In January 2016, low-cost apparel maker Shanghai Metersbonwe Fashion & Accessories also temporarily suspended trading in its stock, saying it could not contact founder Zhou Chengjian. Billionaire Zhou can be called the epitome of the rags to riches plot: he dropped out of school at age 12 and worked as a carpenter and mason before mastering the profession of a tailor. He later founded Metersbonwe, which revenues exceeded $ 800 million in 2019. The company is now run by the daughter of an entrepreneur, but Zhou remains the largest shareholder, and his fortune is estimated at $ 1.3 billion. detained him to help investigate insider trading and stock manipulation. A week later, Metersbonwe notified the Shenzhen Stock Exchange that Zhou was back, but did not reveal details of where he had gone.
–
