Recently, Wang Qiuyan, a mermaid actor from Guangxi Beihai Underwater World, posted a video of herself interacting with children while performing in the water. Subsequently, the video quickly became popular online and received more than 15 million views. "It's so beautiful", "This is the most mermaid I have ever seen", "It fulfills all my fantasies about mermaids"... The comment area was filled with praises from netizens.
html On January 21, all media reporters from the South China Morning Post contacted Wang Qiuyan to hear her tell the story of the Guangxi version of the "Mermaid".Underwater "ultra-long standby"
unexpectedly became popular on the Internet
"That day our museum welcomed a wave of Northeastern 'Little Frozen Pears'. After my performance, they were still calling me excitedly. In order not to disappoint the children, I Go into the water and interact with them." Speaking of her way out of the industry, "Mermaid" Wang Qiuyan was also surprised. She usually posts short videos on online platforms, and many of her works have become popular, but this is the most popular one.
Below the video, what netizens are most amazed about is how the "mermaid" sister can stay on "ultra-long standby" underwater and open her eyes to do various elegant and elegant movements. "Won't cosmetics fade after being underwater for so long?"
Faced with these problems, Wang Qiuyan said that she has been working underwater for 4 years, and she also trains hard. She is a relatively experienced employee. Now she is static underwater Breath-holding can last more than 3 minutes, and dynamic breath-holding can last about 1 minute. When you reach this limit, you have to swim ashore to take a breath. As for cosmetics, she always chooses products that are waterproof and difficult to remove.
Although the "mermaid" looked very smart and beautiful during the performance, Wang Qiuyan could not see anything outside when she was diving with naked eyes in the water. She could only see light sources and silhouettes. Sometimes when she couldn't see the light, she couldn't feel where the tourists were, and she would be called cold, disrespectful, and indifferent. Wang Qiuyan explained: "Naked-eye swimming is equivalent to 1000 degrees of myopia plus 800 degrees of astigmatism. Everything is very hazy. Every interaction is my own prediction, and then I mobilize the audience." This time, she is the one who is popular in the circle. Seeing light and shadow in the water, you can roughly predict the child's height, swim down and interact with the child.
▲The scene of Wang Qiuyan interacting with her children was drawn by netizens.
"Daughter of the Sea"
Born to dive
Wang Qiuyan is a native of Beihai born in the 1990s. She has dreamed of being a mermaid since she was a child. "The mermaid is the daughter of the sea, a beautiful existence." Wang Qiuyan said that she originally studied tourism. Later, she accidentally saw the recruitment of divers in the newspaper, so she went to Guangzhou to learn diving at her own expense. After rigorous assessment, she passed the PADI AOW advanced open water diver, three-star free diving and mermaid instructor (certificate).
"Diving is the most suitable job for me. Being in the water is very relaxing, free and quiet, and I don’t have to communicate with others. I like to be alone. The pleasure brought by the water is something that no job outside can give me." Regarding how to maintain good health In terms of body shape, she said, diving requires no dietary restrictions and can consume your energy. You can lose about 1 jin by performing diving for 5 times.
▲Wang Qiuyan is performing. The duration of the
mermaid performance is 6 to 7 minutes, with a set of actions lasting 40 seconds. Each performance involves tumbling, double and triple combinations, as well as foot grabbing, spinning in circles, love bubbles and other actions. Wang Qiuyan told reporters that the most difficult movement is actually rolling, and rolling in the water with naked eyes will cause water to enter the nasal cavity. Usually when doing a roll, she would let water enter her nose, fill her sinuses with water, and then go ashore to drain the water. "You can't dive when you have a cold. Because you can't balance the ear pressure, you can't dive to the deepest point. In severe cases, you will get nosebleeds."
In addition, it is very uncomfortable to open your eyes in the water. Wang Qiuyan could have performed with a mask. , but in order to make the performance more realistic, she dives naked every time to show everyone her most beautiful side.
▲Wang Qiuyan asked for a kiss from her child.
Use "Mermaid" to connect the world
As her popularity increased, Wang Qiuyan also began to plan for the future. Many foreign "mermaids" are retired synchronized swimmers. She feels that their diving is very good, and she still needs to continue to learn.In addition, she also wants to get a higher-level diving certificate to help more people engage in this industry.
"As a cultural traveler, I hope to promote my hometown Beihai through good performances and works. Beihai is a very beautiful and livable coastal city. I hope more people will visit Guangxi and Beihai. Culture has no borders, and I hope that Use 'Mermaid' to connect the world." Wang Qiuyan is full of confidence in the future.
Nanguo Morning Post all-media reporter Lian Cairong
