"What's the, uh, strategy for making sure people actually, you know, show 
up when they're supposed to show up?" Bud said. At this point the banker lost 
interest in the proceedings, straightened up, strolled around his desk, and sat 
down, staring out the window across the water toward Pudong and Shanghai. 
"That detail is not covered in the brochure," he said, "as most of our 
prospective customers do not share your diligent attention to detail insofar as 
that aspect of the arrangement is concerned."