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Lunch with Sumiko
From N-level school dropout to King of Fried Rice with 35 stalls, Lester Li believes in fate
Just 26, Lester Li owns a chain of 35 fried rice stalls and made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list. He tells executive editor Sumiko Tan he has his late mother to thank for his success
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When asked for the secret of his success, Mr Lester Li says hard work is one, but he is a firm believer in fate.
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Lester Li is not really keen to have lunch with me, I think.
After he readily accepts my WhatsApp invitation in May to be interviewed, I sense regret creeping in.
