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{{Infobox Celebrity
{{Infobox_Film |
name = Bring Your Smile Along|
| name = Charles Zhang
image = |
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| birth_place = {{birth date and age|1964|10|31}}<br />[[Xian]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]
imdb_id = 0047899|
| nationality = {{flagicon|China}} Chinese
amg_id = 1:86010|
| occupation = Founder, Chairman & CEO [[Sohu.com]]
director = [[Blake Edwards]]|
| salary = [[United States dollar|US$]]250,000 <ref> http://people.forbes.com/profile/charles-zhang/72775 </ref>
writer = [[Blake Edwards]]<br />[[Richard Quine]]|
| networth = US $270 million (2003) <ref> http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/74/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=74&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=TRTG&datatype=Person </ref>
starring = [[Frankie Laine]]<br />[[Keefe Brasselle]]|
producer = [[Jonie Taps]]|
| spouse = Single
| children = None
music = [[Paul Mason Howard]]|
| website = http://corp.sohu.com/20060507/n243126051.shtml
cinematography= [[Charles Lawton Jr.]]|
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distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]|
Charles Zhang (Chinese: 张朝阳 [[Pingyin]]: Zhang ChaoYang) (born Oct 31st, 1964) is a Chinese [[businessman]], [[investor]] and he is the Founder, Chairman and current CEO of [[Sohu|Sohu.com Inc]]. (Chinese: 搜狐) ({{NASDAQ|SOHU}}) Dr. Zhang is regarded as one of the China’s Internet pioneers and was named by [[Forbes Magazine]] as one of the richest man in China in 2003. <ref> http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/74/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=74&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=TRTG&datatype=Person </ref>
released = [[22 June]] [[1955 in film|1955]]|
runtime = 83 min.|
language = [[English language|English]]|
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}}


==Early Life and Education==
'''''Bring Your Smile Along''''' is a [[1955 in film|1955]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[film]] by [[Blake Edwards]]. It was Edwards' directorial debut.
Born to a very humble family, Charles Zhang’s parents were both factory workers. Zhang has been interested in science from a very young age. As he excelled at school, Zhang was accepted to study [[Physics]] at the prestigious [[Tsinghua University]] in [[Beijing]]. Upon his graduation in 1986, Charles Zhang received a full [[scholarship]] from [[Nobel Prize]] [[Physicist]] [[Tsung-Dao Lee]] to attend [[graduate school]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]]. <ref> http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Chaoyang/bio </ref> Zhang graduated from MIT in 1993 with a [[PhD]] in Experimental Physics. He then went on and served as the MIT's liaison officer for China. <ref> http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/74339.htm </ref>


==Founding of Sohu==
Edwards wrote the script for this [[Frankie Laine]] musical with his mentor, director [[Richard Quine]]. Quine and Edwards would subsequently write [[He Laughed Last]] for Laine. Edwards had previously written several scripts for Quine to direct: [[Sound Off]] was a 1952 service comedy starring [[Mickey Rooney]]; [[Rainbow Round My Shoulder]] was an earlier Laine vehicle from the same team; [[All Ashore]] was Quine and Edwards' variation on ''[[On the Town (film)|On the Town]]'' teaming Rooney and [[Dick Haymes]]. Haymes also starred in their [[Cruisin' Down the River]]. Edwards directed second unit on Quine's [[Drive a Crooked Road]] which cast Rooney against type and featured Quine and Edwards' best feature film script. Edwards continued working with Quine after his launching his own directing career. Their latterday efforts included the early [[Jack Lemmon]] films:[[My Sister Eileen]], [[Operation: Mad Ball]], and [[The Notorious Landlady]]. Quine and Edwards also created the short-lived situation comedy, [[The Mickey Rooney Show]] and developed Rooney's 1954 spoof, [[The Atomic Kid]] for [[Republic Pictures]].
Soon after leaving MIT, Dr. Zhang joined Internet Securities Inc. (ISI) in November 1995 and returned to Beijing to establish the ISI China operation. <ref> http://www.chinadaily.net/bizchina/2006-03/14/content_535371.htm </ref> While at ISI, Zhang quickly envisioned an Internet [[search engine]] company. Charles Zhang started his own company, Internet Technologies China (ITC) in 1996 with two fellow MIT Professors and with the help of [[Venture capital]]. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/45.html </ref> It was also the first VC Funding of a Chinese Internet company. <ref> http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Chaoyang/bio </ref> In May, 1997, after a meeting with [[Jerry Yang]], Zhang decided to transform ITC and changed its name to Sohu. <ref> http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/74339.htm </ref>


