At the beginning of the 20th century, the self-made billionaires of Shanghai beach

In the early 20th century, many people came to Shanghai "Nuggets", Shanghai is hailed as an adventurer's paradise. They came to Shanghai from various places, from scratch, some people soon become well-known wealthy businessmen, so far as the business story of Shanghai, they are not to ignore the protagonist. Today, the number of their hair history, nothing more than to let those commendable business philosophy presented, to everyone's investment and financial management has enlightenment. Zhou Xiangsheng from an old car to taxi king Zhou Xiangsheng, nickname Cheung, Zhejiang Dinghai people. When he was 13 years old, he came to Shanghai with his father to make a living and called for a taxi at the hotel door. One day, Zhou Xiangsheng at the hotel door on duty, just have two of the coachman picked up a foreign currency, arguing with each other, by Zhou Xiangsheng as the Lord, 3 people divided, so Zhou Xiangsheng take these foreign currency to the bank exchanged a silver dollar, this became his entrepreneurial this. With the start-up funds, Zhou Xiangsheng began to operate the taxi business. He first loans to buy an old car, do the throwing business (so-called showmanship business, is a violation of the horse roadside parking on the road). Soon, one of his cousins joined in and bought an old car to run "Xiangsheng" with him. The number of people who use cars is getting better and their business is booming and loans are paid off quickly. First's successes have further stimulated Zhou Xiangsheng's entrepreneurial ambitions. He constantly expands the size of the car by rolling in a snowball way, by installment loans. By 1929, the company had 20 cars, two branches, in the Chinese commercial car rental industry, in May 1930, the Shanghai Chinese Merchants Taxi Association was established, 35-year-old Zhou Xiangsheng was elected president. Xiangsheng company reputation, Zhou Xiangsheng also become the Chinese business taxi industry, but Zhou Xiangsheng not satisfied. At this moment, he according to a friend's advice, see the United States will rise, so raise money, first pay 20% deposit, to the car in Shanghai, the United States General Motors, the purchase of Chevrolet 400 vehicles. Sure enough, when the new Chevrolet arrived in Shanghai, the price of the car had risen by one fold and made a huge profit. In addition to the retention of more than 200 vehicles, Zhou Xiangsheng all the rest of the vehicle, this business, Xiangsheng car Company all vehicles, almost equal to white money. 1932 New Year's Day, in the Zhou Xiangsheng sound of firecrackers, the official formation of Cheung Health Taxi Co., Ltd., a night, exclusively green Chevrolet new car, such as the wind blew the streets of Shanghai. Zhou Xiangsheng not only has a keen eye, capable, always grasp the opportunity, but also attaches great importance to service-oriented, depending on the passengers for their parents, get the trust of the masses of passengers, this is in the fierce market competition in an invincible position. [Next] Sen and Guanshengyuan Sen came to Shanghai when the 16 shop there happened to have a new stage of the museum, he was at the stage door stall, selling Chen Pimei and Hong Kong beef. These two things were not in Shanghai at that time. At first, the Sen in the theater sold the bamboo basket, joined in the sound of Hawking, and then simply propped up a large parasol at the entrance of the theater, because to people is always a pair of fatSmile, business is also getting better. Later, Sen asked friends to borrow money, and people opened Guanshengyuan, and was elected chairman, in Sen Inner brewing long boss dream finally realized. During three years, Guanshengyuan business grew rapidly. Beef jerky and candied fruit is no longer the main product of Guanshengyuan, but the fruit dew and jam can be replaced by canned products, because it does not add saccharin and sell well. At this time Guanshengyuan made an important decision to set up a stock company to raise shares in the community. Since the original 5 shareholders except Sen from the performing arts industry, after the IPO, a large number of celebrities have become Guanshengyuan new shareholders, assets reached 100,000 yuan. At the same time Guanshengyuan also registered for the first time the brand name. In the following years, Guanshengyuan continued to open branches, and finally the head office in the Nanjing Road, Shanxi intersection. Sen in the store location on the unusual, early in the retail shop in the old town of the residents gathered, into the concession, also select the city mouth good place, open the shop. Sen realized that the faster his company developed, the more he needed to be conscientious. In the company often murmuring is "the heart, skill, cost" of the three, which the heart is also a customer's conscience. Sen for the quality of production has always been strict, often said that "business people without conscience, this shop will be closed sooner or later!" "It is Sen this strict management of enterprises, so that the Guanshengyuan executive industry, in a very short time in the comprehensive strength of more than Merlin, Taikang two well-known food companies in Shanghai, and their establishment time is far earlier than the Guanshengyuan." [Next] father and son selling drugs sold in 1900, 20-year-old Xiangsongmao to Shanghai Central Pharmacy to do the secretary account, he has a sense of responsibility, handling business meticulous, for this by the boss. In 1904, he was assigned to the Hankou branch of the manager, with Dudangyimian, the opportunity to display their talents. But still feeling regret, because the pharmacy is sold in Europe and the United States or Japan, after all, he hopes to sell Chinese-made new drugs one day. Also coincidentally, to the patent medicine "Errol" Huang at this time also to Hankou, he and Xiangsongmao a talk, Forsythia thumb asked him: "Can go to his Shanghai Wuzhou Big pharmacy to the steward?" "After a long time, the Pine Mao asked him:" Can you entrust me with all the right of management? "Huangchu Nine mouthful Promise." In this way, Xiangsongmao came to Shanghai into the Wuzhou, he set the word "thrifty" for shop training, first from the financial arrangements, the use of inefficient funds transferred to the operating capital, out of some long-term unsalable inventory, liquidity no longer borrow and increase to 150,002 regulation silver. Then the Shanghai four road, that is, Fuzhou Road by Guangxi intersection of the old location plate off, moved to the same road North and south thoroughfare of the Henan Junction new site. In 1912, the Qing Emperor stepped down in the June, Shanghai and other metropolises to revive the voice of industry, Wuzhou new store opened. The original one in the shop, can only be equipped with some proprietary Chinese medicine. He supplemented the funds, recruited more students returned to the technical staff, new production equipment, launched the "Artificial blood" of this new drug as a productBrand products. "Artificial Blood" color red, containing the treatment of anemia formula, produced by the Chinese government and concession authorities drug approval, a big popular. When the Chinese people were ridiculed as "the sick man of East Asia" is actually a large number of anemia patients, this medicine has special effects, can be called "to sell medicine." Subsequently, he also in the advertising, product quality, packaging and decorating on the continuous efforts, two or three years, the product has crossed the ocean, reputation big noise. A torrent of money is self-evident. [Next] Chen, a banker raised by the small bank in 1915, the Shanghai Commercial Savings Bank, called the "small Bank", was established in Shanghai by Chen as general manager. Initially, the bank rated capital of only 100,000 yuan, personnel only 7 people, a small size. By the year 1935, the astonishingly fast-growing bank has become the largest and most famous private bank in the old China. The simple and spectacular bank building is now being used by the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to continue to function as a bank. Chen understands politics, is better at management, the management idea is superior, was at that time the most successful banker. He first put forward "customer first, serve the community" concept, stressed that "people for the near-profits, I have to ask far, people too subtle, I prefer to be cumbersome" business policy, not only have ideas, more specific practices. At that time, the banks and the bank scrambled to win over warlords, bureaucrats and big classes, but they did not disdain ordinary citizens ' small deposits. In response to this situation, in Shanghai, shortly after the opening of the bank, Chen is the launch of "one Yuan to save" business, and do not charge a fee, some prank brought 100 yuan, asked to open 100 accounts, staff still meticulous to deal with, was cited as a joke. But after the news, the people in Shanghai were praised. The new banks in Shanghai follow the rules and practices of foreign banks and, of course, the pomp and behavior of foreign banks. But Chen has its own approach. In order to let ordinary Shanghai citizens walk into the bank, Chen specially requested the branches of the Shanghai Bank of the building as simple as possible, the façade to do a little, no need to be made public, but to be kind and practical, which was China, transportation, Jincheng and other banks luxurious style, a far cry. But simplicity does not mean simple, in order to provide thoughtful service to customers, Chen willing to make money, he specifically invited to the United States Bank architects, the interior of the business Hall layout, small to a table and a chair placed, not careless, the purpose is to facilitate customers, improve service efficiency. In the bank, the deposit Ark implements the teller system, namely Clerk one person is responsible from the examination ticket to the payment whole process, thus contacts the customer the sentiment, saves the customer the time. Similar to Chen's personality, the Bank of Shanghai's operating style is also sound, for many banks to invest in real estate, stock behavior, Chen not agree. In the 20 's, the Bank of Shanghai to invest in real estate and securities, the proportion of capital in the banking industry is always the lowest, but a large number of loans to businesses and buy public debt, not radical, do not make no confidence in the hot money, but make the money should be made. Steady, steady, innovation, innovation, the biggest secret of Chen and Shanghai Bank's successTactic。 [Next] Wu Yun first snowball roll out of the old MSG King Shanghai, Japan "Ajinomoto" advertising seen. One man paid 4 cents for 1 bottles, and was analyzed to know that it was only a chemical substance glutamate. Subsequently, this person at home Garret also use simple beaker, alcohol lamp test up, after dozens of times failed, groping, finally obtained dozens of grams of painstaking crystallization ——— domestic monosodium glutamate. This man is the beginning of Wu Yun! Then Wu Yun first met Zhang Yiyun, Zhang Yiyun is also the scholar origin, and Wu Yun early hit. He is willing to pay 5000 yuan capital, and Wu Yun start a small factory. Wu Yun first wish. Two people agreed to plant the name of the day kitchen, product name msg, trademark for Bergamot. In the winter of 1921, a small monosodium glutamate factory in Shanghai Tangjiawan hastily horse. In the first May 3, Wu Yun's msg patent got the Beijing agricultural Business Department's Bao-shaped. Zhang Yiyun to increase the capital to 50,000 yuan, the official founder of the Day Kitchen msg shares unlimited company. Taizhou Office House to do the company to do rough Factory, borrow Cai Road Alley House to do refining workshop. Wu Yun first as factory manager and technician, and general manager Zhang Yiyun enjoy the same treatment. In addition, every pound of MSG, he can mention the invention cost a corner. The kitchen is only 3000 kg per annum. MSG also won Jiangsu and all over the outstanding Industrial Products Award. At the same time, he opened the first light products to the United States, Britain, France and other countries to register patents. 1926, Philadelphia launched the commemoration of the 150 anniversary of the United States Independence International Exposition, Wu Yun early elaborate ideas, from the product quality to the external packaging are seeking to pure novel, MSG won the World Award. The good news came, the Shanghai business community congratulated, the day kitchen immediately worth a hundredfold. Wu Yun soon after the lease of more than 20 acres, the establishment of MSG raw materials and by-products of starch, dextrin, glucose branch. He runs these plants, which lowers the cost of raw materials, and develops by-products to improve efficiency. This hand, later became his factory secret, called "Snowball". At the beginning of Wu Yun's factory, it rolls more and more. In just more than 10 years, he jumped into one of the most powerful tycoons in Shanghai. 1928, the day kitchen increased to 100,000 yuan, the beginning of Wu Yun's share capital also increased to 10,000 yuan. The renovated is a three-storey reinforced concrete building, and he has become a "Nova" in Shanghai. [Next] Zhu Pao, the three-born Shanghai General Chamber of commerce giant 1848 Zhu Paosan was born in Zhejiang Huangyan, a small military officer at first. At the age of 14, his father died of illness, the family fell, he had to go to Shanghai, a store of canned food and hardware of the Association of the firm as an apprentice. Because diligent shrewd studious, the boss very appreciate him, 17 years old promoted him when paying room and business director. At the age of 21, the store manager died, he was reliable, for the store to make a few foreign business, the boss made an exception to promote his successor. 1878, the association remembers the owner of the disease, the Family children young, no one inherited had to shut down the shop, Zhu Paosan germination of his own shop idea. He used the savings over the years, and then pull a little bit into 50,002 regulation of silver Capital, in Shanghai Waitan New Kai opened a single bay façade of the caution Yu hardware number.Shen Yu is different from the Grand, the franchise construction of the use of the. The ten-Li Corp. was at the beginning of construction. Zhu Paosan is also an expert, Ding and all are carefully selected useful, please come to the rich experience of Gu Qing Chuan when the general ledger room. Gu Qing is a shrewd man, and the gu of diplomatic celebrities is his son. Zhu, Gu together, a change in the past "wait for" style of relying on the door to sell methods, take the initiative to undertake large construction contractor wholesale. "Shop Small Business", not 23, make a booming, a few wanlihan