Rupert Hoogewerf releases "China's Rich List – The Inside Story"
Shanghai, Aug 7. Rupert Hoogewerf today released his sixth book ‘China’s Rich List – The Inside Story’, published in Chinese by Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.
“Over the past seven years there has been a revolution in the image of wealth in China”, says Hoogewerf. “The Rich List has played a key part in breaking the taboo about talking about wealth creation.” Since creating the China Rich List in 1999, Hoogewerf’s list, published by Hurun Report, has become an eagerly anticipated annual media event.
Replete with first-hand stories from China’s richest individuals, ‘China’s Rich List – The Inside Story’ sets out for the first time the background leading up to the creation of the first list in 1999 together with the resulting impact on the international and domestic media. In this provocative and engaging book, Hoogewerf tells the story of the rise of modern Chinese capitalism, of the entrepreneurs whose dreams succeeded and are building world-beating companies, and of those entrepreneurs whose dreams crashed down to earth.
About Hoogewerf
In recognition of his contribution to the understanding of wealth creation in China, Hoogewerf was awarded the prestigious “2002 Person of the Year” by Neweekly magazine. Other winners have included Bora Milutinovic (2001), the coach who led the Chinese soccer team to its first World Cup Finals; Zhong Nanshan (2003), the SARS whistleblower; Liu Xiang (2004), China’s first Olympic gold medalist on the track; and Li Yuchun (2005), winner of China’s inaugural Super Girl, the Chinese equivalent of Pop Idol.
In October, Hurun Report will release its eighth annual China Rich List, this year expanded to 500 individuals. Together with the Rich List, Hurun Report will release its first list of the richest Chinese women, the China Power List? and five industry sublists: retail, IT, property, energy and finance.
