Winning the new financial era

Chapter 234 Indonesian Money King
Zhang Yida finished his work inspection in Singapore and took a flight to Jakarta, Indonesia.

As soon as I got off the plane, I saw Li Chuan who was waiting here early outside the airport.

There were three black Bentleys and two Toyota Domineering cars parked behind Li Chuan, which attracted frequent glances from passers-by.

Zhang Yida shook hands with Li Chuan, and said with a smile, "Brother Li, I'm flattered to have such a big show!"

"Haha!" Li Chuan waved his hands with a smile and said, "Yida, my grandpa wants to meet you."

Who is Li Chuan's grandfather?Li Wenzheng, chairman of the board of directors of Indonesian Lippo Group, is a famous banker known as the "King of Money in Indonesia".

Zhang Yida was quite surprised that he wanted to see him, and asked Li Chuan, "Is it now?"

"Yes." Li Chuan said again: "I will let other cars take your company's entourage to the hotel first! You can go directly to my house with me! My grandfather is waiting for you at home."

"Well."

Being able to meet the legendary banker, Zhang Yida had no reason to refuse, and happily agreed.

Afterwards, Zhang Yida ordered He Qingxuan and other entourage to stay at the hotel first, and then went to RPay together tomorrow.

Zhang Yida and Li Chuan shared a Bentley, and the other entourage boarded two other Bentleys. One Toyota Overbearing drove the way ahead, and the other Toyota Overbearing followed closely behind the convoy.

Although the team didn't have motorcycles to clear the way, it gave Zhang Yida enough face.

After leaving the airport, the convoy was divided into two teams, taking the two Bentleys of Rui Xiang's companions and driving to the downtown CBD. The Bentley shared by Zhang Yida and Li Chuan was supported by two domineering cars, one in front and the other in the back. , drove to the suburbs.

As soon as Zhang Yida got out of the airport, he noticed the powerful Chinese bodyguards inside the two domineering cars, but Zhang Yida didn't talk too much. What happened in 98 has already become a scar in the hearts of Chinese Indonesians.

For a wealthy Chinese chaebol like the Li family, it is very normal for them to have a few bodyguards when they travel. After all, the environment is not like in China.

The motorcade stopped in front of a manor covering an area of ​​tens of acres. Zhang Yida got out of the car and took a look. There were green areas, swimming pools, courts, and aprons.

In the distance, there is a team of uniformed security teams patrolling with a big wolfhound. This spectacle is worthy of being a chaebol that has been passed down for three or four generations.

Li Chuan greeted Zhang Yida and walked to the indoor villa area, walked through a long corridor, and came to a study.

The study room is furnished in an antique style, and there is a table in the center, behind which sits an old man in his 80s.

The old man was dressed in a Tang suit, his skin was loose, his face was wrinkled, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep.

"Grandpa, Mr. Zhang is here." Li Chuan reminded.

Zhang Yida put his feet together, bowed to Li Wenzheng, and said, "I met Mr. Li!"

Li Wenzheng said in Mandarin with a hint of southern Hokkien flavor: "Mr. Zhang is here! Sit down quickly."

Turning his head to look at his grandson again, he said, "Xiao Chuan quickly help me up."

Zhang Yida didn't take his seat, and watched Li Chuan help the trembling Li Wenzheng up to sit down, then followed the Taishi chair beside him to sit down.

After helping Li Wenzheng to sit firmly, Li Chuan sat down beside him.

Zhang Yida secretly looked at the famous banker. Before he came, he had already checked with Qiandu.

Li Wenzheng was born in Malang Town, East Java, Indonesia in 1929, and his ancestral home was Putian, Fujian, China.

In middle school, he served as the chairman of the student union of the Overseas Chinese School in East Java. He was arrested and imprisoned by the Dutch colonial government for organizing students to participate in the struggle against the Dutch colonists, and helping to carry out propaganda and deliver drugs.

After being deported from the country in 1947, he returned to his homeland, passed a written examination and an interview, and was admitted to the Department of Philosophy of National Central University (now the Department of Philosophy of Southeast University).

He is familiar with "Das Kapital" and believes that all the scourges in the world come from imperialism, and only the Communist Party can save the world.

At the instigation of some classmates, he decided to go to Yan'an via Tianjin with his classmates, who was going to return to Indonesia from Hong Kong, and wrote a letter to bid farewell to his lover Li Limei.

Prepared the boat ticket, and before departure, he received a letter from Li Limei, his lover's longing for him shook his revolutionary will.

Before boarding the boat, he asked his classmates to take a step first, and he wanted to think again.On that day, the typhoon signal No. [-] was hoisted in Hong Kong, and it was upgraded to typhoon signal [-] within half an hour of sailing.A violent storm swept in, and some ships were even swept ashore.

In the newspaper the next day, Li Wenzheng saw that the passenger ship bound for Tianjin caught fire and exploded due to the impact of chemicals on board, and all passengers were spared.

In 1950, he returned to Indonesia, engaged in import and export trade, and did shipping. After accumulating enough capital and contacts, he slowly started to get involved in the banking industry.

