In 1951, the Three-Antis and Five-Antis Movements were launched; major cities, largest among them Shanghai, were affected. Capitalists were 'struggled' against; they were forced to plead guilty, or chose to die. The movement even caused a market depression and rising unemployment. In the early days of the movement, nearly 1,000 people committed suicide by jumping from buildings. Xian Guansheng, the founder of Shanghai Guanshengyuan Food Store, is a famous example.

Xian Guansheng was born in 1887 in Foshan, in the province of Guangdong. He founded the Guanshengyuan Food Store in Shanghai in 1918; he was a well-known businessperson in Shanghai during the Republic of China era. Under the management of Xian Guansheng, Guanshengyuan's business boomed, and was considered a leader in the Chinese food industry.

After the Three-Anti and Five-Anti Movements started, Guanshengyuan's main business of selling candy, cookies, liquor, and vegetables was affected; cash-flow was tight. In February 1952, Xian went into default in his employees' wages. Subsequently, a working group under the Chinese Communist Party mobilized the employees to protest and struggle against him; they accused him of exploiting the workers, and criticized Xian for committing crimes numbered within the "Five-Antis" (i.e. bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cutting corners, and stealing economic intelligence.) On April 21st of that year, unable to bear the humiliation anymore, Xian committed suicide by jumping off the building where Guanshengyuan was located. He was 64 years old at the time.

References: "A Study on the History of the Founding of the People's Republic of China"; Wuhan University Institute of Quality Development Strategy (https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074617/http://www.iqds.whu.edu.cn/info/1174/18454.htm)