Behind the 12-hour fright of beauty： An unguarded mansion and a respected He Xiangjian

　　On the afternoon of June 15th, in Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, there were still people waving clubs at the golf course of Junlan International Golf Life Village, Midea Group, and it seemed that they were not affected by yesterday’s storm.

　　On the evening of June 14th, the previous day, the news that He Xiangjian, the 78-year-old founder of Midea, was threatened at home began to spread in the WeChat group. However, neither Foshan police nor Midea Group made public comments.

　　Until the morning of June 15th, Guanwei of Foshan Public Security Bureau issued a police report, revealing the basic case:

　　At 17: 30 on June 14th, Foshan 110 received an alarm, and an outsider broke into a residence in Junlan Life Village, Midea Group, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, threatening the personal safety of the people in the residence. After receiving the report, the provincial, municipal and district public security organs attached great importance to it and quickly organized police to rush to the scene for disposal. At 5 o’clock on June 15, the police have arrested five suspects involved. The victim He Moumou is safe. At present, the case is under further investigation.

　　In addition, the police did not release more information about the case.

　　A Foshan local told The Paper that He Xiangjian was indeed threatened. The five suspects who have been arrested are said to be from Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, and one of them gambled in Macau.

　　Regarding the details of the case, a person from Foshan police refused to falsify the case on the grounds that he was handling the case, and told the reporter that there was no plan to open an offline conference for the time being, and the outside world was invited to pay attention to the police’s notification at any time.

　　It’s hard to imagine what He Xiangjian, 78, experienced in those 12 hours.

　　What kind of mansion is "undefended"

　　Junlan International Golf Living Village is located in Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan City. It is a well-known local high-end villa area, only a few hundred meters away from Midea Group Headquarters Building. This is one of the permanent residences of He Xiangjian, the founder of Midea. Many people know that He Xiangjian lives here, and most of the residents in this community are employees of Midea Group.

　　Although this community is relatively high-end, it is very easy to get in and out. A resident told the The Paper reporter, "The investigation is not strict at ordinary times. On the one hand, many houses in the community need to be renovated, and there are more workers. On the other hand, Midea’s home ownership headquarters controlled by He Xiangjian’s daughter-in-law Lu Deyan is in the community, so it is basically not checked in and out. "

　　Even so, it is hard for many people to imagine such a thing happening.

　　An entrepreneur in Shunde told the reporter, "He Xiangjian is very respected in Shunde, and people have no airs. He came from a poor family, so he is very simple. Don’t look at the boss of hundreds of billions (net worth), many things are done by himself. Many people in Shunde know where He Xiangjian lives, including Yang Guoqiang (the founder of Country Garden). "

　　Residents of the aforementioned Junlan International Golf Living Village also said that many people in the community will often meet He Xiangjian, and sometimes He Xiangjian will have morning tea in the clubhouse opposite the community. In his view, the level of prevention in He Xiangjian is very low. "Although there is a sentry box at the door of He Xiangjian, only one person is on duty, and the door of any family is often not closed."

　　However, on June 15, it will be much more difficult to enter this community. The security guard will ask you where you are going, and you must verify the place before you can enter. In the residential area, security guards can also be seen everywhere patrolling, entering the villa area where He Xiangjian lives, and building security kiosks began on the same day.

　　12 hours of peace

　　Looking back on the 12 hours when He Xiangjian was threatened, the residents in the aforementioned residential area felt that these 12 hours seemed to be very calm.

　　At about 5: 30 pm on June 14, residents in the community received a notice from the property that they were not allowed to enter or leave the community because suspected explosives were found in the community.

　　However, by 6 o’clock, this notice was changed to be able to enter and leave the community, but you must register your identity information when you go out.

　　During this process, the WeChat group in the community began to spread the news of He Xiangjian’s accident, because a police vehicle entered He Xiangjian’s house next door, and the person who lived next door happened to be surnamed He, the founder of the United States. This is also the reason why it was later reported on the Internet that the threatened person was not He Xiangjian, but the neighbor next door.

　　After that, the neighbor surnamed He was called out by the police and sent to the hotel.

