Baek Jong-won, frustrated by criticism pouring in on customer disappointment
Baek Jong-won, tvN's 'Business Genius Baeksajang', will try his hand at selling Korean food in Naples, Italy following Morocco in Africa. Naples, Italy, the home of pizza, is a wasteland of ‘steamy’ Korean food where no Korean restaurant has operated since history. Even in Italy, the country of gourmet food, interest and expectations are growing as to whether Baek Jong-won will be able to prove his reputation as a 'business genius' once again by succeeding in selling Korean food in Naples, which is said to have the greatest pride in its food.




tvN's 'Business Genius Baeksajang' (directed by Lee Woo-hyung) is the story of Baek Jong-won, Korea's best restaurant management expert, who takes on the challenges of starting a business and operating a restaurant in a wasteland of Korean cuisine. In the ‘Surviving as a rice seller in Africa’ episode, the story of starting a Korean street food business in a small store was presented. Baek Jong-won showed the A to Z of starting an overseas business by personally analyzing the market and deciding on everything from menu selection to marketing strategy.




And in episode 4, which airs today (23rd), the start-up period begins in a new city, Naples, Italy, following the last business in Morocco, Africa. However, looking at the released preview video, it appears that starting a business here will not be smooth sailing either. This is because Baek Jong-won was caught struggling as it was not easy to find a place for a store to find ingredients for Korean food. In addition, he challenged the Naples locals with Korean-style pizza, but received harsh reviews, raising curiosity and curiosity about the story. The 'Surviving as a rice vendor in Italy' episode also raises expectations as to how Baek Jong-won can overcome such harsh evaluations and succeed in starting a business by creating a menu that will captivate the strict tastes of the Neapolitan people.




The production crew said, “In today’s (23rd) broadcast, Baek Jong-won, who went to Naples, Italy, announces a new start. Here, we start with selecting a location for the store. “This is the first Korean restaurant in the history of Naples, and I hope you will keep an eye on how the business genius will compete with powerful and competitive competitors, and how he will survive in the fierce competition.”




Episode 4 of tvN's 'Business Genius White Sands', which begins with the Naples, Italy episode, will be broadcast at 7:40 PM on Sunday the 23rd.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr