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China High: My Fast Times in the 010: A Beijing Memoir
China High My Fast Times in the 010 A Beijing Memoir Author:ZZ A swaggering true tale of sex, drugs and money in the new young professional class in China ZZās parents got him out of Communist Chinaābut now that heās got his American education (including a law degree), under his belt, and now that China loves a go-getting capitalist like ZZ, what better time to return? America was never ... more »the āWild Eastā like this one: Beijing is the perfect place to start a business, live large, and get a piece of every lissome girl, hash cigarette and bottle of Cristal China has to offer. ZZ taps into Chinaās unreliable but plentiful workforce of āspit-ān-squattersā to start his brainchild, Goodiez, which delivers food all over Beijing. ZZ is the perfect guide to the real new Beijing: heās got insiderās cred but an outsiderās eye for the strange mores and daily annoyances of Chinese life. In China High, he offers a rare glimpse into the world of guan xi (a network of favors), the insidious importance of āfaceā, and into the clubs and cafesā with all their above-ground and below-ground pleasuresā frequented by the new young professional class in China.
But ZZās glam urban life comes to a crashing halt when heās picked up by the police for smoking an opium-laced pot āZigarette.ā None of ZZās connections do more than get him a few extra dumplings at chow-time in Sunshine Prison, where unable to bribe his way out, he is forced to take a serious look at the life he has been leading.« less