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"I think you're a good model and have a good future! Why don't you come to our office as a model? You can be recommended to go to China for development. "An agent approached me and got straight to the point.
"What are you kidding? I heard you right! I'm a national team athlete in Romania, and you told me to give up being an athlete and become a model. Why? I was confused.
"Because being a model can travel all over the world, a job that can make money while traveling, killing two birds with one stone. There is a huge demand for models in China, and you can see that the East is different from ours. I wonder if this reason is enough? ”
"Wow! So good! If you don't say it earlier, take the contract and sign it immediately. "I reached over and couldn't wait to sign the contract.
After the contract was signed, I couldn't fly to China immediately because I hadn't turned 18 yet. When the coach learned of my decision, he was a little surprised: "Modeling is just a hobby, and the focus is still on training at the athletics meet." ”
When I turned 18, I gave up my national athletes and went to China to work as a model, but I don't regret it.
(My name in Chinese is Mircha)
My name is Mircea, my Chinese name is Mircea, and I was born in Brasov, Romania in 2000. It was a beautiful city and the place of the vampire castle.
With my brother and mom and dad at home, we are a family of four living in a happy family together. Mom is an athlete and a strong swimmer. Under my mother's tutelage, I also became an athlete.
I started training track and field at the age of 7 until I was 18 years old, and my best result in the 110m hurdles was a national runner-up, and I worked in the national team for several years.
By chance, I transitioned from a national athlete to a model.
At that time, my mother uploaded a photo of me and her on a social platform, which was swiped by a modeling agency. They saw my pictures and thought I had a lot of potential and found me to be a model.
I was still underage at the time, and my parents followed me during the interview.
(Me and Mom)
The first time I met with my agent, I was very surprised and puzzled: "Why China?" Why Modeling? ”
The agent said very patiently: "First of all, China is a very large and rich market, and the development of models is very good. The second is that being a model can make money, and you can play everywhere, killing two birds with one stone. ”
When I heard this, my eyes lit up instantly! Yes! I've always wanted to travel all over the world, and if models could travel, wouldn't it be right? It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! This modeling job is the perfect fit.
"Bring the contract." I immediately stretched out my hand to signal, for fear that the agent would regret it in the next second.
After signing the contract, I waited for them to arrange it with peace of mind, after all, I had zero experience.
In the summer of 2019, I finished writing the college entrance examination papers and flew directly to China, not even waiting for the results of the college entrance examination, because I knew that the results would be good.
Sure enough, the results were very good, out of 100, I got 91 points. Although I didn't get a full score, I am still very satisfied with this result.
(I'm holding a cute dog)
The thought of coming to China was very exciting, and I was looking forward to experiencing life in China for a long time.
As soon as I arrived in China, I was arranged by the company in an apartment, 10 people living in 3 bedrooms, and the space was super small and dirty. The apartment had 9 roommates, all of whom were Russian and none of them spoke English. I don't know Russian, I don't know Chinese, so I can't make friends.
I wasn't used to eating, I didn't know what to eat, so I forced myself to eat something because I didn't want to hear the protest of my stomach growling.
Every day when I came home from work, I slept in a dirty place, I was really unaccustomed to it, and I almost collapsed. I don't even know how to get through that difficult month.
The first time I came to China, I felt really bad, I ate badly, I lived in a bad place, and I thought I would never want to come again.
Which one time the agent took me to eat Sichuan food, when the waiter served the hot fried beef, there are red and green peppers, it looked very appetizing, tasted a bite, the taste was spicy, and the beef was still very tender. This Sichuan cuisine is even better than our Romania cuisine. That time, I ate with an open stomach and enjoyed eating.
It turned out that it wasn't that Chinese food was not delicious, but that I didn't find it.
(Me on the catwalk)
The first time I came to China, I stayed only 3 months, then went to Korea for 3 months, and returned to Romania at the end of 2019.
Soon the epidemic broke out, and I wanted to come to China again. However, due to epidemic prevention and control, the airport was blocked, and various documents were required, and in the end, there was no chance to come to China.
At the beginning of 2020, I spent two months in Paris and Milan, and then went to Korea in the middle of the year.
At the end of 2020, I went to Japan and went 4 times in a row. Companies and clients in Japan demanded that models be thin, and I suffered a lot in order to be thin.
I was hungry every day, and when I was hungry, I felt so miserable when I heard my stomach growl with hunger. People are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic. But I could only endure it, and I lost 20 pounds in a month.
(Me in the hurdles)
I am 185cm tall, my original weight was 150 pounds, and I lost 130 pounds in a month, which is as thin as a bamboo pole. I looked in the mirror and was startled, was I still the same handsome me?
His cheeks were sunken, his mental state was not good, his immunity was significantly reduced, and he was sick for two days in three days, and he was really depressed at that time.
(I don't want to lose weight)
I don't want to be like this every day, I don't want to be like a sick seedling, half-dead. After 5 months, I started to eat normally, and after a month, I gained another 30 pounds. Who knew that when he returned to the parent company, he was disliked again: "You can't be in shape, and you don't look good in clothes." ”
I looked at my figure, and I didn't feel anything wrong, and my complexion was ruddy, not the sick way I was before.
