cavanami Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Just when you think you have seen and heard it all... China's 'Rent-a-Foreigner' industry is booming http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-rent-foreigner-industry-booming-211600882.html These two foreigners were hired by a specialty firm in China to pose as British guards outside of an empty development to make it look more "international." Foreigners are being hired to pose as celebrities by Chinese real estate developers to help agents sell property in "ghost towns" by making them appear more animated and worldly, according to a new mini-documentary released by the New York Times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I've always wanted to be a 'Suit" but I can't find a rich Chinese to hire me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 In other news, Thailand's "rent-a-national" industry continues at its usual grisly pace... I have a friend who did the Foreign Suit thing around Guangzhou and Zhuhai a bit a few years back - completely ridiculous, Chinese company wanting to give the impression of foreign backers would pay white guys to put on a suit and attend meetings entirely in Chinese, no translation, just sit and be foreign and somehow a positive impression will be made... At least when I sit and be foreign in Thailand, I always pick up the tab at the end to try to be useful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I've been in more than a few of those meetings, for real though. At least it usually included a meal, not always a plus point in China it must be said, and often a few beers, which helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi, "I've been in more than a few of those meetings, for real though." Yep, same here. Sometimes even with express instructions not to say anything Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I wonder where they found those retards in red ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 And where did they get those hats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi, "I've been in more than a few of those meetings, for real though." Yep, same here. Sometimes even with express instructions not to say anything Sanuk! Exactly the same thing happens in Vietnam but the meetings usually degenerate into a shouting match within an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 It's the (free) beer at the end that's important. I'll suffer through them for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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