Chapter 140, Bank Loans
That is, when Huo Daheng gradually withdrew from the real estate market,
Later, some Chinese-funded businessmen, such as Guo Diwang, Li Sishu, Li Shoufu, Hu Yingxiang, Zheng Diwang and others, entered the Hong Kong real estate market, and made great gains, and their wealth increased dramatically, becoming the mainstay of Hong Kong's real estate industry, and by the early 70s, Chinese-funded real estate developers were strong enough to compete with the British.
But Huo Yingdong can only watch Uncle Li, Li Shoufu and others build one housing village after another, make a lot of real estate, and do it himself in a hurry, and there is no way.
It was not until 1978 after the reform and opening up of the mainland that Huo Daheng gradually became high-profile, especially on September 25, 1978, Huo Daheng asked his son to marry Zhu Lingling, the champion of Miss Hong Kong in 1977.
Because of Fok Zhenting's special identity and 14 years older than Zhu Lingling, this marriage caused a sensation in Hong Kong.
From "Miss Hong Kong" to "Wealthy Lady", Zhu Lingling does not know how many women have attracted envy and jealousy.
The pomp and circumstance of this wedding was unprecedented, almost comparable to that of a royal wedding. The Huo family paid the Zhu family a gift of 10 million Hong Kong dollars at that time, creating the largest bride price in Hong Kong, and the wedding banquet set up 360 tables, which made Zhu Ling inspired by the very scenery and immersed himself in the ocean of love.
She called her sister, who couldn't attend her wedding, and said, "Sister, bless me!" I found my happiness. In the eyes of everyone at that time, Zhu Lingling was the winner in this wealthy marriage, and compared with the glory and wealth she received, her "sacrificed" acting career was really not worth mentioning.
It can be said that Zhu Lingling opened a precedent for "Miss Hong Kong" to marry a wealthy family.
However, this wedding can also be said to be a show, Zhu Lingling is the daughter-in-law personally selected by Huo Daheng, and I don't know whether his son likes it or not, anyway, even if Huo Daheng's son doesn't like Zhu Lingling in order to inherit his father's property, he can't object.
However, through that wealthy wedding, the Huo family reappeared in front of Hong Kong citizens and returned to the top ten wealthy families in Hong Kong in a high-profile manner. Of course, the daughter-in-law Zhu Lingling's wealthy life is said to be very unhappy.
As the saying goes, once you enter a wealthy family, it is as deep as the sea, Zhu Lingling married into a wealthy family and lived the life of Mrs. Kuo.
It didn't take long for the first child to be born, and Zhu Lingling began to taste the happiness of being a mother. But at this time, there was a disharmony between her and Huo Zhenting.
As time passed, the gap between Zhu Lingling and her husband became deeper and deeper. At this time, Zhu Lingling realized that her personality was completely out of step with her husband.
Zhu Lingling is a woman in the new era, highly educated, lively personality, likes to dress up, photography, dance, travel, badminton, golf is proficient in everything, but she doesn't like to socialize by nature, she can almost be said to have no friends in the entertainment industry except for Ye Qianwen, who can be regarded as a good sister.
In contrast, Zhu Lingling's husband likes to socialize, his friends are all dignitaries, he only wears one brand of clothes, and he only eats at high-end restaurants, even if Zhu Lingling takes a lot of effort to recommend to him where the snacks are delicious, I hope the two of them will taste them together, Huo Zhen is disdainful when he hears it.
What makes it even more difficult for Zhu Lingling to adapt is the family rules of the Huo family, the Huo family is a relatively conservative family, they have the strictest requirements for women, and they are not allowed to show their heads easily, which makes Zhu Lingling extremely unaccustomed.
You must know that Zhu Lingling is only in his twenties, and he is still the age of youth, how can he stand this kind of constraint.
With her ideas and Yihuo's ability to listen, she can completely separate and be independent. So, she and Huo Zhenting discussed moving to live by themselves, but as soon as she said it, she was angrily reprimanded by Huo Zhenting.
