Beating Around the Bush

A Chinese businessman has advertised on the internet for a stand-in mistress to be beaten up by his wife to vent her anger and to protect his real mistress. According to the Beijing Youth Daily, and when the woman found out her husband had a mistress, she insisted on beating her up. The businessman has posted an advertisement on a popular online jobs forum on sina.com. Apparently, more than 10 people have applied for the job. The 'successful' candidate needs to be 35 and originally from northeastern China and will be paid 3,000 yuan ($573) per 10 minutes.