Born in 1988, Wang Sicong is the son of China’s one-time richest man Wang Jianlin, who is chairman of Dalian Wanda Group and has a reported net worth of US$14 billion. The Chinese conglomerate’s business spans real estate, cinemas and film production, and also holds a stake in international cinema chain AMC. While the family’s wealth has dropped tremendously in recent years, they still ranked at number 14 on Forbes’ 2019 list of China’s richest.
The younger Wang is known for his enormous wealth and unfiltered comments about the entertainment industry. He often takes to his Weibo account to correct gossip about Chinese celebrities, regardless of their level of fame. Dubbed “the national husband” by Chinese netizens, he’s often seen out and about with young models and internet celebrities (known as “wanghong”).Passionate about supercars, he owns several Rolls-Royces, Aston Martins, Bentleys, a Porsche 918 Spyder – and a Pagani Huayra which cost a cool US$3 million.
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Pan Rui
Pan Rui is the son of real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi and his first wife. Pan co-founded real estate company Soho China with his third wife Zhang Xin, who are worth a combined US$3.2 billion and ranked at number 107 on Forbes’ China Rich List 2019. Born in 1990, Pan Rui graduated from the UK’s University of Warwick and married his college girlfriend Liao Jing in 2014 at a lavish wedding ceremony held by the Great Wall.
Liao also comes from an elite family – her father is the vice chancellor of a university in Jiangxi province as well as chairman of a technology company. Despite the two families’ incredible wealth, Pan Rui, unlike most money-squandering “fuerdai” (second generation rich kids), lives a low profile life, while his wife Liao also has established her own F&B business.
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Wang Shuo
Wang Shuo is the son of the eminent property developer Wang Zhicai. One of China’s earliest billionaires, Wang Zhicai made his wealth from real estate in Beijing. He has since moved to Australia but still owns several prominent properties and restaurants in Beijing. He is also married to My Fair Princess actress Rebecca Wang (Wang Yan).
Meanwhile Wang Shuo, who clearly carried on his father’s tradition of dating actresses, was at one time known for being the boyfriend of superstar Zhou Xun. Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan (better known as Jaycee Fong Cho-ming and son of Jackie Chan), is also one of Wang’s close comrades. It’s reported Jaycee once sunk nearly four million yuan (US$595,000) at an auction on Wang’s behalf to acquire an architectural model of a palace as a present for Zhou.
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Wang is also rumoured to have dated other celebrities including beloved actress Fan Bingbing, who he apparently gifted a 800,000 yuan (US$119,000) watch. He’s often spotted driving supercars including limited-edition Bugatti convertibles and a Spyker C8.Wang Ke
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Wang Ke was born in Yantai, Shandong province, and made his fortune from the stock market and by founding an investment firm in Beijing. The 1980-born Wang married The Good Wife actress Liu Tao in 2007 – reportedly just 20 days after the two first met. The extravagant wedding was held at The Peninsula Beijing hotel and cost four million yuan (US$595,000). The ceremony was attended by the capital’s elites, A-listers and celebrities, and supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches, Mercedes-Benz and a white Ferrari were all on show.
During the 2008 financial crisis, Wang lost a lot of his fortune, owing large debts. Liu Tao, who had already retired from acting, returned to work. Luckily, it is believed that Liu still owns another 13 companies ranging from film production studios to architectural and engineering ventures.
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