In the previous stage, Zhang Zetian posted his 28-year-old birthday photo on his personal account.
In the photo, Zhang Zetian is wearing a purple coat, with a plain face and a smile.
There was no birthday party for the crowd, only a simple and exquisite small cake, and even Liu Qiangdong's figure had never been seen.
Looking at this background, it is also like a casual shot when eating in a restaurant, which can be said to be very low-key.
Some netizens sighed that although the birthday was low-key, the life of the Jingdong boss lady had long been high-profile and abnormal.
You know, just this year, Zhang Zetian just appeared on the "Hurun Global Rich List".
Together with Liu Qiangdong, with a wealth of 188 billion yuan, Wang Sicong defeated Wang Sicong and jumped to the 54th richest person in the world.
Last year, her value was only 58.42 billion, and in just one year, it soared by more than 100 billion.
After reading her experience, we have to admit that among all the rich wives who have achieved a leap in life by marriage, Zhang Zetian's sober mind and long-term vision are unique.
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Many people's first impression of Zhang Zetian is the "milk tea photo" that was forwarded by countless people when she was 16 years old.
In the photo, Zhang Zetian holds milk tea in his hand, his face is pure and immature, and he is called "milk tea sister" by everyone.
However, pure looks do not mean that the heart is innocent.
When Zhang Yimou came to her and invited her to star in "The Love of hawthorn trees" and "Jinling Thirteen Chao" three times, she refused.
Becoming a girl is an opportunity that many people can meet with unattainable opportunities, but Zhang Zetian just smiled and said:
"I don't care."
"I want to focus on my studies, and I have the ability to impact better schools."
Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain, and those who do not seek the world are not enough to seek a moment.
At a young age, Zhang Zetian made his own choice, not to set foot in the bustling entertainment circle, but to continue to precipitate himself and accumulate thick hair.
This kind of refusal of temptation without hesitation, even a mature adult may not be able to do it, but 16-year-old Zhang Zetian did.
Because she was born in the family of a merchant, what is engraved in her bones is the shrewdness and sobriety unique to businessmen.
What she wanted, more, broader.
A few years later, zhang Zetian, 20, went to Columbia University as an exchange student.
It was also here that she met Liu Qiangdong and ushered in a crucial turning point in her life.
In 2015, 22-year-old Zhang Zetian and 19-year-old Liu Qiangdong held a grand wedding in Australia.
Others disdained this way of old husbands and young wives, thinking that this marriage was just a transaction, and the guests attending the wedding said blessings in their mouths, but their hearts were different, but Zhang Zetian did not care.
She knows what kind of choice is right for herself.
Later, it turned out that her choice was not unreasonable.
When she appeared side by side with Liu Qiangdong and became the focus of public opinion, her ex-boyfriend, Tsinghua Talent Liang Zhi, was also criticized by the judges in the domestic variety show:
"A famous school student came here, one did not have the world in mind, the other did not have the desire to transform the country, but here asked us what job you should find? Do you think you are worthy of more than ten years of education at Tsinghua? ”
Zhang Zetian's ambition requires that her partner must be a more capable person who can lead her to achieve a breakthrough and stand at the top of the pyramid.
Words such as "age-like" and "langcai female appearance" are just flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, flashy and unrealistic.
Half a year after the marriage, Zhang Zetian gave birth to a daughter for Liu Qiangdong.
Wealth, career, family, she has it, at the age of 23, Zhang Zetian reached a height that most people can't reach in their lifetime.
When everyone thought that she could not go any further, her encounter had only just begun.
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In fact, after marrying Liu Qiangdong, Zhang Zetian's "rich wife identity" is far less glamorous than outsiders see.
Because just the day before receiving the license, Liu Qiangdong advanced the salary to Jingdong in advance for the next 10 years, cleverly converting 2.65 billion yuan into premarital property, and for the next 10 years, he could only receive a symbolic salary of 1 yuan per year.
That is to say, once divorced, Zhang Zetian can only get 5 yuan.
Liu Qiangdong pushed her to the top of the business empire and then tied her to death with cold means.
Does Zhang Zetian know the mind of the pillow person?
Of course she knew, but she still had no remorse.
Zhang Zetian, a rich family with thousands of dollars, once said in public: "I already have a wealth that I can't spend all my life." ”
So, more than an asset, what she needs is an admission ticket, a chip that can open up her new world and make her into high society.
Although Liu Qiangdong will not give her money, he can provide her with platforms, resources, identities and connections, which is much more useful than the numbers printed on the check.
And Zhang Zetian did not disappoint:
During her pregnancy, she studied hard and earned an online certificate in finance at a prestigious university;
Participate in various conferences within JD.com to learn business operations;
Have dinner with Bill Gates, talk and network;
Every resource that Liu Qiangdong gave her, she steadily took over and turned them into her own, and its strength was evident.
