1, China tycoon Henry fok.
He was born in poverty, lost his father in his early years and only studied for a few years. Later, he worked as a ferry coal worker, airport coolie, car repair apprentice and riveter. It is also him, a somewhat stubborn and arrogant young man. When he waved away from the world, he had become one of the top ten richest people in Hong Kong, with a net worth of 29 billion RMB, comparable to Li Ka-shing. He is Henry Fok, who is praised as a red capitalist by the media. However, the old man left the world not only enviable wealth, but also his indomitable spirit.
I dare say that I have never let anyone down.
After Henry Fok became a rich man, he was asked if he was worried about being kidnapped. Henry fok calmly replied: "I never worry that others will kidnap me, because I have never wronged anyone in my life!" " "
Teacher Huo told people more than once that no matter whether you are in politics or business, no matter which industry you belong to, the most important and fundamental thing is to be a man. When Henry Fok developed new projects with his partners in his early years, the other company suddenly had a crisis and was in urgent need of cash. Mr. Huo made a decisive decision and skillfully re-divided the profits, which not only helped the other side tide over the difficulties, but also protected the dignity of the other side. In the following decades, Mr. Huo was regarded as the most trustworthy friend by his collaborators and his descendants. Henry Fok is the only super-rich businessman in Hong Kong who dares to walk alone without bodyguards. For decades, people have often seen Mr. Huo walking and climbing the mountain alone, greeting enthusiastic citizens from time to time along the way.
"The key to being a man is to have a clear conscience!" Mr. Huo not only said this, but also set an example for future generations with his life. Henry fok has ruled the business world for half a century. So far, he has not heard any negative rumors about his business behavior or any other behavior. Throughout his life, Henry Fok valued the feelings between people more than money. Many times, he would rather sacrifice his own interests and safeguard the dignity and interests of others. He believes that only those who respect others can win more respect from people. And such a person who is respected everywhere and everyone is willing to do his best for him is hard to succeed!
Henry fok's magnanimous mind, unpretentious manners and sincere lifestyle have won him countless friends and laid a solid foundation for his brilliant career.
I don't make trouble, and I'm never afraid of things.
Mr. Huo has been kind to others all his life, but at the same time he has adhered to his own bottom line and principles. Mr. Fok Yingdong is a businessman. Different from ordinary businessmen, Mr. Huo is a businessman with flesh and blood. The famous Luoxi Bridge in Guangzhou was built by Henry Fok with free donation, but a local government department charged the toll without authorization, which made Mr Fok angry. Therefore, Mr. Huo entrusted others to publish a statement in the newspaper, stating that he had not received any so-called "bridge money" to "shake the mountain and shake the tiger" and solve such problems through the National People's Congress. The final result was that the local government department realized the mistake and gave Mr. Huo justice.
A drop of rain and dew can reflect the whole world, and a small thing can test a person's character. Some businessmen blindly donate money to please the relevant departments, even if the donated money is not clean, the donated businessmen will not care at all. From this incident, we can see how noble Mr. Huo's character is, just like his worth. Worth and character are equal, and this is the real rich man.
Mr. Huo has experienced countless adventures in his life, but he never gave up, relying on this bloody spirit of not admitting defeat and not bowing his head. Mr. Huo is a bloody man with indomitable spirit!
I am an upright China person.
Mr. Fok Yingdong is not only an excellent entrepreneur and doer, but also an amiable and respectable patriot. At that time, western countries blocked the mainland, and Mr. Fok Ying-tung took great risks to provide scarce materials to the mainland. Later, someone talked about this history, and he asked half-jokingly what benefits the mainland had given him. Mr. Huo immediately replied impassioned: "The mainland has certainly given me benefits. Without the mainland, there would be no Chinese. I am proud to be an upright China person all my life! "
When Mr. Huo came to Guangzhou to build the White Swan Hotel, he was deeply shocked by the poor living conditions of his compatriots. That trip to the mainland made Henry Fok, who has always been strong, cry. Since then, he has been donating money to the motherland in his own name. Since the establishment of 1977 "Fok Ying Tung Foundation", Fok Ying Tung has donated HK$ 4 billion to the Mainland.
