As the first richest woman to appear on the Hurun Female Rich List, Chen Lihua has always been low-key and introverted.
But as a legend of Chinese women, and her husband is Chi Chongrui, the "Tang monk brother" who once fascinated thousands of girls, many people are full of curiosity about her.
1. The mystery of origin.
According to Chen Lihua in the talk show, she is a native of the Yellow Banner of Manchuria and the eighth generation of the Yehenala clan.
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a "wow" sound, why did everyone have such a reaction?
It turns out that the Yehenala clan is one of the eight ancient surnames in Manchuria, and the reason why it is particularly famous is because of the "curse of the Yehenala clan". According to the "Manchu Old Files", when the Qing Taizu Nurhachi destroyed the Yehenala clan, Buyangu, the leader of the Yehe tribe, swore to the heavens before he died: "Even if there is only one woman left in my Yehenala clan, I will destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens." ”
The fall of the Qing Dynasty seems to have fulfilled this curse, the Empress Dowager Cixi from the Yehenala clan hastened the demise of the Qing Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Longyu, who was also born in the Yehenala clan, issued an edict on the abdication of the Qing Emperor.
Therefore, when Chen Lihua said that she was a descendant of the Yehenala clan, everyone thought that she must be a descendant of the royal family, and she must be close relatives of Cixi and Puyi.
Chen Lihua also explained this speculation.
She said that although she was a descendant of the Yehenara clan, Cixi's son Tongzhi died without an heir, while Pu Yi was simply infertile, so she and Cixi could only be regarded as the same race. As for Pu Yi, her surname is Aixin Jueluo, and it has nothing to do with her.
Some people expressed dissatisfaction, if they were not descendants of the royal family, how could they be born in the Summer Palace?
The Summer Palace is a royal garden, which not only witnessed most of the Qing Dynasty, but also was the most important entertainment place for the emperor's concubines. In particular, Cixi had a soft spot for the Summer Palace, she not only spent a lot of money on decoration several times, but also took the Summer Palace as her retirement place after returning to Guangxu.
Therefore, those who can live in the Summer Palace are by no means ordinary people, they must be prominent princes and nobles.
Chen Lihua said that when she was born, it was a troubled time. In addition, Beijing is also a occupied area, so the Summer Palace has been left unattended for a long time, and there are ordinary people living in it. Of course, these ordinary people are indeed a little different, that is, most of the residents are descendants of the Eight Banners. In other words, she was born there because of the ancient surname "Yehnara".
2. The Mystery of Wealth.
In 2020, Chen Lihua ranked 262nd on the Hurun Global Rich List with a wealth of 53 billion yuan. Soon, with her abundant wealth, she rose to the 6th place on the Hurun Global Self-Made Female Richest List, which also made everyone full of curiosity about her wealth, what did she rely on to accumulate huge wealth?
As Chen Lihua said, she was born in a courtyard house in the Summer Palace when she was a child, and there were also some poor people living there, and her family was no different from other people's families.
When she was in high school, although she had entered a new society, her family was too poor to support her education, so she had to drop out of school to earn a living.
Although she didn't read much, Chen Lihua was very smart, she first worked as a sewing worker for a while, and then followed her master to learn to repair old furniture.
Although she is a big girl, she is very proud like a man in business, likes to make friends, and is particularly honest. Therefore, there were many people who came to her to repair furniture, so she opened a furniture factory within two years.
To say that Chen Lihua's first pot of gold really has a lot to do with furniture. Chen Lihua has been working in the furniture industry for many years, and it is impossible to say that she has made a lot of money, but no matter what, it is definitely much better than a part-time job.
Another one, Chen Lihua is very open in the furniture industry, and many people have friendships with her. Of course, Chen Lihua's friends are either peers, or *** or local influential figures, these people can not only provide her with business convenience, but also let her know some information earlier.
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, there were many antique cultural relics confiscated during the "four olds". Some of these antique cultural relics were cleaned up by the relevant departments, but most of the Ming and Qing dynasty furniture were thrown away in the warehouse.
A friend once told her that in the warehouse of an old furniture factory in Beijing, there were some precious furniture that had been copied from the prince's mansion by the Red Guards, such as red sandalwood, golden silk nanmu, huanghuali ......Both.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Chen Lihua immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.
It turned out that at that time, the country did not have perfect standards for the definition of cultural relics, so in the eyes of some people, those antique furniture were only regarded as "old objects" with years, and no one realized the value behind them. So they are just thrown away in the warehouse as goods.
So, Chen Lihua dredged up the relationship and bought the batch of antique furniture in the warehouse of the furniture factory in the name of "goods" with a very low **.
Subsequently, Chen Lihua shipped those antique furniture to Hong Kong in batches and sold them at **, and this transaction became Chen Lihua's first pot of gold.
Subsequently, Chen Lihua looked at real estate in Hong Kong.
