After Li Yifan saw the photo of killing Matt, he was stunned for a long time.
A group of young people in the countryside laughed at themselves as "aristocrats" and made themselves look ugly.
Poor, self-deprecating, but rebellious.
It was 2012, and he thought China had punks.
Li Yifan is a professor at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, an artist, and a documentary filmmaker.
At that time, he wanted to do an art project related to "self-definition" and "aesthetic autonomy".
Killing Matt and his group had already entered his field of vision deeply.
With his keen sense of art, this group of people is very suitable for this subject -
Have aesthetic sensitivity and actively resist consumerism.
In desperation, Li Yifan decided to make a documentary to document this "talented" group.
But in the post-killing Matt era, the control of online QQ groups is very strict, and people are actually suppressed and dare not stand up.
There is simply no way to gain trust and make connections.
Li Yifan was very disgusted by this and had to shelve the plan.
It wasn't until 2016 that he found the founder of Killing Matt "Luo Fuxing" in Dongguan.
However, before entering the door, Luo Fuxing poured cold water on him.
The past experience of fighting public opinion made Killer Matt particularly resistant to the mainstream media.
If you, the middle class, want to make a documentary about killing Matt, what kind of good intentions can you have?
Isn't this just a film that taunts Killing Matt with our material?
In any case, Li Yifan had no choice but to promise to let Killing Matt tell his story and not interfere.
Only then did Luo Fuxing and Kill Matt let down their guard and confide in themselves.
The document is called Kill Matt I Love You.
Seventy-eight stories of killing Matt bring together and restore the past era of killing Matt.
And those truths that have been ignored by history are gradually being revealed again ...
Not everyone outside the mainstream calls themselves Killer Matt.
In fact, there are many more non-mainstream families, and killing Matt is just one of them.
It's just that "Kill Matt" is too exaggerated and out of the loop.
These alternative, grotesque young people are collectively known as "Killing Matt" by the outside world.
Luo Fuxing was born in Meizhou, Guangdong and grew up with his grandmother.
One day, he saw a Japanese visual kei rock photo and was immediately drawn to it.
Men's hair is light and thick, exaggerated and stylish.
Luo Fuxing bought cheap hairspray and disposable hairspray to create the same type of hairstyle.
Then I sent the photo to QQ space, but I didn't expect it to be popular——
Many people began to imitate him.
He decided to give the style a name.
Since then, "smart" has been chosen in the English translation of "fashion".
The Chinese pronunciation of "smart" is "smart".
Luo Fuxing felt that the momentum was not enough, so he changed it to "kill Matt".
More and more people followed and imitated him, so he set up a QQ group in the name of "Killing Matt".
There are two types of groups: the control group and the official group. Reviewers will enter the QQ space and consider the hairstyle and aesthetics before joining the official group of Killing Matt.
In good times, Luo Fuxing had dozens of groups under him, each with thousands of people.
These groups are well organized and have a distinct hierarchy.
The same pursuit and snuggling to warmth gave them a sense of "fellowship" and also instilled a sense of pride in their "family".
In this virtual kingdom, Lo Fuxing enjoys the thrill of power.
They called themselves "nobles" and met on the street from time to time.
There is nothing to do but get together and chat.
For them, going out is a dimension-reducing blow, allowing the aristocratic temperament to influence ordinary people and enhance the aesthetics of "mortals".
They called this act a "street blast."
Are people watching?
The more the merrier!
The more people watch, the happier they are.
It doesn't matter even if they laugh at you.
The faith in their hearts made them hold their heads high proudly.
Even though the world around him was stormy, Lao Tzu tasted the best of the world.
In 2010, Killer Matt's development reached its peak.
The city councilors of the same county responded one by one and gave an order.
Colored rays of light shot out from all corners of the city, converging into a raging pillar of light.
Their vanity was greatly satisfied.
On the contrary, he also became arrogant and conceited.
They post on the internet and expand the family size.
Even when he reached the largest "Li Yi Bar", he stomped his foot heavily, leaving footprints.
Finally, one day, friends in the bar broke out.
