章泽天荣登富豪榜,网友奚落:因为嫁的好
Zhang Zetian, the 24-year-old face of e-commerce giant JD.com, has just been recognized as China’s youngest female billionaire by New Fortune magazine. Zhang, who has recently helped to build up the fashion and luxury portfolios both domestically and internationally of JD.com—Alibaba’s biggest rival in China—made the monthly magazine’s yearly ranking of the top 500 richest people in China. Also on the list, which was published May 10, was Zhang’s husband, JD.com founder and CEO Liu Qiangdong, worth 38.82 billion RMB (about US$5.6 billion). According to the Chinese media, Zhang is also a venture capitalist who has invested in six start-ups in China including Uber China. She’s made these investments on behalf of Liu Qiangdong’s family fund. She has been active in promoting the fashion and luxury businesses of JD.com as an ambassador through networking events like one lavish private party she hosted in late April in New York, which was attended by fashion icon Iris Apfel as well as executives from fashion and luxury brands including Tiffany & Co. Earlier this year, Zhang announced on Instagram that she has also become a member of the American Apparel and Footwear Association. Upon the release of New Fortune’s list, Zhang’s inclusion has been a point of criticism on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The online community has unleashed a flurry of comments about her ranking claiming that, unlike the other women who made the list, such as Lens Technology founder Zhou Qunfei (the richest Chinese woman, according to the ranking), Zhang is not a self-made billionaire. “I have no respect for her success,” one user “shuosandaosi” wrote. “She made the list totally due to her marriage.” Indeed, riding on the prosperity of JD.com, Zhang has access to tons of fashion and luxury resources that have helped her career along. |