从球员到商人的华丽转身
A little star power seemed to be badly needed to revive the Shanghai Composite Index on Monday, when the gauge closed at 2,112.20 points。
That final number was largely the result of a daily unilateral trade volume of 38.98 billion yuan ($6.1 billion)， the lowest to be seen this year。
Also on Monday, news came out that the Chinese basketball star Yao Ming had made a substantial investment in the private equity industry last year in a deal that received little, if any, publicity。
In July, 2011, a team of investors including Yao Ming took over Chongqing Yitai Equity Investment Fund Management Co Ltd and changed the company's name to Hongyuan Equity Investment Fund. Yitai then had as much as 10 million yuan in registered capital。
Important members of the investment team were given high positions at Hongyuan. Zhang Mingji, Yao Ming's broker, for instance, became the chairman of the company. Xu Weimin, a professional manager, was appointed general manager there, and Song Xuanhan, another professional manager, was appointed deputy general manager, a source familiar with the matter recently said。
The source also said Hongyuan is likely to invest in Yinhai Leasing, a company under the administration of the Chongqing Municipal Government's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission。
Yao's adventures into the capital market started as early as 2006. Together with his broker, Yao invested $3 million in Top100.cn, the largest music website to provide genuine music products in China and the first of its kind that is likely to go public。
Meanwhile, Yao's investment into Beijing UniStrong, a professional group company specializing in global navigation satellite systems, does not have such bright prospects. The company has seen its results decrease ever since it went public on April 2, 2010. In the first six months of this year, the company's shareholders incurred a loss of between 24 million yuan and 26 million yuan. Consequently, the value of Yao's stake in the company has decreased from 45 million to 12.27 million yuan。
对于姚明而言，不知道在三分线开外投篮得分和执掌一只私募基金相比，哪个更难。但有一点毋庸置疑，这位脱下战袍的小巨人俨然从一名巨星球员成功蜕变为商界新贵。
试水金融 扩展投资版图
距离2011年7月20日姚明退役已过去一年多，这位曾统治球场的擎天柱已悄然将自己的投资版图延伸至了金融行业。早在他退役前，姚明就参与了黄杉股权投资基金管理有限公司(下称“黄杉基金”)的筹建。近日有消息传出，姚明已在2011年6月接手了重庆渝富弘远股权投资基金管理公司(下称“弘远基金”)。前者以体育产业为主要投资方向，后者立足重庆，致力于对本地国企的资本运作。据悉，这两家基金总规模将达到约66亿元。
如果说入资黄衫基金还只是姚明的探路之举，那再度染指私募基金可能意味着他将在金融行业大展拳脚。据《21世纪经济报道》称，弘远基金前身为亿泰基金管理有限公司，注册资本为1000万元，由于种种原因迟迟不能完成募资，姚明的团队得知消息后，有意接手。
执掌弘远基金后，姚明面临的第一件事情就是要完成募集，首期募集资金的规模在3亿到5亿元，募集工作将在2012年的8月结束。弘元基金的第一宗单子很可能投向成立于2005年的重庆银海融资租赁有限公司。该公司网站显示，银海融资租赁的发起股东之一为重庆渝富，注册资本金3亿元，系重庆市重点国企。去年10月，姚明现身重庆，与一系列商界要人进行会面，为他的落子重庆铺平道路。
从球员到商人的华丽转身
在姚明的众多身份中，商人这个角色无疑是最为人们所津津乐道的。从2006年开姚餐厅、出资300万美元投资巨鲸音乐网，到2007年以每股1元买入67.5万股合众思壮股票、参股总投资3000万元的加州健身俱乐部，到2008年斥资2000万元买下东方大鲨鱼篮球队，再到2011年创建酒业公司、二度染指私募基金，人们似乎已无法猜测到这位身高2.29米的小巨人下一个投资会是什么。从他染指的投资路线来看，姚明的投资眼光和专业化程度已然越来越高。
每当谈论到姚明的商人身份，总是绕不开一个人，他就是一手打造姚明的姚之队的总负责人章明基。在收购弘远基金后，章明基出任了董事长，在黄衫基金内则担任高级合伙人。
章明基，典型的上海人长像，白净微胖。一些机缘巧合使他和姚明一家有了联系。更有传言说他是通过一顿饭局敲定了成为姚明财务总管的身份。无论如何，这位在芝加哥大学布斯商学院(微博)取得MBA的年轻人在姚明的职业生涯里扮演着非同寻常的角色，而他自己的事业也已经和这位曾经最具商业价值的球员紧紧捆绑在了一起。
与他的前辈李宁相比，姚明更为与众不同。他没有自己的品牌，但深谙资本运作之道。他非商学院科班出身，却有一支专业团队为他运筹帷幄。如果说李宁的成功代表着传统的商业模式，而姚明的成功则彰显着资本的力量。
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