I studied lingscars in my graphic design course at university. Her website was an example of “such bad advertising, that it’s actually good” and how she would “break all the rules in the design book, but in such a successful way” I messaged her about it and she ended up sending an email to my University here in New Zealand to say hello hahaha, as I told her my teacher was a big fan of her. Very lovely lady. I learnt a lot from her :) from memory she retired last year. She had several staff and had a bunch of fun :)
whoa thats amazing. she basically went on DD for free advertising, she never needed their help or money. clever woman, she was the smartest person in the room that day 🤓
Yes. Its the satire approach. Lots of people in the US did things like this in the 70, 80s and early 90s. " Crazy Jim's cars and trucks" things like that. Ling is just one of the few left doing this lol.
This girl is a rockstar! Today, her website does look like it's from the 90's and feels like you'll get a virus if you click anything... but I'm glad she stuck to her guns.
I actually live in Gateshead right next to where Ling's office is. She has a giant poster of her face on the front of the building... It's quite something haha
@@andrewhaydock7115 So she is Half Chinese half English, but by her looks she may be a foreign resident or an immigrant, she is very East Asian looking
@@Munto-Z well who cares what happened years ago. Back in 2019 I used to own 6 houses, 3 boats, and some property on the moon........ But that was 2019, so...........
@@MonkeyBizness420 I literally googled "Ling's cars net worth" and that's what came up and tbh I don't care enough to search for more. Thanks for the info, but you really don't need to be that persistant about it.
Good on her for turning them down. They’re right that she needs to learn the “books” but she at least had enough business sense to know when she was being offered a bad deal
Narrator spoils whats gonna happen next every time. Just tells you whats about to happen with a question mark 😂 "Is Deborah about to go out because of having no patent?"
He gets paid so much too. 12th highest paid presenter at the BBC. You could remove him from most of the stuff he presents on the BBC and it would make the shows better
70k net profit per month. 840k a year. They wanted 15% each for 25k each. Cheeky gits. Even at 10% for 5% each she was being generous. 84k return for the 50k invested in the first year if she’s honest about her numbers.
She did a decent job with her pitch. BUT, when it comes to business, and when Duncan visited her business after this show. WELL... she wasn't exactly making a decent profit. If anything she was breaking even.
They want big returns. Someone just doing well is not good enough. Like if she makes £5000 per month that is a good wage, but it's not worth their time.
Have you seen the video where Peter Jones goes to visit her at her workplace? She took pride at rubbing her success in his face, it was nice :) She even took Peter for a ride in her rocket car/truck.
Ling is my favourite pitcher ever on Dragons Den. Not because she's the most successful or has the best business model, but because she totally values her own hard work and share in the company enough to turn the Dragons down fearlessly. The irony is they probably made her an offer because they liked her guts and personality! People don't need these greedy dragons as much as they think
i literally clapped for her after watching this episode she has both valuing her business and effort put in it and an unintimidated GOOD character and like everyone else said the website is quit fun and very unique in a good way best episode of the entire show
She's adorable, I liked it when she said "Chinese Eats Dragons For Breakfast", lol that was funny. I like her. I hope she was able to succeed in her business without the sharks money.
Definitely the best character I have seen on this show yet! Anyone else agree or who do you reckon? She is slightly eccentric but aren't the best of them
Ive been looking at buying a new car over the last few weeks, never knew this website existed and to be fair to her... the prices are VERY competitive!
I love how usually after a no deal there is a small segment of the dragons going 'theyll regret that' or 'how dare they refuse' or just some snarky comment...However in this its almost like it was cut due to how wrong they were. Ling went on to be hugely successful and still is
This girl knows what she wants . The Dragons underestimated her will to make money , at least two of them. Still i think she made a huge mistake. Her company would grow even bigger
Kardoctor was better. And if you don't like it then phone Kardoctor personally and tell them you weren't happy with their pitch. Kardoctor will then advise you to watch a pitch you do like
You know what? Good for her - part of me doesn't blame her at all. Also it's still going strong by the looks of it without her giving a big chunk of her business away, so she did the right thing imo.
OMG, that is some bad arse web site this lady has, respect to her, very different, very unique. In tribute to this lady, lunch is No7 with egg noodles , washed down with green tea.
