Time passed, and in the blink of an eye it came to April 15th. This day was a sad day for many family heads in Xiangjiang.
In the morning, as soon as Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing came downstairs, He Jin reported to them: "Sir, madam, I just received the news that Mr. Dong Haoyun died of a heart attack at around two o'clock this morning and died in the Sanatorium and Hospital after rescue efforts failed.
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Li Guangyu was very surprised. A few days ago, Dong Haoyun attended a meeting on Hong Kong shipping issues with him to discuss the future development of shipping. He didn't see anything going on at that time. His body looked very good. He didn't expect that such a sudden incident occurred.
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Not only did Li Guangyu get the news of Dong Haoyun's death, but all walks of life in Hong Kong learned the news, and countless people sighed for Dong Haoyun's departure.
Xiangjiang occupies two of the world's seven largest shipping kings. Pao Yugang once had a higher total tonnage than Dong Haoyun's Eastern Shipping Group, but most of the assets of Eastern Shipping Group belong to Dong Haoyun, while Bao Yugang's Global Shipping Group is very
Most of the shares belong to HSBC. In terms of profit, Dong Haoyun is far higher than Charter King.
Moreover, Dong Haoyun is more pure than Pao Yugang. He has devoted his whole life to shipping, while Bao Yugang was born halfway, and now he has abandoned the ship and landed. This can be regarded as Pao Yugang's foresight, but when it comes to
In terms of his passion for the shipping industry, no one in Xiangjiang can compare with Dong Haoyun.
Dong Haoyun's departure at this time was a huge blow to the Dong family. Now the shipping market is shrinking, but Eastern Shipping Group still maintains the largest fleet of private companies in the world, and the successors of the Dong family now have to face the ups and downs of Eastern Shipping Group.
With a debt of more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, this kind of pressure is not something that ordinary heirs can afford.
On the morning of the 18th, Li Guangyu came to the Heung Kong Funeral Home on King's Road in North Point. Today will be Dong Haoyun's funeral. As a world-class shipping king, more than 3,000 political and business people came to attend today, including US President Ronald Reagan and Baodao.
The president also made a special call to express his condolences.
Today Dong Haoyun's 12-man Fuling roster is quite luxurious, including Pao Yugang, Li Ka-shing, Shen Bi, Prince of Morocco, Li Guangyu and Zhao Congyan.
The first person to rush to the mourning hall today was Pao Yugang, who had been fighting with Dong Haoyun for most of his life. The two were both world-class shipping kings and had been fighting for the top spot for decades. It was not until Pao Yugang abandoned the ship and landed that they were separated.
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Seeing his old friend from the same hometown leave like this, Bao Yugang was very sad. Although Global Shipping Group and Eastern Shipping Group had been fighting for rankings in the past, they were both from Ningbo, and their private relationship was quite good.
After Pao Yugang, Li Guangyu and MacLehose walked into the scene and bowed to Dong Haoyun's coffin.
Behind them came the prince of Morocco, the governor of Lisboa, the president of China News Agency, the president of Xinhua News Agency, and the heads of major families in Hong Kong entered the scene one by one.
The grandness of Dong Haoyun's funeral in Xiangjiang set a new standard for the funeral treatment for the death of the head of a Chinese family in Xiangjiang.
Major newspapers in Hong Kong also carried out systematic and positive reports on Dong Haoyun's life to show their respect for the deceased shipping king.
At the same time, the three major TV stations in Hong Kong also made a special report on Dong Haoyun to commemorate this Hong Kong shipping king.
At this time, Dong Haoyun was also hailed by many media as the pioneer of modern Chinese shipping, one of the seven major shipping kings in the world, and known as "Modern Zheng He".
A reporter even specifically interviewed Pao Yugang about Dong Haoyun's evaluation. The entanglement between the two people can be said to be with Dong Haoyun for the rest of his life.
Bao Yugang responded to the outside world: "I am just a follower of Haoyun. As you all know, I was not engaged in the shipping industry at the beginning. It was Haoyun's development that made me know that the shipping industry has great potential. His achievements are called China
He is a well-deserved pioneer of modern shipping, and his love for shipping is incomparable to mine."
A reporter asked Pao Yugang about Eastern Shipping Group and Global Shipping Group: "Sheng Bao, many people now think that Mr. Dong Haoyun is more qualified than you to be called the world's number one shipping king. In terms of shipping industry, Dong Haoyun
Sir, he is better than you, what do you think of the comparison?"
Pao Yugang does not value these names now. He responded: "Since I started to reduce the number of ships in 1980 and switched to Wharf, Haoyun has been the most important in shipping. He is indeed more powerful than me.
To be qualified to enjoy such a title, I am indeed not as good as Haoyun in terms of shipping."
After Pao Yugang's words in the interview were reported, it increased Dong Haoyun's reputation and allowed more people to learn more about Dong Haoyun's life.
Zhao Xicheng of Foremost Group of the United States, his wife and eldest daughter Zhao Xiaolan also attended Dong Haoyun's funeral today.
Zhao Xicheng's development today is not only due to his own efforts, but also due to Dong Haoyun's help to his family. The Dong family can be said to be the benefactors of their Zhao family.
After receiving the news of Dong Haoyun's death, Zhao Xicheng immediately came to Xiangjiang with his wife and his eldest daughter. Firstly, he paid homage to Dong Haoyun, and secondly, he came to comfort Dong Haoyun's family and see if there was anything he could do to help.
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After handling Dong Haoyun's funeral affairs, Zhao Xicheng's family also discussed some matters between the two families with them at the Dong's Mansion.
Zhao Xicheng said to Tung Chee-hwa: "You don't have to worry about the cooperation between our two groups. We will still maintain the same cooperation as during your father's time."
Tung Chee-hwa began to slowly take charge of some things in the group in 1979, so he naturally had a good understanding of the group's business. The cooperation between Eastern Shipping Group and Foremost Group can bring a lot of profits to Eastern Shipping every year.
Tung Chee-hwa is very happy that Zhao Xicheng is willing to continue the previous cooperation.
He said to him: "Uncle Zhao, thank you for continuing to cooperate with us at this time."
"You don't have to be polite to me. Without Haoyun, I, Zhao Xicheng, would not be where I am today. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can contact me at any time. I will do my best to help you if I can." Zhao Xicheng said.
Tung Chee-hwa also knows that the Foremost Group is not having a good time at this time. The shipping industry of the entire world is affected this time, even the Foremost Group located in the United States is still affected.
Tung Chee-hwa said: "Uncle Zhao, I will ask you for help if necessary."
Zhao Xicheng thought of the current situation in Hong Kong and the shipping industry. He said to Tung Chee-hwa: "Jianhua, you also know some of the current situations in the shipping industry. I am not optimistic about the development of the shipping industry in the future. I believe I am not the only one with this view.
Alone, there are many people in Xiangjiang who think like this, so you still have to be prepared."
Why doesn't Tung Chee-hwa know the situation here? Li Guangyu, Bao Yugang, and Cao Wenjin are all constantly selling off their ships and turning to the real estate industry, sending a signal to the outside world that they are not optimistic about the future development of shipping.
It's just that his father is full of confidence in the future shipping industry. Not only does he have no intention of shrinking, but he has also increased the purchase of ships, causing the group to now be heavily in debt.
He is also very confused about the future development of shipping. He is not sure whether he should stick to his father's opinion and continue to maintain the current fleet, or follow the footsteps of Li Guangyu and others and sell off his ships.