preamble Of course, there are many reasons why Hong Kong has been able to become a world-renowned commercial port in the past 40 to 50 years.But among the many reasons, nothing more than the human factor.As the saying goes, thousands are precious, ten thousand are precious, and talents are the most precious.In the past 40 to 50 years, talents from all directions have continuously poured into Hong Kong. Among the many talents, they can be divided into two categories, one is to use the brain, and the other is to contribute.These two types of talents have one characteristic, they are willing to work hard, endure hardships, and sacrifice immediate enjoyment for future careers.Many of the leaders of early shopping malls in Hong Kong came from Shanghai. Some of these big Shanghai merchants came here with huge sums of money, but many of them were clean-spirited, poor and white-minded individuals.Relying on their personal wisdom and insights, they have created wealth and business in the local area, provided employment opportunities, and benefited the society.

In a free and democratic society, it is important to elect leaders, but these leaders elected by the voters may not be real talents.But what about merchants?Their achievements are accumulated by money.Each of us has money in our pockets, and money is the most practical vote.When we spend money, there must be thousands of choices.Or we bought the wrong thing the first time, but we shop at the same store for a long time, there must be a reason.At the same time, the wisdom of customers cannot be wronged, because the money in the pocket is what we love the most. A successful leader in business is a real talent.The early merchants were mainly Shanghainese, and they transferred the experience of Shanghai to Hong Kong.At the same time, these Shanghai merchants have educated many talents.In the fiercely competitive market, they have taught their opponents what is decisive and what is repeated defeat.Real education is not dragging your hand forward, but making you suffer, and after losing, it makes you learn from the pain.The most effective education is to play without father and son.When everyone has fought to the death, talents will emerge, and the work of education will be completed.

A true leader is one who combines fragmented conditions into one force to achieve productive results.The other conditions for developing a business are money and land, but these things are dead things. Money stays in a safe and will not generate money. Similarly, land will not increase.It is only under the magic wand of the entrepreneur that money and land work their power.The same is the land, the land in Africa, the land in the mainland, because there is no entrepreneur's favor, there is a sigh that the same people do not have the same fate.If land and money are spiritual, they must be grateful to the big businessmen for giving them meaning in life.

The early businesses in Hong Kong were lucky to encounter the influx of cheap labor from the mainland.The capitalists contributed money and the laborers contributed, creating brilliant achievements for Hong Kong.These capitalists and laborers mainly come from two different places: Shanghai and Guangdong.For a long time, the Chinese nation has had the concept of native land, and conflicts have arisen between them.However, because Hong Kong manufacturers and laborers discarded local concepts and cooperated with each other, even the problem of differences in concepts was overcome. Why are Shanghainese more successful?It's not because they are smarter, it's because they are more willing to take risks in business.Shanghai was opened early and its commerce and trade were relatively developed, so Shanghainese gradually mastered practical business experience.In fact, there are many ways for Shanghai people to succeed. The author is just talking blindly like a blind man. I hope readers will bear with me.

Feng Liangnu December 1991