They carried out the campaign "Collect 10,000 sentences for the characteristics of killing horses, 'Kill Matt get out of China'".
There was a strong wave of anti-Confucianism on the Internet.
Under the shadow of the sword, the taunt for killing Matt becomes politically correct.
Derogatory terms such as "and "silly X" were added one by one.
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Killing Matt also defended himself, saying that the dignity of the family is sacrosanct.
Public opinion is huge, and corpses are everywhere.
Even celebrities have been involved in this farce.
At that time, not long after Zhang Wei flew solo, he was riddled with scandals and his career was extremely stagnant.
It belongs to the "break can break" stage.
Since the birth of "Kill Matt", Da Zhang Wei has been ridiculed as Killing Matt for his exaggerated appearance.
In fact, he is a true punk youth who has nothing to do with killing Matt.
On April Fool's Day, he posted a self-deprecating and self-deprecating Weibo.
I didn't expect to play much, which caused the collective dissatisfaction of Killing Matt.
One by one, they posted on Zhang Wei's Weibo and forced him to apologize.
Da Zhang Wei also has fans.
Both sides began to tear, tearing very vividly.
The two groups that the public has been paying attention to are tearing their faces, and of course, netizens are happy to see it.
The crusade against Matt's killer didn't stop with online abuse.
Some people set up anti-Confucian organizations and violently beat them.
The "ACB family" was the first to do so.
It was founded by four young people - Han Ya Long, Han Ya Xuan, Han Ya Hee, and Han Ya Bing.
The main task is to guard the hair salon gate with the word "trend" engraved. Two boys were in charge of beating Killer Matt who was walking alone, one girl was responsible for burning his hair and the other was responsible for taking pictures.
They posted the photos online to humiliate Matt.
After someone initiated, countless people followed suit and threw the iron fist of "righteousness" to kill Matt.
In 2013, online songs such as "Killing Matt Meets Washing, Cutting and Blowing" became popular.
In fact, murderers are ridiculed as "washing, chopping, blowing," and murderers are ridiculed as "being roasted and dyed."
The spiritual sustenance of pride is being insulted, and faith is gradually disintegrating.
Kill Matt falls into the abyss.
What's even more frightening is that there are even criminal gangs that target Matt.
It is said that some people robbed Matt just because they were not used to it.
And these messages are often accompanied by applause, which means "eliminate harm to others".
Killing Matt lives in fear and discrimination every day, and he has to give up his pride and dye his hair black and cut it short.
As most people would like, Kill Matt was driven to extinction.
Unfortunately, I just want to say one thing, killing Matt is so upset...
In retrospect, they were severely sanctioned for not doing anything out of the ordinary.
Blaming thousands has become a stain on time.
I don't know if you've ever thought about this question...
Why is Kill Matt there?
Is it really just a good hairstyle?
In fact, there is a story of poverty, struggle and love behind this.
If you understand the grief behind killing Matt, you know.
The motive for killing Matt was not "provoking" but "currying".
Under the leadership of the "retired" killing Matt, Li Yifan came to the ice rink in Dongguan.
These are the only gathering places in the country today.
Here, he first met Killer Matt while "on duty".
After witnessing the "big event" of killing Matt, Li Yifan's cognition completely collapsed.
The group is full of vitality and flies purposefully.
Li Yifan really saw "love" in their eyes.
It's impossible!
Didn't Kill Matt rebel? How can it be love?
Until he heard a local saying - "Zihei does not kill Matt".
Killing Matt is only in the form of punk, but not his spiritual core.
Li Yifan may have overlooked one thing. Foreign "hippies" are basically made up of students and artists.
Most of them are rich people who believe that comfort stifles human creativity, and then opt for poverty and anti-consumerism.
After a deep understanding, Li Yifan suddenly woke up.
I was wrong and very wrong!
Killing Matt is essentially a second-generation farmer who dropped out of school at a young age.
The average age at which they enter the workforce is 14, with the youngest being 12.
They don't want to be poor, they're really poor.
Come from different places but share a common loneliness:
He grew up in the mountains, raised cattle and sheep, and his parents were absent all year round.
