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Some entrepreneurs (企业家) are 1． (simple) born with a gift of sniffing out a good business. Bryan Loo is one of them. 2． (raise) in the smallest state in Malaysia, Loo owes his success to his parents introducing him to business at an early age.

It was 3． chance then that he realized the gaps in the Malaysian market for tea. People were talking about tea but didn’t have a place to go for a “proper, modern” tea, he said.

Bubble tea, which combines Asian tea with milk or fruit syrups, originated in Taiwan and has most recently spread in 4． (popular) around the globe. Loo then went to Taiwan, where he 5． (expose) to the modern tea drinking culture. After much research, he approached the top ten brands of tea makers to see if they’d expand with him in Malaysia, 6． none of them had any interest in expanding into Malaysia’s market.

And then through a stroke of luck, Loo’s friend mentioned a Taiwanese company called Zhi Qu Cha Tsai was open to talking. So 7． then-24-year-old flew to Taiwan and bought the franchise (经销权), changing the name to Chatime to fit into the Malaysian market. Loo opened his first Chatime store in September 2010, and 8． (have) 172 stores with 880 staff across Malaysia up to now.

It seems there’s no stopping this young, successful entrepreneur 9． hopes his company can lead the way for other ASEAN countries, 10． (inspire) them as a role model.