Recently, the "post-00" female bodyguard Zhang Meili became popular, and she became the "sassest female bodyguard" in the eyes of netizens.
While receiving praise on the Internet, questions such as "hype yourself" and "girls are not suitable for bodyguards" have also followed.
Zhang Meili said very frankly that the praises and doubts on the Internet will be "calm" in the end, and she only wants to serve every customer well, with the ultimate goal of becoming "China's first female bodyguard".
In September of this year, the film "Changjin Lake" was released at Huairou, Beijing. Director Chen Kaige followed a girl with a ponytail all the way.
She is Zhang Meili, a professional female bodyguard from Zigong, Sichuan.
21-year-old Zhang Meili was born in a village in her hometown. Her parents had been working outside for a long time. It was her grandmother who brought her up.
"When I was a child, I had to help my grandma with the farm work, so I got a little more energy. My friends called me'Hercules'." Zhang Meili said that she loved watching martial arts movies since she was a child, and Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple" was even more young She had the idea of martial arts.
Because the family is not wealthy, Zhang Meili did not receive professional martial arts training, and can only "live the addiction" by imitating every trick in martial arts movies.
Female bodyguard Zhang Meili is in combat training.
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It wasn't until 2017 that Zhang Meili, who was a special student in sports, entered the Sanda major of Chengdu Sports College, and then she began to study martial arts systematically.
After entering the university, Zhang Meili came into contact with the "niche and mysterious profession" of bodyguard for the first time in the process of looking for a part-time job, and earned living expenses during the university by being a bodyguard.
Zhang Meili said that during that time working as a bodyguard part-time, she fell in love with the "feeling of protecting others" and decided to engage in this business in the future.
In June of this year, after Zhang Meili graduated from university, it took two months to finally persuade her parents to let her go to Beijing for professional bodyguard training.
After enrolling in a security training institution called "Tianjiao College" in Beijing, Zhang Meili found that among the students in the same period, most of the students were "brunchy men" such as fitness coaches, veterans, and retired athletes, and she was a training class for more than 30 people. The only woman in the group.
Female bodyguard Zhang Meili is in the process of performing a mission.
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The calluses on the palms of the palms were worn away, the skin on the shoulders were worn out, and it was so tired as to retching...Because the training content was designed to the limit of male physical endurance, this made Zhang Meili at the beginning of the training very uncomfortable.
"I promise my parents to stand firm in this industry within three years. If I can't overcome even this basic training, I really don't have the face to return to my hometown." In adapting to dozens of courses such as fighting, fighting, special driving, and safety investigation After intense training, Zhang Meili gradually became a qualified female bodyguard.
Because his abilities were recognized by the instructors and students of the college, Zhang Meili was appointed as the instructor of the college after graduation.
Female bodyguard Zhang Meili is training on "one-on-one getting on and off protection".
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After officially entering the bodyguard industry, Zhang Meili performed a total of four security tasks, basically responsible for the security work of the bosses of private companies.
During one mission, Zhang Meili, who was thoughtful and thoughtful, discovered during a safety inspection of the female boss's vehicle that a monitoring device was installed on the vehicle.
While this made the female boss very scared, she also highly appreciated Zhang Meili's business ability.
Female bodyguard Zhang Meili is conducting a safety inspection on the vehicle.
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On January 1, 2010, the "Regulations on the Administration of Security Services" was formally implemented, and the "private bodyguards" were only legalized thereafter.
According to Zhang Meili, the current industry is dominated by men, with less than 10% female employees.
In response to the question of "girls are not suitable to be bodyguards," Zhang Meili said that physical strength is the biggest threshold for women to be bodyguards, and carefulness is a natural advantage for women in this industry.
In addition, with the gradual popularization of the bodyguard industry, more and more customers hire personal bodyguards. When the client is female, male bodyguards will have a lot of inconvenience at this time, while female bodyguards can play their gender advantages.
Zhang Meili responded generously to the online doubts about her "earning one million a year", "The salary of a bodyguard and an instructor plus the income from the media, the annual salary can indeed reach one million yuan."
Female bodyguard Zhang Meili is undergoing physical training.
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On Zhang Meili's social accounts, there are basically all her training videos and teaching videos of women's self-defense techniques.
"Bodyguards are for defensive purposes and cannot take the initiative to attack with weapons. Professional bodyguards must use skills and wisdom to arm themselves and protect others, and avoid all possible dangers through anticipation." Zhang Meili said that she hopes to let more people through these videos. Knowing, "Bodyguards are not'professional thugs', and not all bodyguards are men."