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Chinese man returns home to become mover after decade in Australia and business failure

Home relocation business owner born into wealthy family switches to language training, says he is happier not chasing money

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A middle-aged man who worked in Australia for 10 years and returned to China to work as a home mover has found a new vocation, teaching English. Photo: Shutterstock/Douyin
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A middle-aged man who studied in Australia for 10 years before working as a house mover in northwestern China has been surprised to find many people contacting him online to learn English.

The rush to learn came after people saw him speak fluent English on social media.

The interest has prompted Jia Yuhui to create an English training business, according to a report by Jiupai News.

Jia Yuhui struggles with a box of belongings working as a home mover. His efforts have spawned an unlikely spin-off business. Photo: Douyin
Jia Yuhui struggles with a box of belongings working as a home mover. His efforts have spawned an unlikely spin-off business. Photo: Douyin

Born in the 1980s to a once wealthy family in China, Jia was able to study in Australia for a decade.

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He returned to China to set up a number of businesses, but all his ventures failed, leaving him in debt.

Jia started working as a house mover in Xian, Shaanxi province, two years ago.

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Since August, Jia has posted 46 videos on social media which record his house moving assignments and are dubbed by him in English.

He said he speaks English in the clips to boost online traffic.

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