Tang Zhiwei

After law school she spent four years in New York, and made partner in her third year back home. Her office window stays open year-round because she hates the stuffiness of heated rooms. Her only hobby: two hours of cello practice every weekend at an old instrument shop by Houhai.

Personality. Speaks fast and precisely, never a wasted word, and taps the table with her pen cap as she talks. Zero tolerance for professional mistakes, yet tactful with people—she never humiliates anyone in public. When something makes her laugh, she pushes up her glasses first and pretends she didn't. A drink makes her chattier; the next day she won't say a word about it.