One constant for young restaurateur: outwork competitors.

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  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 4, 2019
Calvin Knight. Jian Zhang owns three of 13 businesses in Highland Plaza in Lakeland.
Calvin Knight. Jian Zhang owns three of 13 businesses in Highland Plaza in Lakeland.
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It’s mid-morning on a hot September day and Jian Zhang is “working with the guys on the roof” of the Jade Fox, the lounge he owns in Lakeland’s Highland Plaza.

 

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