He Opens a VIP Bar in Vietnam (GOES WRONG QUICKLY!!)
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- He Opens a Bar in Vietnam but it goes wrong quickly!
Meet Eric Power, a U.S. veteran who traded the battlefield for a shot at peace and prosperity. What started as a short trip to Vietnam turned into a journey that changed his life forever. Drawn to the vibrant energy of the country, Eric dove into his first business venture-a bar in Vietnam. But things went south quickly. He lost a huge sum of money in the blink of an eye.
So why is he still here? What keeps him tethered to this place that once cost him so much? In this gripping episode, Eric opens up about how Vietnam didn’t just change his perspective on business-it transformed his entire outlook on life, family, and culture. Through the highs and lows, he's discovered a deeper connection to himself and those around him.
Join us as we dive into a heartfelt conversation with attorney Ken Duong, where Eric shares how his struggles turned into unexpected lessons. Buckle up-this is not just a story about business, but one about resilience, redemption, and finding purpose in the most unlikely places.
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It’s all business. You win some. You lose some
dont invest in the country lawless
Prostitution is illegal in VN
is good stories! please ask him how can the man with no monies, bad credits, no tickets to vietland but pretty girlfriend open bar with dancing girl??
It's names Vietnam or Việt Nam, my friend.
Prostitution is illegal in VN....probably he payed bribes to the wrong people😂
Thank you for this video. His heart is very genuine for the Vietnamese people. I realized this war is so wrong!
Wishing this dude the best in all matters. On a lighter note, I know that area like the back of my hand!
This is a tough business, and it is even harder to run this type of business in VN if you don't have the right connections and resources. Best of luck brother.
Is a tough business and the local authorities do not enforce the law
The video titled "He Opens a VIP Bar in Vietnam (GOES WRONG QUICKLY!!)" with the thumbnail "I Lost $200k in Vietnam" is a poor example of clickbait tactics. It’s better to be truly representative of the content you’re sharing rather than just playing to the algorithm and so-called "best practices." This was misleading, disingenuous, and ultimately a waste of time for those genuinely interested in the bar/entertainment/F&B industry in Vietnam.
Syntactically and semantically, both statements (title and thumbnail) are true according to the information in the video. However, when paired together, they create an ambiguity that misleads viewers. Pragmatically, they imply a direct connection between the bar failure and the $200k loss, which is not the case. The $200k loss was due to an investment in a stem cell business (mentioned at 40:31), which he still co-owns-not the VIP bar.
Your other videos are good and informative, from what I have seen so far, but now I will have to think twice going forward.
Thanks. But, tbf, the story is touching in many ways & is well worth the manipulation. I feel bad for the Vietnamese, who the title frame as being bad.
It reflects a lot of what's wrong with RUclips now
@@qlddrones mainstream media is just as bad. Are you vested in any way?
@@qlddrones Mainstream media news & censorship in social media were & are worse.
This man’s story about his business failures and success in a foreign country is worth learning from. If you’re just interested in informations that could help you in your business venture then I suggest you book a consultation. Otherwise, there are plenty of lessons to be learned from this video. Pay close attention instead of expecting someone to always give.
Greetings, very grateful for sharing the experiences of a human being, with his successes and failures. It was like talking to a friend. Best wishes.
And America just continues to invade the globe, I love this guy, he is real deal and doesn't deny the real truth, I will now be making this my go bar in Vietnam regardless of the price, this guy is clever, people will pay extra for secure night out, goes to show he doesn't have his head up his ass.
You do not get into business when you know nothing about the cultural aspect One can never dump US$500,000 into a business without knowing the real situation. A lot of people think they can make money with US$500,000. Who wins, the local. Casino can go broke also. What he has to do now is try to rent the place out to some foreigners/local and get back some cash. Better than nothing in return. I do not even dare to invest in the US or UK or Europe as that is not my area.
And yet he owns two bars now.
Many foreigners who have come to Vietnam to invest or to do business in Vietnam. Mostly, foreigners are more successful in vietnamese market are foreigners wich have Asians original because they understand the vietnamesisk culture and they have many similar thinking.
Some part of he video the audio is so bad!! It's been like this in afew videos now.
@13691john I agree especially the opening it seems jumpy and I assume really bad editing. It is odd he would say what they have him saying at the beginning. Even saying he invested $500 (USD) - I assumed it must have been $500,000 but after listening to it a second time and even with subtitles it says $500.
