448, Chu Huans wedding, a feast for the wealthy family (Part 1)
March 20, 1976, a good day for marriage and business!
Even though Chu Huan wanted to keep her wedding low-key, and even released the news of Huaye City's dividend before the wedding, she still did not make her wedding a low-key success.
Almost all newspapers in Hong Kong gave their headlines to Chu Huan's wedding.
‘Fairy tales come into reality, the perfect combination of prince and princess!’--"True Report"
'The most luxurious wedding in Hong Kong this century!'--"Oriental Daily"
‘After five years of long-distance love, lovers will finally get married!’--"Sing Tao Daily"
Although the wedding was held today, and there were no photos of the wedding on the front page of Hong Kong newspapers, it still did not prevent them from dedicating a full page to the newlyweds Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang.
Chu Huan definitely doesn't have time to read these newspapers now, because Chu Huan is taking his best man group to the Cao family to welcome the bride.
There are five members of the groomsmen group, namely Bao Tianming, Chen Haichao, and Liu Pingkui. All three of them are Chu Huan's childhood friends. Although Chen Haichao's status is somewhat special, some wealthy people in Xiangjiang also know that Chu Huan and Chen
Hai Chao and the two knew each other and had a good relationship. Although some people would still be suspicious that Chu Huan would ask him to be the best man, Chu Huan didn't care about it.
The other two people are Gu Long, who came from Taipei, and Feng Yongfa, the second-generation wealthy man whom Chu Huan first met in Xiangjiang!
As for Guo Bingxiang and others, today they can only help Chu Huan entertain guests in the hotel.
"Red envelope, red envelope, red envelope!"
When Chu Huan arrived at Cao's house with his best man group, Cao Yunshang's bridesmaid group blocked the door of Cao Yunshang's boudoir and asked for red envelopes.
There is also a lot of attention paid to Cao Yunshang's bridesmaids, including two of Cao Yunshang's best friends at the University of Hong Kong and three daughters of Hong Kong wealthy families.
Regardless of whether you are a wealthy family or an ordinary citizen, the wedding process is basically the same. The only difference may be the cost.
So when Chu Huan and others obediently handed over the red envelopes, the other party still did not open the door and said that they wanted the man to do 20 push-ups.
Anyway, after a while of fighting, Chu Huan successfully carried Cao Yunshang out of her boudoir.
Then they served tea to Cao Wenjin and Zhou Meiqi.
Cao Wenjin comforted her, and Zhou Meiqi burst into tears.
At the same time, there is a sea of people outside Cao’s house.
"Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Since the wedding of Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang was a matter of concern to the whole city, naturally there were many reporters squatting outside Cao's house, trying to take some photos.
But when they arrived at Cao's house, they saw groups of men in black blocking the road. They couldn't get in at all, let alone take a photo of Chu Huan carrying Cao Yunshang out of Cao's house.
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"Sorry, our boss doesn't want his wedding to be covered by too much media. This time our boss has prepared some red envelopes for everyone, so please don't take pictures!"
There are not only people from Lin Feng's security department, but also people from Xu Yi's secretarial department. At this time, there is a secretary from the secretarial department who is explaining to the reporters who want to take pictures. At the same time, his secretary has already taken red envelopes and started distributing them to reporters on the scene.
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A reporter secretly opened the red envelope at the scene. When he saw a red envelope of 5,000 Hong Kong dollars sealed inside, he couldn't help but be speechless. There were at least hundreds of media and nearly two hundred reporters at the scene. The red envelopes from these reporters alone were worth
1 million Hong Kong dollars!
As expected, he is the richest man in Hong Kong, and the ostentation is so scary!
After receiving the red envelope, every reporter couldn't help but smile. At the same time, the dissatisfaction in his heart immediately disappeared. As for the explanation from the newspaper, they no longer cared. No one could take the photo anyway, and
Nothing to worry about.
But there will always be some unscrupulous reporters who take money and break the rules.
