The strange hobbies of the world’s billionaires are now seen to be breaking moral and social boundaries. China’s gaming industry billionaire Shu Bo is once again in the global spotlight. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal and the South China Morning Post, Shu Bo has fathered more than 100 children through surrogacy in America. He openly calls himself “China’s First Father”. Shu Bo is the founder of China’s online gaming company Duoyi Network. He claims that he wants to create not just a big family, but a “dynasty empire”.
Why only son?
In 2023, Shu Bo said he wanted at least 50 “high quality sons”. He believes that boys are “better” than girls and will further his business and his so-called dynasty empire. After this statement, she faced sharp criticism all over the world and accused her of spreading gender discrimination.
It’s banned in China, it’s illegal in America…
In China, surrogacy is completely illegal. This is why Shu Bo resorted to American surrogacy agencies. According to reports, most of his children live in a large residential complex in Irvine, California, where nannies and staff are assigned to take care of them. Shu Bo’s ex-girlfriend, Tang Jing, has claimed that he is the father of more than 300 children, not 100. A legal battle is going on between the two regarding the custody of their two daughters and money.
According to Tang Jing, crores of rupees have been spent on raising children and many children have not yet been officially registered. Shu Bo claims that he has transferred more than Rs 800 crore to Tang Jing, but he is still owed Rs 300 crore. He filed a lawsuit in 2024 regarding this dispute.
Controversy on social media
Duoyi Network issued a statement saying that the figure of 300 children was incorrect and that Shu Bo had “just over 100” children, all born via surrogacy in the US. Shu Bo’s social media posts fueled the controversy. She wrote that “every problem is solved by having more children” and even imagined that her children should marry Elon Musk’s children. From social media accounts related to Shu Bo, it has been claimed that he wants to see his children married to Elon Musk’s children . This statement infuriated people and it was described as a symbol of arrogance and inhuman thinking
Why is this case dangerous?
Experts say that this case is not just a personal choice of a rich person, but exposes the tendency to avoid the law, gender discrimination, and the thinking of seeing children as ‘projects’. Shu Bo’s “use of lineage” has now become a global debate—where the question is, can money dominate human relationships?