One thing I noticed they are mixing DJI mic and Rode mics - that may cause sound quality issues - but not the editing issues.
@CanadianInPhilipipnes, for the beginning, it is called a sneak peek. Portions of the videos to expect just like in TV shows. Nothing to do with bad editing.
It's that man's testimony that's powerful. Duong, u can not relate whatsoever, in my opinion. I do greatly appreciate you sharing this though.
How can he not relate? He’s Vietnamese, him and his own family had to deal with the war as well in his own land.
So tell me, how can he not relate?
Great interview. You are the Viet Dr Phil!
VIP bar is nothing new in VN since the early 90s.
I am an expat who has lived and worked in Asia for over twenty years. Would like to meet Mr Power when I am back in Vietnam to trade perspectives. Power to the expats - there are good n bad people all over the world.
he thinks youre an asshole
Great interview, good to hear two wise men talk. So much wisdom and learning from this video...👍
Thanks for watching!
Wow. I was a software guy in America (from refugee camp in Indonesia/Singapore), I married a Viet girl from the same engineering school, only 4 years younger. And she made more money than me but she has no mood to left me for another richer guy. So, a lesson learned, please be careful when you want to married a bar girl. I never invest outside America. Bought investment house in San Jose 220K, now over 1M. My house in San Diego, bought 450K , now over 1M. Even if you are lazy to think, and If you invested $100 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 2014, you would have about $364.37 at the end of 2024, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 264.37%, or 13.22% per year. If you invest 200K in SP500 in 2014, now you should have 728, 740 now.
Inflation has been massive though.
@@titiung It is now back down to 2.2%!
I was Ripped off my German husband .. had to pay 200.000 Eur this year..I m alone and miss my Mom in Vietnam but,don't have money to visit her ..
What he said about American family brother and sister relationship also very true for Australian and British people. It more like a long time no see friend than brother and sister. They dont want to see each other anymore . In his case, his sister and brother didnt want to be eating by a Lion. He even admit his weaknesses, very aggressive or bad temper or his brother and sister dont want Asian niece and nephew
Leaving the past behind, the Vietnamese people have forgiven, forgotten and moved on rebuilding their country and looking forward to a brighter future. Everything's gonna be alright.
forgive my a$$!
@@JLT2342 You can kiss your a$$ any time you want.
@@JLT2342 Then what do you do? America is not like China. Just look at China's nine dash line in the East Sea! The Vietnamese people will NOT forget or forgive what China has done to Vietnam and the Vietnamese people. Period.
@@nguyenhoanganh4586 huh ? Different subject here!
@@Yru2noz Did you actually listen to what he said in the video?
Great interview, this channel has come a long way
Much appreciated!
Interesting interview
Interesting indeed, with some therapy. Good to him.
@@HawksFan4 looks like Vietnam is his best medicine ❤️✌️
Làm ăn viet nam phãi biết học cách hối lộ và người kề bên bạn .đó là một cánh tay nối dài ví dụ. Mỹ nhân kế châm lỗ mãi chưa bao giờ đầy ..không riêng bạn mà nhiều người trở về nhà thân tàn ma dại trắng tay
Cảm ơn clip này khai thác rất tuyệt .
Bài hoc cãnh giác những đàn ông coi chừng thẩy lỗ không phải lổ nào cũng hiền .vì vn nghèo chúng nhờ của trời cho
Và rất ma mãnh mánh lới .
there is zero need to bribe people if you learn and follow the laws. the problem is most people are too lazy to do the work and they think they are buying a shortcut
@@theyhateme8763what law? Bamboo law? The business operational law in vn changes quicker than we can change our shirts.
@@theyhateme8763 have you had any experience doing business in VN? HAHAHA I don't think so. I have had to import goods into VN and believe me even if you have all the right papers you still have to smooth it over with a bit of tea/coffee money and gets things moving quickly. It's not so bad now because the import documents can be done online. This is just a quick and simple example. I'm not saying it is necessary a bad thing, but you have to know how to navigate the system.
Falas a scammer lol. F me lol
I'll share. I just saw your introduction. This is my comment after 1 minute. After I watch the video I'll make a comment. #2 this is comment #1 interesting. a very sad story. Japanese man. American citizen. I think he has children in Vietnam. he opened up a business. everything went wrong. sad story. thú vị. một câu chuyện rất buồn. Người đàn ông Nhật Bản. công dân Mỹ. Tôi nghĩ anh ấy có con ở Việt Nam. anh ấy mở một doanh nghiệp. mọi thứ đều diễn ra không như ý. câu chuyện buồn.
