Why is the "social shaking" of Chaozhou dialect in the deep -working American guy?

Shenzhen is a very remarkable city. As long as you are interested and enthusiastic, you can always find like -minded friends and platforms that are suitable for your development.

Recently, the trend of "National Society" swept the major short video websites. Many people accompanied the "magical" music rhythm, while "swinging" the characteristics of their hometown, attracted a lot of praise and forwarding. Jake, the American guy who is currently living in Shenzhen, followed the trend and released a "social shake" called "I am Guangdong". In particular, he spoke fluent Mandarin and Chaoshan. The amount of viewing on Douyin exceeded 10 million, and the number of viewing on WeChat video numbers also exceeded 3 million. "This is the most liked video in recent times. Many netizens joked that I have mastered one of the most difficult dialects in China. Everyone's love has made me feel closer to this city." Jack said.

Come to China to find the road to sustainable development

During college, Jack chose to sustainable development. One of the courses was to learn how to stand from the perspective of sustainable development and make beer in a relatively environmentally friendly way. After graduating, Jack decided to engage in the beer brewing industry. "At that time, I longed for Chinese culture and hoped to go to the place where I was away from my hometown to experience exotic life. Therefore, looking for suitable job opportunities online, I just watched a winery in Hefei, Anhui, so I was recruited, so I decided to move to China as a machine. "He says.

In 2016, Jack came to China. At that time, he knew it in Chinese. "After coming to China, the living environment has changed a lot, and the language is unreasonable. I felt confused for a time. Because the winery I worked was relatively remote, there were farmland around me, and there were very few entertainment activities. I lived there for three months before learning to pay with WeChat. "Jack smiled and recalled the period of" cultural impact "that impressed him.

Over time, Jack made a group of Chinese and foreign friends with similar interests and began to learn to better integrate into Chinese life. "My friends and I especially like beer. I often 'with wine clubs', which causes me to come to China, and the weight rises straight." Under the moisturizing of friendship, the weight has become a "sweet burden", but it also allows him The language skills of the language are rapidly, and you can soon speak a fluent Chinese.

Recalling the time working in the winery, Jack is still vivid. "Those days are confusing and leisurely. But I have no reason to find a stability, and always want to go to other places to take a look." Soon, he turned his eyes into Shenzhen.

Realize the development of "multi -track" in Shenzhen

In the 2017 New Year, with the invitation of a friend, Jack came to Shenzhen for a short time for two days. "At that time, I went south all the way from the cold north, and when I arrived in Shenzhen, I felt the warmth and humidity of long -lost. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the high -rise buildings, and the bustling city scenery is hidden in the stacks. Jack planted a germonous seed in his heart.

In 2018, Jack decided to set foot on a new journey, and "Shenzhen" became the first name to jump into his mind. "At that time, some of my friends were working in Shenzhen. They told me that Shenzhen was a particularly open, tolerant, youthful city, and I couldn't help but feel excited." Jack came to Shenzhen after leaving the beer brewing industry and became a teacher of an English training institution in Shenzhen. And in his spare time, he opened the "second track" of his career and became a short video blogger.

"In the past few years in China, a lot of interesting things and things have happened. Many funny ideas are from my real experience. I think if I can shoot out from the perspective of cultural differences, it will definitely be very interesting." Gan, Jack and his friends opened their own channels on Douyin- "those foreigners". From Chinese kung fu, traditional festivals, to tea drinking culture, Chinese chess, the themes they shot are all stories and life details. What made their short videos a hit is the adaptation of the song "The World is talking about Chaoshan dialect". The entire network watching volume exceeded more than 17 million, which was widely reposted by major platforms.

In the past two years, Jack re -ignited the enthusiasm for music and formed a band called All Ears with two other friends, one of which was a mixed -race of China and the United States. Similar cultural backgrounds, life experiences and love for music have given them a lot of common topics.

▲ Jack (right) and friends organized bands to perform offline. Interviewee confidence

In addition to performing on the scene from time to time, Jack also invested a lot of energy to create and take care of his own music channel- "Jack's guitar and him", singing and adapting popular Chinese and English songs, Shenzhen Talent Park, Shenzhen Bay, World Window of the World The beautiful scenery always appears in the background of his recording.

"My life is getting busy now. In addition to taking English classes, I also have to perform offline performances, shooting and editing short videos, but this busy is happy. I think Shenzhen is a very remarkable city. As long as you are interested and and Passionate, I can always find like -minded friends and platforms that are suitable for your development. This is also a city that supports young people to develop. I look forward to its future. "Jack said.

Shenzhen Evening News reporter Xu Jiaozheng

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