These reporters wanted to bypass Lin Feng's people and sneak in to take pictures, but how could they really avoid Lin Feng's people.
"Why don't you let us take pictures? Don't you know that there is freedom of speech in Xiangjiang? And did you get the approval of the Highways Department for your road closure?"
The reporter who was caught shouted loudly.
As soon as the sound came out, it immediately attracted the attention of Lin Feng, who was responsible for the security here. After Lin Feng heard the sound, he rushed over immediately.
"What's wrong? Don't you know what day it is today? Why do we still let people shout here? If the chairman hears it, will he not want to do it anymore?"
Lin Feng, who rushed to the scene, immediately reprimanded his subordinates.
"Manager, it's not our business. It was this reporter who insisted on breaking in and we stopped him, so he yelled!"
Lin Feng looked at the reporter. The reporter confidently took the red envelope just given by Secretary Jiaku and said to Lin Feng, "Why are you blocking the road? Why don't you let us interview? You are violating Hong Kong's freedom of speech!"
Lin Feng didn't want to make the matter a big deal, so he looked at the reporter and asked, "Excuse me, which newspaper are you from?"
The reporter knew in his heart that on this happy day, Chu Huan's people would definitely not cause any scandal, so they would not dare to do anything to them. Otherwise, the reporters on the scene would take Chu Huan's red envelope.
I won't let this happen either.
Therefore, the reporter confidently said, "I am Liu Haizhong, a reporter from the Daily Daily, and I have the right to report on anything that happens in Hong Kong."
Lin Feng looked at the other person as if he was an idiot, and then said to the secretary of the secretarial department who had just arrived, "Contact the editor-in-chief of "Daily Daily" and tell them if this person is still a reporter of "Daily Daily" in the future.
, then from now on all Jiaku companies will stop advertising in their newspapers, and also tell other newspapers in Xiangjiang about this news. From now on, if the bangs are called, if they appear in that newspaper, then that newspaper will be in
Go against our Jiaku clan!"
Nowadays, the media in Xiangjiang have a collective name for the companies under Chu Huan’s name: Jiaku System!
As for the media in Xiangjiang, although they all claim to have obtained the true information of British newspapers and dare to report anything, in fact, it is just that the wealthy families in Xiangjiang are unwilling to be exposed to them. Moreover, many media and newspapers in later generations have the shadow of wealthy families behind them.
That's why it looks a little more unscrupulous.
But they also dare not report some real situations.
Because the wealthy families in Xiangjiang basically dominate all walks of life in Xiangjiang. If you really get angry, if you cut off your advertising, you will basically kill a newspaper.
At this time, Chu Huan was fully capable of blocking a newspaper, let alone a small reporter.
Only then did young Liu Haizhong remember who he needed to face.
His face began to turn pale, but Lin Feng had someone drive him away, and the red envelope in his hand was naturally gone.
As for Liu Haizhong's fantasy of other reporters speaking for him, it didn't exist at all. He could even see the way every reporter looked at him, as if they were looking at an idiot.
This was just a small episode, and it passed quickly. At this time, Chu Huan and his bride, Cao Yunshang, took a wedding car to Chu's house at No. 12 Galley Road!
After arriving at Chu's house, Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang were supposed to serve tea to Chu Huan's parents, but because Chu Huan's parents were no longer here, the only one who could accept the cup of tea was Chu Huan's sister-in-law Chu Duanqing.
At the same time, Chu Duanqing also prepared a big red envelope for each of them!
Do you think that the next step is to wait for everyone to take photos at home?
That's wrong. Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang still have to complete the registration.
However, when registering a marriage in Xiangjiang, you do not need to take photos. You only need to bring identification documents. Both parties to the marriage, plus the bride and groom, each bring a witness. The witness must sign the marriage certificate.
At the same time, the ceremony will also include blessings from relatives and friends, taking photos, the couple exchanging rings, etc. All the plots seen on TV will appear here.
