Xiao Jiguo's career will likely be affected once US President Barack Obama remits office in January.

Be it in the streets of Beijing or on regional television, the Chinese actor claims he charges up to $6,000 for a one-time appearance as Obama.

But the 30-year-old former construction worker, who was born in Southwest China's Sichuan province, doesn't think his market value will diminish overnight. After all, the real Obama has some fans in China because of his wit and charisma, Xiao told me and another journalist over a meal of spicy curry and rice at a roadside eatery in Beijing last week.