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In 1937, Japan descended on a mansion in the bustling and noble Kowloon City of Hong Kong, which heralded the birth of a new life! He is Lin Jianming, a name of endless glory and brilliance, which stems from the far-reaching influence of the close and legendary marriage union between Hong Kong business magnate Mr. Lam Pak Yan and the Lai family.
Speaking of this heavyweight in the Hong Kong textile industry, Mr. Lam Pak Yan, his years in the industry can be traced back to the romantic years of the 19th century. Since then, he has started his own entrepreneurial journey in Kowloon City, and with his keen business insight and bold decision-making ability, he has successfully shaped a huge garment industry empire, winning wide acclaim from the media and being hailed as the "garment king".
His mother, Ms. Lai Yuanfang, came from a scholarly family, and her father, Mr. Lai Jixi, was the founder of the Chinese Department of the University of Hong Kong, and had a high reputation in the field of education.
In fact, Mr. Lin Baixin chose to marry Ms. Lai Yuanfang, more out of attachment to the power and status of the Lai family. After getting married, Mr. Lin Baixin devoted himself to his career, often spending long nights with workers in the factory.
During this period, he became acquainted with Yu Po Chu, a female worker from an ordinary family, and was deeply impressed by her ingenuity, and with her keen business vision, Yu Po Chu quickly rose to become Mr. Lam's right-hand man, and with his strong support, he founded the Lai Sun Garment Factory, which propelled his career to glory.
Mr. Lin Baixin gradually attracted this shrewd and capable woman, and in 1950, he did not hesitate to marry Yu Baozhu, making her his second wife. Although there is a full 10-year age gap between them, Ms. Yu Baozhu does not care about this, but wholeheartedly supports her husband's career.
Since then, Mr. Lin Baixin's attitude towards his eldest son, Lin Jianming, has become more and more indifferent. On the contrary, he paid special attention to Ms. Yu Po-chu's only son, Lin Jianyue, who believed that this child had greater potential to inherit the family estate.
Lin Jianming clearly realized his position in his father's heart since he was a child, but he never found an opportunity to change his fate.
Although Lin Jianming's talent is not outstanding, as the eldest son, he is still regarded as the heir of the Lin family. From an early age, he received a careful education and nurturing, carrying the ardent expectations of his family.
Unfortunately, the young Lin Jianming showed a unique personality - bohemian, and he indulged in the life of dogs and horses, which disappointed Mr. Lin Baixin.
In the business world, Lin Jianming has not been able to show the same outstanding talent as his father Lin Baixin, and although he has tried to run a business several times, it is undoubtedly regrettable.
In contrast, Mr. Lin Baixin prefers Lin Jianyue, the only son of his stepmother, Ms. Yu Baozhu.
The young man was not only gifted, but also hardworking, and quickly became his father's right-hand man.
As time passed, Mr. Lim gradually handed over more of the family business and important responsibilities to Lin Jianyue, and Lin Jianming was completely neglected. It wasn't until a battle for family property many years later that Lin Jianming suddenly realized that his father had long regarded Lin Jianyue as the only heir of the family.
In this fierce battle for the division of property, Lam Kin Ming received only a paltry HK$1.8 million, while Lam Kin Ngok successfully took over the family inheritance worth up to HK$17 billion, and the difference between the two is like a world of difference.
Lin Jianming, who was once highly anticipated by his father, eventually lost everything due to indulgence and commercial frustration.
This is undoubtedly a great blow and humiliation to Lin Jianming. Thankfully, however, he didn't give up because of this, but instead strengthened his determination to make a name for himself in the business world and prove his strength.
Being so snubbed by his father is undoubtedly a huge humiliation and blow to Lin Jianming. He deeply felt that he had suffered repeated setbacks in the mall, and he could not compete with his younger brother Lin Jianyue.
Just when Lin Jianming's heart was full of anger and helplessness, a wonderful opportunity quietly came - he still holds a 51% stake in the "crocodile shirt" brand.
The "crocodile shirt" is an inheritance of Lin Jianming from the Lin family, and if he can fully control the brand, it will be equivalent to regaining the source of wealth.
However, the remaining 49% of the stake is firmly held by Lin Jianyue, and once his younger brother makes a move, Lin Jianming's position within the company will become precarious.
Seeing that the last chance was about to be lost, Lin Jianming resolutely decided to completely take the "crocodile shirt" into his control. For this reason, he had to spend a huge amount of money of up to 200 million Hong Kong dollars to buy all the shares in Lin Jianyue's hands.
This generous amount of money is undoubtedly more than ten times the inheritance of 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars he inherited from his father, which is enough to show Lin Jianming's firm belief and strong desire to regain control of his destiny!
Since then, control of the entire "crocodile shirt" brand has completely fallen into the hands of Lin Jianming, who is expected to make his mark in the business world again, showing extraordinary strength.
However, fate always seems to go against Lin Jianming's expectations. Despite the large amount of money invested, under his management, the "crocodile shirt" did not rise as quickly as expected, and finally only stayed at the market value level of about HK$300 million.
However, this is already a remarkable achievement for a man who once had almost nothing.
