History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 384 Ningbo cooked, a bowl of porridge
One month later, Chu Weinan voluntarily resigned as the chairman of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. The directors of the Chamber of Commerce unanimously agreed, and the vice chairman He Dingxian was elected as the new chairman. job.

Equivalent to Lifetime Honorary President.

After all, the honorary president also has a time limit.

In fact, Chu Weinan still handles most of the official documents and daily business affairs in the chamber of commerce. Only large-scale meetings and decisions on the development of the chamber of commerce will be handed over to He Dingxian for personal handling.

The first chamber of commerce affairs that He Dingxian handled was about the election for the vacancies of directors of the chamber of commerce. Before, there was a vacancy for a director in the chamber of commerce. Now, with Zheng Yutong as the vice president, there are two vacancies for directors.

Ruihetang.

attic.

teahouse.

Zheng Yutong is wearing a brown gown, and his appearance is much plumper than two years ago. It can be seen that following the rise in international gold prices, Chow Tai Fook Gold Shop earns a lot of money, and the position of chairman is becoming more and more stable. I personally set up a New World Construction Company and bid for a piece of land in Langtang, Happy Valley. Villas are being built. Many customers subscribed and the sales volume was excellent.

He Dingxian was wearing a suit, sitting in the host's seat, making tea slowly, with a folder in hand.

Judging by the scribbled appearance of the document, it was obvious that it had been flipped through.

Wang Laoji, Chu Weinan, Ma Yingbiao and others also sat aside.

He Dingxian put a cup of tea with a wooden clip, and put it in the hands of the bosses in a leisurely manner. After talking about everything, he said with a smile: "How about it, what do you think of the newcomers who are running for the election?"

"There are quite a few newcomers running for the election, but there are not many capable and famous people." Ma Yingbiao picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea. Now is a window period for Hong Kong Island's economy. There will be a bountiful harvest.

Many bigwigs started at this time.

But now it is also a period of recovery for the business community on Hong Kong Island. Most of the bosses started their business by doing business before World War II, or made profits during World War II. People are not up yet.

He Dingxian is a different kind of person who climbed up step by step through small opportunities. This kind of person can start at any time, and most people still have to take advantage of the wind of the times.

Unless it is the prince who inherited the family business.

"Mr. He Tian."

Wang Laoji said: "Mr. He is one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank and serves as the general manager. He joined the chamber of commerce six years ago and has been busy with work. If he wants to run for the board of directors of the chamber of commerce this year, he must support him."

"There should be a seat for Mr. He."

Chu Weinan nodded.

Seeing this, He Dingxian had expected it, and said with a smile: "Although Mr. He has no shares in Hang Seng Bank, he is well-known in the banking industry. If you don't open your mouth, let it go. If you open it, you should give it a position."

He Tian is from Panyu, Guangzhou, and He Shanheng, the boss of Hang Seng, is from the same township. He came to Hong Kong Island to establish Hang Seng Bank together. However, because he was only the son of a concubine of a small grain shop owner, he had insufficient capital, so he did not invest money at the beginning of the establishment of the bank. The last of the five founders.At the beginning of its establishment, he was in charge of the internal accounts of the bank and served as the big treasurer. Now he is the general manager of the bank, and his job is still the same.

Most Panyu people will join the Cantonese Chamber of Commerce, but there are many Chaoshan people living in Panyu, and Hetian is one of them. He agrees with the Chaoshan Township Association, so he will naturally join the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

Moreover, apart from Ningbo, Shandong and other chambers of commerce that are too far apart in culture and language, which often exclude each other, the chambers of commerce in Guangzhou Province do not refuse to join other cities and counties. People from , Dongguan and Foshan joined the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

Although there are chambers of commerce everywhere, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Everyone likes to have a strong chamber of commerce as their backing.

When He Dingxian was the vice president, he asked people to give more preferential treatment to members from outside the city, and often beat the xenophobic Chaoshan people, which led to a lot of improvement in the atmosphere in the chamber of commerce.This may also be the reason why He Tian intends to run for the director and work for the chamber of commerce.

"it is good."

"That's it, what about the remaining director position?"

Wang Laoji sipped his tea and asked aloud.

"I think Mr. Chen Qinian, the owner of Chaofu Restaurant, is good." Zheng Yutong suggested: "Most of the directors of the chamber of commerce are factory owners, commercial firms, and business owners. If we properly recruit some restaurant owners, the restaurant owners can also strengthen their strength."

"After all, with the development of Hong Kong Island, the catering industry will definitely develop."

Ma Yingbiao immediately shook his head: "Even if all the restaurants in Hong Kong are added together, the money earned is not as much as that of a trading house. The size of the restaurant is still too small, and it is too affected by the market. In the future, more people will work in restaurants and catering. Maybe a spot or two, but not right now."

"Just let Mr. Zhang, the boss of Shengde Industry, take care of it."

Shengde Industrial is a hardware manufacturing factory that occupies a certain share in the hardware industry on Hong Kong Island. Although it is not a leading enterprise, it is considered the most capable figure in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce in the hardware industry. There are seven or eight members of the Chamber of Commerce Years, everything is appropriate, but nothing stands out.