Henry Fok, who loves sports, is very excited every time he sees the five-star red flag of the motherland flying at the Olympic Games abroad in a world competition. A strong sense of national pride makes Mr. Huo spend a lot of money to reward and commend the athletes' achievements after each competition. And every time a reward is offered, Mr. Huo tries to keep a low profile, without any hype, completely out of patriotism.
Unjust wealth is like a cloud to me.
Standing at the forefront of the times, Mr. Huo has countless capital to be proud of: wealth, status, reputation and career. However, Mr. Huo has very original and thorough views on these. He pursued wealth all his life, but he was not tired of it. In this impetuous era, Mr. Huo has been looking at the past clouds with a indifferent attitude. The descendants of the Huo family were told to be thrifty and thrifty from an early age, and the whole family advocated frugality, simplicity and thrift.
Talking about Sun Tzu's contacts with some popular female movie stars in the entertainment circle, Fok Ying-tung said earnestly: "They are famous, have their own strength, and also have media elements. Being famous is someone else's business. I will only educate my children and grandchildren to stay away from vanity fair and be a good person who is not tired of fame. " Fok Ying-tung has been cautious all his life and has always taught future generations to keep a low profile. This free and easy attitude of being indifferent to fame and fortune can be said to be a rare quality.
He told us with his life's footprints: people live all their lives, and if they want to do it, they must write big!
2. Fish balls are sold by tons
Twenty-five years ago, there was a young man selling fish balls in Singapore. Because fish balls are delicious and popular, he has a considerable deposit after a few years.
Many years ago, fish balls were just a small food to prevent fish from rotting. Several people saw that the fish balls he made sold well, so they partnered with him. Some people do it at home, others sell it on the street. As a result, business has grown.
Not long after, the young man said that he would borrow 6.5438+0.5 million yuan from the bank to buy equipment in Japan. It turned out that he saw a news that a high-yield meat grinder had been produced in Japan.
"Are you crazy? Fish balls can be made by hand, and there is no need to buy such expensive equipment. " His partner is very dissatisfied. "We have to look further. Only when we grow bigger can we earn more." The young man said.
A fish ball sells for 20 cents and only earns 70 cents. Everyone thinks this is a unnecessary thing to do. It's like jumping into a fire pit. "In that case, we won't do stupid things with you." The partner saw that he didn't listen to persuasion and parted ways with him.
A few months later, the young man bought the equipment from Japan. Not long after, people found that he no longer sold fish balls in the street, but his fish balls could be seen in every corner of the city.
Other vendors did not expect that since the young man's fish balls went on the market, they could not be sold, because the young man's fish balls were superior in appearance and taste. Gradually, they also began to sell young people's products. After several years, the young man's daily output of fish balls has increased to 10 ton, which still can't meet the market demand. In the past 20 years, his annual output of fish balls has reached 8,000 tons, and his turnover has reached more than 30 million yuan.
At the beginning, that young man was Lin. He is the largest fish ball manufacturer in Singapore and the "king of fish balls". In an exclusive interview with Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore, he said: "In fact, I just changed fish balls into quantifiers in my mind. Fish balls are' one by one', but in my mind, they are all sold by tons. " Changing the word "star" to "ton" is an upgrade of quantifier and also an upgrade of entrepreneurial goals and life aspirations.
3. Miracle Exchange between "12" and "2 1"
"12" and "2 1" seem to be a pair of inverted ordinary numbers, with a difference of 9, which is not necessarily related. But being associated with Cameron Johnson is a legendary story of "entrepreneurial prodigy".
At the age of 9, Cameron started his first business with his mother's $50 and a computer. /kloc-When he was 0/2 years old, he had his own real "Smile and Tears Printing Company". Nine years later, Cameron, 2 1 year-old, successfully founded 12 profitable companies.
From 65438 to 0984, Cameron was born in an ordinary peasant family in Virginia, USA. 1993 Christmas, his parents bought him a brand-new Compaq computer and printer, which started a dream of "entrepreneurial prodigy".
