Zhang Lan was born in a scholarly family, 1987. After graduating from Beijing Business School with a major in business management, he worked as a manager in a company. Two years later, I went to Canada.
Leaving her hometown, she earned money by working as an illegal worker and did a lot of work. For example, I served a Taiwan Province person, helped in a beauty salon, worked as a handyman in a restaurant, and even carried a hundred kilograms of pork. At that time, making money became the only reason for her to stay abroad. Zhang Lan said with emotion: "Ordinary people can't understand the hardships.".
199 1 year, Zhang Lan returned home with $20,000 in hard-earned money. Half a year later, she invested130,000 yuan to open a Sichuan restaurant in Dongsi, Beijing, called "Alan Restaurant". "People eat for the sky, and this industry always has opportunities."
The catering industry is a "diligent" business. You should be diligent in your body and mind. She went to Pixian county, Sichuan province alone, took a group of local bamboo workers up the mountain to cut bamboo, and transported the 13 meter long bamboo with a thick bowl to Beijing by train. Subsequently, "Alan Restaurant" became a bamboo building in the south. She painted and decorated the bamboo wall with her own hands, and regarded opening a restaurant as an artistic activity. The combination of decoration and dishes was her first attempt. In the following nine years, she completed capital accumulation and accumulated rich experience in catering management. In 2000, she founded South Beauty boutique Sichuan restaurant. In just three years, she has opened nine branches in Beijing and two branches in Shanghai.
Chain operation
Zhang Lan thinks he is a "casual and casual" person. Everywhere, whether at home or abroad, big hotels or small restaurants, she will habitually pay attention to the decoration in the store and study various dishes. Every time I was inspired, I created a new dish. Sichuan traditional raw materials are used in the selection of materials, but they are European-style in knife skill and code plate. The "rock salad" which embodies simple and bright colors is Zhang Lan's innovation.
In a French restaurant, the waiter showed her how to make a salad. Although it is a very simple dish, it can bring spiritual and cultural enjoyment to guests. At that time, in a flash, she thought of her good friend, the famous rock singer Cui Jian. Why not call it "rock salad"? After returning to China, she made ingredients and did experiments by herself.
Nowadays, as long as you walk into South Beauty and order a "rock salad" at will, a waiter will come to the table and rock out a fresh, sweet and beautiful salad like a kaleidoscope.
Zhang Lan always has long curly hair and speaks very fast. She always likes to say "I think". People feel that the beautiful woman in front of them is more decisive and capable than men.
I don't like to recall the past. Although she mentioned more than once that "the past experience is the wealth of the present", her every move, every move, shows more advanced consciousness. And relying on spirituality to manage and manage is a character and habit that others can't follow.
She said: "My goal is that on the day when the 2008 Olympic Games will open in Beijing, the100th store of South Beauty has opened."
Life summary
Qiao Zhang Lan of South Beauty doesn't like to describe herself as a "strong woman". In her eyes, "a strong woman" gives people the feeling of "being too cold at the top" and being cold. She attributed her success to intuition and sudden inspiration and "being too focused" in doing things. If you want to add anything, I'm afraid it's the peace of mind brought by women's utilitarianism. There are some dishes of pottery, ceramics and glass in her office at random.
Like a little girl who loves to play house, she likes to fiddle with all kinds of tableware, trying to create the most ideal color and shape collocation. She carries out this seemingly relaxed but important daily work with a gentle woman's heart. Fashion, leisure and innovation are the eternal themes of South Beauty.
In 2008, South Beauty added 8 direct stores in first-tier cities. 1February 15, South Beauty raised 300 million yuan. 1February 5th, South Beauty's new menu was released, with more than 300 new dishes.
In August, as an Olympic catering service provider, South Beauty provided services for the Olympic Games, receiving more than 80,000 spectators, athletes and Olympic officials from all over the world every day. The service crowd in the venue exceeded/kloc-0.00 million, and the stores in South Beauty received more than/kloc-0.00 million people during the Olympic Games. In June, South Beauty participated in the "Time China" held in London, England, and provided China cuisine to the guests on the spot.
