Note: This article was first published in MOI Global’s website. MOI Global is a community of thoughtful investors that was created by its chairman, John Mihaljevic. I wrote this piece as part of my presentation for the currently on-going Best Ideas 2021 Conference organised by MOI Global. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to present at Manual of Ideas’ upcoming Best Ideas 2021 online conference. The company I’ll be discussing is the Hong Kong-listed and China-based Haidilao (HK: 6862). This article you’re reading now is a short introduction to Zhang Yong, Hadilao’s co-founder and current leader. What I want to do is to present translations of some of my favourite passages from a 2011 book on Zhang Yong and Haidilao. The book is in Mandarin and is titled “海底捞,你学不会.” Iin English, it means “You Can’t Copy Haidilao”. First, some background Hotpot is a popular meal among the Chinese....