Introduction: Recently, Vietnam** arrested Zhang Meilan, the richest Chinese woman, for fraud, and this news has attracted widespread attention.
Why was Zhang Meilan arrested? What kind of butterfly effect will this event bring? Zhang Meilan's ** shocked at home and abroad, in the early morning of the 7th, Vietnam** quietly squatted near Zhang Meilan's residence, as soon as she appeared, ** would immediately act to arrest her.
After a period of waiting, Zhang Meilan finally appeared in everyone's sight, and Vietnam** quickly controlled it and escorted it back to the police station. On the morning of the 8th, Vietnam** officially announced the arrest of Zhang Meilan.
As soon as this statement was released, it immediately caused an uproar in the business circles of China and Vietnam, and many ** rushed to report on the incident. Truong Mei Lan started her career in Vietnam, and her industries are spread across many cities and cover a wide range of fields, such as catering, commerce and trade, real estate, etc., among which she founded the famous VTP Group.
In addition, Saigon Times Square and Windsor Premier Hotel are also the results of her investments. The annual turnover of the industry under Zhang Meilan's name is at least 10 billion yuan, which is worthy of the title of the richest Chinese woman in Vietnam.
She has a huge influence in Vietnam, and a small act can cause turmoil in the business world. A successful entrepreneur must not only be good at creating wealth, but also know how to give back to society.
Zhang Meilan deeply understands that when the company starts to make a profit, it should invest part of the income into public welfare. Her public welfare activities include helping schools, temples, Chinese teachers, lonely elderly people, and Chinese people living in difficulty.
These acts of kindness not only earned her a great reputation, but also broadened her network. Especially in 2021, when the epidemic was raging in Vietnam, she donated a large number of supplies to Vietnamese hospitals, including new crown vaccines and hospital beds, with a total value of about 5700 million RMB.
Her actions inspired Vietnam's business elite to donate money and materials to help Vietnam survive the pandemic. Because of her selfless dedication and return to Vietnamese society, her career has maintained a good momentum of development.
In recognition of her good deeds, Vietnam** awarded her the Order of Labor of the Third Class. As a result, Chang's name is a household name in Vietnam and often becomes the focus of the news.
Zhang Meilan has attracted a lot of attention for her partnership with Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's richest man, on plans to develop new commercial projects in Vietnam. However, only half a year later, she was prosecuted and arrested by Vietnam**, and she became a prisoner overnight from the richest Chinese woman, which is amazing.
At present, Zhang Meilan's situation in prison is not clear, but there are many speculations about the reason for her imprisonment.
Some people speculate that she may have violated Vietnamese law, while others speculate that it is because of her Chinese identity. Born and raised in Vietnam, her ancestors lived in Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.
During the Qing Dynasty, when China was in constant turmoil and people's livelihood was difficult, Zhang Meilan's ancestors fled all the way to escape the war, and finally came to live in Vietnam. Because of the differences in language and culture, they went through many difficulties, and it took a long time to learn Vietnamese, and they took root in Vietnam and started to engage in business activities.
At first, they could only do a few small businesses, but with time and perseverance, they gradually became a local business name with a history of more than 100 years.
In their business careers, they have always been keen on public welfare activities, and they will do their best to help Chinese people in need, which is one of the reasons why they have made many friends.
Zhang Meilan was born into a business family and showed extraordinary business talent from an early age. When she was 16 years old, she earned her first pot of gold by selling cosmetics.
Due to the high quality of her cosmetics and her accessibility to the people, coupled with her sweet voice and elegant appearance, she quickly amassed a large number of loyal customers in the school and became a hot small entrepreneur in the school.
However, for Cheung, the cosmetics business was just a warm-up to her business career, and after graduating, she devoted herself to a new business field and founded VTP in 1992.
Truong My Lan's success is inseparable from the social background of Vietnam at the time, Vietnam, like China, is a socialist country, and the Soviet Union was the object of learning and imitation in Vietnam in the early days, but since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have begun to turn to China to learn and emulate.
In 1979, China's reform and opening up, economic policy was in full swing, and Vietnam** saw China's success and wanted to try it. During this period, Zhang Meilan saw business opportunities and used her family strength to establish Wansheng Group, with ** as its main business.
However, at that time, Wansheng Group was like a child who had not been weathered and was very fragile. In order to strengthen her strength and gain a firm foothold in Vietnam as soon as possible, Zhang Meilan decided to make a business marriage and married Hong Kong businessman Chu Liji in 1993.
With the help of Zhu Liji, Zhang Meilan quickly accumulated wealth and gained a firm foothold in Vietnam. However, ** is only the starting point of Zhang Meilan, when the ** business of Wansheng Group matured, she invested a lot of money in many fields such as catering in Vietnam.
After the successful development of VTP Saigon Times Square Tower, Teo Mei Lan set her sights on the Vietnamese real estate market. She has acquired a large number of ** land plots and built various projects, such as Union Square, Times Square and Duxton Hotel, all of which are owned by VTP.
As Vietnam's economy booms, the real estate sector has become a hot area for investment, causing property prices to skyrocket. VTP's business value has continued to rise, and it has become a leading local company, which has also made Truong My Lan's worth rise, and her position in the Vietnamese business community is very important.
