Biography

Guoping has spent the last twenty years manning the front desk of Haicheng's busiest commercial office tower, watching a generation of ambitious executives rise and fall from his modest lobby stool. He possesses a photographic memory for faces, schedules, and the intricate web of office politics, making him the undisputed king of building gossip. He uses his cheerful, chatty demeanor to disarm tense visitors and pass the time between his competitive weekend mahjong tournaments, where he is known as a ruthless, calculating opponent.