I resolutely made a suggestion to the company: "Losing weight like that is really harmful to the body." I don't care if you reduce your workload, don't let your physical condition be so bad again. Don't look for me for a month, my body needs to rest, it needs to recover. With that, I turned around and walked away.
Who would have expected that the company would accept my advice for the first time, and the workload not only did not decrease, but increased. It really surprised me.
(holding my kitten)
In mid-2022, when the door of China opened, I went to Guangzhou for 2 months.
In 2023, I'm going to university online. Studying and making money at the same time, I came to Shanghai again in the middle of the year.
In order to try more Chinese cuisine, I decided to overcome the language barrier, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to name the dish when I ordered.
(Does it look like a mold card?)
I teach Chinese online, spend 1-3 hours a day studying, sometimes take Chinese books to see, although the speed of reading books is a little slow, there are always a few words I don't know, but I have been studying hard.
The hard work pays off, and every step taken is not in vain. After two years of study, the language barrier is getting smaller and smaller, and with Chinese friends, there is no problem in communication at all.
Once, I was hanging out with a friend from China. We walked and chatted, didn't notice the steps under our feet, and accidentally fell and fell into the grass on the side of the road.
I didn't expect there to be glass in the grass, my arm was down, it was cut by a piece of glass, and a lot of bright red blood was shed, and my friend called 120 for the first time. She was also frightened, but still pretended to be calm and comforted me: "Don't be afraid, with me, the ambulance will arrive soon......"
(Me when I was studying)
My friend's voice became quieter and quieter, and I felt like it was pitch black in front of me and fainted.
When I arrived at the hospital, my friend kept calling my name, and I woke up after a long time, and found that my arm had been stitched with 26 stitches, and my friend had been by my side to help, fortunately she was there, if it was a friend from the mainland, I might not know how to call 120, and I didn't know how to express it?
I was touched by the actions of my Chinese friends. I felt safe in China, everyone was very welcoming, and the work was good, so I fell in love with China.
(26 stitches on the arm)
I have been to many cities in China, such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Sanya, Beijing, etc., and the most impressive is Beijing.
When I arrived in Beijing, I went to climb the Badaling Great Wall. This is the Great Wall that I have wanted to visit for a long time, because in the eyes of us Europeans, the Great Wall represents the long history and culture of China. In the process of climbing the Great Wall, I saw the white-haired grandfathers and grandmothers also climbing the Great Wall, and I was surprised that their physique was so tough.
When I go for a walk or run in the park, I can see a lot of elderly people exercising, and they don't do easy movements, and they have a lot of flexibility that is much more flexible than me, which really amazes me.
Life lies in sports, health lies in exercise, they find happiness in sports, and achieve health in exercise. No wonder he is full of gray hair, still energetic, and climbs the Great Wall without breathing.
(My friends and I are at the Great Wall of Beijing)
My favorite country, China ranks first. In fact, some people in the mainland modeling circle have always asked me: "When Chinese shoot, do they like gossip and say bad things about us?" ”
When I heard this, I leaned back and said, "You guys think too much! Anything like this has never happened, and once I deliberately pretended not to understand Chinese to see if they had said bad things about me. Who knows, not only did they not say bad things about others, but they were also very polite. ”
When they heard this, they all looked at each other, but they did not expect that the Chinese were not the same as the front and the back.
As a model in China, unlike other countries, the number of clothes in China is huge, you may shoot 100-200 sets of clothes a day, stand for 12-15 hours all the time, and there is no time to sleep, because you shoot during the day, and you have to go to other cities at night to prepare for the next day's shooting.
When I'm busy, this situation lasts for several days, and sometimes I'm too sleepy, so I squint a little and continue shooting.
(Me at work)
The model's salary is calculated on an hourly basis, and the shoot is very erratic. Some models don't earn a penny a month, and some very successful models can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.
Being a model is actually very hard, and the repetitive movements are done for hours in a row, which is a bit boring and numb. That said, I still enjoy modeling because I get to work and travel in different places.
(Take a photo at the bottom of the mountain)
Last year, I participated in the show "Oops Good Body" with more than 100 athletes, there were 5 stages, the fifth stage was the final, and I got to the third stage and had to leave because my 4-month visa expired. I was going to participate in the finals, but it was very troublesome to renew my visa, so I had to leave, which is my biggest regret.
After returning to China again, my brother and I opened a company in Shanghai to help European customers find Chinese solar panels, and there are currently two of them, one is a shipping company and the other is a customs company, and we have been cooperating with my company for a long time.
After the modeling work, I have to learn Chinese and run the company myself, although every day is very busy, but I feel very fulfilling.
My career is on the rise, and I also hope that love will appear soon, I don't mind what country my girlfriend is, as long as two people like each other. If my girlfriend is a Chinese girl, I will be very happy to have a relationship.
China is really good, I love China and want to stay in China forever.
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[Dictator: Mircia]
[Written by: Nishizaobi]
[Editor: Xiaoqi]
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