商业潜规则下的中国商界缺乏对简单而普世的商业逻辑的尊重,缺乏对公平透明的游戏规则的遵循,缺乏对符合人性的商业道德的敬畏。2003年10月,在云南弥勒举行的一次企业家论坛上,主持人问在座的数百位企业家:“谁敢说你们没行过贿?没有行过贿的请举手。”据当时在场的万科董事长王石记录:“在座的老总你看看我,我看看你,过了一会儿才有人举手,举手的 Under the hidden rules of business, the Chinese business community lacks respect for simple and universal business logic, lacks compliance with fair and transparent game rules, and lacks respect for humanistic business ethics. In October 2003, at an entrepreneur forum held in Maitreya, Yunnan, the host asked hundreds of entrepreneurs who were present: ”Who dares to say that you haven’t paid a bribe? Please raise your hand if you didn’t pay a bribe.“ Wang Shi, chairman of Vanke, who was present at the time recorded: ”You are here, look at me, I look at you. After a while, someone raised their hands and raised their hands.