Sohu and its search engine quicky became a household name in China. Zhang managed to successfully conducted four mergers with other Chinese Internet companies to rise captical. On [[July 12th]], [[2000]], Sohu was listed to trade on NASDAQ - GS ({{NASDAQ|SOHU}}). <ref> http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/quotes_reports.asp?symbol=SOHU&selected=SOHU&page=stockreports </ref> During the [[dotcom crash]] in the early 2000s, Sohu's stock dropped below $1 USD, many board members and investors wanted to replace Zhang. He credited his nonconfrontational style helped him hold on. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005328,00.html?iid=chix-sphere </ref> Today, [[Sohu]] is one of very well known Chinese Internet stocks, with a market value of around 2 billions dollars at around $45 USD/share. <ref> http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/quotes_reports.asp?symbol=SOHU&selected=SOHU&page=stockreports </ref> [[Internet Community]] [[Blogging]] and Short-messaging service, which helped the company turn around and generated total revenues of $750 million in China in 2002, accounted for 48% of company's revenues in 2004 and 2006. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005328,00.html?iid=chix-sphere </ref> <ref> http://v.ku6.com/show/8oPPjaC9DvYrcr9F.html </ref>


==Personal Life==
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Charles Zhang has never been married and doesn’t have any children of his own. He cited the fact that he spent many years in academia as well as the starting and the building of Sohu and may have let him past the age of marriage. In a [[2007]] interview with Chen Luyu (陈鲁豫), Zhang said that he does not like to use email, “Emails can be copied and forwarded in a very short period of time. In Sohu, when I send out emails, the content of the email will be made public in a matter of hours, that’s why I hand out orders and instructions in ‘paper form’.” <ref> http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNzQ2MjA=.html </ref> In many occasions, Zhang mentions about hoping he can live till the age of 150. He believes that [[stress]] plays an important role in [[aging]] and if one practices [[yoga]] and understands [[Buddhism]] he/she can be “freed” from stress and so live till the age of 150. <ref> http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNzQ3ODg=.html </ref> Zhang also enjoy [[mountaineering]], he has been training on [[Mount Everest]] and has reached the height of 6,666 m above [[sealevel]], he hopes scale the top of Everest one day. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/2003/survivors/zhang.html </ref> <ref> http://outdoor.travel.sohu.com/20081006/n259865431.shtml </ref> <ref> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_39/b3851627.htm </ref>


==See Also==
[[Category:1955 films]]
*[[Baidu.com]]
[[Category:Comedy films]]
*[[Sina.com]]
[[Category:Films directed by Blake Edwards]]
*[[Alibaba Group]]
{{Blake Edwards}}
*[[Robin Li]]
[[it:Quando una ragazza è bella]]
*[[Jack Ma]]
*[[Mao Daolin]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://charles.blog.sohu.com/ Personal Blog] {{zh icon}}
* [http://corp.sohu.com/ Sohu Corp], corporate information site.
* [http://www.sohu.com/ Sohu Home page] {{zh icon}}
* [http://baike.baidu.com/view/16369.htm Profile on Baidu Baike] {{zh icon}}

[[zh: 张朝阳]]

Revision as of 07:26, 11 October 2008

Charles Zhang
Born
(1964-10-31) October 31, 1964 (age 59)
Xian, China
NationalityChina Chinese
Occupation(s)Founder, Chairman & CEO Sohu.com
SpouseSingle
ChildrenNone
Websitehttp://corp.sohu.com/20060507/n243126051.shtml

