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Chinese businessman Zhong Shanshan had already done well for himself on the 2020 Forbes Billionaires List published in April. He ranked at No. 1,063 with a fortune of $2 billion, mainly from his holding in Nongfu Spring, which controls about a quarter of China’s bottled water market. 

What a year it’s been. Yet Zhong, 65, added to that in a big way through a Shanghai IPO in June by Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise, in which he is the largest shareholder.  Zhong’s stake there is now worth $10 billion. 

Then today, Nongfu Spring soared upon listing in Hong Kong. At an early-morning trading price of HK$39.20, Zhong’s total fortune was worth nearly $59 billion, exceeding $57 billion for Internet heavyweight Ma Huateng and $51 billion for Alibaba’s Jack Ma, making Zhong China’s richest man.

do well for oneself [duː wel fɔːr wʌnˈself] 

成功；变得富裕 

holding [ˈhoʊldɪŋ] 

持有的股份 

shareholder [ˈʃerhoʊldər] 

share作名词指“股票”，shareholder指持有股票的人，即“股东” 。 

stake [steɪk] 

占股；所占利益 

bottled water [ˈbɑːtld ˈwɔːtər] 

瓶装水 

IPO [ˌaɪ piː ˈoʊ] 

全称是Initial Public Offering，指“首次公开募股”。 

soar [sɔːr] 

有“急升，激增”的意思，这里指股价“飙升”。 

heavyweight [ˈheviweɪt] 

重量级拳击手；极具影响力的人 (或组织)

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