Learning from Gates who dropped out of Harvard University to start his business career, Li Wancheng, a Chongqing Technology and Business University student, quit his college to open a shop in 2005. Later he worked as contractor of Building Automation System.
'I want to become the Chinese Bill Gates,' he said. 'Each success now could bring me a step nearer to my idol.'
Shortly before his retirement, the philanthropist further impressed Chinese with his huge donation to the quake-ravaged region in southwest China and the announcement that his $58 billion fortune would be used for charity.
Such outlook complies with Chinese traditional values. As ancient philosopher Mencius once said 'take care of yourself if you are poor, and help others if you are rich.' And as the old aphorism goes 'a legacy, good education is better than piles of gold.'
'Gates views his massive fortune as an enormous obligation. In comparison, many Chinese millionaires believe money, a reflection of self value, and earning money as a way to stand out and bring honor to their ancestors,' said an editorial in the Guangzhou Daily in the southern Guangdong Province.
The move of Gates was in sharp contrast with Chinese real estate tycoon Wang Shi.
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