However, when the host asks if anyone has objections, a man or woman pops up in the TV plot and expresses his disapproval. It will definitely not happen.
After all this, it’s time for intermission.
Basically Xiyan will start at 6pm.
The place Chu Huan chose to hold the wedding banquet was naturally on the peninsula.
Those reporters who had not taken photos at the Cao family and the Chu family had already gathered at the entrance of the peninsula early at this time, hoping to take pictures of the wedding.
Although reporters are not allowed inside, there is still no problem in taking photos of guests attending the wedding at the hotel entrance.
"Jian Weng, Jian Weng, we all know that you and Chu Huan are very good business partners. What do you think of today's wedding between Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang?"
When Jian Yueqiang got out of the car, many reporters immediately held up their recorders, and the cameras asked Jian Yueqiang loudly through the cordon.
The video recorders in their hands are basically from Kyushu.
At this time, Jian Yueqiang, who was dressed in a light-colored suit and tied with a bow, walking with a smile on his face, stopped, faced all the reporters and said with a smile, "Congratulations, of course. The lovers are finally married. It's a joy to congratulate. Congratulations."
May they live happily ever after!"
After simply saying this, Jian Yueqiang walked into the peninsula with a smile.
The reporters at the scene had no regrets at all about this, because there were many wealthy people from Hong Kong arriving later.
Especially the news that just broke out in the past two days, that Huaye City, which shocked the whole of Xiangjiang, is finally going to pay dividends this time, has made many reporters curious.
What makes them itchy is that today is Saturday and there is no way to see the most specific performance of these companies on the Hong Kong stock market.
Soon, someone exclaimed, "Here we come, Mr. and Mrs. Kwok Desheng from Sun Hung Kai are here!"
Not only Guo Desheng and his wife, but also their two sons, Guo Bingjiang and Guo Binglian. As for the eldest son of the Guo family, he is currently in the Peninsula Banquet Hall, helping Chu Huan entertain the guests!
"Kuo Weng, Guo Weng, it is rumored that the dividend of Huaye City this time is as high as hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Sun Hung Kai and New World are jointly the third largest shareholders of Huaye City, accounting for 10 shares. How much is the dividend of Sun Hung Kai this time?"
Huaye City is a project, and the person responsible for developing this project is Tianhai Real Estate, which was founded by Huhua Real Estate, one of the predecessors of Zhulu Real Estate.
After a series of negotiations, the equity distribution of the five companies in Tianhai Real Estate is as follows: Zhulu Real Estate 60, Hehe International 15, Sun Hung Kai 10, New World 10, and Hopewell Real Estate 5.
The Xiangjiang media are all aware of this, but there have been recent rumors that Huaye City paid dividends, but they did not say how much the dividends were, so now they are asking Guo Desheng to infer how much Huaye City will pay dividends this time.
In this regard, Guo Desheng did not hide it. In fact, there was no need to hide it. Everyone knew that Chu Huan wanted to keep a low profile and did not want her wedding to dominate the newspaper headlines in Xiangjiang for several days in a row, so other news was needed to distract Xiangjiang.
the public's gaze.
In addition, the announcement of this number can also increase the stock prices of various companies. Chu Huan is a shareholder of these companies. If the stock prices of their companies rise, Chu Huan will naturally benefit more.
"The Huaye City project has always been a project that our company attaches great importance to. Now the facts have proved that our original investment was correct. For the first dividend of the Huaye City project, our Sun Hung Kai received 20 million Hong Kong dollars in dividends.
, I believe the dividends will be more and more in the future.”
Twenty million dividends?
In other words, Huaye City has already made a profit of HK$200 million after just two phases of public sale?
The reporters at the scene all had their own ideas, and they also knew that this figure was definitely not the final profit of Huaye City at this stage. After all, everyone knew that some funds would definitely go into the next stage of construction costs.
