A Taiwanese fitness coach started a business in Chengdu: "ups and downs" in the face of the epidemic, "persistent in the end" in the face of love

　　Chinanews.com, Chengdu, March 23rd, question: Taiwan fitness coach Chengdu entrepreneurship: "ups and downs" in the face of the epidemic, "persistent to the end" in the face of love

　　Reporter Wang Peng

　　"At that time, I was going to do a big job in Chengdu, and I invested tens of thousands of yuan (RMB, the same below), but when I encountered the epidemic, thanks to the support of my girlfriend, I survived." Recently, he talked about his entrepreneurial experience in Chengdu in recent years. , Taiwanese fitness coach Zhang Yijie bluntly said "big ups and downs".

　　Zhang Yijie, 31, from New Taipei, Taiwan, majored in sports management at university.

In July 2017, he heard that the fitness industry in the mainland is developing rapidly, so he and his Taiwanese friends came here to "go for gold".

　　"We had a total of 11 people at the time, all of whom were fitness coaches." Zhang Yijie, who was standing in front of the reporters, had a strong physique, recalling his ambitions when he first came to the mainland, but with a wry smile on his face.

He said that the team went to Chongqing and Chengdu successively, trying to contract the operation of the gym with the Taiwan team, but it backfired. "We are just hired as ordinary employees here."

　　After hitting a wall in Chongqing and Chengdu, the team decided to go to Shenzhen to give it a final try. "If it's still a simple job, then just go back to Taiwan, at least to be more familiar with it." In the end, the team still "backfired" in Shenzhen, and everyone else returned. Taiwan.

　　Only Zhang Yijie chose to return to Chengdu.

"On the one hand, it was because I already met a girlfriend in Chengdu; on the other hand, I heard that Chengdu is a city 'ready to take off', so I decided to come back and try again."

Zhang Yijie recorded a video at home.

Photo by Wang Lei

　　In this way, Zhang Yijie found a gym in Chengdu to work, and later went to Tencent Chengdu Branch as a fitness coach.

From May 2018 to November 2019, he worked at Tencent for one and a half years.

At the end of 2020, he quit his job, invested money, and prepared his own fitness studio. "I found a few investors, because the fitness industry is generally a peak season after the New Year."

　　Later, the new crown pneumonia epidemic changed people's lives, and the smug Zhang Yijie was also one of them.

　　"During that time, it can be said that it was a big bottom in my life. I was very decadent and didn't want to do anything. I always thought, why did this happen?" By his side, silent support and encouragement.

　　Under the nourishment of love, Zhang Yijie gradually walked out of the "darkest moment".

Later, he started to be a freelance coach, where the students would go to classes.

Also encouraged by his girlfriend, in June 2021, he opened a new identity - a video blogger.

　　Initially, Zhang Yijie's video content focused on the identity of "Taiwanese", focusing on the life experience of Taiwanese in Chengdu, while telling about the differences in life in Taiwan.

Later, he focused on refuting the lies of the Taiwanese green media.

　　"Didn't they say that the mainland can't afford tea eggs and mustard greens? I'll make a video to show them what the mainlanders eat." Zhang Yijie said that in the past few years in the mainland, he realized the "information between the two sides of the strait". Poor", affecting the mutual understanding between the people on both sides of the strait.

He hopes to convey the true voice of Taiwanese and let Taiwanese know the real mainland.

　　Although his entrepreneurial experience in the mainland has "ups and downs", Zhang Yijie still encourages Taiwanese youth to come to the mainland to see more, "I encountered an epidemic, otherwise it would not be like this."

　　For Taiwanese young people who want to come to the mainland to develop, he suggested to think clearly about the industry they are engaged in, and to inquire about the industrial development and salary of the target city, "At present, the technology industry and agriculture will be more popular.

　　"I will definitely stay in Chengdu in the future. One is to make the video, and the other is to wait for the epidemic to slow down and hold the wedding." At the end of the interview, Zhang Yijie finally revealed that he and his girlfriend got married in November last year, and since then he has been married again. There is a new identity - the son-in-law of Chengdu.

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