Zhang Xi's personal story

A native of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, is the "wig king" and the chairman of Zhang's Investment Co., Ltd. He made a living in Hong Kong in the early 1960s, and finally achieved something through hardships. 1979, he returned to his hometown and founded Longyan Zhangshi Hairdressing Factory, the first rural enterprise in China. After years of development, Zhang Xi has many companies in Hong Kong and South Guangdong. He is currently the chairman of Hong Kong Zhangshi Investment Co., Ltd., Dongguan Hailong Hairdressing Products Co., Ltd., Hongda Paper Factory, Guangzhou Jinchuangli Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Dongguan Grand Hyatt International Hotel (five-star). The annual sales income of the enterprise exceeds 300 million yuan. Zhang Xi, who started from the production and practice of wigs, has achieved the ultimate in the practice of wigs through his "courage, bitterness and cleverness" and has become a leader in this industry. Today, with the rapid changes in the global economy, the scale of his Zhang Hairdressing Factory has been expanded again and again, and it has developed into the largest wig manufacturer in the world. 1997 The Humen Association of Hong Kong was established, and he was elected as the first chairman by a high vote. Since 2000, he has served as the president of Humen Association of Hong Kong for many times. In 2007, he was elected as the president of 3 1 Hong Kong Dongguan Association with a high vote, and was re-elected this year. Although Mr. Zhang Xi is in Hong Kong, he has deep feelings for his motherland and hometown. He has contributed to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and the construction of his hometown for a long time, showing his deep affection for Sangzi and his childlike innocence. It is understood that he has donated many times to build Humen Nursing Home, three community elderly residential centers and Humen Student Aid Fund. As one of the founders of the first village-run "Three Supplements and One Supplement" factory in China, Zhang Xi is a typical representative of Dongguan people's "outflow and return" and a drop of water in the trend of the times, reflecting the transformation of Dongguan people from fanaticism to rationality at that time. In 20 12, he was awarded "Outstanding Businessman" by the World Businessmen Congress.

From "outflow" to "backflow"

1980, Zhang Xi once again set foot on a fishing boat that escaped from Hong Kong. Two years later, he and his younger brother Zhang Guang returned to their hometown and shuttled between Dongguan and Hong Kong. In a blink of an eye, decades passed.

Zhang Xi, a 73-year-old native of Longyan Village, Humen Town, Dongguan, is a typical representative of the story of Dongguan people's "outflow and return".

Time returned to 197 1 and the north wind roared. Zhang Xi, a native of Dongguan, rowed a small fish boat to Shajiao, Hong Kong. The weather didn't help others. At dawn, he rowed to a shovel island and was caught by the local militia and sent to the border guards. His first smuggling ended in failure.

Nine years later, he once again embarked on the road of smuggling. "At that time, reform and opening up had been implemented, so I should not have to go to Hong Kong. However, the mood at that time was very complicated. First of all, I'm afraid of policy changes. Second, my three children had already arrived in Hong Kong and were fostered in my brother's house. " Zhang Xi recalled.

Finally, I went there. "I took my wife and little daughter by boat, crossed the border from Lok Ma Chau, Shenzhen, and arrived in Yuen Long in 20 minutes." After arriving in Hong Kong, Zhang Xi was arrested and held in the police station for two months, during which she asked a lawyer to file a lawsuit with the Immigration Bureau. Finally, because the three children were left unattended in Hong Kong, the government finally allowed them to live in Hong Kong. Two years later, he applied for his children to come to Hong Kong, and Zhang Xi's family was reunited.

A few years later, like other Hong Kong businessmen, the Zhang brothers "returned" to the mainland. Dongguan became their first stop to invest in the mainland. From 65438 to 0978, a Hong Kong businessman named Zhang invested in Taiping Handbag Factory, the first "three supplements and one supplement" enterprise in Dongguan, which was of epoch-making significance. In the same year, Zhang Guang, Zhang Xi's younger brother, returned to Dongguan to set up the first village-run "three supplements and one supplement" factory in China, and signed the documents of Dongguang (1979)02, 03 and 04 for investment and cooperation in his hometown with Dongguan Light Industry Bureau, and opened longan hair tools factory, bleaching and dyeing factory and Dongguan electric appliance factory in Humen, Dongkeng and Fucheng respectively. Later, all three factories were run by Zhang Xi.

From "King of Wigs" to "Tumbler"

"If you have it, don't take risks. If you don't, don't take risks."

Many companies owned by Zhang Xi are small in scale in the circle, but they are "darumans" in business. At present, Zhang Hairdressing Factory produces more than 2,000 kinds of wigs. At present, there is still a shortage of 500,000 wigs in the world every year, and about 25% of the world's practice wigs are shipped from Zhangxi factory. This "three supplements and one supplement" small workshop has become the largest wig manufacturer in the world.

Zhang Xi strives for stability in everything, hoping to know the whole situation like the back of his hand. "If you want to fight for it, you must fight for it. If you shouldn't fight for it, you should keep a low profile and take care of the overall situation." Zhang Xi himself is willing to be a "tumbler". Entrepreneurs who are over 70 years old like him have mostly retired to the second line, but he is still sticking to it. He said, it is good to be a man and do things. "The company has developed to the present. If there is no strong successor, we will not consider continuing to grow. "

Zhang Xi initially gave all the enterprises established in his life to his eldest son, and the rest of the children did not inherit them. However, the eldest son died in a traffic accident four years ago.

In recent years, Zhang Xi's business and life focus has gradually shifted to the mainland.

Since last year, Zhang Group has invested nearly 200 million yuan in Deqing to build underwear factories, tea farms and real estate companies, and will develop nearly 500 mu of land. Because of the rising land price, the market value of Deqing's assets has doubled to about 400 million yuan.

In September this year, according to Zhang Xi's plan, the five-star Dongguan Yuan Jun International Hotel, which was jointly built with his friend He Qilin, will also be put into trial operation.