Charles Zhang (Chinese: 张朝阳 Pingyin: Zhang ChaoYang) (born Oct 31st, 1964) is a Chinese businessman, investor and he is the Founder, Chairman and current CEO of Sohu.com Inc. (Chinese: 搜狐) (Nasdaq: SOHU) Dr. Zhang is regarded as one of the China’s Internet pioneers and was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the richest man in China in 2003. [3]

Early Life and Education

Born to a very humble family, Charles Zhang’s parents were both factory workers. Zhang has been interested in science from a very young age. As he excelled at school, Zhang was accepted to study Physics at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. Upon his graduation in 1986, Charles Zhang received a full scholarship from Nobel Prize Physicist Tsung-Dao Lee to attend graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [4] Zhang graduated from MIT in 1993 with a PhD in Experimental Physics. He then went on and served as the MIT's liaison officer for China. [5]

Founding of Sohu

Soon after leaving MIT, Dr. Zhang joined Internet Securities Inc. (ISI) in November 1995 and returned to Beijing to establish the ISI China operation. [6] While at ISI, Zhang quickly envisioned an Internet search engine company. Charles Zhang started his own company, Internet Technologies China (ITC) in 1996 with two fellow MIT Professors and with the help of Venture capital. [7] It was also the first VC Funding of a Chinese Internet company. [8] In May, 1997, after a meeting with Jerry Yang, Zhang decided to transform ITC and changed its name to Sohu. [9]

Sohu and its search engine quicky became a household name in China. Zhang managed to successfully conducted four mergers with other Chinese Internet companies to rise captical. On July 12th, 2000, Sohu was listed to trade on NASDAQ - GS (Nasdaq: SOHU). [10] During the dotcom crash in the early 2000s, Sohu's stock dropped below $1 USD, many board members and investors wanted to replace Zhang. He credited his nonconfrontational style helped him hold on. [11] Today, Sohu is one of very well known Chinese Internet stocks, with a market value of around 2 billions dollars at around $45 USD/share. [12] Internet Community Blogging and Short-messaging service, which helped the company turn around and generated total revenues of $750 million in China in 2002, accounted for 48% of company's revenues in 2004 and 2006. [13] [14]

Personal Life

Charles Zhang has never been married and doesn’t have any children of his own. He cited the fact that he spent many years in academia as well as the starting and the building of Sohu and may have let him past the age of marriage. In a 2007 interview with Chen Luyu (陈鲁豫), Zhang said that he does not like to use email, “Emails can be copied and forwarded in a very short period of time. In Sohu, when I send out emails, the content of the email will be made public in a matter of hours, that’s why I hand out orders and instructions in ‘paper form’.” [15] In many occasions, Zhang mentions about hoping he can live till the age of 150. He believes that stress plays an important role in aging and if one practices yoga and understands Buddhism he/she can be “freed” from stress and so live till the age of 150. [16] Zhang also enjoy mountaineering, he has been training on Mount Everest and has reached the height of 6,666 m above sealevel, he hopes scale the top of Everest one day. [17] [18] [19]

See Also

References

  1. ^ http://people.forbes.com/profile/charles-zhang/72775
  2. ^ http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/74/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=74&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=TRTG&datatype=Person
  3. ^ http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/74/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=74&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=TRTG&datatype=Person
  4. ^ http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Chaoyang/bio
  5. ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/74339.htm
  6. ^ http://www.chinadaily.net/bizchina/2006-03/14/content_535371.htm
  7. ^ http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/45.html
  8. ^ http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Chaoyang/bio
  9. ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/74339.htm
  10. ^ http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/quotes_reports.asp?symbol=SOHU&selected=SOHU&page=stockreports
  11. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005328,00.html?iid=chix-sphere
  12. ^ http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/quotes_reports.asp?symbol=SOHU&selected=SOHU&page=stockreports
  13. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005328,00.html?iid=chix-sphere
  14. ^ http://v.ku6.com/show/8oPPjaC9DvYrcr9F.html
  15. ^ http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNzQ2MjA=.html
  16. ^ http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzcwNzQ3ODg=.html
  17. ^ http://www.time.com/time/2003/survivors/zhang.html
  18. ^ http://outdoor.travel.sohu.com/20081006/n259865431.shtml
  19. ^ http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_39/b3851627.htm

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