Student Question
Hello Master, I’m thinking about creating self-media content by “picking up bottles” (generating side income). My family has a middle school physics teacher and a middle school math teacher. What do you think about doing analysis videos for high school entrance exam (中考) questions? Each video covers one problem, about ten minutes long, published across Douyin, WeChat Video, and Kuaishou simultaneously. Please advise.
Master Chi’s Response
This type of tutoring and education content is under strict restrictions.
You can adapt the format — take a look at how some creators on Bilibili handle it for reference.
Student Question
Hello Master, I have a workplace question. I’m currently a frontline team leader at a large foreign-owned company, and I have an opportunity to jump to a private enterprise. The work is similar.
The salary increase is 20–50%, plus 100,000 yuan in stock options. The company is projected to go public, with an estimated post-IPO valuation of around 1.2 million yuan. Full vesting requires five years. Is this opportunity worth taking, or is it a trap?
Master Chi’s Response
For a specific position like this, you need to look at a lot of details. You can’t just tell me this and expect me to make a call.
Many private companies use this kind of approach to poach talent — it’s pure pie-in-the-sky promises. This is standard HR playbook, because HR’s goal is the same as a broker’s: close the deal. Whether what you’re buying is actually good? That’s not their concern.
None of these promises come with a binding agreement. The details are everything. Ask a few pointed questions — if they start hedging and can’t give you straight answers, you’ll know where you stand. But if you don’t probe, that 1.2 million figure keeps dangling in front of you.
Personally, losing out on 1.2 million holds zero temptation for me.
If you’re a property bull heavily invested in real estate, you might actually prefer a relaxed work environment — your job becomes nothing more than a cover while your real game is playing out in the property market. Your true identity is that of a real estate investor.
But if you’re not in that camp, this opportunity is still worth a closer look. Just be diligent about vetting it.