西单女孩身价过亿 自主创业卖牙膏

Ren Yueli was once a street singer in an undergroundpassage in Xidan, in downtown Beijing. Herinterpretation of the song "Angel's Wings" wentviral online in 2009. Netizens named her the "Xidangirl."

任月丽曾经是北京西单地下通道的街头歌手。2009年，她因翻唱歌曲《天使的翅膀》而在网上爆红。网民也把她称作“西单女孩”。

More recently, Ren once again entered the publiceye. This time it was not her songs but hersuccessful transformation into a businesswomanthat drew attention. A tooth paste advertisement for the brand of a toothpaste that Ren nowmanages got played on the big screen in New York City's Times Square.

最近，任月丽再次进入大众视野。这一次，引来人们注意的并不是她的歌声，而是她成功转型为一名商业女性。在纽约时代广场的大屏幕上，播放着任月丽经营的一款牙膏的广告。

Well-known writer Su Qin said on her Weibo that Ren's business enterprise had alreadypropelled her into the stratum of multimillionaires. "Xidan girl" seemed to approve of thewriter's message, re-posting from her Weibo with a smiling emoji added at the end.

知名作家苏芩在她的微博上表示，任月丽的企业已经把她推入了千万富翁的行列。“西单女孩”似乎同意作者的观点，在她的微博上转发了这则评论，并在结尾添加上了一个笑脸。

However, Ren said in an interview with Chengdu Commercial Daily: "It is an exaggerationtosay that I'm a multimillionaire. That's just the valuation of our products. Business is sort of asecondary profession for me; I am still a singer, and that's my main career."

不过，任月丽在《成都商业日报》的一次采访中说道：“说我是千万富翁有点儿夸张。那只是对产品的估值。商业是我的第二职业;我还是个歌手，这是我的主业。”

Ren said the idea to invest in toothpaste came from a friend of hers, who successfullyconvinced Ren to get involved. Compared with her singing career, Ren said business has beengoing very smoothly: "I have the best partner and the best team, so I do not worry aboutsales or recognition," said Ren.

任月丽表示，投资牙膏的想法来自她的一个朋友，这位朋友成功地劝说任入伙。相比歌唱事业，她说，商业发展很顺利：“我拥有最好的合伙人和团队，所以我不用担心销售和品牌认知，”

When asked about the future, she made no secret of her ambition. Ren said: "I want to be thenext Dong Mingzhu!”

当被问到未来时，她并没有隐藏自己的野心。任月丽表示：“我想成为下一个董明珠!”