article_snippet.sent: Zhou Qunfei has shared Zhou Qunfei incredible 'rags to riches' life story with The People's Daily, after the self-made billionaire's company Lens Technology went public – making Zhou Qunfei wealthier than Richard Branson.
article_snippet.sent: Bosses at the glass manufacturer where Qunfei started Qunfei working life promoted Qunfei to head up a new department within the factory after Qunfei handed in Qunfei notice, having been impressed by the quality of Qunfei letter .
article_snippet.sent: Qunfei set up Lens Technology when Qunfei was just 22 years old.
article_snippet.sent: Qunfei rose up the ranks to become the director of the whole manufacturing operation, before deciding to set up Qunfei own company, aged 22 years old in 1993.
article_snippet.sent: It was Qunfei rural background that also helped inspire the invention that would help Qunfei make billions.
article_snippet.sent: Qunfei rented a three-bedroom 'villager apartment' close to Bao'an International Airport to launch Qunfei business, using savings of £1,800 from overtime Qunfei had completed, as Qunfei sent Qunfei salary home to Qunfei father.
article_snippet.sent: In a bold move, Qunfei even passed on the contact details of Qunfei competitors to Qunfei customers in a bid to expand the size of the market, fearing Qunfei operation was too small for the amount of work available.
article_snippet.sent: Shares in Qunfei's company Lens Technology were worth 78 Yuan each on March 31, making the 590 million shares held by Qunfei worth $7.4 billion .
article_snippet.sent: Qunfei is part of an explosion of billionaires in China over the past 10 years, many of them self-made.