Chapter 43: Meeting the Future Richest Man
Led by Xiang Zhiqiu, Chen Hao arrived in front of a private room in the Haicheng Grand Restaurant's nightclub.
Xiang Zhiqiu pushed open the door, and the noisy room instantly fell silent.
Chen Hao followed Xiang Zhiqiu into the private room.
Inside the room sat a total of five men.
Three of them looked quite advanced in age, likely over sixty years old!
Another man also looked quite old, probably in his fifties!
The last man was younger, around thirty-something!
When Xiang Zhiqiu and Chen Hao walked into the room, the gazes of all five men fell upon them.
"Old Xiang!"
"You're late today!"
"You definitely must be punished with three cups of wine!"
The oldest man said to Xiang Zhiqiu with a smile.
This man was none other than Kwok Tak-seng, the current head of Sun Hung Kai Properties!
Kwok Tak-seng was one of the three founders of the "Haicheng Club"!
Furthermore, after the other two founders passed away successively due to illness, he had now become the leading figure of the "Haicheng Club"!
In addition, the Sun Hung Kai Properties he founded remained one of the top real estate companies in Hong Kong to this day!
He wielded immense influence in the real estate industry!
"Ha-ha!"
"I am truly sorry; I was delayed by some matters today!"
"I will punish myself with three cups right now!"
Xiang Zhiqiu was very forthright.
He immediately picked up an empty glass, took a bottle of wine, poured himself a full glass, and drank it down in one gulp!
Then, he drank two more full glasses in succession!
Only then did the group of tycoons present let Xiang Zhiqiu off.
At this moment, Kwok Tak-seng cast his gaze toward Chen Hao.
He swept his eyes over Chen Hao, then looked at Xiang Zhiqiu and asked, "Old Xiang, this is...?"
"Oh!"
"Let me introduce him to everyone!"
"This is a young friend I just met!"
"His surname is Chen, and his given name is Hao!"
"Don't let his youth fool you; this young man possesses great capabilities and is exceptionally skilled in stock trading!"
Xiang Zhiqiu gestured toward Chen Hao and introduced him to Kwok Tak-seng and the others.
Hearing Xiang Zhiqiu's introduction of Chen Hao, the expressions of these tycoons varied!
Some remained expressionless!
Some wore smiles!
Some wore sneers!
...
"Little Chen, let me introduce you to the tycoons present!"
"This is Mr. Wong Kau, Chairman of Hong Kong Xinye Properties!"
Xiang Zhiqiu pointed at Wong Kau and introduced him to Chen Hao.
"Hello, Elder Wong!"
"I have long heard of your esteemed reputation, and it is a great honor to finally meet you today."
Chen Hao extended his right hand toward Wong Kau.
Wong Kau sat on the sofa, smiled faintly, and reached out to shake hands with Chen Hao.
This Wong Kau was no ordinary person!
He was also a real estate tycoon!
He had previously pooled funds with Kwok Tak-seng and several other real estate tycoons to build the Guangzhou Garden Hotel in Guangzhou on the mainland!
In 2007, the Guangzhou Garden Hotel was rated among the mainland's first batch of platinum five-star hotels!
"This is Mr. Lee Wing-sang, Chairman of Hong Kong Lee's Estates Limited!"
Xiang Zhiqiu pointed at Lee Wing-sang and introduced him to Chen Hao.
"Hello, Elder Lee!"
Chen Hao reached out and shook hands with Lee Wing-sang.
This Lee Wing-sang was also a tycoon with deep roots!
The Lee family, to which Lee Wing-sang belonged, was once one of the Four Great Families of Hong Kong, with a tremendously intimidating background!
However, the Lee family had made their fortune through illicit or underworld means!
In the past, the Lee family amassed their wealth by trafficking opium!
Therefore, Chen Hao had always held a certain disdain for the Lee family.
Today, out of respect for Xiang Zhiqiu, he merely shook hands with Lee Wing-sang as a matter of courtesy!
"This is Mr. Li Ka-shing, the head of Cheung Kong Holdings!"
Xiang Zhiqiu pointed at Li Ka-shing and introduced him to Chen Hao.
In fact, even without Xiang Zhiqiu's introduction, Chen Hao had already recognized Superman Li Ka-shing!
In his previous life, he had long seen photos of Superman Li through various news media outlets!
Superman Li was destined to become the richest man!
Although Li Ka-shing had not yet become the richest man at this time, his strength was already formidable!
"Mr. Li, very glad to meet you!"
Chen Hao extended his right hand toward Superman Li.
Superman Li sat on the sofa with a smile, extending his hand to shake Chen Hao's!
Just like Wong Kau and Lee Wing-sang before him, he did not exchange any words with Chen Hao!
In truth, the three of them were somewhat dissatisfied that Xiang Zhiqiu had suddenly brought an unfamiliar person like Chen Hao over!
Because they had never heard of someone named Chen Hao!
Clearly, Chen Hao was certainly not part of their social circle!
Moreover, they had already gathered from Chen Hao's accent that he was not a local of Hong Kong and was very likely from the mainland!
They truly could not understand why Xiang Zhiqiu would bring an outsider young man to attend their gathering today!
To top it all off, this fellow even came from the mainland!
"This is Mr. Chan Ping, Chairman of Tat Cheong Group!"
"You both share the surname Chen; you're of the same clan!"
Xiang Zhiqiu smiled as he pointed at Chan Ping and introduced him to Chen Hao.
"Hello, Mr. Chan!"
Chen Hao proactively extended his right hand toward Chan Ping.
He did not expect that this fellow clansman would let out a cold snort, turn his neck to the side, and act as if he hadn't seen him at all.
However, Chen Hao paid it no mind.
Although he did not know much about Chan Ping's character, he was somewhat familiar with Chan Ping's background.
Chan Ping was the eldest son of Chan Tak-tai, the founder of Tat Cheong Group!
Chan Tak-tai was one of the three founders of the "Haicheng Club" and had passed away due to illness in 1981!
Following Chan Tak-tai's death, Chan Ping inherited Tat Cheong Group, becoming its chairman and the youngest group chairman in Hong Kong!
Unfortunately, Chan Ping possessed neither capability nor boldness!
Ever since Chan Ping took over Tat Cheong Group, the company's strength had waned year by year.
Nowadays, Tat Cheong Group had long been surpassed by Superman Li's Cheung Kong Holdings!
Young and arrogant, Chan Ping lacked the composure of the three old foxes—Li Ka-shing, Wong Kau, and Lee Wing-sang—who could hide their emotions.
Chan Ping was extremely displeased by Chen Hao's arrival, so he simply disdained to shake hands with Chen Hao!
This dissatisfaction was directly reflected in his expression!
"This is Mr. Kwok Tak-seng, the head of Sun Hung Kai Properties!"
Xiang Zhiqiu pointed at Kwok Tak-seng and introduced him to Chen Hao.
"Hello, Elder Kwok, I'm very glad to meet you today!"
Chen Hao extended his right hand toward Kwok Tak-seng.
"Hello!"
Kwok Tak-seng stood up, shook hands with Chen Hao, and said, "Since Old Xiang regards you as a young friend, you must have extraordinary qualities!"
Kwok Tak-seng was the only tycoon present who stood up to shake hands with Chen Hao!
And he was the only one who spoke to Chen Hao!
This gave Chen Hao a particularly favorable impression of Kwok Tak-seng!