Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0803 Uncle
After leaving school, Luo Zhaohui had no support, no background, no direction or resources. Under the helpless and powerless gaze of his parents, Luo Zhaohui stubbornly and helplessly entered the society.
From then on, as I wandered around in society, I gradually began to understand life.
In order to make a living, after many twists and turns and inquiries from many sources, Luo Zhaohui finally found a job to make a living. He found a security guard job in Chongqing Building on Nathan Road, with a monthly salary of 900 yuan.
Chongqing Mansion, formerly known as CQ Market, was built in 1920 and covers an area of about 50,000 square feet. It was originally a mansion with more than 30 shops selling foreign goods, mainly serving tourists and foreign sailors.
Later, the war broke out, Hong Kong fell a few years later, and Chongqing Building was forced to close.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the businessmen who had opened shops in Chongqing Building returned one after another, but the entire building of Chongqing Building had been severely damaged by the war and only a broken skeleton remained.
In 1958, an overseas Chinese named Hu Jian took a fancy to the land of CQ Market and submitted a purchase application to his superiors at the time; in 1962, the entire building of CQ Market was rebuilt.
The whole building has 17 floors with a 180-degree sea view. Floors 1 to 3 are shopping malls, and the rest are designed as independent residences. Because each unit of the residence has an independent balcony design, the space is not large, and the location is excellent, it is very convenient to rent.
Later, this newly built building became a mixed building where all kinds of low-level workers gathered. For the convenience of management, the competent department named it Chongqing Building.
In 1978, when Luo Zhaohui worked as a security guard in the building, Chongqing Building had already become a kaleidoscope of Hong Kong society where good and bad people lived together. It was notorious for being filled with noise, foul smells and foul-smelling things.
Luo Zhaohui, who was only 14 years old at the time, did not know these truths. The only thing he knew was that as long as he sat quietly in the building and watched the door, he would receive his salary at the end of the month.
Even so menial, the job didn’t last long.
Truth will come to light sooner or later. Even if Luo Zhaohui had not heard of the building's notoriety, he could still feel it as he was in it.
As the old saying goes, living with bad people is like entering a store selling abalone. After a long time, you no longer smell the stench and you become like it. The young Luo Zhaohui did not want to become smelly, so he took the initiative to resign and leave.
Later, in order to make a living, Luo Zhaohui worked as a salesman, a porter, a part-time worker in a hotel, sold newspapers, worked as a waiter, and even worked as a shoe shiner in Temple Street and as a groom for a prostitute.
Wandering among all kinds of people for many years, and working among people of all skin colors, did not bring him rich rewards, but it taught him several valuable skills - observing people's expressions, speaking eloquently, speaking sweetly, and being patient.
In 1981, the property market in Hong Kong took off and the housing fever was in full swing.
Luo Zhaohui, who was already 17 years old at the time, found a job as a real estate agent in the Mantong Real Estate store in the Central International Building with his excellent eloquence.
Because of his outstanding eloquence, ability to read people's expressions, quick brain and hard work, it only took Luo Zhaohui one year to stand out in this store with his outstanding performance that far exceeded others.
Soon, he got a promotion and a raise, won Bai Damei every night, reached the peak of his life, was promoted from a clerk to a store manager, and his income also increased rapidly.
When he was young and successful, the clever Luo Zhaohui soon discovered a secret in the store's business.
Mantong Real Estate, where Luo Zhaohui works, is a company that specializes in old building resources. Their main business is to buy and sell high-end semi- junk products They find old buildings for sale, buy them at a low price, then look for customers and wait for an opportunity to sell them at a high price. With this process of going in and out, the buyers and sellers they come into contact with are often either rich or noble.
After Luo Zhaohui was promoted to store manager, he quickly entered the company's executive level. Not long after, Luo Zhaohui received a task from the company, specifically responsible for dealing with wealthy families, businessmen and celebrities who own a large number of old buildings.
If you don’t analyze it, you won’t know. After careful consideration, Luo Zhaohui was secretly delighted, “If I can capture a target, the sales income I will get will be dozens or even hundreds of times what I earned as a shop assistant.
Not only that, the target person I captured will also become a network resource for my future success. Perhaps, there are more benefits that I can't think of yet."
This discovery was like a big pie, or also like a bloody mouth, which deeply hit and bit Luo Zhaohui's huge ambition that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
In 1985, 21-year-old Luo Zhaohui was promoted to senior store manager at the Mantong Real Estate store. Because of his quick mind and good interpersonal skills, he gradually got to know many wealthy businessmen in the celebrity circle through the store's specialized business.
At that time, Guan Erfu, who had already made a fortune in the business world from his family business and had a bad reputation, became Luo Zhaohui's new target.
In order to capture him, Luo Zhaohui used all his tricks, made inquiries widely, and cast a targeted net. He learned from a wealthy businessman who knew Guan Erfu that in addition to catching butterflies and collecting honey everywhere, Guan Erfu also had an obsessive hobby - collecting antiques.
Antique collection has always been the exclusive domain of the rich in Xiangkeng. Although Luo Zhaohui has earned some money, he still cannot afford to buy antiques.
It's no wonder that Luo Zhaohui was very generous. He took out all the savings from his frugality in his account, went to a counter and bought an antique watch, and then asked someone to give it to Guan Erfu.
Guan Erfu, whose weak spot was hit accurately, received the antique watch and understood Luo Zhaohui's pledge of allegiance. Soon, he met with Luo Zhaohui through an intermediary.
