Privy recently teamed up with Porsche Centre Shanghai Pudong and Muse Entertainment to throw our first private party in Shanghai. The evening was put together by superstar attorney and Muse Partner Paul Lin, who co-hosted the evening along with Muse Managing Partner Michael Sun and Privy CEO Stephen Liu. Prior to the Privy shindig, Lin, recently inducted into the Committee of 100, attended meetings in Taipei and Shanghai with his fellow C-100 members. It was an eventful few days for the group, which met with Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, among others, before joining us in Shanghai. David Xiao, GM of the newly minted Porsche Centre Shanghai Pudong, took a break from heading up the Chinese flagship facility to represent our gracious sponsors.

Guests came in from Seoul, San Francisco, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, and LA to reconnect with old friends and mingle with new ones in the Chinese hub city. Some flew in just for the event, while others took a detour from their travels to join us for the evening.

Drinks and appetizers were the order of the evening at Muse's very own M2, which reopened at its beautiful new Hong Kong Plaza location earlier this year. The hip space had a decidedly industrial vibe. Stone walls and pillars, exposed piping, and intricately designed maze-like partitions were complemented nicely by state-of-the-art lighting, a large disco ball, and plenty of modern sofa-style seating. The new M2, on par with sister clubs Muse and Muse @ Park 97, definitely lived up to the Muse Entertainment group's reputation as the foremost nightlife purveyors in Shanghai.

The setting proved to be the perfect backdrop for an intimate night with some great people. C-100 members Judge Elwood Lui and Peter Liu, Chairman of WI Harper; James Chen, EVP of Diebold International; Joel Tzo, GM of Bose China; Eric Han, President of KFC-Yum China; Eddie Lui, CEO of Excelstor Technologies; Leon Soo, President of Shanghai Heling Lexus (Hotai Motors Ltd.); Tina Cheng, Country Manager of Jigocity Taiwan; Olivier Burlot, Managing Director of Blu Inc. Media HK; Sam Lee, Chairman of Interserv Inc.; Rita Huang, Managing Director of Bayern Capital; Bob Lu, GM of Lamborghini Shanghai; Shew Chen, Partner at HydePark Capital Partners; Andrew Bigbee, the Commanderie de Bordeaux Shanghai; Stream Lee, Privy Seoul Ambassador; and Eric Zho, CEO of Ato Ato Integrated Media, Inc. were among the notable guests.

The evening would not have been possible without our friends and sponsors over at Porsche. The Porsche Centre Shanghai Pudong, which just opened in September 2010, occupies the bottom two floors of a custom-built three-story complex. The advanced flagship incorporates sales, maintenance, and repair departments into a centralized facility situated on the same site as Porsche China's new headquarters. Porsche's commitment to the China market reflects the growing demand for premium cars in the country. China is currently Porsche's third largest market (the largest market for the Cayenne), and Chinese sales are projected to overtake German sales within the next two years. Overall sales of Porsche's first four-door sedan, the roomy Panamera, have been exceeding expectations ever since the car was unveiled in Shanghai over a year ago.

When all was said and done, the combined forces of Porsche, Privy, and Muse had produced a synergistic gathering in Shanghai. There's nothing we love more than facilitating serendipitous connections among like-minded folks from around the globe.