"Chinese entrepreneurs, " Zhang quanling: from the anchors to the angels now

Move Cheetah CEO Zhang Quan-Ling Fu sheng and the purple cow Fund partners. Photo: network

September 2015, Zhang quanling return all documents to the CCTV, completed the final step in the process, leaving the post she worked 18 years.

For their arrangement of "professional cooling off period", Zhang quanling take into the life of the next stage of their journey. Purple cow for the new company was just set up the cheetahs moved funds move Cheetah CEO Fu sheng invited Zhang quanling served as the Fund's partners.

Walk into the new independent Office, she nimbly, smiling, neat hair, mix a warm pair of pearl earrings, eloquent and able temperament. Zhang Quan-Ling live a very thin round face on the screen, to which she reluctantly said "on TV, people fat woman Jin. "

Seen enough spectacle, Zhang quanling exercise is a sensitive, accurate and not panic, almost without hesitation she answered the question.

Only arbiters of CCTV and advanced or not, Zhang quanling unwilling to talk about. "Colleagues have their own reasons for leaving. No CCTV, there would be no me today. If mainstream news, CCTV is one of the best platforms so far. From me, said a CCTV-no, that's not fair, is not realistic or honest. "

Starting from 1997 was admitted to Department of CCTV international, Zhang quanling reporter for 18 years. She had deep woods, interview Afghanistan war, Wenchuan earthquake; participation in the high pressure of events reported for many years broadcast two occasions and many national leaders and celebrities dialogue. Li hailed her as "the excellent representatives of the journalists." On Twitter, Zhang Quan-Ling fans with more than 10 million fans appreciate her rational, natural style, calling themselves "the springs".

Zhang quanling, in the traditional sense, also consider myself successful.

CCTV's talent also has a devil of a time crush, Zhang quanling could emerge, rapid superior, she thinks she is the biggest feature of curiosity and ability to learn. Fu sheng described her new boss, super smart, Executive power is very strong, he gave Zhang Quan-ling a nickname called "Wikipedia".

CCTV dialogue program producer, before "logic thinking" founders of Luo Zhenyu said Zhang quanling is the most complex of human knowledge she had ever seen, who is learning fast. Zhang quanling and Office girl play a game every girl to help her buy a cup of coffee, she gave each other a cold knowledge that most people do not know. "Chinese entrepreneurs," Zhang quanling: from the anchors to the angels now I work 18 hours a day

From the well-known anchor turned angel investor, career span, Zhang quanling I never thought a year ago. She has said many times that a lifetime reporter is his dream. "Journalist's life is equivalent to live several lifetimes, it can meet my vibrant curiosity. "

But 18 years later, Zhang quanling found sitting in the Sun and nothing new.

"You will find a lot of things at the new time, and repeated in different places. You will be helpless, why should tragedy repeats itself? Circle cycle why? How bad is the person's ability to learn? This process is quite excruciating. "

18 years in the past, are quietly ended the golden age of television and traditional media. Although CCTV influential still, but under the impact of the Internet, and its appeal continues to drop. Once Zhang Quan-Ling run alongside outstanding colleagues struggled with batch separation, is no longer in the news.

The end of 2014, times change and let Zhang quanling feel lost. By early 2015, ill also urged her to rethink about life.

"Coughing up blood every day at the beginning, it is suspected that I have lung cancer. Eliminated, I think, if life stopped here I do not regret. If it can last 1 time, then what should I use to fill it. Where should my curiosity into. "

In times of severe restructuring, bring Zhang Quan-Ling the biggest shock is the Internet. A few years ago, she felt the Internet was just a shining in the distance of Sunrise, but starting from the mobile Internet, Internet penetration has been as ubiquitous as water. "I am slowly understanding the logic of some new ideas. Such as can be done in pigs, and the dog died--some decline in radio listening figures for the taxi driver, not because there are better shows there, but drivers are dripping with orders not to listen to the radio. Like the three-body in an unkind word, I kill you, and your business. "

The beginning of 2015, Zhang quanling initiate contacts with a number of Internet companies. "Began no one expected that separation. I'm talking about many Internet friends, ask if they can open their own companies, so I went to meet the staff. "Almost every chat started, people's first reaction is: do you want a job? We have a job here.

In April, Zhang Quan Ling Fu cheng was about to visit some cheetahs. "Fu sheng very seriously, and for Golden Hill, but cows brought over, new levels of employees, there are seven or eight of us. "Zhang quanling talked with them one afternoon, asking employees how to treat the Cheetah development, attacking foreign markets experienced what feelings in the process, if they know the company is in a kind of way.

This afternoon, Zhang quanling was impressed by the cheetahs. "It's already on the market, but every business, there is still a sense of urgency. Companies not so orderly, but have a lot of inner tension. "

The visit, Fu sheng Zhang quanling equally impressive. "She's definitely not just a receiver host, she has spirit, broad vision, strong implementation skills. "

Visit ended, Zhang quanling Fu sheng to have dinner together. Fu sheng voice, still enthusiastically describes to her the things they always wanted to do-angel investment. Fu sheng said, a large number of companies in the future is the capital of the connection, not the circle, the greater the more, but growing in thicker. Fu sheng Tencent examples, "Tencent five and ten years before the style is totally different. Tencent's core business do solid, edge and places connected with the capital, instead of people and managed to connect. "

