But my Taiwanese assistant would say, “They’re going to go for it,” Jordan said.
“I’ve got a lot of local friends and I get on well with people. But even after all this time, there’s still so much that I can’t pick up on and you really notice it in business,” he said.
Language and culture aside, are there any other things foreign entrepreneurs need to worry about? What about if you’re in the bar or coffee shop business? Are gangsters likely to come knocking for a share of your profits?
Highly unlikely, Blanc said.
“It’s crap,” he said.
Gangsters do exist, but they do not go after businesses with low margins like restaurants; they go after drugs, prostitution and smuggling. That’s where they make the money, he said.
“If someone comes and threatens me, how much can I give them? That’s a fairytale,” he said. “People watch too many movies.”
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