Oyama's experience left them uneducated and properly guided.
One killer Matt said: "In the future, you will also have to work to earn money, you think about it, you don't want to go to school." ”
This has almost become the inner opinion of most people. It's hard to earn in school, so let's make money directly.
But the reality is that learning is not easy, and part-time work is a hundred times more difficult.
Minors cannot go to the construction site, only enter the factory.
Of course, formal businesses have a strict system, so they can only go to some private businesses.
There are not many options in front of you, and your own competitiveness will be relatively small.
It is easier to be oppressed by the capitalists, and the life is at stake.
Processes such as painting and electroplating are toxic.
People from the EPA came to check and often found that they exceeded the standard.
Employees are well aware of these things.
But like it or not, the money is there.
Not to mention that it may be toxic, even if there is an accident at work, it will not necessarily lose money.
Zhong Rui's fingers were clamped by the clamp, and his nails moved, but the guards did not look.
He can only stick it with hemostatic tape, endure, and accept his fate.
Someone asked him to apply to the employment office, and he smiled bitterly: "I don't even know what an employment office is." ”
Even worse than physical pain is mental torture.
I don't leave work until 10 p.m., and I only have two days off every month.
The end of the day is clear at a glance, repeat an action when you are tired, and fall asleep standing ...
Industrial zones pursue efficiency and shrink people's living space.
The streets are crowded, cafeterias are back-to-back, and even lockers are arranged in a grid to make the most of the space.
There are many things in the factory, but there are no "people".
Towering buildings block sunlight and weaken workers' will.
In the oppressive, enclosed space, they gradually adapt to the screw and lose themselves.
The factory dormitory building is surrounded by barbed wire.
Looking up through the barbed wire, you can see the workers living on the balcony.
They are like living in a cage built by capitalists with desire.
To prevent workers from committing suicide, barbed wire was erected.
In this environment, depression is the norm.
From time to time, they search the internet for medications that can relieve pain.
There is no cure, but the arrival of Confucian culture has unexpectedly brought life back to life.
Since then, they have opened up new worlds and are out of control.
In the factory, the factory girls looked down on ordinary workers.
Po was surprised to find that after doing his hair, he always received the eyes of girls.
Megumi was also flattered. When she went skating, a boy came over and took her hand to play with her.
Dress up and head to the ice rink to be the light in their bleak lives.
If the image of Killing Matt is faith, then the ice rink is a utopia of love exchange.
There they made new friends, friends with common themes.
This is how you should cut your hair.
Should you also change your hair color?
They play together and go crazy together, but they don't want to go to work together.
There were cheers, sympathy and the clashing of wine glasses.
You can get anything you want, except money.
They come from poor rural areas with no education, no persecution and no money.
No circle can tolerate it, and only Kill Matt will accept it generously. They grow their hair very high, and the higher the hair, the more confident they are.
Through their hair, they gain an unprecedented sense of presence, even superiority. "At the time, they felt different from other workers."
Not only in life, but also on the Internet, they have gained a lot of friendships.
It's an unprecedented experience.
As soon as it went online, many people said hello and became friends who talked about everything.
If you lose your job, someone will recommend you a job.
They will share resources and they will have an emotional connection.
Take care of each other so that people who lack love can also take care of themselves.
Luo Fuxing said: "This is a care that I have never received at home. ”
In the Killing Matt family, everyone has their own place.
This allowed them to find the existence of "me" in the unforgiving steel forest.
Luo Fuxing's body is tattooed with many big characters, such as "I", "Nai", "I Luo Fuxing", "Heaven and Earth Solipsism", "Walk the Mainstream"...
Both have the meaning of "I".
This shows how insecure they are.
They need someone else's eyes to prove the existence of "me."
Therefore, being able to find "me" is the most attractive part of "Killing Matt".
They all know that the expression can be malicious, but they still enjoy it.
As Yun Xiaoshuai said: "Even if it is an argument, at least someone is willing to argue with me."
The loneliness was terrible, so terrible, they didn't want to look back.
