The truth is that Krispy Kreme wants to be there BECAUSE the old donut shop is so successful - and so does Hong.
Chinese are often brutal in business. They survived the Chinese purges, made it over here, and now look at the entire world as nothing but a merciless jungle.
The Chinese are so successful because they lack the Western concept of morality.
Their culture evolved with long periods of extreme hardship, poverty, and hunger.
For them there is no try. There is only success or starvation.