Chapter 3 Conservative and Radical
In just nine days, Li Hualong obtained a loan of HK$500,000 from HSBC with a term of two years, and after two years, the principal and interest of HK$650,000 were repaid.
Li Hualong took out the secret compartment at home, and the gold in the safe deposit box of HSBC Bank and sold it, plus his deposit in HSBC, made up 600,000 yuan, and registered and established Hualong Real Estate Co., Ltd. on January 18.
When the Chinese New Year was approaching, Li Yisong received the second letter written by Li Hualong, and he did not receive the first letter, and he lost it halfway.
After reading the letter written by Li Hualong, Li Yisong frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Master, what did Hua Long write in the letter?" Li Hualong's mother, Li Song, asked.
"I still won't come back for the New Year." Li Yisong sighed lightly and put away the letter paper in his hand, "He has grown up and has his own ideas, so don't worry about him." â
That night, Li Yisong secretly burned the letter sent to him by Li Hualong, and he knew very well that if this letter was seen by the gangsters, he would definitely get into trouble.
Li Yisong didn't believe Li Hualong's speculation, but he paid more attention to the current situation, and just after the New Year, he learned the news of the peaceful liberation of Beiping.
"The Chinese Communist Party occupied Beiping without firing a single shot, which seems to be the desire of the people...... The G Democratic Party is going to be finished! â
Li Yisong thought about it for a few days and decided to move his family to Hong Kong, and after making this decision, he sold all his properties in the magic capital.
Since the reform of the legal tender by the government of the People's Republic of China, inflation has been alarming, especially after the implementation of the golden yuan coupon on August 21, 1948, the inflation has become even stricter.
Li Yisong sold all kinds of properties, did not accept gold yuan coupons, the British pound and US dollars were the best, and gold and silver were also acceptable, and it took nearly a month to sell all the properties in the magic capital and deposit all the money in HSBC.
Li Yisong did not sell his property to a friend, even if his friend wanted to buy it, he would not sell it, and he persuaded his friend to go to Hong Kong for development.
In order to get rid of it as much as possible, Li Yifu sold his property in the magic capital at a price of less than eighty percent of the market price.
At the end of February, more than 30 people followed Li Yisong to board a ship bound for Hong Kong.
Li Yisong only married one wife, did not take concubines, and had four sons, the eldest son was named Li Huawen, the second son was named Li Huawu, the third son was Li Hualong, and the youngest son Li Huahu.
Li Huahu didn't want to go to Hong Kong with his father, he still had a few months to finish high school, after finishing high school, he wanted to study in the magic capital, but Li Yisong had to take him away, he did not disobey his father's orders, he applied for a certificate of completion from the school, and he left the magic capital with his parents.
Li Yisong has several servants in his family, and Li Yisong intends to let these servants and their families go to Hong Kong with him.
The master and servant were harmonious, Li Yisong didn't say anything, every servant agreed, they knew very well that if they followed Master Li, they would not go hungry.
Li Yisong had several capable helpers, and under his construction, they all left the magic capital with their families on the same steamer.
After Li Yisong decided to move his family to Hong Kong, he sent a letter to Li Hualong to inform him of the news, and when he bought the ferry ticket, he sent another telegram.
Li Hualong knew that in addition to his parents and fourth brother who came to Hong Kong, there were more than 30 people who would follow his father to Hong Kong, and his father asked him to arrange accommodation for these people.
Li Hualong is definitely living in a villa where no less than 30 people can live, even if he does, he will not arrange it like this, he has two tenement buildings under his name, and he can't vacate too many rooms for a while, so he chooses to rent someone else's house first.
On March 2, Li Hualong came to the dock with two servants and met Li Yisong and others.
Li Hualong greeted with a smile: "Abba, Grandma, fourth brother, you have worked hard all the way!" â
"It's not hard!" Li Yisong smiled slightly, and looked at Li Hualong with a look of relief, "You've grown taller!" â
"Thin!" Li Song smiled with tears in his eyes, stretched out his hands and grabbed Li Hualong's right hand.
"Grandma, you read it wrong, I haven't gotten thinner, I'm stronger!"
After a few pleasantries, Li Hualong asked two servants to take his father's subordinates and their families to his rented accommodation, and the remaining dozen or so people followed him back to the villa by bus.
Back at the residence, Li Hualong asked, "Abba, Grandma, Fourth Brother, do you want to eat something first, or go to rest immediately?" â
"Don't get tired, let's talk." Li Yisong said, he washed his hands, took a sip of hot tea, and called Li Hualong to the study.
