At eight o'clock in the evening, in Lotte's office in the Lee Building, all Lotte's cronies gathered here, everyone sat in front of the sofa, and the atmosphere was very quiet.

Lotte and Zhang Yunfang were calculating the funds to raise, and when they were calculated, the two frowned, Zhang Yunfang glanced around and asked blankly, "Why hasn't Qian Hengze come yet?" ”

"Who knows where he died." Zhang Yunlong replied angrily.

Zeng gently came over and asked, "What, isn't the money raised enough?" ”

Lotte was still silent, Zhang Yunfang nodded and said, "Well, it's only more than 30 million, which is still a lot." ”

"This Qian Hengze, how did he temporarily drop the chain, he said that he was 100 million, this person is really unreliable." Zhang Yunfang chattered.

Lotte said: "It's okay, don't complain, this money is enough." ”

"It's enough, it's not enough money."

"Yes." Everyone started talking about it.

Lotte said: "First of all, thank you for lending me money, although the money is small, but it is also a charcoal in the snow. ”

"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about?"

"Hey." Lotte waved his hand and said: "Listen to me continue, this is more than money you lend me to speculate in stocks, but investing in it may not necessarily have a return, but I dare to guarantee that as much you lend me, I will compensate you several times in the end." ”

"Lotte, what is our relationship, it's so sad for you to say this." Zhang Yunfang chattered dissatisfiedly, obviously everyone present meant this, and looked at Lotte with great dissatisfaction.

Lotte smiled bitterly and said:

"Everyone, after listening to me, I can understand your intention to support me, but, I want to say but, this is an extraordinary time, you support me for free, support me, which makes me very moved, but in the business field, this will make me relax my vigilance, now I can't relax, I have to tense my nerves, so I have to turn my emotion into pressure, after all, this is not my battle alone, I still have you brothers by my side, I can't let you down."

"Haha, I almost cried." Zhang Yunlong smiled to hide his emotion, and retorted: "Brother-in-law, when did you become so sensational." ”

"It's just, I'm so uncomfortable, I get goosebumps all over my body." Zeng gently shook his arm and said.

Under the two singing and harmonizing, the atmosphere that was still very touched just now was instantly relieved, everyone joked and chatted for a while, and not long after, someone knocked on the door, and Qian Hengze and Du Mabo walked in.

"Yo, Qian Hengze, you're here, come on, tell us some good news."

Qian Hengze entered the house and said apologetically: "Brother Tian, I'm really sorry, my father's stock has also lost a lot, so I can only take out so much." ”

Qian Hengze handed over the bank card, and Lotte took it and said, "It's okay, I still want to thank you." ”

Zhang Yunfang frowned, pulled Qian Hengze over and whispered, "How much?" ”

"20 million, this is the money I bought to buy a house."

Zhang Yunfang was speechless, walked to the side and shook his head and sighed, once upon a time, it was impossible for these children to worry about money.

The atmosphere was awkward for a long time, and Lotte played a round and said: "Don't have this expression, it's okay, I made an appointment with a big boss in Hong Kong on Saturday, and all the problems will be solved by then, everyone rest assured, believe me." ”

"Hong Kong's big boss, who is it?"

Lotte smiled slightly and said, "The richest one." ”

"The richest man! Li? ”

"Yes." Lotte smiled.

……

On Saturday, the long road, with the shadows of the trees, and many heroic armed police sentries standing guard on the side of the road, is the most exclusive residential area in the capital, full of memorials of various historical celebrities, because this is the old residential site, and other small western-style buildings in the thick shade are inhabited by current high-ranking cadres.

Lotte drove slowly at a speed of 20 miles per hour, through the long path, and finally arrived in front of Villa 11, which is different from other villas, the entrance of other villas is guarded by armed police, and here are several bodyguards in black suits.

The car stopped, several bodyguards stepped forward to interrogate, the window was lowered, and Lotte said frankly: "I want to see Mr. Li Ka-shing." ”

The bodyguard was very polite and asked tentatively, "Do you have an appointment?" ”

"Yes, my name is Li Letian."

The bodyguards glanced at each other and nodded to each other, but the bodyguards in charge still said, "Please cooperate." ”

Lotte spread out his hands in the car, and the bodyguard took a metal detector to scan Lotte's body, and found that there was a metal substance, and he also asked Lotte to take it out for inspection.

After about 3 minutes of busy work, the iron gate opened, Lotte walked in, and the bodyguards in the courtyard of the villa took over and led Lotte into the manor.

