Regardless of the era, businessmen pursue their own interests. As soon as the interests of others infringe on his own, he will take action. Recently, Zhang Lei has made some moves for personal gain.
Many people will feel very familiar when they hear the name Zhang Lei, because he is the owner of Hillhouse Capital, which is an investment company.
This company has played an important role in many domestic enterprises, and it can be said that many of our companies have received their support.
Because of this factor, many people are waiting to see which company he might invest in in the future, because if he does, then the company's prospects will definitely be very positive. It is for this reason that he is known as the Warren Buffett of the investment world.
He has been the focus of frequent discussions lately, with many people saying that he has renounced his citizenship of Malaysia and opted for Singaporean citizenship.
As a result, he became the focus of attention, triggering many people to express their views on the matter on the Internet.
In the past, many people were ordinary people, inconspicuous in the crowd, and may have lived in obscurity all their lives. But Zhang Lei is obviously different from ordinary people, he joined a very good company when he first started working.
Thanks to this company, he was able to participate in the investment activities of Tencent. Although the investment was challenging, he successfully accomplished the task. Subsequently, as a result of this investment, his name became known to some.
He first got involved in this project because of the support he had from his master. The master invested 20 million US dollars in him, and after getting this investment, he had already planned how to use the funds.
He plans to set up his own company, which is funded by the help of his master. It was 2005, and that money was very generous for him, and it could be used for many things in those days.
Everyone expects him to achieve some amazing things with this money, but at this point we may be overlooking one important factor, and that is the influence of his teachers.
He was deeply valued by his master, and if it weren't for his master's attention, he might not have had the opportunity to enter Tencent.
Zhang Lei's master values him very much because his ability is very strong. The master gave him a lot of opportunities, and he knew that he could not live up to the teacher's expectations.
Therefore, in the initial stage, he thought very carefully, and at that time, Chinese mainland was considered the most worthwhile place to invest.
However, if everyone is focused on the same area, they will not be able to reap the huge benefits, which can lead to the failure of their own investments. Therefore, Zhang Lei decided to find a field that only belongs to himself.
Perhaps it was fate, and just as he was searching, a company happened to appear in his field of vision.
At the time, Tencent didn't have a lot of influence, and few people even knew about the company, but in fact it grew into the powerful enterprise it is today.
In 2005, Tencent faced a very serious challenge: the major shareholder wanted to take the shares, and once he did, the company's leadership would face a change.
Many other investors are also aware of the problem and have begun to quietly withdraw behind their backs. Predictably, the company will soon face bankruptcy.
However, at this critical moment, Zhang Lei suddenly appeared in front of Tencent leaders and said that he could help the company.
Mr. Zhang believes the company is focused on research and development in the technology sector, and many companies like this will run into the same woes that Tencent faces.
Therefore, he believes that the current problems are not terrible, they are simply the result of market influences. Once this time has passed, the company will be back on track.
To solve this problem, the company needs to attract more investors to inject capital, but many investors are currently shy away from Tencent. Zhang Lei said that if he invests in the company now, he will definitely get rich returns in the future.
He is convinced that there will be even greater development in the technology sector in the future, so he believes that it is worthwhile to invest now.
So he called a meeting with all the leaders of the company, and although many people were skeptical about his choice after the meeting, he still persevered.
In order to avoid others interfering in decision-making, he decided not to use the funds in the company's account for the time being, but to invest the money given by the master into it.
The move came as a shock to many, who said that if the investment failed, there might be no chance of a comeback.
Zhang Lei can be described as very wise, otherwise his teacher would not have trusted him and given such a huge amount of financial support. With the arrival of this funding, Tencent gradually began to recover and doubled its profits over the next few years.
As a result of this investment, he has become well-known to many people and has gained a deeper understanding of the technology field.
Tencent gave Zhang Lei and his company more than 400 times more profits than he had invested, and this continued in later days. In addition, many people are saying that without Zhang Lei's investment, Tencent may have ceased to exist a long time ago.
After this incident, many people expressed their thoughts to Zhang Lei, hoping that he could invest in them. Among them, Liu Qiangdong was also one of them, and the business method of ** was very famous at that time, so he also hoped to share a piece of the pie.
He found Zhang Lei and explained his thoughts to him in detail. Previously, Liu Qiangdong had expressed this idea to many people, but it was not recognized. When he found Zhang Lei, he didn't have much hope.
We must understand that while Mr. Zhang is known for his work with Tencent and several other projects, it stands to reason that he would not meet a minor figure like Mr. Liu.
However, Zhang Lei is a person who cherishes talents very much, and when he heard Liu Qiangdong's thoughts, he immediately made an appointment with Liu Qiangdong to meet at a time.
Later, when they met, they found that they were very much on the same page. Therefore, Zhang Lei injected more than 3 billion investments into JD.com.
JD.com and Liu Qiangdong lived up to Zhang Lei's expectations and successfully seized a part of the domestic online shopping market in the following operations.
When people saw Zhang Lei's investment ability, more people flocked to him. With his unique vision, Zhang Lei has invested in many enterprises, and it can be said that many enterprises in China have been supported by Zhang Lei.
However, unexpectedly, the news that he was going to change his nationality came out, and many people were wondering why such an accomplished person would choose to ruin his future at this time.
Once we get acquainted with Hillhouse Capital, we will understand that it is a company based in Chinese mainland.
His text on the Internet is all in Chinese, but I don't know when the text on his official website became all English, and many people will speculate that this company may be a foreign-funded enterprise when they see this.
Others claim that Mr. Zhang has obtained permanent residency in several countries, meaning he may have to move abroad. And his company has confirmed the news, and many people are in disbelief when they hear it.
The news gradually spread its influence, as was confirmed by subsequent events. Surprisingly, Hillhouse Capital announced that it would lay off a large number of employees, and many domestic executives said they would move to Singapore.
They used to invest mainly in China, but at some point they started and most of their investment moved abroad. In addition, as a result of his previous investments in a number of domestic enterprises, he acquired part of the shares in these companies.
It's unclear why some of the shares were sold off, but there are no problems with these companies at the moment. Do their actions reflect their position? Moreover, would their boss consider changing their nationality?
In fact, few people can actually meet Zhang Lei these days, and he has become more and more low-key when it comes to connecting with others at Hillhouse Capital.
He tries to avoid appearing in public, and even chooses to be absent from some large events, probably because he is really busy at work.
A long time ago, many people in our country chose to emigrate because they had accumulated a certain amount of money at home, and this phenomenon caused us to lose many talents. We also don't know why he chose to do it.
Some people who go abroad to study may not choose to return to China for employment, which is a huge brain drain for our country.
As for whether Zhang Lei will change his nationality, we don't know, this is just some speculation from netizens, let's just see.