socalfunplaces Chapter 1033
Chapter 1033
Wang Lanyu was locked up in the police station, and could only be furious.
Meanwhile, Meng Haisheng was not idle. He sent Zhang Lei to Hong Kong Island, and with the assistance of Zhou Wenqi, he quickly thoroughly investigated all aspects of the Wang family and the Henderson Group.
Especially the targeted reports of the Hong Kong media, which exposed the various scandals of the Wang family like taking advantage of every opportunity.
They almost effortlessly dug up all the old accounts of the Wang family.
When Zhang Lei presented these materials to Meng Haisheng, he looked at these family relationships and the history of the Wang family, which were more exciting than thunderstorms, and couldn't help but marvel.
Considering that Meng Haisheng might have difficulty reading, Zhang Lei took the initiative to explain these materials.
"The Wang family initially made their fortune in the weaving industry, and then expanded into department stores, which became a big business. Later, they joined forces with gangs in Formosa, got involved in smuggling, and made a lot of profits."
"Now, although there are still many industries of the Wang family in Formosa, they are currently in a loss-making state because they are managed by his daughters, so there is no need to worry."
"And the hotels, casinos and entertainment clubs they opened in Las Vegas and Nanyang have also been squandered by their sons one after another."
"At present, they only have a few famous gambling ships on the high seas. When the Wang family was rich in the early years, they had a lot of pre-sale properties and land with the Hong Kong government, and gradually developed them into the current Henderson Land Development, which is still very large in scale."
After listening to Zhang Lei's report, Meng Haisheng had a rough idea in his mind.
The Wang family's plate is bigger than he expected. It not only involves the real estate and department store business in Hong Kong Island, but also has its influence in Formosa, Las Vegas, and Nanyang, almost radiating outward from Hong Kong Island.
He said to Zhang Lei: "Grandpa Wang is really an amazing person. He was able to develop his business to such a scale in a few decades, which shows that he had a sharp vision and extraordinary vision. It's a pity that his descendants seem to have failed to inherit his ability."
Mentioning Grandpa Wang, Meng Haisheng became more curious and asked about Grandpa Wang's life and history of making a fortune.
Zhang Lei turned to the page introducing Grandpa Wang, handed it to Meng Haisheng, and continued to introduce:
"Grandpa Wang Chaosheng, now 76 years old, married his fifth concubine Du Meiling, who was more than 40 years younger than him, five years ago. Because Hong Kong Island retains the marriage customs of the late Qing Dynasty and practices polyandry, Wang Chaosheng has five wives in total."
Then, Zhang Lei showed Meng Haisheng a family relationship chart of the Wang family.
The dense arrangement of photos shows the huge size of the Wang family.
Meng Haisheng looked at the photos of these people while listening to Zhang Lei continue to say: "Wang Chaosheng was originally the first son-in-law of his first wife. After inheriting his wife's family's weaving business, his business grew bigger and bigger."
"After his first wife died, he soon remarried and had a wife and two concubines before he was 30 years old. Later, he seized the opportunity to trade with foreigners, established the Hang Lung Department Store, and expanded the business to Southeast Asia."
After his second wife died, he married a big boss of the Taiwan Bamboo Union Gang and married the other party's youngest daughter. "
Meng Haisheng counted in detail that Wang Chaosheng's five wives gave birth to a total of 23 children for him, enough to form two football teams.
In comparison, Meng Haisheng himself only had four children. He couldn't help but feel that he seemed to be behind in terms of childbearing.
But if Mu Cheng knew this idea, I'm afraid he would really have to sleep on the sofa for a month.
In the atlas, Wang Chaosheng had a total of eight sons. They have frequently appeared in reports of Hong Kong media over the years and were ridiculed as "Eight Dragons Fighting for Succession".
Among them, the eldest son died at a very young age, and the second son Wang Yaoyu was born to him and his second wife Bai Xiuzhu, and has always been valued by Wang Chaosheng.
Wang Yaoyu's mother was once the most beautiful socialite in Hong Kong Island. She was the white moonlight that Wang Chaosheng pursued for seven years.
Therefore, Wang Yaoyu has always been favored, and there have been rumors that he will Become the next head of the Wang family.
But Meng Haisheng observed that although Wang Yaoyu was nearly 40 years old, he still had not gained control of the Wang family, which was enough to show that Wang Chaosheng did not fully trust him.
The other sons, such as the third, fourth, sixth and seventh sons, performed mediocrely. Wang Chaosheng handed over part of the Nanyang and Formosa properties to them to manage. It seemed that he was making them independent, but in fact it was more like sending them out to fend for themselves.
Zhang Lei's investigation showed that some members of the Wang family were indeed mediocre, especially the fourth and third sons, whose properties were shrinking.
Wang Chaosheng had to subsidize some funds every year to barely avoid bankruptcy, and the remaining business was barely maintaining a half-dead state.
The originally prosperous business completely became a festering sore on Hengji's body, and it was difficult to give it up.
In the Wang family's battle for the crown prince, the most powerful candidates include the second brother Wang Yaoyu, the fifth brother Wang Tianyu and the eighth brother Wang Lanyu.
Before being squeezed out of the Henderson Group, Wang Lanyu encountered a joint calculation from Wang Yaoyu and Wang Tianyu, which caused heavy losses to the gambling boat he was responsible for.
This incident made Wang Chaosheng drive him out in anger.
The business in the gambling city has been lost, and the loss of the gambling boat is equivalent to the Wang family completely losing the industry in the gambling city.
Wang Chaosheng lost the kingdom he had worked so hard to build, and he was hospitalized in anger.
Wang Yaoyu pushed all the responsibilities onto Wang Lanyu, and squeezed him out like he did the third and fourth brothers.
Zhang Lei concluded with emotion: "Look at this big family, each of them has eight hundred minds, but they are all used against their own people. If they were united against the outside world, I'm afraid the situation of the Wang family would not be like this now."
Hearing this, Meng Haisheng couldn't help laughing: "Their real estate income in Hong Kong Island alone is enough to rank among the top ten richest people in Hong Kong Island, and you still sympathize with them. Why don't you think about when you can make so much money and marry so many wives!"
This hit Zhang Lei's heart directly, leaving him speechless.
Meng Haisheng looked at the information of the Wang family, and was already planning how to find a breakthrough in his mind.
He didn't think the Wang family was so powerful. On the contrary, the Wang family was already full of loopholes like a sieve. What he really needed to consider was how to achieve his goal as quickly and effectively as possible.
After thinking for a long time, a series of plans gradually formed in his mind.
After a brief tidying up, he asked Zhang Lei: "How is Wang Chaosheng's health now?"
"A year ago, he had a stroke and fainted because of the gambling boat incident. Although he was rescued, he can no longer speak clearly."
"When I sneaked in to investigate, I heard people in the Wang family mention that Wang Chaosheng might have another stroke. He has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment."
"This news was strictly blocked, and even the Hong Kong media did not dig it out."