　　According to the owner, at that time, the police should have been negotiating with the suspects. Many vehicles marked "Special Police" and "Police" were parked near He Xiangjian’s residence, and the police were monitoring them at a nearby intersection.

　　However, the main road in front of He Xiangjian’s house was not blocked. The owner walked near He Xiangjian’s house at 10 o’clock. At that time, He Xiangjian’s house was full of private cars, including many luxury cars.

　　Previously, gunfire was heard on the Internet. The owner said that the whole process was still very calm, and he felt that there were not many vehicles coming and going by the police. Moreover, after the incident, among the owners, the neighbors suggested not to watch as much as possible, not to add chaos to the police, and prayed that the He Xiangjian family could survive this robbery safely.

　　Nothing special happened that night. The owner said that by the time he woke up the next morning, the community owners had released the news of the police, and everyone was wishing He Xiangjian and his family safety.

　　"The boss is safe, thanks to the public security and all walks of life."

　　There is only a beautiful avenue between the Junlan International Golf Village where He Xiangjian lives and the headquarters of Midea Group. Although Junlan International is a luxury house in the local area, the overall price is not expensive. Many employees of Midea Group live here and can reach the company within more than ten minutes’ walk.

　　On the afternoon of June 15th, the headquarters of Midea Group, which experienced a storm, seemed to be all right. At the gate, employees in twos and threes came out to chat during the break, but there was no mention of the "He Xiangjian being held hostage" incident.

　　A number of employees of Midea Group said in an interview with The Paper that they only saw media reports about He Xiangjian’s kidnapping and were unaware of other reasons. "I really don’t know the specific content. Maybe our grassroots employees don’t know this kind of thing, and the top management can know it, but it’s good to be safe anyway." A middle-level group of Midea said so.

　　On the evening of June 14th, when rumors were flying all over the sky, Midea Group kept silent.

　　Until the morning of June 15, Wang Jinliang, vice president of Midea Group, reported peace in a circle of friends and forwarded the notice from Foshan Public Security Bureau: "The boss is safe, thanks to the public security, and thanks to the media and the community for their concern."

　　Midea Group is the most important asset of He Xiangjian family. By the close of June 15th, Midea Group’s total market value was 405.9 billion yuan, and Midea Holdings, controlled by He Xiangjian, held 31.6% of the shares, with a market value of 128.1 billion yuan, making it the largest shareholder.

　　Although Midea Group was founded by He Xiangjian, He Xiangjian did not give Midea Group to his son He Jianfeng, but introduced a professional manager management system.

　　In 2012, He Xiangjian stepped down as the chairman of Midea Group, and professional manager Fang Hongbo became the chairman and CEO of Midea Group.

　　Under the care of professional managers such as Fang Hongbo, Midea is still growing steadily, giving investors generous dividends every year, which is a typical white horse stock.

　　According to employees of Midea Group, after He Xiangjian left office in recent years, he almost never came to the headquarters of Midea Group, and completely delegated power to the management team. His son, He Jianfeng, served as a director of Midea, but he did not hold a management position in Midea.

　　On October 19, 2018, Midea Group celebrated its 50th anniversary in Shunde. At this celebration dinner, He Xiangjian put forward two 500 billion goals of Midea Group, namely, revenue and market value should reach 500 billion. But he didn’t say the specific time, only that he hoped the company would achieve this goal soon.

　　He Xiangjian is respected for starting from scratch.

　　As a self-made entrepreneur, He Xiangjian is grounded and respected by the outside world.

　　The owner of the above-mentioned Junlan Community said that after the accident on the night of June 14, the residents did not go out to watch, and everyone hoped that He Xiangjian would be safe and sound. "His style is very close to the people, and the residents of Junlan know which building his house is, and his door is not closed at ordinary times."

　　He Xiangjian was born in 1942, graduated from primary school, worked in agriculture and factories, and later became a street cadre in Beijiao Town.

　　In 1968, 26-year-old He Xiangjian, together with 23 residents, raised 5,000 yuan to set up the "Beijiao Street Office Plastic Production Group" to produce plastic bottle caps, and served as the team leader himself.

　　Fifty years later, this "small town workshop" has developed into the largest household appliance group in China.

