Canadian Billionaire Who Built Hong Kong

🌏 Apply for The Backstage Circle: https://forms.gle/huwR6NQNz5A4XgC78 🇹🇭 Learn* more about Layan Verde in Phuket here: https://links.layanverde.com/maxchernov Or contact the sales office directly on WhatsApp: https://links.layanverde.com/layanver... Mention me to get the best offer from the team ✈️ Go to https://hfly.co/2nvmg and use code MAXCHERNOV to get 10% on Holafly plans for the first 12 months or 5% off on any other Holfafly eSIM 😏 Unfiltered opinions on Telegram: https://t.me/friendsofmax *DISCLAIMER. This video includes a paid promotional integration for Layan Verde, a real estate development project in Phuket, Thailand. The host received fixed compensation and also personally owns property developed by the same developer group. This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not investment advice, a recommendation, solicitation, or offer to purchase property. Real estate investment involves risk, including loss of capital, delays, developer default, currency fluctuation, and no guaranteed returns. This paid promotion has not been reviewed or approved by any financial or regulatory authority. Meet Allan Zeman, a Canadian-Hong Kong billionaire who became one of Asia’s most influential businessmen. In this video he shared what’s next for Hong Kong, China, and the West, why he gave up his Canadian citizenship to become Chinese, what is the biggest difference between Hong Kong and Singapore, the main mistake that destroys businesses and whether a university degree is actually necessary to become a billionaire. Enjoy! LET'S BOOST OUR RELATIONSHIP 📷 Casual daily life on Instagram:   / chernov_networking   🎙 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dktMfO... or https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... 👥 Sponsorship requests / Guest suggestions: [email protected] TODAY'S GUEST ➢ LinkedIn:   / allan-zeman-78ab761   WATCH NEXT ► Tech Multi-Millionaire Shares How He Built His Wealth Using AI:    • Tech Multi-Millionaire Shares How He Built...   ► Wealth Strategies of American Multi-Millionaire in Singapore:    • Wealth Strategies of American Multi-Millio...   ► Singapore’s multi-millionaire on China, America and AI:    • Singapore’s multi-millionaire on China, Am...   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 01:54 Is Hong Kong Really Back? 03:41 Why China Will Not Let Hong Kong Fail 05:22 Hong Kong’s New Role in Asia 07:23 Invitation to the Backstage Circle 09:47 Will Hong Kong Change After 2047? 10:40 Hong Kong’s Biggest Challenges 14:02 Why Alan Believes the East Is Rising 14:58 What Went Wrong in the West? 16:35 China’s Capitalism With Chinese Characteristics 18:34 Why China Thinks Long Term 22:15 How China Built World-Class Infrastructure 24:26 Why “Too Much Democracy” Does Not Work 25:58 Which Asian Countries Should You Watch? 28:21 Thailand’s Economy and Foreign Ownership Problem 31:04 Allan’s Business in Phuket 33:56 Why I Invested in Phuket Real Estate 35:54 Hong Kong vs Singapore 38:55 Why Hong Kong Feels More Alive 43:08 How Hong Kong Changed After Covid 45:00 Hong Kong and Shenzhen Becoming One Mega City? 47:12 Why Allan Gave Up His Canadian Citizenship 50:08 Becoming Chinese After Years in Hong Kong 51:44 My Travel Hack for Staying Online Anywhere 53:10 Allan’s Childhood After Losing His Father 56:16 How He Started Making Money as a Kid 58:14 Why He Skipped University 1:01:28 How Sales Brought Him to Hong Kong 1:03:34 Making His First Million 1:04:29 Why He Moved to Hong Kong 1:06:20 Behind the Scenes of My Interviews 1:06:45 Allan’s Unfair Advantage in Hong Kong 1:08:46 Witnessing the Hong Kong Handover 1:13:40 What Young Entrepreneurs Need to Learn 1:15:12 Seeing What Others Cannot See 1:16:17 Building a Strong Team Around You 1:16:30 How Allan Feels at 77 1:19:47 Robots, AI, and the Future 1:20:39 Is Life Simple or Complicated? 1:21:48 The Meaning of Life This channel features raw conversations about wealth, global mobility, and mastery. I sit down with founders, investors, operators, experts, and outliers navigating the biggest shifts of our time, many of them based in or connected to Asia. We talk about money, leverage, relocation, power, tradeoffs, and the real decisions shaping what’s next, not as theory, but from lived experience. Some conversations happen inside billionaire homes. Some happen remotely with experts shaping global systems. All of them focus on signal over noise. If you care about where to build, where to live, how to make better decisions in uncertain times, and what the future demands, you’re in the right place.