In a business like this you can make a lot of money, but you can also lose your shirt.

做这样一笔生意，你可能一夜暴富，也可能倾家荡产。

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Four will go bankrupt, six will stay in business but lose money, six will make a modest return, three will do well and one will scoop the jackpot.

ECONOMIST: What it takes to come top in technology

Once in a business, Mitsubishi companies stay put (unless they lose money as fast as Mitsubishi Electric has managed to do in semiconductors).

ECONOMIST: Mitsubishi