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Cai Haoyu

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Cai Haoyu
Thái hạo vũ
Born(1987-07-29)July 29, 1987(age 36)
Tianqiao, Jinan,Shandong,China
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University(BSc.&MSc.)
Occupation(s)Producer and CEO ofmiHoYo
Chinese name
ChineseThái hạo vũ
Websitebcmi.sjtu.edu.cn/~caihaoyu

Cai Haoyu(Chinese:Thái hạo vũ;pinyin:Cài Hàoyǔ;born July 29, 1987) is a Chinese businessman, investor, and video game producer. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO ofmiHoYo,a Chinese game company. The Chinese magazineNew Fortuneranked Cai in 73rd place on the "2022New Fortune500 Rich List "that ranks the 500 richest people in China.

Early life[edit]

Cai was born inJinan,Shandong,in 1987.[1][2]His parents, Cai Zhili and Lu Zizhen,[3]who both work as computer subject-related instructors ofShandong Jiaotong University[zh],began teaching him about computers after noticing his interest for it beginning when he was five years old and exhibiting his aptitude for it.[2][4]

Cai attended Jinan Baliqiao Primary School (Chinese:Tế Nam tám dặm kiều tiểu học),Jinan Foreign Language School,andShandong Experimental High School.[1]In 1995, Cai received second place in the animation category in the youth division of the National Computer Competition.[2][5]In 1996, he received the "Top Ten Teenagers inTianqiao District,Jinan City "award.[5]In 1998, his "Alien Envoy" (Chinese:Ngoại tinh sứ giả) and "Blue-Eared Spaceship" (Chinese:Lam lỗ tai phi thuyền) submissions received second place in the animation category in the youth division of the National Computer Competition.[5]In February 1999 when he was 12 years old, he was elected to the Chinese Youth Academy of Sciences in the first group of junior academicians chosen.[1][2][4]He said in an interview, "The computer is not a dead thing. It changes all the time. I have to keep learning to keep up with it."[4]He matriculated atShanghai Jiao Tong Universitywhen the institution admitted him as a student in 2005.[1]He majored incomputer scienceand also went on to earn a master's degree from the same university.[6][7][8]

Also at an early age, the young Cai exhibited entrepreneurial proclivities, which also influenced him as a youth to "conduct business." One of his first business ventures as a teenager was when he boughtXiaolingtongcordless telephonesforcheap and sold them for aprofit.As a junior in high school, he sold watches as aside venture.By the time Cai reached college, he became an activestock investor,where in one instance, his speculative success in stocks allowed him to earn a windfall profit over CN¥300,000 (US$46,511.63) in a single month.[6]

Career[edit]

AtSJTU,Cai became roommates with Liu Wei and Luo Yuhao.[2]He and his roommates became drawn to theACGsubculture of animation, comics, and games.[2]In 2009, they made video games with ACG as the theme including as their graduation project.[2]Cai started making his first gameFlyMe2theMoonin 2010. Two years later, it received its first and only angel investment worth 1million RMB. After that, he started to work onHoukai Gakuen[zh]as the production director.[9][10]

Cai and his roommates secured aCN¥100,000 (US$15,504) grant from the Shanghai Technology Innovation Center's Eagle Program.[1]In January 2011, using the grant, they established miHoYo in a university dormitory while they were second-year graduate students.[7][11][12]It began as a literary open source community.[13]Cai is the chairman of miHoYo, which by 2021, made over ¥10billion (US$1.4billion) in revenue.[4]Chinese Business Strategy,a media company that profiles businesspeople, said Cai "tends to think intuitively, is responsible for business strategy decisions, and is meticulous about affairs management".[4]

In May 2022,New Fortune,a Chinese magazine, published the "2022New Fortune500 Rich List "ranking the 500 richest people in China. Cai made his first appearance on the list in 73rd place at¥56billion (US$8.7billion). Among the first 100 people on the list, Cai was the only person who made his fortune in the Chinese video game industry.[1]He is the richest person inJinan.[2]

On February 15, 2022, miHoYo announced the launch of a new brand "HoYoverse" for markets outside ofGreater China,with Cai as the CEO.[14]

In September 2023, the board of directors of miHoYo passed a resolution that Cai would no longer serve as the legal representative and chairman of miHoYo, and his position would be taken over by Liu Wei. Several media reported that Cai would move toNorth America,and has been interested in thelarge language models.[15][16]miHoYo responded to the press that Cai would "continue to devote himself to the research and application of cutting-edge technology, the development of new projects, and the connection of domestic and overseas R&D resources."[17]

Family[edit]

Cai Haoyu is based in Shanghai after graduating from Jiaotong University, but his parents and relatives still stay in Shandong, and he goes back to his hometown of Jinan every Spring Festival to visit his parents. Cai still has some close friends in Shandong and continues to maintain contacts and business contacts.[8]

References[edit]

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  4. ^abcdeGeng, Kangqi cảnh khang Kỳ (2022-06-20)."Này 3 cái hậu sinh, so Mã Hóa Đằng, trương một minh còn tàn nhẫn"[These three young people are more ruthless than Ma Huateng and Zhang Yiming!].Hoa thương thao lược[Chinese Business Strategy] (in Chinese). Archived fromthe originalon 2022-09-19.Retrieved2022-09-19– viaThe Paper.
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