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Located in the quiet countryside of Tongren, Guizhou Province, surrounded by mountains, is home to a sparsely populated peasant family. His father worked hard in the city all the year round, and his mother shouldered the responsibility of the family alone, taking care of the young Zhou Zhou and his sister wholeheartedly.
Despite the difficult life of the two siblings, the lovely siblings always behave beyond their years, both sensible and strong.
Zhou Zhou's face was delicate and his figure was slightly thin, but his bright eyes were full of endless dreams and vitality. Growing up in the fields of the countryside, he developed a deep connection with nature.
When spring comes, he will happily jump into the river to catch snails and mussels, and pick fresh vegetables in the woods; And when autumn came, Zhou Zhou walked on the golden yellow of the ground and carried a basket full of wild mushrooms and wild fruits home.
This land not only gave birth to Zhou Zhou's simple and kind heart, but also cultivated his deep love for rural life. During his carefree childhood, he gradually fell in love with this beautiful home surrounded by trees and babbling water.
Compared with the lively and cheerful Zhou Zhou, my sister has been a quiet and introverted, diligent and studious girl since she was a child. In school, she excelled in both character and learning, and her achievements were outstanding, and she won wide praise from teachers and classmates.
As a younger brother, Zhou Zhou deeply admired his sister's outstanding performance and firmly believed that as long as she was given sufficient support and opportunities, her sister would be able to achieve brilliant achievements.
In this way, in a poor but warm family atmosphere, Zhou Zhou spent peaceful and peaceful years one after another, until the merciless tricks of fate completely subverted the original life trajectory of the family.
Just as Zhou Zhou entered the prime of his youth, a sudden disaster completely changed the fate of the family. Unfortunately, my mother suffered from breast cancer, a serious disease, and the whole family fell into a heavy haze in an instant.
As the breadwinner of the family, the father had to raise money from all over the world and devote all his efforts to his mother's treatment. At this critical juncture when families are facing a major crisis, many may choose to let one of their children temporarily give up their studies and go out to work to support the family.
However, for the Zhou family, it was undoubtedly the best option for the children to continue their education. However, if she had to make a choice, Zhou Zhou believed that her sister had excellent grades and a bright future, and should continue to receive a higher level of education.
In contrast, as a scholar at that time, I was just an ordinary student, and it was not difficult for me to put aside my academic studies to pursue financial independence, so as to inherit the responsibility of inheriting the family business.
It is precisely because of this belief that in the face of the sudden crisis of his mother's serious illness and the family's great economic difficulties, the young Zhou Zhou did not hesitate to choose to give up his studies, walked out of the countryside alone, and embarked on the arduous road of part-time work.
For the next five years, he used his meager but resilient income to share the responsibilities of the family for his father and pay for his sister's high school fees. Leaving his hometown and fighting alone in a different place is undoubtedly a serious challenge for this teenager.
The work on the factory assembly line is monotonous and tedious, and the work of a waiter in a restaurant is hard and arduous, but he never complains to fate, but just bears it silently and moves forward with determination.
Every time he recalls his mother's careful care when he was young, Zhou Zhou's heart is full of deep guilt and self-blame. He was determined to restore his mother's health and enjoy a happy old age.
In the same way, he also hopes that his sister can have a bright future and live the life she wants.
Leaving his homeland and struggling alone in a foreign land was undoubtedly a huge test for this young man. The assembly line work in the factory is boring, and the work of the waiter in the restaurant is hard and heavy, but he never complains to fate, just silently endures and moves forward with determination.
Despite the hardships of life, Zhou Zhou always held a firm belief in his heart - no matter what the cost, he must ensure that his sister can receive a good education. My sister is not only excellent in academics, but also noble in character, and is deeply loved by her family and teachers.
Zhou Zhou deeply admires her sister's learning achievements and firmly believes that as long as she is given full support and opportunities, her sister will definitely achieve brilliant achievements in the future.
In order to raise money for his sister's tuition, Zhou Zhou lived a more difficult and simple life than his peers. He seldom even bought new clothes for himself, and all his savings were tightly saved up and sent to his hometown so that his sister could devote herself to her studies with peace of mind.
