Mr Liu was at work on a model boat, his tools laid out in exquisite order.

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There is no shortage of hard work on the deck of a crab boat, requiring a level of physical effort that would make most people crumble or cry.

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The couple also owns an apartment in New York, where they run a money-management firm, but from Thursday to Monday morning, they're commuting to work by boat and then hopping on a train to the city.

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The boat is being kept on a mooring while work to build a new boathouse gets underway.

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When you work in an atelier that is located in central Paris and not on a boat in China, it's different.

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