"Bang bang! "In August 1999, when the sound of violent door slamming pierced the quiet of the night, investigators rushed impatiently into Lai Changxing's residence. This moment is a turning point in the life of this notorious billionaire.
Over the years, he has relied on bribes, including two red second generations, Li Jizhou and *** to establish two "protective umbrellas" to engage in illegal smuggling activities, which caused a sensation in the country's extraordinarily large smuggling case. When he realizes that the tide is gone and is determined to lead his family to flee, the seemingly monolithic umbrella collapses in the political struggle.
This is the life portrayal of Lai Changxing, a young man from a poor peasant family, who became a billionaire and fell into the abyss due to moral decay. His experience foreshadows the twilight of the red road of wealth, and also warns future generations not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Lai Changxing was born in 1958 in an ordinary peasant family in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, and he was only 10 years old when his parents died. In order to support himself and his seven younger siblings, he had to scavenge and sell scrap from place to place. In 1970, Lai Changxing, who was still studying, decided to drop out of school and smuggled to Hong Kong to make a living. With his brilliant mind and flexible means, he quickly accumulated his first pot of gold in Hong Kong. Later, he moved to Hong Kong with his family and started a small factory.
In the 80s of the 20th century, at the beginning of reform and opening up, Lai Changxing keenly seized the opportunity to return to Fujian for development and successively established a number of companies. In order to obtain first-hand information and expand his network, he socialized everywhere** and took photos with him. For those who are favored by him, he will take the initiative to offer usury in order to win the favor of the other party. This method has made Lai Changxing make a lot of friends, and his business territory is expanding day by day.
In 1993, by chance, Lai Changxing met Li Jizhou, then Vice Minister of Public Security. Li Jizhou not only has a prominent position, but he is also a descendant of the old revolutionary, which can be said to be of red blood. At first, Li Jizhou was quite wary of Lai Changxing, but was soon overwhelmed by the latter's ingenious buying strategy.
Driven by profits, Li Jizhou no longer adhered to honesty and self-discipline, and began to ignore the law to give the green light to Lai Changxing's smuggling activities. In 1993 alone, Li Jizhou accepted a bribe of $1 million from Lai Changxing. This marks that Lai Changxing has found the first "protective umbrella" in politics.
Under the protection of Li Jizhou, Lai Changxing's smuggling business was in full swing. From ordinary consumer goods to scarce metals, from Chinese medicinal materials to antique cultural relics, from Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States, his industrial chain continues to extend. Lai Changxing was not satisfied with this, he was more eager to find a bigger "protective umbrella", so he locked on another red second generation - Major General of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff
** is the only son of former Vice Premier Ji Pengfei, his father is an older generation of revolutionaries, and he himself is also in the army. In 1999, in a business cooperation, Lai Changxing got acquainted with ***, and the two soon established a secret contact. ** not only used his authority to help Lai Changxing, but also accepted tens of millions of yuan in bribes from the latter, becoming Lai Changxing's second "protective umbrella".
Relying on the two "protective umbrellas," Lai Changxing's smuggling network has become a nationwide criminal syndicate. He gathered all his family to participate in the operation, built the "Red Mansion" to recruit public relations and wine, and even used women to buy.
In 1999, the authorities finally cracked the shocking smuggling case. In a panic, Lai Changxing immediately applied to flee to Canada. And Li Jizhou and *** were also investigated and punished one after another, and were sentenced to death with a suspended sentence and life imprisonment respectively, marking the destruction of the two "protective umbrellas".
Despite fleeing abroad, Lai Changxing still cannot escape justice. In 2011, Canada agreed to repatriate Lai Changxing after strong representations by China. In 2012, after a trial, the huge amount of smuggling of 7.6 billion yuan and the crime of seriously undermining the socialist legal system were completely convicted. In the end, Lai Changxing was sentenced to life imprisonment, and his wife Liu Yan was also sentenced for participating in smuggling.
The two "protective umbrellas" that Lai Changxing was proud of collapsed in the political struggle. The money and wealth obtained by relying on power and sex trading have also come to naught. His life trajectory from looking up at the pinnacle of the red road of wealth to the abyss of sin warns people not to repeat the mistakes of the past, to keep in mind ideals and beliefs, and to stick to the moral bottom line.
The new era needs honest and honest businessmen, honest and law-abiding businessmen, and all walks of life need to work together to create a clean and upright environment. Only in this way can the country move toward prosperity and strength, and the people can live happily and contentedly.