[Explanation] Recently, in a residential area in Chengdu, Sichuan, Taiwanese youth Xu Zhenkui was shooting video footage.
From an employee of a Taiwanese company in Shanghai three years ago to a well-known video blogger on the Internet, the 27-year-old Xu Zhenkui uses video to tell what he sees and feels in the mainland.
Like many Taiwanese youths who went to the mainland to develop, Xu Zhenkui felt the development opportunities and economic situation in the mainland, but he had no relatives and no support in the mainland, and he resolutely embarked on his dream-seeking path despite the obstacles of his family.
[Concurrent] Taiwan short video blogger Xu Zhenkui
In fact, when I was in Taiwan, I said to watch the news or read some reports, and I felt that the Internet environment in the mainland is actually very powerful now, and there are many opportunities for various platforms, so I think I would like to come to the mainland to try it.
In fact, it is a big challenge for me. You have to do a lot of homework while paying for it yourself.
If young people from Taiwan who want to come to work in the mainland, I think they are still happy to encourage everyone to come together. I think that in terms of improving work ability, both the salary, the structure and the world outlook will be greatly improved.
[Explanation] In 2017, he went to Xi'an alone, traveling as a "backpacker" in the northwestern part of the mainland.
During this period, he saw the truest side of the mainland demonized by some media on the island, which made him secretly determined to "do something" to enhance the understanding between the two sides of the strait.
As Xu Zhenkui gradually adapts to and becomes familiar with life in the mainland, he often uses his free time to shoot interesting stories about his integration into the mainland, and edits and uploads to gain a lot of fans. At the same time, he also encounters malicious comments from some Taiwanese netizens. Guan La blacked him, but Xu Zhenkui said that he was right and would stick to it.
[Concurrent] Taiwan short video blogger Xu Zhenkui
For example, mainlanders may understand Taiwanese lives better when watching my videos, and Taiwanese may learn more about mainlanders’ lives through my videos. I think this is a very important point for understanding each other.
Most of the people who spray me (Taiwan netizens) have never been to the mainland. I just want to say that you have never been to the mainland. Why do you have the qualifications to say that the mainland is not good? It's not that you think what they say is what they say, and you have to actually step on the land (mainland) in person, and then personally get to know the people here, then you can feel that (both sides of the strait) is a family, there is no difference, both are The same, we all speak Chinese.
[Explanation] Now Xu Zhenkui has become a full-time video blogger, and has accumulated hundreds of thousands of fans on multiple platforms.
Live delivery, beauty evaluation, product recommendation, Xu Zhenkui is actively integrating into the mainland Internet business. The various development opportunities have given him the possibility of realizing the goal of "buying a house". Xu Zhenkui said that he wants to stay in the mainland in the future and take his family to take a look. , To encourage more Taiwanese youth to "struggle" on the mainland.
[Concurrent] Taiwan short video blogger Xu Zhenkui
In fact, I have been making short videos by myself for a while, and then I think I would like to do this job as a career in the future, so I want to make it bigger, then do it well, and then improve the video quality.
I think in the future I also want to develop in the (mainland) side for a long time, such as buying a house in Chengdu.
(Mainland China) Actually, there are many more platform opportunities here than in Taiwan, and they can achieve their goals better. There are still some ideas.
Reporter Lu Yang from Chengdu
Editor in charge: [Wu Qingcai]