Chinese Fortune Rookies ; More Than 27,000 Chinese Are Now Worth Pounds 3million Trust the West's Best-Known Luxury Brands to Show Them How to Spend It
Mail on Sunday › February 05, 2007
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Mr Lai reaches into his pocket and touches his wallet.
It is, perhaps, the natural reaction of a very wealthy man seeing his wife admire a very expensive object. He watches as she walks around the gleaming, claret Rolls-Royce Phantom, admiring the lines and curves of the distinctive shape. As she sinks into the passenger seat there is no hiding her smile. She gently strokes the polished- walnut dashboard and the soft, hand-stitched leather seats. She loves it. And Mr Lai has to agree. It really is a beautiful machine.See the full content of this document
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Chinese Fortune Rookies ; More Than 27,000 Chinese Are Now Worth Pounds 3million Trust the West's Best-Known Luxury Brands to Show Them How to Spend It
The 43-year-old, smartly dressed in Calvin Klein jeans, and his beautiful 28-year-old wife, resplendent in jewelled Jimmy Choos and a Donna Karan suit, have spent many hours wandering around the 'millionaires' fair' the first time such an exhibition has ever been staged in China.
Held in Shenzhen's downtown convention centre, a vast hangar- like space the size of two football pitches, the fair is the last word in luxury. All the big-name brands are here Porsche, Audi, Cadillac and Sunseeker jostle for custom with Zitura watches, Tresor diamonds and VX mobile phones, who are selling Pounds 7,000 'Hearts of Fire' rubyencrusted handsets, displ...See the full content of this document
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