Online narrator revels in new chapter in life

An ex-pharmacy worker is now a leading internet storyteller. Cao Yin reports.

Sha Wei used to run a village drugstore in East China. When business was slow, he could sometimes go days without talking to anyone.

Today, as a popular online audio storyteller, his broadcasts are heard by more than 6.5 million listeners.

His deep, dulcet and modulated tones have helped him amass a legion of fans, who tune in to storytelling apps to hear him narrate tales of fantasy, horror and suspense.