Another problem solved. Another 15 people seeking answers to everything from being too cute to being suicidal. Another week as an advice columnist in China. Start now with these 40 letters the last guy left unopened, the editor suggested. I drew my first letter.
Most letters cover trouble with school, work, money, parents or dating.
Slowly, letter by letter, I've been learning about what concerns China's young people as the economy becomes more competitive. In modern-day China, success is becoming ever more important. They feel the competition, hunker down and study as hard as they can. At the beginning, I wanted her to become my girlfriend. But I haven't had any achievements, so I got rid of my former idea.