He walks in the world with his pen and writes earthly stories with words
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Who is "Brother Balloon"?
In the summer of 2011, Tan Qiao met Brother Balloon.
He was holding the faucet of the bicycle in one hand and a balloon in the other, slowly driving in the fast lane.
Tan Qiao, as a traffic police officer, is conducting traffic safety popularization education, and Brother Balloon has broken in as a "negative teaching material".
Officer Tan immediately stepped forward to stop him and told him that such behavior had great safety risks and that he should pay attention to traffic safety.
Brother Balloon explained: "The wind is too strong, and the rope of the balloon will be twisted together, so I have to grasp the balloon with my hand." ”
After some conversation, Officer Tan learned of the bleak life of Brother Balloon: the family was poor, his wife ran away with other men, he had no children, and he had to rely on odd jobs to survive.
Despite the difficulty of life, the balloon brother under the camera always smiled and sang "Love Sale" to Officer Tan.
Throughout the interview, Officer Tan tried to popularize traffic safety knowledge, but the balloon brother was too excited and kept singing in front of the camera.
Finally, he also gave Officer Tan a gray wolf balloon, saying that it was an expression of love for him.
"Fate kissed me bitterly, but I sang in return."
Despite being in the mire, I still look up at the stars.
After the launch of this episode of The Balloon Brother, netizens have commented: a perfect interpretation of what is called the core of comedy is tragedy.
Countless viewers were infected by his optimism, calling him a realistic version of "Mr. Tree".
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Ten years have passed, and last month, Tan Qiao replaced the audience to visit the characters who had been in "Tan Talking About Traffic".
On March 25, Tan Qiao released a video "Goodbye Balloon Brother, He Still Loves Singing So Much" on Station B.
The balloon brother in the video has not changed much, but his "BMW" has changed from a worn-out bicycle to a shared bicycle.
He told Officer Tan that he was still single, did not sell balloons, became a porter, about two thousand yuan a month, lived in a rental house of 200 yuan a month, and owed dozens of yuan of rent to others.
He said, "If my house had been better than it is now, I would have wanted to meet you a long time ago." ”
Because the conditions are not good, I dare not disturb.
To express the joy of the reunion, he sang again.
"Take away a fishing fire, let it warm my eyes, leave a piece of truth, let it anchor by the Maple Bridge."
Ten years later, the times have already undergone earth-shaking changes, but time seems to have frozen in the balloon brother.
Before parting, The Balloon Brother asked Tan Qiao, "The Gray Wolf Balloons I gave you that year are all outdated?" ”
Perhaps, he was asking more than balloons.
He does not know smart phones, does not know new media, does not know the Internet, the times are developing, society is progressing, in the face of the ever-changing world, is he outdated?
And Tan Qiao's answer was: "Obsolete? Gray Wolf may be obsolete, but I tell you, Brother Balloon, you have accompanied their growth for at least two generations, and I don't think you will be obsolete. ”
Balloons, well, always upwards.
Man, look ahead.
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After this interview was posted on the Internet, it quickly triggered heated discussions, and related topics landed on the first hot search.
There is traffic that will arouse the attention of capital.
An account that claimed to be the "nephew" of the balloon brother began to publish videos related to the balloon brother on various social platforms, in an attempt to make him an Internet celebrity under the banner of realizing his musical dreams.
When Tan Qiao came to the door to ask "whether to sign a contract with an Internet celebrity company", the balloon brother flashed his words, and even lied about the signing of the contract and "did not know".
Subsequently, the appearance of those Internet celebrity economic companies clarified the truth, in the contract signed by the two sides, the balloon brother took 30% of the proceeds, and the liquidated damages were as high as 1 million.
Tan Qiao sighed: "After you are on fire, your relatives will be more and more." ”
The video, titled "The Balloon Flew Away," caused an uproar online.
All along, the image of the "balloon brother" who is optimistic and loves life in people's hearts collapses instantly, so a sense of anger that has been betrayed has suddenly emerged.
In fact, we only know that Brother Balloon has lived a hard life for so many years, but he still laughs at life and is touched by his spirit, but we have not given any help except for the dozens of rent fees that Officer Tan has paid for him.
We're all just spectators.
It was we who labeled him "poor and optimistic" and became angry when his life trajectory didn't match our expectations.
Some are angry and mourn their misfortunes; some think that he will fall victim to capital.
But we are not him and have no right to blame His decision from God's perspective.
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It is not surprising that the balloon brother would make such a choice.
Because of him, he was poor and afraid.
He didn't know what the concept of a million was, he just knew that when he signed the contract, he would no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and he would no longer have to worry about two hundred and one months' rent.
He had been in the dark for too long, and whenever there was a glimmer of light, he would fight for it.
There is nothing left to lose, and what is there to be afraid of?
The wind and frost given by life are too cruel, and the stubbornness in front of him is too heavy to support him to calculate the risk, so he has no choice.
Because of ignorance, so fearless.
As Buffett puts it, "You'll never make more money than you know." ”
Hot search will pass, traffic will pass, and balloon brothers who know nothing about the Internet will not go far.
Your level of awareness of the world determines your height.
"Balloon Brother" refers not to a person, but to a type of person who has not kept up with the development of the times, for whom time is static.
They are optimistic and strong, but they are short-sighted.
Sink in the hard "comfort zone" and turn a blind eye to changes in the outside world.
The balloons are floating upwards, and they have been at a low ebb.