Zhang Xin: China's real estate mogul

How did Zhang Xin go from working in a sweatshop to being a billionaire real estate developer? Lesley Stahl reports. Watch more HERE: www.cbsnews.com/video/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! bit.ly/WKcQhX

[@Mf7d89]

she deserve everything she has, she suffered through hard times, but made a great life for herself. congrats!

[@Vyrkhan]

in every success story in China, there is a lot of shady stuff behind...

[@frankieleung2215]

This is an understatement. Many Chinese rich people end in jail sooner or later.

[@Kennan_Davis]

Frankie Leung the ignorance of you and Vrykhan is screaming

[@frankieleung2215]

She may end up in jail too. Or emigrate to USA.

[@dinhquocdat2805]

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[@stedmans4christ]

She sure looks great for 47! I love this story, she is so genuine and what a great and deserving person she seems

[@highlyfavored2434]

stedmans4christ All that $$$definitely do not hurt:)

[@Bonnie-sd7et]

It's usual here!

[@VaivaoReed]

Amazing story of perseverance, hard work & humility. Blessings to her and her famil for the future.

[@euroeuro-je1et]

And the corruption of the state...

[@tranleha1495]

To invade you after invading the east Asia and Africa.

[@aeInfinity888]

She is so inspiring and so beautiful and charismatic! Very deserving of everything she has.

[@christieatuh]

Very humble too

[@lebredamcelroy832]

@@christieatuh Yes dear God bless HER SHE BEAUTIFUL 😍LOVE

[@pallavishinde9754]

She is so genuine and grounded! Lovely female

[@francoisbrice5132]

What a mix of shrewdness and humbleness!

[@laken1804]

Zhang Xin is a great lady. Courageous!

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

she's built more buildings than any emperor!

[@BestmenhaitiH]

Woow she's amazing, she so beautiful, so incredible so talented . I'm very proud of your works.

[@fnihp30]

I absolutely love rags to riches stories such as this one! This shows people that it’s not about where you have been or come from, but it’s about where you are going. I hope and pray for even more success for that young woman and her husband & child!

[@sunshinehub116]

She seems very educated and smart. Admirable and amazing woman.

[@Dragonfruit260]

Amazing, beautiful woman. HER DESTINY!! NO GOALS. NO DREAM. NO FUTURE. Just wanted to survive....what a miracle!!

[@ericgodson6393]

Hello dear, how are you doing ? Dear please I want is to be good friends if you dont mind

[@BUTTA170]

There is something very attractive about her!

[@SOCORROGM]

yes $$$$$$$$$$

[@rcolbert1971]

Pool Guy - I thought so too!

[@eddyvideostar]

Pool: Yeah, the bread.

[@KNByam]

Successful, smart, very accomplished. I find that attractive also, plus she's a beautiful woman in my opinion.

[@TsarOfRuss]

She is 47yrs old, yet so beautiful and she smiles alot

[@mohamudm3380]

How confident she is when she is smiling Mind blowing Well done 👍

[@tiwongemtonga]

Ten years from now im gonna be just like you maam

[@mahfuzurrahman9488]

Did you make your first billion ? One year passed from your 10 year time limit.

[@manishtamrakar3282]

One of the best, great and leading lady in china

[@marouhsolano7762]

timing wise. right person at a right time and at the right place

[@loreljacq5744]

Amazing! Shows how ambition and never giving up you can make something of yourself and still be humble. 🙂

[@recruitersmanager1774]

Awesome willpower and confidence I can see in her.... Great Ms. Zhang Xin. Hats off to you... I am too a self-made business woman came through tough paces.... I could empathise her feelings she came across.... God bless you Ms. Zhang Xin...

[@princetonrealtygroup6325]

She is a brilliant woman! An inspiration to all.

[@isaacak5001]

Yup

[@ArChi285]

pure luck.

[@almaognarud3115]

She sure is!!

[@shinesellsatlanta2014]

Gotta love her story of resilience and perserverance...nice interview

[@weathergenerator]

its an honor to hear self-made billionaires speak especially when they are grounded. Wishing her greater success.

[@englishvinal8]

Some people can't be jealous without showing it.

[@sadullahcetinlaya5617]

Made in China never mind

[@xmochix604]

I had tears listening to her life story. What a woman! She deserves the success!

[@softlife4700]

Ah... I am glad am not alone, I also felt emotional, her story and core beliefs moved my heart. She is a good person and disserves greatness.

[@naithsmama818]

She's very simple in her appearance and gesture...I think that is her natural drive to build more.

