Charles Zhang, dressed in an orange-red as a central theme of the lattice space cotton clothing, is the kind of suffused with light fabrics. Most of the time, he put his feet Rocker in another chair.
The last time to see Charles Zhang, is more than 10 years ago. He founded Sohu is not a long time, still within the Chang'an Jianguomen office buildings. Talk has been not remember the details, it should be is a venture capital financing, business models, market, etc., the hottest topic in the media. Enviably high education background, slightly legendary story of the financing, as well as the controversial "personal style" so that his contemporaries entrepreneurial upstart network stand out.
Was no longer in touch with him until recently. During this period, many changes have taken place in the world, China, and the individual. However, when the pattern of the three pillars of the three major portals, down not change.
Charles Zhang, the finding is due to his recent speech at a forum. In the article, entitled "non-full market economy at the moment of anti-competitive" in speech, his speech so many accidents --
"At that time (2049), whether the Chinese can live with happiness and dignity, whether the Americans before the very face, whether China can win respect, these are all and now has a relationship, a relationship with everyone. In the present and the 2049's there are many obstacles between a happy life, can reach the glorious shore, and we are foolish or wise choices are essential to relationships. "
He criticized the "non-full market economy at all times for anti-competitive"; He called for "the limitations on governmental power and the fairness of the Tracing asked at the end of" Otherwise, it could be the development of "elite capitalism." He even did as an economist, said, "determinedly continue to market-oriented reforms, without reform, there is no way out", similar words, independent Liberal-minded economists have repeatedly said that more than a decade.
But at the moment it comes from a well-known Internet entrepreneur, owns a BMW convertible cars, luxury yachts, claiming Bengdi more creative than Michael Jackson had naked upper body in a fashion magazine cover of "Esquire" mouth. Many expressed User moved and Chongbaizhiqing after, have expressed their readiness to be home soon replaced by Sohu.
Charles Zhang said that he did not expect to spend the afternoon the day before the meeting for two hours to write out a speech, would have such a warm response.
The negative memories of the United States
Charles Zhang does not think of themselves as a "angry, young," he and government officials also got along quite harmonious, in addition to Biebu Zhu, and occasionally say something, usually on the return to "Party-loving patriotic" state. Until recently, in 2012, he has been in a kind of self-styled "biased, personal feelings" and "patriotic state" in the.
This is the state in part from the family, his grandfather was an old Red Army; more are from the United States and after returning to his experience.
Charles Zhang became well-known entrepreneur in the media who reported the story of the public, people see is a Department of Physics, Tsinghua University "was hurt by" use the self-abusive way to try to prove his top students to the United States, the then How to balance the previously repressed rebellion. However, the rebels did not give him a psychological comfort. He was in the United States the most competitive institutions of higher learning, one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study life is full of unpleasant memories, because "the state has been marginalized to survive." He began to miss home.
The United States, days, apparently things are still ignorant of the Charles Zhang left indelible mark, contradictions, anxious. He has received the individualism, materialism and consumption of the spirit of the concept, but also the arrogance of Americans is extremely sensitive to unique. He found that, in his heart, but in reality there is a strong "desire to the rise of China", Chinese people can "feel proud and elated," nationalist sentiments.
Decided to return to business after Charles Zhang was very excited. "It a group of black hair, yellow skin, among life is a very happy thing." He recalls.
However, the negative memories have not left the United States and fade away. Soon, he faced the board and investors from the United States compete for control of the struggle. He later interview, said he used a kind of oriental wisdom, conquered the board inside the Yankees, put them all "kicked" out to gain an absolute controlling interest.
In 2000, the new U.S. President George W. Bush to be elected to power that year, "Books Yuelu Academy Century Forum," as Charles Zhang out of a book. The title is called "self-esteem across the three hundred years."
Charles Zhang wrote: "Lovely Chinese people, we have just three hundred years backward from the bottom started to climb, we have been denied as a child, just get some encouragement to stand up and trembling, still overwhelmed with shame. We are good at do not believe in ourselves, because in our memory, a strong permanent representative to the West developed, quality, reputation, we often need to cheers in the Western sense of the middle of their own values. mind concern, we are also saddled with three hundred years a feeling of inferiority pressure, we can actually own the West say 'no' and stand tall and be complacent. "
A year later, China's successful Olympic bid when Charles Zhang has written such an online diary: "This moment, happiness on earth is 1.3 billion times larger." "... ... A few years ago, the West embarked on a legendary land of China, found a nation has been declining, a superiority complex will not contain the generation which established ... ... Next, is our generations one after another, want to show the world that we are an equally important civilizations. gaffe in a hurried and efforts, we have a coup, we have a war, we have tried all kinds of social forms, and paid hundreds of millions of lives. changes, we have further proves that we decline to further strengthen the West's superiority. "
Charles Zhang of China's "rise" very proud of. "When Chinese people see their evil, I even see this." He in our meeting in this frankly.
