From factory manager to Chinese mogul: 'Ip Man 3' financier Shi Jianxiang draws scrutiny

With a fortune estimated at $780 million and ranked No. 746 on the Hurun Report’s 2015 “China Rich List,” “Ip Man 3” financier Shi Jianxiang has set his sights on becoming a movie mogul.

The former boss of a lighting factory and now head of a conglomerate called Shanghai Kuailu Investment Group,...