China High: My Fast Times in the 010: A Beijing Memoir Book

A swaggering true tale of sex, drugs and money in the new young professional class in China ZZâ??s parents got him out of Communist Chinaâ??but now that heâ??s 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 the â??Wild Eastâ? 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 Chinaâ??s unreliable but plentiful workforce of â??spit-â??n-squattersâ? to start his brainchild, Goodiez, which delivers food all over Beijing. ZZ is the perfect guide to the real new Beijing: heâ??s got insiderâ??s cred but an outsiderâ??s 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 â??faceâ?, and into the clubs and cafesâ?? with all their above-ground and below-ground pleasuresâ?? frequented by the new young professional class in China. But ZZâ??s glam urban life comes to a crashing halt when heâ??s picked up by the police for smoking an opium-laced pot â??Zigarette.â? None of ZZâ??s 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. Read More