When his sister was studying abroad, he gave up his precious family leave, lest he miss any opportunity to work.
Despite their distance, the deep friendship between the two sisters has not been weakened by the barriers of time and space. Whenever the holidays come, Zhou Zhou will always look for a gap, cross many difficulties to call her sister, and convey deep care to ensure that everything is safe and smooth for her.
Zhou Zhou knows that his sister's life is the biggest source of motivation to support him to work hard.
Although the road of life is full of ups and downs, Zhou Zhou has never poured out his inner dissatisfaction and complaints to fate. In his pure and unblemished heart, he only had a simple and unpretentious wish: to work hard and raise enough money so that his sister could devote herself to her studies without distractions, and at the same time hope that his mother would recover as soon as possible.
With this unwavering belief, any hardship and hardship is just a grind in his life's journey.
So, Zhou Zhou silently paid five years of hard work. When his mother's condition gradually stabilized and his sister's tuition fees had been fully paid, Zhou Zhou resolutely decided to return to his hometown.
Leaving a familiar foreign land, unloading heavy luggage, and returning to a warm home to reunite with relatives is a beautiful vision that he has always longed for in his heart.
The once coveted village life has now become a source of scramble, and all kinds of opportunities for business cooperation are pouring in. In the face of huge wealth and the attractive prospect of live streaming, Zhou Zhou has always kept a clear head.
In his heart, what Li Ziqi shows is more of a poetic and picturesque pastoral life, and he is more willing to truly show the unpretentious, natural and innocent rural style of his hometown.
After careful consideration, Zhou Zhou made an admirable decision: he resolutely resisted the temptation of live broadcasting, always adhered to his original intention, recorded the bits and pieces of hometown life with the camera in his hand, and was committed to promoting and spreading rural culture.
He firmly believes that only in this way can the pure essence of rural life be truly preserved.
Zhou Zhou did not explain too much about the choice in front of him. In the depths of his heart, there may be a persistent persistence, that is, to use the purest and most sincere way to show the world the unique charm of his hometown and countryside.
Money is important, but it must not be exchanged for sacrificing the authenticity of the countryside.
Although the "Homesick Zhou Zhou" series of short films quickly became popular all over the Internet, as an unknown rural youth who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, Zhou Zhou is faced with a lack of funds and scarce resources, making it difficult to effectively run his social media account on his own.
At the critical moment, his best friend and childhood friend, Lao Mo, stepped forward and generously helped.
Lao Mo not only has a higher education background, but also has worked hard in a bustling city for many years. After returning to his homeland, he founded a sizable e-commerce business and the business was thriving.
When he learned the good news that Zhou Zhou's short film was very popular on the Internet, Lao Mo was very excited and immediately came up with an innovative plan - to form a team composed of several childhood friends to jointly operate the account and create wealth together.
As a result, Zhou Zhou, an ordinary rural youth, became the core of the team. The witty and humorous Dong Mao is in charge of cooking, Jun Junmao, who is proficient in equipment, is the hero behind the video production, and Lao Mo himself naturally serves as the commander-in-chief of the entire team.
In order to avoid falling into the dilemma of "human design", Lao Mo and Zhou Zhou quickly reached a consensus - never mention the topic of Zhou Zhou's mother's illness in the short film, everything will remain natural and simple.
After all, they have all supported each other in difficult days, and neither of them wants to destroy this innocent friendship by selling misery to win sympathy.
In fact, in the early stage of the popularity of the short film, the operating expenses of "Homesick Zhou Zhou" were completely borne by Lao Mo personally. At that time, Zhou Zhou could only get a meager salary every month, only more than 3,000 yuan.
Soon after, Lao Mo and his friends realized that they could not sustain their development by relying only on the audience's tips, and they needed to find new business opportunities. As a result, Lao Mo gave full play to the advantages of his own e-commerce platform and began to sell some local products in Guizhou, such as unique and delicious hot pot bases.
In order not to affect the content creation, they deliberately set up a new account to sell goods. Soon, they found a steady source of cash. Although the process was not all smooth sailing, with the close cooperation and unremitting efforts of the team members, the team named "Hometown Remover" gradually got on the right track and achieved remarkable results.