Do you want to make money in Shenzhen?
Just being good-looking is useless. Here, men, whether in tech or finance, are all about 'making money' and 'building careers.' They think every day about how to get projects, how to negotiate collaborations, and how to take their companies public. Their time is extremely valuable, every second is worth money, and they have no interest in playing ambiguous games with you.
Especially the men in the crypto circle in Shenzhen, they really embody this principle~
Hangzhou and Shanghai are the paradise for gold diggers, but Shenzhen is their hell. Don't get me wrong, it's not that you can't make money in Shenzhen; on the contrary, you can make big money here. But the problem is, if you want to make money in Shenzhen, you really have to have some skills.
In Hangzhou and Shanghai, as long as you're pretty enough, someone will pay for you. This is the most essential cultural difference between cities: one encourages personal branding, while the other recognizes real hard currency.
In the crypto circle, no one cares what brand you wear or what car you drive. Everyone only looks at whether your project is reliable, whether your model is well-designed, whether your team and investment background are solid, and how well you operate your community.
Here, a tech whiz in a T-shirt who stays up late coding may be a hundred times more popular than a 'socialite' in designer clothes who only knows how to drink and socialize. Because the former can help him make money, while the latter only wastes his time.
So why can't gold diggers from Shanghai make it in Shenzhen?
Because she realizes that no one revolves around her in Shenzhen. If you want to rely on your looks to enter the 'high-end circle,' you soon find out that people in the circle don't care about looks, they only care if you have real skills. Want to perform? Sorry, there's no audience here; everyone is focused on doing real work.
To sum up:
Shanghai and Hangzhou: If you're pretty and can act, someone will pay for you; this is the business of 'emotional value.'
Shenzhen: Just being pretty is not enough; you need to be capable, able to get things done, and solve problems in order to be noticed. This is a 'results-oriented' business.
In Shenzhen, you can be broke, but you can't lack ability; you can look average, but you must be useful. Here, your tears don't matter, nor do your acting skills; only the 'hard currency' you hold counts.
So if you still think you can rely on your looks to make a living, you'll exhaust yourself in Shenzhen. But if you have real skills and want to make a comeback using your brain, then Shenzhen is your paradise. The brain 🧠 is a great thing, it just depends on whether you have it or not~
Because there aren't so many superficial things here, as long as you have real skills, the entire city will give you opportunities to amplify your value. Shenzhen is not easy, but it might be one of the fairest places in China.
Once you're here, you're a Shenzhen person~ Shenzhen welcomes you!
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