With vision and shrewdness, starting from scratch, destroying the old and establishing the new, seeking survival amidst the variables, he has repeatedly won the business game.

He has been in charge of many banks one after another, and every time he put them on the right track, he started all over again and chased new highs.

In his life, he encountered five bank run crises, all of which were resolved by him.

Today, Lippo Group has built assets of more than 200 billion US dollars, owns more than a dozen banks and financial companies, and operates across the world.

While Zhang Yida was looking at Li Wenzheng, Li Wenzheng was also looking at Zhang Yida with a pair of cloudy eyes with a hint of shrewdness.

After a while, Li Wenzheng said slowly: "In my life, there is one thing that worries me the most, and that is to see the economy of the motherland take off with my own eyes.

Finally, the day has come.Only when the motherland's economy is strong can its culture and military be strong.

When we overseas wanderers are working hard in foreign countries, we have confidence and a sense of security. "

When he heard his grandfather say "foreign land", Li Chuan's expression changed, and he looked around again and again.

"What are you afraid of!" Li Wenzheng scolded his grandson, and continued to say to Zhang Yida: "Wealth is rich, but others kill pigs if they want to. Now seeing the prosperity of the motherland, I feel very relieved." !"

Speaking of this, Li Wenzheng, who is in his 80s, choked up several times, with tears in his eyes.

Zhang Yida couldn't help feeling a little moved. Overseas Chinese still have a strong sense of belonging to the motherland.

Li Wenzheng took out his silk scarf and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.Then he turned his head and said to his grandson Li Chuan: "When I was young, my grandma, that is, your grandma, said a word: "Going out is to come back better."

I tell you this sentence today to let you remember where your roots are. "

Li Chuan is silent. Indonesia's volatile and weird political situation and ethnic policies make him feel sympathetic.

In May when he was 10 years old, he clearly remembered that one day, the family was in a panic, and all the adults were panicked, as if they were still packing their luggage and going to Singapore for refuge.

Thinking of those memories, Li Chuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of flames of hatred.

Li Wenzheng continued: "In 92, when Lippo Group first entered the mainland, the motherland at that time was really poor and white.

But I firmly believed at that time that the motherland in the 21st century would surely take off.

The world economy shifted from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and China became the light of Asia. "

Basically Li Wen was speaking and Zhang Yida was listening.After Li Wenzheng finished talking about the motherland, he began to talk about Laozi's theory, then jumped to nanotechnology, and finally talked about digital technology.

It made Zhang Yida ashamed that an old man in his 80s could still keep up with the times.

"In the area of ​​the Internet, China has performed very well, and outstanding entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma, Pony Horse, and Robin Lee have emerged.

Of course, Mr. Zhang is also extremely good. He has built outstanding Internet companies such as Ruixiang, Huimin Travel, and Yimin Wangjin at a young age.

When I was your age, I was far inferior to you, and I was still working as a coolie. "

Zhang Yida smiled modestly, and said: "What era was Mr. Li at that time, and what era we are in now, the environment is completely different.

I was just lucky enough to step on the pulse of the times, but Mr. Li overcame obstacles one after another and developed to where he is today.

Your inspirational story has always inspired us young people to enter the business world and move forward bravely. "

Li Wenzheng nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I think Mr. Zhang's main career is also concentrated in the financial field, which is very similar to when I was young.

When I was in elementary school at the age of 10, I must pass a European-style building when I went to school from home. curious.

Later I found out that it was a bank opened by the Dutch, mainly to absorb deposits from the society, and then give the deposits to businessmen who needed funds at a higher interest rate, and the bank made profits from it.

At that time, I felt that the bank just transferred some people's money to others, and the money could "make money" in the process of taking it back and forth. It was very impressive, and it was really a good business.

I thought to myself at the time that I must be a banker when I grow up. "

Zhang Yida smiled ashamedly, and said, "We are a small P2P company, far inferior to banks. Moreover, the establishment of private banks in the country is very high.

Ruixiang Group has been applying for the establishment of a private bank, but it has been almost a year and has not received a definite answer from the regulatory agency. "

Li Wenzheng waved his hand and said, "Young man, be patient! Don't be discouraged.

It took me a full ten years from running a ship in 1950 to taking over the first bank in my life - Prosperity Bank.

And it was a fluke. I earned $2000 by running the boat, and it was rumored that it was $20.

Influenced by misinformation, Pirama Shahri, the manager of Kee McMullan Bank, which was on the verge of collapse due to poor management, visited me and asked me to invest $20 to save the bank.

I really wanted to take over the bank and fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a banker.

But I only had 2000 US dollars. Fortunately, my fellow villagers from Fujian Province helped me to raise enough 20 US dollars.

This also became a turning point in my life and career.Without those fellow villagers from Fujian Province, there would be no Lippo Group today.

I only started a bank when I was 30, and you will definitely be able to start a bank before you are 30. "

"Haha," Zhang Yida complimented, "Then you have accepted your old auspicious words."

"I heard from Xiao Chuan that Ruixiang is going to set up an industrial fund?"

(End of this chapter)