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After answering this question, Guo Desheng took his wife Kuang Xiaoqing and Guo Bingjiang and Guo Binglian into the peninsula.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Then there are some of Chu Huan’s business partners in Xiangjiang.
For example, the well-known ones are Zheng Yutong from New World, Tang Jiqian from Nanhai Textile, Feng Jingxi from Sun Hung Kai Securities, Zhao Congyan from Huaguang Shipping, Hu Yingxiang from Hopewell Real Estate, Lao Kadoorie from Grand Hotel Group, etc. These people also bring their wives.
My family came here.
"Look, Mr. Huo's car is here!"
At this time, everyone saw Huo Tsar, who had always been very low-key in Xiangjiang, also arriving at the hotel in his silver-white Rolls-Royce.
"Mr. Huo, Mr. Huo, what do you think of the wedding between Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang?"
Reporters on the scene asked the same questions.
Tsar Huo smiled and said, "Of course it is a blessing!"
After a brief sentence, Tsar Huo also walked into the hotel.
Later, Feng Hanzhu and his son from Li & Fung Group, Qin Tianheng from Tianhua Toys, Zhang Mingyi from Overseas Trust, He Shanheng from Hang Seng Bank, Li Fushu from Bank of East Asia, Shao Yifu from Shaw Brothers, Li Xiaohe from TVB
Seeing the wealthy people in Hong Kong arriving one after another, the only thing the reporters at the scene hated was that they didn’t have enough film in their hands!
"It's only what time it is, and there are already so many guests here!" A reporter couldn't help but sigh.
"If something goes wrong here today, there will probably be no one in the entire business community in Xiangjiang!" Some people also made malicious conjectures.
"Look, another car is coming!"
Is there a car that’s rare?
It’s rare to come without a car!
Thinking like this at any time, everyone couldn't help but rush to take pictures.
Lei Juehua of the Lei family, brothers Lei Juekun, Lin Baixin of Lai Hsin Garments, Zhou Xinian, the former chairman of the milk company who has withdrawn from the business world but is still very influential, Li Fuzhao, the chairman of the Far East Association, and Hu Han, the chairman of the Gold and Silver Association
Hui, the chairman of the Kowloon Association and others also arrived at the scene one after another at this time.
"Look, your boss is here!"
The reporter from "Ming Pao" slapped the shoulder of the reporter from "Sing Tao Daily" next to him, and pointed at the owner of "Sing Tao Daily", Hu Xian, who had just got off the car.
The reporter from "Sing Tao Daily" chuckled and said, "Don't be surprised, I didn't see your boss, Mr. Jin Yong is here too?"
Sure enough, after Hu Xian, it was Jin Yong who arrived at the scene.
"Hey, your boss is here too!" The reporters from "Ming Pao" and "Sing Tao Daily" looked at the reporters from the "Business Daily" across the street at the same time.
It turned out that their boss He Shili was also here.
"Don't look at me boss, look at Lawyer Luo Decheng here too."
"I saw it. Just behind him is Feng Xunfen. Good guy, think about it. That wealthy family in Xiangjiang didn't show up at the scene today?"
"Baojia"
"Here we come, didn't we just arrive?"
Pao Yugang, the former richest man in Hong Kong and chairman of Global Shipping, arrived at the scene with his wife.
Then came Dong Haoyun, the shipping king of Orient Overseas, and Xu Shifen, Xu Shixun, the two sons of the former Xiangjiang shipping king Xu Aizhou, also arrived at the scene.
Xu Aizhou has passed away. The current helm of the Xu family is Xu Shifen. Only after Xu Shifen dies in 1989 will Xu Jinheng's father, Xu Shixun, become the helmsman of the family.
"Several big shipping kings from Xiangjiang are here!" a reporter exclaimed.
"Don't worry, there will definitely be more Hong Kong rich people coming to the scene later!"
