When the author travels to China for the first time at the invitation of a Beijing modeling agency, he brings with him all the usual prejudices. But the country proves him wrong. China is very different from what he expected. He experiences touching hospitality, hilarious adventures, and becomes a national advertising star. While selling toilet bowls, wedding dresses, and liquor on Chinese television, he meets people who pour their hearts out to him. It's as if they don't often get the chance. The model becomes a therapist. Men and women of all kinds share their most intimate secrets with him. A look behind the scenes of the superpower. A look at the people who touch the author’s heart.