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Preface
When the second generation of many rich people spent their family's money and spent a lot of time outside, he invested in Tesla with a vicious business vision, and finally made a lot of money.
When someone was caught up in the entertainment lace news and was talked about by the public, he became the president of the world's top clubs, leading the team to win one championship after another, bringing the team back to the top.
He is Zhang Kangyang, the owner of Suning Shao and the chairman of Inter Milan.
So, how did he reach such heights? Is it "fighting for his father"? Or is he superior in strength?
A different rich second generation
As the saying goes, "no more than three generations of wealth".
The first generation worked hard to accumulate wealth, while often the second generation of heirs is relatively always a loser for various reasons.
The list of such examples is endless.
Once a very famous local entrepreneur in Yiwu sued his son to court on a lawsuit.
Source: Qianjiang Evening News (November 8, 2009) - A 72-year-old rich man angrily told his son about his failed parenting experience in 130,000 words
The reason is that his son was too loser, not only lost all the family property, but even sold the house he was going to retire in.
And such examples abound, and at the same time, the sons of the major tycoons always show people the feeling of "not doing their jobs".
For example, the former "national husband" Wang Sicong is always riddled with scandals, and it is always some lace news that attracts people's attention.
However, Zhang Kangyang seems to be a bit "different" compared to them.
From childhood to adulthood, Zhang Kangyang was what he called "someone else's child".
Not only has his grades been very good, but he is also a down-to-earth "good boy".
Source: Global People Magazine (2018-10-30) - Is the new owner of a European giant a Chinese "post-90s" child......? reports
When he was in high school, he was sent to Mosesburg College in the United States to study, and won many awards in high school.
Especially in science and engineering, his ability is also very outstanding, so after graduating from high school, he received invitations from prestigious universities such as MIT.
But perhaps due to the influence of his family's business factors, he eventually chose to study economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
When he was in college, Zhang Kangyang showed a vicious investment vision and business talent.
At that time, the new energy industry was in the emerging stage, and he noticed the business opportunity and invested the money he had saved in Tesla.
With Tesla's great success in the field of new energy, Zhang Kangyang has also made a lot of money because of this investment.
The end result is even as much as 5 times the gain.
However, after graduation, he did not immediately return to China to work in Suning, but joined a foreign investment bank.
Worked at Morgan's investment bank, where he worked on things like public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
This experience also laid the foundation for his subsequent acquisition of Inter Milan.
In 2015, Zhang Kangyang returned to China and joined Suning to start working.
Bringing Inter back to the top
When he returned to China, Zhang Kangyang, who was born in December 1991, was not yet 24 years old, but the first project he took over was the acquisition of Italy's Inter Milan.
At that time, Zhang Kangyang went as a representative of Suning.
Although he was a little immature in terms of age at the time, he was also perfect in the end.
Source: Global Network (2016-06-06) - Suning Group held a press conference to officially acquire Inter Milan
In 2016, Suning spent 270 million euros to acquire about 70% of the shares of the old Italian team Inter Milan.
After the completion of the transaction, Suning also became the first move in mainland China to acquire the top teams of the five major leagues.
And in facilitating such a transaction, Zhang Kangyang is also full of figures.
At that time, he went to the home of former Inter President Moratti as a representative of Suning, and the two had a friendly exchange.
Information source: Securities Times (2023-06-11) - Losing the Champions League! Inter Milan lost to Manchester City 0:1, Zhang Kangyang: It's just a dream report
And it was also such a meeting, to a certain extent, that promoted the acquisition of Inter.
In 2018, two years after the acquisition of Inter Milan, Zhang Kangyang became the club's president.
At the same time, after he took office, Inter Milan's results made a qualitative leap.
In his six years as president, Inter Milan won a total of seven titles, and it was also the first time in 13 years that they returned to the Champions League final.
It was also Inter Milan's best result in the Champions League.
Although it was a regrettable loss to the Manchester City team in the end, the benefits brought to the team by this game were also very considerable.
Relevant institutions estimate that after the 2023 Champions League match, Inter Milan is expected to receive nearly more than 100 million euros, which is about 759 million yuan.
And the economic benefits brought by other aspects are also very considerable.
Source: CCTV (2024-04-27) - The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Milan congratulated Suning and affirmed its contribution to promoting cultural exchanges between China and Italy
On April 23, 2024, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan to win the Serie A title five rounds ahead of schedule.
It was also Inter's 20th title in their history.
So Inter Milan has created one miracle after another in the Suning era, and not only that, but this is also the 7th championship won by the team in the 6 years that Zhang Kangyang has been the chairman.
This result also made Zhang Kangyang the second-most title-winning president in Inter Milan's history during his reign (tie).
Information source: Jimu News (2023-05-17) - The rich second generation with heavy debts and controversy, 31-year-old Zhang Kangyang took Inter to the top in 7 years
Zhang Kangyang once said something like this, because of the good results achieved by the Inter Milan team, Suning is very well-known in Europe and Italy.
Even the local people were full of awe when they heard Suning's name.
However, although some netizens think that Zhang Kangyang's remarks are exaggerated, in the Suning era, the excellent results obtained by Inter Milan also prove that Suning's and Zhang Kangyang's investment is not wrong.
And Zhang Kangyang is known to the public, no longer Suning's young owner, but as the chairman of Inter Milan.
Also in 2021, Zhang Kangyang became a non-independent director of Suning.com's board of directors.
Information source: Red Star News (2021-07-29) - Suning Tesco has entered a new era, and Huang Mingduan of Ali was elected chairman
And Zhang Kangyang and his father ranked 61st on the 2020 Fortune 500 Rich List with assets of 35.52 billion yuan.
Therefore, among the rich second generation, Zhang Kangyang is a relatively special existence.
Now he is only 33 years old, and he is still young, and he looks forward to creating brilliance in the business world in the future.
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