Dahe Daily·Yu Video Reporter Wei Zhan
"Don't worry about it anymore. It's raining heavily at home, and the old man who watered the ground all day finally has a holiday." Recently, have you been "brainwashed" by these Henan songs with bright rhythms? The melody, simple and interesting lyrics describe the rural life scenes in Henan, coupled with the friendly Henan accent, it has become a new "divine song" on the Internet recently. It is called "Henan Story", and some netizens call his work "New Yuefu Poetry of the Times".
(Zhou Jinwei and his cornfield)
He understood the life in his hometown
The "Black Emperor" was named Zhou Jinwei, but people around him preferred to call him "Xiao Zhou". Talking about the original intention of his creation, he said , then don’t think I’m verbose, “Actually, I’m just talking about our daily life in the countryside.”
“Don’t worry about it anymore, it’s raining heavily at home.” Two days before this song was released, a rainfall eased the situation. Henan has been experiencing high temperatures and drought for days, and many farmers are just like the song sings, "The old man who watered the fields all day finally has a holiday."
The joy of welcoming the rain was sung by him, which immediately hit people's hearts.
"The old man I mentioned in the lyrics actually has another meaning. June 16th is Father's Day. I also want to use this lyrics to thank those old fathers who have worked diligently and dedicated their lives to their families." Zhou Jinwei explain.
Looking through Zhou Jinwei's works, it is not difficult to find that he does not say any profound truths, but just tells the stories around him to everyone. "O fellow countryman, fellow countryman, I am wandering far away", "How long has it been since I smelled the fragrance of our wheat", "The wind was not weak in the previous one and the corn did not fall", these ordinary rural life came to him, and after passing Processing, it suddenly becomes vivid.
became the exclusive bgm of Internet Cloud Farming. He said it was the charm of Henan dialect.
What made Zhou Jinwei's Henan ditty popular on the Internet was not only his voice of farmers, but also the support of many Internet "farmers".
Under Zhou Jinwei's most popular video "Stop Worrying", he asked a question in the comment area, "What is Stardew Valley?"
After the enthusiastic popularization of science by netizens, he found out that Stardew Valley is a village. It is a business simulation game in which the player plays the protagonist of "Stardew Valley" who inherits his grandfather's farm, and then expands and manages the entire small ranch. To put it simply, you are a "farmer" in the game.
After Zhou Jinwei’s video became popular, some netizens discovered that the rhythm and content matched the daily life and movement rhythm of the protagonist in the game. Many players were using Zhou Jinwei’s ditty to make videos.
(Screenshot of Stardew Valley game)
"I didn't expect that these little songs can attract so many young people," Zhou Jinwei told reporters, "This proves that our Henan dialect is still very attractive."
Rhyme lovers repost " "Professional Player", he hopes "Henan Flavor" will become more popular
Zhou Jinwei, born in 1988, is 36 years old. He is outgoing, likes to be lively, and especially loves to chat. In Zhou Jinwei's own words, he has been a "talkative" since he was a child. Because he loved to pick up the teacher's "talk" in class when he was a child, he was often criticized.
"We here in East Henan all like to say jingles. I have been able to do it since I was a child. I would make it into a jingle whenever I saw it." Zhou Jinwei told reporters that in the first two years of the short video, he was just playing for fun, and later he became a jingle. I became famous when I saw many people shouting "Mai". "I thought, I know how to do this, so I started filming and playing. Gradually, some people liked it, and the video I posted got hundreds of likes."
"Before, I made videos, just for daily use. "Those things in life, just say whatever comes to mind." Looking at the tepid account, Zhou Jinwei was not in a hurry. At that time, he was running a clothing business in Zhejiang, and he didn't take it seriously. It was just a hobby, and he would record it when he was free. Point to kill time. The turning point for the
account came at the end of 2023. Because they had to take care of their mother-in-law who was sick and hospitalized, the family returned to their hometown of Taikang County, Zhoukou, from Zhejiang.Along with the change of IP address, his creative content also changed. When he returned to his hometown, his short video content also changed from talking about urban life to rural things. After returning to his hometown, Zhou Jinwei's creation seemed to be "cheating". "Generally, there is a surge of thoughts, and the number of likes for the work is rising.
(Netizens jokingly call Zhou Jinwei’s works “New New Yuefu Poems”)
The lyrics of these short videos are even more readily available. The reporter asked him if he had any creative bottlenecks. He said, "It's not that wisdom lies among the people. I'm in the village. Anyway, it's not difficult now. It's easy to sing a song in a day or two."
In the past six months or so, Zhou Jinwei has become a Zhou Jinwei is a professional service provider for agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Talking about the future, Zhou Jinwei wants to be a full-time service provider for agriculture, rural areas and farmers. He wrote on his short video homepage, “I am a commoner, working hard in Zhoukou, serving agriculture, rural areas and farmers, and dedicating myself to agriculture, rural areas and farmers.” Farmers". He wants more people to fall in love with Henan, understand the real life of Henan people, and taste the real good products of Henan people.
"I will work hard!" After the interview, Zhou Jinwei said that he would go to the fields to see the corn later. "No matter what you do, you can't leave the countryside."
Source: Dahe News·Yu Video Editor: Xiao Haili
