[Explanation] Recently, in an inconspicuous hardware store on the streets of Liucheng County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi, Liao Caiwei, 36, was sorting out the goods on the shelves.
And when he opened an ordinary room on the third floor of the hardware store, a new world that seemed to travel through time and space appeared in front of him.
[Explanation] Under the illumination of the retro dim light in the room, several old and polished old desks are filled with toy objects from the 20th century. These objects are all "post-70s" to "post-90s" childhood memories.
There are bamboo figures, wooden tops and match guns that boys often play, and there are also paper-cut paintings, paper wind chimes, and feather shuttlecocks that girls are familiar with.
[Explanation] Whenever he is free, Liao Caiwei will sit in front of a retro TV, playing with classic childhood toys while shooting and editing videos and uploading them to the Internet.
These short ten-second childhood memories videos often attract a lot of clicks.
Recalling his first video, Liao Caiwei was also surprised and surprised by the attention paid to the harvest.
[Concurrent] Liao Caiwei, collector of nostalgic objects
I was at the door of my house, and my wife and I were playing with stones.
Then I uploaded it to Douyin (video), and if I uploaded it, it would take about two or three hours, and the playback volume would increase, and it would suddenly reach hundreds of thousands or millions.
Because it can evoke a lot of people, "post-80s", "post-70s" and "post-90s" resonate with me. In the future, I will post more childhood games.
[Explanation] Liao Caiwei is an out-and-out "post-80s". He grew up in the countryside, and he is familiar with these 20th century game objects.
In the daily boring hardware store business life, occasionally playing these childhood games has become an excellent way for him to relieve stress.
[Explanation] This small "nostalgic object hut" was built by Liao Caiwei.
After the first video of playing Shizi was a great success, the idea of letting more people ride the "time machine" took root in Liao Caiwei's heart.
He decided to continuously collect toy objects of the 20th century, and shoot and edit them into videos and upload them to the Internet, so that more "post-70s" to "post-90s" can relive their memories.
[Concurrent] Liao Caiwei, collector of nostalgic objects
These old objects are collected by some friends and then go slowly.
In fact, some of these old objects are difficult to collect.
(Because) after a long time, basically no one left these things.
Like many of these old objects, I have been collecting them for a year now.
[Explanation] Before these nostalgic videos attracted attention, Liao Caiwei knew nothing about video editing.
Today, with the improvement of shooting technology, Liao Caiwei has learned to use scene layout and retro filters to process videos.
In his spare time during the holidays, Liao Caiwei will go to various villages with his friends, direct and act in the impressive scenes of that era, and recreate the games he played at that time.
[Concurrent] Liao Caiwei, collector of nostalgic objects
I basically learned the editing by myself, because I didn’t understand the editing at first, and I didn’t know how to use it. After a long time, I would slowly learn by myself.
I had a light, and I set it to that warm yellow light when I was shooting (video), and when I was shooting that scene, it was like retro.
[Explanation] At present, Liao Caiwei's "Nostalgic Object House" has collected more than 200 toy objects, and his video account has more than 1.5 million fans, and the video has received more than 27 million likes.
Liao Caiwei decided to keep this video account running.
[Explanation] He said that many of the "post-70s" to "post-90s" are already old and young, and are plagued by the pressure of life.
I hope that through these nostalgic videos, we can bring everyone back to that carefree era and relive the beauty of childhood.
Liu Juncong reports from Liuzhou, Guangxi
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]