Tsai notes that this disparity reflects the different approaches of the two places; whereas business in Taiwan lays heavy emphasis on interpersonal relations, in mainland society, where doing business is still a novelty and therefore filled with uncertainties, would-be entrepreneurs are required to pay first to demonstrate their earnestness.
蔡燕萍指出，大陸的背景和台灣不同，台灣人做生意注重人情，而大陸社會做生意還未上軌道，容易變動，必須要求創業者拿出保證金以增加責任感。