After the computer was installed, Cameron couldn't wait to get on the ground and never left all day. At that time, Compaq computer came with a very popular desktop publishing software package PrintShopDeluxe. At midnight 1 1, my mother walked into his room and said, "Cameron, it's time for bed." He looked up and said to his mother, "Mom, look, I found a business." Mother looked at his room, like a printing factory that had been blown by a tornado. There are pages of different sizes and colors scattered everywhere, all of which are samples of greeting cards and stationery, and there is a complete price catalogue.
1In February, 995, the story of Cameron and his "Laughter and Tears Company" appeared on the cover story of Children's World magazine. The theme article "10-year-old businessman, interested in making money" is very eye-catching, which is the coolest thing. Cameron is very excited, and thousands of children nearby, especially senior students in Grade 4 and Grade 5, can read his story. He also felt the effect of free media publicity for the first time, and orders poured in.
By chance, Cameron took his sister's Doudou toy worth $ 100 to Yi Bei for auction and soon sold it at a high price of $ 1000. The wholesale price of each bean is around 2. 5 dollars, and the retail price can be sold for 5 to 20 dollars, sometimes even 50 dollars. As a result, Cameron boldly started the online retail business of Doudou Zi, and told a touching story to every Doudou Zi sold.
1998 e-mail has developed rapidly in the United States. Cameron reinvested some of his income, upgraded computers, printers and other equipment, and began to conceive a small game that he had never played before, and set the goal of making a net profit of one million dollars in this entrepreneurial game. While studying all the high school courses carefully, he tried to find good ideas from the small details around him. He took the initiative to guide users of e-mail websites to shop in the "store next door". 18 years old, graduated from high school, and he really earned the first 1 10,000 dollars in his life, becoming the youngest millionaire in the United States at that time.
Cameron insists on learning new knowledge every day. He regards entrepreneurship as a profession and a way of life. TureLoot's winning model of "paying users to watch advertisements" is very popular. Users can earn points by watching advertisements at the top of the computer screen. On September 1 2004, TureLoot became the first website in the United States to broadcast the opening ceremony live. In just one week, TrueLoot attracted 5000 members. Two months later, Cameron found another small idea and set out to set up a brand-new car distribution company, and became the sales general manager of Ford car distribution company in Magic City, USA.
At the age of 2 1, Cameron had already founded his own 12 company, and each company was very successful. Especially in the worst period of the financial crisis, his business miracle amazed international business leaders such as Donald Trump, the American real estate tycoon, and michael dell, the founder of Dell Computer Company. Many companies in the Fortune 500 invited him as a strategic consultant.
2 1 year-old Cameron has become a world-class "entrepreneurial prodigy" in 12 years. The top newspapers, magazines and TV stations in the world have made special reports. Where did his endless entrepreneurial ideas come from? Cameron once wrote such a sentence in his autobiography: "Start small and give yourself time to grow up."
Yes, 12 and 2 1 are two very small and simple digits, but it is precisely the result of "giving time to grow" that the miraculous exchange can be realized. Everything should start from small things, focus on small things, start from small things, and after a long period of countless efforts and small successes, we can leap to enviable great success. In fact, the real success of starting a business is to live happily, richly, fully, have good friendship and enjoy what you are doing wholeheartedly!
4. What is the pain in this storm?
They are a master's couple who graduated from a famous American university. She works as a researcher in a world-famous nuclear physics laboratory. The couple have a bright future in America. However, in the end, they decided to return to China for development-with their strength, it should be as easy as blowing off dust to find a well-paid and relaxed job in China.
Their decision was unanimously opposed by their relatives! Sure enough, after returning to China, the couple who had high hopes for job hunting suffered a series of setbacks and blows. Now that you are back, you must prove yourself with practical actions. The unyielding couple decided to start a business. They set up a training school. However, because there were no students, the training school soon got into trouble. This couple, who believe that God never shuts one door but he opens another, no matter whether they are returnees, set up stalls, sell electrical appliances and work as part-time translators ... Life has not abandoned these two young people who love life, and with their efforts, they finally got through the trough. ...
Abandon foreign countries and resolutely return to China,
The "returnees" couple unexpectedly found a job.
One day at the end of 2008, Chu Lili, who was far away in the United States, called her parents: "Mom and Dad, we decided to go back to China for development. We can go back to China as soon as possible ..." "What, you have such good conditions in the United States, why do you want to go back to China?" Later, Zhang Yi encountered the same situation when he called his parents.
