Chinese Internet
entrepreneur Gary Wang is gearing up to start an animated-film
studio to make movies for Chinese audiences. In an
interview with The Wall Street Journal, the 39-year-old Mr. Wang, who founded online video site Tudou.com in 2005, talked about his experience at Tudou and its merger last year with rival video site Youku. The following is an edited
version of the interview.
中国互联网企业家王微正加紧努力准备成立一家动画工作室,为中国观众制作电影。现年39岁的王微曾于2005年创办在线视频网站土豆网。他接受了《华尔街日报》采访,谈及他在土豆网的经历以及土豆网去年与竞争对手优酷的合并。以下是经过编辑的访谈内容:
Q: How did you create Tudou?
《华尔街日报》:你怎么创办的土豆网?
Mr. Wang: Photo-sharing site Flickr was the main
inspiration for Tudou. I used my own savings from my
previous jobs to pay for Tudou