How to start a Chinese company

Wow that's crazily bureaucratic.

I speculate the different attitudes of the agents vs the government could be one or both of:

1. Shenzhen is a special economic zone, with a clean bureaucracy, while the agents may have gained their experience from out of state.

2. Government workers are keen to show a good image of their country to their guest-foreigners.

As I've said, pure speculation.