re: what it was about
Not really, my take was the Asian guy was the uptight, anal, cowardly office weenie while the other guy was the cool, relaxed, informal, hands-on, entrepreneurial guy who REALLY understood what was going on. Whether it's true or not, or even realistic or not is irrelevant, this was the message: "You're like the cool guy, not the cowardly accountant, so use our financing and show us what a man you are."
I don't believe the Asian guy outranked the other one, or was being portrayed as the boss. My guess is he was portrayed as either an employee (like an accountant) or a partner.