First, he persuaded Li to approve his classes and to provide the classrooms.
According to court documents in Miami, Wei admitted to agents after Li's arrest that he knew about Li's smuggling and had purchased rhinoceros carvings from Li that apparently had been smuggled from the United States.
Prof Andrew Graves, head of the University's School of Management, told Li he could resubmit the 12, 000-word essay, appeal against the mark or accept it and withdraw from the course.
"He not only teaches about tennis, not only about technique, " explained Li, though he has helped adjust her serve and forehand.
Eisenbud may work with other players -- he has a group of young hopefuls as well as Li -- but he says Sharapova will always be his focus.
Premier Li said he had agreed to address India's concerns about the size of the trade deficit with China.
Ironically, Li says he is still waiting for that special someone to answer his advert, admitting, "the best result would be for me to find someone to marry through this".
Ivan Wong, a 22-year-old social worker who lives in an area where Mr. Li's shops dominate, says that in order to avoid patronizing Mr. Li, he takes trips to another district to do his shopping and show support to the striking workers.
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When he started in business the younger Mr Li's arrogance made him plenty of enemies, but he has since grown up, discovering his inner geek along with a softer style.
Li Xueming said he quit to minimize the impact of recent media reports on the company.
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Li says if he really wants the pulse of the economy, he needs to know just three things.
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He has since coinvested with Li on two other Israeli tech startups.
The student, Mr. Li, said he and the other students were initially trapped in the mountains after the quake caused a bridge to collapse, but they were on their way back to Chengdu after their university sent shuttles to pick them up.
He filmed a promotional video for Li in 2009, which helped boost Dayang shares on Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Li says that personally he has hewed close to that practice ever since.
One of the lawyers, Li Fangping, says he does not expect changes soon.
"Li always told us he makes his money in Hong Kong and gives it back home, " says a Chaozhou official.
He had also offered his services to Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's most powerful tycoon.
Yundi Li was just 18 when he won first prize at the prestigious International Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
There he became a patron and friend of Li Shan, today a leading Chinese painter with an international following.
After Li's remarks, he sat facing the stage as company President and Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes brought on Lee Kuan Yew, minister mentor and patriarch of modern Singapore.
Thirty women have contacted Li so far, but he says it is tough to find someone who trusts him enough to invite him home for Chinese New Year.
Mr. Li said in an interview that he wanted banks to cut off loans to all but the strongest solar panel companies and let the rest go bankrupt.
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Earlier this month, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao also toured Venezuela and said he was interested in boosting investment into the country with the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Since he had to leave his physical body behind, Li asked a student to watch over it, instructing him to cremate it if his spirit had not returned after a week.
Sounding a little embarrassed, Mr Li admits this is the first year he has attempted to work as a fake boyfriend instead of travelling home to see his own family in China's central Hebei province.
Li also relates another rule: One business he will not get into, out of deference to his late mother's wishes, is casinos.
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