Onassis, the Greek ship king, is a famous name. His entrepreneurial experience is a legend and a journey of adventurers. Compared with his huge wealth, his romantic history is more famous, and the reputation of "Romantic Ship King" is even louder than that of "Greek God of War". His marriage history with Jacqueline Kennedy, the ex-wife of the President of the United States, has been talked about by countless people. His love with the famous soprano Maria Callas has also been told by many people and has been put on the screen many times. Today, the great cause he left behind is still in operation, and onassis has entered the history of world shipping!
Young adventurer
Aristotle onassis1906 was born in Izmir, western Turkey. Parents use the names of two great ancient Greek philosophers in the hope that they will become famous all over the world when they grow up.
As a teenager, onassis lived a carefree life because his parents' tobacco business was smooth sailing. In order to cultivate children, my father takes onassis with him every time he talks about business, so that he can learn a lot.
However, the good times did not last long. 1922, the Turks occupied Izmir, and the onassis family was put in prison. Although the family was released from prison after paying huge bail, Izmir could not stay any longer. In September of the same year, the whole family came to Greece to seek a hope!
However, at that time, thousands of refugees gathered near the Aegean Sea and the port. What does onassis live on? Fortunately, he found a cheap job on a wrecked ship bound for Argentina. After arriving in Argentina, with the help of local Greek expatriates, onassis worked as a welder in a telephone company. Forced by life, onassis works 16 hours a day, but such a hard environment has not eroded his courage and hope. One day, he will succeed!
By chance, onassis found that in Argentina, tobacco is very popular, but only local and South American tobacco. Many people don't like it because of its strong flavor, but mild Greek tobacco is not sold. This is a business opportunity! Seeing this opportunity, onassis resolutely resigned and put his hard-earned money into the tobacco industry.
At first, onassis could only produce Greek cigarettes in small workshops, but demand soon fell short. After expanding the production scale, he made a small profit. However, onassis, who grew up in a tobacco family, understands that this practice can't make a lot of money, and only tobacco trade and transportation can make a big difference. So, desperate, he started the smuggling business. Fortunately, he was not caught by the law. When his business stabilized, he turned to legal trade. By 1930, onassis had become the largest importer of Greek products and rented some freighters.
Just when onassis was full of ambition, the economic crisis that swept the world broke out and ruthlessly destroyed everything! When everyone was tortured to despair, onassis saw the opportunity. At that time, the Canadian national railway company prepared the auction industry in order to tide over the crisis. Among them, six cargo ships, worth 2 million 10, are now auctioned for only 20 thousand dollars each. Like a falcon who found its prey, he went to Canada to discuss business as quickly as possible. This abnormal behavior stunned colleagues. Because the shipping industry was in an unprecedented depression at that time, established shipping entrepreneurs were afraid to avoid it. In this case, onassis's investment in shipping is tantamount to throwing money into the sea in vain. Many people advised him, and some even thought he was crazy.
However, onassis is soberly aware that economic recovery and upsurge will eventually come and will eventually replace the current depression. Once the crisis is over, prices will change from plummeting to skyrocketing. If you can take the opportunity to buy cheap things, throw them out after the price rises, and you can make huge profits by changing hands. Although the shipping industry is temporarily hit, it will recover. Onassis refused to be dissuaded by his colleagues and friends, and decisively bought all these boats. Unsurprisingly, after the economic crisis, the recovery of the shipping industry ranked first among all industries, and the value of those ships bought by onassis soared overnight. He became the overlord of the sea and his assets soared hundreds of times.
1943, onassis moved the company headquarters to new york, and its wealth became wider and wider, and its fleet became bigger and bigger. 1945 entered the ranks of Greek shipping giants.