In the past, Shanda Network once overwhelmed the newly developed Tencent. Even Sohu.com could not compete with Shanda Games. The group's classic games "Legend" and "New Heroes" also made Jack Ma's son wonder whether he was involved in the game, which shows how famous it is. However, players' addiction to mobile games not only led Shanda Network's leader Chen Tianqiao to the throne of the rich, but also pushed him and Shanda Network into the whirlpool of public opinion, and even suffered "lecturing and accusations" from CCTV.

Finally, in 2010, Chen Tianqiao decided to step back and avoid public opinion, and moved his family to Malaysia. At the same time, it also began to sell off its Shanda gaming assets, and in 2015, it also chose to "say goodbye" to Shanda Network completely. After TX8.8 billion, it went to the United States to develop. However, what really aroused controversy was that he donated US$1 billion to the California Institute of Technology in the second year after TX, which at that time was approximately more than 7 billion RMB. When Chen Tianqiao was interviewed and asked why he did not donate to domestic universities, Chen Tianqiao frankly said that Chinese universities are not short of money, which completely annoyed the Chinese people.

There is no doubt that such a response saddens the Chinese people. However, some people have said that Chen Tianqiao's words were inappropriate. However, one situation must be taken into consideration, that is, Chen Tianqiao has been scolded in China, which is why he was so disheartened to sell Shanda Network.

Get rich: Even when you sleep, you always get a lot of banknotes

First of all, let us briefly look back at the experience of this middle-class tycoon in making a fortune, which is similar to that of many Unlike entrepreneurs who work early and work hard, his money seems to be "earned while lying down".

Chen Tianqiao was born in 1973. His father was a technical engineer and his mother was a music teacher. He had strict tutors since he was a child. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the Department of Finance at Fudan University; at Tsinghua University, he served as a party member of the Youth League Committee and became the only "excellent student party member and cadre model" in Shanghai. He graduated early because he had completed the credit system and entered Lujiazui, Shanghai. The group is working.

During his tenure as assistant to the president, he came into contact with the Internet because the boss's office was online 24 hours a day, and he was quickly captured by netizens. Once, he continued to compete for hegemony in an online game. For seven days and seven nights.

Chen Tianqiao feels that the Internet that can make him so obsessed will inevitably make thousands of people obsessed with it. Therefore, standing at the crossroads of destiny, Chen Tianqiao chose to start Shanda Network.

In 2001, Chen Tianqiao spent 300,000 US dollars to obtain the trademark license of "Legend" from the Korean company ACTOZ. Unexpectedly, this mobile game with rough quality could become an instant hit and become unprecedentedly popular. out of its right level. In just one week after the first test, the online PK of Legend of Hot Blood increased by tens of thousands. A year and a half later, "Legend" occupied 68% of the market share of my country's online game sales market.

How popular was "Legend" at that time? I believe that many people born in the 70s and 80s will be deeply impressed by this matter. Some people described: "There are 10 people in the Internet cafe, and 8 of them are playing Legend of Legend."

In 2004, Shanda Games was listed on Nasdaq, and the stock price continued to rise, becoming the Chinese concept with the largest market capitalization on Nasdaq. share. 31-year-old Chen Tianqiao became one of China's young richest people with a fortune of 9 billion overnight. He lamented: "The money came in so fast, even when I was sleeping, I had a lot of banknotes coming in..."

The Hurun List commented on him: "Chen Tianqiao is a unique figure in China. Entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs who become billionaires from self-employment at a faster speed. This speed is as fast as Zuckerberg of Facebook. "

Chen Tianqiao is undoubtedly the number one in China's Internet. A legendary creator, when he stood at the top, Jack Ma and Ma Huateng were still "nobody", while Niu Wenwen, Li Yu, Tan Qunzhao, Zhang Xiangdong, Hou Xiaoqiang and other big names in the Internet industry are just his "followers" "Little brother".

After that, Shanda successively represented more than a dozen large-scale online games. With a good development trend, 31-year-old Chen Tianqiao defeated NetEase Ding Lei with a wealth of 8.8 billion and became the youngest richest man in China. Donate 7 billion to the United States

However, the popularity of "Legend" has also encountered resistance from more and more parents; Chen Tianqiao transitioned to other businesses, but failed to do anything; with Shanda's business landscape As the disease continued to expand, Chen Tianqiao's body frequently "brightened red lights." A serious illness in 2009 made Chen Tianqiao personally experience the feeling of being on the verge of death. After surviving the disaster, he began to sell Shanda's assets, cash out more than 20 billion, and moved to Singapore with his wife. After that, he retreated behind the scenes and began to "give guidance" in the investment world.

In 2016, Chen Tianqiao, who had been silent for a long time, returned to the media attention with a high profile. He donated US$115 million to the California Institute of Technology for human brain research, and an additional US$100 million will be added every year thereafter.*** The total donation is US$1 billion (approximately RMB 7 billion). This move caused an uproar as soon as it came out, and many netizens were confused. When China's scientific research funding was tight, why did Chen Tianqiao, a native Chinese, not donate to the country, but be so generous to the United States?

Of course, your feet are yours, your money is yours, you are free to go wherever you like, and you are also free to spend money however you like. But Chen Shaofu's response to this matter really made people feel cold-

Chen Tianqiao has his own views on these criticisms. He said it was not his fault that China was short of money for scientific research. He just kicked the ball to the person closest to the goal. In fact, Chen Tianqiao has the right to choose who to donate to, not to mention that his donation will help mankind make breakthroughs in the field of brain science. However, his remarks still hurt the feelings of many people, and controversies about him still arise one after another. "China's science and technology is short of money, and it's not my fault."

This sentence caused an uproar on the Internet. Chen Tianqiao tried to explain that science knows no borders: "The money I donated is for brain nerves." If the research is successful, all mankind will benefit. "Wherever I can help score goals, I should be there." "

However, his investment in the United States did not go smoothly with the huge amount of money he cashed out in China. It is said that he lost 75 billion in three years. So Chen Tianqiao had the idea of ????returning to China for development. He believed that he was once an Internet player. You are a big man in the field, and you have met many elites in the Internet field. It is not a matter of time to invest in projects.

But some netizens commented that you are not welcome in China, so you’d better get out of here. Get out. Does science really have no borders?

What a seemingly high-sounding statement. A good excuse to prevaricate the public.

If science really has no borders, then why did the United States try so hard to recruit high-tech talents from all over the world?

Qian Xuesen was blocked and tortured when he returned to China. The US Navy admiral even ordered that Qian Xuesen would never be allowed to return to China. This man could be worth five divisions. If he returned, he would be shot until China agreed to release the 11 prisoners captured on the Korean battlefield. After the exchange of US military pilots, the United States reluctantly agreed to let Qian Xuesen return to China.

In fact, looking at historical experience, whenever a great power rises, whether it is Britain, Germany or later the United States, it all follows the "technological power - economic power". "Political Power" line. Especially now that the new round of scientific and technological revolution is in full swing, scientific and technological competition has long become the main battlefield in the game of great powers. We must seize this major historical opportunity.

Science knows no borders and can The prerequisite for making all mankind rich must be to benefit Americans first, and then the Americans will use your technology to harvest the IQ tax of the Chinese until a group of outstanding scientists in China have developed it through independent research and development. With the same level of technological achievements, 1.4 billion Chinese people will stop paying IQ taxes to the United States.