-selling investment.
Most importantly, his investment philosophy is imbued with the wisdom of traditional Chinese philosophies, such as the Tao Te Ching.
He has also written two books on his investment philosophy, namely "Investment Enlightenment" and "Lao Tzu's Philosophy and Modern Management".
It seems to be a book that explains the principles of investment, but in fact, the content is full of metaphysics.
Because Sui Guangyi was born in the Northeast, he said that he had the blessing of the dragon vein of Changbai Mountain, and even the Big Dipper Seven Star Protector.
At the company's annual meeting, he said that he watched the sky at night and saw 28 stars, which symbolized that the company wanted to build 28 entities.
And these 28 companies will form a bureau, which is equivalent to putting a formation, and each company is an important array.
Sui Guangyi claimed to be the reincarnation of an "immortal", and one of the things that company employees and believers must do every morning is to read the Tao Te Ching.
In a small, dark room, believers meditate before reading the Tao Te Ching, creating such an atmosphere with the fundamental purpose of making money.
In addition to bluffing people in the name, Sui Guangyi often created an image of wandering in high society.
In the company, there are not only photos of him and investment guru Rogers, but also pictures of former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy coming to visit.
Although many of Sui Guangyi's words make people feel incredible, even half-truths, they do not prevent fans from worshipping him.
Huge returns
Sui Guangyi often tells his employees and fans that he has a credo, that is, "single-mindedness, trustworthiness, selflessness, and altruism".
Especially the last "altruism", which convinced fans.
Because most of the products sold by Ding Yifeng have high returns, and even the yield can reach 100%.
For example, they once launched a benefit, as long as they invest 1 million, they will have a dividend of 10,000 yuan per month, and they can not only get 1 million principal but also 2.64 million income within 3 years.
This kind of investment is a lot for Sui Guangyi, so fans say that he is doing charity.
Some people say that Buffett's annual return on investment is 21%, but relying on Sui Guangyi's Zen and I-Ching investment method, there is a return of 36%.
Later, Sui Guangyi also asserted that in the next 30 years, the world's financial center will be in the East, and he also set a very grand mission for the company.
He believes that Ding Yifeng is to recreate an earth civilization for mankind and elevate the earth civilization to a cosmic civilization.
Therefore, since 2011, relying on huge returns, Sui Guangyi has harvested more than 500,000 customers in just 13 years, and the company's management funds are as high as 130 billion.
Among the more than 500,000 customers, there are not only ordinary people, but also a large number of successful people, who are often worth tens of millions of dollars and want to get more income through investment.
For example, a Miss Zhong's aunt, after coming into contact with Sui Guangyi, was impressed by his pattern and invested tens of millions of dollars in Ding Yifeng.
In addition to investing, Sui Guangyi also encouraged everyone to buy "original stocks".
For example, there is a chip company called Fengyuanxin under Ding Yifeng, and the company said that the chips they make are generally used in aircraft carriers.
And after official assessment, their company is worth more than 300 billion yuan.
Now that the company has not been listed, it can buy "original shares", and after it is listed, it will definitely be able to appreciate by virtue of its ability in chip production, and then it will be able to make money lying at home.
But such a company with "immortals" in charge and can get huge returns has also fallen into a crisis.
Behind the crisis is a fog
In the first half of 2023, the Shenzhen Municipal Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau issued a risk warning.
According to the announcement, Ding Yifeng Group currently has too many related entities, and the company does not have a financial license, so it has no qualifications to engage in financial business, and has been suspected of illegal fundraising.
Since then, some customers have found that Ding Yifeng's products cannot be cashed in.
But this is only the beginning of Ding Yifeng's crisis.
In 2024, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission also issued an announcement saying that Sui Guangyi, the former chairman of Ding Yifeng Group, was suspected of illegally manipulating the stock market and had launched legal proceedings against him.
After that, many investors went to Ding Yifeng's office and found that it was already empty, and the company's stock price also fell by 40% to less than HK$1.
And Ding Yifeng's executives estimated that they had already expected today, and began to reduce their holdings of shares on a large scale as early as a few years ago, preparing to withdraw and run away.
Among them, Sui Guangyi's partner Ma Xiaoqiu also ran away with the money and prepared to smuggle into the United States, but was detained by the police.
Sui Guangyi is negotiating with a Middle Eastern consortium to bring in funds from abroad to solve the current predicament.
And in the face of this situation, Ding Yifeng Company has issued digital options, ready to be traded on the international digital asset exchange, and anyone who buys the product will be closed for 8 months, and no withdrawal will be allowed in the middle, and then dividends will be distributed.
But even in the foggy situation of Ding Yifeng, there are still people who sign agreements to buy the company's products.
Now Sui Guangyi has been restricted from going abroad and is also being investigated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
In the past 13 years, he has attracted a lot of fans and funds by relying on the Tao Te Ching and metaphysics.
Now that he is in crisis, can he rely on the Tao Te Ching to save himself?
Resources:
1. China Net Culture: Altruistic Persistence in Investment Game, Sui Guangyi and His Oriental Philosophical Values
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1781802520581435541&wfr=spider&for=pc
2. Peninsula Morning News: "More than 500,000 people stepped on the thunder! Liang Jiahui "ran"!
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1788417092693828133&wfr=spider&for=pc
3. Securities Times: "The illusion of high yield is finally shattered, Ding Yifeng confirms the difficulty of redemption"
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1788286301314343246
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