Absolutely knew fully well that this was a great business. Dragon's totally underestimated her, and she actually answered the number questions much better than many of the entrepreneurs that have gained investment here. Fair play to Ling!
I went to her website and it is one of the most memorable website I have ever been to. Even if you aren't going to purchase anything, just go check it out lol
I've worked on many award winning websites in my career and I say that she has the greatest website on the internet. Rules? Who needs rules. It's incredible and she's incredible. I don't think she wanted or needed an investment, this was yet another piece of brilliant marketing for her.
Apart from the bad puns, the narrator doesn't bring any value as he just repeats or spoil stuff. They should just have him to introduce the segments and do the brief post-pitch interviews with the entrepreneurs.
the website is so bad it's good category. And she's funny- on her website- "I'm Chinese, from Chengdu in the People's Republic. I married Jon Valentine in 1997 in Helsinki. I was in Finland doing a Master's degree (in Finnish!!!), when I met Jon. He's English. He said Valentine is a Scottish-Jewish name, but he's from Yorkshire. He talks rubbish... :)"
I studied lingscars in my graphic design course at university. Her website was an example of “such bad advertising, that it’s actually good” and how she would “break all the rules in the design book, but in such a successful way” I messaged her about it and she ended up sending an email to my University here in New Zealand to say hello hahaha, as I told her my teacher was a big fan of her. Very lovely lady. I learnt a lot from her :) from memory she retired last year. She had several staff and had a bunch of fun :)
whoa thats amazing. she basically went on DD for free advertising, she never needed their help or money. clever woman, she was the smartest person in the room that day 🤓
The websites terrible.
What uni? I might get to learn from her skills too!
@@CheckDisOutpeeps it's so terrible everyone knows of it, because it's terrible. I love its little slice of Geocities in the modern world, personally
Yes. Its the satire approach. Lots of people in the US did things like this in the 70, 80s and early 90s. " Crazy Jim's cars and trucks" things like that. Ling is just one of the few left doing this lol.
"What did you spend my £50k on?"
"Oh, I don't know, another missile?"
That had me in stitches
Her eyes rolled. As if to say, "it's coz I'm Chinese"
yes I was laughing all the way. good luck to her
When did she say that?
@@nalagrz5773 she didn't actually say it but her face said it....
@@nalagrz5773 Peter said both lines, he was asking a hypothetical question and then answering it himself.
Dragons: she's crazy
Entrepreneur: They're greedy
Me: They're both right
This girl is a rockstar! Today, her website does look like it's from the 90's and feels like you'll get a virus if you click anything... but I'm glad she stuck to her guns.
Oh no... Not another virus 🥺
she stuck to her guns. that wins you an award Jesse
Wtf was that comment lol
@@hassanqayyum8954 Sounds like Oh no... Not another bomber, doesn't it? 😂
I love how everyone keeps holding and staring at their noodles like it's a business report.
Duncan’s laugh when she says “chinese Eats dragons for breakfast”🤣
I actually live in Gateshead right next to where Ling's office is. She has a giant poster of her face on the front of the building... It's quite something haha
I. Am. L I N G
I like her style.
where exactly is she?? I know Gateshead.
@@Sharon-kr1ui it's in North Gateshead right by the big Tesco
@@rippawallet hahah fantastic, I know exactly where you mean. Thanks!
The Chinese eat dragons for breakfast, the lady using a missile advertising, class
She’s like half Chinese half northern I love it lmao
What nationality is 'northern'? Blackburn maybe? Darlington?
@@AlanHope2013 just the northern part of England mate
@@andrewhaydock7115 So she is Half Chinese half English, but by her looks she may be a foreign resident or an immigrant, she is very East Asian looking
@@rdu239 She's obviously completely Chinese but she speaks with a northern English accent. I think that was what was meant.
Love the way said the word "money", like she'd just stepped out of a coal mine in the north of England.
Her companey's net worth in 2019 was £907,683.00. I'm so happy for her.
Wow
Company owes more then 1.2 million in debt. So idk what you're talking about
@@MonkeyBizness420 I said 2019, I don't know how she's doing these days.
