The man behind Li Ka-shing, Zhuang Jing 'an, is an uncle, a father-in-law, and a career guidance. What can he do?

As we all know, Li Ka-shing is the richest man in Hong Kong, with assets as high as 850 billion, and these assets do not include his assets that are not included in the statistics. Li Ka-shing, who has been the richest man in China mainland and Hongkong for more than 20 years, 65438-0928, chaozhou people, Guangdong.

1937 Japanese troops invaded Chaozhou. In order to escape the war, and the situation at home is getting worse and worse, life is getting harder and harder. Li Ka-shing's father finally decided to go to Zhuang Jing 'an, which is far away from China and Hongkong.

Zhuang Jing 'an is Li Ka-shing's uncle, and he was a leader in the clock industry at that time. Li Ka-shing, who lives in Zhuang Jing 'an's home, has been inspired by Mr. Zhuang Jing 'an in business and charity.

Hard-working entrepreneurs.

Zhuang Jing 'an was born 20 years earlier than his nephew Li Ka-shing, but both suffered as many setbacks as the other. Zhuang Jing 'an studied in a private school for several years when he was a child, and then dropped out of school to work at home.

At that time, in Guangdong, many young children with no education but poor families came out to work. These children can only start from the lowest apprentices and work with those masters who have real skills.

Zhuang Jing 'an's first job was as an apprentice in a bank. In order to learn skills, he takes care of life and study with his master every day. After several years of hard work, he not only saved money, but also gained skills and contacts.

During the 65438+ 1930s and 1940s, the society was in turmoil, and there would be wars on the mainland at any time. After thinking for a long time, Zhuang Jing 'an, who is self-reliant, decided to transfer her small and successful trade job in Guangdong, get married and have children and come to China and Hongkong for development.

1935, Zhuang Jingan came to Hong Kong, and he took a fancy to the watch industry with good development momentum. At that time, the mainstream market in Hong Kong sold watches and clocks from foreign companies such as Switzerland, but the local people in Hong Kong were still blank in this respect.

He decided to start with the simplest, and make inexpensive watches to attract consumers. After earning funds to expand the scale, 1940, Zhuang Jing' an established Zhongnan Watch Co., Ltd. ..

19 Zhuang Jing' an zhongnan watch company has developed continuously, and by the 1940s and 1950s, it has become the largest large-scale enterprise integrating watch manufacturing and sales in China mainland and Hongkong.

Later, through Zhuang Jing 'an's unremitting efforts, his watch business did not stop in China and Hongkong, but in Chinese mainland and other countries.

After years of hard work, Zhuang Jing 'an gradually developed into a rich man and became a veritable "king of clocks" with his own business efforts.

Charity of "Watching the King"

Zhuang Jing 'an, 1908, from Guangdong. What he saw after his birth was not the beauty of this society, but the cruel reality of this society. The destruction of opium in Humen took place in Guangdong, and the first opium war that shocked the Qing Empire also took place in Guangdong.

Guangdong is close to the coast, and convenient transportation makes transportation and trade more developed. Maritime trade is a good opportunity for dignitaries to get rich, but it is also a source of suffering for ordinary people.

In 1930s and 1940s, maritime transactions had formed a system, which played an important role in politics and economy. However, a large number of smuggled ships active in Guangdong waters also aggravated social corruption.

Officials are not officials, and people are not for the people. It is such a dark and cannibal environment that Zhuang Jing 'an grew up in a poor family.

He was born in poverty and succeeded in making such an enviable family business by his own efforts, but his success was not limited to the amount of money. Zhuang Jing 'an not only shines brilliantly in his career, but also is keen on charity.

Because he was born in his old age, he knew that it was not easy for the poor to live, so he gave free medical treatment and medicine to those poor people and bought coffins for those who could not be buried.

Although he studied as a child, he ended his study career because there was no money to supply at home, which once made him feel bitter. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, he found that many children were displaced and homeless after the war.

He built a school with money so that children can live and study here for free. Zhuang Jing 'an not only cares about the education in China and Hongkong, but also cares about the education in his hometown.

He pursues frugality for himself, but he has always made great contributions to society. He built schools at his own expense and took the lead in donating money to build social infrastructure.

The Influence of Zhuang Jing 'an on Li Ka-shing

1942, in order to escape the war, the Li Ka-shing family came to Hongkong and went to Zhuang Jing 'an. At this point, Zhuang Jing' an's business has already had a considerable scale. In the highly competitive Hong Kong market, Zhuang Jing 'an has been busy with business, leaving early and returning late.

He warmly entertained his sister's family, and introduced a job for his brother-in-law Li Ka-shing's father, so that Li Ka-shing could continue his studies with the help of Zhuang Jing 'an, and the family's life was on the right track.

However, Li Ka-shing's father suffered from tuberculosis during his escape. After living in Zhuang Jing 'an's home for a period of time, his condition deteriorated and he died. Li Ka-shing had to drop out of school to support his family, and the burden of family life fell on him.

Li Ka-shing went out to look for a job alone. He is only 15 years old this year. Zhuang Jing 'an knows that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Instead of letting Li Ka-shing work in his own watch company, let him hone his skills to survive in society, so that his job search will not be hindered too much.

At a young age, Li Ka-shing begged people everywhere to find a job. Later, he did a lot of work, received a lot of cold eyes and ridicule, and really realized the warmth of human feelings.

In these practical experiences, Li Ka-shing has mastered the ability to read words and observe emotions. After the founding of New China, Hong Kong's economic advantages in many aspects emerged, and Li Keen Li Ka-shing had a premonition that this was an unprecedented opportunity.

1950, Li Ka-shing decided to start his own business, and with the help of Zhuang Jing 'an, he opened the Changjiang Plastic Factory. After that, under the influence of Zhuang Jing 'an's working mode, Li Ka-shing concentrated on his career, and the company was out of control and his career was booming.

Influenced by Zhuang Jing 'an, Li Ka-shing, who had a successful career, also devoted himself to charity. For example, 198 1, he donated 100 million yuan to establish Shantou University. As of 20 13, his donation is about 4.5 billion Hong Kong dollars. Li Ka-shing's donations in other fields are numerous.

Commercial society is a rational and realistic society. Li Ka-shing, who lives in his uncle's house, knows what the world is cold and human feelings are warm and cold, and how to succeed through self-struggle.

Zhuang Jing 'an is the man behind Li Ka-shing. Through Zhuang Jing 'an's efforts in business, he learned some ways to run a business, and also understood what a real entrepreneur is. Li Ka-shing came into contact with business and charity through Zhuang Jing 'an. It can be said that Zhuang Jing 'an was the pioneer of commerce and charity in Li Ka-shing era.