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A school in Beijing is offering courses in how to snag a billionaire or — if you can settle for it — a millionaire, or perhaps just an affluent man.
Reuters is reporting on the Moral Education Center for Women and its $3,000, 30-hour course that teaches its clients "techniques to make them more attractive, from how to put on make-up in the most flattering way to how to spot a liar by looking at his facial expressions."
They would also learn how to read a man’s character (if that matters at all), and brush up on their conversational and traditional skills, such as tea-pouring techniques.
Reuters reports that wealthy eligible bachelors have approached the school in search of soul mates, and spent up to 30,000 yuan as an introductory fee. The school says it has successfully matched 30 couples, resulting in marriages.
China's wealthiest are reportedly getting richer, with the minimum amount needed to make the top 400 rising to $425 million from 300 million in 2010.
A Chinese person broke into the Forbes list of the world's top-100 billionaires for the first time this year, with Robin Li, CEO of search site Baidu Inc., ranked at number 95, with $9.4 billion in assets, Xinhua reported.
A total of 115 mainland Chinese entrepreneurs were among the 1, 210 people on the world’s richest list — representing a 340 percent increase from the 28 in 2009 and almost double the 64 in 2010.
The center's founder, Shao Tong, told Reuters that the school was encouraging women to become "the best they can be by giving them a goal" in a country that has an increasingly affluent middle class.
She reportedly said:
"We are nurturing internal qualities and developing potential.
"But if I were to advertise the school saying I would like to teach you how to build a good family and to better yourself, lots of girls would rule it out because they feel that they are agreeable and qualified enough.
"So then I thought, why not be more straightforward by saying: do you want to marry a rich man?"
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=.=, This is news/blog worthy? This is a very small percent of the overall population, what kind of an image are you trying to paint Chinese women in, author?
apparently the rich in China do that? Why are you trying to block the article, as if it's wrong to put out information
Apparently in Russia and other Eastern European countries there are courses for women, who want to snag a rich man. In many Western European countries there are courses for women who want to burlesque or belly dance.
Except they might actually be hot in Russia.
You think teaching hoes to be gold diggers is news worth?
It is same as How to Win Pageant in the west.
This occurs in America, too. Everywhere, actually.
That's exactly what it is! And it's so true! Nobody wants to paint a pic here, you guys just proved yourselves
Most of the "stupid" and hot girls i knew in college were there for their "MRS" degree.
very normal for a Chinese women...they left no morals at all after the cultural revolution
That was around 90 years ago actually, this is happening because of one word, materialism.
Great comment. Obviously you have better morals to speak for the entire Chinese women population. Thanks for the stereotype.
The picture that is shown is the true one; that most chinese people are selfish, greedy people.
chinese are selfish???????????????
how about you.
One word to decribe you, racist!
In addition, their clothes always have smell of oil of food from the kitchen.
Kirth,
Is that because you only go to the cheapest Chinese restaurants to eat? Maybe you should get away from the $5 lunch boxes when you can afford it then you'll have a different opinion.
Well, I wish i would've had a chance to attend a school like this. But they need to add a course that will teach women how to successfully acquire half of their husband's assets after they decide they want a divorce. Or one that will help woman feel comfortable marrying someone twice their age and how to get through intercourse without puking.
It is not too late to learn. Or ask your daughter to learn.
Is Wendi Deng on the board?
Chinese likes to look down on their own peers. You are one of them. Learn to respect your own race, as other will respect you. Deng is a hard working, aspiring Chinese woman, who graduated from Yale Graduate School of Business.
Everyone wants to marry the rich. This is cross cultural goal, whether it is in India, China or our more backward states. Not a big deal.
Gold Digger U.?
now, i ain't sayin she a gold digger, but she ain't messin with no broke... broke
Just to keep in your mind:
Tell all day of your life on the blog and for readers and colleagues:
"Corinthians is one of the biggest teams on the planet Earth ! ! ! !"
You should do a story, write a book about the greatness of the Corinthians and to show for the whole planet Earth.
VAI CORINTHIANS ! NÃO PARA DE LUTAR !
HUG ! lucky for you ! pass well ! ! My dear american friend !
What in God's name are you going on about????