@@Munto-Z well who cares what happened years ago. Back in 2019 I used to own 6 houses, 3 boats, and some property on the moon........ But that was 2019, so...........
@@MonkeyBizness420 I literally googled "Ling's cars net worth" and that's what came up and tbh I don't care enough to search for more. Thanks for the info, but you really don't need to be that persistant about it.
Good on her for turning them down. They’re right that she needs to learn the “books” but she at least had enough business sense to know when she was being offered a bad deal
Narrator spoils whats gonna happen next every time. Just tells you whats about to happen with a question mark 😂 "Is Deborah about to go out because of having no patent?"
hes a complete drainer.
😂🤣🤣
He gets paid so much too. 12th highest paid presenter at the BBC. You could remove him from most of the stuff he presents on the BBC and it would make the shows better
I love that Duncan genuinely loved it when she got sassy 🤣🤣 the other dragons would have gotten all offended
Just seen her website. I now need to lie down in a dark room for a while.
🤣🤣
its like entering darkweb lol haha
Lol
Gotta respect how unique it is to be honest
😂😂😂😂
Don't ever underestimate an entrepreneur who has no shame and a willingness to work for success. They are the best kind.
You just gotta love how Peter fought that urge to giggle at "PROSS GROFIT" at 5:00
Language is not intelligence! She proved it and didn't beg for Dragons money. China number 1 with so much pride.
@@Lillie-qs3oo what are you even talking about?... nobody said the lady isn't intelligent 🤦
This woman is unstoppable like a rocket!
Well, Deborah's Iron Dome worked pretty good here...))))
Trophy System said shut up
No one ever turned down a deal like a boss than her.
"So, what was your offer? Yeah, no. I refuse"
She eats Dragons for breakfast, I eat meal deals for lunch
omg her website still exists and it's even better now
It’s not modern like I expect, they intentionally make it retro.
im obsessed
As a web developer - this website is both amazing and simultaneously made me vomit 👍😃
@@beelzzebub same here
it's under new leadership.
just went to her site, its a throw back to the late 2000's sites
I love how Peter didn't know what you was talking about"'i came here with nothing but perfect chinglish "
Peter: huh sorry?🤣🤣
He said 'I'm sorry?'
You swine .. 'huh' is not English.
Think he was joking.
@@philbecker4676 I think Ling was joking and he was too slow to catch her self-deprecation.
"Chinese eat dragon for breakfast"
I think this line was the highlight of this episode.. loved her!
Either this or what did you do with my money buy another rocket? Ha ha
A blast from the past and an example of how steadfast and commanding the Chinese are.
Her website is a piece of art, she's incredible. I don't live in the UK but if I did, I'd probably buy my car from her.
I’m surprised it’s still up… the whole flashy - in your face advertising, is hilarious
How much is she paying you ? Are you in China (
@@jbiz6626 awful and piece of art isnt really opposite. If anything, alot of things became art just because theyre awful.
Her website is LEGENDARY on the internet. I never realised she had been on Dragons Den!
Can't be that legendary I've never heard of it ! And I'm not a young boy either
These comments are probably bots.There's nothing impressive about her website.
@@KENDYKICKSLONDON Her website is used as a counter-study in a fair few graphic design and web design modules in both the UK and the US
Silence Bot!
@@KENDYKICKSLONDON so anyone in your puny pathetic mind is a bot if their opinion differs from you
70k net profit per month. 840k a year. They wanted 15% each for 25k each. Cheeky gits. Even at 10% for 5% each she was being generous. 84k return for the 50k invested in the first year if she’s honest about her numbers.
@@euanduncan1885 was she not saying 1 million per month with 100 gross and 70 net per month? I was convinced she said monthly. My mistake if wrong.
@@euanduncan1885 Yeah, makes sense in fairness. Cheers Euan.
@@seanjosephhayes even if it was 7k month they were digusting greedy with an amazing entrepreneur
@@scjiwfoewmsxc Very true!
What an absolute LEGEND. She goes down in the hall of fame of true ledges to ever set foot on the show
She did a decent job with her pitch. BUT, when it comes to business, and when Duncan visited her business after this show. WELL... she wasn't exactly making a decent profit. If anything she was breaking even.
