Chinese Woman Put Her Life Online

By Queuebot in Blogs & Internet on Feb 28, 2009 at 12:57 am

Beijing resident Chen Xiao was tired of making plans for her life and having them ruined by natural, economic and personal disasters.  So she decided to hand over her personal decision-making to China’s hundreds of millions of Internet users. 

"I figured if other people came up with things for me to do, I might stumble upon something new and better."

Web users, known in China as netizens, have been finding plenty of things for Chen to do, from delivering pet food,  to caring for stray cats,  to taking a hot lunch to a homeless man,  to attending the birth of a child.  And she’s been able to make money at it, charging about $3 an hour. 

Chen won’t do anything illegal, immoral or violent, although she’s been asked.  





“When people stop needing me, I’ll go back to my original life. But I don’t know when that will come.”
– Chen Xiao

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  1. violet
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Willingness to do this is in direct proportion to desperation. As in, I’m totally for hire, sans icky things and sex.

  2. Wok
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 3:13 am

    @ violet

    Large musical performance in a crowded thoroughfare? Because that would be awesome

  3. blinkingwillow
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 5:21 am

    I think this is kinda cool… original. I mean, people need people, and this definately makes life interesting…. I don’t know if I could do that, but if I was totally lost I’d be up for ideas too!!

  4. skidworth
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    once again, neatorama is glorifying the communist lifestyle. think she can read neatorama in china? i doubt it.

  6. Geekazoid
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Hey might as well, if people are willing to pay for something, why not. I love the story of how some guy wanted to meet her for a few private hours at some ski resort, but he wanted a refund when she showed up with a friend.

    She’s quite pretty though, she should be a model :)

  7. Gadget Sleuth
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    Geekazoid: Exactly. I’m pretty certain she wouldn’t be getting so many requests if she were “ugly”. She’s trading on her looks for money. I guess models do the same thing, so I can’t judge it.

  8. Nic M.
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    The communist ‘lifestyle’?

    Is that a joke?

  9. Geekazoid
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    You are exactly right Gadget. “Beautiful” people have capitalized on their looks to get fame and attention on sites like Youtube and the like. It’s the new promotional tool I suppose, in some ways an ego boost.

    But heck if I looked like a model I wouldn’t be doing endless tasks for three dollars an hour (though of course it’s relative, three dollars an hour might be a lot of money in some places). I’d go for the big time baby! I’d promote myself to be a male model and go for the big bucks!

  10. VonSkippy
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Big deal, so she “invented” ChensList.

  11. Hugh
    Mar 1st, 2009 at 3:36 am

    so is there a website?
    It would be cool to see, but despite claims from the only report in english about it from one CNN report, I cant seem to find any actual web site…? anyone?


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