ðə tɹˈaɪæd ˈɛldɚz vjˈuː dʒˈɪmi æz ɐ ɡˈʊd pətˈɛnʃəl tʃˈɛɹmən æz hiː hɐz bɪkˌʌm ɐ səksˈɛsfəl bˈɪznəsmən, bˌʌt dʒˈɪmi ɹᵻfjˈuːzᵻz tə ɹˈʌn bɪkˈʌz hiː ɪz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə tʃˈeɪndʒ hɪz bˈɪznəs æktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪn mˈeɪnlənd tʃˈaɪnə fɹʌm ɪlədʒˈɪɾᵻmət tə lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət, ænd æz sˈʌtʃ hiː ɪz lˈɪɹi ʌv lˈɛɾɪŋ tɹˈaɪæd æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ɐfˈɛkt hɪz bˈɪznəs.
The triad elders view Jimmy as a good potential chairman as he has become a successful businessman, but Jimmy refuses to run because he is trying to change his business activity in Mainland China from illegitimate to legitimate, and as such he is leery of letting triad activities affect his business.