Where did Zhang Lei go? What happened to him, from the guests of the bosses to the silence now?

He is the representative of thousands of ordinary people in Qian Qian, and behind his worth of hundreds of billions, it is a sad growth history of rural little brother. It took him only 15 years to set up Gaoyao Capital, which increased the working capital from $20 million to $60 billion in one fell swoop and became the largest investment institution in Asia.

You may not be familiar with him or Gao Yan Capital, but you always know the national brands that are closely related to our lives, right? Behind these brands, there is his shadow.

People always hate capital, thinking that capital monopolizes the market and transfers the profits that belong to us to foreign markets. However, Zhang Lei is different from others. Other investors either follow suit or choose the track. He is the only one who has chosen "heavy warehouse China" and held it for a long time. Without his help, most of the companies we know would be stillborn, and this is precisely his long-term heavy position in China, which makes him deeply controversial now, and no one knows his whereabouts so far.

Zhang Lei, as a pivotal figure in China's investment field, how did he become the head of hundreds of billions of capital from a village elder brother? Today, let's go into Zhang Lei's world and see what this controversial investment king should do. Teenagers rode out of the Central Plains, won the first prize, confirmed their goals and sped away. When they got home, it was a difficult trip to a different place under the scenery.

1972, Zhang Lei was born in a village in Henan, and his family was very ordinary. Zhang Lei is plain, but not smart, no different from other children. Until high school, Zhang Lei accidentally read Das Kapital, and he was deeply attracted by the world of capital. However, Zhang Lei, a teenager, knows that his family and present situation are far from the capital world. Only by passing the college entrance examination and stepping into a bigger city can he have the opportunity to enter Wall Street in the United States to explore the world of capital.

Since then, Zhang Lei has made every effort. Driven by the capital thought, he not only reviewed the subjects he had studied before, but also made hundreds of papers. If others work hard, he works harder than others. In two years, Zhang Lei rose from the bottom to the top, and even won the top spot in the college entrance examination.

Becoming the number one scholar is only the first step for Zhang Lei to rush to the capital world. When he majored in university newspaper, Zhang Lei even deviated from his undergraduate course and chose international finance as his major. It can be seen that Zhang Lei's determination to enter the capital world is not just talk. During his four years in college, Zhang Lei tried his best to read international economic materials besides studying hard. In fact, for many people, life in Zhang Lei has undergone earth-shaking changes. Especially after graduation, I entered the state-owned enterprises, won the title of top scholar, wore the robes of famous schools and entered the work. He is more popular with the leaders. According to the development of the script, Zhang Lei, who holds an iron rice bowl, should make a splash in state-owned enterprises.

However, five years of work failed to destroy Zhang Lei's will. In these five years, he thought about going abroad all the time, but the economic conditions did not allow him, so he had to slow down, bow his head first and reconcile with life. Five years later, Zhang Lei finally couldn't stand this boring job. The life he yearns for is either to gallop on the battlefield in a military uniform or to instruct the business community in a suit and tie, and he will never be sleepy in the office.

"Have I really changed my life?" From college to work, Zhang Lei has asked himself this question countless times in recent years. Especially after working for five years, although he has enough food and clothing, he is still far from his dream of the capital. He can't let go of his dream, just like his application for studying abroad. Five years later, he finally received the admission notice from Yale University, and Zhang Lei's mentor at Yale University is the legendary figure of American capital-Svencen.

At that time, there were really few people who could study abroad. Although Zhang Lei had a dream, his life was not as beautiful as Zhang Lei imagined, because Zhang Lei didn't get a full scholarship, and Yale University only undertook Zhang Lei's scholarship for the first year. Because of this, Zhang Lei has to bear huge tuition and living expenses besides studying, but there are so many talents on Wall Street that the title of top scholar in China is not as real as that of Yale University students. It is also a blue road for Zhang Lei to find a job. He was rejected because of his poor professional knowledge. Zhang Lei, who realized his shortcomings, put away his arrogance. Zhang Lei read several books and studied for several years before he realized that capital can operate. Later, Zhang Lei stayed up late as an intern, studied investment with his mentor Svencen, and played his hand on Wall Street. Zhang Lei finally left his name on Wall Street.

Choosing the right time to return to China, and taking a heavy position in the China market, the first shot was fired in Tencent, which shocked the investment circle, simplified the complexity and helped JD.COM win the e-commerce market. Zhang Lei, who has worked on Wall Street for many years, has also accumulated many contacts for himself. Although in the United States, Zhang Lei has been paying close attention to the China market. In 2005, Zhang Lei thought that the China market was about to usher in a golden age of rapid development after experiencing the economic crisis in 2000, so he put forward the concept of "heavy warehouse in China". However, reality is always cruel. In the eyes of arrogant Americans, China is still a country that relies on cheap labor, and Zhang Lei's "China's heavy weapon" is tantamount to wishful thinking. Zhang Lei, 33, was full of blood, but was ruthlessly crushed by reality. However, he didn't want to meet the best opportunity in life, so he wasted it. He knocked on the closed doors again and again, and finally, he knocked on a door. That is, his teacher chose to believe this young man from the East.