Santos!
Somebody's off their meds...
I don't get it.
i love to get rich girls but i donot get yet
i need you share love with me
Zakaria, it's amazing that you do not know about Corinthians and Brazil ; if you want to know about than, you need to read about soccer in FIFA's site. Corinthians had Ronaldo, the most famous soccer player in the world, Corinthians will open de World Soccer Cup in 2014 and has 30 millions of fans in Brazil, perhaps not so big for you. Sorry!
And this has to do with Golddigger University in what way?
Soccer is the most pathetic sport in the world. The so called athletes are the wimpiest, most childish little complainers in all of sport. Have you ever seen a soccer player act like an athlete and try to stay on their feet? Nooooooo. Why do that when you can flop around on the ground and cry and fake it like a 4 year old child. They have no honor. They have no self respect. They have no strength of character. The whole sport and it's fans are pathetic.
This is true of most mass hysteria sports, the fans are all losers and the players are brainless and on steroids. The problem is the stupidity of the fans, who the the players rich even without brains.
As for the Chinese, rich guys get what they want and as for the girls they want what they can get !
The great leader of modern China Mr. Deng Xiaoping ever quotes: TO BE RICH IS GLORIOUS.
I wonder what percentage of their students are actually successful in marrying a millionaire or billionaire.
Doctor's, Lawyer's, and CEO's wives are the easiest to get. They only married for money. But they really want me. Giggity, Giggity, Giggity!
who else but Quagmire??
haha I clicked on this article for the sole purpose of reading the comments and laughing my ass off...you sir did not disappoint me!
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I remember going near gronud zero 5 weeks after 9/11 and still seeing smoke in the air. Not to mention the air did not smell good.Sad.Every which way.-Peace
Just what we need. Another area where we are losing ground to the Chinese!
Not to worry, we here in the U.S. are still light-years ahead of everbody else in the production of shallow, vacuous, gold-digging bimbos. It's just that the Chinese can make 'em smaller and cheaper.
hahahah, good one man.
Awesome!
Just wait until they start exporting them! I wonder how we'll tax them? Oh wait, they are only for the rich so I guess there won't be a tax on them.
Keep talking like a total retard and they'll be beating us in English grammar next, if they don't already..
What? Pretty girls like guys with money??? All this time I thought the reason I was having trouble was because my Yoda impersonation wasn't very good! LOL
Pretty girls also like guys with senses of humor, so you should have no problem! But, it wouldn't hurt to perfect the yoda thing!
Unless he also *LOOKS* like Yoda...whereupon all bets are off...
Asian chicks don't age well...
Well, the average age in the photo is 56, so there you go...
True. It seems that they look at least a year older every year.
You can say that again, by 50 they look like one of those alien sea monster mummies/dessicated skates that they put out on Weekly World News every 8 months or so.
Blondes don't do so well either. By 40, they look like they're 60...
Actually, you might think they're 50 and look like they're 80. You're wrong. They're 95 and look like they're 80. Trust me on this one!
it is not true. They consume terrible food and live in terrible conditions, they usually end up in serious illness soon. They eat carton board in place of pork, so you think that is healthy?
I had a friend worked in China and she said one morning she turned the faucet in her kitchen and she saw several worms came out from the faucet. Since then, she used only bottled water for cooking.
You wonder if the average Chinese citizen had the same opportunities that these really rich Chinese folks. I heard the majority of people there live in the last century. Well I guess if you work really hard and study in school, you can become rich too – yeah right – It takes a whole lot of luck too – Just wondering if there luck was corrupt
taking about Corruption?
have you checked the wall street lately and when was the last time you visit your banker?
The one in the black bikini must be the valedictorian.
The one in the yellow does not look too thrilled to be up on stage
You may have missed it, but they are two in yellow.
And this is Very Important News?
For CNN, of course.
This likes opium so that people forget about real issues such as debts, unemployment and media sinking. What next? “Chinese eat too much caviar causing the caviar price hike”
Chinese girls going for thier 'MRS Degree'? It was that way when I was in college. Girls who's only reason for being in school was to meet and marry a future doctor/lawyer. Sounds like another Cultural Victory for the US!
