Mr Milken's belief that a small bank with great ideas could shake the establishment made an impression on the young Mr Moelis, despite Drexel's subsequent collapse.

Freshly-made jiao zi can be found at many ordinary snack shops, such as the Shun Yi Fu, a small, clean and delightful establishment in an alley that runs off Wangfujing in central Beijing.

Today, with the establishment of more and more groups and big corporations, how small businesses can survive in the tide of the market competitive economy has become a hot social issue.