Two Percent

Zhao Yuanshan and his elder brother Zhao Yuanfeng co-founded a restaurant: Zhao Yuanshan invested 400,000 RMB and handled cooking, while his brother invested 300,000 RMB and managed the front desk—verbally agreeing to split profits 50/50. For five years, thanks to Zhao Yuanshan’s culinary skills, the restaurant raked in over 300,000 RMB monthly. But at profit-sharing time? His brother tore up the deal—paying him only a 20,000-RMB monthly salary and denying his partnership stake outright.