Rich People Problems

CHAPTER ONE

Davos, Switzerland

Edison Cheng stared up at the soaring honeycomb-structured ceiling in the vast white auditorium, feeling on top of the world. I m here. I m finally here! After years of Olympic-level networking, Eddie had at long last made it he had been invited to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Strictly by invitation only, this prestigious event was the most elite schmoozefest on the planet.

Every January, the world s most important heads of state, politicians, philanthropists, CEOs, tech leaders, thought leaders, social activists, social entrepreneurs, and, of course, movie stars would descend upon this secluded ski resort high in the Swiss Alps in their private jets, check in to their luxurious hotels, put on their $5,000 ski jackets and ski boots, and engage in meaningful dialogues about such urgent issues as global warming and rising inequality.

And now Eddie was part of this ultraexclusive club. As the recently appointed senior executive vice chairman of Private Banking (Global) for the Liechtenburg Group, he now found himself standing in the middle of the futuristic auditorium at the Congress Centre, breathing in the rarefied air and catching slivers of his own reflection in the thin chrome leg of an auditorium chair. He was wearing his new bespoke Sartoria Ripense suit, which had been outfitted with an inner lining of ten-ply cashmere so that he never had to wear a ski jacket over it. His new Corthay squirrel suede chukkas had special rubber soles, so he would never slip on the slick Alpine streets. On his wrist was his newest horological acquisition a rose gold A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Pour le Mérite, peeking out the precise amount from his sleeve cuff so other watchophiles would see what he was wearing. But most important of all was what he wore over this sartorial splendor a black lanyard at the end of which was attached a white plastic badge with his name printed in the middle: Edison

Kevin Kwan

Flashy, funny.... Delicious, the juicy stuff of classic high-society drama.... Rich People Problems is a fun tabloid romp full of over-the-top shenanigans, like a society party brawl that ruins both a Ramon Orlina glass sculpture of the hostess s breasts and a special pig that had only eaten truffles its entire life and was flown in from Spain.... A memorable, laugh-out-loud Asian glitz fest that s a pure pleasure to read.   USA Today

I gobbled all three volumes of Kevin Kwan s gossipy, name-droppy and wickedly funny Crazy Rich Asians trilogy as if they were popcorn. (Really fresh, still-warm popcorn, with that good European butter but I digress.) The novels, set among three intergenerational and ultrarich Chinese families and peppered with hilarious explanatory footnotes, are set mostly in Singapore but flit easily from one glamorous world city to another . Irresistible. The Seattle Times

Kevin Kwan has done it again. The mastermind behind the delicious Crazy Rich Asians series has drawn a cult-like following with his extravagant tales of Asia s upper echelon. He s back at with the series s final installment, Rich People Problems (rest assured, it s just as enthralling as the trilogy s first two volumes). InStyle

[A] hilarious family drama . This delightfully wicked family saga will have you laughing over your summer daiquiris at the long-buried secrets of Asia s most privileged families and their rich people problems. Redbook Magazine, 20 Summer Beach Reads to Stock Up On Now
 
There are a lot of lines in Kevin Kwan s forthcoming novel Rich People Problems that will make you both roll your eyes and chuckle at the pure absurdity of the characters . Pure entertainment. Think: Bravo s Housewives but with a lot more money and, as a result, a lot more drama. Nylon

Thank god for Kwan.... In Rich People Problems Kwan s third installment in his Crazy Rich Asians series even more insane family hijinks