article_snippet: Young Chinese people are paying £140 per day to train as butlers as an increasing number of wealthy families hire help, the People's Daily Online reported.
article_snippet: Students at the International Butler Academy in Chengdu, China, pay £140 per day to train as butlers as an increasing number of wealthy Chinese families hire help .
article_snippet: In the last few years the demand for butlers has become bigger and bigger.
article_snippet: Mr Hu previously worked for U.S. casino magnate Steve Wynn, where tasks included wiping fingerprints from Mr Hu phone and picking out particular chocolates from assortment packs.
article_snippet: The boom in butlers matches a growing interest in British television drama Downton Abbey.
article_snippet: Above, head butler Carson and Mrs Hughes in the hit show . '
article_snippet: Butlers don't only serve wealthy families, but also multinational bosses.
article_snippet: But Chrissy Yan said: 'I want to lead a team of Chinese butlers which will be known worldwide.
article_snippet: The Academy, a beautiful house, opened in response to the increasing demand for domestic servants .
article_snippet: Men and women are allowed to train as butlers and complete the same tasks before Men and women finish.
article_snippet: A butler can typically expect to earn 20,000 yuan (£2,150) a month.
article_snippet: The Academy is Dutch-run but partly backed by a Chinese real-estate firm, which offers butler services to potential homeowners as the property market gets tougher.
article_snippet: Mr Kaufmann added: 'It is easier to train a Chinese person in the butler trade than it is to train a Western butler in Chinese language and culture.'
article_snippet: A short stroll away from The Academy a billboard for a new housing estate shows a grinning man in a suit and bow tie, promising to bring 'the elegance of British butlering service into everyday life'.
article_snippet: A spokesman for developer Langji Real Estate, said: 'developer Langji Real Estate provide a butler for each private villa.