If he hadn't dropped out at 25, ROMA would be working on a ship with an excellent salary like his classmates, traveling on international routes between Asia, America and Europe.
Before dropping out, he was a student in a well-known Maritime School in the north of China. But now, he rents an apartment near Xizhimen in Beijing, and works as a freelancer. When he has many projects each month, he can earn more than 8000 yuan, but when business is bad, he can only earn around 2000 yuan.
In 2005, he suddenly had an idea to establish "China Dropout Network", "with the aim of providing a platform for dropouts from all over the country to communicate with each other." He believes that dropping out causes huge psychological shadows, and he hopes that dropouts can move forward and find their excellent selves again.
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