[@ILOVENJ00]

Chinese Govt. is giving rebates to developers like handing candy which has resulted in overdevelopment and ghost cities in China. The new buildings are already crumbling in a couple of years. No quality controls. She is in the right place at the right time. Just business as usual.

[@janetswitzer5622]

Rich yet humble from her past, I respect her and happy for her that her story has a happy ending.

[@BigBoyO56]

She's so cute lol her smile is adorable

[@TucsonExtendedStay]

#Soheil Zarghami News flash: All US big companies are going to China to make everything, including your expensive I-phone. @swirlcrop

[@TucsonExtendedStay]

#Zhenduo Du she deserve everything she has, she suffered through hard times, but made a great life for herself. congrats! @tnt ntn

[@Cpernaum]

She's married punk, buy some seeds and grow respect in your back garden so you can show it off next season. The world's becoming disgusting and totally shameless to boot!!

[@lunafringe10]

she is old and wasted, and ugly

[@lebredamcelroy832]

HUMBLE to get a chance to call her SELF RESPECT UNTO YOU 💯👈🏽💖🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💯

[@babymommy6460]

I admire you and love you. Humble dreamer is successful.

[@latengocomoburro]

11:44 She left me *SPEECHLESS*

[@justh3378]

Co-Op is Essential ! ! WoW what an upbringing ! She is such an Influential Individual that motivates me personally to keep on striving for success

[@marvinhernandez4847]

Very inspirational! Great story of perseverance and boldness.

[@scottowen8313]

She is awsome!!!!! And very beautiful!!!!

[@squarerootsfarms6609]

Great! I know you are shocked to get a text from me I want you to be calm, sincerely I want to introduce to you formally the farm of the future, that produces food to Urban cities. We welcome investors and friends of Square Roots farms. 💕💕

[@Fjfthhb]

She is awesome and sincere in everything she does.

[@goodthingshappen9281]

Seems like she's a good person. There's something friendly in the way she talks.

[@MsSuperSoulFighter]

Her nature feels like your soul is being fed. I want to meet her and learn about her grace, she's amazing.

[@villatengtravel]

Great woman

[@frankieleung2215]

How?

[@albertocorral9851]

a lot of happy endings

[@faithlinah806]

China no crooking shes doing the real thing paying taxes as well china nocheating

[@keishafromscratch]

This is sooooo inspiring right now with what I am going through

[@karmaisreal9094]

Let's build Africa!

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Corrupt people are inspiring?

[@Grattitude85]

l never get tired listening to her beautful story, it really inspires me alot back from Tanzania. l really wish one day we meet & talk with her.

[@silverbullock-smith1399]

You could see how humble she is the way she interacts. Not even coming as arrogant or boastful... unlike the rest lol

[@BA-hn1om]

Powerful story/testimony.

[@xianglung8825]

She is honest and brave.

[@falghanim]

Still the simplicity reflects... God bless her...

[@abanicecream]

The speech in the end of the clip make me cry and excited because she just said the truth. That's what is declined by the official voice in China everyday.

[@camman6912]

Sad how so many of you are criticizing her and China and posting negative comments on here Envy is not really a good character trait

[@godmarzpopy362]

Don Dressel you know nothing about Chinese moguls

[@sixzerozero3187]

Actually, Envy is the basis of human existence, based on Sigmund Freud. You envy her, thus making you a fan, a subservient, to the Lords of Darkness.

[@isaacak5001]

Nice

[@isaacak5001]

@@godmarzpopy362 haha

[@tranleha1495]

Davidnc 007 = I am not jealous I only hate China for her crimes ,you want to soothe the world 's anger with the sweetsmile of this lady

[@NatalieVanVeenNatalia]

So proud of her and massive inspiration for all women!

[@ericgodson6393]

Hello dear, how are you doing ? Dear please I want is to be good friends if you dont mind

[@timothykthomas6122]

Yeah she's indeed an inspiration to everyone not just women. How are you doing Natalia

[@baffoursenchereykenneth4940]

i am glad i saw your interview. it has given me a different perspective of Asia and China.

[@philiphatch6979]

Commitment, Loyalty, work, optimism and passion has always brought results.

[@mashtali1]

I like her smile. 100% honest

[@JonahGhost]

she's quite attractive as well. nice to look at for an older woman. AND she's also a hustler! i love it!

[@xeyonyu503]

It’s a different page in her life. So great!

[@ericw8276]

She should write her own autobiography. She is a person pretty much down to earth.