In return, Zhang Zetian used his own traffic to become JD.com's "living signboard":
She bears the title of "Jingdong Boss Lady" and has been stationed in "The Strongest Brain" for many years to maintain national exposure;
Attended the Cannes Film Festival and talked with Zhang Ziyi;
Jingdong opened fresh online shopping, and she went to shoot lobsters. Holding the Mother and Baby Festival, she used her identity as a "mother-to-be" to publicize;
Attend a private dinner in New York, and recommend JD.com to the executives of international brands in fluent English;
After creating countless hot searches and headlines, she helped JD.com move from second-tier e-commerce to first-tier e-commerce that can compete with Taobao.
There was a joke in the industry that said of her: "Milk Tea Sister single-handedly overturned alibaba's entire marketing department." ”
Zhang Zetian's use of her own advantages has brought great social benefits to JD.com, and she is no longer excluded from the core power.
In just three years, she has grown from a small white in the workplace to a business elite, and is intertwined with JD.com's business landscape.
There is ambition, and there is also the strength to match it.
Zhang Zetian finally allowed himself to transform into a pivotal presence around Liu Qiangdong.
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However, just when Zhang Zetian was soaring in her career, fate gave her a cold blow.
In 2018, Liu Qiangdong was exposed to a sex scandal, and JD.com's stock price evaporated 21.9 billion yuan in half an hour.
"Milk tea sister" becomes "matcha sister" in seconds, and work and life are in jeopardy.
Countless pairs of eyes are closely watching the development of the situation, and everyone is waiting for Zhang Zetian's hysteria, waiting to see a good play, but they can never wait for a splash.
At the critical moment, she sent a circle of friends: a family together is a reunion.
Stabilized the hearts of the military, but also saved the stock price of JD.com bottomed out.
A lot of people are asking, why not get a divorce?
Perhaps, as Zhang Zetian once said in an interview: "I and Lao Liu complement each other and achieve each other." ”
She knew that she and Jingdong had long been a being of both prosperity and loss.
It is also clear that catharsis is the most meaningless thing.
She must take a long-term view, only by stabilizing the big ship of JD.com, can the people who live on the ship not be overturned by the waves.
A month later, Zhang Zetian took Liu Qiangdong's hand and attended the wedding of the British royal family.
When he appeared, he was smiling and loving as ever, and he tried to break the divorce rumors.
After the storm, she went to Cambridge to continue her studies and improve herself.
No one knew the ripples and forbearance in her heart.
Perhaps, when she decided to climb to the top, she already knew what she was going to face and was ready to bear all the consequences.
When she reappeared, she was no longer the boss lady who could only be relegated to the background, but walked to the front of the stage, invested in projects, and opened up her own business territory.
The founder of the company who has worked with Zhang Zetian said that after meeting with Zhang Zetian, he found that although she has not been exposed to investment for a long time, the investment logic is "meticulous and rigorous".
During the epidemic, she seized the opportunity to vigorously enter the medical industry and gained a lot.
In 2021, Zhang Zetian and Liu Qiangdong co-founded a new company, Zhang Zetian held 49% of the shares, and Liu Qiangdong held only 30% of the shares.
Even Liu Qiangdong has publicly praised her many times: "Xiaotian's investment vision is unique, and I give her the investment at home." ”
A simple sentence revealed Liu Qiangdong's affirmation of his wife's strength.
Some people say that women with strong hearts are excellent helmsmen, they will not let the life boat fall to the bottom of the river, but will use their wisdom and strength to support the boat and let it sail in the direction they want.
And Zhang Zetian is undoubtedly the best among those at the helm.
Every step of life, she clearly knows where to fall, and methodically approaches the goal.
Accurate enough, fast enough, fierce enough.
She used her own experience to prove one thing to everyone:
The opportunity must be in your own hands, and the confidence you give is the most solid.
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Not long ago, Zhang Zetian was exposed to have successively withdrawn from a number of JD.com companies and faded his status as a director.
This wave of "leaving" made everyone suddenly realize:
The thin and pure woman in front of her is no longer the milk tea sister of 12 years ago.
She was never willing to be a canary in captivity, a servant of Israel, fading and loving.
Instead, it is to keep learning, to grow, and to firmly establish the personality of the career heroine.
It was also the first time that everyone focused their attention from "Jingdong Boss Lady" to "Zhang Zetian" himself.
No one knows what she's going to do next, but everyone expects her to do next.
The three words "Zhang Zetian" represent no longer just a name, but a symbol, a symbol, a commercial world supported by her alone.
As the self-media author @buckwheat Qingqing said:
"Perhaps from the day she refused Zhang Yimou's invitation, she was destined to embark on a life path that led to the vast expanse and would also bring about rapids and dangers."
There is no regret in falling, and there is no special with people.
The current Zhang Zetian, thirty is still less than thirty, and the future is still expected.