Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant

Zhonglian Group has made several small-scale acquisitions in the past few years, and it can be regarded as having a full financial license. Of course, the business development is not balanced. The best is the fund company, which now includes asset management business;

The second is insurance, such as universal insurance and investment-linked insurance, which are all hot-selling products of Jumei Financial Services. Property insurance has a certain basic market, and now it has expanded its auto insurance business. Since life and health have decided to be high-end, the scale will not increase in the short term. ;

Then there are banks and securities, including private equity investment, etc.; trusts, pawns, etc. can only be said to be available, which are not ranked in the country, and small loans, haha.

The rise of Zhonglian Group is somewhat of a legend in the domestic financial circle. Those who didn’t know it thought that the Huxiang government had great courage. After the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a large number of talents flowed into Xiangjiang Fortune Group, and they were given enough to play. space. So much so that Zhonglian Group seems to have no actual controller, but the direction of development has not lost control.

There are also people who know a little more and believe that Qu Li, Vision Fund and Xiangjiang Fortune are closely related, and may be the actual controller behind it, but there is no evidence, even if he interferes in many decisions of this company.

What now? Qu Li's shares in Zhonglian Group are scattered among the "Vision Fund" under Fanxing Fund, the Tianming Fund under the family name, the trust fund of Zhang Yiwen and her children, and a small number of individuals. Anyway, the equity is scattered. Except for state-owned shareholders Huxiang local state-owned assets, as well as Huijin, State Power Investment, etc. under Huatou.

Although Qu Li is still the major shareholder, he really let go. This is also related to Zhang Yiwen's choice. If she wants to be the big boss, Qu Li really doesn't mind giving up all the shares to her and his children. It's a pity that Zhang Yiwen didn't have that kind of thought, or there were other reasons that made her feel that being the boss of Zhonglian Group was enough.

Because of age, Zhang Yiwen is not yet the boss of China United Group, so Qu Li and China United Group have a close relationship, which can be regarded as her support. Huatou, State Power Investment, including Huxiang State-owned Assets, are now friends, so don’t worry Lose control.

As for the future, it’s too far ahead. Ma Yun wants to be a 102-year-old company, but Ari will be split up soon. Every independent company may exist for 102 years, but it’s still what he wants. ?

The future is unpredictable. The rise and fall of the industry is not only an economic issue, but also a technological and social issue. Qin Shihuang also said: "I am the first emperor, and the future generations will be counted. The second generation and the third generation will be passed down endlessly!" As a result, the second generation died, and the fortune Uneven, ill-fated.

It is enough to do their own thing well and raise their children well. Let them choose their own life. Giving people wealth may not be as good as giving people "talent". Truly something to emulate.

Qu Li accompanied Zhang Yiwen to sort out the context of Zhonglian Group. Enterprise development is more important than control. Only selflessness can be invincible. You must also adhere to long-termism and do a good job of risk control. Just give up investing in stocks.

It seems that only Xiangjiang Investment participated in the short sale of international crude oil this time, and China United Group itself does not make such high-risk investments. But it doesn't mean that Zhonglian Group dare not take risks. For example, it is now planning a tens of billions of acquisitions: Xiangjiang's Fortis Insurance. Take Xiangjiang as a springboard to increase the internationalization of Zoomlion Group.

Zhonglian Group has securities and fund businesses in Xiangjiang, including Xiangjiang Investment. Because of its excellent investment performance, it has already gained a lot of fame. It also invested in Futu, an Internet brokerage firm, which can provide customers with one-stop investment services, including major Stock trading in the stock market, the founder is an old employee of the goose factory.

Zhonglian Group is a financial holding company, which actually focuses on large asset management business, so an insurance company with a lot of money is a good supplement. Xiangjiang is suitable for acquisition, and it also cheated Ping An Insurance's Fortis Group in the Netherlands. Its Xiangjiang subsidiary, Fortis Insurance, used to be Yingke Insurance under Charlie Li. It's hard to say how good it is, but it can make stable profits anyway, with a net profit of 600 to 700 million Hong Kong dollars a year.

One of the biggest characteristics of the enterprises under Quli is that they have a relatively high degree of internationalization. Not only the composition of talents, but also the income structure, even if it is the worst prospect, they are unswervingly moving towards internationalization. More than half of the senior executives of China United Group recognize him, so internationalization is an inevitable option.

From Hong Kong to Southeast Asia, going out along the Belt and Road and the Maritime Silk Road, this is the best opportunity for enterprises brought by the rise of a great power. Even if you don’t talk about foreign countries, just say that more and more people in China have come to Xiangjiang to buy insurance in the past few years, and there is a huge opportunity among them. By 2016, the scale will exceed 70 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In a place as big as Xiangjiang, the total annual premium income exceeds 500 billion Hong Kong dollars. It seems that there is no city in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen that exceeds 200 billion Hong Kong dollars. It can be seen that insurance is a very good business in Xiangjiang.

Another advantage of Zhonglian Group is Internet information technology, which has advantages in the industry. Jumei does not want to work overtime, and excellent programmers who want to work and rest are recommended to Zhonglian Group. In addition, the two companies already have Cooperation, so both network channels and information security have advantages.

To put it simply, the information department of Zoomlion Group has decision-making power, and programmer engineers can change careers to become managers of financial institutions, but in large financial institutions such as the four major banks, programmers are just tool people.

Only a "legendary figure" like Qu Li, who has proven himself in many fields, can hold back the arrogant soldiers from all walks of life under his banner and forcibly carry out his will. Therefore, when Qu Li and the core of Zhonglian Group made strategic decisions, no one objected.

Although the interests of China United Group and Jumei are not the same, they can help Jumei at multiple levels. The two complement each other. Even if Jumei Financial Services will transform into a financial company in the future, it still needs to cooperate with traditional financial companies. The existence of Qu Li allowed the two companies to cancel the time for building trust and directly became close partners.

Just as Qu Li was busy with work, his Twitter account was suddenly named by Microsoft CEO Nadella, and someone launched an "ice bucket challenge" for the rare disease "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis", commonly known as "gradual frostbite". fundraiser.

Qu Li didn't like this kind of recreational activity, so he chose to donate $100 to the organizer of the event and posted a proof of donation on Twitter.

The popularity of this event was not affected by Qu Li's decision. From the United States to China, from technology giants to the entertainment industry, many celebrities poured ice water on themselves to donate. Unexpectedly, Qu Li and Ao Guanhai, who had already donated money, received a lot of criticism on Twitter. (end of this chapter)