To escape the suffering of the war, Li Ka-shing and his family fled from Fujian to Hong Kong. Li Ka-shing was only 10 years old this year.

Unfortunately, Li Ka-shing’s father worked hard all year round and became seriously ill due to overwork. In order to save money, his father did not go to the hospital for treatment at all. The money saved was used for family expenses and Li Ka-shing’s tuition. The father, who was once the principal of a primary school, pinned all his hopes on his son Li Ka-shing. After leaving his last words, "You must endure hardships to become a great man," he handed over the burden of the family to the 14-year-old Li Ka-shing.

1. The first goal in life: find a job to support the family

In order to reduce family expenses, the young Li Ka-shing had to drop out of school and enter the society. After many obstacles After the failure, I finally found a job in a teahouse. The work had to start at 5 o'clock in the morning and work continuously for more than ten hours until late at night. I had to endure hardships that ordinary people could not imagine, but under such high-intensity labor intensity. , Li Ka-shing, who was only 14 years old and had just entered the world, persisted. Moreover, Li Ka-shing was so talented that at a young age, he could clearly remember the dishes that each customer often ordered, and whether they wanted sweet or salty flavors. Here he comes. What kind of tea do you want, whether the tea should be strong or light? Through his own efforts, he has been recognized by the guests, thus shortening the distance with the guests. The teahouse has also retained many repeat customers, which has subtly improved Li Ka-shing's interpersonal communication. capabilities to lay a good foundation for future product sales. Since the guests in the tea house come from all walks of life, Li Ka-shing has access to all political and business information in Hong Kong, which indirectly broadens his life horizons. More importantly, during his busy work break, he did not give himself time to relax, but exploited every opportunity. Reading newspapers frequently and mastering a larger amount of social information are good habits that will provide him with good help in judging business trends in the future.

A year of hard work has honed the mind and perseverance of this 14-year-old boy. This step is very difficult, but also very solid.

2. Only by studying can you change your destiny

Li Ka-shing’s mother couldn’t bear to see her young children working so hard, so she found Li Ka-shing’s uncle and asked Li Ka-shing to come Worked as an apprentice in his uncle's watch shop. Li Ka-shing was 15 years old this year.

Li Ka-shing has survived the difficult environment of a teahouse, let alone being an apprentice in a watch shop. At first, Li Ka-shing only helped serve tea and clean the house, but the smart Li Ka-shing quickly Soon he was recognized by the owner of the shop. Gradually, he became very familiar with the master of the watch shop. Gradually, the master taught Li Ka-shing some principles and repair skills of watches. Soon Li Ka-shing mastered the repair of watches. , assembly technology.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ka-shing did not relax his requirements in a relatively relaxed environment. He purchased some second-hand middle school textbooks that others did not use, worked and studied in the store during the day, and went home to pick up these textbooks at night. Textbooks for self-study. What's more valuable is that he remembered his father's teachings that one must pass the language barrier to integrate into society when living in Hong Kong. Therefore, Li Ka-shing, who is from Fujian, communicated with locals in Cantonese whenever he had the opportunity, and quickly mastered the local language. communication, but in Hong Kong Cantonese is only the communication language between ordinary people, and English is the official language. Therefore, Li Ka-shing spent all his time learning English after work, almost to the point of madness. He persisted He mastered the two communication skills of Cantonese and English, and Huangtian paid off. It was these two languages ????that helped him open the door to the richest man in China in the future.

As his uncle's watch shop expanded its business scale, Li Ka-shing, who had mastered watch repair skills and could communicate in multiple languages, became the supervisor of the watch shop, responsible for the sales business, working in the teahouse for more than ten hours a day The exercise ensured his physical strength, and the interactions in the teahouse with various teachers and students improved his communication and adaptability. It can be said that Li Ka-shing is very comfortable in developing sales business. Just when Li Ka-shing had just achieved success in his sales career, he chose to quit his job. This year he was 17 years old.

3. Is Jin Lin a thing in the pond?

When a person is desperate, the only thing he can do is to find a job and make money to support his family.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, Li Ka-shing's goal is also very clear, to master a craft and better reflect his own value.

Li Ka-shing, who was both profitable and skilled, knew the importance of knowledge, so he bought old textbooks and studied by himself to complete his studies. In order to reach a higher level, he also set higher requirements for himself and mastered two language technologies.

