All capital would quickly flow to the current successful asset classes, and the rest might as well close up shop because they would never attract any capital.
Li Shichun, who runs the downtown furniture shop Vintiques Shanghai Art Deco, says there used to be a fairly steady flow of Deco pieces onto the market, driven by the demolition of old homes to make way for new construction and a general attitude among locals that Deco furniture wasn't something worth keeping.