In the International Short Video Competition, Dongguan's works won the first prize

Recently, the winners of the third "Third Eye China" International Short Video Competition in 2021 were officially released, and two Dongguan-themed works were listed on the list of winners! Among them, "Dongguan Street at 3 a.m., Why Don't These Strangers Go Home" filmed by the "Net Red" Ah Fu team? " won the first prize in the annual unit "Lingnan Culture Bay Area Story", and the "Foreigners Meet China Year" series of short films (one of which is about the Israeli ZivGlikman in Dongguan) won the third prize in the "In China, Record You and Me" unit.

It is understood that the third "Third Eye To See China" international short video competition has collected more than 100,000 works from all over the world, why can these two short video works with Dongguan as the "protagonist" break through the siege and win the first and third places in these more than 100,000 works? Hurry up and take a look!

In the International Short Video Competition, Dongguan's works won the first prize

The streets of Dongguan at 3 a.m

Energetic, simple and happy, full of hope... Dongguan people's happiness overflowed

The work that won the first prize of the "Lingnan Culture Bay Area Story" in the annual unit of this international short video competition is "On the streets of Dongguan at 3 a.m., why don't these strangers go home?" Some time ago, a blogger from Germany, Ah Fu team filmed, at 3 a.m., this German friend walked on the streets of Dongguan and asked others, "Why don't you go home yet?" So he heard a full of energy, full of energy, full of happiness and full of hope.

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At 3 a.m., why didn't these people on the streets of Dongguan go home?

In the video, the 97-year-old brother is running a driving, Ah Fu asked him, "will you feel that fate is unfair", the answer of the driving brother is both optimistic and mature, he said: "Fate sometimes has to have, fate is always forced." He also said, "Every day to take orders, chat, happiness is so simple!" ”

Then, Ah Fu meets a street performer who sets up a stall with his girlfriend, and he thinks that it is "very romantic and beautiful" to fight together.

At 3:00 a.m., on the streets of Dongguan, In addition to meeting people who are fighting for their lives, Ah Fu also meets all kinds of young people who enjoy nightlife.

Ah Fu met 3 "post-00s", he asked "how do you think of Dongguan"? The little girl immediately gave a thumbs up, "Life in Dongguan is very happy, not as fast-paced as Guangzhou and Shenzhen."

Ah Fu also met a German-speaking Chinese student, she said: "Learning German is the arrangement of fate", "Germans are more pursuit of spiritual satisfaction", when asked about the advantages and disadvantages, she believes that "maybe this is a cultural difference, there is no advantage or disadvantage", but also said that it is not "the moon abroad is particularly round", the girl's experience has broadened her horizons.

At the conclusion of the video, Ah Fu believes that "the people interviewed in Dongguan have a very good mentality and are particularly enthusiastic."

As soon as the blogger video was sent, it received 550,000 + views in 24 hours, and also passed through the major video platforms to forward the screen, on May 28, 2021, the "Wanxiang Blossom" WeChat public account also ended with "3 a.m., why don't you go home?" German bloggers took some of Dongguan's "secrets"..." For the title again brushed the screen circle of friends, after reading the netizens have commented: "Dongguan people are very optimistic and down-to-earth, that laughter is very infectious, full of positive energy!" "Dongguan, which is pragmatic and pragmatic, makes people see hope and feel proud!" "In Dongguan, you don't worry about safety because you go out late at night, which is really amazing!" "The video is too infectious, it is also very resonant, after 8 years in Dongguan, I don't want to leave, I especially like the rhythm of life in Dongguan, the environment is beautiful, and the people are good!" "Dongguan, Ollie give!" "The harder you work, the happier you feel, the real feelings in Dongguan!" ......

Ah Fu's short video not only received countless praise and likes, but also let everyone see the different side of Dongguan, saw all kinds of people in the city, and saw that at three o'clock in the morning, in this city with a population of more than 10 million, people from all walks of life, with an optimistic attitude and an active struggle, shuttled, rushed and stayed under the night of the city.

Who is Afu? Netizens who are often on the B station should know that Ah Fu, formerly known as Thomas Derksen, is from Marinhead, the administrative district of Cologne, Germany. In 2013, Ah Fu went to Shanghai Fudan University to study, and found the other half of his life here - Shanghai wife Zhu Liping (netizens jokingly called "Fu Sister-in-law"). Since 2016, Ah Fu has settled in Shanghai with his wife and has been using his self-media channel to record his life experiences in different cultures between China and Germany. Ah Fu is more determined to become a bridge for Sino-German cultural exchanges. From December 5 to December 11, 2018, Afour was invited to accompany the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his visit to China and was invited to dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Today, Ah Fu has 1.56 million+ fans on the B station.

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In Dongguan, the good life is just right

Another episode of Ziv Glikman, an Israeli in Dongguan who won the third prize in the "In China, Record You and Me" section, tells the story of Ziv Glikman, who worked as a parachute in the Israeli Air Force, in Dongguan for the New Year.

Ziv Glikman (Chinese Ye Zhanwen) is an Israeli who worked as a parachute in the Israeli Air Force and came to Dongguan in 2003 with love, where he worked as an English personal trainer and a small business. For 16 years from 2005 to the present, Ziv Glikman has been running the HEREDG website, exploring the city and sharing it from the perspective of a local foreigner in Dongguan. Now, Ziv Glikman and partner Billy jointly run a bar in Dongcheng Street, Dongguan, where foreigners party is held from time to time, and the two also try to share and spread Dongguan culture with short videos. At the beginning of the video, he said: "I want to say, I am a 'Xinguan person'. ”

As in previous years, Ziv Glikman and his wife and children stayed in Dongguan this year (2021) for the Chinese New Year, hoping to learn more about Dongguan and China's New Year culture. He said: "The Spring Festival in Dongguan is very interesting, last year we also went to the old city together, walked around together, tried all kinds of local snacks... I enjoyed the quietness of the city. ”

In this episode of the video, in Dongguan, Ziv Glikman will let the children go to the park to play, play with toys, put drones, ride bicycles, he said: "This is why I like to live in Dongguan, I can take care of family life and work very well, in Dongguan, a good life everything is just right." ”

Before Ziv Glikman came to Dongguan, he spent a year in New York. He admits that he is not comfortable living in a busy big city like New York, and when he starts a family, he only wants "ordinary life". For their family, everything in Dongguan is just right. Speaking of Dongguan's "livability", Ziv Glikman bluntly said that "the natural environment is pleasant, the cultural facilities are complete, and the prices and housing prices are affordable". Ziv Glikman has been exploring the city for more than a decade in Dongguan, and now he is convinced that Dongguan is the "perfect city" in his heart.

Some time ago, Ziv Glikman said in an interview with the media: "Dongguan is already my home. ”

This one-episode video allows everyone to see the familiar street shops in Dongguan, learn more about Dongguan and China's New Year culture, and deeply experience the interesting and cultural "Guanwei Nian" in Dongguan.