With $20 million from his mentor, Zhang Lei returned to China to set up Gaoling Capital, and made a one-off investment in Tencent with a stroke of a pen, which impressed all those who were waiting to see Zhang Lei's jokes, and even his mentor Svencen squeezed a cold sweat for him. The phrase "diversification is necessary for risk control" is known to three-year-olds in the United States, but Zhang Lei chose an extremely dangerous road regardless of good advice. But I also think so. Compared with the heavy position in China at that time, it is not crazy for Zhang Lei to invest $20 million in Tencent.

Later events also proved that Zhang Lei's investment in Tencent was the most correct decision. In 2005, Tencent began to realize cash. From QQ show to QQ game, Tencent's market value once exceeded $500 billion, which was higher than $2 billion when Zhang Lei started, with a total increase of $498 billion. Today, Zhang Lei's Gaoling Capital still holds part of Tencent's shares.

In short, Tencent's move has given Zhang Lei a title in the investment circle: "People are stupid and have more money". At that time, when Liu had nowhere to go, Liu planned to get through offline logistics and cut off the e-commerce market from the end. However, Liu's unconstrained style did not get a response from the market. Even those who are optimistic about JD.COM. In the future, COM thinks that Liu is crazy, does not do e-commerce, and goes offline to do logistics. At that time, the people in Beijing looked at Liu like a fool, but God never shuts one door but he opens another. In desperation, Liu met a "fool" who returned to China, and the two fools collided with each other, not exceeding the upper limit of IQ, but only exceeding the lower limit. Liu's mouth is $75 million, and his answer is "I'll give you $300 million". In contrast, Liu, a fool, seems to be luckier, because he met someone "stupid" than him.

"The world laughed at him and insulted him. Where will he take it? " ? In the face of ridicule, Zhang Lei didn't explain too much, but explained his choice with time. Later, in an interview, Zhang Lei mentioned this: "He asked for $75 million, and I insisted on giving him $300 million, because I calculated an account. In a big city, the construction of warehouses, logistics centers and fixed assets investment needs at least 2.5 billion US dollars, and 75 million US dollars is not enough. " Either don't do it or do it to the extreme. Liu won the support of $300 million under his "intimidation and inducement".

I am willing to invest in Liu because of his long-term vision. Zhang Lei believes that it is useless to invest without asking how much money you have earned and looking at his income and profits today. It depends on how much value he has created for his target consumers and customers in this society. As long as it is valuable, even if there is no profit output now, its income will catch up sooner or later. If you are willing to serve the society, the society will give you back crazily. Only creating long-term value is value. It is also under this concept that Zhang Lei used $20 million to incite 60 billion.

Since then, it has increased its investment in China local enterprises such as Baekje Shenzhou, Jiang, Zhongtong, Debon and Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd.. And helped Tencent and JD.COM complete the "hand in hand". JD.COM also stole half of the country from Taobao. The market economy slowed down and Gaoyou Capital began to show fatigue. Will ray's long-term holding be maintained?

Zhang Lei has publicly stated that there will be waves in the fast-developing China, and weak-willed people are not suitable to enter the China market. Obviously, Zhang Lei is not a man with weak consciousness, but in the three years when China's market economy slowed down, Zhang Lei and his high-tech capital really lost their former scenery. Especially in the last two years, Zhang Lei, who frequently appeared in public view, seems to have disappeared. Even if Dong Mingzhu is its platform: "You can rest assured about Gao Yi, investors don't need any doubts", it won't change the fact that Zhang Lei didn't appear. Looking at the present situation of Gaoling Capital, it is not satisfactory. Whether it is Baekje Shenzhou or Gree Air Conditioning, Gaoling Capital has lost tens of billions. Of course, these losses are slightly small for Zhang Lei's achievements in recent years, but this is the first time that Gaoling has been in an embarrassing situation since its establishment. I don't know whether Zhang Lei has the ability to save the world, or whether it is really as rumored. Zhang Lei intends to divert his attention.

The capital market is unpredictable, and Xiao He has lost its success. Zhang Lei's "important position in China" made a signboard for it. I wonder whether Zhang Lei can firmly adhere to his views of "long-term holding" and "future value" in the face of this "economic winter". Although slowing down the economy is a policy of making waves, I don't know if Zhang Lei can see through the mystery and work for Gao Yi for another ten years.

Do you think Gaoling under the leadership of Zhang Lei can start a new journey and create greater glories? Tell me in the comments section.