Your college too?? I recall borrowing a Mercedes from a friend when I got paid off of work-study in my junior year and posing as a poor little rich kid on Thursday night, got me in the sack on false pretenses more times than I can remember, tee hee...
PRC society will crash and burn given it's greed and pretense.
That's one form of human rights that China can accept? Giving away their women to the highest bidder? Another form of enslaving women instead of respecting and upholding them. Men need to stand up for the dignity of women and the unborn in this culture where they have cheapened life.
I only see one of these girls smiling in this picture. is it all as glamorous as it appears?
A new course is needed now: How to avoid a chinese gold digger.
So "Moral Education Center for Women" means "Radcliffe" in Chinese. Go figure!
I have 2 daughters – where do I sign them up?
Hey, if you sign them up with me I can teach them how to KEEP a sugar daddy, hehe.
I am one lucky man!
Can i have more than one please?
Or "Wellesley", depending on the local dialect.
"Hey Mistah, me so hawny! I love you long time!"
And only 10 dollar!!!
And I'm a multimillionaire and this all have to chose from? No thanks...
Are they offering classes for women on how to be independent and be rich themselves? This is pathetic.
It's called "university." Hello?
Are they also going to teach these girls that it’s what’s on the outside that counts?
Are they going to teach them that selfishness is good?
Are they going to teach them that kindness and humility are character flaws?
Are they going to prepare them for loveless, failed marriages and for the suffering that accompanies this?
Are they going to prepare them for the abuse they may face, due to marrying for all of the wrong reasons?
What a disgrace!
Of course not.
China, this gives the world an idea of what a shallow and morally bankrupt nation you are!
... as much money as we (USA) owe China. They're FAR from broke.
Posted on It has always been my beilef that good writing like this takes research and talent. It's very apparent you have done your homework. Great job!
Rupert Murdoch's wife should get an honoury doctorate from this school.
Exactly what I was thinking.
They should name the school after her.
There are many many other nations have this kind of things but CNN just want to pick on China the country is being jelous by many others unfortunetly, why should China be so Perfect ! We all live on learning.
You go and check on Russia, India, most Europeans and the whole world. This is must be just a 0.01% of the Chinese who do this and CNN put it as if to represent China...UNFAIR NEWS
It's particularly bizarre to come from china, because they are supposed to be communists. They are not supposed to be ultra-materialistic.
This is uniquely chinese. When I saw the link I thought "how very chinese" and it ended up actually being china. Other countries are not brave enough to have official schools like this and would never publicly say they are teaching girls how to get a rich man, china on the other hand has no shame and proudly admits its a school for getting rich guys.
I dont see this degrading or immoral at all. What is wrong in that? We all judge things only through our limited knowledge and experience that makes things seem bad or wrong. In china it may be commonplace practice. For me it is just like watching Miss USA, only difference is the winner there is guaranteed way better and secured life.
Depends on how you define way better life. I would not feel happy to be married to someone who I did not love. That would be a nightmare life.
I am now opening a school to teach rich boys to only talk to beautiful women.
You think rich men need to be taught this? Seems like it's pretty much an instinct...
Back in the day they called this "finishing school". This isn't a new concept or particularly newworthy.
Exactly. Until the mid 1970's or so, the "Seven Sisters" colleges never even pretended to be about anything else, and there are still probably a few colleges in the South that could put the Chinese to shame.
Colleges?! Southern mamas too! LOL It is considered an art form – the three F's. Keep your FIGURE. Learn how to FLATTER. Always be FASCINATING.
No society REWARDS virginity. Teach girls to be selective. Reduce the burden on social services.
Finishing schools did this for years. No big deal really.
so f..g sick
Dear editor, please report on a school for guys who want to marry rich. It's about time in this day of equal rights that men have access to women who can enrich our lives as well.
I am starting a new school for poor and middle class guys on how to bag a rich spoiled brat and suck her dry.
Seriously, I dated a couple of asian women and the ones that I knew were all about money and vanity.
But I cannot help but tot think what they look like when they get old.
Thats all we need more kunts
Do you also need the dried-up and smelly one of your mom?
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Did Wendy Murdoch go there?