She's a freath of bresh air. And her company is doing quiet well.
5:00 "Pross Grofit". Perfect Chinglish right there.
Lmao Chinglish
Peter definetly picked up on that and giggled
HAHAHAH.. I noticed that. Think Peter really wanted to address that but kinda slipped away.
Lol 🤣
Her website is fantastic and apparently her business is still doing very well 15 years later!
Dragons really messed up missing out on this one.
I dunno, they all seem pretty wealthy still. I don't think this keeps them up at night
They want big returns. Someone just doing well is not good enough. Like if she makes £5000 per month that is a good wage, but it's not worth their time.
she has closed her business
Have you seen her site ? It's awful...
Have you seen the video where Peter Jones goes to visit her at her workplace? She took pride at rubbing her success in his face, it was nice :) She even took Peter for a ride in her rocket car/truck.
She went to Dragon's Den for free advertisement and awareness and she got what she wanted.
She is a legend in this show. Good to know she's still in business
Ling is my favourite pitcher ever on Dragons Den. Not because she's the most successful or has the best business model, but because she totally values her own hard work and share in the company enough to turn the Dragons down fearlessly.
The irony is they probably made her an offer because they liked her guts and personality!
People don't need these greedy dragons as much as they think
i literally clapped for her after watching this episode she has both valuing her business and effort put in it and an unintimidated GOOD character and like everyone else said the website is quit fun and very unique in a good way best episode of the entire show
I just lost about 15 minutes playing around on her website 😆
mee too haha
The site is pure crap.
lmao. She came and went like a boss.
She's adorable, I liked it when she said "Chinese Eats Dragons For Breakfast", lol that was funny. I like her. I hope she was able to succeed in her business without the sharks money.
Seems like they eat bats also. Or so I'm told. Thanks though for eating them. 😷
She retired from the business in October 2020, aged 47, she must have done something right
I love her personality!
3:44 most wholesome moment in Dragon's Den
Peter Jones always looks confused and embarrassed after he laughs.
Definitely the best character I have seen on this show yet! Anyone else agree or who do you reckon? She is slightly eccentric but aren't the best of them
Can't remember the last time a website actually made me feel _happiness_
entering her website its like entering darkweb which i love
Free advertising, Ling doesn’t want their money, she wants free publicity
My thoughts exactly. Clever move really. Why pay for TV advertising when you can get it for free!
Ive been looking at buying a new car over the last few weeks, never knew this website existed and to be fair to her... the prices are VERY competitive!
Kim Jong Un is interested in leasing that missile truck from her
9:38 = The "Chinese Eat Dragons For Breakfast" quote that everyone is looking for here.
I love how usually after a no deal there is a small segment of the dragons going 'theyll regret that' or 'how dare they refuse' or just some snarky comment...However in this its almost like it was cut due to how wrong they were. Ling went on to be hugely successful and still is
I'm not complaining,but are there no new episodes left,I've seen a lot of these before
@Bessie Belle thanks for letting me know 😊
This girl knows what she wants . The Dragons underestimated her will to make money , at least two of them. Still i think she made a huge mistake. Her company would grow even bigger
The best Dragon's Den pitch ever change my mind
Rory lol
Kardoctor was better. And if you don't like it then phone Kardoctor personally and tell them you weren't happy with their pitch. Kardoctor will then advise you to watch a pitch you do like
I hope this lady lives well...she seems like a delight. Just the kind of eccentric person that adds some spice to a community
You know what? Good for her - part of me doesn't blame her at all. Also it's still going strong by the looks of it without her giving a big chunk of her business away, so she did the right thing imo.
She was right they shouldn't of tried to get more than 20% I bet she never regretted her decision
Her webpage is like those adult content pages where you try to avoid clicking randomly on ads containing scam links!
OMG, that is some bad arse web site this lady has, respect to her, very different, very unique.
In tribute to this lady, lunch is No7 with egg noodles , washed down with green tea.
“Bad arse”? Lmao
Nice! I had kraft dinner and coffee. Ill be expecting a late afternoon 💩😅😅
Love her confidence. That line was awesome.
Ling Cars website is still going. It's a time warp straight from the very 2000s internet. I love it.