This person was right. After his words fell, a luxury car continued to park in front of the hotel. The one who got off the car was an old and wealthy family in Xiangjiang. The traditional department store was Shima's first, followed closely by another traditional department store, Yong'an.
Guo family.
Chen Tinghua from Nanfeng Textile, An Zijie from South China, Zhou Wenxuan
At this time, the sky was slowly getting darker, but the flash of the camera illuminated the scene as if it were daytime. No one dared to blink, because in the blink of an eye, one or two famous rich people in Hong Kong might be missed.
But even reporters from the Hong Kong media, who had just seen countless rich people at the scene, were surprised again.
Because the heads of foreign-funded consortiums in Xiangjiang also arrived at the scene at this time.
Taipan Saya from HSBC Bank, General Manager Shen Bi, Loan Department Manager Luo Yin Bentley, Taipan Newbijian from Jardine Matheson, General Manager Bao Fuda, Swire Bank's Shiyok Shihuaiya, John Shi, Shi Yadi and his son, Wheelock's
Senior John Madden, and Junior Madden.
At this time, everyone remembered that Chu Huan and Jing had a cooperative relationship with these people in Qingzhou Yingni.
Some of these people would stop to be interviewed by reporters, and some would go directly into the hotel, but no matter what, these people made enough film on the scene!
Just when these heavyweights all entered the hotel, and reporters on the scene thought they could take a rest, they discovered that the car of Hong Kong Governor MacLehose had arrived at the scene.
Not only MacLehose, but also the Colonial Secretary Luo Pishi, the Financial Secretary Xia Dingji, and many members of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council also arrived at the scene.
"What is this? A large gathering of Hong Kong's political and business circles?"
The reporters at the scene couldn't help but shout out while changing the film.
"It's not just Xiangjiang. Look, Mr. He from Haojiang is here!"
Tsar Huo of Xiangjiang and Mr. He of Haojiang are the most influential figures in Hong Kong and Macao.
But if we have to talk about his local influence, Mr. He's influence in Haojiang far exceeds Emperor Huo's influence in Xiangjiang. His son has also become the first boss after the return of Haojiang!
"I haven't heard that Chu Huan has any business dealings with Mr. He?"
A reporter was taking photos excitedly while curiously asking, "How long has it been since Mr. He has been to Xiangjiang?"
"It can only be said that Chu Huan's influence is too great now!"
As for the other person in Haojiang, Mr. He Duwang also got out of the car after Mr. He. He Duwang has always been surrounded by beauties, but this time He Duwang brought not his wife, but his most beloved daughter.
He Chaoqiong.
Rich businessmen and famous businessmen from Hong Kong and Macao came one after another, and even some low-key wealthy families who had not appeared for a long time appeared. This made the reporters at the scene begin to lament Chu Huan's influence in Hong Kong and Macao.
But they soon discovered that their sighs were a little too early.
Not only the wealthy people from Hong Kong and Macao, but also many wealthy businessmen and celebrities from Southeast Asia.
"Who is this? Why does it look familiar?"
Some reporters did not recognize the man who had just arrived at the scene.
"Da Malin Wutong." Some people didn't know him, so naturally some people knew him. The reporter who knew the identity of the guest from other people's mouth showed a surprised expression.
"Good guys, the gambling kings of Haojiang and Malaysia are gathered together!"
With the arrival of Lin Wutong, the arrival of other wealthy Southeast Asian businessmen seems much more logical, such as Guo Henian, who has cooperated with Chu Huan many times.
"Since when did Chu Huan have friendship with these wealthy businessmen from Southeast Asia?"
Although some reporters were surprised that so many rich people came to the scene, they could not help but be curious.
"These rich people are all good at hiding their wealth. Who knows when they will have business dealings. In fact, even if they don't have business dealings, according to Chu Huan's current influence in Hong Kong and Asia, they will arrive at the scene.
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"That's true!"
"Hey, who is this person? Why haven't I seen this person in Southeast Asia? But I think he looks familiar!"
