Liu Hongsheng has 10 sons and 3 daughters, and all his educational arrangements for his children are to study abroad without exception. Four sons study in America, four in Britain, two in Japan, and three daughters study in America, Britain and Japan respectively. At that time, sending an international student to re-study was almost equivalent to setting up a medium-sized enterprise. Liu Hongsheng, in the consideration of the Shanghai tycoon, did this for the purpose of "no matter which country will rule in the future, I will always have my children to cope with the situation.". I will let you learn the most useful knowledge in the world at any cost. After returning home, you can run my business alone. "
Liu Hongsheng arranged for his sons to study economics, law, banking, management, engineering, accounting, machinery and other majors according to their respective specialties, while his daughters studied housekeeping, nutrition and other majors. After their children returned to China, Liu Hongsheng put them in junior staff positions to exercise, so that they have both practical experience and scientific professional knowledge guidance.
10' s son was placed by Liu Hongsheng in enterprises of different industries in Liu. Liu Nianren, the eldest son, joined Greater China Match Company, Liu Nianzhi, the fourth son, joined China Wharf Company, and Lao Ba joined Zhanghua Wool Textile Factory. Soon, Liu Nianren became the only person in Liu's enterprise who could sign the payment instead of Liu Hongsheng.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Nianxin, the eighth son of Liu Hongsheng, returned to Chongqing from the United States and was sent to a wool mill as a technician. There was an argument with the factory director. After Liu Hongsheng knew it, he immediately blamed Nianxin for saying, "You must abide by the system in the factory and respect the opinions of the factory director. I won't allow you to put on airs as a small boss in the factory. "
Liu Hongsheng's children also understand their father's painstaking efforts, and earnestly start from the grassroots level, get familiar with the situation, accumulate experience, observe hardships, and exercise their self-reliance ability. Later history proved that none of Liu Hongsheng's 13 children was extravagant and mediocre, which was the result of Liu Hongsheng's painstaking education.
Liu's second son went to Cambridge University in London in 193 1. After graduation, I was arranged by my father to be an auditor in Shanghai Greater China Match Company. After three years of training at the grassroots level, I was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and became the general manager of Greater China Match Company. At the same time, he has served as director of Shanghai Yongfeng Real Estate Company, chairman of Yongye Real Estate Company, general manager of Shanghai Chichangxing Niu Pijiao Company, general manager of Qingdao Match Company and general manager of Hong Kong Greater China Match Company.
After the liberation of Shanghai, Liu was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, and went to Hong Kong to accompany Liu Hongsheng back to the motherland, where he was received. Since then, it has played a leading role in subscribing for public bonds and resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. 195 1 year served as the chairman of Shanghai Match Industry Association. In the same year, he served as the Standing Committee of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce. 1952 and 1953 participated in the second and third condolences to the DPRK. The general route of the national transition period was promulgated and three applications were made to implement public-private partnership. After the joint venture, he became the manager of Shanghai Match Company in August 1956, and in the same year1October 165438+ he became the manager of Shanghai Match Plastic Company. In June, 1959, 1 1 was elected as the third vice chairman of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, and was re-elected as the fourth and fifth vice chairman. 1965 10 was appointed as the manager of Shanghai Daily Chemical Industry Company and Huaguang Match Factory.
The fourth son, Liu Nianzhi, studied in Britain for 7 years. After returning from 65438 to 0936, Liu Hongsheng arranged for him to be a general accountant in Zhonghua Wharf Company, and repeatedly told him not to be treated specially. He told his son, "Learn from everyone on the dock. Only by learning the true skills can we do great things. " On the way to move the factory in Wan Li, Liu Nianzhi rewarded himself with his own efforts. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Liu Nianzhi successively served as the manager of Shanghai Zhanghua Wool Textile Factory, the deputy manager of Shanghai Maoma Industrial Company, the fifth and sixth vice-chairmen of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the deputy director of the eighth and ninth Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, and the chairman of Shanghai Industrial Company.
Times have changed, and Liu Hongsheng's descendants are scattered at home and abroad. Among Liu's descendants, his eldest grandson Liu became a famous "towel king" in the United States.
Liu is the first batch of international students after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. After he finished his undergraduate course in aviation in the United States, because he didn't have a green card and the aviation industry was a sensitive major, finding a counterpart job naturally became a luxury. Later, he and his wife started their business with a small towel.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu's first order in Zuo Wei was to win the business of importing towels from China for a Jewish company. Shortly thereafter, he joined hands with his wife Liu to acquire the company of the Jewish boss. Since then, the towel business has grown bigger and bigger. Today, Liu's American customers include large chain stores such as Wal-Mart and Target, discount stores such as Ross, importers and large department stores.
Because a famous entrepreneur, Grandpa Liu Hongsheng, is known as the "King of Matches", Liu Ye is known as the "King of Towels". Liu said: "I didn't get a penny from my grandfather, but my talent for doing business must have been inherited from my grandfather."
Like his grandfather, Liu always hands-on in many business links. For example, go to the factory to check the fabrics, meet with American buyers and make product demonstrations. "Every link can't go wrong. Remember, you only get one chance. If it is lost, it may be gone. " Liu said:
After more than half a century, the former Shanghai tycoon and today's towel king, with the same corporate consciousness and business mind, have achieved a wonderful inheritance between grandparents and grandchildren that spans the times and regions.