Shopping Channel Host in Communist Country: Host must have a vibrant personality, possibly an ecstatic one, and have a deep passion for equating goods with social standing. Female applicants should have enormous eyes, male applicants should be slightly feminine. The ability to ignore humorous paradoxes (or preferably not even realize them) is a must. Apply now to one of two Chinese shopping TV channels!
The things you can discover on mid-morning television. In the interest of full disclosure, it's possible that one of the channels was just playing an enormously long advertising segment. But the other one is a confirmed shopping channel! "Buy in the next ten minutes and we'll pay you!"
Yes, I am also aware that China does not operate a communist economy. Just a communist government. It's different.