On May 12, 2008, at the first time of the earthquake disaster, South Beauty and One Foundation donated money to the Sichuan disaster area. On May 4th, Ms. Zhang Lan, the chairman of South Beauty, became the Olympic torchbearer and participated in the Hainan torch relay. 1 month15th, South Beauty was officially recognized as "China Famous Trademark".
On February 8, 2007/KLOC-0, SUBU, a top fashion concept brand restaurant established by South Beauty in China, officially opened. 1 1 month, South Beauty was officially recognized as a "well-known trademark in China", and it was the only trademark in China that was protected by international laws worldwide, which further opened up the development space of South Beauty in overseas markets. In March, South Beauty officially became the catering service provider in the eighth competition venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
On August 28th, 2005, Shanghai 88 1 Club opened, marking South Beauty's entry into the high-end service market.
On August 29th, 2004, Chengdu Bauhinia Store of South Beauty opened, which reflected the enterprising and innovative spirit of South Beauty's continuous learning about the traditional Sichuan cuisine and always leading the fashion.
On 1 month 16, 2002, the Shanghai Times Square store of South Beauty opened, marking the beginning of cross-regional operation of South Beauty.
On April 16, 2000, the first brand restaurant in South Beauty opened in Guomao, and officially entered the business dinner market.
Venture capital dispute
20 1 1 On August 26th, 2008, Zhang Lan, the chairman of South Beauty Restaurant Group (hereinafter referred to as South Beauty), said in an interview with the media that the introduction of investor Dinghui was "the biggest mistake of South Beauty, which was meaningless" and "private entrepreneurs paid tuition fees". She also said that CDH brought nothing to South Beauty, but diluted "such a big share" with very little money. For a time, the contradiction between venture capitalists and invested enterprises was once again publicly exposed to the public.
In 2008, South Beauty chose CDH Venture Capital in the competition of many PEs, and the latter injected about 200 million yuan, accounting for 0.526% of the shares of the former/kloc-0.
20 1 1 year, South Beauty has been sprinting for A shares, but its listing failed. Due to the gambling agreement signed with CDH, after the listing of South Beauty was frustrated, CDH asked Zhang Lan to buy back shares at a high price. For Zhang Lan, following the advice of CDH Venture Capital, she sold part of her shares to senior executives at a low price, but still could not be listed in China. She felt that she had lost herself. Under such circumstances, both sides have dissatisfaction and contradictions have surfaced.
Doing business is different from doing finance. If there are different ideas and conflicts of interest, it is easy for both sides to talk about collapse.
20 12 1 1 Month The change of nationality of Zhang Lan, the chairman of South Beauty, has aroused widespread concern. According to the reporter's understanding, South Beauty Company changed its enterprise type from a domestic-funded enterprise to a foreign-invested enterprise in 20081February. Is this move a tax preference for foreign investment?
According to the relevant person in charge of South Beauty, the nationality of Zhang Lan has indeed changed, but it is not clear which nationality to join. As for the reason why South Beauty turned into a foreign-invested enterprise, the person in charge said that it was not out of preferential policies as speculated by the outside world, but Zhang Lan's long-term consideration that South Beauty Company could stand on the world and become an international brand in the future.
Foreign Zhang Lan runs South Beauty, a foreign-invested enterprise.
20 12 1 1 Month Zhang Lan, the chairman of South Beauty, attracted attention because he "cancelled his account and has joined a foreign nationality". Regarding the question of whether Zhang Lan can continue to be a member of the Chaoyang District CPPCC, the relevant person in charge of the Chaoyang District CPPCC said that he is currently understanding the matter and will handle it according to the situation and relevant procedures after verification.
