One night in July 2013, at the 22nd anniversary reunion of Maoshan Middle School's Class 302 of the 92nd Class of Yinzhou, Ningbo, Qian Fenglei's words pushed the party to a climax:
"I announce that all the old students who are here today will each receive an Apple mobile phone, please don't forget to collect it before you leave."
As soon as the words fell, applause and shouts followed, resounding throughout the audience.
This is not nothing, the next year, the generous Qian Fenglei waved a big hand, directly to maoshan middle school 92 year-old alumni each sent an Apple mobile phone, Maoshan middle school other grades of alumni heard, directly crying in the toilet, envious.
Some people may think that Qian Fenglei is too high-profile, but as a famous rich man on the Forbes list, his style of behavior already belongs to the low-key category, so the outside world does not pay much attention to him.
Until November 14, 2020, Qian Fenglei was killed by four murderers in Hong Kong, and he was angry and posted a reward notice of up to 10 million Hong Kong dollars on the Internet. Suddenly, the topic of tens of millions of huge bounties caused heated discussion on the Internet, and as the publisher of the bounty notice, Qian Fenglei immediately entered the public's field of vision.
Born in 1976, the invisible rich man, when he was a child, he could not afford to go to school, even after he became an adult, he still did not get rid of poverty, and even when he was most depressed, he was hungry and had no money to eat, and went to the garbage can to find leftovers to fill his hunger. However, just when people thought that he would spend this life in poverty, he transformed himself into what Li Yapeng called "a lot of money" in just a few years.
Qian Fenglei, once a poor boy, how did he get huge wealth in just a few years, what unique money-making secrets did he have? Let's take a look.
In November 1976, Qian Fenglei was born into a poor family in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, where his parents made a living in a small factory.
When he was a child, watching other people's children eat snacks and play with novelty toys, Qian Fenglei was envious.
It's good to have money - qian Fenglei's little head has the idea of "I want to make money".
In the second grade of primary school, because of poverty, Qian Fenglei, who had low self-esteem, always liked to go alone to the field next to the school in a daze after class, and did not want to play with other classmates.
Qian Fenglei, who was sitting on the field, was thinking about how to earn pocket money while stroking the green rice with his hand, when suddenly, he found that there were a lot of field snails in the field.
Is it possible to sell the snails for money? Qian Fenglei, who had a clever move, quickly ran back to the school, and in return for the popsicles, called 3 children to help catch the snails together.
In the end, after several hours of hard work, 4 children successfully captured 5 pounds of Tada snails in a whole day.
On the second day, Qian Fenglei got up early in the morning and took Tian Snail to the market to sell. Because of his lack of experience for the first time, he hid in the corner, did not dare to shout, and as a result, no one was interested in class near the end. In the end, a well-meaning uncle who sold vegetables in the market received a price of 0.2 yuan per kilogram.
Although thirty years have passed, Qian Fenglei still remembers the excitement when he received the "huge amount" of 1.12 yuan.
Tasting the sweetness of selling field snails, Qian Fenglei decided to go to the factory to sell popsicles.
In the hot summer, the young Qian Fenglei ran to the factory with a popsicle, imagining a popular scene, only to be stopped by security guards just after arriving at the factory gate.
In the hot summer, the popsicle will slowly melt after a long time, and Qian Fenglei will have no return.
Time passed minute by minute, Qian Fenglei was helpless, begging the security guard to let him into the factory, at the price of selling all the profits obtained from the sale of popsicles to the security guards.
After selling the popsicles and returning to the factory gate, Qian Fenglei reluctantly handed over the profits he earned to the security guards. This time, although it was a busy time, it was a blessing in disguise that the good villains saved the cost.
Before leaving, the security guard smiled and said to Qian Fenglei, tomorrow you come to sell popsicles, and I will let you go. Qian Fenglei said yes! But we have to make half a profit for one person. Looking at the little child in front of him, the security guard hesitated for a moment and finally agreed to him.