In Huo Zhenting's mind, his father is a legend, a god, and an idol he worships all his life, and he never thought that he would leave his father one day. He said to Zhu Lingling: "You stay at home honestly, it is your duty to take care of the children, don't even think about this idea of separating the family." Zhu Lingling, who touched a gray nose, had to give up this thought.
And what makes Zhu Lingling even more unbearable is that she has no freedom at all in the Huo family, except for pocket money, she has no property of her own, and even if the jewelry is old and wants to borrow a new style from her family, she must write an IOU, and write in detail what style of jewelry she borrowed from the family, and indicate the time of return.
This series of demands is just because Huo Daheng is alive, and Zhu Lingling has to give the old man face. After all, he is Huo Daheng's hand-selected daughter-in-law.
However, after Huo Daheng died, Zhu Lingling immediately divorced Huo Zhenting. and married Luo Kangrui, who had been in love with him for eight years, on the day of his wedding. can't wait to declare to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that Zhu Lingling has become his wife, which shows that he loves his wife deeply.
After getting married, Luo Kangrui said that his wealth worth more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars has Zhu Lingling's share, and the two can eventually become husband and wife after several twists and turns, and the property of the two is shared, so it can be said that Zhu Lingling really found his happiness. In Zhu Lingling's words, there will be no pressure to buy things in the future. You can buy whatever you like.
Of course, although Huo Daheng was severely damaged by the British government in Hong Kong, his friendship with the mainland was also greatly rewarded later, not only as a member of the committee, but also as the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and participated in the formulation of the Basic Law.
At the same time, he also invested in the construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel, White Swan Hotel, etc., which were the first people to invest in the mainland since the reform and opening up of the mainland. Of course, because of his advanced thinking, he made a lot of money. The political capital he left behind is that even his son's or even grandson's generation can't eat it up.
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"Lei Shao! The loan we asked for was rejected by HSBC! Three days later, as soon as Lei Weidong arrived at the company, Liu Yueqin reported an unfortunate news.
It has always been Liu Yueqin's responsibility to negotiate the mortgage with HSBC.
Because Hong Kong's economy has continued to recover in the past two years, land prices have continued to rise, and HSBC's monetary system has also been liberalized, and the inspection of loans is not as strict as before.
Although the amount of Lei Weidong's loan is relatively large, because Lei Weidong has land as collateral, Xiaomi Comics is very profitable, with tens of millions of profits every month and enough repayment ability!
It stands to reason that high-quality customers like Lei Weidong are HSBC's favorite, although Lei Weidong's loan is a bit large, requiring a loan of 300 million US dollars, but compared to Lei Weidong's ability to repay the loan, this money is not much.
In Liu Yueqin's words, HSBC's verification has been passed, and the loan process is also going quickly, and it is expected that the first loan of 80 million US dollars will be received in five days.
But today, Liu Yueqin suddenly told herself that the loan was rejected and Lei Weidong was ten points away.
"Sister Liu, is there any reason why HSBC refuses to lend us?" Lei Weidong asked.
"I don't know the specific reason, and Manager Liu, who is responsible for handling the procedures for us, doesn't know what the reason is, but I know that Manager Liu told me yesterday that the senior class of HSBC personally called him and canceled the loan to us!" Liu Yueqin said.
"HSBC Taipan!" Lei Weidong was very surprised when he heard the news, scratched his head and asked, "Is their Taipan Shen Bi's foreign devil, why did he refuse to give us a loan!" ”
"It's Shen Bi's foreign devil, but the specific reason for not lending is still unclear!" Liu Yueqin shook her head and said, "I have already asked people to inquire about the news, and it is estimated that there will be accurate news in the afternoon!" ”
"Help me make an appointment with Shen Bi, it's better to talk to the point!" Lei Weidong thought for a while and ordered: "I want to see who stumbles on me!" ”