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Back in the 50s of the last century, in the southwest of China, the Liu family, located in the bustling city of Chengdu, although the identity is ordinary, their family carries countless legends.
The source of survival of the family of seven depends only on the meager salary of Liu Dayong, who is a judge.
Even though life is stretched thin, the neighbors still treat the poor family with contempt. However, as the so-called poverty cannot be moved, in the depths of Liu Dayong's heart, there is always a burning heart with an extreme desire for learning.
However, as time went on, Mr. Liu's meager income could not meet the growing family expenses, despite his gradual promotion. In addition to the four boys, there is also a small and delicate daughter.
In order to ensure that the basic living needs of the family are met, the third son, Liu Yongmei, had to be passed on to other people's families, became someone else's child, and changed his name to Chen Yuxin.
Similarly, due to the pressure of family life, my mother also fell ill due to overwork and died young.
All the burden fell on Liu Dayong alone, and he took on the heavy responsibility of raising his children alone.
Among Liu Dayong's three sons, Liu Yonghao, the father of his only daughter Liu Chang, was also an unknown ordinary young man at first. It was not until 1977 that he was admitted to Sichuan Vocational and Technical College and was assigned to the school as a physics teacher.
It was in that place that he met Li Wei, a kind and lovely female school doctor.
When they met for the first time, both of them made a deep impression on each other. Liu Yonghao's down-to-earth and diligent qualities were highly praised by Li Wei, and Li Wei's smart, clever and generous manners also made Liu Yonghao admire and hide love in his heart.
Soon after, Liu Yonghao plucked up the courage and frankly expressed his feelings to Li Wei, pouring out his deep love for her at first sight.
In the face of this short-term setback, Liu Yonghao was not discouraged because of this, but proved his sincerity with firm belief and perseverance with practical actions. He firmly believes that as long as he has enough perseverance and determination, he will one day be able to move Li Wei and win her heart.
Thankfully, Li Wei was eventually impressed by Liu Yonghao's sincerity and kindness and decided to accept his marriage proposal. However, their love path was not all smooth sailing, because of the disparity in their family backgrounds, their relationship was strongly opposed.
It is important to mention here that Li Wei is not a native of Chengdu, and her parents live far away from Chengdu, which undoubtedly adds a glimmer of hope to the marriage of the young lovers.
In June 1979, the two young couples embarked on a new journey in their lives, despite not getting the consent of their respective families.
However, the stress of married life has not diminished as a result. In 1980, they ushered in a lively and lovely little princess - Liu Chang, which made the already nervous couple face greater financial difficulties.
In order to improve the family's financial situation, Liu Yonghao, as the head of the family, began to look for side business opportunities, hoping to increase some additional income. At this critical moment, the second brother, Liu Yongxing, discovered an unexpected business opportunity in December 1980 - repairing radios on the street.
This seemingly ordinary craft has become popular in a short period of time, and in just a few months, he has obtained a rich return equivalent to nearly 10 months' salary! Witnessing this major breakthrough of his brother, Liu Yonghao deeply felt the endless possibilities of business opportunities.
So, he immediately gathered the other three brothers to devote themselves to this emerging industry. However, due to the very strict licensing policy at the time, they tried to apply for a license many times, but in the end they failed, and the first venture unfortunately died.
However, this setback did not dampen their enthusiasm, but only strengthened Liu Yonghao's determination to transform. He analyzed the current market environment in depth and found that the aquaculture industry seemed to have more potential.
Liu Yonghao then reached a consensus with his brothers and decided to turn his attention to the aquaculture industry. In the early days of the business, the road was extremely difficult, and they converted the balcony of the dormitory into a simple farm to raise quails together.
In this process, his wife Li Wei fully supported her husband, not only taking full responsibility for financial management, but also personally adjusting the feed, fighting side by side with her husband and enjoying the family, as if recalling the warm reunion scene in Liu Dayong's home.
With the concerted efforts of the four brothers and Li Wei, the humble quail farm, which was originally built on the balcony of the dormitory, gradually grew and became the largest quail breeding base in Sichuan Province at that time.
As the scale continued to expand, by 1986 they had expanded their business to overseas markets.
Time flies, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is 1988. This moment should have been full of pride and joy, but in this moment of gratification, the four brothers made an unexpected decision to exclude all female family members from the shareholding and they would not have the right to participate in any decision-making of the group.