Although Qian Fenglei made a lot of pocket money by selling field snails and popsicles, his poor life did not change. When he was in junior high school, because he was poor and could not afford tuition and living expenses, Qian Fenglei was persuaded by the school to resign and had no books to read.
But there are two sides to everything. Qian Fenglei returned to his alma mater after developing, mentioned the withdrawal from school that year, and the teacher jokingly said to him: "I did not dissuade you from retiring at the beginning, where did you get today's achievements?" ”
Not long after dropping out of school, Qian Fenglei made an incredible decision to break off relations with his biological parents.
As for the cause of each, no one else knows.
When the lawyer's office signed a statement severing ties with his parents, Qian Fenglei was very sad but resolute.
The skin of the body is subject to the parents.
To others, the act of severing ties with parents is incomprehensible.
Morally, this approach is also highly questionable.
But Qian Fenglei believes that since his parents are incompetent, he has the right to make his own choices.
Perhaps it is thanks to this "fierceness", in the ups and downs of the commercial sea, Qian Fenglei killed decisively and never hesitated.
After leaving the family, Qian Fenglei worked alone to earn a living, during which he worked as a waiter and also did decoration.
In those painful and difficult days, he gradually had some savings and his life began to stabilize.
But he never seems to know what "contentment" is, and he has a bigger ambition, which is to make more money.
In 2000, when the real estate was in full swing, he participated in the interior decoration training project manager, planning to make a grand achievement in the real estate market.
However, unfortunately, due to lack of experience, Qian Fenglei's plans and goals ultimately failed.
At the age of 24, when the Lantern Festival was lit up and people were immersed in the beautiful atmosphere of the festival, qian Fenglei, who had not eaten twice in the rental house, was really hungry, ran to the tap to drink a few sips of cold water, and then walked out of the house, wandering aimlessly on the street, walking and walking, unconsciously coming to the door of the pawnshop.
In the end, desperate, he took the phone for granted.
Despite the fall to this point, Qian Leifeng still did not give up the idea of "making a lot of money".
At the age of 24, he suddenly became rich and dug up the first pot of gold in his life.
But how Qian Fenglei originated has always been a mystery, and only two confusing theories circulate on the Internet.
The first theory is that Qian Fenglei made a fortune by speculating in houses, on the grounds that Qian Fenglei had done interior decoration in his early years and had a little bit to do with real estate.
However, it is doubtful that at that time, Qian Fenglei did not even have money to eat, where did the funds come from to speculate in the house?
Therefore, people are more inclined to believe the second theory, that is, Qian Fenglei made his fortune by being a "stacked horse boy".
The so-called stacked horse boy is actually engaged in the work of a betting intermediary.
In Qian Fenglei's hometown of Ningbo, many people know that he did this, and some people even said that Qian Fenglei made his fortune by taking people to Hong Kong and Macao to gamble, and then he got a commission from it.
Because there is no evidence, this statement is more like people catching wind and catching shadows after tea and dinner, but it is an indisputable fact that Qian Fenglei has the right to manage the two gambling halls in Macau.
As for why the gambling king He Hongshen gave the management power to Qian Fenglei, the reason for this is unknown.
Anyway, at this time, Qian Fenglei has completed the transformation of his life.
Regardless of whether Qian Fenglei relies on speculation to get rich or relies on being a "stacked horse boy" to make a fortune, these two methods of making money are very simple, but it is not easy to practice.
In particular, doing the work of "stacking horses" that cannot be put on the table is like licking blood on the tip of a knife, not only to have means, but also to be flexible in mind, and to know how to "slip" and "fierce".
Qian Fenglei once said such a sentence: "Behind the scenery is either vicissitudes or dirty."
Perhaps only someone who has truly tasted "bitterness" and rolled in the dark of night would say such a thing.
After accumulating a certain amount of capital, he is scheming and scheming, and he knows the way to make money, and his wealth is snowballing like a snowball.
After having money, Qian Fenglei likes to do three things the most, doing charity, making friends and "engaging" academic qualifications.
Maybe it's because poor people were born and once fell, or maybe it's because some netizens said, for the sake of fame.