As a result, many people want to work with her. Vietnam is a treasure trove of investment, and many business giants see great value in it. In 2007, Terry Gou of Hon Hai Group purchased more than 6,000 acres of land in Vietnam and invested more than 5 billion yuan to build a processing plant there.
According to a 2020 Vietnam** report, Hon Hai Group's annual revenue in Vietnam has soared to US$6 billion, doubling from 2019. As a Hong Kong business giant, how can Li Ka-shing not be tempted?
However, as a foreign company, it is not easy to gain a foothold in Vietnam, so Li Ka-shing has maintained a calm attitude until the appearance of Zhang Meilan has aroused his willingness to invest.
Li Ka-shing was interested in Chang's influence in the Vietnamese business community, and Zhang Meilan also admired Li Ka-shing's influence in Hong Kong, so after a short exchange, they had the intention of cooperating.
After the news came out, there were rumors that Li Ka-shing would invest 200 billion yuan in Vietnam, which is enough to see how much Li Ka-shing attaches importance to this feng shui treasure. Unfortunately, before the investment plan was implemented, Zhang Meilan was arrested by Vietnam**.
After Zhang Meilan was arrested, ** focused on whether Li Ka-shing would continue to invest in Vietnam, Li Ka-shing said that there is no suitable investment opportunity at present, and the investment plan is temporarily shelved.
This incident has aroused heated discussions among netizens, some people think that Vietnam has missed the upcoming investment of 100 billion yuan, and some people think that Vietnam is ungrateful, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. Some have pointed out that Truong My Lan has contributed greatly to Vietnamese business, and that without her, Vietnam's economy would have taken decades to reach its current level.
Plus Zhang Meilan donated 5700 million medical supplies were arrested and put in prison in less than a year, so many netizens questioned Vietnam's gratitude.
Obviously, Vietnam** is not ignorant of the obvious truth of this matter. So, why is Vietnam willing to bear the unfavorable reputation and give up hundreds of billions of dollars in profits to arrest Zhang Meilan?
The answer may lie in the fact that Truong My Lan's contribution to Vietnam's economy and its infrastructure is enormous,** and she has given her many awards and supports. However, with the improvement of Zhang Meilan's status and wealth, ** also began to be wary of her.
Because Zhang Meilan is Chinese, she has become increasingly connected to China since her marriage to Zhu Liji, and has shifted the focus of development and investment to China. From a business point of view, this is not a problem, but politically, if Truong My Lan abandons Vietnam and transfers all assets to China, it will be a major blow to the Vietnamese economy.
Therefore, despite the infamy, Vietnam** still decided to arrest Truong My Lan.
In 2014, rumors spread that Zhang Meilan was going to change her nationality. Although she has not changed her nationality yet, this rumor will undoubtedly cause dissatisfaction among Vietnam** and the people.
One of the reasons is that although Zhang Meilan is keen on public welfare, most of the people she and her family sponsor are Chinese, and the same is true for the teachers she sponsors. This will undoubtedly cause discontent among the Vietnamese people, because you earn the money of the Vietnamese people, but you do not finance the Vietnamese.
In addition, since Zhang Meilan and others entered the real estate industry, housing prices have been like riding a roller coaster, all the way. After Zhang Meilan announced her cooperation with Li Ka-shing, Vietnam's real estate market was more affected, and many wealthy people thought it was profitable and began to buy land frantically, pushing housing prices again.
The Vietnamese people have complained about this situation, which is the third reason for the dissatisfaction of the Vietnamese people.
Vietnam** is concerned about Truong My Lan's illegal fundraising. Previously, New Huangming Group raised funds through the issuance of bonds, and then repurchased them and converted them into wealth management products, which not only raised a large amount of funds but also avoided the risk of default.
In order to calm people's doubts, the New Emperor Ming Group auctioned off a piece of land on the pretext of bidding for land. However, in the process of land transactions, they announced that they would withdraw from the transaction, bankrupting the Vietnamese people who bought their wealth management products, and the ** market was also affected.
Vietnam** took active action to arrest the relevant responsible persons of the New Huang Minh Group. Since the incident, the major enterprises have been strictly supervised to avoid similar situations from happening again.
Zhang Meilan, the richest Chinese woman, is also within the surveillance range of **. According to the statement, Truong My Lan raised trillions of VND through the issuance of bonds in 2018-2019, showing the potential risks of the new Huang Minh Group.
A number of undeveloped properties in her name appear to be waiting for land prices** to be developed, which could have a significant impact on Vietnam's economy.
Vietnam** seems to have strong evidence that Truong My Lan's charges remain unresolved. If the crime is confirmed, Zhang Meilan will face prison, and her assets may even be confiscated, thus losing her status as the richest Chinese woman.
Soon after, one of VTP's senior executives unfortunately passed away, which had a serious impact on VTP and its industry, resulting in the termination of multiple collaborations and bringing significant losses to the company.
There is a problem with the company's operations and it is under the jurisdiction of Vietnam**. At the same time, Vietnam's local industry has also challenged VTP, and the future development prospects are worrying.
The future of Vietnam's economy is in doubt, and there may be a new economic policy introduced. In any case, Vietnam's economic prospects will face enormous challenges. Zhang Meilan has fallen from a businesswoman with an annual income of 10 billion yuan to a prisoner, and her future prospects are uncertain, which is embarrassing.