BEIJING – Having served a three-month sentence for his ‘economic crimes’ conviction, the former Appliance King, once the richest man on the Chinese mainland, Huang Guangyu admitted Tuesday he was having difficulty adapting to life outside of jail and to his new low-level job at a local Tops supermarket. “I can’t believe how fast things move on the outside,” said Huang, who sat on a park bench feeding birds as he recalled the respect he received from fellow inmates during his time as the jail’s plumber. “Bagging groceries is difficult work, and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time, probably from fixing too many broken pipes. I don’t think the store manager likes me very much. I wish I still at Gome.” Huang, whose estimated fortune of 43 billion yuan was confiscated by the authorities, was reportedly last seen in the bedroom of his halfway house, wearing a suit and standing on a wobbly table while carving the words “HUANG WAS HERE” on a wooden support beam.

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