Although he has suffered repeated setbacks on the business battlefield, Lin Jianming's pursuit of wealth has always been less than his enthusiasm for emotional life. Since the age of 17, he has been a man of great fortune and has proudly claimed to have had more than a thousand female partners, so many that he cannot record their names one by one.
This amorous character also indicates that his marriage road will be full of twists and turns. Lin Jianming has experienced three marriages, but all of them ended in failure.
His first wife was Zhuang Suming, whom he met in Taiwan. The two met and fell in love, and finally tied the knot in 1965. Unfortunately, Zhuang Suming was reluctant to have children, so the marriage lasted only four years before it broke down in 1969.
Time passed to 1970, Lin Jianming once again stepped into the palace of marriage, this time he married a beautiful flight attendant Lin Peichang. The two did give birth to two lovely daughters together, but after 16 years of marriage, due to a rift in their relationship, Lin Jianming and Lin Peichang finally chose to break up.
As for the third marriage, Lin Jianming started living together from a college student named Wang Wei. Initially, the two sides seemed to have come together with a certain mindset of mutual benefit.
Lin Jianming longs to give birth to a boy to inherit the family business, while Wang Wei hopes to use this opportunity to become a wealthy family.
As expected, it didn't take long for Wang Wei to successfully get pregnant and give birth to a son. Surprisingly, however, their first child turned out to be a girl. Faced with her son's dream drifting away, Wang Wei fell into a deep sense of loss.
Fortunately, Lin Jianming did not give up because of this, and the two finally ushered in the birth of a son and a daughter.
However, just when the child was born, Lin Jianming made a public statement unexpectedly, resolutely saying that he would never let Wang Wei step into his door! For this reason, the short years of living together within three years came to an end, and Wang Wei had to take a pair of sweethearts away from home and start a journey of a new life.
That is, since that time, Lin Jianming has completely abandoned his attachment to marriage and devoted himself to the unrestrained emotional world.
Despite the numerous setbacks on the emotional road, Lin Jianming did not become inferior or introverted because of this. On the contrary, he seems to have poured all those resentment that has nowhere to release into the glamorous life.
As early as the age of 17, he was already a suave figure; And after entering old age, his behavior became more and more uninhibited.
In 2007, Lin Jianming, who was 70 years old at the time, was revealed to be dating a young lady Yao Yun who was only 22 years old on frequent dates for fun. The intimate interaction between them has aroused strong doubts and condemnation from public opinion.
Although Yao Yun vigorously argued that the two were only uncles and nephews, this obviously could not convince the general public, and people accused Lin Jianming of acting badly and seriously damaging the reputation of the Lin family.
Since then, Lin Jianming has been mired in the quagmire of "grandfather and grandson love" entangled with young women. In 2014, his relationship with the popular female singer He Aoer surfaced again, and the age difference between the two was as high as 45 years, which instantly detonated the attention of all walks of life.
In the face of public doubts, Lin Jianming didn't care. On the contrary, he not only helped He Aoer repay her father's huge debt of up to 14 million Hong Kong dollars, but even provided her with up to six figures of pocket money every month to spoil this young girlfriend with material wealth.
However, good times are always short-lived. Soon after, He Aoer was captured by the media in close contact with other men. In the face of his girlfriend's betrayal, Lin Jianming, who was over the age of old, burst into tears on the spot, grief-stricken and said that she was deliberately alienating herself.
It's really embarrassing to see this former rich man so depressed now.
Until 2016, under the impetus of Lin Jianming's unremitting efforts, He Aoer finally "completed his merits" and became his nominal "adopted daughter". At this point, the relationship between the two has finally been presented in a bright and bright way, and is no longer questioned by public opinion from the outside world.
However, despite this, Lin Jianming's debauchery still made his children feel extremely embarrassed. Although his three daughters have their own happy families and successful careers, they still can't avoid deep shame in the face of their father's affairs.
It's a pity that his son Lin Zhiqiao can only choose to turn a blind eye after repeated unsuccessful advice.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has entered January 8, 2021, and the Hong Kong tycoon Lin Jianming, who was once controversial in the business world, finally passed away due to illness at the age of 84. Facing the end of his life, he chose to end his legendary life with an unexpected open-minded attitude.
Although Lin Jianming and his four children were not born to the same mother, he always treated them equally and divided his HK$1 billion inheritance equally among them. Among them, the eldest daughter Lin Weishan not only got part of the property, but also was appointed as the manager of the "crocodile shirt" company run by Lin Jianming before his death, although she did not have actual control.
Lin Zhiqiao, the eldest son who has been regarded as the successor by his father since he was a child, and the other three daughters also shared Lin Jianming's huge inheritance. This fair and just distribution of the will undoubtedly shows that although Lin Jianming has many faults as a father, he still does his best to treat each of his children with an equal eye.
It is worth noting that compared with shopping mall competition and married life, Lin Jianming's persistent pursuit of the emotional world has almost reached an almost extreme level. Even in his later years, he still went his own way, and had an inseparable obsession with the life of dogs and horses.
However, at the last moment of his life, this rich man who had caused countless public opinion controversies showed amazing magnanimity and calmness. Through the distribution of his inheritance, he proved to the world that money is important, but the love for his children is the eternal concern in his heart.