Last month, a Beijing University student was offering 1,000 yuan ($125) to potential "girlfriends" if they would rent themselves to him for 10 days during Spring Festival to impress his parents.

So he decided to go to some of his friends and ask them.

Once there, meet with potential employers and consider volunteering, interning, or other work alternatives while you continue to search for that ideal position.

Hear Delibes' s Flower Duet in the movies The American President, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, and Meet the Parents.

Her ears led her to musician Aalatengwula from Alashan in Inner Mongolia.