Decent program. 2 people seem to be decent. The man that's interviewed is a good businessman I understand is positive mindset because I have it.. I got 25 years experience in the Asian community in USA Chicago and Illinois and most of my adult life with International people. I sure like to help him.. when I help people it helps me with the problems I have that are caused by other people.. especially my baby mothers I have 2 in Vn. One Life could I don't let nobody get into my brain. I don't like anarchist. I have to avoid people that I love so much because they're anarchist. I can't stand people who look at the past and talk to ragatory. We live today. we have to plan for tomorrow. You got a business? It's all the same crap.. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday you're going to profit money. ∆ hire a manager, give a good commission and part ownership. Get a security system. Hire somebody to oversee everything. Modern technology the video and audio and everything's in the computer. To her to steal bringing things out the back door or putting money in your pocket when you operate the cash register. I like this guy and feel so sorry for him.. stress.. I had a many times in my life.. I just deal with it and get stronger God's will he wants it to be that way what don't kill you make it stronger. If you could only understand who Sylvester Stallone is Donald Trump they're quite the same I love Robin Williams but he was abnormal I'm worried about this man don't become like Robin Williams. I used to be a liberal 100%. It doesn't work. People take your kindness for weakness. Al Capone would tell you.. brother you will get respect when you have a gun in your hand.. 👌 it's called fear.. 🫦 🫦 if you're trying to talk with sweet words and help people they're going to take advantage.. because no recourse.. too difficult to get police involved and go see the judge.. so sometimes you just got to punch somebody in their face and her tooth falls out. I'm not a fighter. But I did it a long time ago. They were bigger and stronger than me. The community respect you then.. then I could be charitable to people and create jobs I did it in the past. I'm 58 years old now back that I was in my 20s and 30s. √ if this man or other people have personal issues come talk to me.. and trust me I did a lot of suffering in my life.. sometimes that happens when you're a little bit too kind to the wrong people that are not going back to you. There's two types of people in the world there's users and abusers just givers and takers so please understand it. There's such a thing called equality. I hope I knew the formula we're all people would get along together and be helpful when somebody needs help.. God has to formula.. and perhaps some people have the formula.. I watched 80% of this program and I've got wrenched.. the business means a nice guy and had personal issues.. he's lacking in a lot of local small city America living styles and international experiences in USA and globally. √ I live in California Las Vegas a dozen times the land of the fruits and the nuts as California.. don't compare California at all. It is the fourth largest in the world doing business .. California should be an international country. I hate California. Even Las Vegas I hate. But I've been there a dozen times. please don't compare..He's trying to compare Japan to America and.asia and compar many other countries and compare America's wealthy areas with poor areas.. ) they seem to be kind of men, his mind is mixed up.. you better take it easy my brother from a different mother.! You better take a different approach, repeat after me my name's Chuck and I don't give a f*** my friend Bob and the late slim Terry told Bob to tell all people and definitely me not to worry about what the other people are doing.. brother from a different mother, You made your money.. enjoy your life. Go travel around like the guy from Minnesota he does food travel he lives in Saigon. Too bad I missed my appointment with him many years ago. I like him. He reminds me of the rap singer Eminem. He's the food channel version. Quote me on it .. I plan to do the same thing but God that wanted to happen that's why I was late for the appointment to network together. That was then that was a new day anything could happen in the future.. got his reasons. (By the way prenuptial agreements and get the surgery where we can't have children). Personally when you have children and you're in a bad relationship like me.. sometimes you have to be an eagle and fly away... Go get the money.. then guess what when you got the money everybody does what you say it's always been that way that's never going to change!. And always understand that's not your true friends for a good husband or a good wife. Vietnam saying no money no honey. It's a worldwide saying. And there's a couple other swear words it's a worldwide saying. Same same no different my brothers and sisters were reading this. May God be with you and the people that care about you.amen. √ Set up 1 last business with somebody good.. don't buy anything.. go travel.. you want to make more entrepreneurs.. okay fine.. pay them and make new friends and partners.. use your share and do the same thing but hire people to do it and he was online. #worldbetterbusinessorg #RobertDeNiro #ROBERTKENNEDY #robertgreco #businesscoach #investvietnam #FreeEnglishClass #esl #DonaldTrump #robertdowneyjr #sylvesterstallone #godblessamerican #godblessvietnam #fathersrights #childrensrights #expatrights
I’m offended as well. That’s a terrible generalization about Americans
And I'm offended as well...when your ancestors killing the Native Americans...It is never gonna ended this conversation.