[@ml2539]

They left out alot pf details regarding how she went from crying in London to winning in China...js

[@Bonnie-sd7et]

What do you mean...

[@tommasomurgia6318]

I didn’t know her. I am so impressed 😍

[@monian2877]

great interview. Thank you

[@mosialive]

She's such a nice person. I love her voice, wow. Very smart woman.

[@whhusa]

Everyone in China knows that SOHO builds the worst buildings. It's typical "looks good from far, but far from good". The buildings are functionally handicapped with some 30 story office buildings sharing just two elevators (all this is against Chinese building codes). The shoddy construction and materials are visible everywhere. You CANNOT find your way out of a parking garage in any of their structures!! Of course they know it because they don't own any of the buildings they've built. Typically, they flip the buildings as soon or even before it's completed by selling individual spaces to small investors who have no power to pursue them.

[@jamesbrown2761]

Good to know, thanks for the truth.

[@Gershoots]

"got her start on Wall Street, but she missed the Great Wall..." real nice 60 minutes. real nice..

[@Emilyteara01]

Did you find that racist too?! I wondered if it was just me....

[@jerrylew5580]

One thing about China and the Chinese, no one gives a xx about being politically correct.

[@elvanekelmendi7620]

Amazing story...very motivational....

[@enquarsports9687]

Shows the power of taking that first step.

[@wetsockks]

The interviewer was a bit much, I wish she gave her more time to think and explain her responses before cutting her off, however watching this still showed how brilliant of a woman Zhang Xin is. Very inspiring.

[@jeydenthomas5919]

Yeah, she is the kind of woman every man needs so intelligent

[@glesendamettelerkamp4960]

Does she have any books out there? Would love to read about her and her story

[@lensmanjain]

Hats off!.. much love & gratitude.. God bless Zhang Xin..

[@DETSRC313]

Something about how she says "very much so" about the American Dream writes me out

[@christieatuh]

Great role model. Thank you madam

[@PaliAha]

Two intelligent, charming and attractive women!

[@fjckfam]

I admire her for the courage to put the black history behind and come back to China to build her wealth. It's not easy to do business in China if you are used to the way democratic countries do business. In China, Vietnam, you have to feed every Government officials so that they will leave you alone to run your business. And you have to know someone too, to help you bribe the corrupted government officials. Not easy. She seems very genuine. Much admiration to her.

[@sucri]

Those buildings are beautiful

[@eljumaidilbinahmad5403]

Zhang Xin is the kind of lady who uses "Adversity Intelligence"

[@springchanel2983]

She is smart and having clear viwe

[@KCNwokoye]

What a story, amazing.

[@imrulhaque]

So successful and so humble!!! I’m speechless !!!

[@pawsvlog9738]

Timing is everything🙂

[@conniewalker79]

Why come here if your going to be so negative. I came here to learn whatever I can and move onto the next.

[@luci75d76]

She is a lovely lady. She start from down level. Same as many other big millionaires in china. Is not the parents to give it to them. They rise up by themself

[@xiomanaxoxoxo3212]

How about the reporting of Leslie Stall, and the producing great job guys!!

[@johnnytight1869]

Fuck this going into real estate.

[@mylanto4138]

Study in England but She speaks with American accent than British?

[@JJ-yu6og]

Great interview

[@roxanneworld11]

amazing but why?, oh, why,?? are so many details left out about her journey?? plus: what happened to her dad *after* her mom + the kids/she+her siblings were let out of the re-education camp??..but anyway: *how,* exactly, did she go from crying while sitting on her suitcase to *goldman-sachs??* what *exactly* did she do there at that job?? who noticed her and helped her?? *how* did she get a scholarship to university?? and other support had to have happened so she could eat and have a place to live in those days, right?? details, please. additionally, circumstances: what were they when she met her husband?? where did they meet?? what about him made her agree to marry him after only 4 days?? and was day 4 the same as the actual wedding day?? sounds like a possibility..but maybe that was only the decision day. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@mofiziul]

This story is sugar coated!

[@englishvinal8]

I am beginning to see why US citizens are grinding slowly down down down along with the entire nation... I have seldom seen so many viper-negative comments relative to another human beings hard-earned success.

[@joemama-fx4ig]

englishvinal8 she made it big doing real estate. That is highly respectable but to call her the next Steve jobs shows just how desperate the Chinese are for innovative talent.

[@halaambe]

joe mama so what is wrong with that?