What's more, after the shrewd Guan Erfu found out from the side about the efforts Luo Zhaohui made to get to know him, he secretly admired Luo Zhaohui's courage. At the same time, he also admired his ambition that appeared from time to time.
A man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a man who takes someone's favor is thankless.
Afterwards, Guan Erfu, who accepted the generous gift, intentionally or unintentionally returned the favor through his circle of friends and introduced many store businesses to Luo Zhaohui. Relying on Guan Erfu, Luo Zhaohui quickly joined the circle of wealthy people in Hong Kong, and like a rocket, he quickly transformed into a lackey of the wealthy circle and learned the magic art of getting rich by borrowing chickens to lay eggs.
In June 1988, when Luo Zhaohui was 24 years old, in order to retain the network of wealthy people that he had built up with great difficulty, Luo Zhaohui, who had already understood the inside story of real estate, resigned from his position at Mantong Real Estate and left alone. He quickly recruited people and established his own real estate company, Huangjue, and started working on his own.
At first, Luo Zhaohui's company business was just a continuation of Mantong Real Estate, which was to specialize in reselling old properties for wealthy people, and run glass curtain wall and aluminum business. Later, with the growth of his abilities and wealth, he gradually received deep support and guidance from Guan Erfu.
In addition to real estate speculation, Luo Zhaohui gradually began to get involved in construction projects, and even planned to copy some of the business models of his former employer, Mantong Real Estate.
Soon, Guan Erfu took Luo Zhaohui to do a business of purchasing shops. They purchased 10 shops at a time, and then sold them separately after renovation. This transaction made Luo Zhaohui earn more than 7 million, which can be said to be the real first pot of gold in Luo Zhaohui's life.
Afterwards, Luo Zhaohui made many similar transactions, and his net worth became increasingly wealthy, approaching the 100 million yuan mark.
Although Luo Zhaohui has become a "billionaire", he still remembers his original intention and respects Guan Erfu, the noble man, as always. Not only can he just say hello to Mommy, even Li Chiliang can ask him to do things. Not only does he often run errands for Li Chiliang, he also pays tribute to Li Chiliang from time to time.
Because his ambition is not only to become a billionaire, he also wants to climb into the top wealthy circle in Hong Kong. Although he has not studied for more than ten years, he has picked up learning again now, not from books, but from Guan Erfu.
After getting to know Guan Erfu, he was good at observing people's words and expressions and gradually discovered how Guan Erfu made his fortune. However, due to his family background, he did not dare to learn all of his tricks as he had just become rich.
It doesn't matter that he hasn't received much education and can't analyze stock market data. He started out as a henchman and is very good at following others.
He appeared in the nightclub today because he felt that he had enough money and it was time to ask Guan Erfu for advice on stock trading so that his wealth could increase rapidly again.
He said he wanted to seek advice, but in fact he wanted to follow.
After all, the secret to creating wealth is like a cat teaching a tiger. It is impossible to teach someone because their heart is hidden. Having been in the circle of wealthy people for many years, Luo Zhaohui certainly knows the ins and outs of it. He does not want to learn skills, but to find out the inside information and follow suit, that is, to get rich with the help of his elder brother.
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On the way to Nathan Road, Nan Yi asked the school beauty to stop the car next to a newsstand. He got out of the car and bought a few copies of "壸周刊", both current and past issues.
He quickly flipped through the magazine, skipped over the articles related to the "壸電視劇壸劇 Awards", glanced at some celebrity gossip, selected the ones about Lee Chi-jing, put them together, and read them through.
It’s no wonder that the paparazzi of "壸周刊" are quite capable, and the writers are also very good at writing. Not only did they explain the affairs of Guan Erfu and Li Zhijing clearly, but the plot was also ups and downs and fascinating.
A lot of attention was also paid to Luo Zhaohui, saying that Luo Zhaohui often bought brand-name bags and jewelry for Li Chiliang, and pictures would reveal the truth.
Nan Yi smacked his lips. He felt that Luo Zhaohui was not just trying to please his "sister-in-law" but also had some intentions of getting involved.
"Hey, this is quite interesting. First it was Qiu Zhen, then the gossip about Li Tongban, then it was Guan Erfu's confirmation. Is Luo Zhaohui the next one? Big brother, little brother, lackeys one after another, big uncle and big uncle, they really know how to play. Do you want to join them and become a brother-in-law?"
Nan Yi pondered for a while with evil taste, gathered the magazines together and put them aside. Li Chijing was not the type he liked . Her unpleasant voice and bad character were secondary. It was just for fun, character was not important, and the mouth could be used only for eating. The main thing was that this woman was too expensive, which did not conform to his principle of being frugal and thrifty when it came to women.
Giving away money and houses to pick up a girl is still a waste of time. It costs too much and is not cost-effective at all.
After a while, the car arrived at the Jinhan Building on Nathan Road. Protected by the school beauty and the tiger cub, Nan Yi walked towards the elevator shaft.
The old buildings in Xiangkeng, no matter how big the scenes are inside, have the same cramped entrances. The Oriental Nightclub is one of the most expensive places for spending money in Xiangkeng. The consumption starts at several thousand a night and often costs tens of thousands, but the facade is not upscale at all.
I waited in the elevator shaft for a long time before it was my turn to have the elevator to myself.
Only after going up to the third floor and stepping into the door of Oriental Nightclub did Nan Yi begin to notice the appearance of a brothel.
Before he could stand still, a mommy walked towards Nan Yi, twisting her waist and speaking to him in a tone that was not like a nightclub but rather very businesslike: "Sir, is this your first time here?"
