Yue Yawei, a post-1980 graduate with major in arts, found an opportunity in 3D painting and turned it into a successful business.

Ten years ago, Yue graduated from a university in Ningxia Hui autonomous region and came to Shanghai to pursue a better life. Just by chance, he took a part-time job to create a 3D painting for a hotpot restaurant. Yue earned good money from that and found huge market for 3D paintings. He resigned as a website designer and decided to devote himself completely to 3D paintings.

Now, his team has eight full time painters, as well as one designer and a customer service handler. Last year, the company received more than 100 orders on Taobao, China's biggest online shopping platform, and registered a turnover of over 800,000 yuan ($125,520).