Meet The Chinese Man Earning Up To NT$26,000 A Day Salvaging Mobile Phones For Tourists In Scenic Areas

A Chinese man’s daily job is to salvage mobile phones for tourists in scenic areas. He can receive 2 to 3 orders every day, and can earn up to 6,000 yuan (about NT$26,000) a day. As soon as the news came out, it also caused heated discussions among netizens. Some people thought that the man’s fee was too high; however, some people thought that this was a high-risk job, and the price charged was reasonable.

According to comprehensive land media reports, a Chinese man, Huang Yiyong, is a diving salvageman. His daily job is to salvage mobile phones for tourists in Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area. And he said that he usually receives 2 to 3 orders per day, and the price of each order is between 1,500 and 2,000 RMB (about NT$6,600 to 8,800). If there is a continuous holiday period, it can be increased to 5 to 6 orders per day An order means earning nearly 10,000 RMB (approximately NT$45,000) in one day.

As soon as the news came out, it also caused heated discussions among netizens. Some people believed that such a fee was too high and unreasonable; however, another part of the people also pointed out that this salvage work is a high-risk job, and diving into the West Lake to fish for mobile phones is also very difficult. It requires a certain cost, and it is justifiable to charge such a high price.

In this regard, the staff of the West Lake Scenic Area said that if a tourist’s mobile phone falls by the lake or in a place that is not particularly difficult to retrieve, he can ask the staff to salvage it by himself with the help of tools, and there will be no charge; The salvage team will only be dispatched when the time comes, and the charge is between 300 and 500 (about NT$1,300 to 2,200) each time. And the salvage cost will be evaluated before the mission is launched. If it is deemed unnecessary to dispatch after the evaluation, the police station will be contacted to help salvage.

Members of the salvage team also pointed out that Huang Yiyong was not a member of the salvage team, and said, “We go diving as two people, and both are equipped.”