Preface
In 2018, the scene of the third season of "Chinese Poetry Conference" ushered in a delivery man with only a secondary school degree.
And his opponent Peng Min is a master of Peking University, and there was no suspense in the game, but there was a surprising reversal in the end - the winner was a delivery man who was not optimistic about anyone.
For a while, countless people began to pay attention to him, and now that 5 years have passed, what is happening to him now?
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article
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The delivery man's name is Lei Haiwei, born in a remote mountain village in Dongkou County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province.
My father worked as a Chinese teacher in the village primary school, and he was very interested in poetry and Chinese studies, and often memorized Tang and Song poems.
When he was 6 years old, his father began to teach Lei Haiwei to read and write, and often wrote Tang poems and Song poems on the wall of his home, so that his son could begin to learn Xi memorize.
Lei Haiwei is very patient, and can read the ancient poems written by his father on the wall more than a dozen times from beginning to end until he can recite them completely.
Lei Haiwei ranked among the best in Chinese after school, and his teachers and classmates praised him for his versatility, and every time at this time, his father would pull his son and say: "Haiwei, you have to study hard, and you must go to the Xi Chinese Department of Peking University in the future!" Lei Haiwei also nodded obediently.
However, the good times did not last long, and in the second year of Lei Haiwei's junior high school, his father died of illness, and the family was suddenly in trouble.
As the eldest son in the family, Lei Haiwei could only give up his studies, dropped out of school to work in the county to support his family, he successively worked as a handyman in a small restaurant and a construction site, although the work was hard, but he never complained.
Three years later, 17-year-old Lei Hai decided to go south to work to make a living, he came to Shenzhen, Dongguan and other places, and worked as an assembly line worker in an electronics factory, a waiter in a fast food restaurant and other types of work.
Although he had a hard time, Lei Haiwei still often remembered what his father said to him before his death, and secretly vowed to change his fate and live a good life.
Lei Haiwei came to work in the strange big city of Shanghai, and at first, he worked as a salesman in a small advertising company, earning a small salary and living in poverty.
Later, Lei Haiwei worked odd jobs in a number of small workshops and construction sites, and sometimes he was owed wages, making his life more and more difficult.
2
Just when Lei Haiwei's life was the most difficult, at nine o'clock one night, he suddenly received a dismissal email from the company, because he had no money and nowhere to go, Lei Haiwei could only stay in the corridor of a rental house where he lived as a temporary worker for 9 days.
Late every night, he dared to spread out the futon and take a short nap on the ground for a few hours, and quickly cleaned it up as soon as there was any movement, for fear of being discovered by the landlord.
In the past 9 days, Lei Haiwei has fallen into a trough of despair several times, originally working day and night, so that he didn't even have time to think about things, and now he is idle, and his mind is full of the weight of life.
A few times late at night, Lei Haiwei curled up in the corridor, tears flowing uncontrollably.
Just when Lei Hai was at the lowest point in his life, late one night, he suddenly remembered a poem that his father taught him to recite when he was a child - Du Mu's "Jiangnan in the Year of the Turtle".
Lei Haiwei only remembered the first two sentences: "There is no vulgar rhyme, and sex loves Qiushan." But he chewed these two words repeatedly in his mind, and the tears stopped and his heart calmed down.
Finally, on the night of the 10th day after Lei Haiwei lived in the corridor for 9 days, a miracle appeared, a middle-aged man passing by saw Lei Haiwei on the ground.
After learning of his predicament, the man enthusiastically took Lei Haiwei back to his rented small room and allowed him to stay for a few days.
In the end, with the help of the man, Lei Haiwei survived a period of hardship, and soon after, the mobile payment business and the food delivery industry boomed, and a large number of delivery workers were needed.
The man introduced Lei Haiwei to a food delivery company and helped him find this job to support himself.
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At the beginning, Lei Haiwei was not very suitable for this job, so he had to get up at 6 o'clock in the morning to make two meals, and then began to run back and forth on the street to deliver food, and he was busy until more than 2 o'clock in the afternoon before he could take a nap.
This was a bit unbearable for him, who had worked on the construction site before, and often felt that his legs were sore.
After a month, Lei Haiwei basically adapted to this work rhythm, and he found that as long as he maintained patience and a positive work attitude, he could earn a good income as a delivery man.
Gradually, he became familiar with the streets and alleys of Hangzhou, and the distribution efficiency was much better than at the beginning.
Once, Lei Haiwei was speeding down the road on an electric car, and was accidentally hit by a car and fell to the ground in order to catch a takeaway order.
The injury left him in bed for more than half a month, and at the same time, he also realized the danger of the job of a delivery man, but fortunately he did not give up, but worked more carefully.
Two years later, Lei Haiwei has become a veteran employee of the takeaway company, and was selected as an excellent delivery person by the company, and the newcomers respect him as "Mr. Lei" and often ask him for advice on how to improve work efficiency.
In 2016, CCTV appeared "Chinese Poetry Conference", when Lei Hai saw the opportunity and chose to sign up, but he did not pass the selection.