[@ian3236]

Joe Mama, listen carefully to what they said. They called her the steve jobs of the architecture world. First thing is steve jobs was only a visionary and design focused. The actual heavy lifting and coding came from his team of coders and wozniack who actually made it work which some would argue was a lot harder too do. Someone like bill gate who did the coding himself and the early vision himself. So she is very much like Steve Jobs but for the architecture world. Just looking at the building she made compared to the normal building projects and you can see the massive difference. Maybe you are not interested in the architecture world so you look down on her title as not as visionary as Steve.

[@camman6912]

It’s called the liberal mind Their jealous of success and want socialism Yes it’s disgusting

[@nujackswing6370]

Bill Gates did not Write the Disc Operating System for IBM, that made MS, Billions.. It was Tim Patterson, & he had his Own Company... It sold for 50,000. His worth, less than 2 Billion... Greed Rules, but war is the only equalizer... Peace...!!! How to get rich??? A new Slavery is on a Rise...

[@solf2000]

She is super enthusiast and charming. I like her courage and humble approach.

[@jedumalagan6632]

She doesnt look and sound like a western billionaire.very humble.you can see in her face she treasure her hard and poor past..very inspiring

[@freethevision535]

This Queen is my template. We thank God for her existence. From Reebz Macintard🌺

[@directorlunchie2322]

woooooowwww!!!!!! this is inspiring, an East Asian female real estate developer who has great taste in architecture and luxury living.

[@jeffreyrichardson]

Beijing would be a joy to visit in the future! It is an enormous and small world, when one sits down and really thinks about it!

[@SnoopCatts]

Why do I feel so proud of her??😭💕

[@jjhernandez5244]

Very inspiring, she still very down to earth. What a story.

[@fre-weinigirma2799]

I don't get to see the chance to appreciate SAM

[@sallyroberts7741]

i know just few about him last week ..... Nadex is really working so nice

[@lihuafan4316]

Everyday i keep wondering how he does it

[@lihuafan4316]

An alternative to standard brokers are robo-advisors like Betterment and Wealthfront who make use of ETFs in their investment products.

[@gulnazrogova4059]

most people nowadays don't value what they have because he's the type that help's generate good ROI/Profits

[@sarahjacobson2700]

Anyway i could reach him out Fre-weini Girma ?????????????

[@Iam-me]

I dont think there is no property bubble, because a lot of ppl migrants to beijing for business. Beijing s becoming international place likeNY. She has positive think and self confidence. That s her key!. So many american chinese start building property business in singapore. Malaysia vanchouver and shang hai

[@rainbowl4745]

She is quite frank during the interview and gets bold at the end >11:47.

[@da4728]

so how did she & her husband finance the business - developing major projects like she is.

[@Realestatemls]

Real Estate is the only real hedge against inflation

[@BraveFox100]

She is talented, but also is super lucky women who married to a fantastic guy.

[@lycan2494]

wtf i found this after like 5 years

[@whitewidow94johnson71]

The American dream is called The American Dream because you have to be asleep to have it

[@creativemindplay]

heh ehee

[@TRADERSFRIEND]

LOL, can't say I agree, but the statement is hilarious, thanks for the laugh!

[@chloewong6999]

George Carlin

[@honeniheixiu8119]

And Chinese dream is day dream

[@ajsky1066]

No need to read too much into it. Carlin might be witty, but probably one-sided in criticism. His criticism of America held true when there were flaws in foreign policy. He belonged to the 60's. Probably thought all non-whites are tree-hugging saints.

[@user-bf7jz3oq2l]

With that democracy crap,she only says that because the Americans wants to hear it

[@tianchenzhang8838]

J J so true

[@darklight38]

Exactly. It helps with PR.

[@syedmohd4707]

What impressed me Most about China recently not only their Fast growing development but also they (most of the Chinese) willingness to speak Fluently English. I think that`s one of the reason Why China catching up with the rest of The World in terms of businesses and Educational as well.

[@isaidelgado4331]

Inspiring

[@josephlee4337]

Madam Lesley Stahl, the world we inhabit is quite enormous and please be mindful there are 195 countries within it, America is not the only country. Only one of many. And the so-called "American dream" is done, over, gone. Folks in China that are doing well economically should be referred to as Chinese Dream, and Africans doing well in Africa are referred to as the African Dream. Either country has anything to do with America. Furthermore, America is no longer set the tone in the world stage. We don't live in the past the world has moved on.

[@linanicolia1994]

She is married to Greenspan, the old guy who had the job before Berneke. He probably owns the media she works for. Illuminati/cabal people who make all the rules and bend the laws.