In 2012, Qian Fenglei made a large-scale donation of 20 million yuan to Yanran Angel Fund, and a year later, he donated another 30 million yuan.
Such a move, even Li Yapeng, who has seen the world, was stunned, after all, according to the purchasing power of 10 years ago, 50 million is enough to buy a courtyard in Beijing.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Li Yapeng directly called Qian Fenglei "Qian Duoduo".
He not only donated money to the Yanran Angel Fund, but also donated money to floods and epidemics and helped poor children.
In 2014, forbes Chinese edition of the ninth China Charity List was released, and the total cash donations of 100 entrepreneurs (enterprises) on the list were 4.46 billion yuan, and Qian Fenglei ranked 74th. In 2017, Qian Fenglei was selected as a public welfare figure in China.
In addition to doing charity, Qian Fenglei's most eye-catching thing is to call Ma Yun a brother and become a close friend with Li Yapeng.
In 2014, Alibaba went public in the United States, accompanied by Qian Fenglei. Every year on the Double Eleven Shopping Festival, Qian Fenglei and Ma Yun witnessed the birth of the miracle of transaction volume.
How good are the two of them? They bought the house together and became neighbors.
Qian Fenglei once spent HK$690 million to buy House 7 at 28 Wong Bai Jia Road in Hong Kong, which caused a sensation for a while.
Paik Ka Road is one of the most expensive locations in Hong Kong, where political and business personalities such as the residence of the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong, the residence of the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Garrison in Hong Kong and wealthy businessmen such as Lee Shau Kee reside. Soon after, the house welcomed a new neighbor, Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba's board of directors, at a cost of HK$1.5 billion.
Both a good brother and a good neighbor, the relationship is placed here, Qian Fenglei is naturally able to "help" on the "help", in addition to standing up to help Ma Yun speak, trying to prove that Taobao fakes are few, etc., but also through the purchase of Alibaba shares, with practical actions to support Ma Yun.
What moved Ma Yun even more was that in 2015, at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, Qian Fenglei auctioned the oil painting "Taohuayuan" cooperated by Ma Yun and Zeng Fanzhi for 36 million Hong Kong dollars, and the proceeds of the auction will be donated to the Taohuayuan Foundation, which is the first board member of the foundation.
Qian Fenglei, who has both fame and fortune, seems to have a special obsession with academic qualifications.
As the saying goes, the more people lack something, the more they want to get something.
Qian Fenglei, who dropped out of junior high school, was overflowing with his desire for academic qualifications. After making a fortune, Qian Fenglei first studied EMBA at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and in 2018, he went to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to study for a doctorate.
However, sharp-eyed netizens found that qian Fenglei posted an admission letter with a tuition fee of 138,800 yuan, and the payment was made to the College of Continuing Education of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
This confirms the saying that having a degree does not necessarily make money, but having money can be exchanged for a degree.
So, why did Qian Fenglei get a doctorate degree for himself?
In fact, whether it is doing charity, or calling Ma Yun Li Yapeng and others brothers and brothers, or high education - this is Qian Fenglei's means to obtain further success.
He knows that his efforts are one thing, but his connections and academic qualifications are the keys to his entry into a new field.
He wants to keep himself improving and keeping his freshness.
This is the strategy, but also the enlightenment and experience of a "poor boy" after experiencing vicissitudes.
In other words, this is also the password for his success.
Therefore, from a poor boy to a billionaire, from a middle school dropout to a doctorate in the Academy of Social Sciences, Qian Fenglei's life is full of many legends.
Some people are closely watching his "ulterior motive" history and think that his cutting on the streets of Hong Kong is the best proof.
Some people think that Qian Fenglei is keen on charity, and he is generous and moralistic, calling him "modern Du Yuesheng".
In any case, the fortitude revealed in his personality and the decisive style of killing still make his "mysterious explosion of wealth" have some answers.
Author: Jianghu Xiaoxiaosheng
Editor-in-Charge: Grass
Review: Blue Orange