Chu Lili, 28, is from Baotou, Inner Mongolia. In the college entrance examination, Chu Lili was admitted to the physics major of Nankai University with high scores. In her sophomore year, Chu Lili fell in love with Zhang Yi, a classmate from Tieling, Liaoning. Yoko is a few months older than Chu Lili, and she is very witty.
The two have deep feelings and are successful in their studies. Just when they graduated, both lovers passed the exam, were admitted to the famous American university-State University of New York at Buffalo, and got a full scholarship to study for a master's degree in nuclear physics.
In August, 2006, under the farewell of relatives and friends, they flew to the United States and started a new journey in their lives. At the beginning of May of the following year, they got a marriage certificate and became husband and wife. In the meantime, Zhang Yi applied to another university to study industrial engineering, but this also laid a hidden danger for his future visa.
During their study, the couple devoted themselves to their study. In two years, Chu Lili completed all the credits required by graduate students. After graduation, with a solid professional quality, Chu Lili entered a famous nuclear physics laboratory as a researcher with a monthly salary of more than 3,000 US dollars, in addition to various benefits and holidays.
After going to work, they moved out of the school dormitory, rented a villa of more than 200 square meters again, and bought a car to facilitate commuting. When relatives and friends learned about it, they gave thumbs up and said on the phone, "Many people may not have your current living standard after working all their lives. You must cherish it!"
However, at the end of 2008, they finally decided to return to China for development!
It turned out that Zhang Yi also completed the credits on June 5438+065438+ 10, 2008, but his visa had to be renewed because of his transfer midway. According to the visa management in the United States at that time, if a senior talent like Zhang Yi wanted to get a new visa, he would succeed sooner or later as long as he insisted on applying, although the annual index review was limited. However, Zhang Yi felt that she could not afford it. Because in the United States, if you want to work, you must have a work visa, otherwise you are illegal workers. Once you are found, you will be punished by law.
During that time, the American financial crisis intensified, and Zhang Yi's mood wavered, whether to return to China or stay. To this end, the couple communicated many times and analyzed information such as domestic human resources through online inquiry.
Once, the couple talked about this urgent topic again. Chu Lili said: "We can live in a big house and drive a private car as soon as we graduate, which shows that we are both very capable. In addition, in the past two years in the United States, we have saved more than 30 thousand dollars. There is gold shining everywhere. People like us who go abroad by strength should be able to apply at home. What do you think? "
"Good, then we simply return home, so as not to worry about a paper visa here! I found through online inquiry that there are many foreign-funded enterprises in Shenyang now. Foreign-funded enterprises are well paid. If I find a job there, how can I earn 8 thousand yuan a month? " Zhang Yi said firmly.
Subsequently, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili went through the formalities of returning to China and returned to Shenyang in late October of 2009. First, they rented a house with one room and one living room as a place to live, and then they made job resumes and put them on the Internet and in various talent markets. Who knows, they ran for many days and still got nothing!
Persevere in the face of difficulties,
This strong "returnees" couple.
During that time, the mood of Zhang Yi and Chu Lili can be imagined. They gave up their excellent living conditions abroad and returned to China, but they couldn't even find a job. This gap comes not only from oneself, but also from relatives and friends. Relatives and friends often call and ask with concern, "What's the matter, has the work been implemented?" People with high academic qualifications like you, many units must be rushing to ... "After receiving similar calls, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili can only change the topic to avoid embarrassment.
The good news has finally arrived. A month later, a training school in Shenyang took a fancy to Chu Lili's background of studying abroad, and she became an English training teacher of the school.
Since then, Zhang Yi has submitted several resumes and finally got an interview with a foreign company. During the interview, the person in charge spoke in an aggressive tone and looked like a bully. Although Zhang Yi badly needed the job, he gave it up for the sake of dignity. Subsequently, he positioned his job search in private enterprises.
Soon, Zhang Yi received an interview notice from a private company. This company is well-known in the industry, so many people come to attend the interview, and the corridors and conference rooms are crowded with candidates. After some conversation, Zhang Yi was the best job seeker in both undergraduate and overseas study, and finally he got the dream and hard-won job. Zhang Yi secretly vowed from the bottom of his heart that he must go all out, because gold always shines.
