Angelina Zhang

Getting Rich is Glorious: Chinese Secrets to Business and Money Angelina Zhang

Publisher Marketing: China is rich. Chinese people are rich. That's true, kind of. But while people pay attention to China's recent rise, the fact is that China and Chinese people have been a dominant force in business for almost all of recorded history. This book tells you what particular Chinese cultural traits have made it so. Do you think Chinese people are rich because of (as most Western commenters believe) respect for education, obedience to the law, and thriftyness? I really don't think that's true. And I'm Chinese. I think those ideas of Chinese culture might be the storybook versions told to foreigners, and perhaps encouraged by the idea of a "model minority," but they don't match what I've seen and what I know about China and Chinese money and business culture. Why do Chinese people generally cheat other like crazy, but prize their close friends? Why do Chinese peasants living in dirt-floor shacks like to buy $1,000 iphones? Why do most Chinese brands have English-sounding brand names? Why do Chinese employees not like working for a fixed salary? I answer all this, and give you a lot more slices of life, explanation, and even theory from my MBA classes here in the US. With this book, you can understand how China gets rich, and how its people look at money and business -- whether your goal is working in China, doing business in China, selling to Chinese customers in your own country, or simply learning from the world's (arguably) most successful business and money culture. The statement "To get rich is glorious" has been attributed to Deng Xiaoping, former leader of the Chinese Communist Party. It's historically uncertain whether Deng ever said that publicly, but the sentiment is a universal one among Chinese people, and I think an appropriate title for a book about Chinese money and business culture. Let me guide you to the world of money and business and China. Whether you want to get rich yourself, or just want to know about how things work in China, it'll be a fun ride.