SINGAPORE, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not every day that a contestant from Donald Trump's hit reality show on NBC, "The Apprentice", goes from being fired to playing the role of the billionaire. James Sun's new show called "War on Business," produced and distributed by BBC Worldwide, sets its debut on Chanel Replica Handbags February 9th 2010 in Singapore. BBC plans to distribute the show throughout multiple international markets - including Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Phillipines, India - and create localized versions in the U.S., similar to their hit franchise "Dancing with the Stars."
Sun was chosen to play the part of a dynamic business guru who travels around the world -meeting ambitious entrepreneurs to give them tough lessons on how to grow their businesses utilizing principles from "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Co-executive producer of "The Apprentice", Page Feldman, is not surprised that Sun was chosen to host another show. "It's really who's got the charisma, who's got the drive," said Page. Although Sun does not Prada Replica Handbags fire anyone like Trump, there is a strong resemblance to "The Apprentice" as a business reality format - inclusive of project challenges, high-pressured deadlines, open criticism, and the equivalent of the "Board Room", which is referred to as "The War Room" in the new show. Sun takes a group of motivated entrepreneurs, and builds them into sharper and tougher business people while challenging them to grow their businesses. "By working with Donald Trump, I learned the importance of being tough, tenacious, and smart all at the same time," said Sun.
The first network, Channelnewsasia, is giving "War on Business" the royal treatment, scheduling it on its regular Tuesday night primetime spot at 9:30pm. The Korean-American Sun is not unfamiliar to television and early business success. Not only did he beat out 800,000 applicants to become the runner-up on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," but he started his first company at age 11, and became a multi-millionaire at age 22. He is a managing partner and investor of several companies including an international boutique investment bank, an online English tutoring venture, an Asian hedge fund, a Hollywood film fund, and an internet site called . James was also recently selected as a top 100 alumni from the University of Washington in the "Wonderous 100 Alumni Award" which included prominent individuals like Bill Gates Sr., Governor Christine Gregoire , and musician Kenny G.
Sun may be following in the footsteps of Donald Trump by combining television and business in a creative way throughout international markets. Donald Trump said, "James is terrific in every respect. He is totally creative, and I love creative people." Sun says, rolex replica "My dream is to build an international brand that bridges the U.S. and Asia in business, media, and social causes."
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