With the baptism of the third scientific and technological revolution and the deepening of reform and opening up, every household has a car.
Although the automobile was the result of the second industrial revolution, it really entered the homes of ordinary people after the third scientific and technological revolution. After World War II, the global economy needs to recover. Many socialist countries have chosen the Stalin model and given priority to the development of heavy industry. Many capitalist countries have chosen Keynesianism and strengthened state intervention in the economy.
However, in the 1970s of 19, there was a stagflation crisis in capitalist countries, and prices were still rising, but the economic growth rate was declining. In order to stimulate economic growth, the president of the United States decided to apply the achievements of the third scientific and technological revolution to the civil field, and cars became a necessity for thousands of families.
At this time, our party decided to carry out reform and opening up, and first opened four special economic zones: Shenzhen, Xiamen, Zhuhai and Shantou. By attracting foreign investment, the city's economy has developed rapidly, and it has also created the "Shenzhen speed" of building one building a month. At that time, the leaders decided to open these four special zones because being close to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was conducive to attracting overseas Chinese investment.
At this time, Hong Kong is still under British rule, but the global colonial system has collapsed and Hong Kong can develop its economy independently. They all choose to invest in the mainland. 1The 14th National Congress was held in the middle of 1992, and the goal of establishing a socialist market economic system was clearly put forward.
Since then, the mainland has become the economic rear of Hong Kong, providing a large number of raw materials and labor for the development of Hong Kong. Hong Kong's economy is advancing by leaps and bounds, and people's living standards are constantly improving. By the beginning of the new century, basically every household in Hong Kong has a car.
A heart can't blossom, and a heart can't shade. Liao was unable to invest in real estate, so she chose to invest in parking spaces.
Since 1990s, Hong Kong has seized the opportunity of the third industrial transfer and developed rapidly. Especially after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, a large number of migrants poured into Hong Kong, and the housing prices in Hong Kong rose rapidly. Investing in real estate has become the most profitable project.
Liao Ai also knows that investing in real estate is certain, but she doesn't have enough money to develop the website independently. Moreover, real estate involves not only land use rights, but also housing quality, and needs to consider the needs of consumers. In short, the risk was particularly high, so she gave up investing in real estate.
However, she found another business opportunity. In order to reduce costs, many real estate developers will choose to open in the suburbs, which will increase commuting time and increase the necessity of cars.
But the urban areas of Hong Kong are all old houses, and there are not enough parking spaces. So there is a particularly strange phenomenon. Many people in Hong Kong can afford a car, but the parking fee is very high. According to statistics, cars parked in the parking lot have to pay parking fees from 30 yuan to 50 yuan every hour.
In order to avoid parking fees, many people choose to park their cars on the side of the road, but this seriously hinders traffic. In order to maintain order, the traffic police will post fines for all kinds of illegal vehicles, ranging from 100 yuan to 200 yuan. Therefore, although many people have bought cars, they can't afford to drive, let alone parks.
Liao is keenly aware that parking lot is also a new industry. So she sold her luxury car and house, borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends, and bought 180 parking spaces at one time. Many people are against her, thinking that this is a loss-making business and will not make money at all. But as a result, these people were beaten in the face.
At the beginning of the 20th century, parking spaces became the best-selling products, and Liao Ai became a billionaire.
After Liao bought the 180 parking space, he rented it directly. Charge monthly in the early stage, then charge by the hour, and the investment will soon return to the capital. Moreover, with the development of economy, people's demand for parking spaces is increasing, and parking spaces in Liaoning are often in short supply.
Liao's husband, Liao Lie, is the president of the Bank of Hong Kong, and he is very supportive of his wife's decision. So under reasonable conditions, I helped my wife buy a parking space with a loan. Moreover, Liao, like other ladies, does nothing but enjoy life every day.
Liao is still frugal, and all his money is used to buy a parking space. Later, Liao spent another 200 million yuan to build the largest parking lot in downtown Hong Kong. The annual rent of each parking space is 654.38 million yuan, but consumers are still scrambling for rent.
Now Liao is worth 3010.40 billion, becoming a real billionaire. But she has always believed that the reason why she has achieved such high achievements is because society has given her opportunities. So she has been giving back to the society and has donated 400 million Hong Kong dollars to the society.
Moreover, Liao especially supports education because she knows that knowledge can change fate. In order to fulfill many people's dreams of studying, she often donates books and tuition fees to people in poor areas. In order to support university education in Hong Kong, she also donated 80 million Hong Kong dollars to Caritas College.
summary
There are thousands of roads to success. Some people rely on hard work, some people rely on perseverance, and some people rely on keen insight. Liao's success stems from her keen observation. Parking lot is a new industry and a product that people just need in the future.
Moreover, Liao can push his way through the crowd and stick to himself. At that time, investing in real estate was the most correct choice, and many people also hoped that Liao could invest in real estate. But she stuck to her principles and decisions and finally succeeded.
Liao's life is an unrepeatable life. Although we can't learn from her to invest in the parking lot now, we can learn from her business philosophy, that is, think more than others and stay ahead of others.