Much of the world is familiar with the unique struggles Chinese face when it comes to marriage. Increasingly strict financial security requirements coupled with the growing pains of a nation in the midst of swift change leave many unable to find proper marriage partners.
Add in the traditional, family-enforced marriage age limits, and the increasing number of shengnan (leftover men) and shengnü (leftover women) make contextual sense.
One particularly perplexing sector of society that has a hard time finding suitable marriage partners is young, extremely wealthy men.
Cheng Yongsheng has made a business out of finding dream women for Chinese millionaires with his Luxury Matchmaker Parties, found in most large cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou and spreading elsewhere as economic conditions create a viable market. All participants must have capital worth at least 100 million RMB ($16.5 million) to attend.
The need for such an industry arises from the busy wealthy men themselves, who claim that while beautiful women are no rarity in their lives, women actually serious about and suitable for marriage are hard to find when one has a financial empire to build.
Less than one year after their establishment in 2012, these parties have become well known among the Chinese populace. Women volunteer to attend the gatherings, providing intimate information about themselves and their backgrounds. Volunteers are asked to provide their height, weight, measurements, family background, hobbies, and skills. They are then interviewed and ranked according to their “grade.” Afterwards, they are asked to demonstrate certain household skills, such as ironing and chopping vegetables, as well as an individual skill or talent.
The actual requirements vary from city to city and event to event, following the trends and tastes of the participants. After one woman in Chengdu presented a medical certificate of virginity, such verification has become an increasingly common expectation at matchmaking events.
Volunteers come from all walks of life, which for some is a demonstration of China’s movement in the direction of social equality. Parents also come representing their daughters, some of whom are still in high school, as a way to secure for them a proper future and raise the social rank of the family.
The reaction from the public has been mostly one of disapproval. Many young people express suspicion at men who blatantly use money to attract women. Others say that it is disrespectful to women to have them vie for marriage partners in such a fashion, reducing them to a checklist of requirements, rather than treating them as equals.
Others, meanwhile, take what they perceive as a more pragmatic approach to the matter. Marriages arranged by family members, friends and other third parties are still the norm in China. The requirements by which marriages are made are still largely a matter of finances and social status, with shared hobbies and interests a distant way down the list.
As long as material wealth remains a publicly acknowledged priority for finding marriage partners in China, Cheng Yongsheng and others like him will continue to do good business.
For you:
Kanye West - Gold Digger ft. Jamie FoxxIt's sadly true. Part of me thinks this is really proof that our society has already collapsed. Far fewer families and the ones that do exist are a mess and hang by a thred due to our messed up legal system.
Thank you for that one Seek.LOL
Seek, what's your state? I wonder in which ones an "iron clad" prenup will hold any value when SHTF
Penis size have anything to do with this? Just a question.
Can always add a finger--or FIVE.
I'm quite sure your bank account size will be of greater interest. If you are deemed inadequately endowed in the penis department, that will be dealt with after the divorce.
I agree wth Hulk. You make a lotta money and have issues, something is off. Tough crowd.
Chinese proverb say, "Men with small dick should marry virgin"
And there's a reason our small condoms are restamped "extra large" for export to China.
But, seriously, what type of culture or man would want to marry a virgin? I guess Islamic and/or Chinese which tells you everything you need to know about avoiding both. No guns and small dicks-what a fate!
Others say that it is disrespectful to women to have them vie for marriage partners in such a fashion, reducing them to a checklist of requirements, rather than treating them as equals.
If the women were truly equals, then they would be of the same social rank and have equivalent assets. They aren't ... get over it.
Those guys could just have a nice steady supply of prostitutes .... at least this way they are following a traditional path.
This ZH post demonsrates two things: the tyler that posted it is a woman, and rich, young asian men are too stupid to understand the benefits of beig rich.
Who the fook is rich and young and even thinks about getting married?
Marla?
"Who the fook is rich and young and even thinks about getting married?"
Men that want to experience raising a family, with children that will inherit their business and thier wealth. Others want to find a life long partner to share their live with. We are all social beings.
Being rich and not losing your weallth can be difficult, around every corner is a person that is willing to deceive you to steal it from you. The problem is lots of women will trying to find a way to steal from you using entrapment or using emotional manipulation, even if you do not intend to marry them. Their are very few lifelong trusting wealthly people. Many people that become wealth end up getting it stolen or squandered. Old wealthly people are very distrustful of everyone.
You're missing one thing: China's one child policy is coming back to bite them in the ass.
I've had the pleasure of Asia. I've had many pleasures. I'm just not ready to divulge my businesses and life to some person that looks good.
Lawyers are the dumbest fucking retards on planet Earth. ( i'm not a parasite lawyer)
They all feed in the same shit pool, and fuck each other! (TRUTH)
not all lawyers are parasites, just most of them.
Yeah, the ones that aren't parasites are sharks.
You're 3-4 years out of Law Skool. You are not licenced in California, New York, Or Florida>
Am I wrong?
