Overzealous construction in China has left the country with so-called "ghost cities" and other empty developments clinging to the outskirts of major cities.
To lure potential buyers to these often remote sites, developers are employing a unique solution: They hire foreigners as bait -- foreigners who pose as models, celebrities, professors, athletes, singers, and occasionally even engineers of the property they're tangentially hawking...
And this is where the article gets crazy.
..."Now it is true that the price of white people is expensive, but it makes the place feel classier," the rep tells the developer. "And if you truly can't squeeze out the funds but still want to project an international atmosphere, I suggest using black people. They have a very open personality, yet are quite cheap."
How cheap?
About $160, she answers....
..."We just show up to give them a white face," the actor adds....
https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/rent-a-foreigner-221746461.html
So, this article is interesting. The Chinese person getting interviewed is telling the interviewer what she's thinking. There's no filter. And, it's basically what most white Americans think but they don't say it.
To lure potential buyers to these often remote sites, developers are employing a unique solution: They hire foreigners as bait -- foreigners who pose as models, celebrities, professors, athletes, singers, and occasionally even engineers of the property they're tangentially hawking...
And this is where the article gets crazy.
..."Now it is true that the price of white people is expensive, but it makes the place feel classier," the rep tells the developer. "And if you truly can't squeeze out the funds but still want to project an international atmosphere, I suggest using black people. They have a very open personality, yet are quite cheap."
How cheap?
About $160, she answers....
..."We just show up to give them a white face," the actor adds....
https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/rent-a-foreigner-221746461.html
So, this article is interesting. The Chinese person getting interviewed is telling the interviewer what she's thinking. There's no filter. And, it's basically what most white Americans think but they don't say it.