It turned out that at that time, due to the economic crisis in the world, and at that time, China had been trying to negotiate with Britain on the issue of sovereignty over Hong Kong. As the negotiations progressed, the favorable conditions became more and more favorable to China**, so some British-owned companies withdrew their investments and left Hong Kong. Some Hong Kong tycoons also listened to the rumors, fearing that once Hong Kong returned to the motherland, they would be settled after the autumn. Therefore, they also immigrated in a hurry, which made Hong Kong's economy even worse.
Chen Lihua took the opportunity to hoard some land and began to enter the real estate industry. After the economic crisis, Hong Kong quickly got back on track, and the value of these lands expanded as Chan's second pot of gold.
Of course, Chen Lihua dares to hoard land in times of economic crisis, which is inseparable from her far-sighted vision. She is from Beijing and is very well-informed, plus she understands the importance of Hong Kong to the country. When there is a problem in Hong Kong, the country will never sit idly by, so she is full of confidence to take the land.
Of course, it turns out that Chen Lihua's prediction is very correct.
Since then, Chen Lihua bought 12 villas at a low price in Belgium, and then, she sold these villas with **, so she steadily earned the third pot of gold.
3. The mystery of entrepreneurship.
In 1988, Chen Lihua founded Fuhua International Group in Hong Kong, and then she returned to Beijing as a Hong Kong businessman and photographed a piece of Chang'an Avenue covering an area of 250,000 square meters of land.
At that time, China's real estate industry was still in its infancy, but Chen Lihua did not plan to be an ordinary real estate developer, she wanted to be China's "most high-end real estate industry platform". So she built the "Chang'an Club", Beijing's top business club, on a plot adjacent to Tiananmen Square.
As early as the beginning of the opening of the Chang'an Club, Chen Lihua set up a membership system, and the membership threshold was particularly high. For example, in the early days, the entrance fee alone was $9,000, and members had to pay $1,500 a year in membership fees. And the club has a very strict set of review mode for members, such as those speculative or wealthy people with mines at home, are not eligible to join, and the number of members is also controlled at 1,000 people.
Therefore, being able to have a membership card of Chang'an Club is a symbol of status. Therefore, Li Ka-shing, Yang Yuanqing, Ren Liqiang and other business elites are among them.
The success of Chang'an Club has had a great impact on Fuhua International Group, and Chen Lihua has become the top figure in Beijing's real estate pyramid. Subsequently, she took a street connecting Wangfujing with the Second Ring Road, and after demolishing the old and dilapidated schools, she built a "Jinbao Street" of 350,000 yuan. This street is not only home to a variety of high-end hotels and office buildings, but also high-end luxury goods such as jewelry and world luxury cars.
After the opening of Jinbao Street, it caused a great sensation again. With the increase of fame, Chen Lihua's business is getting bigger and bigger. By 2010, due to Chen Lihua's strong strength, she joined the ranks of building and developing the sub-center of Beijing city in the name of the company. For example, the Beijing Fortune Center, the World Overseas Chinese Business Center, and the Beijing Canal Water Town Project are all developed and constructed by Fuhua International Group.
Since then, Chen Lihua's real estate industry has closely followed the national development strategy and marched to other key cities, and at the same time, she has also consciously deployed overseas, investing in health, tourism, business and other fields, and has achieved certain results.
The business empire built by Chen Lihua soon made her on the Hurun Rich List with tens of billions of assets. Since then, with the accumulation of wealth, she has continued to appear on the world's richest list.
4. The mystery of marriage.
Chen Lihua's husband Chi Chongrui was very popular because he played Tang Seng in "Journey to the West". He was handsome, upright, and talented, and attracted many young girls at that time.
So when Chi Chongrui and Chen Lihua, who was 11 years older than him, came together, many people were shocked, after all, it was the "Tang Seng Brother" who led countless banshees to "bend their waists"!
However, in the snap of his fingers, more than 30 years have passed, and Chi Chongrui is still born like a full moon and his eyes are like sparks, while Chen Lihua, who is about to be 80 years old, seems to have really eaten Tang monk meat, the more she lives, the more energetic she is, the more energetic she is.
Regarding her husband Chi Chongrui, Chen Lihua said in an interview program in her early years that she didn't think it was suitable at first. Mr. Chi is so good-looking, but he is much smaller than himself. But later, they got together and were happily married for decades.
In marriage, they have always addressed each other as "you", both parties respect each other very much, and the family is very harmonious.
At the end of the interview, Chen Lihua believes that money can buy the form of marriage, but it must not buy this kind of marriage relationship that can hold hands for a lifetime, understand each other, and respect each other. So in her opinion, Chi Chongrui's relationship with her is a rare luxury in the world.
References: "Notes on the Financial Quotient of a Billionaire Woman Who Started a Crime from Scratch", etc.).