The weak regard suffering as a barrier to success,

The strong regard suffering as a ladder to victory.

At that time, no one would see the ambition of a young man who had just solved the problem of food and clothing.

Li Ka-shing has a strong purpose in everything he does. After achieving his goal, he will quickly move on to the next goal.

The next thing he needs to do is to find a business path of his own.

With his keen business sense, Li Ka-shing discovered the good development prospects of the plastic industry, so he joined the plastic company. Due to his excellent business capabilities and outstanding sales performance, Li Ka-shing was soon elected as the company's leader. General manager, he was 20 years old this year. Just when people were proud of Li Ka-shing's achievements, he resigned again.

4. Standing on the wind, even pigs can fly

Li Ka-shing has accumulated valuable life experience through several years of hard work in society, and the training in the plastic factory It also gave him the ability to stand alone.

Li Ka-shing has a unique vision, and he has chosen the right outlet, not to mention that Li Ka-shing is not a pig but a superman.

With judgment beyond ordinary people, he determined the huge market and business opportunities in the plastic industry. After resigning, he invested all his accumulation over the years and money borrowed from relatives into his newly established Changjiang Shuo Plastic Factory. He was 22 years old that year.

The reason why he was able to make his first pot of gold in the plastic industry and later become the plastic king of Hong Kong was due to his habit of reading English publications every day. He accidentally read the English version of "Shuo". The inspiration gained from "Glue".

At this time, the balance of God's luck has tilted towards Li Ka-shing. After completing the accumulation of original capital, Li Ka-shing not only wants to expand the overseas market of the rubber industry, but also targets the company's development in the real estate industry. This year he is 30 years old.

Buffett's very famous investment philosophy: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful."

Riots broke out in Hong Kong in 1967, and a large amount of capital in Hong Kong fled Hong Kong Island. , led to the Great Depression and serious devaluation of land. Li Ka-shing saw the opportunity and acted decisively, hoarding land "greedily". After the incident subsided, the economy returned to normal, and Li Ka-shing's era came. This year he was 40 years old.

5'Businessmen and politics can be ambiguous, but they cannot go to bed'

If a successful entrepreneur wants to understand the business situation clearly, he must first understand the political situation.

It is said that the first rule of business for Zhejiang businessmen to succeed is: insist on watching Xinwen Lianbo every day.

In 1979, Li Ka-shing was already a very important figure in Hong Kong. His Cheung Kong Industrial Group cooperated with China Resources Group, which had a red capital background, for the first time, already demonstrating his statesmanlike foresight.

Ten years later, under the general trend of Hong Kong capital and world investment institutions withdrawing funds from the mainland, Li Ka-shing resolutely bucked the trend and invested heavily in various construction projects in the mainland, stabilizing the capital market and halting the He overcame the mainland's economic decline and showed his innocence to the motherland with practical actions. This year he is 61 years old.

Over the years, while maintaining good relations with the local government of Hong Kong, he has also actively participated in investment in various construction projects in mainland China, opening up global business and trade routes for him and accumulating sufficient political capital.

One year before the return of Hong Kong

The thief of the century, Cheung Chi-keung, kidnapped Li Ka-shing’s eldest son, Li Zeju.

One year after the return of Hong Kong

The thief of the century Zhang Ziqiang was arrested by the Chinese mainland police and sentenced to death.

6. "When the sea reaches the end, the sky is the shore; when the mountain reaches the top, I am the peak."

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With perseverance and indomitable courage, Li Ka-shing finally reached the pinnacle of his career after years of business struggle, and has been the world's richest Chinese for 15 consecutive years since 1999.

Financial expert Lang Xianping once asked Li Ka-shing what was the secret of his success over the years. Surprisingly, he only answered with two simple words: conservatism.

The reason for such brilliant achievements. Superman has been keeping a low profile for many years. He has never set a small goal of 100 million, nor has he made a 1 billion bet with the rich man. He has never made so many troubles because of his wealth.

As a child, Li Ka-shing wanted to be an educator like his father, but due to circumstances, he was unable to do so.

Now retired, Li Ka-shing will actively devote himself to education and medical care. In terms of career, it is largely to fulfill his childhood wish as an educator and to make up for the regret that his father failed to receive effective treatment.

This will also be his ultimate goal in life.