Lian family of Lianqifeng

At noon on June 16, 2009, more than half a year has passed since Lian Chao was arrested, and Xinzhi Industry has moved out of the office on the 6th floor of Guangshen Hotel. On the drizzly Shennan Avenue, the signboard of the original "Tiedou" Xinyehui nightclub has been replaced with the words "Hedong Club". With the arrest and imprisonment of the backbone, the roots of Lianjia in Shenzhen seem to have been uprooted, which was unimaginable a year ago.

"Xinye company is very capable. In Shenzhen, almost no second private enterprise can solve the complex property rights problem of the 20-story property of SEG 5 1-7 1. " Some insiders said, "But Xinye seems to have solved this problem overnight, and many departments have given it the green light."

However, Lian Chao, the actual controller of Xinye, kept a low profile in public, and his actions were rarely reported in newspapers. As the legal representative of Xinye Industry, he rarely makes public appearances in this capacity, and the big and small affairs of the company are handled by his younger brother Lian Zhuoming. The same low-key also appeared in his two younger brothers: Lian Qifeng, chairman of the board of directors of Neptune Group, has not been interviewed by any media, and only Neptune Group's website has a brief introduction to him; Lian Zhuoming's public information is only "Chairman of Neptune Group and Chairman of Xinye Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.".

As a result, the media know little about the life experiences of his three brothers, and even his native place is summarized by the word "Chaoshan people".

"Lian Chao's behavior is in stark contrast to his, he is my brother, and Huang Guangyu is also a Chaoshan person." A reporter active in Guangdong and Hong Kong said. Since the case of Huang Guangyu, many journalists have easily come to their hometown Hufeng Village, Tongyu Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou City for interviews, and made their past events before they became rich public.

Due to business disputes, Zhao Dong, the chairman of Shenzhen Shengsanyi Technology Co., Ltd., was repeatedly threatened by Lian Chao and Lian Zhuoming's subordinates. According to his statement, Xinye Industrial Company illegally detained him in order to recapture the property that had been transferred to Sheng Sanyi.

Zhao Dong became the most enthusiastic person to study Lian family history. The owner of this company, who claims to be determined to crack down on the "new industries involving black gangs" in order to get back justice and fairness, is trying his best to collect the company's materials and then upload them to his company's website to make them public.

Lian Chao, 40, is one of the investors of the high-seas gambling ship Neptune. His brother Lian Qifeng is the chairman of the board of directors of Neptune International Group (hereinafter referred to as Neptune Group), a Hong Kong listed company, and holds 70% of the shares of Neptune.

Neptune is the largest and most advanced five-star luxury cruise ship in Hong Kong. The ship is nine stories high and has a total capacity of 500 passengers. Located on the sixth floor of the casino, including baccarat, blackjack and other gambling entertainment projects. According to statistics of Neptune official website, the cruise ship has carried more than 1 10,000 passengers per month since it set sail on 1996. It is a five-star hotel with complete facilities and first-class service at sea.

The annual report of Neptune Group shows that Lian Qifeng has accumulated more than ten years of experience in the fields of clothing industry, automobile industry, property investment, cruise operation and even casino operation. He used to be a director of Yan 'an Church, and now he is a director of various regional chambers of commerce and industry in Hong Kong, and vice president of Northeast New Territories Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

However, people familiar with the matter believe that 35-year-old Lian Qifeng is only assigned to act as a "goalkeeper" behind the scenes, and the actual power is manipulated by Lian Chao.

Compared with casinos, gambling boats on the high seas do not need to pay taxes, government permission, legal restrictions and police supervision, thus attracting a group of wealthy businessmen and officials from China to board. In addition, the mainland prohibits civil servants and heads of state-owned enterprises from gambling abroad, and many dignitaries choose to gamble on boats to reduce their exposure in casinos. In 2008, the mainland further tightened Macao's free travel, and the gambling business on the high seas was booming. In the name of dealing with Hong Kong business or tourism, some officials secretly boarded gambling boats for one night without anyone knowing.

"Mathieu Tsai" A Liang said in an interview with Hong Kong media: "Many mainlanders know that the Neptune is very popular with wealthy businessmen and senior officials, and even nightclub girls try their best to attract relevant people, hoping to get on board and meet rich guys."