of Silver capital, a year to do hundreds of thousands of two business, which in Shanghai Beach became news. Zhu Paosan thus dug up the "first bucket of gold", causing the attention of the Chinese and foreign businessmen in Shanghai. In 1897, the Qing government opened China's first new bank ——— China trade Bank by means of joint ventures, Zhu Paosan as the chief shareholder of the commercial shares. The bank is located in Shanghai Waitan 7th, in crowds's company, unexpectedly has a Chinese bank, Zhu Paosan's name really shook Shanghai. Zhu Pao Three before and after the investment of new enterprises, all over the domestic several major commercial ports. For example, Shanghai has a great oil refinery, Tong Li Machine textile Sack company, Da da Steamship Company, huaxing Fire and Water Insurance company, Jiangsu Gan Fung Cake Oil Factory, Shanghai zhongxing Flour mill, Ningbo and Fung Cotton Mill, Guangzhou waterworks, Hankou power plant, Zhejiang Xingye Bank, siming Commercial Bank, Ning Shao Steamship Co., Ltd. and Huaan gregarious life insurance company and so on. His total investment in these businesses amounted to about 23,000,002 of the regulatory bank. Became one of the giants of domestic financial and economic circles. As Zhu Paosan became more and more in business, he began to emerge in politics. Of course, he appeared as a businessman in politics. At the end of Qing Dynasty, the Qing government allowed the establishment of chambers of Commerce, Shanghai first appeared business conference The first prime minister is Shinho and Xu. The second associate is Zhu Paosan. This is the beginning of his activities in the Chamber of Commerce. [Next] Liu's brothers seize the film Heights Liu Chengho, Liu Chengliang Brothers grew up in Shanghai. In the 20 's, the film industry in Shanghai is booming in full bloom, the Willow Brothers is the time. When they inherited the father's heritage, faced with the choice of investment direction, by the trend of the times, they lost no time in the film industry, occupy a high ground. Starting in the early 1930, they first in Nanjing, the most prosperous area of the new district, the construction of their first theater: the world's largest theater. At that time, the Kuomintang capital Nanjing soon, the cinema is not much, the opening of the World Theater is adapted to the public entertainment of the new fashion, so once opened, business is booming. At that time, most of the cinema to show Hollywood films mainly, and the Liu Brothers determined to support the National film industry, play to promote the national culture and national industry banner, rather put more domestic films, which is very popular with the Chinese film production company, in the film industry unique. Two years later in 1932, "one. 28 "war broke out, at this time, there are 16 theaters in Shanghai, in the" one. 28 "Burned in flames, 30 small and medium-sized film companies suffered varying degrees of loss, unable to operate normally, a lean limbo appeared in the cinema. At this time, the Liu Brothers realized the time to open up a new situation, so fierce Killema, in succession in Shanghai built two cinemas: Jincheng Theatre and the Grand Theater. These theatres are at the crossroads of lively lots, which has laid a good material foundation for the film career of Liu Jia. After a few years, the strength of the Willow Brothers has been greatly enhanced, that only show the film is not Enough "enjoyable", so want to build their own film company. In August 1938, the first production company founded by the Liu Brothers was established and named Guo Hua Film company. The speed of its filming, the impact of the big, often make their peers shave. In order to clock, compete with other film companies, they can take several films at the same time, an actor can also paraded several characters at the same time, the scene can be used for more than one scene, and also create a 7 days to complete a "three-laugh" film filming the movie Miracle. Guohua Film company has become a team of the emergence of the industry. [Next] The villain Dan Big World Huang Huangchu Nine is Zhejiang Yuyao person, the ancestral practice medicine, when 16 years old came to Shanghai, the bag is carrying the ancestor to pass down a yaoshu. That year, in the temple of the proud building, Huangchu Nine set up a drug booth, according to the book Drug spectrum, sell the pill. The City God Temple is the most lively place in old Shanghai, the merchant gathers. The Huang of the drug business here is getting better. He likes to use his head, gradually realized the way of the operation of the surprise. Subsequently, Huang to people to borrow money opened the first Chinese and French pharmacy, and sell Chinese and western medicine. At the age of 32, he finally launched the first licensed medicine ——— Errol to replenish his brains. Huang Clever is that he saw through the sick home psychology, he stressed that Errol can long wisdom, dispel all diseases, this