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Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

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Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

最近几年,在几个女性主流社交平台上有一个句式很流行,叫:

“ xxxx,岁月从不败美人。”

不管是美妆带货,还是国学、茶艺花艺、瑜伽健身等内修素养课程,用这个句式来做软文标题,点击率好像都比较高。

毕竟,谁不愿意美貌、优雅到老呢?

但很显然,这也只是大众心中的美好愿景,能够做到优雅一生的美人实在不多。

如果非要细数,那在笔者看来,香港名媛陆雁群也许可以算作其中之一。

她家世好,婚前做了二十几年富家千金,从来十指不沾阳春水;

嫁得也好,豪门阔太风光无限,即便55岁成了寡妇,却也成了家族掌权人,一生活得漂亮且优雅。

哪怕是耄耋之年去医院,她仍然身穿旗袍,妆容精致,无愧于“香江第一名媛”的名号。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

她不擅长做生意,但却有着惊人的投资天赋,投资什么都能利润倍增,生生把亡夫留下的十亿遗产变成了上百亿!身价就连李嘉诚都赶不上,名下房产更是躺着收租都是赢家。

就比如,她与邵逸夫一起创办经营TVB,打造了无数明星,将香港娱乐产业带入辉煌,自己也成为了其中最亮的那颗星。

女人守寡怕什么?陆雁群照样把人生活成了别人羡慕的样子。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

真正的名媛,原生家庭绝不止经济条件优渥,更要有深厚的家传底蕴,世家出身的陆雁群也不例外。

1925年生人的陆雁群,爷爷陆蓬山是民国时期香港广东银行的创办人之一,父亲陆文澜则身居政府要职,还曾担任过宋子文的机要秘书。

正因如此,民国时期的陆家不仅富,而且贵。

值得一提的是,陆家乃是诗书传家,还有着深厚的文化底蕴。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

陆母陈淑颖,同样是名门闺秀出身,从小就带给了陆雁群受益一生的言传身教。

可以说,精神和物质都丰盈的童年,才是“富养”了她一生的底气。

在对女儿的教育上,陆家父母也不遗余力,让陆雁群自幼就接触了来自东西方的两套教育体系。

风华绝代的陆雁群,不仅有家传学识,更是美貌无双、气质超群,曾在选美比赛中荣获水仙花皇后奖,名噪一时。

从香港圣斯蒂芬女子学校毕业后,陆雁群在父母安排下留洋海外,在美国米露士女子大学进修,学的是企业管理专业。

在陆家父母的计划当中,这份企业管理的技能,也会是女儿将来出嫁到夫家的“软嫁妆”。

如所有人预料,陆雁群这份厚重的嫁妆,最终花落位列香港四大家族之一的利家。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

24岁那年,陆雁群与门当户对的“利家三少”利孝和喜结连理。

利孝和的父亲,正是香港有名的“烟草大王”利希慎。

靠烟草发家后,利希慎买下了半个铜锣湾的地皮,并给后人定下了“只租不卖”的规矩。

不得不说,利老爷子对未来的预判极为准确,那时的铜锣湾还是块荒地,如今已经成了香港寸土寸金的宝地,后辈就是躺着收租都穷不了。

只可惜,利希慎在49岁时遭遇了枪杀,横尸街头,案子到现在都没破,成为了一大悬案。

利希慎一生娶了4房太太,孕育了15个子女,其中有7个儿子,陆雁群的丈夫利孝和便是大房黄兰芳的长子。

而在老爷子去世后,利家的家业也由黄兰芳接手,后来又顺理成章地转交给了自己的大儿子利孝和管理。

利孝和跟陆雁群一样,自幼接受顶级的双语教育、有留洋背景,在牛津大学取得了文学、民事法学两个学位。

接手家族事业后,除了恪守祖训,坚持“只租不卖”来管理祖业外,利孝和还开拓了自己新的商业版图。

这其中最耀眼的一次创业,便是在1967年做了TVB,为利氏家族带来了丰厚的收益。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

嫁给利孝和那年,陆雁群只有24岁,而彼时的利孝和已经年近四十。

虽然彼此相差15岁之多,但二人婚后却是难得的琴瑟和鸣、夫妻一心。

更让陆雁群倍觉可贵的是,在那个男子纳妾仍合法的旧时代里,丈夫却选择与她“一生一世一双人”。

结婚后,陆雁群陆续给丈夫生下了1子3女,除了大女儿利蕴梅夭折外,另外三人都长大成人。

与陆家父母所设想的不同,海外科班出身的陆雁群,婚后并没有参与夫家的商业管理,而是专心在家养育儿女。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

好在,由于和丈夫感情甚笃,陆雁群经常会陪同出席一些商业宴会,丈夫也喜欢与她聊一些商业上的事。

因此,陆雁群在思想上并未与社会、现代商业脱节。

利孝和不仅是个好丈夫,也是一个优秀的生意人,利家的产业在他手中翻了几番。

70岁那年,利孝和因病离世,给陆雁群留下的遗产高达数十亿美金。

自此,55岁的陆雁群成了寡妇,彼时儿女也都已经长大成人,但都还在海外读书,暂时不能接管家业。

无奈之下,久居家中的陆雁群只能亲自出马,接手了偌大的利氏集团。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