It wasn't until the launch of the third season of the show that he had the opportunity to show it on stage.
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In 2018, when Lei Hai appeared on a high-end literary stage like "Chinese Poetry Conference" for this ordinary delivery man, no one was optimistic about him.
In the first battle, Lei Hai was calm and calm, his aura was strong, he answered eight questions correctly one after another, and the audience was impressed, just when everyone thought he would shine, the balance of fate was skewed, due to the restrictions of the rules of the game, Lei Hai stopped for regret and missed the promotion.
"I will be back again. When he was about to end the game, Lei Haiwei said.
A month later, Lei Haiwei really returned to the game, this time, he overturned his fate, had a smooth journey, and finally successfully advanced to the finals in the offensive and defensive duel!
At that moment, a bright smile bloomed on Lei Haiwei's face, he had already expected this day to come, because he knew his strength very well.
On the day of the finals, Lei Haiwei's opponent was a scholar - Peng Min, a master of Peking University and editor of "Poetry Magazine".
The competition with a huge disparity in strength began in Yan, and Peng Min, as a big favorite, rushed to answer three questions successively, but he was wiped out and made mistakes three times! This scene caused an uproar in the audience.
Immediately after that, Lei Haiwei opened up the situation, answered both questions correctly, and got two points! This is undoubtedly an upset, and everyone didn't expect that the delivery man Lei Haiwei would be able to stabilize his position in front of the literary master!
In the end, Lei Haiwei defeated Peng Min 5:1 and successfully won the championship, and the audience was impressed by this delicate twist of fate.
And when asked about the victory speech, Lei Haiwei just smiled slightly and treated it indifferently.
5
When Lei Haiwei broke out of the encirclement in the third season of "Chinese Poetry Conference" and successfully won the championship, not only the audience and judges were impressed, but netizens all over the country were also deeply shocked by this "swan coming out of the sewer".
However, behind the brilliance are all kinds of interests and temptations, and for a while, Lei Hai also had an aura for this ordinary takeaway brother and became the focus of everyone's eyes.
Euphemistic or blunt invitations poured in: there were companies that signed him for commercial purposes in order to gain greater exposure; Some magazines wanted him to be a contributing writer to increase circulation; There are also universities and research institutes that hope to invite him to join and increase his popularity.
In just one month, Lei Haiwei received dozens of similar invitation emails and text messages, the most tempting of which was a powerful company that was willing to offer a high salary of one million a year to hire him as an image spokesperson.
In the face of the opportunities and fame and fortune that he has never had, Lei Haiwei did not agree overnight, but calmly thought about his own positioning and direction, he understood that these vanity and splendor are only a matter of time and utility, and do not represent real recognition and respect.
As Lei Hai said for himself, he hopes that someone can really understand his spiritual world and give him a corresponding job and environment, rather than just using him as a money-making tool or a gimmick to solicit.
So, after facing endless temptations, Lei Hai made a choice that puzzled many people - he declined all business offers and embarked on a journey alone.
Coming to a strange and prosperous big city, Lei Haiwei wants to experience the most authentic atmosphere of this land, he is no longer limited to the scenes in books and screens, but walks into the bits and pieces of market life, looking for his own direction and answers.
Some people think that he made a stupid mistake and missed a good opportunity, but Lei Haiwei is not impressed, he believes that if he sticks to the path of his true self in life, he will eventually meet like-minded partners.
Sure enough, in the third month of Lei Haiwei's wandering, a primary and secondary school found him, and the principal of the school watched his competition and follow-up interviews, and deeply recognized Lei Haiwei's enthusiasm for poetry and education.
So he resolutely flew to Lei Haiwei's city and talked to him face-to-face, and in the end, Lei Haiwei was moved by the school's sincere and considerate attitude and decided to accept their offer.
From an ordinary person who delivers food and travels, to a teacher who inherits classical poetry and inspires post-learning, Lei Haiwei has experienced an important leap in his life.
status quo
Now he lives a very satisfying life: walking among the students every day, explaining the stories and allusions behind the poems, looking at the clear and smart eyes of the children, Lei Hai sincerely feels happy and fulfilled.
The school also attaches great importance to Lei Haiwei as a "big celebrity", specially provides him with an independent and quiet apartment, and often organizes campus tours.
Some people laugh at him for enjoying a lot of happiness, but in fact, Lei Haiwei's life is still simple, and his monthly salary is not high, but compared with the hard work in the past, today's life makes him feel unprecedented steadfastness.
Perhaps, as Lei Hai said for himself: "I hope that someone can really understand my spiritual world and give me the corresponding work and environment." ”
Now, this job is exactly the happiness he has been looking for for many years.
Resources
Shanxian Rong Media - "5 years ago, the takeaway brother who defeated the master of Peking University and won the championship of the poetry conference, what happened later"
People's Daily - "Refuse a Million Annual Salary, the Champion of the Chinese Poetry Conference Becomes a Teacher"