BEIJING, April 7, (Xinhuanet) -- The first time I heard of the name Zeng Zimo, I took it for granted that it must be a man as "Zimo" is such a masculine name.

    To my surprise, she turns out to be a delicate young girl with two big eyes sparkling out from a small face. Yet, such a somewhat childish-look young lady was once an established analyst on Wall Street, and is now one of the major female news anchors of finance and economics at Hong Kong's Phoenix Television Station. Amazing, right? Well, it's true for Zimo.

    The Morning in Beijing: Happy, Curious and Longing

    Zimo was born in Beijing. As her mother used to teach in Renmin University, Zimo spent her first 19 years at this campus with her family until 1992, when the freshman of Renmin University was enrolled with a scholarship by the Ivy League Dartmouth College, in the United States. Now, after having been crossing the world for years, there is no clear idea of home for Zimo as she liked every city she lived in, while she can say that the city she likes best is always Beijing.

    The Morning in Dartmouth: Hard, Lonely and Sturdy

    Studying abroad alone has always been a painstaking task. At first, Zimo took a long time to get used to the long snowy, foggy climate at Dartmouth and she missed her parents very much. Yet, things began to turn better as time passed, and all her hardships were paid off with always-excellent achievements in her studies. As she is extremely good at maths, near graduation Zimo impressed the elite Bank Morgan Stanley in New York, who offered her an enviable job.

    The Morning in New York: Brilliant, Crazy and Enthusiastic

    From 1996 to 1998, Zimo was an outstanding analyst in one of the world's two largest investment banks on Wall Street. According to her, the lives back then were crazy. For a six-month period, she kept herself busy like a non-stop spinning-top, shuttling among several projects at the same time, sleeping about 2-3 hours every day. Although she did sometimes feel tired, once her achievements were approved and appreciated by all her American colleagues, and because of the good impression she made, the company decided to enroll more Chinese employees, Zimo felt it worthwhile, and proud.

    The Morning of Hong Kong: Changing, Steady and Confident

    As Zimo wanted a change of a place, she decided to serve at the Hong Kong Branch of Morgan Stanley. There, she still had her hands full. Later, as Phoenix TV was about to come into the market in Hong Kong, Zimo was ordered to get the project, and in it she saw a long expected energy and huge potential. Although she was then promoted by her company to a manager's position, she still determined to join the "Phoenix" for a new start.

    The Morning of Phoenix: Longing, Assured and Enthusiastic

    Working alongside veteran news anchors at phoenix is a new challenge for the rookie Zimo, but she soon found her balance. With her strengths in global economics, Zimo again proved her ability. During the meeting of the Fortune Global Forum held in Hong Kong in 2001, she interviewed 8 economic elites from around the world. In 2002, she joined the shooting of the documentary "Our Days in Korea" and that turns out to be a great hit.

    A Girl Without Too Much Careerism

    At such a young age as she, what Zimo has experienced and achieved is more dramatic and accomplished than that of most young girls. Yet, she herself didn't care that much about fame and fortune: the insightful and free-willed young woman seems already to have her next goal in mind as when she was asked what she would do next if she lost her enthusiasm again, she expressed her wish to open a bar someday.

    Perhaps in the near future, our favorite news anchor will disappear from the screens and later be found somewhere in a stylish bar. Enditem

( CRI/ photos from renwu.com.cn)