The former online game boss *** has become an "American landlord"?
On January 8, according to foreign media reports, Chinese entrepreneur *** currently has 19With 80,000 acres (80,127 hectares) of forest land, it ranks 82nd on the list of "landlords" in the United States and the second largest non-U.S. citizen landowner in the United States.
According to foreign media reports, the 50-year-old *** spent $85 million in 2015 to buy the above area of land from Fidelity National Financial Ventures, a U.S. residential mortgage company. Oregon's tax records last month revealed that the beneficiary was Shanda Asset Management, the same name as ***'s holding group in Singapore.
Assets in Oregon that make him one of the largest non-U.S. citizens who own the most U.S. land. According to the American magazine The Land Report, only Canada's Irving family, which owns more than 1.2 million acres of woodland in Maine, ranks higher***.
The most valuable part of the land is called Bull Springs Skyline Forest, which belongs to Shanda's Crown Pacific Properties, adjacent to the Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon and just minutes from the emerging mountain town of Bend. This land area is 32,995 acres, which is only 20% of the total land area in Oregon.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average value of arable land in the U.S. was 81%, which is more than a third since 2020.
The Paper's reporter inquiry showed that there had been no public report to disclose the specific reason for *** to buy land in the United States.
**Starting from games, he is a legendary entrepreneur who spans investment, entertainment, biological sciences and other fields. According to public information, in 2001, the online game "Legend" founded by Shanda Network was very popular, and in 2008, Shanda Games was established and listed on the NASDAQ in the United States in 2009. According to the official website of Shanda Games, this was the largest IPO case in the United States that year. And the founder of Shanda *** also once became the richest man in Chinese mainland.
In 2012, Shanda Comprehensive Transformation Investment Company regarded it as a retirement. In November 2014, ** sold all the shares he held in Shanda Games, and officially stepped down as chairman, gradually fading out of the public eye.
In 2016, the Tianqiao Brain Science Institute (TCCI) was established to establish a $1 billion research fund to fund brain science research. At the end of 2017, the Shanghai Institute of Brain Health (also known as TCCI Transformation Center) was established, cooperating with Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University and Shanghai Mental Health Center, with an initial investment of 500 million yuan and a total plan of 7 billion yuan to support brain science research in China.
**The last episode** is now reported in China ** is in July 2023, when the Tianqiao Brain Science Institute (TCCI) announced an additional 1 billion yuan to invest in "AI + brain science", which *** said: "This is the greatest invention in human history, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." ”
In October 2023, ** mentioned in an interview with foreign media the reason for paying attention to the field of brain science: at the height of the company's success, he began to experience severe panic attacks. After privatizing Shanda and focusing more on philanthropy, he once wondered "what happens to the human brain when these attacks happen?" ”
We bring an entrepreneurial mindset to neuroscience. For example, AI can dramatically accelerate the pace of science, which is why we organize and support AI summer academies around the world. We are also currently building several AI centers that scientists will be able to utilize. We always strive to promote new interdisciplinary approaches to brain science and come up with innovative ways to support young scientists so they can drive the next big breakthrough. * Said at the time.
According to The Paper.