Zhang Xiaohe
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Zhang Xiaohe (Simplified Chinese: 张小盒) is an online manhua character idolized by many in mainland China. It was created by Hezi Comic in August 2006.[1] The character was created by four people.[2]
Zhang is characterized by his extra large block head. His name translates to "Zhang Little Box". The spokesman described the character creation as "The office building is like a box. The office is like a box. The apartment is like a box. The car, the subway, the elevator, the file, the desk, the chair and the book are like a box. It seems like everything is a smaller box inside a larger one."[1]
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[edit] Story
Everyday Zhang has to cope with his totally undependable alarm clock, traffic jam and over-crowded elevator. Thus he has to work very hard to make up for coming to the workplace late. If he doesn't have to work at a weekend, he might even feel a little bit lost. However, when he works extra hours, he might watch TV series he downloaded instead of working. Every night he dreams of “firing” his boss. Zhang's story seems to relate to every white collar worker in China.[3] The inspiration of the character comes from the abundant amount of workers in China.[1]
[edit] Popularity
The character has been a phenomenon. As of May 2007 there are 10 QQ, 6 msn groups dedicated to Zhang. There are also major blogs at msn, sina and TOM Online.[1]
[edit] Characters
- Zhang Xiaohe/Zhang Little box - main character[1]
- Lili - the female colleague who dreams of marrying a rich guy and easy life.
- VC - the dishonest boss. He faces problems found in middle-aged men.
- Huang - male colleague, realistic and selfish.
