On May 26, 2020, the gambling king Stanley Ho passed away.
The fourth wife Anqi Leong is known as the female version of "Ho Hong-shen" by virtue of her own strength. How did Anqi Liang do it from a dancer with a monthly salary of 700 Australian dollars to a strong woman with a net worth of tens of billions now?
In 1960, Anqi Liang was born in Guangzhou, and her original name was Huan Weiling.
Her family is well off, her parents are both cadres, and she loves her little daughter very much. Anqi Liang was sent to learn ballet since she was a child, which also had an important impact on her future life.
The good times did not last long. Her father passed away when Liang Anqi was 10 years old, leaving only her mother, brother and herself to depend on each other.
My mother was just a nurse. It was not easy to support a family with a meager income, and the family's life began to become difficult. Under the pressure of reality, Liang Anqi had no choice but to give up her studies and start making money outside to support her family.
But Anqi Liang is also lucky. At that time, the Guangzhou Art Troupe expanded its enrollment, with more than 20,000 applicants, but only 15 people were admitted in the end. The talented Liang Anqi stood out from this "thousands of troops" and became an official dancer.
After joining the art troupe, Liang Anqi discovered that the situation was not what she expected.
Without any family background, she rarely has the opportunity to go on stage, and even if she does, she can only play some small roles. In this way, Liang Anqi stayed in the art troupe for 7 years, but still did not get ahead.
In 1980, Guangzhou TV Station was recruiting actors, and Anqi Liang decided to give it a try.
However, she was told that she would have to sign a five-year contract with the TV station, and the TV station would not necessarily guarantee that she would be the heroine. Anqi Liang, who longed for freedom and fame, decided to give up this opportunity after careful consideration.
At this time, Anqi Liang heard that money came quickly from Macau, and she wanted to make money to support her family as soon as possible. She left Macau to work without hesitation.
Liang Anqi also changed her surname to be the same as her mother's, and transliterated her name in English into Anqi, so the name Liang Anqi came into being.
Life in Macau is also very difficult. She has to work three jobs a day to make ends meet.
She has to work in an office building in the morning, work in a casino in the afternoon, and work part-time as a dance teacher at the Women's Association in the evening. But even if she works more than ten hours a day, she only earns 700 Australian dollars a month.
Recalling the past, she once said with emotion: "Although she worked as a box-opener in a casino and could handle countless banknotes every day, when she came home from work every day and took out her wallet, she never saw any cash in it. "More than a thousand yuan."
Therefore, Liang Anqi, who wants to be strong, silently vowed in her heart: In the future, she will rely on her own efforts and hard work to own a house of her own, and she will make more money. People who looked down on her were impressed.
Huangtian paid off, and Liang Anqi’s efforts finally paid off.
During her part-time job as a dance teacher, she met many young ladies. Through their introduction, Liang Anqi also met many men from well-off families. These men fell in love with the young and beautiful Liang Anqi at first sight and pursued her.
Later, Anqi Liang met Stanley Ho’s third brother and sister-in-law through Ho Chaoxian, the daughter of the gambling king’s first wife.
In 1986, Stanley Ho’s third sister-in-law held a private dance at the Lisboa Hotel in Macau, and of course Stanley Ho was also on the invitation list.
But at that time, the gambling partner was temporarily vacant. The second wife, Lan Qiongying, who could dance, was in Canada, and the third wife could not dance. So the gambling king's third sister-in-law found a group of dance partners for the lonely men, and Liang Anqi was among them.
Stanley Ho fell in love with the outstanding-looking Liang Anqi at first sight and immediately invited her to be his dance partner. The two got acquainted with each other because of this dance and had a good impression of each other. Anqi Liang was only 26 years old that year, while Stanley Ho was already 65 years old.
After the dance, under the arrangement of Stanley Ho, Anqi Liang came to work in his casino, and her salary was increased to 3,000 Macau Patacas a month.
After her salary increased, Anqi Liang began to save her own money to open a dance class, and her life began to develop in a good direction.
Anqi Leung once described the beginning of her relationship with Stanley Ho. She said: "When I look at him, I know what he is thinking. As soon as he sees the look in my eyes, he also knows what I am thinking."
p>Having said that, the gambling king's sister revealed that Stanley Ho once said: "After being with her for a while, I wanted to 'fly' her, but I didn't expect that she heard some things that she shouldn't." She had no choice but to accept what she knew."
This may explain why the two only officially settled down after being together for 3 years.
In 1989, Anqi Leung worked as a dance partner with Stanley Ho for three years and finally experienced a change in status.
At that time, Stanley Ho called to "propose" to Anqi Leung: "I really want to live with you, are you willing?" and promised that Anqi Leung would be the last woman to marry.
Although this was what Liang Anqi was looking forward to the most, she did not agree immediately even though she was happy. Instead, she temporarily declined on the grounds that she had to think about it for two days.
