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- Your story focuses on interactions with a wealthy Chinese business partner, Zhou Ning. How were you able to meet him and earn his trust to go into business together?
- Many instances of your story discuss the lavish lifestyle of Zhou, his friends, and his family—including one instance where you go out for drinks with him and realize he’s been buying 60,000-RMB bottles of wine. What are some of the most over-the-top, elaborate displays of wealth you’ve seen firsthand among China’s nouveau riche ?
- China’s ultra-wealthy nouveau riche have a reputation in China for behaving precisely like the characters described in your story. Are they all this extravagant or are there exceptions?
- Nouveau riche across the world are stereotyped as being much more prone to flaunting their wealth than those with “old money”—do you think this is true of China?
- Zhou Ning also had wealthy children, members of the often-discussed f uerdai , or second-generation rich. You mention that one of the 20-year-old sons didn't work and lived a decadent life of partying. Is this typical for most fuerdai you’ve come across?
- Do you still keep in touch with the family you mention in your story?
- China’s anti-extravagance campaign is aimed at officials, but have they felt any effects from it as privately wealthy individuals?
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