I have to say that in this place where every inch of land in the capital is valuable, there can be a yard without high-rise buildings, which are full of green plants that occupy 90% of the space, and even the villas are only three floors.

After walking for about 5 minutes, I finally walked to the door of the villa, and the bodyguards at the door came forward to search again, and Lotte cooperated with their work until the search was over, and then entered the gate of the villa.

The villa looks a little dilapidated from the outside, no different from those old houses, but after coming in, it is very different, elegant decoration, bright room, interpreting the taste of the owner of the room.

Lotte was led to the living room, where bodyguards stood guard at the door, and inside the customer hall, there was a picture of the Yangtze River basin carved in metal on the wall in front of the door, and on the wall to the right of the chair were two calligraphy and paintings, one of which was Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo Sound Xiao Xiao".

When Lotte was admiring the room, the door was opened, and an old man who looked like he was only in his 60s stood at the door.

He wears black-rimmed glasses and a peaceful smile on his face, giving him an elegance as well as an irresistible affinity.

The old man Lotte has seen a lot, but the old man with such a gentle and kind face, Lotte has seen it for the first time, just by virtue of this first impression, it is not difficult for Lotte to guess what this old man has relied on to make the business so big.

"Hello, it's my pleasure to meet you." Lotte shook his hand with humility.

"It's also my pleasure." He looked at Lotte with a smile, and after a long time, he said indifferently: "However, you are not the same as rumored." ”

"What do the rumors say about me?" Lotte asked.

"Pride is unstoppable."

"That's a misconception the world has about me." Lotte explained with a smile.

"Come, sit down and talk."

After the two sat down, Lotte looked at him again, both with smiles on their faces, but remained silent.

"It seems that the world does not completely misunderstand you." Li Lao said with a smile: "You are indeed very proud, but it is also true, young people can have such achievements as you, this is the capital to be proud of." ”

Lotte also smiled: "Actually, I'm not proud, I'm just a little confident, and my self-confidence comes from my persistence." ”

"Oxford University once held a lecture called the secret of success, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was invited to give a speech, after taking the stage, Churchill did not make a long speech, but briefly said: I have only three secrets of success: first, never give up; Second, never, never, never give up; Third, never, never, never give up! His speech was over. ”

Lotte smiled: "That's right, this is persistence." ”

"Among the young people, there are very few people who are knowledgeable and courageous, and you are the only one I have ever met."

"No, it seems to me that there are two."

"Oh, I want to hear it, who is the other one?"

"I know that there is such a person, in 1940, in order to escape the scourge of war, his father fled to Hong Kong with his family, trying to find a place to live, but the world is difficult, under the double pressure of the hardships of life and the burden of the family, his father fell ill, and when he was 14 years old, his father unfortunately died, like a bolt from the blue, his life has changed since then."

When Lotte said this, the smile on Elder Li's face became solemn, but he still kept smiling, "You continue." ”

In order to fulfill his promise to his father and to be able to make a good life for his family, at the age of 14, he declined his uncle's kindness to sponsor him to continue to go to secondary school and began to work outside to earn money.

Li Lao subconsciously interrupted and said: "Someone can help you for a while, but no one can help you for a lifetime; Someone can help you with something, but no one can help you with everything. ”

That's right, the cruel reality and livelihood problems forced him to give up his dreams, embarked on the road of part-time work, he had no savings only from the start of the worker, because of his young age and thinness, he found a job in the teahouse after several setbacks, working in the teahouse days, he worked more than 15 hours a day, it is common to get up early and be greedy, but he did not complain, self-pity, he firmly believes that fate is in his own hands, as long as he works hard, he can change fate. With this spirit of self-improvement, he worked hard, became more and more courageous, and walked out of his own path step by step, and finally grew from a poor boy to a rich man and reached the pinnacle of success. ”

Li Lao smiled again and said, "Poor and rich, failure and success are not destined. The rich who do not want to make progress may also become beggars, and the poor who work hard will also have a lot of money one day, as long as they are willing to work hard and find a way, they can change their destiny. ”

Lotte said solemnly: "That's why I admire you, that's right, you are my role model, and I want to learn everything from you." ”

That's right, the story in Lotte's mouth just now, the person he is talking about is Li Ka-shing That's right, he made it from scratch, he is a role model for countless entrepreneurs, and he is also the person most admired by Lotte.

However, as soon as the two met, Lotte told each other's past, which also had a slapstick charm, which was very useful and convenient for follow-up conversations.