let a lot of people. Huang success lies in the western packaging of traditional Chinese medicine. In the past from the pharmacy to buy their own fry or pharmacy to fry, and Errol the brain for you to fry well, with a bottle installed, do not have to bring back to burn, which for the promotion of sales is very convenient. Errol Repair brains sell surprisingly good, Huang large pharmacy, sales continue to climb, really is the day into the bucket gold. In 1923, Huang introduced a new drug: The hundred-age machine. For the hundred-year-old machine, he did not follow the conventional "small profits but quick turnover" principle, and the use of the customer's "cheap no good goods" shopping mentality, the price set high. The ferocity of advertising is staggering. As if everything in the Huang expected, advertising to bring him great economic benefits. Special hundred-Age machine advertising gifts into the tens of thousands of households, the huge advertising lights flashing all night in Shanghai. In the industrial and commercial sector of the year, Huang was a big player and winner of the advertising campaign. His advertising is pervasive, extravagantly, the Chinese and French pharmacy annual advertising costs as much as 28% of the total cost. Soon, Huang will have more than 100 of the brand medicine, become the leader of the Shanghai National Medicine industry, but also become the Shanghai Beach Ding famous big "slick." During this period, Huang's pharmaceutical industry became a trust, with 21 pharmaceutical companies, with a hugePharmaceutical group, Huangchu Nine, has steadily sat in Shanghai new drug industry King position, in 1927, the Shanghai New Drug trade union was established, Huang elected the first chairman. But he is not satisfied with the success of the new drug industry, he has to constantly set foot in the field. July 14, 1917, Shanghai World Playground opened, this is Huang personally selected days, this day is his mother came to Shanghai for a full 30 anniversary anniversary. 30 years ago today, he is a poor boy, 30 years later he is a generation of rich. At that time, "Big World" door Chile, neon shining, firecrackers Qi Ming, tourists and wealth like flood to him. [Next] The Sun's family pioneered the flour industry Sun Doxin, Sundorsen Brothers early in Yangzhou has earned the first bucket of gold, they rely on the background of the bureaucratic family, transport official salt, made a fortune. However, the stakes were too high and they decided to seek another job. The Sun brothers first investigated the situation of customs import and export goods at that time, and found that the import quantity of foreign machinery flour was increasing, earning 70 to 1,500,002 of Guan Ban each year. Although the price of foreign flour is 4 times times the flour, but because of its white color, fine powder, still very popular with the people. At that time, there were only 3 machine mills in China, and the scale was small. At that time, the country to encourage industry and commerce, but also to the flour industry to give duty-free concessions. The Sun's brother looked at the mechanism of the system flour market profit space and broad prospects. Although unfamiliar, but the two brothers still resolutely decided to marching east, beach in Shanghai. They set the site in the Suzhou River, where land and water transportation is convenient, and the price is cheap. At the same time, he also inspected the British increase the flour mill. The foreign plant was just completed in 1897 and is now being tested for powder. Sun home unexpectedly have the ability to persuade the British, promised them to take 300 bear domestic wheat test. Sundorsen sent people in the factory for two days and one night, detailed mastered the whole process of flour milling, calculated costs and profits, for the sun's flour factory spying on the military. 1900, after two years of preparation, Fu Fung Flour Factory officially opened. Sun Doxin spend 50,002 silver from the United States to buy back the machine, there are steel mill 16, a day can be out of 2500 packs, is the British business increase Yu flour Factory 3 times times. In addition to foreign equipment and technology, the Smart Sun Brothers also dared to recruit foreign talent to participate in management, so that the management level of the Fu Fung plant rapidly upgrade. Flour market needs a trademark, the Sun Brothers think to go, unexpectedly called "Bicycle card", because at the time of Shanghai, the bicycle is a fashionable thing, representing the speed. Comparing your flour career to a bicycle is a good omen. In order to let their flour quickly occupy the market, The Sun brothers came up with a price war. In the face of the foreign flour mill used by all imported barley, Fu Fung Factory and Guo Mai mixed, more suitable for the Chinese taste, and the price is much cheaper, they put the flour into a few Catty pack, a home restaurant, shop to sell, and soon successfully opened the situation.