Ji Qi, founder and Chairman of Hua Zhu Hotels group.

He founded Ctrip, Home Inns, and Han Ting Hotel. All three of them went public on NASDAQ and each of them is worth more than 1 billion USD. He was called“God Father of Entrepreneurship”.

In 2012, Han Ting Hotel Group changed its name into Hua Zhu Hotels Group. Before changing the name, Han Ting Hotel Group has two express hotel brands: Hi Inn, Han Ting Hotel, and one middle level hotel called Star Way. Since the name change, Hua Zhu Hotels Group has another middle level hotel: Ji Hotel and two high-end resorts: Man Xin Hotel & Resorts in Li Jiang, and JoYa Hotel in Wu Han. Hua Zhu Hotels Group will focus on middle scale hotel in the future. And Ji Qi has an ambition: to be the No.1 in the world!

Why did Ji Qi start to focus on middle scale hotel business? How did he achieve his ambition in the business world? It will certainly be a great conversation!

(Source: ICS)