In the evening, Quanjude, a family in Shanghai, hosted Steve Forbes.
Steve was very happy when he heard that he was going to eat Chinese food tonight. He still liked Chinese food very much. But suddenly he remembered that when he interviewed Paul Allen, Paul Allen told him that if he goes to China, he must not eat any special food, but only the most common food, otherwise it will be an absolute nightmare!
Paul Allen said that after he went to China and was treated to special food, he lost twelve pounds in less than a week!
Steve looked at Zong Qingxian and smiled awkwardly: "Zong, I just want to eat the most common food. I don't need any special food."
Zong Qingxian thought Steve was being polite and explained: "This is our Chinese tradition. We must treat our friends well when they come. Mr. Forbes, many foreigners have eaten our food and praised it full of praise. I believe there is always something in it." There’s a dish for you.”
Feng Yu also smiled and said: "Steve, don't worry, today's dishes can be eaten with a knife and fork, you won't be uncomfortable."
He thought Steve saw the chopsticks on the table and didn't know how to use them. Besides, eating roast duck burrito can be done with just a spoon. If you are alone, you can even grab it directly.
After Steve heard this, he became even more frightened. But he also saw that if he refused again, it would be a bit rude. He could only bite the bullet and pray not to get anything weird for a while.
Vegetables, just vegetables.
When the dishes started to be served, Steve saw a chef cutting many small slices from a duck in front of them. Then Feng Yu gave him a demonstration and took a few bites into his mouth, with a very expression on his face. enjoyment.
Steve took a closer look. The duck, green onions, pancakes and a kind of sauce didn't seem to have any strange smell, and they were very fragrant.
He couldn't help but follow Feng Yu's example with a fork, rolled up a piece of duck pancake, carefully took a bite, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stuffed the rest into his mouth.
Damn Paul? Allen was definitely lying to him. How could such delicious food make people so sick that they couldn't eat? Fortunately, he didn't refuse again just now, otherwise he would miss such a delicious meal.
Steve was very satisfied with the next few dishes, and he also praised some of the special local dishes in Shanghai. This was more delicious than the Chinese food he had eaten in Chinatown, New York.
This is the catering group company under Taihua Holdings Group. With such delicious food, it’s no wonder that it is already the number one catering brand in China.
It seems that there is also a restaurant in New York. Next time you have time, you can take your family to try it. I believe his three children will like it very much.
For the wine he drank today, Zong Qing first chose a special fruit wine, which was not very high in alcohol content and had a good taste. After Steve drank it, he was full of praise. This kind of Chinese table wine is actually so delicious. It doesn’t have the weird stuff Paul Allen said.
Next time you interview Paul Allen, be sure to ask him, why would he lie
Isn't it just this time when Paul Allen's assets are evaluated, Paul Allen is about to fall out of the top 50, but that is a fact. Those people in front of him do have higher assets than Paul Allen.
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After eating China's special breakfast the next day, a satisfied Steve was picked up by Hu Run and came to Zong Qingxian's office.
"Zong, thank you for your hospitality yesterday. I think I fell in love with Chinese food." Steve said exaggeratedly.
"Hahaha, we have a restaurant in New York. I will give you a membership card in a moment. You can reserve a seat first and you will get a good discount when you check out."
"Thank you so much." Steve nodded slightly, he was still very happy for Zong Qingxian's kindness.
Because China has that "Fengyu Business Weekly", their sales of "Forbes" are getting worse and worse. There are so many people in China who are in a period of rapid development. How can they not be interested in their "Forbes"
He read "Fengyu Business Weekly". The biggest difference is that the main content of "Fengyu Business Weekly" is from China, including some news from Hong Kong, Lisboa and Baodao. It does not write about other parts of Asia. There are many, but as for Europe and the United States, there are even fewer written.
It seems that Chinese people still prefer to see Chinese rich people. I believe that after he becomes friends with Zong Qingxian this time, he will gradually come into contact with more wealthy Chinese people, and maybe he can use this to open up the Chinese market.
If that still doesn't work, then we can only consider another way, which is to cooperate with "Fengyu Business Weekly" to not only reprint part of each other's content, but even publish the other party's magazine on their behalf.
At first, "Fengyu Business Weekly" asked "Forbes" to cooperate, but he refused. At that time, he simply looked down on this new small magazine.
No magazine can be named the world's top business magazine.
But later he regretted it. This "Fengyu Business Weekly" actually sold very well in China. The most depressing thing was that it also took away a large number of markets in Xiangjiang, Lisboa, Baodao and other places.
Because this magazine is in Chinese, it currently has two versions: simplified and traditional.
Only then did he realize that the biggest disadvantage of "Forbes" was not whether the rich people reported were from Europe, America or China, but because most of the businessmen in China at this time did not understand English at all!
A magazine that is incomprehensible, if it is a fashion magazine, then people can still enjoy looking at the pictures. But they are professional business magazines, and most of what you read is the content, and there are very few pictures!
It's a pity that he knew clearly that "Fengyu Business Weekly" was a magazine invested by Feng Yu, but he still didn't pay enough attention to it. He only agreed to reprint some articles from "Forbes" to "Fengyu Business Weekly" and charged a normal fee.
As a result, "Fengyu Business Weekly" almost no longer used their articles, because no one liked to read those articles!
The British man named Hu Run sitting next to Zong Qingxian is the editor-in-chief of "Fengyu Business Weekly". When he got off the plane yesterday, the two of them had a chat on the road. This Hu Run has cooperated with "Forbes" plan. Even Steve knew that Hu Run originally wanted to call this magazine the Chinese version of "Forbes".
Steve wanted to say, why didn't you call it the Chinese version of "Forbes"? Then I would have a reason to invest in this magazine or even acquire it.
Now Steve wants to do it too, but he finds it very difficult. But he still wanted to give it a try. After all, Forbes had more experience in business magazines.
And Zong Qingxian is the president of Taihua Holdings Group, so as long as Zong Qingxian agrees, the matter is almost done.
Therefore, this interview with Zong Qingxian has one purpose, and the other purpose is to test whether Zong Qingxian can let "Forbes" invest in "Fengyu Business Weekly"!
"Zong, let's get started?"
… (To be continued.)