Chu Shijian: Entrepreneurs who influence entrepreneurs
"Chu Shijian" - the only authorized biography of Chu Shijian himself. From the "Smoke King" to the "Orange King", Chu Shijian's legendary and wonderful life. Chu Shijian, the former chairman of Hongta Group, was the famous "Asian Tobacco King" in the past, and one of the most controversial financial figures in China. Chu Shijian strengthens resource advantages with a strategic vision and seizes industry opportunities. In 17 years, the obscure Yuxi Cigarette Factory has been transformed into Hongta Group, a large-scale group enterprise ranked first in Asia and fifth in the world, with a cumulative tax profit of 99.1 billion yuan, becoming the pillar of local finance and the largest national tax profit. In January 1999, Chu Shijian was sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life due to economic problems. In 2001, 73-year-old Chu Shijian was commuted in prison, released on medical parole, and contracted with his wife to start planting oranges in barren mountains. More than ten years later, with an annual output of 10,000 tons and a profit of more than 60 million yuan, Chu orange is known as "the most delicious orange in Yunnan" and "the most inspirational orange in China", and is popular all over the country. Now, 86-year-old Chu Shijian has changed from the "Smoke King" to the "Orange King" and began to climb another peak in his life. His story and entrepreneurial spirit have deeply influenced the Chinese business community and countless young people who are striving for tomorrow. Wang Shi, Feng Lun, Wang Jianlin, Gong Shuguang, Han Han, etc. I've eaten his oranges, and starting a business at such an age and doing so well really gives us these very big incentives. ——Wang Jianlin It is not difficult for a person to fall down and get up again, but the difficult thing is to fall from the highest place to the lowest point, and still be able to go far, which is not something that ordinary people can do. In Chu Lao, there seems to be a kind of "super energy", which comes from his high standards and strict requirements for being a person and doing things. It is this super-amount that makes him stand higher and go further. ——Feng Lun A true hero always rises in unimaginable predicaments and at incredible times! Because of these oranges, Chu Shijian has opened up the distance from all outstanding entrepreneurs in this era, making himself not only an invincible business legend, but also an immortal inspirational hero! I admire all those who can get up after falling, especially those who are pushed from behind rather than falling on their own. - Han Han