If you become Killer Matt, you will have a lot of luck and the souls domesticated by the factory will be released.
At that moment, they felt different.
In order to maintain this happiness, they must pay a price.
The factory didn't like these killer Matt shapes and wanted to cut them off.
They refused, kept falling, and had to go to the black shop.
That means taking more risk.
Killing Matt said, "As long as you can keep your head in shape, I'm willing to let me carry the bucket." ”
It was the only defining moment in their growth.
The last group were tortured so inhumanely that they were completely deprived of their dignity and forced to bow their heads.
Later Kill Matt said: "When I first cut my long hair, I seemed to have lost my self-esteem. ”
Life in a black processing plant is really inhumane.
Han Yajie concludes these days, "The first week he begged you, and the second week you begged him. ”
He begs you to come to work, you beg him to pay.
Once they could not bear it, they went on strike en masse and took to the streets to demonstrate.
Just then, the boss came.
There were also gangsters in the four cars, and the two sides began to face each other.
In the chaos, Han Yajie's friend was beaten to the point of excessive blood loss and was taken to the hospital.
The boss threatened Han Yajie: "You say I go out, I will kill you as soon as I come out." ”
At the time, he had a girlfriend from Guangdong.
It has been agreed that when I pay my salary, I will take her home and marry her.
The girl agreed, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
When the police arrived, they shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know anything. And just like that, the day came to pay salaries.
Hana's girlfriend, Yajie, is waiting at a nearby hotel.
The boss didn't break his word, he came.
But there is still a group of people around.
He said angrily: "I will give you as much as you want, otherwise I will beat you." ”
Simple and crude.
Then find various reasons to deduct the money, and the rest is the salary.
Han Yajie's salary should have been more than 7,000 yuan, but in the end he only got 29 yuan.
That night, the drive to the hotel was dark and long.
He didn't know how to face his girlfriend.
When I saw her, I couldn't say a thousand words, and tears flowed.
It's still awkward to say years later.
In the documentary, Han Yajie said with emotion, "Now she should also get married and have children."
After wigs become popular, "Kill Matt" can become anyone.
Killer Matt cut off his long hair in disappointment and became a normal person.
It's gone, it's all gone.
A lot of people go home for various reasons.
Some people have old parents, go home to take care of the elderly, inherit the family business, and become farmers.
Some people don't want their children to repeat the same mistakes.
Go home and live with the kids.
But due to the pressure of life, I eventually went out to work.
In the cycle of fate, the child will continue this tragic fate.
Unlike the despair of the "Three and Great Gods", Killing Matt is inferior and sensitive, but still passionate about life.
Just a group of young people, restless hearts with nowhere to rest.
I particularly like the English title of the document – "WeWereSmart".
Is there any difference between Killing Matt and our adolescent fragile, flamboyant, and longing for approval from the opposite sex?
They come from the countryside and want to integrate into the city.
It is urgent to break the rigid class, yet live in an information cocoon, limited by knowledge and formulas.
They don't have much choice.
She ended up adopting an approach that did not conform to the popular aesthetic.
They wanted to eliminate alienation, but were suppressed as heretics. What awaits them is only a suffocating sense of superiority.
Someone wears a wig to the supermarket to steal bras, shoots videos disgusting real killer Matt;
Someone "bombed" Matt's mobile phone, causing the cheap phone to die;
Still others lurk for years just to become the leader of the Killing Matt group and then disband the group.
After the rise of live streaming and short videos, a certain killer Matt reappeared in people's sight.
In An Xiaojian's introduction, the "green platform" is particularly eye-catching, and he can't wait to clarify the purpose: "Long hair is just for nostalgia." ”
It's like a stress response left by trauma.
There is still a lot of sarcasm in the comments, but they seem to be used to it.
Ying'er said, "If you come to us in a bad mood, it's okay if we pretend to be crazy and make you laugh."
Then she danced the classic "Nine Days of Phoenix Dance" to her mobile phone.
When I saw it, my eyes were red.
In the words of netizen "Lin Xina":
At that moment I could only admit that she was like an angel.
Author: Tulu