He is the first person in China to own Ferrari , but he started from scratch by selling cold drinks and became the richest man in China at the age of 41. What is even more surprising is that he also owns the most bizarre license plate number Jing A00001, becoming a sensational celebrity. What's going on?
1992 Ferrari manufacturers came to China to hold a car show. In order to make their posture more affordable, they shipped the most advanced and luxurious sports car . Once
was exhibited, no one was interested. This is because according to the economic level at that time, no one could afford this Ferrari worth $138,800.
You should know that on the streets at that time, most of them were
When the Ferrari manufacturer was about to pack the sports car and send it back to China, a middle-aged man came to them and said without hesitation that I want to buy this car. Then he took out the money casually and drove away.
From then on, this luxury sports car worth 10 apartments in Beijing has become the first Ferrari in China.
The man picked up the car and didn't finish it yet. He got a special license plate for foreign business, Beijing A00001, and took a group photo in front of Tiananmen . This photo was also featured in the media weekly of Western countries. This Chinese man who bought the first Ferrari became completely popular.
So who is he? How did this car happen?
This man is Li Xiaohua . He was born in a working-class family in Beijing in 1951. He has four children in his family, and he is the third child. Due to the large number of children in the family, the father’s salary is always not enough to spend.
Even so, the parents sent them to school.
Low Li Xiaohua entered junior high school, which is 2 kilometers away from home. But he never took the bus because he had no money in his pocket. Therefore, I walk or run home every day.
1968 Li Xiaohua was already 17 years old. At that time, the wave of going to the countryside swept across the country. He followed many intellectual youth to Beidahuang .
Li Xiaohua learned a lot of survival skills here, farming and logging, etc. Eight years passed by, and after layers of training, he finally returned to Beijing and started his life again. At first, he encountered obstacles when looking for a job, but later he never worked for a job for a long time.
It was not until 1979 that reform and opening up 's measures were officially opened, and Li Xiaohua became the first to make a fortune. Then what did he do?
He is the first person in China's Ferrari, and he has the most precious license plate number of Beijing A00001. He appeared in American magazine with a photo. He is Li Xiaohua.
In 1979, he started a small business and opened a clothing store. Once he was going to Guangzhou to attend an exhibition. During this process, he saw a very strange thing, which was a cold drink machine.
Seeing it appearing a cold drink in the hands of the staff, Li Xiaohua was instantly attracted by this thing. I immediately spent a lot of money to buy the machine. Soon after, the hot summer came, and he brought the machine to Beidaihe Haibin and started selling cold drinks.
At that time, people were very surprised and they took out their money to buy a cold drink to taste it. In this way, Li Xiaohua was busy all summer and made a lot of money. Later, when he wanted to sell cold drinks, many people learned from him. Business was depressed all of a sudden.
He chose to give up directly and sold the machine to others. Li Xiaohua found business opportunities again. At that time, the video hall was just starting, and he took the opportunity to open a video hall elsewhere. This made him make another big profit.
By 1985, Li Xiaohua had already had a lot of wealth. But he was not satisfied because he wanted to be a big boss in the business world. In order to achieve this goal, he left China and came to Japan to learn some business methods.
In order to experience the situation of the workers at the bottom, he ran to the restaurant to brush plates and became an apprentice for others. Later he opened a company in Japan. He learned through various information channels that there are many people with hair loss in Japan.Li Xiaohua immediately ran back to China and applied for the Japanese agency of Zhang Guangyao and Zero Hair Regenerative Sperm.
Results This product has been well received in Japan, and the products sold have made him make a fortune. In 1988, Li Xiaohua went to Hong Kong again, started the real estate industry here, and established Hong Kong to establish Huada International Investment Group. Next, his value soared.
has its own industries in all walks of life and soon became one of the few richest people. What happened to him later?
He is a Chinese who is famous all over the world by buying "Ferrari". He started his business by selling cold drinks when he was young. At the age of 41, he is already the richest man in China. Later, he was personally received by US President Clinton. Who is this person?
Since Li Xiaohua built his own business empire, his wealth has increased. Few people can compare to him. In 1992, Ferrari manufacturers came to Beijing Asian Games Village, where they were preparing to promote a wave of luxury cars. For this purpose, they also specially transported a Ferrari that was the most advanced and luxurious at that time.
After hearing this, Li Xiaohua came to the scene calmly and bought this Ferrari. The deal was sold for $138,880 at the time. Many people were incredible when they heard this, after all, you can buy ten apartments in Beijing.
. In order to thank him for buying it, the Ferrari manufacturer also held a special luxury delivery ceremony. Not long after, Li Xiaohua applied for a license, a license that shocked the Chinese, Beijing A00001.
From then on, he became popular all over the world. At this time, his photos were published in American magazines and posters in French Square. It is famous all over the world.
Later, many foreign leaders had close contact with this Ferrari when they visited China. They also left their own signatures on the body of the car, such as Putin and Clinton. And these signatures make the car even more valuable.
In addition, Li Xiaohua also collects many car , each of which is priceless. But he has so much money and has started to do charity. You should know that he has donated a total of 630 million yuan.
To confirm his contribution, Chinese Academy of Sciences named an asteroid with an international permanent number of 3556 after him.
can win such an honor, which shows that Li Xiaohua has a huge influence. Now Li Xiaohua's net worth ranks 74th on the list of rich people in mainland China. He is already a very successful businessman.