3:53 he didn't hear the joke but laughed since everyone's laughing 😂
The website is a throwback to the crazy 2000's lol
"Well, very well done"
OKAY THANKS ALOT.
Her website is probably the best I have ever visited. It's fantastic
this is the first episode of dragons den i ever watched years ago ❤ thank you for finally uploading it
checks out the website.... am now blind and deaf....
Lol
"All I had was £5 in my pocket and my brothers passport" - Chabuddy G
Love a bit of pross grofit
Absolutely knew fully well that this was a great business. Dragon's totally underestimated her, and she actually answered the number questions much better than many of the entrepreneurs that have gained investment here. Fair play to Ling!
entrepeuner: I have nothing
Peter: that's a first I'm the one who usually says you have nothing
2031: Ling's is supreme leader of Earth 🌍 🐲
Her website is still going today, i hope she's done well. Immigrant seeing a hole in the market and doing well, good on her
" I refuse it " , like a bosssss🔥🔥🔥
On one of those follow up visits about the ones who got away, she arrived to meet Duncan in a small tank !
I went to her website and it is one of the most memorable website I have ever been to. Even if you aren't going to purchase anything, just go check it out lol
Wow! I LOVED this lady. She was awesome!
It's 2021. Please start including a proper subtitles option with your videos.
Her website is EVERYTHING. I visit it consistently !!!
Ling is a marketer through and through. She only came on the show for the free advertising.
Damn, from the nuclear truck to the website, she uses every trick from the Tacky Chinese Marketing Guidebook. She's a total badass though, I like her!
she knew she will reject them from the beginning. Best part, she also put notes on top of her table like the dragons XD
5:00 lol she started off correctly and ended up saying pross grofit. i love it
Just went to her website. Holy crap, it's been updated, but it still looks like the perfect place to go if you want to download malware
Are candidates allowed to just carry copies of their accounts to hand out.
This concept has taken off like and exploded all over the world over the last 5 years or so..if only they knew!!
I think she knows her numbers but she does not want to share it on national television. Well played.
She's awesome. Straight forward speaking lady.
"The Chinese eat Dragons for breakfast"..well that explains Covid 👀🤣
This Lady from China will succeed without dragon. She has the ingreadients for being a successful enterpreneur
50K investment but getting several hundred thousands of dollars in free promotion just by means of being on this show.
I've worked on many award winning websites in my career and I say that she has the greatest website on the internet. Rules? Who needs rules. It's incredible and she's incredible. I don't think she wanted or needed an investment, this was yet another piece of brilliant marketing for her.
Made my day….what a wonderful character!
Omg she is awesome 🙌🏻💕eat dragons for breakfast 🙌🏻🤣❤️
And bats......apparently
@@bobbybellingham2074 Many cultures eat bats as a delicacy, but I suspect that wasn't what you were getting at.
@@bobbybellingham2074 Oh no... who is still on top of Covid list still? For sure not the bats eater!
Blimey - just hit up the her website and 2 seconds I thought someone had laced my coffee with LSD.
We want Tingatang, I want to hear Debra say "It's like having single stamped across your forehead" 🤣🤣🤣
Seconding this
"Oh you poor sad person!"
Lol Chinese bot account
I'm Out
Hand raised for tingatang 🙋🏻♀️
She's kind of a badass, ha. Obviously understood the value of viral marketing before it was such a thing
lol, her website is still there, but I thought I'd mistakenly clicked on a link from the Wayback Machine for 2001 😂
"""Yepee""The robbing cartel Dragons Den beaten at their own game
Apart from the bad puns, the narrator doesn't bring any value as he just repeats or spoil stuff. They should just have him to introduce the segments and do the brief post-pitch interviews with the entrepreneurs.
Her website is still up and she sells multiple cars a day. If this is from 2007, the dragons missed out on 14 years of that sweet passive income..
the website is so bad it's good category. And she's funny- on her website- "I'm Chinese, from Chengdu in the People's Republic. I married Jon Valentine in 1997 in Helsinki. I was in Finland doing a Master's degree (in Finnish!!!), when I met Jon. He's English. He said Valentine is a Scottish-Jewish name, but he's from Yorkshire. He talks rubbish... :)"