realistically , he could not have imagined the oriental youth would ever be the future of his company , there was no question of grooming a successor - indeed , at the time chin had only the most rudimentary knowledge of the english language , let alone any other skills requisite to running a large organisation - but he must had seen in the young immigrant a determination and ambition which reminded him of his own youth : it is an old , familiar story , but nevertheless the enduring appeal and predictable cycle of fables are not there without good reason .