Li Ka-shing: The Legend of Plastic Flowers
"In times of adversity, you have to ask yourself if you have enough conditions. When I am in adversity, I think I have enough conditions, because I am diligent, frugal and persevering, and I am willing to learn and build credibility. "
In order to fulfill his promise to his father, Li Ka-shing felt that he had to redouble his efforts. In order to get ahead, learning is the only weapon, and he began to teach himself. Work and study by yourself. Although hard, Li Ka-shing felt a sense of accomplishment. "When I was young, I was very modest on the surface, but I was very proud at heart. Because you see that the people around you are unchanging every day, but your knowledge is improving day by day. "
/kloc-in the autumn of 0/940, the Li Ka-shing family fled from Chaozhou to Hongkong and stayed in my uncle's watch shop. The Lee family had no business tradition. Before coming to Hong Kong, my father was a primary school principal and my grandfather was the last scholar in the Qing Dynasty. In the early years of the Republic of China, my second uncle received his doctorate from Imperial University in Tokyo, Japan. Li Jiake's scholarly family is highly respected in the local area.
But these were worthless in Hong Kong at that time, and even brought survival pressure. This family is as humble as ants. Li Ka-shing, 13 years old, had to drop out of school and become an apprentice under a sponsor. I have endless work during the day, and I have to move furniture and sleep next to other guys at night.
1945, one day after World War II, the boss of his factory urgently needed to send a letter, but the clerk asked for leave and recommended Li Ka-shing for help because he was eager to learn. His outstanding performance made the boss look at him differently, and he was transferred from a handyman to a warehouse manager, and then he became a salesman with excellent performance, and then he was promoted to a manager. 19 years old became a general manager. Li Ka-shing also learned about the import and export of goods, the price, and the skills of goods management and marketing.
Because of his business relationship, Li Ka-shing has been subscribing to English plastic professional magazines to improve his English, which also allows him to always grasp the possible business opportunities in this industry. With the economic recovery after World War II, the market demand for plastic products is very strong. Li Ka-shing thought it was now or never and decided to start his own business. 1950, he used his savings and 50,000 Hong Kong dollars borrowed by his uncle to open the Changjiang Plastic Factory.
Now this has become a classic plot in Li Ka-shing's wealth story. After that, Li Ka-shing saw the opportunity of real estate, and started a thoroughly remoulded upgrade as a "superman".
Zong: I was depressed in the first half of my life and started my business at the age of 42.
1963, after graduating from junior high school, I went to a farm in Zhoushan and moved to a tea farm in Shaoxing a few years later. Later, a large number of educated youth went to the countryside one after another, and Zong was an advanced element among the educated youth.
At that time, Zong, like other young people, "had all kinds of dreams in his head" and "always wanted to get ahead and make a difference". However, in this rural area forgotten by fate, I stayed for 15 years. The only way to escape the gray life is to look around for some books to read.
1978, with a large number of educated youth returning to the city, 33-year-old Zong Huihang set up a factory and worked as a salesman in the school. 10 years, he moved to several school-run enterprises, still unhappy. When he started his business, he was a 42-year-old taciturn middle-aged man.
1987 When 42-year-old Zong pulled a "yellow croaker cart" to sell popsicles on the streets of Hangzhou, he probably wouldn't have thought that Wahaha Group, which he founded by himself, would become the largest beverage enterprise in China more than ten years later. When talking about his own entrepreneurial experience, Zong Houqing's answer is simple: "Entrepreneurship depends on feelings, and I may feel more accurate."
Lu:/kloc-dropped out of school at the age of 0/5 and was on the cover of Time magazine.
Born in rural Zhejiang, Lu dropped out of school at the age of 15 to play iron. 1969 Established Ningwei Commune Agricultural Machinery Repair Factory.
"1969, just have an opportunity, the central government has a document, every people's commune, can make a farm machinery repair shop. I started the Ningwei Commune Agricultural Machinery Factory with six people. " Lu recalled his entrepreneurial journey like this. This is the first gap of the "plan" in the era of unified purchase and marketing.
This is the predecessor of Wanxiang Group. 199 1 year, the output value of Wanxiang has exceeded 100 million. In May, 199 1 became the cover figure of Time magazine in the United States, making a sensation. He created Wanxiang Group, a national brand in the field of auto parts.