In 1996 Hong Kong gangster who, in 1996, kidnapped the son of the richest man in Asia, demanding a ransom of 130 million dollars for his return without consequences.
Zhang: Mr. Li, I think you must have heard my name. (All the other robbers were afraid of being recognized, but Zhang Ziqiang was different.
Zhang Ziqiang was a household name in Hong Kong. He never worried about being recognized, but worried that he was not well-known enough.)
Li: Then, Mr. Zhang, please tell me what you want.
Zhang: In order to show my sincerity, I will personally come to the house to talk. Are you welcome?
Li: You are very welcome. What time will you arrive? We are always there for you.
Zhang: I'm already on my way to your mansion, I don't think I need to repeat it, you should know the gauge.
Li: Don't worry, as long as my son is safe, I promise not to call the police. After arrival, Zhang entered the door generously, and the first sentence was: Mr. Li, you can call the police out now.
Li: I have been in business all my life, and I have no particularly secret for success, but I am always a man of his words.
If Mr. Zhang does not believe me, let me show you. (Li Ka-shing showed Zhang every room in his mansion. Every closed door was opened for Zhang Ziqiang.
Zhang: I have always admired Mr. Li as a superman in the Chinese community. When I was in the watch business more than ten years ago, I was very honored to have sold watches to Mrs. Li, and I am very honored to have an interview with you today.
Li: In fact, everyone will have a chance in the ups and downs of the business world.
Zhang: Opportunities are different for everyone. I also wanted to be a successful businessman, but I am inherently deficient and not educated.
Li: I haven't read many books either.
Zhang: But Mr. Li is patient and tenacious, and he even found a rich man's daughter as his wife (Li's wife Zhuang Yueming's family background is far superior to that of Li Ka-shing). I didn't have the patience to walk through it step by step.
I found a wife and our families didn't have much money. Alas, in fact, life is too short. A tree can live for hundreds or even thousands of years, but a person can only live for a few decades.
Before the age of 30, the brain is not fully grown, and after the age of 40, the brain degenerates.
Therefore, I don't have the patience to walk step by step, so that I will just spend my whole life struggling to feed myself. (At this time Zhang Ziqiang was 41 years old)
Li: What kind of life does Mr. Zhang want to live?
Zhang: I don't want to live a poor life. In fact, those of us who do this just want a settling allowance. Today, I was entrusted by an organization in Hong Kong to negotiate with you about Mr. Li.
A bunch of brothers in this organization want to eat well, and they want to eat as well as possible.
How about this Mr. Li, you are as rich as a country, so we don’t want to be greedy like a lion, let’s borrow 2 billion from Mr. Li as entrusted by the brothers! All cash, no new notes.
Li: Even if I give you that much, I'm afraid I won't be able to withdraw that much cash. I don't know if banks in Hong Kong can come up with so much cash. How about let me make a few calls and ask?
Zhang: Okay, then hurry up and solve the problem earlier, so Mr. Li can go home earlier.
Li Ka-shing didn't lie, he really didn't know if he could withdraw so much cash, so he called the person in charge of the bank to discuss.
The result of the discussion is that the maximum withdrawal amount is 1 billion, and there will be no more.
But in order to show his sincerity, Li Ka-shing is willing to hand over an additional 40 million cash that was kept at home to Zhang Ziqiang.
Zhang Ziqiang accepted. In just a few minutes, the two negotiated the price. When Zhang Ziqiang loaded cash into his car, he said to Li Ka-shing: 40 million, “four” is a bit unlucky (same sound as death in Chinese). How about this, I will refund you 2 million, and I will only take 38 million.
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