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After the Flood
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Colin Huang
Chinese entrepreneur
In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.
Colin Huang Zheng (Chinese: 黄峥; pinyin: Huáng Zhēng, born 1 January 1980) is a Chinese businessman, investor, and philanthropist.[2][3][4] He is the founder and former CEO of the e-commerce company Pinduoduo, which is now the largest agriculture platform in China.[5] Huang is also the owner of at least three other limited liability Cayman companies, including Pinduoduo.[6][7][8]
According to Forbes, Huang has an estimated net worth of US$35.3 billion as of November 2024.[9]
Early life and education
[edit]Huang was born in 1980 in the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[10][11] His parents were middle-class factory workers.[10][11] He attended Hangzhou Foreign Language School.
At the age of 18, Huang began studying computer science at Chu Kuchen Honors College of Zhejiang University.[12] During his freshman year, he was selected as a fellow at the Melton Foundation.[13] Huang graduated with a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin in 2004.[14]
Business career
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Four Lords of the Warring States
Aristocrats of the late Warring States period
The Four Lords of the Warring States were four powerful aristocrats of the late Warring States period of Chinese history who exerted a strong influence on the politics of their respective states in the third century BCE.[2]
During this time, the Zhou king was a mere figurehead, and seven states led by aristocratic families competed for real power. Although they were not themselves monarchs, four aristocrats stood out because of their tremendous military power and wealth: Lord Mengchang (d. 279 BCE) of Qi, Lord Pingyuan (d. 251 BCE) of Zhao, Lord Xinling (d. 243 BCE) of Wei and Lord Chunshen (d. 238 BCE) of Chu.[3]
All four were renowned for their activity in the politics of their era as well as being the persona of their state respectively at the time; they also wielded influence via the cultivation and housing of many talented house-guests, who often included learned men and tacticians. As such, they came to be the most prominent patrons of the shi (士) or scholar-knights, stimulating the intellectual life of the time. Their prestige became the inspiration for Lü Buwei when he created his academic analogue in Qin.