In one of Wang's essays, Salaries, he pointed out that the word salaries "薪(firewood)水(water)" originally refers to money to buy firewood and water—money needed for sustenance. However, Wang derided the miserly pay for labor from the Chinese government by saying that with salaries being so low, 薪水 should be renamed 茶(tea)水(water) or 风(wind)水(water), as the only thing people could buy with the scarce amount of money was tea or wind.
In one of Wang's essays, Salaries, he pointed out that the word "salaries" originally refers to money used to buy firewood and water—money needed for sustenance. However, Wang criticized the low wages offered by the Chinese government by saying that with salaries being so low, "薪水" should be renamed "茶水" or "风水," as the only things people could afford were tea or wind.