Fu sheng's Angel Investment Fund has been put on the agenda. "When I startup eyes completely blind. This time, Lei as a mentor, for which I am grateful today. I was lucky enough to come across a Lei, MA, Nancy these first generation of bosses, including my boss Zhou hongyi classmates. I worked beside him for several years, man to man's influence is very big. "

Fu sheng investment fund named Angel "purple cow Fund", which currently is about 100 million to 200 million Yuan. "Purple cow" concept was first proposed by saisi·geding, meaning stunning bright ideas and products. Fu sheng hopes the Angel Fund, along the United States renowned start-up incubator YCombinator model, each invested early in the project more often than not, equity does not exceed 10%. "I'm not in order to control the entrepreneur, but in order to establish a connection and entrepreneur. "

Fu sheng also invited many friends, 58 city CEO Yao Jinbo, multi play games CEO Li Xueling, integrity Fund founder Xu Xiaoping, President of the fashion group somans, and others, will also be on the money and effort of purple cow Fund for investment and entrepreneur mentors.

Zhang Quan-ling, Fu Cheng said that she had the ability to become purple cow angel investors and even the Manager of the Fund.

"First, the spring spirit is essentially a reporter. Core of reporters is to learn the laws, promoting change through media. And nature of investment is also found in the heart of the matter, through funding to promote change. Second, today's Internet business is purely Internet ' Internet +', all the opportunity in the middle of the Internet and traditional areas, core competitiveness of the Internet has been very difficult to expand. Resources who can be concatenated, you will win. Spirit Springs is the traditional industry's elite, there is a strong learning ability and knowledge, and resources of many traditional industries. Third, the investment is an investment in the future of media and the media age, spirit Springs has plenty of branding and visibility. "

Fu sheng became interested in invited Zhang Quan-ling, but she cast doubt on their accommodation is equal. "People like us, people think you can do it, but I am not confident. I had no concept of investment, is a person who only buy bank financing products. Although I think learning can be, but do it yourself and chat with someone are two different things. What a Fund, management structure, how to set up, I was a blank slate. "

Whether environment should jump out of habit, get out of their own good things, change takes a lot of courage. This commitment took Zhang quanling for more than two months ' time.

Meanwhile, Fu sheng has never stopped lobbying for Zhang Quan-ling. Fu sheng said: "well, you don't have to make a decision, I'll take you to see a different team. "Fu sheng Zhang quanling invited to the United States, visited the well-known company Google, Airbnb, etc, also took her to visit in the United States of investment projects.

Zhang quanling recalled: "he may be a most attractive way to me. I suddenly found that the original span and not so far away as I think. Do early-stage investing, low requirements to financial, you need to see a person, to get to know an industry. Reporters are also doing these things. Moreover, the venture has little specialization, I don't know, within 24 hours I will be able to find someone who'd understand. Or I before the reporter was in vain. "

Zhang quanling determined in the end was an article she read Stephen Hawking and Caltech theoretical physicist laiangnade·mengluodinuo wrote the article.

"A group of Goldfish are kept in round glass fish bowl, they see the world and our world, which is more real? In the goldfish in the world, due to refraction occurs when light entering the water, in the eyes of the fish along the curve of the world. How do we know that they are not in a big circle in the goldfish? Can even form a self-consistent theory and practice. From professional to emotions, from life to thinking, all that. "

Resolve Zhang quanling confidence, Fu sheng's sincerity and draw blueprints. On April 30, the jingyidan announced his retirement. Friends, Zhang Quan era of inspiration she took a curtain call. Fu sheng responded: "can not go back in the past, there is no need to stay in the city. Facing the future, spring. "

The end of June, with CCTV official Zhang quanling separation is proposed. Messages quickly rebounded from the leadership of each layer to family, have raised huge objections. "Almost no one around me to support me. "

"Colleagues are surprised also has to worry about. Leadership said that even traditional media face more and more challenges, how do you know if you go fly it? In case you go happy, dying more miserable than others? "

Deciding whether to fly, Zhang quanling himself wasn't sure. "What will succeed in business? "

Now, Zhang quanling formal entry in less than a week. She spent the day in high strength. Every day see several start-up team, received around Qi、bafen BP, re-defining relationships of all kinds.

"Just with me as a reporter. You need to contact a new circle of contacts, to the investment community as a whole concept, establish a niche concept, to think a lot of things every day, dream thinking. I now work with when the workload of busy that year, working 18 hours a day. "

In addition to the charge, Zhang quanling learn how to distribute your work and time. And management, Zhang quanling has been more like efficient, agile, front-line emergency unit. When the CCTV, she has no Assistant, native to a host. "For fear of trouble, something I also have to give assistance, as I do. "Fu sheng suggested that she, when you want to figure out how to let someone else do the work for you, taking the whole team to grow together.

When it comes to Fu sheng Zhang Quan-Ling ' remunerations attractive enough to be competitive, said Zhang quanling: "compared to overall revenue of the past, as facilitator, of course not. But attracts me is not money, but also for investors, your income is more concerned with the future revenue. "

End of the interview, was almost 7 o'clock in Beijing. Zhang Quan-Ling was asked, after the interview when off duty. She smiled and shook her head and said, "Oh, it was early, there were several meetings to attend. 9 points to meet the team, 10 points to see a lawyer. Recently, many thanks to Terminal. The Internet is such that the race. "

In front of the elevator, Zhang quanling with reporters saying goodbye with a smile, and doors under brush card, walked into the offices of lights still illuminated.

Source: Chinese entrepreneurs

Original title: "exclusive" Zhang quanling: from host to Angel investors, and now I work 18 hours a day