31-year-old became the richest man in China by playing games! But he threatened to donate US$1 billion to the United States. What is the current situation?

In 1989, our country began to formally create the Internet and set a five-year development goal. 2005 was an extremely critical year for the development of the Internet. In this year, Jack Ma's Alibaba was about to rise; Robin Li's Baidu search also had many users, and many years later, Ma Huateng, who was also one of the "three giants" of the Internet, was But it is encountering the fierce attack of MSN. When these younger generations are about to start their Internet career, Chen Tianqiao has become the richest man in China with Shanda Network, ushering in the highlight moment of his life - becoming the richest man in China at the age of 31 by relying on games!

In 1973, Chen Tianqiao was born in Xiaoshan Village, Xinchang County, Zhejiang. His ancestors had high hopes for him since he was a child and named him "Chen Tianqiao", which means that he can serve as the bridge for the Chen family to ascend to the sky.

The success of every big shot is often inseparable from the influence of the family. Chen Tianqiao's parents are both intellectuals. His father is an engineer at the Shanghai Navigation Instrument Factory, and his mother is a middle school teacher.

Growing up in such a family, the young Chen Tianqiao showed his unique temperament. Chen Tianqiao's middle school teacher Wang Lihong once commented on him: "As a class committee member, he is not enthusiastic about group activities."

Chen Tianqiao's mother probably knew the reason. At that time, he wanted to be the class leader. But in the end, he only became a life committee member, which he was not willing to accept in his heart. It was his character of being a wolf in doing things and striving for first place that played a big role in his subsequent entrepreneurship.

In 1993, Chen Tianqiao, who was in his junior year at Fudan University, completed his credits ahead of schedule. As the only outstanding model among college students that year, he was exceptionally allowed to graduate early.

21-year-old Chen Tianqiao left Fudan and officially became an employee of Shanghai Lujiazui Group. Here, Chen Tianqiao came into contact with and became familiar with the Internet's manipulation model for the first time.

1998 was the most important turning point in Chen Tianqiao's life. He resolutely refused the appreciation of his boss, gave up an easier official career, and chose to start a business overseas the next year.

This year, Chen Tianqiao used his keen business sense to register Shanda Network Company with 500,000 yuan. In the same year, Chen Tianqiao met the love of his life, Ms. Luo Qianqian, and the wedding was completed in September.

In 2000, Chen Tianqiao's Internet career had just started. Under the influence of many parties, he had to give up his car to save his handsomeness, and used all his money to buy the agency rights for the then-inconspicuous "Legend" game. Prepare to fight with your back against the odds.

The internal beta period of the game not only determines the life or death of the game, it is also the biggest test for Chen Tianqiao's career. He had to admit that his purchase of "Legend" was a gamble. If he lost the bet, an endless abyss would be waiting for him, but he won the bet!

From then on, Chen Tianqiao became an upstart on the Internet with the "Legend" game. In 2004, Shanda Company was officially listed, which not only brought him huge wealth, but also established the status of the Internet.

In 2005, Chen Tianqiao reached the peak of his career. His net worth increased from 4 billion to more than 8 billion in one year, making him the richest man in China at the age of 31. And from this year on, his life ushered in Waterloo.

Threaten to donate US$1 billion to the United States, what is the current situation?

When a person's career reaches its highest point, it will always go downhill no matter how he goes. In the following years, Chen Tianqiao refused Yahoo's 1 billion yuan investment in the battle between Sina and Shanda. As a result, Jack Ma's Alibaba took advantage of the opportunity to rise.

If Yahoo’s investment had been approved at that time, perhaps today’s Internet landscape would have been reshuffled. Since 2009, Chen Tianqiao has disappeared from the Internet.

In 2015, Chen Tianqiao cashed out 8.8 billion from Shanda and rushed to the United States to develop, and Shanda officially withdrew from the stage of history. In the past few years in the United States, he and his wife have threatened to donate US$1 billion to the United States for human brain research.

Chen Tianqiao’s first donation was US$115 million to the California Institute of Technology. When someone questioned why he did not donate to China, he said: "It's not my fault that China's science is short of money! We are also talking about cooperation with Chinese universities very seriously."

Despite this, his behavior It still had quite an impact back then. In 2019, Chen Tianqiao and his wife ranked 65th on the "2019 Hurun Rich List" with a wealth of 40 billion yuan. In fact, Chen Tianqiao's body has been unable to support such high-intensity command work since ten years ago. Selling Shanda and rushing to the United States, retreating bravely may be his best choice.