"If your children and grandchildren can be like me, why should you keep a lot of money? If your children and grandchildren are not as good as me, a lot of money will be in vain."
This is something Guo Henian, the head of the Guo family, often says, because over the decades the Guo family has grown into a huge family.
The family not only has a large number of people, but also has a large number of assets. It owns many industries. The most dazzling Wilmar International ranks first among the market capitalization of listed companies in Singapore. In addition, Shangri-La Hotel and Kerry Properties are also listed in Xiangjiang.
The market value of these three listed companies is as high as nearly 200 billion yuan.
Guo Henian was not included in the Hong Kong rich list compiled by Peng Bo because his place of origin and nationality are Malaysia, so he was not included in the Hong Kong rich list.
But Guo Henian is the richest man in Malaysia. This richest man in Malaysia has entered the Xiangjiang market in 1963. In 1970, he moved his Malaysian business to Xiangjiang and settled in Xiangjiang. It can be said that most of his business today
The industries are all in China, so Kuok Henian is also very important in the Hong Kong rich and famous circles. In future generations, if his net worth of 12.8 billion US dollars was placed on the Hong Kong rich list, he would easily be among the top 10, ranking in the top 10.
No. 7.
Moreover, the richest man in Malay is not only Asia's sugar king, hotel king, but also a media star.
In 1988, the Kwok Group acquired 31.1% of the equity of Hong Kong Television Co., Ltd. for HK$2 billion, becoming the company's largest shareholder. Later, it spent HK$2.65 billion to acquire the South China Morning Post, the most influential English-language newspaper in Hong Kong.
The South China Morning Post, after changing hands several times from the Guo family, was acquired by Ma Feng. This is a story for another day.
With the gradual establishment of a billion-dollar empire, Guo Henian began to become a frequent visitor to major rich lists, consistently ranking among the top ten Chinese richest people all year round, and becoming the richest man in Malaysia for 12 consecutive years.
Different from other big families in Hong Kong, Robert Kuok has two public wives so far: his first wife, Xie Birong, who has two sons, Guo Kongcheng and Guo Kongyan, and three daughters, Guo Minguang, Guo Xuanguang, and Guo Qiguang; his second wife, He Baolian, has one son, Guo Hua.
and two daughters, Guo Huiguang and Guo Yanguang.
Outsiders believe that there are four people who are most likely to inherit Guo Henian's property, namely Guo Kongcheng, Guo Kongyan, Guo Konghua, and his nephew Guo Kongfeng.
Although Kuok Henian repeatedly praised his nephew's business acumen and placed him in great responsibilities, Kuok Henian also had great regard for another person. This person was Guo Konghua, the son of his second wife, He Baolian.
Of course, this also involves the struggle between two houses, which is similar to the gambling king's family affairs, but it is still simpler.
The eldest son and the second son were both hurt by internal strife, and they successively withdrew from the position of chairman of Shangri-La. The daughter of the eldest son of the Guo family was unable to do anything, so the children of the second eldest son decisively took over.
The daughter of the second wife, Guo Huiguang, took over the position of chairman of Shanglai. It can be described as a snipe and a clam fighting for the fisherman’s profit. Not only the daughter of the second wife, but also the son of the second wife, Guo Konghua, benefited. From these years of accompanying Guo He
The people who come and go the most during the year are actually the children of the second wife.
If Peng Bo remembers correctly, Guo Konghua has as many as 12 companies in mainland China, most of which are hotels, real estate and other businesses, with registered capitals in the tens or even hundreds of millions. However, Guo Konghua holds many positions in these companies.
As for the position of director, I wonder if this younger son is still in the training and observation stage for Guo Henian.
"Bangye." Guo Hua's voice was a bit sharp, "Bangye is very famous in Shanghai. He was awarded the title of Tan Sri in Malay and his influence has expanded to Asia. It is gratifying to congratulate him."
Peng Bo found that the Chinese in Hong Kong and Malay spoke more in classical Chinese. "It's not about being famous," Peng Bo said. He was neither humble nor overbearing. "They just have more friends." In his previous life, he was in officialdom in this life.
In the shopping mall, he has a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.
"I heard that Oriental Star, owned by Mr. Peng, plans to build a movie city in Fuheng Plaza?" Guo Hua held up his wine glass in a very humble manner, but his tone was condescending.
Understood.
Peng Bo understood clearly that this was a rhythm that was trying to jam his neck.
Of course his first cinema must be built in Shanghai, and of course it must be built in Fuheng Plaza, the busiest business district in the city. He would not hesitate to compete with Time Warner and Shanghai Film Group, because a good
The theater, location and foot traffic are more important than anything else.
If the box office of this theater ranks first in the country, it will build the reputation of the entire theater chain.
Fuheng belongs to the Guo family, and many of the Guomao in Beijing and many shopping malls in first-, second- and third-tier cities are opened by the Guo family. It is useless to build movie theaters in these shopping malls even if the Guo family does not agree.
Guo Hua is also a smart man. He stopped talking and did not go into details. He looked at Guo Guang with a half-smile but said, "I travel between Hong Kong and Malay. I have also been to the mainland and watched your program.
It's very good, and the financial report management is also good. Yes, Shi Jiao, I know..."
Um.
Peng Bo was slightly jealous. Liu once liked Wu Qianyu, and Shi Jiaoyan had a crush on Xiangjiang. He also knew how many young men liked her. Lin Zekai also mentioned it with a smile.
"Then give me more advice." Peng Bo was already clear in his heart. He understood, but Heinwei didn't. She looked at her boyfriend with a calm expression.
Now Pengbo TV is allowed to enter hotels to broadcast, financial reports, and Guangzhou Communications Mirror are allowed to be distributed in hotels. Among these hotels, Shangri-La is the first to bear the brunt. According to its status in the hotel industry, if it publicly refuses the entry of Pengbo TV and financial reports,
Although it has a small number of hotels in the country, its status in the country will have an impact on other hotels and will also greatly affect advertising revenue.
In fact, the Guo family's South China Morning Post competes with financial reports, and Xiangjiang TV and Pengbo TV are also competing. Guo Henian, a media giant, has been paying attention to Peng Bo's every move.
Of course, there are also rumors that Peng Bo will enter the hotel industry after the completion of the Peng Bo Media Building, which the Guo family also attaches great importance to.
"Teach me." Peng Bo smiled neither humble nor arrogantly.
"I don't dare." Guo Hua answered neither yin nor yang.
The two sides smiled broadly and shook hands happily, but no one expected that these few words would cause sparks to fly.
"Mr. Peng." Peng Bo recognized the man who was approaching with a cup.
"Hello," Peng Bo ignored Guo Hua and walked forward with Heinwei.
This is another competitor.
Fifteen years ago, with his extraordinary courage and foresight, he spent huge sums of money to save Sin Chew Daily, a Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia that had a long history but was on the verge of bankruptcy, and personally became the president. After many years of careful operation and reform,
"Sin Chew Daily" not only regained its vitality, but also stood out among many Chinese newspapers and became the largest Chinese newspaper in Malaysia.
In 1991, at the invitation of the Papua New Guinea government, he founded the National Daily, an English-language newspaper in the country that was neutral in speech and not controlled by Western media. It was highly praised by the Papua New Guinea government and people.
The following year, he purchased Guangming Daily, a Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia, and became a sister newspaper to Sin Chew Daily.
Seven years ago, he spent heavily to acquire the Ming Pao Group, which is influential in Hong Kong and North America.