In China, freelancers include three types of people:
The first category is small businessmen, such as the owners of individual retail stores, snack bars, printing shops and decoration companies.
The second category is salesmen without basic salary, such as life insurance consultants, real estate agents, advertising agencies and pyramid schemes.
The third category is professionals, such as photographers, patent agents, lawyers, accountants, dentists, technical consultants, management consultants, plumbers, electricians, hairdressers, artists and so on.
For the third type of freelancers, money is not the most important thing. Their independence, their freedom to do things in their own way, and their honor as experts in their fields are far more important than pure money.
Most freelancers like to do it themselves. They don't want to hire help because they don't believe that others will do as well as they do. Most freelancers don't like to partner with others because they don't believe that others will do things the way they like.
Sadly for freelancers, the more successful their career is, the longer they work and the shorter they spend with their families.