...to treat somebody with increased respect; 门庭若市 来往的人很多,像市场一样。Doing booming business; swarmed with visitors 不翼而飞 东西没有翅膀却忽然飞走了;喻东西无故遗失。Vanishing into thin air .
This is the dark side of doingbusiness in a booming China, where government often is your partner, the lines between state and enterprise are blurry and respect for defendant rights is spotty at best.