Who is the smart one: The wisdom game in the face of wealth

Author: Xiao Jian
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
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1. How to get rich? How to use legitimate means to enrich oneself? Why mention "legitimate means"? Because the chances of "crawling through loopholes" or "getting special treatment" are becoming fewer and fewer. Moreover, the law states: it only protects legitimate private property. So, even if you get lucky for a moment and manage to sneak in or get on the bus through backdoors, you won’t be at ease. You might be cleaned out or even directly taken to the detention center!
2. How to be rich? How to safely navigate the "public bus" in the complex eyes of the masses? How do the people on the bus coexist harmoniously with those on the ground in society? This is a very important but often overlooked issue. Over 20 years ago, although society was materially scarce, it was highly egalitarian. Today, during the period of social transformation, we face many new problems: severe wealth disparity, with wealth increasingly concentrated among a few; unequal opportunities to get rich, making the wealth of many hard to believe; and members of the "rich club" failing to shoulder sufficient social responsibilities. If the "rich club" becomes a "oasis" surrounded by vast deserts, it will not only fail to become a backbone of society but also face its own security concerns.
How can the poor get rich? How can the rich behave? How can the poor and the rich coexist? — Thinking through and solving these issues is a necessary part of building a harmonious society. The exploration and reflection on these two major problems form the main theme of this book. This book is not a specialized theoretical study but a collection of column articles written by the author for several financial and economic media outlets. It also includes a different kind of article: "12 Roses from the Goddess of Wisdom—Transform Yourself in One Year."