He Dingxian has to lament the low status of the service industry, even the boss is looked down upon, but there is no way, chain restaurants can't be done these days, there is no regional giant, and the catering industry is naturally looked down upon.

There are quite a few restaurant owners in the Chamber of Commerce, but their status is extremely low, and they are often ridiculed for serving the dishes.

After He Dingxian felt emotional, he suddenly asked with a smile: "Why is no one mentioning Boss Li of Changjiang Industry? It is said that he ran around for a director position, but it took a lot of effort, and many members under him also supported him."

Zheng Yutong said with a smile: "Ah Yin, the members below don't know what Changjiang Industry stands for. If we have tickets in our hands, we don't know. Sooner or later, we will be sold to ghosts and count the money for him."

Ma Yingbiao also said: "Cheung Kong Industry's factory in Xiaoqi Bay was burned down for less than a month, and the whole line resumed operation. It is said that HSBC Bank specially entrusted the relationship to import the latest production line in Europe for Li Jiacheng, and also approved a loan of 500 million Hong Kong dollars to help. The Yangtze River Industry has returned to blood."

"This kind of treatment is not much worse than that of our own son. We can't beat him to death, and we have to make him unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life. It is impossible to get ahead in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce."

Wang Laoji drank herbal tea and was noncommittal. He had seen many ups and downs in his life, and he didn't have much interest in people like Li Jiacheng.

Chu Weinan was well aware of his son-in-law's character, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Axian, what do you think?"

"Let him take the position." He Dingxian thought about the teacup, and groaned with a smile on his face: "He always wants to use the skin of the chamber of commerce to protect himself. We can't drive him away, but we can't let him go whoring for nothing. Let him be the director of the chamber of commerce. What to do, how to do it, so that the brothers can see it."

"What do you mean?" Chu Weinan pondered, "Put him on the fire?"

He Dingxian nodded: "Yes."

After Li Jiacheng dared to raise the Great Britain flag at the factory, he could no longer have illusions about it.The better a person like Li Jiacheng treats him, the more he will make progress. As long as there is something beneficial, no matter how much risk he takes, he will dare to do it.

This person's business style is far less conservative than what he boasted in the autobiography of later generations. He prefers to make money out of fire, but he is good at meeting ghosts.He had read Boss Li's autobiography before, and after getting in touch with Boss Li, he found that the person in the autobiography was more like the self in Boss Li's imagination, very idealized.

He Dingxian thought about it, and the best way to get rid of Li Jiacheng in a reasonable way is to tear off his disguise layer by layer, so that he will completely lose the protection of the Chinese skin, let people show their white hearts, and they will naturally be able to win. .

"fair enough."

Chu Weinan nodded slightly. He also found out that Li Jiacheng had tricks. In order not to make Li Jiacheng a serious problem, the best way is to get rid of him early.

"Then it's settled."

Chung Yu Tong also agreed.

In the final analysis, it is just a position as a director of a chamber of commerce. For those with nostalgia, it is worth a thousand dollars, but for most people, it is actually of little value.It is really difficult for Li Jiacheng to make a few splashes in the chamber of commerce.
the same day.

night.

Ningbo Guild Hall.

Shao Yifu set up a round table in the middle hall of the guild hall, and invited Dong Haoyun, Li Huili, the vice presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, Shao Zuiweng, the honorary president, Shao Cunren, Wang Chuanlin, Chen Tinghua, and Cao Guangbiao, the honorary president, to eat supper together.I saw a bowl of shrimp and rice porridge in the middle of the round table, and a circle of various Ningbo dishes.

After Shao Yifu returned to Hong Kong Island, after a slight improvement, he quickly took over the position of the chairman of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce, leaving his brother Shao Zuiweng to sit on the bench.

Shao Zuiweng even handed over the Shaw Brothers film company, so what is it to hand over the position of the president of the chamber of commerce?Although the Ningbo Merchant Gang has always been well-known and is one of the more famous overseas Chinese merchant gangs, it is still not as good as the Chaoshan Merchants Gang, the Bamin Merchants Gang, and the Hakka Merchants Gang.As Yifu Shao, who dominated the film industry in Shanghai before World War II, it was actually very easy to take over the chamber of commerce, and no one was unconvinced.

At this time, Yifu Shao stood up and took out bowls of porridge with a spoon, and handed them to the participants one by one. Congee', the ancient meaning is to say that the land in Ningbo is barren, and it is distributed to each person for a season, and there is only enough to drink a bowl of porridge every day."

"We Ningbo people have to be forced to travel all over the world."

"Now, I also point out that Ningbo people who are away from home can sit together and drink a bowl of porridge. I have been developing in Nanyang before, but after returning to Hong Kong Island, I realized that we Ningbo people are about to be beaten by Chaoshan people. .”

The expressions of Dong Haoyun, Li Huili, Wang Chuanlin, Chen Tinghua and other Ningbo businessmen suddenly changed. They were all important figures in the Hong Kong Island Ningbo Gang, especially Dong Sheng, the ship king, and Li Sheng, the watch king.

Is this sentence scolding them for not taking care of their fellow countrymen?

"Mr. Shao."

"What do you mean?" Dong Haoyun's seniority and connections are not as good as Shao's sixth son, but the industry is so huge that he doesn't fear the chairman at all.

(End of this chapter)