Post by Patrick Cutliffe (帕特里克·卡特利夫)

The Chinese Immigration are looking for me 👀. 🇨🇳 “In the morning of June 8th, Xiamen Immigration will hold a lecture at the Huaqiao University (in Jimei District). They would like to invite you to sing a song. Would you be willing to participate?” (My reply: Of course 😁) I must be doing something right in China. 🇨🇳 It’s not every day that the Immigration office invite you to sing. Just last month I won the Xiamen University song competition. I only entered for the craic (fun). Then I was asked to perform at the Xiamen University Cultural event which was visited by thousands. Which then led to my being invited to sing for Xiamen Immigration. My creativity was severely suppressed in the west. I no longer believed in myself. The system and my location and continuous kickbacks over years deflated my confidence and sense of self worth. Did you know that started multiple tech startups. One of my ideas was “Airbnb for booking musicians for events”. I secured some initial investment after pitching. I worked around the clock daily for years. 10 - 15 hour days. It didn’t work out for a multitude of reasons out of my control. Cest La vie. I’m not looking for sympathy. I’m simply speaking out loud. China has changed me in many ways and it’s taught me many life lessons. I’ve only been here since September 2025, and I already feel like I’ve achieved immeasurable amounts. My confidence is growing and this is my first content video for Chinese social media. The idea came from my encounter with the lovely young lady on the train last Friday. My team are amazing! They’re my friends actually and it just so happens they’re experts in design and social media and inspired me to get started. They pushed me. I hope we can continue to create fantastic content for years to come. Thank you China 🇨🇳

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