The majority of the Founders of the U.S. were lawyers. Lawyers are fighting against the NSA, rendition, and the government's current fight against habeas corpus. I've seen several articles here cheering them on. Are they scum or do you carve out a lawyerly exception?
Pretty much . Would you like for me to categorize the subsets RAND?
Before we exchange mental liabilities, someone needs to hold the key.
Let's start with this. Which of the lawyer Founders of the US do you consider scum?
Let's start with this/ LTER
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Was the Declaration written by a lawyer? Of course everyone was throwing out Preambles in the 1700's. RESOLVED that lawyers suck (except the ones who wrote the Declaration of Independence).
I deeply respect your neighbors "devience" with respect to his "OX" propagating on my parcel.
Come on Rand ! You can do better.
So which lawyers who wrote the Declaration of Independence suck?
Let me get this question straight. You're asking me who might have had " ulterior"motives before the signing of status quo?
Perhaps you own the cornerstone, and all seeing eye?
My question is simple and straight-forward. Which of the Founders who were laywers suck?
https://www.google.com/search?q=signatures+of+the+declaration+of+indepen...
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I'm dumbfounded. You could be part of my team? You're vetted for 3 years.
Go figure?
Was Hancock a lawyer? I spent 7 years trying to better myself and people call out lawyers like we're the problem. Yet when people have a problem, they call a lawyer. When a cop is in your face, you say "I want to talk to a lawyer." When a big company fucks you, you call a lawyer. Go figure.
We're an easy target but get over your confirmation bias. Lawyers helped create this country and we help defend what's left of it.
Was Edison or Tesla the "progenitor" of modern electricity LTER? (direct current/alternate current)
Delving into the Constitution, Hancock wasn't an "barrister".
Shall I discuss his "Barrister " friends?
Love you, man. But you're changing the subject.
I would would love to smoke a Cohiba with you. Your a good person LTER!
I'll bring the scotch.
Yourself is company enough. We need to put together a meeting.
Fuck, yeah. It's in the 60's in Clearwater. Serf's up.
In all probable truth, most of them.
You're not wrong, he's Wong!
If it flies, floats or fucks.... ah, nevermind.
Divorce is a woman's racket. Forget marriage, just have a renewable contract for services. That way they will continue to please their customer.
Daughter goes home and tells her father that she is pregnant. Father is angry but becomes even more so when daughter tells him that the guy is married.
The guy turns up at the father's house and tells him that if it is a girl he will endow her with a $10 million bank account. If it is a boy it will be a$20 million dollar account. He then looks at the father and says:
"If your daughter loses the baby I don't know what to do in that case."
The father replies: "you fuck her again my boy"
One day we may welcome our Chinese Overlords. Better learn Mandrian. He who has the Gold makes the rules.
ahh gold.
always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
from Frank Herbert:
He who controls the spice, controls the universe!
and gold is not the spice.
Russian wife dot com has to retool to new Obama immigration laws. Reach out to our Asian friends. Isn't that right Reid? Thank you for allowing new pheasant laws to track public servants intimacy via phone or Internet. Please tell the public paying your payroll, we can't track government employees. It's against the law. That's when your show comes to a end. Kindly continue pushing the envelope.
Right. Friggin'. On.
Confucious says: American men are simply too stupid to insist on quality in their marriage partners.
So gold digging = quality? Why not just hire hookers?
Chopping vegetables? I would want one trained by a madam in other areas of expertise.
I've never ever cheated on a woman in my years. (Never!) My father was a pig! He destroyed our family.
My Mother has her faults but I love her. She will always be taken care of.
:)
I can't wait to meet all you people. I working on putting something together.
The Tylers are decent people!
Tyler you're selling your soul to Clearstation or one of the networks.
I told my boys one day a few years ago that there are only two things that can destroy them in life. Chasing a quick buck or a quick fuck.
I think they understood the gravity of the message and things have been fine.
Being faithful to one's wife is undoubtedly one of the finest decisions in life.
In terms of chosing a wife I had one criterion.....I wanted my children to have the best mother possible. If you achieve that then you probably have done well in also choosing a companion for life.
ah okay "shengnan" ,
I read shananigans
What rich guy ever needs a wife?!!?!? A concubine for sex, a master chef for grub, a masseuse and a house maid that looks like Scarlett Johanssen... that way you never get a divorce that makes you an instant 1/2 rich guy... if you need to, hire a guy like Obama to clean the dog shit off your lawn... and he will never mess with your babes either...
A wife is someone you can trust for life. You'll get daily beat downs. She'll love you for who you are. That's true love that you can't find on the Internet. Food for thought.
Your conscience is something you can trust for life. Do yourself a favor and surround yourself with like minded individuals.
You'll be lucky to have 3 life friends. ( Hopefully your wife, and 2 children) (sarc)
P.S. girls cheat more than boys, so you had better be able to step up, and stake your claim!
that's something only exists in Disney movies...
You want someone you can trust for life? You want someone who loves you for who you are?
