Holding hands is always interesting. With "silver-haired people" as our target users, we focus on the field of elderly care, delve deeply into the elderly care industry, help build a elderly care service system, and strive to build China's high-quality elderly care information di

Holding the hand is always interesting. With "silver-haired people" as our target users, we focus on the field of elderly care, delve deeply into the elderly care industry, help build a elderly care service system, and strive to build China's high-quality elderly care information distribution center - "Old Interesting".

Online drama actors, new media editors, live broadcast delivery people, script-killing creators... In recent years, some relatively niche and interesting new careers for Internet celebrities have begun to appear. Among the practitioners of these new Internet celebrity professions, there are many "retired seniors".

From engineer to actor, he has filmed hundreds of web dramas alone.

"I will join the cast again soon, and the role I took on this time is quite challenging." 72-year-old Actor teacher Yuan Jiyi told reporters. Teacher Yuan, whose hometown is in Wuhan, came to Zhengzhou to settle down because of his children. He was exposed to the film and television industry by chance more than ten years ago and has since become a professional actor.

(Teacher Yuan Jiyi filming)

(Teacher Yuan Jiyi’s stills)

"I was an engineer before retiring. I never thought I would become an actor after retirement." Teacher Yuan said frankly that after retirement, due to frequent Participating in charity activities, I got many opportunities to be on camera, such as filming the endorsement film "Meeting Hundreds of Flowers in Zhengzhou" for the 2020 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. "The industry basically relied on word-of-mouth for introductions. I can endure hardships in filming and have rich experience, so more and more (directors) came to me later."

Because I don't want to disappoint people who are looking for me to film, so I only need the schedule Mr. Yuan is willing to take on any role that is acceptable and suitable for the role. "When people come to me, they must have carefully considered it. That is a sign of trust in me. If you can take it, just take it." According to him, he has been doing it for a month now. The schedule is usually full for more than 20 days. "There are times when seven or eight movies are offered at the same time in one day, but the time is really hard to schedule."

Filming with young people is very hard but also very fulfilling. "I've been in so many crews, and I'm basically the oldest one, but I never want to appear as an old man. I don't need extra care, and I never cause trouble to the crew. I can adapt to the intense work pace. " Teacher Yuan told reporters that acting has long been his career. He has filmed hundreds of film and television works over the past ten years. "I have filmed not only short plays, but also movies and TV series. It can be said that Zhengzhou short films are the best. I have already been involved in the field of short videos before the drama started. "

In Teacher Yuan's WeChat circle of friends, there is an impressive limerick: "As time goes by, my hair becomes gray, but my childlike innocence is still waving my arms. Lift your legs and your old life will be interesting." Perhaps this is the most realistic portrayal of his retirement life.

After retiring, she changed from a Chinese teacher to a new media editor

"In Australia, can you support a family with a full-time income?" " Bird's Nest Is IQ tax? You need to know these before buying"... If you browse often For public accounts, you may think that these titles have a "internet feel", but can you believe that such popular science knowledge is written by a 62-year-old new media editor. She has a broad vision, sometimes focusing on the Australian economy, and sometimes focusing on health and wellness. The manuscripts written by her can often receive hundreds of likes. "I like to read the interactive messages and likes given to me by netizens, which makes me feel like I am still alive." It’s pretty cool.”

This “elderly editor” in the new media industry has actually only been in the industry for 3 years. "Before I retired, I was a Chinese teacher. I have been studying and teaching and educating people all my life. I really like this feeling of preaching, practicing and solving doubts." Teacher Ma told reporters that her leisure life after retirement not only did not let her She felt comfortable but at a loss. Later, she learned about the job of a new media editor by chance. "I have witnessed the process of the Internet coming from scratch, and I have truly enjoyed the convenience it has brought me. However, I have never been close to controlling it. Instead, I have always been controlled by it. This time, I also want to use my own Use your knowledge to do something different."

However, Teacher Ma's job search journey was not as smooth as she imagined. After applying to several companies one after another, she was eventually rejected because she was not suitable for her age.

"Later, I found her through a former student of mine. I asked for a manuscript, and after I tried to write two articles, my boss was very satisfied, so I became a non-staff new media editor on their official account. "Now, Teacher Ma completes the writing, formatting and pushing of two original manuscripts every week. "Of course, a qualified new media editor can't just write manuscripts, formatting and operation are also very important. "

Nowadays, Teacher Ma has to browse a lot of fragmented information every day, collect information, dismantle the theme and structure of articles, and even learn to use editing software. When she encounters technical problems that cannot be solved, she is just like when she was young. Pick up the notebook and humbly ask the "post-90s" or even "post-00s" around her for advice.

In her opinion, age can lead to retirement, but thinking cannot. Even if you are "old", you should do your best to serve the society. Make a contribution.

Most of them want to find similar occupations as before retirement

Reporters found that job seekers in the age range of 50-69 are "silver-haired people" who continue to be employed. The main force, in their job hunting intentions, most elderly people are looking forward to finding a career similar to their pre-retirement job.

"After working in technology for a lifetime, it will be wasted when you retire home." The 66-year-old Lao Wang is a lathe technician. He started working as an apprentice when he was more than 10 years old and has been working for more than 40 years. When he was approaching retirement age, some companies took a fancy to his skills, so Lao Wang took up the job again without saying anything. "Live and learn. Now the main thing is. It’s not too hard to provide technical guidance and help young people.” When talking about the working status of re-employment, Lao Wang described it as “easy to do”.

However, for some "trendy" old people, conventional work is not challenging. "I prefer jobs that span majors, industries, and even ages," an old man who started writing scripts after retirement told Reporter.

"Silver-haired people" can still do well in the face of new Internet celebrities.

In fact, it is not uncommon for "new career seniors" like Teacher Yuan and Teacher Ma to search for people who have retired in the past two years. You can find many examples in the news. For example, 53-year-old Aunt Ding from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, tried to work as a bed and breakfast tester. There is also a common silver-haired anchor who is a live broadcast salesperson. Dang Junwu, deputy director of the China Research Center on Aging, once said in an interview with the media that this reflects some characteristics of the new elderly than the old, and they are more willing to try new things, which shows that they are more savvy in terms of re-employment. They are flexible, open and more receptive to new careers. He believes that the new elderly have a more positive outlook on retirement and will lead a new wave in the field of labor and employment.

“Many elderly people have worked their entire lives and retired. Later, they wanted to engage in a completely new industry. In fact, most of them did not do it for money, but to realize their dreams or to truly challenge themselves. This kind of courage is more worthy of learning by the younger generation. "An industry insider told reporters.

Source: Dahe Newspaper