Former PLA officer who founded Wanda in 1988 in Dalian, building a commercial-real-estate empire (Wanda Plazas) and briefly expanding into Hollywood via AMC Theatres and Legendary Entertainment. Hit China's rich-list peak in 2013 and 2015; later forced to divest overseas assets during the 2017-2019 deleveraging crackdown.
A 2016 TV remark in which Wang said young entrepreneurs should first "set a small target, like earning a hundred million yuan." Became one of the most memed phrases of the 2010s Chinese internet.
