[1] In 1995, Cai received second place in the animation category in the youth division of the National Computer Competition.
[5] In February 1999 when he was 12 years old, he was elected to the Chinese Youth Academy of Sciences in the first group of junior academicians chosen.
[6][7][8] Also at an early age, the young Cai exhibited entrepreneurial proclivities, which also influenced him as a youth to "conduct business."
One of his first business ventures as a teenager was when he bought Xiaolingtong cordless telephones for cheap and sold them for a profit.
[4] On February 14, 2022, miHoYo announced the launch of a new brand HoYoverse for markets outside of Greater China, with Cai as the CEO.
Among the first 100 people on the list, Cai was the only person who made his fortune in the Chinese video game industry.
Several media reported that Cai would move to North America, and has been interested in the large language models.
[15][16] miHoYo responded to the press that Cai would "continue to devote himself to the research and application of cutting-edge technology, the development of new projects, and the connection of domestic and overseas R&D resources.