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This Chinese Tycoon Is Bringing Hollywood to the Mainland Masses
- Li plans to raise $1.2 billion for his media investment funds
- Li's empire stretches from sports to theme parks to musicals
The Kung Fu Panda balloon makes its way down the streets of Manhattan during the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2012.
Photographer: Andrew Kelly/Getty ImagesWhat does it take to reduce a Chinese multimillionaire to tears?
For Li Ruigang, chief executive officer of China Media Capital and the man courted by U.S. movie makers to crack China’s exploding entertainment market, all it took was a 2011 Broadway production of "Les Miserables."