Greasing palms

[bigtops]

What is the protocol, if any, for the equivalent of "slipping somebody a twenty" (twenty wouldn't get you much in most parts, though) in China? I'm not talking about taking some business partner out to gorge himself on shark fin and go get a full service massage after dinner. I'm also not talking about major bribes or asking anybody to break the law. More like, eh, you want a little something done and you're willing to throw a little cash at getting it done quicker. So how do you do this? Be frank and up front? Roundabout? Slip em a hongbao? Stuff a wad of hundreds down the fuwuyuan's brassiere? So many possibilities.

Also: any idea how Chinese people might react? (not to the brassiere option, that I can pretty well guess)

[muyongshi]

Just start ordering the absolutely most expensive items and way too much of it all- yeah they'll figure it out and up their service.