A weird job itemizing in central China searching for “wild males” to roam the Shennongjia Nationwide Park has gone viral, attracting over 10,000 purposes.
The job itemizing affords 500 yuan ($69.60) per day to behave as non-player characters (NPCs) – primarily live-action performers – to roam within the park mimicking the well-known legend of untamed males of the area.
The organisers are utilizing fan teams on short-video platforms reminiscent of Douyin or Xiaohongshu to seek out folks involved in making use of for the job, in line with China Every day.
Thus far, they’ve created greater than 20 such fan teams, and every group has 500 members, which provides as much as round 10,000 individuals who have expressed curiosity or joined the recruitment effort.
Nevertheless solely 16 people will really be chosen for the job.
Positioned in Hubei province, the Shennongjia Forestry District is understood for its lush, mountainous terrain and folklore surrounding a mysterious creature stated to roam the forests. Described as about two metres tall (6.5ft), coated in reddish-brown hair, and making haunting “woo woo” calls, these so-called wild males are a long-standing a part of Chinese language mythology, usually likened to Bigfoot or the Yeti.
The job posting referred to as for performers to decorate in costume, patrol vacationer areas, and sometimes carry out summary dances, all whereas refraining from talking human language. They’re required to solely make “woo woo woo” sounds.
Open to all ages and genders, the one necessities to safe the job are a wholesome physique and a willingness to stay within the wild. Candidates needs to be snug being fed by vacationers, ideally capable of eat uncooked meals, and ideally get pleasure from isolation or the possibility to “act out their actual nature”.
Whereas the employer gives accident insurance coverage, the chosen contributors should convey their very own tents, organize meals, and be able to “run if confronted by unfamiliar beings”, the itemizing says.
The itemizing has taken Chinese language social media by storm with a person on Weibo joking that, “Who can refuse a job the place you get to go mad and earn cash?”
One other person on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese language social networking and e-commerce platform, stated: “I’d pay 500 yuan simply to play the wild man!”
