"Who is the richest person in Chinese mainland?"

When this question arose in 1999, neither Chinese government officials, nor experts and scholars, nor even ordinary people could give a definite answer. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A foreign friend who had studied in China started to explore the roots.

Since China's reform and opening up, China's economic development has been surging, and many people have taken advantage of this to accumulate huge wealth. The rich, this word that often appears in Hong Kong film and television, the cultural vane imported from the mainland, has quietly lurked around more than 1.2 billion Chinese.

They are low-key and unassuming, in line with the ancestral precept that wealth is not exposed, and they make a lot of money in a muffled voice to build their own wealth empire. Whether the first pot of gold is clean or not, not to mention talent or luck, they are the winners at the top of the pyramid, walking at the forefront of more than 1.2 billion Chinese. Whether you are envious or jealous, and whether you care or ignore, they are all the best among the people of the country, standing at the peak of the times and looking at the world.

Now, a foreigner named Hurun plans to single-handedly build a list of wealthy people hidden across China, so that the Chinese public can know the stories of their wealth and wealth.

It's arguably a very interesting and attractive list, and the only thing that can be questioned is how credible it is.

As an accounting auditor at Arthur Andersen, Hurun had access to many wealthy people in Chinese mainland, and the whim-out question of "who is the richest man" made him realize that this might be a great business opportunity.

1999 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a day worthy of commemoration by hundreds of millions of Chinese. In 50 years, 50 people, the list of the top 50 richest people in China's wealth list has been established.

From various public information, Hurun recruited several university interns and started a journey to find China's richest people, with financial reports, biographies, charitable donations, and information on listed companies all sources of clues.

In order to complete the production before the National Day, Hurun's list was prepared in a very hurry, and the specific wealth figures could not be verified one by one, so the classification and filing were adopted.

He chose to rank according to 4 levels from A to D, with RMB as the unit of calculation: A-level, net worth more than 1 billion yuan, B-level, 500 million ~ 1 billion yuan, C-level, 100 million ~ 500 million yuan, and D-level, 50 million ~ 100 million yuan.

Under the background that the per capita income of households in the country does not exceed 6,000 yuan, the net worth of the rich in units of 100 million has greatly exceeded the imagination of ordinary people, which is the wealth that ordinary people cannot accumulate in more than ten lifetimes.

In order to make the list more convincing, he decided to interview people who are in the top 10 or represent the top 50 list.

For example, Zhang Yiyang, who had just returned from the United States to start an Internet business, borrowed from the Yahoo model to found the Chinese portal Sohu, which has become a highly sought-after representative of the new economy in China's financial circles. The halo of a doctor from a well-known American university on his head, and all kinds of uninhibited and free American models on his body, have made him the idol of many young people. As a representative of China's Internet, the NASDAQ door is opening to Sohu, and it is expected that the company will be able to enter the United States next year, and Zhang Yiyang will become a billionaire.

According to the company's shares, Hurun classified Zhang Yiyang, who was the first person to become the first person on the Internet in China at that time, into the C file and set it at No. 40.

He visited Zhang Yiyang through a friend very smoothly, this doctor CEO is very good at creating topics, and the two talked happily. The Nasdaq index is rising, and Zhang Yiyang expressed an optimistic and confident attitude towards listing in the United States. The Internet economy is creating a multimillionaire for the world every day, whether it is the United States or China, countless human capital is frantically pouring into this industry. Although the virtual economy does not see a profit model, its prospects are unanimously optimistic by countless investors.

However, for the other people on the list, Hurun's interview did not go so smoothly, and many people opened a closed-door mode for them, and even threatened to issue a lawyer's letter to accuse them.

The richest man Hurun heard the most speculation that the Rong family, known as China's red capitalists, had stood for many years across the old and new Chinese dynasties, and after the reform and opening up, they were appointed as a semi-official channel for Sino-foreign exchanges, becoming a legend in China's business circles.

Born as an entrepreneur and being the vice president of the country, the Rong family is a well-deserved red capitalist, and in the comparison of their family's influence, other Chinese business elites are not worth mentioning.

From the equity calculation of CITIC Corporation's public equity, the Rong family's wealth exceeds 8 billion, but this is the data obtained by public inquiry, and the amount that has not been disclosed should not be a few, Hurun listed the Rong family in the top three of China's rich list, and even intends to list it as the richest man.

But now the share price of Huaxia Industrial Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang Province has been rising, and its founder Han Hao's net worth has exceeded 10 billion, and in terms of wealth figures, the young upstart rich Han Hao is the richest person in Chinese mainland!

Huaxia Industry's motorcycle business occupies the first position in the domestic market, in addition to the rapid development of the automobile business, has just obtained an extremely precious car license, once the car is officially listed, Huaxia Industry's share price will usher in good news.

Even Hurun himself did not believe that a young man under the age of 30 had accumulated a huge fortune in a short period of time and defeated the Rong family, which everyone took for granted to be the richest man in China, but the convincing cold data was laid out in front of him, telling him that this was the living reality.

Hurun suddenly became intrigued by the young wealth upstart, and he went straight to Hushan to meet Han Hao and hear his mythical story of wealth creation.

There is a more important reason, that is, Hurun must choose a winner between the Rong family and Han Hao, and there is only one title of the richest man, and only the real king is worthy of such a crown.

