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Luo Yonghao
Alex.osheter: Initial page on Chinese businessman Luo Yonghao. Partially translated from Chinese Wikipedia, and updated with live links.
'''Luo Yonghao''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 罗永浩, Born July 9, 1972<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>) is a Chinese [[entrepreneur]], [[List of Internet phenomena|internet celebrity]], English teacher, [[CEO]] and founder of [[Smartisan]]<ref></ref>, and creator of [[Bullog.cn]].
In 2018, Luo's company Smartisan launched the messaging service [[Bullet Message]], which gained 7 million users in its first three weeks.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.
== Background ==
=== Early Life and Rise to Internet Fame ===
Yonghao was born in [[Helong]], [[Jilin]], [[China]] on July 9, 1972. His father is the secretary of the Helong county party Luo Changzhen ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 罗昌珍). At the age of 12, his family moved to [[Yanji]] and he was transferred to Beishan Primary School. In his second year of high school, Yonghao dropped out in the last semester<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. After dropping out, Yonghao pursued a variety of business endeavors, including selling second-hand books, and reselling smuggled cars. However, after economic pressure he decided to study English and pursue a career in English teaching.
In 2001, Yonghao became a teacher at [[New Oriental]] in [[Beijing]]. From 2001 to 2006, Yonghao prepared students for the [[Graduate Record Examinations|GRE]] test. Because of his humorous teaching style and often off-topic tangents, a few of his students filmed him and uploaded some of his lectures online. The videos, titled "Lao Luo Quotations", became very popular with young people. Luo Yonghao, nicknamed Lao Luo by his students, became an [[internet phenomenon]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and was featured in [[Baidu|Buidu's]] annual top-searches between 2005 and 2006. In June 2006, Luo Yonghao resigned from New Oriental.
=== Founding of Bullog.cn ===
On July 31, 2006, Yonghao launched [[Bullog.cn]], citing dissatisfaction with the censorship of the major blog portals like [[sina.com]], [[sohu.com]]<ref></ref>. The site was considered to be one of the most liberal<ref>[https://ift.tt/2Q9agFz Liberal Blog Site Shutdown by Chinese Authorities] , ''Boxun News'', January 9, 2009.</ref> blog portals in Chinese [[cyberspace]].
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