"Smoking is the most unhealthy thing in people's everyday lives.... I've made a big contribution to society," said Hon Lik, 57, in a cramped office in Beijing, sending tobacco-scented smoke into the air as he puffed on a battery-powered pipe.
China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards
The
Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a
nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat
versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his
creation.
"Smoking is the most unhealthy thing in people's everyday lives.... I've made a big contribution to society," said Hon Lik, 57, in a cramped office in Beijing, sending tobacco-scented smoke into the air as he puffed on a battery-powered pipe.
"But I don't live like a rich person, because of all the troubles our company has faced."
Hon, a soft-spoken man from northwestern China, is the co-founder of Ruyan, a company which has produced electronic cigarettes and cigars -- starting at 68 yuan ($11, eight euros) -- for more than a decade. - See more at: https://www.thenewage.co.za/108722-9-53-Chinas_ecigarette_inventor_fights_for_financial_rewards#sthash.kxXODXin.dpuf
"Smoking is the most unhealthy thing in people's everyday lives.... I've made a big contribution to society," said Hon Lik, 57, in a cramped office in Beijing, sending tobacco-scented smoke into the air as he puffed on a battery-powered pipe.
"But I don't live like a rich person, because of all the troubles our company has faced."
Hon, a soft-spoken man from northwestern China, is the co-founder of Ruyan, a company which has produced electronic cigarettes and cigars -- starting at 68 yuan ($11, eight euros) -- for more than a decade. - See more at: https://www.thenewage.co.za/108722-9-53-Chinas_ecigarette_inventor_fights_for_financial_rewards#sthash.kxXODXin.dpuf
The
Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a
nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat
versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his
creation.
"Smoking is the most unhealthy thing in people's everyday lives.... I've made a big contribution to society," said Hon Lik, 57, in a cramped office in Beijing, sending tobacco-scented smoke into the air as he puffed on a battery-powered pipe.
"But I don't live like a rich person, because of all the troubles our company has faced."
Hon, a soft-spoken man from northwestern China, is the co-founder of Ruyan, a company which has produced electronic cigarettes and cigars -- starting at 68 yuan ($11, eight euros) -- for more than a decade. - See more at: https://www.thenewage.co.za/108722-9-53-Chinas_ecigarette_inventor_fights_for_financial_rewards#sthash.kxXODXin.dpuf
"Smoking is the most unhealthy thing in people's everyday lives.... I've made a big contribution to society," said Hon Lik, 57, in a cramped office in Beijing, sending tobacco-scented smoke into the air as he puffed on a battery-powered pipe.
"But I don't live like a rich person, because of all the troubles our company has faced."
Hon, a soft-spoken man from northwestern China, is the co-founder of Ruyan, a company which has produced electronic cigarettes and cigars -- starting at 68 yuan ($11, eight euros) -- for more than a decade. - See more at: https://www.thenewage.co.za/108722-9-53-Chinas_ecigarette_inventor_fights_for_financial_rewards#sthash.kxXODXin.dpuf
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