After officially going to work, Zhang Yi realized how boring this job with a monthly salary of 6,000 yuan was: a newspaper and a cup of tea in the office every day, with nothing to do. I am a technical talent, and I waste my time here every day. At this rate, my major will soon be abandoned. Another thing that makes Zhang Yi feel very depressed is that people in the unit don't communicate with each other, and colleagues are like thieves.
One day at noon, a colleague in the office was chatting with another colleague. They chatted, and the conversation turned to the property of the leaders. Who knows, shortly after going to work in the afternoon, the leader called one of his colleagues over and scolded them, telling them to talk less about things outside of work in the office and not to make much ado about nothing.
Bored sitting in the office, Zhang Yi wants to go out for a walk, but the company has a strict attendance system. What makes Zhang Yi angry most is a meal experience. That day, Zhang Yi went to the canteen before lunch time because he was in a hurry to go to work and didn't eat breakfast. I didn't expect the waiter who cooked rice to say, "Only the leader can eat in advance, and you are not a leader, so you must wait until after work ..."
After work that night, Zhang Yi told Chu Lili what happened to her in the company. Hearing this, Chu Lili said, "Many units are like this now. Take the training school where I work. They flaunted that all the training teachers came back from studying abroad in high flyers. After I went in, I found that 80% of the teachers had no experience in studying abroad. The strangest thing is that I am a real returnee studying abroad by strength, but the principal not only does not reuse me, but also is very wary of me! " "There are more and more students who want to go abroad now. How is the business of the training school? " Zhang yi asked after listening. "Very profitable, very good, I feel better and better. We are all international students with full scholarships. Instead of working under others, it is better to start your own business and open a training school! " "That's what I thought. I will resign tomorrow! " Hold your hands tightly together.
After resigning, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili contacted another friend and invited him to start a business together. After analysis, my friend was not interested in this industry and finally refused. At this time, the couple ran around and finally rented a house with an area of 160 square meters and a monthly rent of 5,000 yuan as the school site. After the school site was chosen, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili began to decorate nervously. In mid-April, 2009, Shenyang Buffalo Education Consulting Training School was announced. Because there is no money to recruit people, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili are both training teachers and receptionists.
As we all know, the key to the prosperity of training schools depends on the source of students, and the source of students depends on popularity. The newly established Buffalo Consulting School is unknown. Where can I recruit students? If you want to improve your popularity quickly, you must advertise in Shenyang media, but the expensive advertising fee is beyond the couple's ability. Unable to recruit students, fixed expenses such as training school rent, water and electricity occur every day, which makes Zhang Yi and Chu Lili very helpless.
There is a small printing factory in front of the training school. After discussing with Chu Lili, Zhang Yi printed some publicity advertisements and distributed them on the streets around the training school. The couple stood in the street and advertised in person, which was very unpleasant.
After the advertisement, the parents of three primary school students took their children to Buffalo Consulting School, and the school finally started. Although Zhang Yi and Chu Lili felt the difficulties in the future, they prepared lessons very seriously and devoted themselves to teaching.
However, with only three primary school students, the training school is definitely unable to make ends meet. Should we bow to fate or go on bravely? "Life, you can't beat me!" This is the signature on the QQ of the training school enrollment. Go on your knees no matter how hard it is!
In July 2009, there were two more young people selling clothes on the streets of Shenyang. They are none other than Zhang Yi and Chu Lili. It turned out that Chu Lili, who had a lively mind, put forward the strategy of selling clothes to subsidize training schools. The couple can't take care of the scorching sun. They go to the clothing wholesale market in Shenyang to buy goods every day. In the evening, they set up stalls in the streets.
Because of the low cost of street stalls and the low price of clothes, business began to improve soon, and the money earned every day can also maintain the fixed expenses of training schools!
Go through difficulties and meet the rainbow,
What is the pain in this storm?
At that time, the life of Zhang Yi and Chu Lili was very simple. Even in order to cultivate the future of the school, they seldom eat meat, and Chu Lili, who sells clothes, is not willing to add a new dress for herself.
