The 5 Weirdest But Well-paid Jobs For Foreigners in China

Before this year, a Business Week article said that China is no longer a land of opportunity, and that making money in China isn't as easy as everyone thought. As it turns out, some foreigners who know a lot about Chinese culture still like to live in the country. Some people even felt a "spring-like" warmth. If you are a foreigner living in China, you should check out these great jobs that are especially good for you!

1. Wear a suit to cut the ribbon and shake hands

People need to be able to shake hands and smile.

The salary is $ 1,000 a week.

When Americans need a kung fu sidekick or villain for a hero, they always look for an Asian. When Chinese people want to show off how big they are in business, they always look for a white guy.

Mock Shire is a Canadian who lives in Beijing now. Then one time, a company that he had never heard of hired him to do "quality control" work. One of the requirements was for a white man. The pay is $1,000 a week and there aren't any specific skills required for the job. Mock Shire went to a local project's ribbon-cutting ceremony and was treated very well. He also stayed at the best hotel in the area. Every day, he went to the construction site to check it out, took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and drank with customers. He said that local officials are happy because they were able to get a "international" company to invest there. The company's leaders were also happy with his "acting skills," and he easily earned those dollars.

2. Wear a suit and tie to a meeting at a hotel

Skills: read a paper in English.

Thousands of Yuan per hour.

Alex works as an English teacher at a university in Beijing, but he also has a job as a sales manager. He has been asked over and over again to speak at the "non-material cultural heritage protection seminar" or another "international academic forum." Because he doesn't know everything, the organizers want to show off his foreign face. Then, he only shows his face when people ask him to read a paper. He said, "Some of my friends have been asked to be foreign experts. Usually, a 30-minute English speech costs a lot of money in China." They have a main job: to have fun and eat. The cost of round-trip travel will be paid for, and usually you will also get some gifts.

3. Wear a suit and tie when you're in talks

People who want to work at this job need to know how to give a simple overview of something.

Salary is unknown.

A paint company in Shenzhen, China, hired a former postman from Australia to be a chemical engineer. The company asked him to give an outline of the product in order to make it look like the product was made with the help of a foreign expert. Most people like this kind of thing and will sign the contract right away.

4: Take part in a talent show and sing songs in red

The skills you need: Shows in the style of China

a star's pay

Hao Ge, a Nigerian pop star who lives in China, is one of the most popular foreign pop stars in China. He mostly sings in Chinese Mandarin. When people talk about him, they say his stage name is Hao Ge, which means "good songs." His real name is Emmanuel Uwechue. In the last few years, he has gained a lot of fans, especially young kids and middle-aged women. In a show called "Xin Guang Da Dao," which was on for a few years after he moved to China, he first caught people's attention. Then, he performed with a lot of Chinese stars.

5. Talk about the news, write a column

Skills that you need: talk about how Chinese people think about foreigners in the modern world.

Salary: a good amount of money.

As a child, Yoshikazu Kato was born in Japan. He graduated from Peking University and has written for a number of important Chinese newspapers and magazines.

A column that he writes for the Chinese edition of the Financial Times is what he does

It doesn't even matter how good your language skills are or how well your point of view is: "No matter how good your Chinese is or how well your point of view is, you should not forget about the reader's perspective and attitude."