The Rong family did not respond to any of Hurun's questions, and all his phone calls and faxes went unanswered. Therefore, Hurun pinned his hopes on Han Hao, hoping to hear with his own ears how the wealthy upstart saw himself in contrast to the Rong family, so as to deduce the final conclusion.

It can be said that Hurun is still very well-connected, and he contacted Han Hao through the channel of the Federation of Industry and Commerce and asked for an interview with him.

At this time, Han Hao returned home to tell his parents the good news that he could participate in the 50th anniversary of the National Day celebration.

"Actually, I haven't even calculated how much I am worth now! Stocks are just paper wealth, maybe you are worth hundreds of millions today, and tomorrow stocks may become waste paper worthless, compared to talking about imaginary numbers, I am now more concerned about the management of real enterprises. ”

Han Hao met the visiting Hurun in the patio of his parents' house, and when he heard the name, he thought it was Chinese, but he did not expect that it was a European who spoke fluent Chinese. The puppy "Sanyi" who picked up was lying lazily on his lap, basking in the sun and accompanying the owner he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Would you be surprised if I said that your combined net worth has exceeded 10.5 billion yuan?"

Flipping through the notebook, Hurun said the astronomical amount that had shocked him.

"Oh-"

Han Hao did show a look of surprise, and he was also frightened by this number.

"Uh-I remember a while ago it was probably around seven or eight billion, and I didn't expect the numbers on paper to grow so fast. ”

From the newly listed 4 billion net worth to break through 10 billion, Han Hao only took less than two years, and the speed of the stock market to create rich people is incomparable.

"In fact, money is a number to a certain extent, you don't look at my net worth so much, but in fact, I can't get so much money, because all my corporate shares have always been locked. If I go for the pledge, the bank only recognizes 40% ownership, or even lower, because the Chinese stock market is a very magical place, you know, and anything impossible can happen. So, I'm not as rich as I seem, and I'm not as rich as you think, and there are many hidden rich people in China who have much more wealth than I do. I'm just that all my wealth is in the sun, and it's easier to be noticed. ”

For this foreign visitor, hearing him say that he wanted to compile a list of mainland wealth, Han Hao knew that he had to be reserved when he spoke.

"Do you know the Rong family? They are the majority shareholders of the CITIC Group, and they are known as the red capitalists. If you evaluate, compared with the Rong family, are you on par in terms of wealth?"

Although Hurun has stayed in China for many years, it still retains the cultural genes of foreign countries in its bones. His questions were direct and pointed.

Any Chinese with political common sense will answer this question in the affirmative, and the red capitalists are the official representatives of the higher rank. Our Huaxia industry can't be compared with CITIC, let alone compared with the Rong family, my personal wealth can't be compared with the Rong family, and their long family accumulation is not something that an upstart like me can match. ”

Compared with the red capitalists, Han Hao's self-proclaimed nouveau riche does not have any sense of disobedience. In China, due to its unique historical experience, the Rong family occupies a single gear, and other companies have a new one, and no company can compete with them.

"It seems that the Rong family is indeed a very magical existence in Chinese mainland, and even a super-rich man like you is willing to bow down. It's a pity that they didn't accept my request for an interview, otherwise they would have been able to witness the true face of the mysterious red capitalists. ”

Hu Run sighed, he was annoyed that he couldn't have direct access to the Rong family.

"Actually, you can go to Hong Kong, the third generation of the Rong family is said to be an enlightened gentleman over there, and if you go, he will be happy to tell you the details. ”

Unlike the second generation of the Rong family, who is the vice president of the state, the third generation of the family has undergone many changes in their thinking after various twists and turns after liberation. Life is all about living in the moment, and under the guidance of this belief in life, the third generation satisfies people's imagination of the life of the super-rich. He is a huge fan of horse racing and golf, buying private jets, luxury yachts and sky-high luxury villas, and is a rich man who is very good at enjoying life.

Han Hao once had a nodding friend with the Federation of Industry and Commerce, a descendant of a red capitalist who was born with a golden key, and the third-generation successor of the Rong family, who is also known as a business wizard, does not care too much about this private nouveau riche from Zhehai.

Everyone has their own circle, and Han Hao will not be bored to please each other, but he has often heard of this son's life style.

If Hurun puts it at the top of the list of the richest, the other party will be more than happy to accept this title.

"Can you talk about the source of the first pot of gold......

The public is interested in the rich list, but the stories behind the rich people are more eye-catching, because many people fantasize that they can one day look at the success stories of the rich and seize the opportunity to become one of them.

Under the tide of market economy, the pursuit of wealth has become the most concerned hot spot of Chinese, and the measure of a person's success is often marked by the amount of money.

At Han Hao's suggestion, Hurun really went to Hong Kong to gain a lot, and he learned a lot of first-hand information, and there was no objection to ranking the Rong family first.

Hurun listed Han Hao as an A-level rich, with a net worth of more than 1 billion, ranking second, behind the Rong family, a red capitalist. The third place is the Liu brothers who made their fortune in feed, and their New Hope Group has quietly spread outlets in urban and rural areas across the country, becoming an invisible monopolist.

Forbes magazine bought the list, written by Hurun, and plans to announce it on China's 50th National Day, giving the Chinese people a big surprise.

In the interim, another foreigner came to Hushan and asked to meet Han Hao.