Other investors followed his actions closely, terming him "too shrewd to be caught, too rich to be ruined", and his sway and influence in the market was indeed enormous.
Is it a big deal if a greetings card tells 13-year-old girls they need to grow their "boobies" to catch a rich man?
But they have never caught on among rich Chinese, who, unlike the boating set in the West, tend to keep their consumption as inconspicuous as possible.
The BBC's LJ Rich caught up with Paul Spooner at his cottage-cum-workshop in deepest Cornwall, to learn about his methods, and his motivations.
The BBC's LJ Rich caught up with Tardis-builder Yoz, to find out why she wanted to build a time machine in her living room - and how she did it.
The rich caught on, captivated by this new sound, and hired gypsy singers to perform for them at private fiestas.
Seagrasses: Vast underwater "meadows" that catch mineral-rich sediments and stabilise the seabed.
The isles, known as the Echinades, caught the oil-rich monarch's fancy when he moored his super-yacht in the turquoise waters off Ithaca, took in the view and liked what he saw.
It was another kind of "incredibly rich" that caught the most attention at the event.
But, having caught up with the rich world, South Korea's economy is now too complicated to go on being bossed by civil servants.