On one occasion, Zhang Yi, who came back from the stall, said to Chu Lili, "We are both very good at foreign languages. Why don't we do part-time translation? " Zhang Yi's words were supported by Chu Lili. Soon, Zhang Yi found a part-time job as a translator through the Internet. When there is a job, the salary is set in 400 yuan every day.
Teaching, recruiting students, setting up stalls, and working as a part-time translator, with the insistence of the couple, the days slipped away day by day. The weather in Shenyang is getting colder, and a friend introduced them to a new way of making money-selling new electric heaters and making a commission according to their performance.
After taking office, Zhang Yi often stood in Shenyang's major shopping malls and distributed leaflets about new electric heaters, and then waited for customers' calls to install them.
Once, after Zhang Yi installed the electric heater for the customer, the customer needed a formal invoice, or refused to pay, so Zhang Yi had to be patient with the customer. But customers don't buy it at all. In the end, Zhang Yi made a guarantee in the name of the training school, and the customer paid for it.
It is with such perseverance that the training school persisted against the wind. With some money in hand, Zhang Yi printed a new advertisement and sent it out on the street.
On one occasion, Chu Lili said in a training advertisement, "Now all kinds of training schools in society are mixed, and it is difficult for parents to tell them apart. Those irresponsible training schools not only deceive parents, but also waste children's learning opportunities. If you want to win, you must bring your papers and tell these parents the truth loudly. I believe that these parents will also have the ability to distinguish. "
"I consulted some people in training schools. We can't just advertise in the street. It should be distributed selectively, such as going to the gates of some junior and senior high schools. For example, before the college entrance examination, many of these parents will be our prospective customers! " Zhang Yi added. The couple communicated with each other and thought of many special ideas. Through communication, they have more confidence in the future of the training school.
Later, the couple decided to go to some school gates to "shout" business loudly, but when they really stood at the school gate and faced so many parents, Zhang Yi was a little embarrassed for a moment. Chu Lili encouraged him to say, "If we want to succeed, we should throw caution to the wind and stop shouting. How do others know that Buffalo Training School is a real returnee school … "Encourage Zhang Yi to unload his ideological burden:" We are real returnees. Buffalo Consulting Training School is a real school for returnees. I hope parents keep their eyes open and don't be fooled by those unscrupulous schools. These are all kinds of certificates and overseas photos we obtained at school ... "
"Are you familiar with TOEFL, GRE and SAT?" Parents will ask right away. "We were admitted to the United States through our own efforts, so we are very familiar with the study abroad exam and know the knowledge of the exam like the back of our hand. If your child can study in our school, there will be great progress! " That afternoon, Chu Lili and Zhang Yi took pains to answer their parents' questions.
The next day, some parents came to the training school. They found the parents of the students trained by Buffalo School and repeatedly asked about the teaching situation of the school. These parents all said, "Although this school is not well-known, their methods are unique, and they will not deliberately delay the class time for charging. I think that after the training here, the children not only improved their test scores, but also improved their spoken English! "
In this way, relying on word of mouth, the number of students in Buffalo Training School has expanded. With students, whether you can improve your grades depends on your strength. In order to live up to the expectations of the parents of these students, Zhang Yi stopped all part-time jobs and devoted himself to teaching after consulting with Chu Lili. They first find out the students' basic skills, and then design a unique teaching plan according to each student's situation to truly achieve one-on-one teaching.
During that time, Zhang Yi and Chu Lili often talked until the early hours of the morning to study teaching methods. Time flies, a few months have passed, and the students of Buffalo Training School have achieved good results in the exam, and more students come to Buffalo Training School to study.
With students, the couple recruited three more teachers, and at the same time increased publicity and began to publish information online. After watching the teaching video of buffalo education and training, some parents from other provinces asked them to set up online video classes, so that the students in buffalo education school would be wider.
It is in this difficult persistence that the Buffalo Training School finally went through the trough at 20 10. By May 20 12, Buffalo Education and Training School had more than 300 students. There are more and more students, and the profits of training schools are refreshing every month. They already have a house and a car in Shenyang and live an ideal life!
Open "returnees", in order to dream, regardless of identity, set up stalls to sell electrical appliances. Dear readers, what inspiration did Yi and Chu Lili bring to you who are struggling?