不会经营?没问题,高薪聘请顶尖的顾问团队就好。

当一个优秀的企业主,最重要的不是自己什么都会,而是会用人。

而陆雁群不仅十分擅于用人,于投资上更是颇有眼光和天赋。

丈夫留下的产业里,最主要的就是三块,一是祖产,二是汽水厂,三是TVB。

对于这三部分产业,陆雁群采用了截然不同的处理方法。

祖产留着,慢慢收租,坚决不卖;

汽水厂当下虽然盈利不菲,但她认为早晚会被迭代淘汰,不如趁早以高价出售,时间也证实了她的决策正确;

至于TVB,她选择了与邵逸夫一起经营,捧出了很多影帝影后,不仅为利氏家族带来了不小的收益,也为家族的影响力添砖加瓦。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

与此同时,她还发挥了自己的投资天份,在股市大杀四方,取得了辉煌的战绩。

同时,在餐饮、娱乐、房地产等领域,陆雁群也是投资收益颇丰。

据说,利孝和留下的10亿资产,愣是在陆雁群的手里涨到了数百亿。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

少有人知的是,利孝和才是TVB的真正创始人,邵逸夫最初只是打工的。

不过,当后来TVB上市时,邵逸夫成了第一大股东,这才让很多人都误认为邵逸夫才是创立者。

但即便如此,陆雁群与邵逸夫的关系一直都很好,也一直都是TVB的大股东,很多TVB的庆典活动,她都会与邵逸夫一同出席。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

从现场的照片也可以看得出,邵逸夫对她可是尊敬有加。

90年代的TVB星光璀璨,陆雁群经常要与各大明星同框,换做旁人肯定害怕被艳压。

然而,借着与生俱来的优雅气质,以及无论何时何地都妆容精致、衣装得体的习惯,陆雁群凭总能在一众艺人里脱颖而出,成为C位焦点。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

港媒曾调侃,陆雁群的平生最爱大概只两样东西,一是翡翠,二是旗袍。

她日常所戴的翡翠都是帝王绿,有人曾拿赌王四太嫁女才舍得一戴的翡翠项链和她日常佩戴首饰相比,才发现是小巫见大巫。

就算是陆雁群日常戴的首饰,都要比四太梁安琪珍藏的更奢华。

从影像资料中可以看出,她的气质也压得住翡翠的豪横,可谓是人与翡翠相得益彰。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

除了翡翠,陆雁群平生最爱旗袍,几乎出席所有重要场合都是一袭旗袍优雅亮相。

她的旗袍也件件都是高级定制,每一件都是孤品,在世上独一无二。

无论是材质,还是版型、做工,都是顶级的存在,甚至夸张到她专门为自己穿过的旗袍做过旗袍展览。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

耄耋之年出席公开场合,陆雁群仍旧是人群中最亮眼、最贵气逼人的那一个。

更难能可贵的是,她不仅在投资上有眼光,在选继承人上,也很有眼光和智慧。

“传男不传女”?“传贤不传愚”!

人到暮年,陆雁群力排众议,将家族产业传给了自己的二女儿利蕴莲。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

利蕴莲也确实担得起母亲给予的这副重担,她不仅有过多家银行高管的经历,更是凭借自己的能力成为了汇丰银行和国泰航空的董事。

甚至2021年的时候,她还接任了恒生银行的董事长。

要知道,恒生和汇丰那都不一是般的存在,同时她还在澳大利亚建立了属于自己的上市公司。

事实也证明,陆雁群没选错人。

自利蕴莲接管集团后,利氏的产业规模也再度翻涨,目前总价已经达到了超千亿的标准。

当然,虽然陆雁群把掌家大权交给了二女儿,另外一双儿女比较低调,但他们当下的发展也都不错。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

论家世,利家子女并不输霍家和何家的二代们,但由于家训低调,利家人倒是很少上新闻。

可以说,在母亲陆雁群的影响下,利家子女都是静水流深,有着不小的格局和涵养。

到利蕴莲这一代,利氏已经打破了富不过三代的魔咒,一直保持着良好的家风,这与家中有陆雁群这样的儿媳修身齐家不无关系。

Hong Kong has been widowed for 42 years, taking care of her deceased husband's assets increased by 10 times, and her net worth of 10 billion yuan is "passed on to daughters but not children"

2022年2月,陆雁群走到了人生的尽头,在家中安详离世,享年98岁。

她的葬礼与她的人生一样,高规格但极低调,全程封闭式进行,具体情形外人不得而知。

回顾陆雁群的一生,拥有过幸福而富足的童年,也有过顺遂而安稳的婚姻,儿女成人后,又得以在商界施展抱负,过一把事业的瘾,老年又有儿女孙辈承欢膝下,得以“度百年而去”,实在惹人羡慕。

当然,这样的人生也绝非投胎好、嫁得好就能拥有的。

陆雁群的一生,锦衣玉食近一个世纪,成年后却连体重都不曾有大的变化,90岁还能保养良好、不失礼仪,可见此人有多么自律。

也正因她对自己的高要求,才保持了一生的优雅和贵气,一切力量都是来源于自己的内心,这才是真正的名媛气度。

参考资料:

商务范:《96岁“香港第一名媛”去世,穿旗袍优雅一辈子,身家百亿却很低调…》

春秋干言:《活了98岁的陆雁群:嫁豪门生下1子3女,百亿家产传女不传儿》

商界评说:《98岁女首富陆雁群去世,在香港坐拥300间铺子,名下还有345套公寓》

作者:孙妮儿

编辑:老路

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