Yes, Wendy Murdoch and Anna Nicole Smith both......they are just two of their distinguished alumni though
Hey, at least Wendy Deng earned an MBA from Yale first. What did Anna Nicole Smith earn? Bupkus!
Yuck
That's like basically training your daughter to be a long term ho.
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Nice try China.....but here in America, we have you beat hands down already!......because American women don't NEED to be taught all this – it just comes naturally to them LOL.....I guess the Chinese are doing what they do best – mass produce everything in cheap....only this time they are mass-producing Chinese Anna Nicole Smiths LOL
As usual, the splender propaganda machine at work again – portraying the rival country and her people as pursuing nothing but money.
This is how selective/misguided reporting used by main stream media in the west to serve their purpose-brain washing its people. Degrading others make one feel good but does not you a better person/country. AS a country, we'd better off to look out other's strength and learn from them.
This is nothing new; asians (chinene) women are gold diggers.
sick_to_stomach,
This actually gets more news coverage in China than it does outside of it
How do you explain that? Does China slander itself then?
There difference is that it was reported in a different context. Here you don't see CNN cover much day-to-day chinese issue, a balance of negative and positive events. Rather, every time I come across a china news here are these types garbage. Had I not visited China frequently to see her myself, I would allow CNN/BBC to project in my mind of an false image of sick and disgusting country. Fortunately, I can read Chinese and interpret these news in fuller context.
LOL! Wait until China is 75% male because of the one child policy! And PS: If you marry for money you will earn every penny...
This is the same thing as American "etiquette schools." There is nothing wrong with teaching women valuable skills that aren't taught in the classroom. Face it or not, money matters and women that care about their husband's earning potential are smart.
We have the same thing in this country. They're called sororities.
Get rich first, marry later says I.
Very interesting artical!!! Its a shame that men would actually go to the school to find a wife/girlfriend & that parents would actually send their daughters to such a school. This world is just shocking & people wonder why girls thinking that they need to look for a rich husband/boyfriend & end up in abusive relationships. Men really need to step up!!!
How romantic.
With six you get egg roll
You sir.... made me LOL. Congrats on winning the internet for today!
meh.... Americans do this too, just not so blatantly. Infact, I think everyone, everywhere has been doing this since one ape had more bananas than the other apes.
I just need to win the lottery, then I can go to China and buy all 4 of em!
Well these chicks would be lucky to get a few hundred an hour LOL.
??? Such marriage is doomed from the start. If they want money, girls can simply keep virginity until marriable age and sell it to a rich man for $400 million. The lifetime love from a true, gallant man is priceless, of course. Godless greed creates heart-breaking tragedy and hallowness, reliance on substance, and a lot of planet-polluting wastes with wrecked kids.
The school should also instruct students to watch out for those typial American BS artists/kwok heads/losers.
Such schools never teach the lifetime-long tragedies. China needs Christian ministries and help more than ever.
True love and good character is priceless ~ Listen to your sensible parents(if you have one) instead of money-hungry schools.
Do they have to teach in school to Marry Rich.... Girls in US know it as their birth right.
Mao tse tung aka Mao zedong is turning in his grave right now, and the spirit of Deng xiopeng is dancing on it.
What a retarded article. In a country of 1 billion, I'm sure there are all sorts of "classes". Why focus on this one fringe course? It's like assuming Patty's "millionaire matchmaker" is the norm for american women. Or that all college girls want to be on girls gone wild.
Finishing schools are so last turn of the century! Why don't they just teach these young women how to make their own $$! They can still pick a rich husband, if they feel like it. The difference is she has her own career & $$ in case of a divorce! Sure, this goes on across the globe, still & in the US, but by & large women know their worth these days & have their own stock portfolio! At this point men are a) optional b) fun to play with when the mood strikes! Yep, women got it like that, too bad no 1's told the Chinese "finishing school" girls!!
Take it from me, Chinese women are expensive
come on third one from the left! either go for the full duck-face or not do it! there is either do or do not, there is no try!
