Rose and Westbrook both nodded when they heard Wang Yi say this.
They believed that if Wang Yi said it, he was determined to do it. More importantly, he had the ability and the resources to make it happen.
With Nicole's family background behind him, Wang Yi could easily open a hotel in every city in the world.
Still, Westbrook, who was quite interested in Chinese culture, said,
"Wang, that's a bold idea, and you have the means to pull it off. But since this hotel is in an English-speaking country, wouldn't it be more memorable if you translated the name into English? How would you translate the character 'Wang'? I know it means 'king,' but I remember you invested in a hotel in Sacramento called the Kings Hotel. This place doesn't look anything like the Kings Hotel, though."
The hotel Wang Yi had invested in in Sacramento was a joint venture with the team's owner, Ranadave.
Now he wanted to build a hotel brand of his own.
He told Westbrook, "Since it's a hotel that showcases Chinese culture, there's no need to translate it. We'll just call it Wang."
Wang Yi had considered how to translate the name.
In Chinese, he could call it the Grand Imperial Hotel or the Emperor Hotel. But in English, "emperor," "imperial," and "king" weren't all that different.
A more imposing translation would be Imperial Palace.
But Imperial Palace was far too wordy.
House of Emperors sounded more down-to-earth, but it lacked that air of authority. So he decided to simply call it Wang.
Westbrook said, "But if you don't translate it into English and just call it Wang, it'll be pretty hard to get the name to catch on in the English-speaking world."
Rose disagreed. "With Wang's name recognition, just putting his last