The phrase "money makes the mare go" is known all over the world, which means that as long as you have money, you can do anything. It comes from the book Chivalrous Man. Xie Meng was written by Shen Jing, a dramatist in Ming Dynasty. But what people don't know is that the three sentences behind this are the classics: a penny is worth a penny, and if you lie, it will inevitably lead to natural and man-made disasters. As the saying goes, "A gentleman loves money and has a good way to get it", and people who play tricks in business often come to a bad end, just like Zhou Zhengyi, the richest man in Shanghai.

Zhou Zhengyi, 196 1, was born in an ordinary family in Yangpu District, Shanghai. His parents are both from Jiangsu, hardworking and capable. He once set up a small wonton stall to subsidize the family and created a very inspirational image for the children. However, Zhou Zhengyi did not cherish the hard-won family atmosphere. He dropped out of high school before finishing high school, replaced his retired father to work in the auxiliary machinery factory and became a warehouse keeper. As a matter of fact, Zhou Zhengyi despises this job, although he has accomplished nothing and idled around all day.

In less than two years, Zhou Zhengyi was fired for violating factory regulations. In desperation, his father scraped together some money for him to make a living in Japan. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhengyi, who is full of hooliganism, has made great achievements in Japan. He not only opened ktv and tobacco business, but even became a "smuggling" business. Zhou Zhengyi has accumulated a lot of social experience during his three years in Japan, and everything is a piece of cake in his eyes.

From 65438 to 0989, Zhou Zhengyi got to know Mao Yuping after he returned to Shanghai. He was very valuable, connected and capable. Like Zhou Zhengyi, she is also an ambitious professional player. In the past five years, under their joint operation, business has become more and more prosperous. 1994, Zhou Zhengyi opened a "Amao stew" in huanghe road, a Shanghai food street, which became famous for a while, and many people still remember it. However, although hotels make money again, they can't compare with real estate and stock trading. After simple discussion, they resolutely entered the real estate industry and the stock market.

According to the data of Shanghai Futures Exchange in 2003, Zhou Zhengyi Nongkai Group ranked 17 in copper trading, with a trading capital of 530 million yuan. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg of Zhou Zhengyi's industry. 1999, he bought many Ang properties in Hong Kong, including a 900-square-meter independent mansion, which is adjacent to Liu Luanxiong, a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong. At the same time, Zhou Zhengyi was named the richest man in Shanghai by Forbes magazine because of his high-profile style and abundant funds.

However, in June 2003, Zhou Zhengyi's two listed companies in Hong Kong were suspended, and he was also investigated by the relevant departments under the great impact. In June of the following year, Zhou Zhengyi was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on suspicion of falsely reporting the registered capital and manipulating the trading price of securities and futures. While serving his sentence in Tilanqiao Prison, Zhou Zhengyi couldn't stand the heat in the prison, so he installed air conditioners in all cells of the prison at his own expense. This operation has once again refreshed people's understanding of the richest man in Shanghai. Later, Zhou Zhengyi was found guilty of omission, and was finally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 1 16 years on October 30, 2007, and has not been released from prison.