Life is not easy, cherish every moment of it!

In the past two days, an article titled "In Beijing, 20 million people are pretending to live" has been widely circulated in the circle of friends. The article mentioned: "In fact, there is no life in this city at all. There are only dreams of a few people and jobs of the majority", which tells the helplessness and bitterness of life in Beijing.

But some people also said that they fell in love with Beijing when they were about to leave. The high cost of living and fast pace of living in big cities can be reasons for escape; but hard work pays off, the starting point of struggle is relatively fairer, and hard work can make the future more promising. These are also the attractions of big cities that make people hold on to hope.

So, for everyone who is working hard to make a living in Beijing, are they wrapped in the shell of "pretending to live"?

Tencent Pictures official account: " A Day in the Life of a Chinese "

In April this year, "A Day in the Life of a Chinese" visited Beijing World Trade Center, Sanlitun, Yanjiao, Zhongguancun and other places, and interviewed the busy people in this city on the streets. There are good and bad sides to life anywhere. While gaining, there is also loss. The choice of life is in your own hands. You must continue to live a good life wherever you are .

Du Yingfeng, 30 years old, construction worker. "I have been in Beijing for seven or eight years. I came here to make some money. Now I am working in the core area of ​​CBD, doing exterior wall work in construction projects. I don't know much about Beijing, but I think the best thing about Beijing is that it pays you on time. "

Xiaoyu, 28 years old, teacher. "I really miss home and want to be with my parents, especially when I'm sad. I've thought about going back to my hometown to work. However, there are few job opportunities in my hometown. Currently, I'm a class teacher in the international department of a university, responsible for student management. In addition to my full-time job at the school, I also have three part-time jobs. Apart from work, I spend the rest of my time running on the subway. "

Fang Fang, 29 years old, works in product management. "The most embarrassing thing I encountered in Beijing was last night. In order to make us move out as soon as possible, the landlord changed the door lock without notifying us. On the way to move, a boy saw my cousin and I carrying a lot of things and said, "Oh my god, this is all right." Yes, this is all right! Life can turn many girls into tomboys. "

Dayan.com "Dianjing" official account : Dianjing

"Dianjing" has come into contact with people of all ages who have moved to Beijing, and quite a few of them are older. They have become the indispensable "screws" of the city and deserve our respect.

Wei Chengying, 64 years old, from Xinyang, Henan Province, is also a member of the "Beijing Drifting Clan". He does odd jobs cutting bricks at a demolition site south of the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. He earns 8 cents for each brick he clears, and can earn nearly 100 yuan by cutting more than 1,000 bricks a day.

The "China Zun", located in the core area of ​​Chaoyang District's CBD, will become Beijing's tallest building at 528 meters after completion. Such tall skyscrapers cannot be built without the help of migrant workers from all over the country. They live in sheds far away from the city, building a prosperous city that does not belong to them and setting new heights.

53-year-old Zhang Zhenhua came to "Dongpi" 15 years ago, riding a tricycle and carrying large bags around the zoo to deliver goods to various merchants. During the years when "dongpi" was popular, I could earn four to five hundred yuan a day. Today, Master Zhang has used his savings over the years to buy a house for his son in Xianghe, and has also built a house in his rural hometown.

News Editor : David from Beijing

I have been living in Beijing for more than four years. My story is not exciting, but I don’t pretend to be living. I believe that people who come to Beijing to work don't pretend, because every bit of life is so real .

In the cold winter of 2016 in Beijing, a pair of good friends who were renovating a house on Zhichun Road, one of them ran out of battery on his electric bike.

In the autumn of 2016 in Beijing, a real estate agent stood upside down with his head on the ground, perhaps to vent stress.

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou don’t believe in tears. This is the cruel side of big cities, but the other side of cruelty is the ultimate goodness and beauty. Do you live in these places? Or do you know someone who lives here?

In fact, it seems a bit cruel to use the term "drifting" to describe those who leave their hometowns to work. If the human heart has no place to rest, it will wander everywhere. How do you evaluate the state of "drifting"? Or how do you think you can “pretend to live”?

Penguin: Wandering Song

" I don't remember what Lao Zhu complained about in Beijing, probably that prices are high and the city is big , and that the work is stressful because of the formal management. He used to work in his hometown where there was no pressure, but of course there was no hope. "

When I read that popular article yesterday, the first person I thought of was Lao Zhu. He was a delivery man. When I met him, it was almost 3pm. After delivering meals in the morning and at noon, the delivery man needed to rest so that he could continue working in the afternoon and evening. As usual, Lao Zhu, who went home to change the battery, had just enough time to cook some noodles and take a nap after eating. His girlfriend was waiting for him in the house. Unfortunately, the day we met, when he returned home, the house was empty. His girlfriend was missing, as were her daily clothes, and the gold and silver jewelry they had bought before.

I witnessed everything from Lao Zhu's panic and hesitation at the beginning to his silent crying when he came out of the police station to report the case. I felt that this guy was so miserable. He asked me, I haven't done anything wrong in the past forty years, why did I encounter such a thing?

Life is always a complicated thing, but from another perspective, Lao Zhu suffered losses because of his naivety when he was in his 40s, so it was already late to pay the tuition. It is hard to say what impact this incident has on Lao Zhu, but at least he should learn to protect himself.

I don’t remember what Lao Zhu complained about in Beijing, probably just that the prices are high and the city is big. The pressure at work comes from the formal management. He had worked in a stress-free job in his hometown before, but of course there was no hope. Lao Zhu is also very grateful to this city for allowing him to see a world that is different from his hometown.

Tencent user: Yuchen

Beijing has given us too many fantasies. We had the kind of yearning and longing we had before we came to Beijing. We wanted to see the Bird's Nest, Wangfujing, Zhongguancun, etc. with our own eyes. But when we came to this city in person, we were hit hard. We are busy looking for a good job every day, taking the bus and subway every day, and we can't stop to appreciate what this city is like. We have experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature, and we have cried secretly on many nights. These experiences have made us mature slowly. We have learned how to survive in this city and how to move forward so as not to be eliminated by it. Every one of us who has moved to Beijing should be grateful to Beijing, because it has taught us so much. Finally , I just want to say that Beijing is a realistic place . As long as you dare to come, it will accommodate you.

Penguin: Road Map Photography

In the early morning of December 2014, in the study room of Renmin University of China, Li Yue, a lawyer from a Beijing law firm, took a month off specifically for the MPA exam that would be one month later and came here every day to review. In order to find a job as a photojournalist for a newspaper, I went to the study room every day to take pictures of the people studying there. After I explained my reasons, they gladly accepted my interview request. I remember that I was very touched at that moment because everyone hopes to live a better life in this city.

Tencent netizens: Never give up

I still remember April 11, 2011 in Beijing. I was penniless, with only 20 cents left on my phone bill and 40 cents owed on my bus card. My stubbornness led me to starve for three days, and the only thing I had to drink was the water in the rental house. On the afternoon of the third day, I found six beer bottles in the house, exchanged them for a steamed bun, asked the shop owner for a bowl of soup, and finished the meal with difficulty, crying.

It was also that time that made me understand and realize a lot. I spent four years in Beijing, left Beijing at the age of 24, moved to several cities, and finally returned to my hometown. Everything went smoothly. I no longer had to rely on my parents, and I slowly paid off my debts. Now everything is in order in a foreign land, and it is getting better year by year. In the three years since I came here, I also bought the house and car I once dreamed of.