Having graduated from the alma mater of movie stars such as Zhang Ziyi, Huang Huang was considered good enough for a successful career in films.

But she wanted none of that. Instead, she preferred working in a rural area, a suburb in Beijing, to be precise.

Huang started looking for a job in July last year after learning all the tricks of the celluloid trade at the Central Academy of Drama for four years. She was 21 then and had majored in film and television production.