how to scare a chinese person

so joe and i went to grab some grub at the acc for a presentation on etiquette in China--free bubble tea and asian delicacies. aaron and justin were there--we wellsies are total cheapas...errr I mean, Chinese fans. So I've come to the conclusion that if you want to scare a Chinese person, give him/her four, really expensive, white books about how to get free food sounds silly, but it will work wonders across the pacific