Zhou Jiugeng is dragging us to the third stage, which is not characterized by discriminating taste, but by an outside force to induce self-restraint. I call it: Gold does not need to glitter.
You may still buy that bag, but keep it from public sight. You may still consume the most expensive liquor and cigarettes under heaven, but do it in a private room. In Manhattan and Beverly Hills, you show your importance by getting the most visible table in a crowded restaurant. In China, no VIP would debase himself by sitting with the hoi polloi. They invariably occupy a private room. The most important ones may even clear out the whole restaurant before patronizing it.
Other than that, big enchiladas in China will be more like their American counterparts and give up the notion of impressing those they do not care for. This style change will not eradicate corruption, but it will ease the storm of anger that results from the wealth gap. People will not feel inadequate because they know others are filthy rich. They feel bad and hopeless and cry for class struggle when they see with their own eyes how the rich parade themselves. In that sense, it is a small step toward equality - or its semblance.
Lesson Two: Public figures will learn to refrain from saying things that go against public sentiments.
Zhou Jiugeng was found guilty of taking bribes. But in the court of public opinion, his "crime" was a statement that forbids real estate developers from lowering prices below cost. As an official in charge of the industry he might be able to influence pricing in the property market - and mostly for a short period, but he did not have the ability to enforce it. But to a Chinese netizen, Zhou had committed the ultimate sin, i.e. positioning himself as an enemy of the people.
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