I, Chen Jingshan, a down-and-out photographer who could barely afford the rent, decided to follow a delivery man for three days for a fee of 1,500 yuan.
His name is Li Gen. He runs from 6 a. M. To 1 a. M. Every day. Sixty orders is a hard target. He never complains when he climbs stairs, gets wet in the rain, or gets bad reviews. I thought I would capture the embarrassment of life, but instead I captured it——
At six o'clock in the morning, the bowl of noodles he left for his daughter, and the words "Dad, ride slower";
In the heavy rain, he fell to the ground while protecting the takeaway, but first he felt sorry for the spilled braised pork rice;
And that photo of his daughter is all the reason why he desperately runs the order.
In the three days of footage, I saw how hard he struggled to save for surgery for his five-year-old daughter who had a heart attack. I also saw the generosity of the brothers at the takeaway station, the heartfelt support of the elderly living alone, and the helping hands of strangers. It turns out that living is not about carrying all the suffering alone, but that in the darkest night, there are still people who are willing to light a light for you.
My name is Chen Jingshan. I only learned what it means to be alive after I followed a delivery boy for three days.
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This article "Following a Delivery Man for Three Days" is a realist masterpiece that touches the soul and makes you cry when you read it. Through the lens of the photographer "I", the novel extremely delicately records slices of life of 32-year-old deliveryman Li Gen. On the surface, the story is a three-day follow-up shoot, but in fact it is a profound dissection of the living conditions of lower-class workers. Li Gen's bitterness of working nineteen hours a day, his forbearance in the face of negative reviews from customers, and his tenacity to save the surgery fee for the five-year-old sick girl Niannian are all presented as truly as a documentary under the author's restrained and precise writing. However, the most moving thing about the work is not the suffering itself, but the brilliance of humanity that penetrates the suffering: the red rope braided by Li Gen's daughter, colleagues Da Liu who supported each other in the rainstorm, Grandma Zhang who took out her pension money and came on crutches, the group chat at the takeout station where the deposit was collected in an instant... The glimmers of light among these ordinary people gathered into the flame of hope, illuminating the darkest moments of life. This is not only the story of a delivery boy, but also the epitome of countless ordinary people who struggle in the urban mud but never give up. It allows us to re-understand the weight of "living" - not a vigorous miracle, but a spine that remains straight under heavy pressure, and a helping hand that is still willing to lend a helping hand in despair. After reading this book, you will cherish the fireworks in the world more and respect those ordinary lives that shine silently.
This article "Following a Delivery Man for Three Days" is a realist masterpiece that touches the soul and makes you cry when you read it. Through the lens of the photographer "I", the novel extremely delicately records slices of life of 32-year-old deliveryman Li Gen. On the surface, the story is a three-day follow-up shoot, but in fact it is a profound dissection of the living conditions of lower-class workers. Li Gen's bitterness of working nineteen hours a day, his forbearance in the face of negative reviews from customers, and his tenacity to save the surgery fee for the five-year-old sick girl Niannian are all presented as truly as a documentary under the author's restrained and precise writing. However, the most moving thing about the work is not the suffering itself, but the brilliance of humanity that penetrates the suffering: the red rope braided by Li Gen's daughter, colleagues Da Liu who supported each other in the rainstorm, Grandma Zhang who took out her pension money and came on crutches, the group chat at the takeout station where the deposit was collected in an instant... The glimmers of light among these ordinary people gathered into the flame of hope, illuminating the darkest moments of life. This is not only the story of a delivery boy, but also the epitome of countless ordinary people who struggle in the urban mud but never give up. It allows us to re-understand the weight of "living" - not a vigorous miracle, but a spine that remains straight under heavy pressure, and a helping hand that is still willing to lend a helping hand in despair. After reading this book, you will cherish the fireworks in the world more and respect those ordinary lives that shine silently.