Zhu: President of the game or chief coach of football

1998-2001 China Football League gradually ushered in the peak, and IT industry began to shuffle the first time. 1998, Zhu in the United States to run a real estate intermediary to earn the first bucket of gold, in Hong Kong registered as "GameNOW" foreign IT companies, since the term CEO and chairman, accounted for 60%, renamed as "the Nineth city."　　In 2000, Zhu a team to participate in a Shanghai enterprises football match, this debut so that his love of football and not accept. 2002-2003 Chinese football played a historic part in the World Cup finals. Two months later, the Nineth City won its proxy in China for the 2 million dollar price, in the ensuing operation, Zhu smiled: "Nine cities in the" miracle "products on the average income of 2 million yuan, can also say, in the" miracle "launched the first minute, nine city on the profit. "So by the end of the year, Zhu and friends to buy the original Shanghai-day-Na team, and renamed the" Shanghai Nine City "team, to participate in the second year of Serie B, Zhu self-styled" chief manager ", while still driving a Bentley to play the amateur striker. But Zhu is not a fan of Russia's rich Abu Abramovich: "Abu only has the pleasure of burning money, and I enjoy both spending and command." In 2004, the Nineth City was officially listed on Nasdaq in the eastern time of December 15, raising 103 million dollars. And when the nine city is in the key to listing Nasdaq, Zhu but chose to follow the team to Zhengzhou to decide the fate of the Serie B final, the final nine City team won the Serie B league champion successfully washed up the ranks. There is a lack of attention in Serie B, but there is always a group of Orange fans at home or away, with nine city staff and some local "Nineth City" players. Zhu once happily said: "Where there are internet cafes, where there are supporters of our team."　　However, the team has repeatedly stressed that this "nine City" and the "nine City" is not directly related to, "is the boss's own hobby, and the company has nothing to do." 2005 Nine City Team although invited Hong and Jiangjin, but the result is still passable. In business, sponsorship fee is 0, advertising revenue is also 0. But another "nine cities" has introduced "World of Warcraft" with a 3 million dollar price tag, and almost all of China's online gamers are starting to get into the game. Zhu very proudly said: "After the publicity, many people are asking: why I bid higher than Zhu but do not let me do? That's because investors like me. They see the spirit of the game in me and think it's for a company like ours. In the fourth quarter of that year, Zhu's one-shot-head resolution showed his attitude again: nine of the whole class of command from Citic Pacific Building moved out, settled Zhangjiang, and their biggest rivals in the online gaming industry in the same house at No. 690 Blue waves to do a neighbor.　　But, unexpectedly, Zhu still have bigger action. 2006 Zhu spent 30 million on acquisitionsThe sea state, thereby becoming the boss of the super team. On this higher stage, Zhu to the show, the powerful packaging of young goalkeeper Wang Dalei, and even had to buy the idea of half the Olympic team, but also want to pan under Inter. A bunch of super players are dedicated to a certain character, as the boss of the Zhu often "with the people together." "We all think that this is the bottom of the football market, and it is at this time that we are involved in creating greater value space." Zhu, who refuses to give up easily, will be complacent about the 5:1 victory over Shandong, and there will be some other elusive ideas. For example, he thinks his team's biggest opponent will be at that time is still in the Greentown, and now, when the song team finally rushed to come, many people began to admire his judgment. Obviously, this delicate complex, only between these businessmen can understand and understanding. For his career in football, Zhu's mind was clear and accurate, and it was his private investment. "The team is my spiritual sustenance, this and ordinary people love to pay to see the film no difference." One of Zhu's friends thinks that Zhu is very clear about his career and hobbies, "but he is more obsessed with his hobby."