@@antoniominev6278 huh?
I love this interview 👍👍👍
Wow interesting 😂
Wow Kim, great interview video !!
This man has a very powerful story.
We have a similar business model.
I call it the "win win" business model where you create wealth for yourself and for others :).
You can still smell the napalm in the Air in the morning at HMC.😅
What he said about his family really resonated with me - not all families treat each other well and it’s really heartbreaking. Wishing him and others in a similar situation a path of healing
I'm Vietnamese. He can't win with the business!
Interesting story. The volume could of been better as I had to turn it up all the way to hear.
He has white guilt.
Wow salute my fellow veteran
What do u expect money
Great interview Ken! Thanks for sharing your life's story Eric! Wishing you continued success.
Thanks for watching!
How exactly is Eric redirecting $10M per month to Veterans? Where are the testimonials from American Veterans, who are a band of brothers like no other? Does he operate as a non-profit? Where is his social media presence?
Feel free to visit his website. We showed a b-roll of it in the video.
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Vn is difficult country for the small or medium size businesses.
It's a hassle to bring money in and impossible to bring money out.
Bar with girls is illegal in VN
Good thing Ken didn't try to hang onto his hair like Coolio did. RIP.
Trump 2024
Something feels very sketchy about this guy....he seems to be a massive narcissist and on the verge of a nervous breakdown
There are thousand of former American war veteran serve in Iraq and Afganistan commits war crime killing innocent people ,women and children. They all hidding in Philipine, Thailand and has PTSD. They saw all those people on their phone, on the street crossing the road, in their own home etc smiling at them.
Judgment with Out proof is call slander.
Keep your intuitions and ad hominem attacks to yourself until you can provide concrete evidence that what you are saying about this gentleman is completely truth, without any prejudice and presuppositions.
@@VanTran-ne4yfand after crimes they would like to start a bar with girls in VN😂😂😂
@@VanTran-ne4yf, are you one of those psychos?
If the cadres could overtake the property of the rich in the south by forcing the people to let cadres let in their house until the owners fled the country, it is pretty naive to think as a non-vietnamese you can come into the country and expect to play their game which not having been raised in that environment. Love Vietnam, love the people, my best friends as all vietnamese who fled the country in the 80s, but neither they nor myself would invest there. Quick bucks is all you can hope for. They let let you make money for a while to see how much it is worth and then bleed you dry
I can listen to this guy and just tell he’s never had 200k ever in his life to lose.
That’s a pretty big assumption.
How do you make such an accusation without providing any proof?
Slandering people for no reason is pretty low.
@@thetruthtrumpsallliesfromt4399 it’s safe to assume I’m right. TRUMP 2024!
To be honest, I had written about five paragraphs about this man. But I decided to take the highroad and delete it all. He talks mad shit and generalizes all
Americans because of HIS own experiences. I have no problem with the VA and I did all the paperwork myself. I’ve never had a Vietnam Vet ever say anything bad. So why didn’t he use that leverage of his family against him and get his money back without going to court these things just don’t add up. Dudes full of shit.
@@thetruthtrumpsallliesfromt4399 trumps your daddy
@@pete79602 bingo
bro hands over 200 k to a stranger,, ya that never goes well
uncle kennys fam ran from the war..
like this guy doesnt exploit his workers.. they dont own part of his biz,, hes the guy buys pho if they do well like the pizza bos back home
All I can hear are false accusations, prejudices, presumptions.
If you are going to speak evil about another human, the least you can do is provide evidence that what you’re saying about him is true.
We’ll be waiting slanderer.
@@thetruthtrumpsallliesfromt4399 the proof is in his video,,he cries about how he had to go build his own business because of bosses yet hes stuck in the circle of life. i dont think he exploited his workers,, im saying by what he said,, all i heard him also say americans are awful yet him and ken both are yanks
@@thetruthtrumpsallliesfromt4399 he says a guy cheated
@@theyhateme8763crocodile 🐊 tears