This is particularly common in most asian countries not just in China. Parents usually encourage their daughters to marry a wealthy old man. Of course it happens in the US too but it's more subtle as an american woman wont directly tell you or admit it she wants to marry a rich man. I know from experience from dating several filipinas. They make it so blatantly obvious. Luckily I did find one that wasn't a gold digger. But she received a lot of pressure from her friends and family to date a wealthy old man. over there if you are old and wealthy you are treated with a lot of respect but if you are a young man and poor or middle class you will be treated like dirt. I know from experience
Now I know where Rupert Murdoch's wife got her education!
China is short of female population. Can China afford this kind of practice? Where will the average Chinese men get their brides? Hope it won't threaten America just because America has lots of debt...
That's nothing new. I've seen courses offered in that exact subject taught right here in Los Angeles. And mothers teach it to their daughters.
What this article fails to mention is that the rich men pay their wives to divorce them when they turn 30 so they can upgrade to a better model.
Men like asian women because they act like slaves to their man... Not like those are real men anyway. Just say'n
Racist alert:
"Katie
Men like asian women because they act like slaves to their man... Not like those are real men anyway. Just say'n"
WOW...there's a school with high operating values...hahahaha...NOT
Bottom-liners in the making...what are Bottom-liners you ask? They're something like a bottom-feeder...I'm sure you get my drift!
Last I checked, "how to put on make-up in the most flattering way" was not an "internal quality."
I hope the course teaches those girls not only how to marry a rich guy but to get a prenup signed and how to say marrried to the guy for a long time, at least till his money lasts. Say an advanced course 601 series ?
Asians girls age well, they stay slim and their skin is firm, whereas Whites get wrinkels and get fat, blacks get fat in no time if they are not already busting at the seams, hispanics are ok, but also tend to get fat.
As for me "I left my heart in China, and my dick in her Vigina!"
Cheers Guys
How To Marry Rich 101: First lecture: Every women's sitting on a goldmine.
In the United States, golddiggers are home schooled.
How about schools instructing boys and girls, men and women as part of the regular curriculum on ways to acquire knowledge and skills to legitimately become rich! This way our world is full of rich inhabitants marrying each other; hence no gold-digging and simply getting married in the name of 'love'.
Where's the fun in that?
What the hell is there to teach here. Marrying a rich man is easy. Be good looking and have big boobs.
Woman's guide to living well:
1) Be above average looking. Don't need to be a super model – just above average
2) Give an above average BJ – pretend you want to do it
3) Pick the right dick.
Master these 3 skills and you will live welll forever.
they have to marry young and rich because their looks only hold up to age 30 or so... that's why in Asia most good jobs have a age limit of 25. It's a cultural thing...
This is a good and sensible way to handle your marriage. If you believe too many fancy things about your relationship, then it cannot help but disappoint you. Relationships are made to make our life journey pleasant for ourselves, and also for those around us.
To some extent, the process of mating belongs to the body and the mind. The soul cannot mate with anything, nor does the soul need a mate because it is absolute and boundless. Only what is limited needs a mate in order feel a little better.
Nothing new under the sun. Goldiggers of 2011!
What about all those "Guys in Finance Meet Girls in Fashion" events in New York (and the rest of the country)? In the US it's so common and socially accepted that they host events like this every week.
#corinthiansbiggerthanCNN
would like to start a class this type
Any other differences should be similarly addressed to enhance your self-worth and desirability to your girlfriend. it makes her feel safe, she has an escape route, and 2) it starts getting her thinking about kissing you. I just sit back amused by it all and feeling sorry for them because I know how to get a girl to like me and that they are approaching the whole situation wrong, and one after the other, they are just repeating what the last guy has done.Quite the opposite, if you want to get people to like you, you want to bring out your most positive attributes. Your job here is not to defend your position in anything, especially in the things or behavior that she's critical of. But unfortunately, there are a few things that you must learn firsthand before you will be able to seemingly ask a girl out that you like in high school.So, play the game slowly and get her into your bed soon.How To Get A Girl Back After She Dumps You – The 5 Secrets To Success I've been where you are. Again, everyone does this and leads to a boring start to the conversation and nine times out of ten will kill the conversation off prematurely. Point #3 and #4 are especially important, so make sure you pay attention to them in your every action. Sure, you're going to feel awkward talking with her but don't let that feeling make you lie about who you are.