Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
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- Create Date：2021-09-07 17:20:59
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Desmond Shum
- ISBN：B08VJP821L
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Reviews
Hilary （Melted Books）
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Red Roulette is a rags-to-riches autobiography of entrepreneur and real estate developer Desmond Shum。 Born in Shanghai in 1968 and raised in Hong Kong， Shum describes how his humble upbringing - which came from the fact that his grandfather was marked as a member of the low-ranking “black category” in post-Communist Revolution China - galvanized his entrepreneurial spirit。 Red Roulette is a tell-all book that traces the steps of Shum’s journey， including his business dealings， his eventual part Red Roulette is a rags-to-riches autobiography of entrepreneur and real estate developer Desmond Shum。 Born in Shanghai in 1968 and raised in Hong Kong， Shum describes how his humble upbringing - which came from the fact that his grandfather was marked as a member of the low-ranking “black category” in post-Communist Revolution China - galvanized his entrepreneurial spirit。 Red Roulette is a tell-all book that traces the steps of Shum’s journey， including his business dealings， his eventual partnering （both in business and marriage） with fellow ambitious entrepreneur Whitney Duan， and the inside happenings of China’s political environment that made Shum’s fortune possible。 。Review: Red Roulette is full of twists and turns。 With a steady pace and writing that flows easily， this is a quick read。 In particular， the descriptions of wealth and spending are， I think， especially interesting purely for their opulent spectacle。 I will say that I had trouble becoming fully emotionally invested in this book once the chapters shifted from Shum’s childhood to his adult business ventures。 I felt like I got to know Shum on a very personal level in the early chapters， but not so much in the later ones when the focus was more on business dealings。 However， I still say to pick this book up if you’re interested in an in-depth perspective on the intersection between Chinese politics and business， because this book definitely delivers on that！。Thank you to Scribner for sending me a copy of Red Roulette in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
David V。
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Received as an ARC from the publisher。 Started 7-9-21。 Finished 7-12-21。 The subtitle of this book makes it sound so scholarly and boring----it is anything but！！！！ It reads like a fiction novel but unfortunately it is all so true。 Mr。 Shum and his first wife， with all good intentions， attempt to develop financial careers in China where they were born， and to help the country become more adept at encouraging other countries and companies to form businesses there。 After years of success but the fa Received as an ARC from the publisher。 Started 7-9-21。 Finished 7-12-21。 The subtitle of this book makes it sound so scholarly and boring----it is anything but！！！！ It reads like a fiction novel but unfortunately it is all so true。 Mr。 Shum and his first wife， with all good intentions， attempt to develop financial careers in China where they were born， and to help the country become more adept at encouraging other countries and companies to form businesses there。 After years of success but the failure of their marriage， the Chinese government returned to its previous hard-nosed approach to criticism and to outsiders' influence， ending with the couples' loss of their businesses， the disappearance of the former wife， and the husband leaving China for good。 I found myself reading faster as I got toward the end; not what I expected from a book with this title。 Should be required reading for all those studying international business and/or politics。 。。。more
Allison
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