　　According to available data, Midea Group currently has 150,000 employees, nearly 200 subsidiaries and more than 60 overseas branches at home and abroad. It has been listed in the Fortune Global 500 for four consecutive years and ranked 312th in 2019.

　　In Forbes’ 2019 China Rich List, the He Xiangjian family ranked sixth, worth about 164 billion yuan.

　　Despite his high net worth, He Xiangjian has a simple style. At the 50th anniversary ceremony of Midea Group, He Xiangjian always greeted every guest with a smile and took photos with customers.

　　On the thank-you stage of the 50th anniversary, He Xiangjian once said: "After 50 years, Midea has become a great and respected company among the world’s top 500 companies. For this result, the first thing I want to say is to thank the great times, the country’s reform and opening up, and the government for giving us an environment for entrepreneurial development. Of course, I also thank the people of the United States for their hard work and innovation in the past 50 years. "

　　Yingfeng Group founded by He Jianfeng

　　What’s more commendable is that after retiring, He Xiangjian did not directly transfer beauty to his only son, He Jianfeng.

　　He Jianfeng has his own investment business. Today, Yingfeng Holding Group Co., Ltd. (Yingfeng Group) has a large scale, with two listed companies.

　　According to public information, Yingfeng Group, founded in 1994, is a diversified industrial investment holding group in a rapid development stage. At present, Yingfeng Group’s industries include environmental protection and high-end equipment, culture and art, investment and asset management, maternal and child consumption, and new scientific and technological materials. It has listed companies Yingfeng Environment (000967), Hualu Baina (300291), and a series of well-known brands at home and abroad, such as Yingfeng, Zoomlion Environment, Weiqi and Hualu Baina.

　　In February, 2006, Shangfeng Hi-Tech announced that Zhejiang Shangfeng Industry Group Co., Ltd., the largest shareholder of the company, and Midea Group, the second shareholder, intend to transfer their respective corporate shares of 9,575,027 and 24,897,984 to Yingfeng Group at a price of 29,700 yuan and 4.28 yuan respectively, with a total transfer price of 28,437,830 yuan and 106,563,372 yuan respectively.

　　This acquisition gives He Jianfeng its first listed company, which is now Yingfeng environment.

　　In March 2018, Hualu Baina announced that Hualu Culture, the company’s major shareholder, sold 17.55% of its shares in listed companies, and Yingfeng Group and Ningbo Profi Investment Management Co., Ltd. (Profi) spent 1.8 billion yuan to take over. After the transaction was completed, He Jianfeng became the new actual controller of listed companies.

　　Although he has his own career, He Jianfeng has not left He Xiangjian’s side.

　　Beijiao Town in Shunde is very small, and the corporate headquarters of He Xiangjian family is very concentrated. Not far from the headquarters of Midea Group, it is the headquarters of He Jianfeng’s Yingfeng Group.

　　Daughter-in-law in charge of Midea’s real estate.

　　Lu Deyan, He Xiangjian’s daughter-in-law and He Jianfeng’s wife, also plays an important role in the Ho family. Lu is the actual controller of Midea Real Estate (03990.HK) and one of the two major shareholders of Midea Holdings.

　　According to industrial and commercial data, Midea Holdings is held by He Xiangjian and Lu Deyan with 94.55% and 5.45% shares respectively.

　　Midea’s home ownership headquarters is located in Junlan International Golf Living Village, and the whole community management is also Midea’s home ownership.

　　Midea Real Estate official website shows that in 2004, Midea Real Estate was formally established and their first project, Junlan International Golf Community, was developed in Foshan, Guangdong.

　　However, Midea’s real estate business seems to have never become a mainstream business. In 2012, after Midea Group started to go public as a whole, the real estate business was formally divested and became an industry directly controlled by the He Xiangjian family.

　　Today, Midea’s real estate business has moved from the Pearl River Delta to the whole country. From 2016 to 2018, the sales scale of Midea’s home purchase contract exceeded 20 billion yuan, 50 billion yuan and 79 billion yuan in turn. In October 2018, it was successfully listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2019, the sales scale of Midea’s home purchase contract exceeded 100 billion yuan.