Author
about
Victor de Lange was born and raised in the Netherlands.
At the age of twenty-two, he moved abroad to study and work in the Caribbean, the United States and China.
An immersion with different cultures and people enriched him with a million experiences and inspiration to write about.
To better capture those memories, he followed a Travel Writing and a Creative Writing Course at the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney.
Today he lives in Sydney, Australia with his Chinese wife and daughter and works for Dutch Multinational Lighting Corporation Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting. He enjoys meaningful interactions with professional end-users architects, engineers and interior designers while helping them to realise their sustainable project ambitions. Throughout his career, projects under his responsibility helped save over 54,000 tons of CO2 in Australia, China and Southeast Asia. Victor is passionate about IoT lighting and specialises in commercial, industrial and street light applications. His interests beyond work are spending time with his family, running, electric guitars, reading, writing, coffee and the beach.
The Shanghai Expat is his debut memoir.
Picture edited by Jacco Leijdekkers
the shanghai expat
Engaging and revealing, this chronicle of Victor arriving in Shanghai with the global economy in a slump and nothing more than a suitcase and a pocket full of dreams is a story about opportunity, determination, pursuing love
and finding your way in the Pearl of Asia.
It’s September 2008, and Victor is an International Business and Management graduate with study and internship experiences gained on four continents. With the global economy in a slump, the job market for graduates is doomed. Where powerhouse China is still delivering substantial economic growth, Shanghai might provide him with the best opportunity to establish a successful career. He has only one objective though; rejoining Philips, the company where he did his graduation internship.
But moving from a village with three-thousand people to Shanghai with its twenty-four million people is quite a significant change. And thereby his height, blue eyes, and long eyelashes provide him with a high profile presence. Join Victor on a journey of starting over in China’s biggest city and a global financial hub. A city where the gap between success and failure is extremely close and family traditions weigh heavier than love. A part-time teaching job can open the door to a billionaire’s office, and a random Shanghai subway ride can lead to a meet and greet with your favourite British rock band in Beijing.
Can Victor resist the temptations of a city that never sleeps and pursue his dreams?
Available at:
writer & author
social media templates
TO WRITE & PUBLISH A BOOK TAKES AT LEAST 200 HOURS.
Designing a year's worth of social media content too.
Furthermore, editors and publishing houses agree that the odds of being published are only 1-2%. And even if you are lucky to get a book deal, publishers are shifting more and more marketing responsibility to authors, to cut costs and prop up sales.
As a result, most writers and authors have no choice but to combine their writing, book marketing, and a full-time job with a family and social life!
The solution is here, so you can focus on what matters most: writing and publishing!
And of course, your family.
Acquire yourself 400 fully customisable social media templates and hundreds of hours of extra time for just $29.
Felicia
"AMAZING! So many options and ideas. Lots of different designs and styles as well. Easy to use as well! VERY happy with this pack and it was well worth the money!"
Reviews
catyaffe1
"Brilliant, just that I’ve been looking for & will save me tons of time. Can be easily customised. Well thought out content. Will def use this supplier again, thank you."
Caryn
"I love these - super professional - I wish I had these a year ago!!"