After the two officially got together, Stanley Ho spent a lot of money to buy a 3,000-square-foot, or more than 200-square-meter, bungalow as a gift to Anqi Leung, and announced her identity as the fourth wife to the outside world. .
That year Anqi Liang was only 29 years old, while Stanley Ho was already 68 years old.
Among the four wives of the gambling king, there was a gap of 15 years between the marriage of the second wife Lan Qiongying and the first wife Li Wanhua, and there was a gap of 13 years between the marriage of the third wife Chen Wanzhen and the second wife. Year.
However, Stanley Ho couldn't wait to marry Anqi Leong after only 4 years after Chen Wanzhen. From this, it is not difficult to see the status of Anqi Leong in the heart of gambling king Stanley Ho.
After marrying into a wealthy family, whether it was the opening ceremony of a new company, an award ceremony, or an annual meeting and other formal occasions that required the appearance of Mrs. Ho, it was Angela Leung who accompanied the gambling tycoon Stanley Ho.
But she is not satisfied with this canary-like wealthy life.
In 1990, Anqi Leung gave birth to the gambling king’s first child, daughter Ho Chaoying. It was also in this year that the gambling king Stanley Ho fell in love with the young and beautiful actor Lizhi at first sight at a dance and fell in love with her. Lizhi began to pursue fiercely.
However, under the joint "attack" by the four wives at home, the gambling king could only send Lizhi back.
It was also this incident that made Liang Anqi deeply realize that a man’s promises cannot be trusted, let alone a wealthy gambling king! He was only favored because of his temporary youth and beauty.
This also strengthened her determination to develop her career. Liang Anqi proposed to learn business from the gambling king, but refused the monthly pocket money of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
So, Liang Anqi began to study in the company. Not afraid of hardship, she started from the bottom of the finance. Not only did she have to work in the company during the day, she also asked the gambling king to give advice when she came home at night.
Later, Liang Anqi handled the affairs in an orderly manner, and the gambling king gradually let go and gave her shares in the North Korean casino.
Anqi Liang works very hard in her career. Even if she is pregnant, she will patrol the store with her belly full. In order to consolidate his position, he gave birth to three sons and two daughters to the gambling king within ten years.
Since 1990, Anqi Liang began to invest the money earned from casinos into real estate.
As of 2013, in addition to the luxury homes that have been given to her children, there are as many as 52 properties recorded in her own name. Compared with her original desire to only own a house, Anqi Liang has succeeded Too many.
At the same time, Liang Anqi also followed the example of her second wife Lan Qiongying and arranged for her eldest brother to serve as the financial manager of the casino to enhance her voice in the gambling king family.
Slowly, Liang Anqi became the gambling king's indispensable right-hand man.
When the company encountered difficulties in its business, she took the initiative to help the gambling king successfully acquire shares.
When Stanley Ho and his sister were fighting for power, Anqi Leong did not hesitate to ask others for help in order to help SJM go public. She even had to accompany others to dinner at night. She was solely responsible for all the rumors from the outside world.
In the end, she not only completed the task beautifully, but also did not say a word of complaint, which also made the gambling king trust her even more.
After the return of Macau, Anqi Leung expanded her business to all walks of life, and also served as a director of the Macau gaming industry.
Not only was she twice elected as a member of the Macau Legislative Council, she also became the chairman of Po Leung Kuk in Hong Kong. With her connections, she raised 600 million in funds, all of which were used for charity.
In 2010, gambling king Stanley Ho fell down at home and required surgery due to head injuries. While others were fighting for the distribution of property, only Anqi Liang still unswervingly supported Stanley Ho.
Later, Stanley Ho's condition began to improve. After this incident, his friendship with Anqi Liang became deeper and he even secretly transferred 7% of the shares of his company to her, making her a member of the company. the second largest shareholder.
Over the past thirty years, Anqi Liang has used her wisdom and ability to build her own business empire, including art exhibitions, real estate, saunas, golf courses and other popular industries.
She is not only the gambling king's trusted lover, but also the biggest helper in his career. She is dubbed the female version of "Ho Hong-shen".
Anqi Liang is not only strict with herself, but also has high standards and strict requirements for her children. Under her strict guidance, the eldest daughter He Chaoying became a popular star in Hong Kong and Macao.
His son He Youjun was trained to become a master of finance at MIT and won gold medals in the British Mathematical Olympiad for five consecutive years. He is also well-known to the public for his participation in "The Strongest Brain". His calmness and wisdom It has also won countless praises from the outside world.
The youngest daughter He Chaoxin is good at four languages. She has the same artistic talent as Anqi Liang and has won many awards in various fields such as violin, horse riding, and skiing.
From struggling for survival to the intrigues of rich life, intrigues in the business world, and finally becoming a strong woman worth tens of billions, Liang Anqi’s beautiful transformation did not happen overnight, but relied on her own Great wisdom, great opportunity, great perseverance.
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