A middle-aged Asian man in a dress arrived at the hotel and got out of the car alone.
"Let me go, isn't this the president of Japan's Nomura Securities, Kiichiro Urahita?"
Some reporters didn't know much about Nomura Securities' position in Japan and immediately asked reporters they were familiar with.
When they learned that Nomura Securities was the number one securities company in Japan, they all showed surprised expressions.
"I've always known that Chu Huan has business in Japan, but I didn't expect that the first Japanese businessman who came here would be such an important person?"
"There's someone here again!"
This time, reporters did not need to ask anyone to ask about the guest's identity.
"Chairman of Japan's Seibu Group, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi!"
"Look, is the person who came after Tsutsumi Yoshiaki the general manager of Sumitomo Bank Ichiro Isoda?"
"Yes, that's him. I've seen his photo in a Japanese magazine before!"
The reporters at the scene felt like they were going numb. Only at this moment did they finally know Chu Huan's true influence in the entire Asian business community.
In various regions of Southeast Asia, although the number of wealthy people in Japan is not as high as that in Xiangjiang, they are all top-notch people!
Not only that, but the general managers of many overseas banks’ offices in Xiangjiang also arrived at the scene one after another.
"Such a top-notch wedding cannot be written in one page of headlines, right?"
Some reporters at the scene lamented helplessly.
It can be said that everyone who has arrived at the hotel so far can be used as a front-page news article. It is estimated that hundreds of people have arrived. It is impossible to write it all at once.
"Haha, our editor-in-chief said that for a week in a row, Chu Huan's wedding has been on the front page. No matter what news happens, we can't grab it!"
A reporter from Oriental Daily said.
The other reporters didn't say anything, but the idea was pretty much the same.
"What about Huaye City's dividends?"
A reporter preached quietly.
The other reporters did not answer his questions, but just looked at each other like idiots.
How could Huayecheng's dividends be compared with Chu Huan's wedding?
The report will definitely be reported, but it will definitely not be put on the front page.
"hehe!"
The reporter who asked the question covered up his embarrassment with laughter.
If Chu Huan knew about his arrangement and was denied by these reporters, he wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh.
But in fact, Chu Huan, who was in Xiyan Hall at this time, looked at the guests and guessed that his plan must have gone bankrupt.
In this situation, do you still want to keep a low profile? It’s just a dream!
"What are you thinking about?"
Cao Yunshang, wearing a white wedding dress, stood next to Chu Huan and asked Chu Huan softly.
The two parties have not yet formally saluted. During the ceremony, Cao Yunshang will wear this hand-sewn wedding dress that took half a year to be sewn by a top Italian fashion designer for the wedding ceremony.
And when Cao Yunshang and Chu Huan toast to the guests and thank them, Cao Yunshang will put on a cheongsam that was sewn in Xiangjiang by a master from Shenghai who came to Xiangjiang for eight months!
Chu Huan looked at the situation in the banquet hall outside and said with a smile, "I originally thought of using Huaye City's dividends to divert the media reports in Xiangjiang.
But now looking at those people outside, it’s impossible to divert the media’s attention!”
Now that he had guessed the result, Chu Huan felt calm and no longer had any worries before.
There is quite a bit of a take-what-you-come mentality.
Cao Yunshang chuckled and said, "You are in this mountain, how can our wedding be low-key!"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "It's a bit taken for granted."
While the two were chatting, Cao Yunshang's eldest sister Cao Yunxuan walked in, also dressed in a luxurious evening dress.
"Daddy, Mommy, and my sister-in-law, let me tell you that the wedding is about to start. Are you two ready?"
Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang looked at each other and smiled, their eyes full of tenderness. Finally, Chu Huan said, "Sister, don't worry, I promise nothing will go wrong!"
Cao Yunxuan nodded hurriedly and said, "Then if you don't hurry up and get ready to go, what are you still doing here?"