On a cold winter day in 1999, in a small village near the mountains in Guangxi, Lu Kaigang came to this world crying. At this time, he didn't know what kind of hard life he was about to face.
Lu Kaigang's parents are both crane drivers who go out to work, and they are away all the year round, and the home is empty, only the elderly grandmother is by his side. There is no oil and water for three meals, and the old bare house leaks rain from time to time, this is the reality of life that Lu Kaigang saw too early.
However, where do children understand this, Lu Kaigang grew up happily, often skipping class and running to the mountains to swing, catch fish, and catch cicadas. Until one day, a dilapidated TV opened up his new world - the models on the TV walked gracefully back and forth on the runway show, surrounded by colorful lights and music, and Lu Kaigang suddenly couldn't take his eyes off it.
He thought to himself that he would be so glamorous in the future! At this moment, the dream seed of a model quietly took root in his heart.
Recalling this scene many years later, Lu Kaigang still feels that the destiny is like this. It was this "seedling" of his dream that continued to feed him with positive energy in the years that followed, so that he never gave up in the face of hardships and ridicule.
That year, Lu Kaigang was 15 years old, and his family was becoming more and more difficult, and he couldn't bear to see his grandmother barely make ends meet, so he decided to drop out of school and go out to work.
After leaving his hometown, Lu Kaigang came to Foshan, and his first job was to wash his hair in a hair salon. Carrying a basin full of dirty water, his face was full of the enthusiasm and hope of a young man.
The salary for washing hair was too low, and Lu Kaigang went to work as a waiter in a restaurant. Vigilously dodging the white eyes of the boss and the side eyes of the guests, he silently accepted all this, practicing Xi catwalk in front of the mirror from time to time, for fear that the model's dream would rust.
Finally, Lu Kaigang entered a food factory, where the work on the assembly line was boring and repetitive, and colleagues did not communicate with each other. But his cheerful and optimistic personality quickly touched everyone.
At lunchtime, Lu Kaigang always enthusiastically asks for help and shoots some videos of dressing and styling.
"Your clothes are too weird, they don't look like words!" Colleagues scoffed. Lu Kaigang didn't think it was angry, but just seriously sought advice on shooting methods and fashion knowledge. When his colleagues saw that he was in high spirits, they went with him.
Gradually, when it came to making videos, everyone was embarrassed.
At this time, he suddenly thought, no, my own dream, I must strive to realize it! The next day, Lu Kaigang summoned up the courage to quit his job and set out on the road home with simple luggage.
As soon as he returned home, Lu Kaigang began the entrepreneurial road of wild model life. He scavenged for scraps, from the thatch and branches of old houses, to the dead leaves by the river, to the old plastic sheeting from the garbage dump at the entrance of the village.
At first, everyone in the village looked at this "weirdo" in amazement. Lu Kaigang, dressed in patchwork clothes, jumped up and down on the field path to practice Xi the catwalk, and the hot sun above his head dried his sweat.
The villagers looked disgusted, and Lu Kaigang had no time to pay attention.
In order to let the work show his face and get out of the circle, Lu Kaigang seized every opportunity to ask his family to help shoot the video. Facing their puzzled eyes, Lu Kaigang just squeezed out a bright smile.
"Do you have a future in this job, dress like a ghost all day!" Grandma couldn't help but say.
"Yes, grandma! When I'm popular, we'll have a good life!"
Seeing that Lu Kaigang was so confident, grandma didn't say much, just thought it was a harmless little hobby of her grandson and went with him.
After a period of time, Lu Kaigang has released hundreds of works on major short video platforms, but there are few fans, and the most one is only a few dozen likes. This is far from his ideal Internet celebrity persona, and Lu Kaigang's heart gradually sank.
One day, he was exhausted from the high fever, so he casually took a video in the yard and sent it out. This was the weakest and most decadent day of Lu Kaigang, and he pressed "release" without any hope.
Who knew that this originally random video ushered in a miracle the next day......
That night, Lu Kaigang tossed and turned in bed, and the high fever gave him a splitting headache. In the haze, he took out his mobile phone, flipped through the video he had just posted, and thought that no matter how boring he was, he had to stay in the comment area to receive "education".
Refresh, 100,000! Refresh, 1 million! When the hearts and likes exceeded 2 million, Lu Kaigang jumped out of bed in excitement. Regardless of his physical discomfort, he paced back and forth in the room excitedly, his heart beaming.
Overnight, Lu Kaigang had tens of thousands of fans, all of whom were discussing this "grassroots monster" and praising his whimsical ideas and unique charm.
Since then, the stage name "Lu Xianren" has been well-known in the short video industry. More and more well-known international brands have taken the initiative to approach Lu Kaigang and invite him to shoot fashion, street photography and advertising.
Gradually, he grew from a "strange model" in a mountain village to an influential wild model KOL.
The success of Lu Kaigang proves that an ordinary person can also create an extraordinary life through self-confidence and courage. This positive energy is also influencing and inspiring countless young hearts with model dreams.
After the popularity of Lu Kaigang, life has undergone earth-shaking changes. His originally quiet village courtyard began to frequently enter and leave the interview team and the photography group. However, the hustle and bustle of the bustling city has not changed the true character of Lu Kaigang, and he still lives a simple and unpretentious life.
At that moment, when the internationally renowned designer personally adjusted the dress for Lu Kaigang and sorted out his makeup style, Lu Kaigang was so excited that he couldn't speak.
The catwalk show officially began, and Lu Kaigang walked out slowly in a gorgeous dress. On the large LED screen behind him, there is the majestic landscape of Guangxi and his young figure playing by the river.
From Paris, to New York, Milan, and Tokyo, Lu Kaigang has touched the world with a pure heart.
Despite his fame and fortune, Lu Kaigang's life has never been far from his hometown, the place that gave birth to his dreams. He would regularly go back to the village to visit his grandmother, play in the fields with the children, and live a life like before.
A reporter asked, you have earned so much money, why don't you buy a house and a car to live a rich life? Lu Kaigang replied with a smile: "I prefer to invest time and money in Xi, there is no advanced investment doorway, my current job is my best investment."
Indeed, for Lu Kaigang, compared with material life, realizing his ideal self is his real goal. Because of this, despite being in Vanity Fair, his essence is far from being extinguished.
This unpretentious quality has also become a unique mark of "rural supermodel" in the minds of the public.
"It's not beautiful, but you dare to show yourself, and it's very positive!" This self-confidence and courage is truly admirable. Under Lu Xianren's videos and interviews, a large number of such comments continue to swipe the screen.
And Lu Kaigang himself has unconsciously become a cultural symbol - an ordinary person who can create a different life through self-confidence and courage.
This positive energy has infected and inspired countless young people who have similar dreams to him.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, he is not "perfect" enough; But Lu Kaigang wins in reality. People who truly pursue their dreams exude the unique fragrance of the flower of life. And this is the most moving scenery in the world.