Get a dog.
loveyajimbo, the second part of your post is some of the best work i've ever read on this site. truly world class comedy
oh well, since ZH comment section puts question marks in the place of chinese letters, then NEVERMIND
would have been better if you said, "then I don't care."
@ LetThemEatRand
These kids. Between you and AKAK I'll never get things done.
Chinese dudes, just give Jamie Dimon a ring and he'll fix you right up.
What is with the virgin shit all of the time? I had one virgin and I was a virgin as well at that time. I want a chick that knows what she is doing and I married one. Male to male: It is better if the hot chick has a brain and not just a nice tight vagina because you will get bored very quickly and she will annoy you. Even if it is tight she will annoy you because that is what women do.:-)
Eat me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7CY8wfDOc
re How Ultra-Rich Chinese Men Find Their Wives
cRougarRife.com?
Ah so. Banker busters? Or dogs. Ladies choice.
The former chief economist and spokesman of China’s National Bureau of Statistics estimated that the mainland’s economy grew 7.7 per cent in 2013, while also making a scathing criticism of China’s banking industry, likening it to an automated system that even a dog could successfully run.
“Banking in China has become like a highway toll system,” Yao Jingyuan said at a Saturday summit on China’s economy held at Nanjing University. “Banks charge every time money goes through them.
"With this kind of operational model, banks will continue making money even if all the bank presidents go home to sleep and you replaced them by putting a small dog in their seats.”
Yao added that there were no longer any real bankers in China, and that most bankers had become “freeloaders” who latched onto the wide profit margin they could enjoy by taking advantage of interest differences between deposits and loans.
(SCMP 28/12/13)
there is an old saying : the richer you get the dumber you get for the essential things...
The best things in life are free and youth is one of them; until it isn't...
The day we think money can buy love we start living on cocaine, instead of fresh water and clean air.
falak perma, i agree. the best things in life are free. an essential part of every day is a walk along the beach (even with fukus on the far side). the daily things which sustain my life: a walk through woods or along water, doing something helpful, kind or meaningful for a stranger; observing living things: birds, pets, wildlife, and allowing my heart to sing as i watch them; gazing at the sky and feeling gratitude and thanks. afterward everything else sems to fall into place.
You know, if a 50, 60, 70, 80+ fat, rich, wrinkly old man believes a 20 something model or woman half his age enjoys physical contact with him then he is need of immediate commitment to protect his bank balance. It's all about the money honey, not your 'sparkling personality', 'engaging conversation' or 'charisma'.
The most pathetic, controlling Western males can't even get a Western woman regardless of their wealth, so they go for the Asians or Russians, they deserve everything they get. Ask Rupert Murdoch how that one turned out. These type of women could teach Western girls a thing or two about gold digging.
Old man + young woman = prostitution with or without a wedding ring.
Obviously your sitting at home with a sweat hog. Once you contract the yellow fever there is no cure.
Don't knock it, a sweathog would appreciate marriage and be loyal, no threat to bank balance, no excess jewellary, silicon maintenance bills or obligitory child for excessive alimony. They would be happy to cook and clean, now where can I get a sweathog?
Golddiggers should stay mistress material and not allowed to move in to keep your assets safe.
Thanks, honey.
What makes you think that the cunts are interested in you when your 20 something? They are in love with the concept of love..... "they need a man like a fish needs a bike" 'Predatory Female'
Moar on this topic. I suppose you all think that I had a wonderful Christmas with the extended family. Nonsense, I shot and killed the extended family years ago so I would not have that problem again. Even though the liquor store was closed, I did not waste the day. It was time to review some Monty Python to see if it was still relevant. Normally, I would just watch the Crimson Permanent Assurance bit but in the tradition of avoiding family at Christmas, I watched the entire movie. Again. I had nearly forgotten about this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk
Oops. Did I ignore the women again? Well, ain't that a bugger?
At 50 just forget about marriage. Why bother? With the money you have companionship outside of marriage isn't an issue.
Don't fuck things up.
America's newest, latest and greatest export.
GAY MARRIAGE.
Problem solved.
Disappointing. What's next on ZH, a kardashian update on what latte flavor they are drinking?
No shortage of gold digging females or males.
How do you certify that someone hasn't had a cock up her ass or down her throat?
I'd suggest asking them if you can put YOUR cock in her ass and/or down her throat. If she readily agrees, it's probably not her first. If she goes "eeeewwww" then she's likely inexperienced, or a good actress.
if she says "EWWWW" she is just negotiating MOARRRRR
and/or ? These days only one of the aboive is practically virginal.
Anyone needing a certificate to hand over with your résumé, they're 20 bucks on ebay
Isn't it funny how the male in all areas of life dominate the female
No thank you.
Quite the civilization they got there. Like living in a feudal, ass-awkwards society.
A friend was playing this all day yesterday on the tele: http://www.bravotv.com/the-millionaire-matchmaker
"There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."
-Ben Franklin