According to CCTV survey, the enterprise type of South Beauty Company is a joint-stock company (a joint venture between Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and China), and its legal representative and person in charge is Zhang Lan. This enterprise was a domestic-funded enterprise before 20081February 19, and was changed to a foreign-invested enterprise on 20081February 19.
Zhang Lan talked about patriotic complex and was vomited by netizens
Zhang Lan once told the media that 2 1 years ago, she resolutely returned to China to start a business with an immigration certificate. Everyone thought she was crazy and gave up a pass to enter heaven. Some netizens also think of Zhang Lan's status as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a "red flag bearer on March 8th", and even question that Zhang Lan once claimed on a TV program that "giving up immigration and being loyal to the motherland forever" was purely a show.
Netizen Imkhan said in Weibo: "When I put my hand on my chest, when I was asked to swear to be loyal to Canada forever, I found that I couldn't do it. I could only be loyal to my country because I am from China.
This is a profound sentence that I heard a long time ago when I watched "One Tiger, One Talk". It is Zhang Lan who said this sentence. Netizen nemopostbox also said that when Zhang Lan was on Phoenix TV's "One Tiger, One Talk", she cursed those who emigrated overseas for being unpatriotic and said that she refused the invitation of immigrants from many countries. At that time, her "lofty patriotism" won warm applause from the audience. Now this "patriot" has joined a foreign nationality unnoticed.
Some netizens even questioned whether Zhang Lan ever had a chance to obtain a Canadian immigration certificate. The netizen added about 20 12 and said, "Ms. Zhang, a permanent resident of Canada can only apply for naturalization after four years and three years. You must also apply in person, notify the exam after examination, and then you can be naturalized after passing the exam. How many years have you lived?" The netizen smiled and said, "According to Zhang Lan herself, she lived in Canada in 199 1 year. Almost every day, she had to unload the car to carry pork in the backyard of a restaurant and work as a nanny at night. God knows why the Canadian government specifically invited such a person to immigrate to Canada? "
South Beauty enjoys the treatment of foreign-invested enterprises and A-share listing is rejected.
China has implemented preferential tax policies for foreign-invested enterprises, which mainly include four parts. One is the preferential tax policies for importing and exporting equipment, software and technology; The other is the preferential tax policy on income tax; There are also preferential tax policies for business tax. According to online analysis, the purpose of South Beauty changing from a domestic-funded enterprise to a foreign-invested enterprise in 2008 seems to be to avoid taxes reasonably. And South Beauty said it was for the internationalization of the enterprise.
On the other hand, South Beauty has also actively planned the listing of A shares. It is understood that as early as March 20 1kloc-0/ year, South Beauty submitted an application for listing of A shares to the CSRC, but in March 20 121month, South Beauty's name appeared on the list of "termination of review", and the date of termination of review was shown as 20 12 years. At this point, the listing of South Beauty A shares officially ended.
According to media reports, South Beauty will launch its Hong Kong listing as soon as after the summer vacation, but the specific time still depends on the market conditions. Earlier, it was reported that South Beauty had passed the listing hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and planned to raise1-200 million US dollars.
Zhang Lan withdrew from the board of directors of South Beauty.
According to Taiwan Province media reports, in March of 20 15, Zhang Lan, the founder of the catering group "South Beauty", reported that the assets were frozen by the Hong Kong High Court, and the family business was in crisis. At that time, Big S said that "the whole family would face it together". Unexpectedly, on July 16, mainland media reported that Zhang Lan had withdrawn from the board of directors of South Beauty, and official website even removed her information. Some media verified South Beauty, but the other party did not directly deny it.
Zhang Lan denied that the "kicked out" board of directors of South Beauty would sue CVC.
On July 20 15 17, Zhang Lan entrusted a lawyer to issue a statement, completely denying the statement of "out". Later, when interviewed, Zhang Lan accused CVC of pledging her equity without her consent, and said that she would initiate legal proceedings against CVC.