[Commentary] In the summer of five years ago, three young people from Ankang, Shaanxi, Ma Peiyuan, Zhong Yang, and Wang Gan graduated from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. In the courtyard, the "original ecological life" of renovating the old house and painting casually began.
The three shared their daily life on social platforms under the name of "Youth in the Wild".
There are more than 5 million fans waiting in front of the screen every day, looking forward to taste the refined life in their hearts from their videos.
[Concurrent] "Wild Youth" Ma Peiyuan
Because we learned to paint, and then we did some creations and paintings on the mountain. We felt very free. We didn’t think too much about it after graduation, so we painted us at that time, and then various kinds of life, cooking food, and then The transformation, all recorded in the form of video.
Then I had the mentality of having a play at the time. I didn’t expect it to be released. Everyone was very interested. I accumulated some fans in a short period of time, and then I felt it was quite interesting, so I have persisted until now.
[Explanation] Three people form a group, and the division of labor is different.
In the team, Ma Peiyuan is the main force in infrastructure construction, Zhong Yang is working hard in cooking, and Wang Gan is mainly in shooting and editing.
In the days on the mountain, they brought their "wildness" to the extreme, ranging from building houses to small flowers and plants, and the three of them always did it themselves.
In Zhong Yang's view, finding fun in "wild living" and sharing creative inspiration are the core of their lives.
[Concurrent] "Youth in the Wild" Zhong Yang
We basically don’t care about right or wrong. In fact, there are not so many right and wrong, because many, for example, others give you some advice, in fact, it may be more from his standpoint and perspective.
But I think we don't think too much about what we think. I think we have been practicing this for so many years, so even if we have a lot of failures, or some "rollover" scenes, it's fine, but we never Don't run away from it, don't be afraid of it, just do whatever comes to your mind.
[Explanation] After "tossing" for a few years and accumulating a lot of experience in renovation and operation, "Youth in the Wild" has a new plan. They choose to go down the mountain, go into the countryside, and transform a dilapidated courtyard into a homestay.
The blue trolley under the roof and many netizens witnessed the whole process of the small courtyard from scratch.
Through the lens, the quietness and casualness of rural life seem to blow over the face, refreshing.
Wang Gan told reporters that all three of them grew up in the countryside and have always wanted to make some contributions to the revitalization of the countryside through their own efforts.
Although it is not wise to open a homestay in a village with less mature surrounding facilities, under the influence of the "Wild Youth" brand, many "fans" have come to "check in", and their team has gradually grown.
The youthful laughter of young people has injected a little vitality into the once-quiet village.
[Concurrent] "Wild Youth" Wang Gan
Our current plan is that we will do some things related to rural revitalization.
For example, to help the village to transform, for example, to help some lonely old people in the village do some manual transformation to facilitate his life.
On the other hand, we just want to attract more young people to pay attention to and learn about the countryside through such video creations on our network.
Reporter Party Tianye Xi'an
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]