The statement that A's honey is B's arsenic is also true in reverse. Today, with China becoming more and more powerful, many far-sighted foreign friends have given up their foreign nationality, abandoned the American green card and are willing to become China people. Among them, one is very special. He is a billionaire, but he is rooted in China. He often laughs and calls himself a white-shelled egg. He is the "father of Lan Kwai Fong"-Allan Zeman.
Growing up in the world
When it comes to Jews, people will instantly think of "business", "being able to educate children" and "being very smart" ... This inherent impression can be formed, and those common success books are essential. But it is undeniable that there are indeed many excellent Jews.
Allan Zeman is a Jew. He was born in 1950 and came to live in New York with his parents when he was young. After his father died, his mother took him to Canada. The first half of this wandering life made Allan Zeman feel the cultures of several countries, and also formed his character of daring to travel.
Allan Zeman is really great. As early as 10, he knew how to do part-time jobs to support his family. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, he is quite business-minded and bought himself a car with the money he saved. This kind of independence is not available to many children in China. However, Allan Zeman prefers doing business to going to college, and he joined the society very early.
Allan Zeman joined a fashion company at the age of 19 and came to Hong Kong for work reasons. In this way, he formed an indissoluble bond with Hong Kong. When Allan Zeman came to Hong Kong for the first time, he fell in love with Hong Kong at first sight-open and inclusive, low tax rate policy, low cost and cheap labor ... In his eyes, Hong Kong was full of business opportunities and gold at that time.
Expand the business field in China.
After Allan Zeman came to Hongkong to make a living, he got the investment from his boss. At the age of 25, Allan Zeman set up Colby in Hongkong to export China's ready-made clothes abroad. Because of the rich profits, Colby helped him accumulate a lot of wealth. Twenty-six years later, Allan Zeman sold the company to Li & Fung Group for HK$ 2.2 billion.
Allan Zeman is known as the "Father of Lan Kwai Fong", which also benefits from his good eye for finding business opportunities. Because of his business, he had to deal with some American buyers and learned that it was inconvenient for them to go to Hong Kong bars. Allan Zeman seized this demand and decided to open a restaurant in Lan Kwai Fong to test the water. Unexpectedly, this new store received a good response and attracted many stars to spend.
Later, while the iron was hot, Allan Zeman spent HK$ 32 million to buy a building to develop the catering and entertainment industries here. The mode of catering and bar greatly meets the needs of customers, and both foreigners and Hong Kong people like to come to Lan Kwai Fong. Allan Zeman single-handedly built Lan Kwai Fong, turning it into a high-end consumption area with various bars, restaurants, night markets and KTV. It has also achieved great success and is known as the "father of Lan Kwai Fong".
Allan Zeman's business mind is very active, and his ambition is also great. Now, he has nearly 20 restaurants in Lan Kwai Fong, and has set his sights on the mainland, opening Lan Kwai Fong in Shanghai, Chengdu and other places. In addition to catering, clothing and other industries, Allan Zeman also entered the film industry. The tens of millions of dollars invested in Hollywood movies is only the tip of the iceberg of his business map.
There is no doubt that Allan Zeman is a very successful businessman with tens of billions of assets. He has made great achievements in creating a unique tourist attraction "Lan Kwai Fong". The United States once invited Allan Zeman to become an American citizen. But in Allan Zeman's view, China is open and inclusive, full of business opportunities and has broad prospects. There are no fewer opportunities for development in China than in the United States. Therefore, Allan Zeman firmly rejected the opportunity to become an American citizen.
The secret of success is happiness.
Many people are interested in the secret of Jewish success. In fact, there is no fixed method for success. Everyone's success is closely related to the times at that time, and it is difficult to copy, but reference can always benefit people. The secret of Allan Zeman's success is happiness, which is his motto.
Allan Zeman once said that the most important thing in work is happiness. If a person doesn't like the work in hand, it is impossible to do it well. Under the guidance of this creed, Allan Zeman always makes his work interesting, and his actions are also aimed at serving customers and bringing them happiness.
In 2004, Allan Zeman became the chairman of Hong Kong Ocean Park. At that time, Ocean Park had been losing money for several years. Allan Zeman injected happiness into Ocean Park, and with his shrewd business mind, it completely changed its situation. Later, Hong Kong Ocean Park won the world's top theme park award.
Allan Zeman sacrificed a lot for Ocean Park. In many activities of Ocean Park, Allan Zeman, as the chairman, will play various strange roles to entertain the public and bring happiness to people. The revival of Ocean Park has also injected new vitality into Hong Kong's tourism industry. This is the charm of happiness.
Willing to choose China to die.
Humorous Allan Zeman often jokes. His most well-known joke is "I am a white-shelled egg with a yellow heart". Although he is Jewish, born in Germany, has been to the United States and grew up in Canada, it is China who makes him feel a sense of belonging. He has always had a heart for China, and he planned to become a citizen of China from a long time ago.
When Allan Zeman first announced his decision to become a citizen of China, many people around him expressed great surprise. However, Allan Zeman's determination is firm. It took him eight months to convince his family and finally won their support. Allan Zeman has developed in Hong Kong for many years and made great contributions to Hong Kong. Although it is difficult to obtain China citizenship, in 2008, Allan Zeman successfully obtained China citizenship with tens of billions of net worth, so he gave up his original Canadian citizenship without hesitation.
After joining China, Allan Zeman had many misunderstandings because of his appearance. Sometimes the staff will look at his face and decide that he is a foreigner and let him go through the foreigner's channel. Allan Zeman always produced evidence to emphasize his China nationality. China citizenship also deprived him of the right to enter the United States without a visa. However, Allan Zeman said that he never regretted becoming a citizen of China. As a China native, he feels very proud and happy.
After becoming a citizen of China, Allan Zeman was also recognized by China. In recognition of Allan Zeman's outstanding contributions in various fields, Hongkong also awarded him the Grand Bauhinia Medal. This is the highest honor that Hong Kong can award, and it specifically commends outstanding people who have made great contributions to Hong Kong.
In a word, Allan Zeman, as a Jew, was far-sighted. He discovered the China market very early, and established himself here to develop his career. China made a fortune of tens of billions. In return, he made outstanding contributions to China and Hongkong with a heart of loving China. Allan Zeman is willing to give up the opportunity to join the United States and his original Canadian citizenship. He just wants to become a China citizen and become a real China. This choice is in sharp contrast with those who worship foreign things and flatter foreign people.
China never mistreated people with China's heart. I only hope that those who have changed their nationality will be responsible for their own decisions and less likely to go back to China for gold!