Zong Qinghou Quotes

China, Entrepreneur
1945

Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; born 1945) is a Chinese entrepreneur, founder, Chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, the leading beverage company in China. He was ranked as China's richest man of 2012 and second-richest man of 2013, according to the China Rich List, published by Hurun Report. On the Global Rich List, he is 35th richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$20 billion., Zong is a delegate to the Chinese National People's Congress.

Also known as Founder

We are working to understand the tastes of people born in the 1980s and 1990s - it is very different from my generation. We do our own research. Marketing research companies, I think, are relatively academic.

Zong Qinghou
When you are poor, you'll have to think of ways to be better off.

Zong Qinghou
- Think
- You
- Better

I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.

Zong Qinghou
- Believe
- Hands
- Wealth
People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.

Zong Qinghou
- People
- Help
- Rest
The U.S. and European markets have become mature, profit margins are lower, and equipment isn't so new. Because profits are relatively low, it limits the willingness of companies to invest in newer equipment.

Zong Qinghou
- New
- Limits
- Mature
Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.

Zong Qinghou
- People
- Successful
- Blood
In China, you have to have a strong leader for a business to get anything done.

Zong Qinghou
- Done
- Business
- Strong
For a long time, I couldn't even afford food and clothing. I climbed from the very bottom of the society.

Zong Qinghou
- Time
- Long
- Society

If the nation is rich but people are poor, the country cannot be strong, and society will be unstable.

Zong Qinghou
- People
- Country
- Society
We don't need to solve the problem of the rich-poor gap. We need to solve the problem of common prosperity.

Zong Qinghou
- Problem
- Need
- Prosperity