Such sentiments have been extended to the convening of the Beijing Olympic Games. He "hailed," he "praise," he says boycott Carrefour. "China things that others are to blame anything, special trouble." He said.
Mentality of the change
The second half of 2008, there are two things had a major impact on the Charles Zhang: First, the financial crisis originating in the United States; 2 U.S. presidential election, the Democratic Party regain control of the White House and Congress, the United States also had a history of the first African President of the .
The previous eight years, since Bush launched the Iraq war, and his passive policy on environmental issues, Charles Zhang of American politics and the Bush administration's antipathy peaked.
After the White House changed hands, Charles Zhang started to re-examine the United States, "has rekindled some hope." He gradually emerged from the negative memories of the struggle in the United States, but also from the board later in the fight against the negative memories, and even the Bush administration's negative memories. He went to a lot of times here on the United States, read a lot of things on both sides, he said that the China's "rise" has a different view, let's look at China's problem, it's very "worried."
Charles Zhang's focus on promoting U.S. economic prosperity and well-developed market economy principles. After the financial crisis, Obama Government has taken a lot of strengthening government control and monitoring measures, including through government stimulus package to boost investment and domestic demand.
Charles Zhang believes that the United States is a full market economy, the Government's regulation is only on the basis of a market economy has done some fine-tuning; "but China regards it as a cause. China has always been a planned economy, the power to intervene on the market, which made me worry . "
Charles Zhang acknowledged that China "is not a full market economy" problem will remain. He recently turned a year or two remarks, not because of what the problem itself has changed, but the changes in his own struggles, finally able to jump out of "their history."
On the other hand, Charles Zhang said that from the Internet industry's success to see other industries unsuccessful, and the Internet industry after the success of some of the problems encountered, but also made him change his views. "This year, see, hear, and in the industry took place something, people feel a bit depressed. Had to say."
Speed "is not a full market economy at the moment of anti-competitive" speech was published, many people will be Charles Zhang's "blasting", took place in the Internet industry, with some time ago a number of incidents linked. Internet veteran commentator Hu Yong is on such a column read: "Charles Zhang is the first one out of criticism of this dangerous trend of entrepreneurs. This is a signal that in the present environment, the Chinese Internet, has not sit idly by, this industry in the era of triumph and sent to the ideals born aura is fading. "
Charles Zhang admitted that occurred in part because some of the things the Internet industry. To his deepest thoughts and feelings, is in the protection of intellectual property rights, fight against piracy on a certain "omissions." "They act, is often the green dam software, or issued a permit - who can do who can not do, all day long to play these things. But the real intellectual property rights is never mind."
"Knowledge economy, and network video, do not protect intellectual property rights, do not crack down on piracy, the industry get up." Charles Zhang said.
Walk between the contradiction
Over the past two years, Sohu's some video site successfully sued several times, but also by the latter counter-claim, during which a lawsuit continued. Charles Zhang that because "the judiciary is not independent", causing "pirate only has to look for the government on the list." In his view, "This is not a state-owned enterprises and private enterprises of the issue, that is among the private enterprises, the Government is not to consider the issue of fair competition."
The recent Google threatened to withdraw from the Chinese market events, but also more or less right, he had some impact. Charles Zhang said that some things have not personally experienced, experience is not the same. Internet industry some of the problems, to provide him with a "piece of a jigsaw" opportunities.
However, the industry itself but he published a small part of this speech. Charles Zhang of China's Internet confidence. The real impact of his thought is always a favorite of Sino-US comparison.
"The Americans told me so proud, arrogant people there are reasons. People are too advanced. Why can not we do art? Chinese people are so clever." Charles Zhang said, "when the Chinese people have face, this matter is very important to me. "
In his view, the United States is indeed a market economy developed than China, "we should learn from others in the economy."
Charles Zhang admitted that he was not the typical sense of the Confucian intellectuals, by the United States because of the impact of individualism, the lack of a sense of responsibility; the other hand, the lack of the United States to cultivate the spirit of Christianity out of gratitude and charitable spirit, do not like donations. He was just a "selfish" person, he believed that was "I'm going to have a good."
He also acknowledged that, as a possession of money, status, reputation of the entrepreneur, he is also a vested interest can also be counted as "elite" part of it. He can not speak too comfortable on the day.
However, he had a heart knot. "I hope that China will progress a little faster, both from a national point of view, or my personal point of view of pride, before the Americans." So, he wants to say those words come out.
But he would not choose violent means, he said he was hopeful that the Confucian culture, the hope that officials do something, but the right path to follow; "As for when it can go, I am very patient."
