People who are optimistic about life and have ideas, even if they move bricks on the construction site, will one day get ahead.
In Fengdu County, Chongqing, there is such a post-90s guy, who was originally a farmer and had nothing, and moved bricks with his wife at the construction site in order to support his family.
But now the husband and wife earn millions a year, not only on CCTV, but also have tens of millions of fans on the whole network.
They are the most beautiful construction site couple Liu Lei and Li Xia.
So, how did the husband and wife go from having nothing to earning millions a year?
What did they experience during this time?
Young and difficult
In 1992, Liu Lei was born in Lizi Township, Fengdu County, Chongqing.
Located on the edge of the Yangtze River, this county was once a migrant county of the Three Gorges Dam, and is a national-level poverty-stricken county with a low level of economic development.
Liu Lei's family has also been farmers for generations, so due to family reasons, Liu Lei dropped out of school early.
Because he couldn't find a suitable job locally, Liu Lei decided to go to Xi'an to join his cousin in order to reduce the burden on his family.
It was also here that he met his wife Li Xia.
The two hit it off at first sight when they first met, and many topics could be talked about together.
At that time, Liu Lei's father worked on a construction site in Fujian, and said that he could not only learn construction skills here, but also earn a higher salary.
In order to earn more money, Liu Lei and Li Xia decided to go to Fujian to make a living.
In 2009, the two came to Jin'an District, Fuzhou, and Liu Lei was hired for a construction site, where he was responsible for the waterproofing of the construction site.
Li Xia found an electronics factory, where she worked from 9 to 5, which was much easier than Liu Lei's job.
After the two were together for a while, Liu Lei decided to propose to Li Xia.
Li Xia had been waiting for this day for a long time, so they soon entered the palace of marriage and gave birth to their first daughter.
But after giving birth to their daughter, they encountered difficulties.
In 2014, their daughter was diagnosed with purpura nephritis.
Purpura nephritis generally occurs in children, and patients will present with symptoms such as skin purpura, abdominal pain, and even damage to the kidneys if it is severe.
The child's condition is getting worse, which makes the family, which is not wealthy, even worse.
In order to make her daughter recover as soon as possible, Li Xia also decided to quit her job in the factory and work at the construction site with Liu Lei.
On the construction site, the two often have to work for more than 12 hours, and Li Xia is also forced to become a female man by life, and her original delicate skin is getting darker and darker under the sun.
And a family of three is crammed into a room of more than ten square meters, with a rent of several hundred yuan a month, and there are only two beds and simple furniture in the house.
The hardships of life have polished the looks of the two, and they were originally only in their 20s, but they looked like uncles and aunts in their forties.
Unexpected delight
In addition, life on the construction site is very boring, and many workers have fun on short video platforms in order to pass the time.
Liu Lei is a senior short video enthusiast, and he often holds his mobile phone to watch videos after work.
After a long time, Liu Lei also had the idea of wanting to shoot short videos, but at first he didn't want to make money, he just wanted to have a simple entertainment.
So he set up his mobile phone, filmed a video of him and his wife eating, and posted it on the Internet with background music.
When he came back in the evening, Liu Lei clicked on the work and found that there were already more than 5 million views, more than 20,000 likes, and a large number of comments.
There are many people in the comment area who say that their lives are very happy, and they wish the life of the little couple to get better and better.
Liu Lei and Li Xia didn't expect that an unintentional move would become their job in the future.
It is precisely because of this success that the husband and wife have the idea of shooting a good short video.
So after getting off work at the construction site, the two began to shoot videos, and there were more and more tricks in the videos.
For example, Li Xia wanted to be a beauty once, so Liu Lei took tools, slowly made up and braided his wife's hair, and finally made a cross-dressing video with music.
Liu Lei even used leaves to make skirts for his wife, used waste newspapers to make beautiful dresses, and made short skirts for his wife from black plastic bags left over from the construction site.
And Li Xia is no worse than her husband, although she is petite, but her strength is not small, even greater than some men.
Liu Lei, who is more than 100 pounds, was easily hugged by her with a princess, and she could even carry Liu Lei directly on her shoulders, without panting after a set of movements.
So their videos are full of simplicity, and at the same time, they are also a manifestation of the love of life for the construction site workers.
In addition to acting, the duo also adapted some songs themselves.
"My daughter-in-law's face is yellow, she is more fashionable than before, and her body has become fat after giving birth"
"It's not easy for my daughter-in-law to marry me, from a big girl to a woman, I have paid a lot for me, I remember it"
They also wrote a lot of lyrics adapted like this.
Under their operation, the fans of short video accounts are also increasing, and now, they have tens of millions of fans on the whole network.
To the masses
After that, their deeds were publicly reported by many media, and they even appeared on CCTV's "Departure to Happiness" in 2019.
In the show, the two wore hard hats and ordinary overalls, and told the people of the whole country about their hardships and the experience of making short videos.
Finally, they also sang a song adapted by the two in the show, which won unanimous praise from the audience, and was called "the most beautiful couple on the construction site" by netizens.
Although they have become Internet celebrities, they still work on construction sites.
After the account's live broadcast permission was activated, they also conducted live broadcasts on the Internet to show the majority of netizens their work processes in grocery shopping, cooking, and construction sites.
Sometimes, they can earn hundreds of dollars with a live broadcast, and as their fame grows, they return to their hometown, ready to contribute to their hometown.
They started broadcasting in Fengdu, Chongqing, selling local local products, and the first live broadcast lasted an hour and a half, with sales reaching 70,000 or 80,000 yuan.
Although it is a good start, it is far from enough for Liu Lei, and he hopes to make more contributions by relying on his influence.
So he found some senior experts and asked them for tips on live broadcasting.
In October 2020, after Liu Lei completed his studies, he carried out live streaming in Hangzhou, and the amount of goods he brought exceeded 10 million within 3 hours.
The amount of goods exceeded 10 million, and the husband and wife took a lot of commissions, according to their current volume, their annual income could reach millions.
With more and more live broadcasts, they have gradually figured out the doorway, and now they can bring 1.5 million goods to their hometown every month.
After having money, Liu Lei and Li Xia not only gave birth to two more children, but also continued to do good things for the people of their hometown.
Liu Lei heard that his hometown was dry and short of water, so he immediately invested more than 300,000 yuan to build a pool for the village.
In his opinion, being rich alone is not rich, but making the people in his hometown better is really rich.
Liu Lei and Li Xia have jumped from a former construction site worker couple to today's Internet celebrities, which is not only due to luck, but also their optimistic attitude towards life.
On the road of life, in the face of difficulties, you can still move forward bravely, then life will not treat you badly.
Resources:
1. CCTV: "Construction site husband and wife become popular on the Internet, happy and warm-hearted companion in suffering"
https://tv.cctv.com/2019/12/03/VIDEunK2LNdK8OQaiFfgfj8T191203.shtml?spm=C52493215293.PR8UsEVbLG58.0.0
2. Upstream news: "The couple in Fengdu sold 3 million yuan with a short video!
https://www.cqcb.com/county/fengdu/fengduxinwen/2021-07-01/4251491_pc.html
3. Chongqing CPPCC Daily: "Aspiring, affectionate and loving "commercial broadcasting big coffee" - Liu Lei, a member of the CPPCC of Fengdu County"
http://www.cqzx.gov.cn/cqzx_content/2023-12/08/content_10623336.htm
4. Master Liu, construction site couple
https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAuk_7mUA-dXNAYsJoQUegkyJcUuxgmGQPo2VnIW-ThEG6SSBAQ6_ZaP7fVWavHDLx
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