Although Ms. Li Wei has made great achievements for the group and is a solid arm of her husband Liu Yonghao, it is difficult for Mr. Liu Yonghao to stick to his position in the face of the unanimous opinions of the other three brothers.
As the leader of the family business, he had to take on this painful and difficult choice.
Perhaps it was during this decision-making process that the four brothers realized that the biggest challenge facing the family business was the inevitable disagreement between the partners. Despite the deep family affection, the differences in ideology linger like shadows, and there are also significant differences in the management philosophy of the enterprise.
Facts have proved that over time, the ideals and pursuits of the four brothers have gradually produced huge differences. In 1992, they finally made the decision to split up their families.
The eldest brother Liu Yongyan has always had a love for the field of industrial machinery, so he chose the relevant business sector in the group, and eventually became a world-renowned computer software programming expert.
The third brother, Chen Yuxin, was passionate about the operation of restaurants and hotels, so he turned his career focus to this field, and later achieved remarkable achievements in this field, successfully becoming one of the richest people.
Liu Yonghao and his second brother Liu Yongxing still stick to the original intention of breeding and continue to work the land they are most familiar with. However, as the market became more and more competitive, by 1995, the brothers had to go their separate ways.
Mr. Liu Yonghao left Hope Group to found a new New Hope Group, further focusing his business on the more refined field of animal husbandry. After more than ten years of hard work and hard work, New Hope Group has now become a well-known enterprise and industry leader in this field at home and abroad.
Since the establishment of New Hope Group, Mr. Liu Yonghao has not handed over the baton of the family business to his male descendants, but has a unique vision, regarding his only daughter Liu Chang as the future successor, and devoting all his efforts to training.
In 1996, Mr. Liu Yonghao and his wife, Ms. Li Wei, made a major decision to send their sixteen-year-old daughter Liu Changyuan to the United States for further study. This move not only fully reflects the fine tradition of Liu Dayong's family that has always adhered to the fine tradition of focusing on children's education, but also shows that it is by no means a feudal and outdated gender bias, and regards his daughter as a bright star in the future of the industry.
As it turned out, their discerning and precise predictions were incomparably correct. Just ten years later, in 2006, Liu Chang was not yet 20 years old, and he was appointed to the important position of deputy general manager of New Hope Group, becoming the youngest "female billionaire" in China.
Since then, the father and daughter have worked closely together to lead the vigorous development of New Hope Group. With their joint efforts, New Hope Group is no longer limited to the single field of animal husbandry, but boldly set foot in multiple fields such as finance, chemical industry, real estate, etc., and has rapidly grown into a large-scale enterprise group spanning multiple industries.
The passing on of the torch between the two generations of father and daughter will undoubtedly help the foundation of New Hope Group to be evergreen. Mr. Liu Yonghao has unreservedly passed on the essence of the aquaculture industry that he has studied for many years to his daughter Liu Chang, and Liu Chang has integrated the cutting-edge concepts and excellent management wisdom he has learned overseas into the development practice of New Hope.
This unique father-daughter duo is a perfect blend of vintage and youthful energy, where the experience of the past and the innovative thinking of the future are intertwined to create a brilliant career path.
Succession in family businesses has always been a problem, and there are often insurmountable gaps between generations. However, Mr. Liu Yonghao and Ms. Liu Chang have successfully broken this convention, and they have reached a high degree of tacit understanding at the ideological level, supporting each other, and there has never been any dispute.
Perhaps because of this, Miss Liu Chang has been deeply influenced by her father since she was a child, and the responsibility of giving back to the society in the future naturally falls on her shoulders.
Although the father and daughter did not have any disputes over the control of the New Hope Group, their views on the specific business decisions of the company were not always completely consistent.
Due to age differences, there are inevitably differences in mindsets.
However, it is this kind of divergence and collision that drives the company to continue to move forward and ensures its firm belief and determination to move forward bravely.
In the future, New Hope Group will always inherit and carry forward Mr. Liu Yonghao's entrepreneurial spirit of defying difficulties and hardships, and having the courage to work hard and forge ahead! On this basis, we look forward to adopting and integrating the cutting-edge and excellent management concepts and broad global vision that Ms. Liu Chang has learned.
In this virtuous interactive cycle full of "traditional elements and innovative thinking", New Hope Group will continue to challenge its own limits and bravely climb new career peaks!