Li Yisong came to the study and sat down, looked at Li Huasong, who was less than two meters away, and asked with a smile: "After the establishment of your real estate company, has it started business?" â
"Five days ago, I bought a piece of land of more than 60,000 square feet, and 600,000 yuan was basically spent." Li Hualong smiled, took out a few folded pieces of paper from his pocket, spread them out, and handed them to Li Yisong, "Abba, take a look, these are some of my thoughts." â
Li Yisong took the pieces of paper, looked at them carefully, and after reading a few paragraphs, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded from time to time.
"Abba, what do you think?"
"Abba, I really didn't expect you to be so business-minded." Li Yisong was pleased, "The sales brochure, strata sales, and the method of selling houses in installments are all very good, especially selling houses in installments, the house has not yet been built, you can get money, and you don't need to borrow from the bank, so you can make a steady profit...... All you came up with? â
"Of course I came up with it, and you're the first to know about it."
"Haha!" Li Yisong laughed heartily, "I gave birth to a good son, with these methods you came up with, our Li family can become a wealthy family in Hong Kong." â
"Abba, selling a house in installments is a good idea to press the bottom of the box, and I don't think it's appropriate to make it public for the time being. We first developed the method of layered sales for two years, saw the situation clearly, and then showed our strengths. â
"Makes sense. If the Chinese Communist Party destroys the KMT and does not attack Hong Kong, then we will stay in Hong Kong with peace of mind. Your real estate company has just been established and is not well-known, even if you want to sell the house in installments, no one will come to buy the house. â
"Abba......" Li Hualong smiled awkwardly, although he didn't want to worry about his father's money, but his career had just started, and he hoped to have more funds on hand, "How much money does our family have now?" â
"I saved some money in HSBC, which was converted into almost 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars, and more than 5 million when I counted jewellery and antique calligraphy and paintings."
Li Yisong glanced at Li Hualong a few times and continued: "Your eldest brother and second brother are both soldiers, one is in the G Kuomintang and the other is in the Chinese Communist Party, and I don't know what will happen to them in the future. Hey, no matter what, I can't leave them alone, I have to leave them a piece of property. Now that the situation is unstable, no one knows what will happen in the future, so it is better to do business safely. Hua Long, I can see that you have a talent for business, and I will give you one million Hong Kong dollars, plus the three houses left to you before, it is already a lot. You're kind of separated from this family...... Do you think it's okay? â
Li Hualong nodded and said, "Thank you, father." In the future, I will definitely not forget the three brothers. â
"If only you had this heart." Li Yisong nodded slightly, "After giving you one million, I will take out another two million Hong Kong dollars to buy a house and land in Hong Kong, and the rest of the money will be deposited in ZĂ i Bank, and some gold will also be deposited." If the CCP wins the world in the future, and even wants to occupy Hong Kong, then our family will immigrate to the United States......"
Li Hualong knew that his father's thinking was a little conservative, but he did not force his father to be like him, in the eyes of others, his approach was a little radical, and he was glad that his father did not stop him.
On the third day of his arrival in Hong Kong, Li Yisong personally knocked on the door of Li Hualong's neighbor's house and asked if anyone had sold his house.
After some negotiations, Li Yisong spent 350,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy a villa with a yard area of more than 3,000 square meters from the British, and the construction area of the villa is nearly 400 square meters, which is considered a luxury mansion.
Li Yisong's family's parents now live in a villa far less big than this villa, he has already wanted to come, and when the British move out, he and his family will move into this villa.
After signing the agreement for the sale and purchase of the house, the British did not move out immediately, they still had to live in this house for a few days, and there were still some things in Hong Kong that had not been dealt with and could not leave Hong Kong immediately.
After the British moved out, Li Yisong took his family and a few servants to visit the newly bought villa.
After Li Hualong visited his father's newly bought villa, he felt that the 350,000 Hong Kong dollars were worth it, and in another 64 years, he took out a loan from the bank to demolish and rebuild the house and build a high-rise high-end residence, and the profit was expected to exceed 3.5 billion Hong Kong dollars.
The 1 million Hong Kong dollars that Li Yisong promised to Li Hualong was transferred to the account of Hualong Real Estate Company before he signed a contract to buy the villa.
Li Hualong had 1 million Hong Kong dollars in his hand, invested 800,000 yuan to buy land, and at the same time, contacted six construction companies, each company built three buildings, although it was a little troublesome, but the house could be built as soon as possible.
Li Yihua himself set up a real estate company in Hong Kong -- Evergrande Real Estate Company, the name of which was conceived by Li Hualong, and after the establishment of this company, it took him a month to buy several buildings and several plots of land on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.