Zhang Xue, commentator of China Industrial Network

From "being famous for being poor in the village" to becoming an "online celebrity" with tens of millions of fans, does such a story of "overturning against the wind" really exist?

In fact, this is the true story of Wang Jiansheng, an electrician. It is reported that Wang Jiansheng was born in a rural family in Heze, Shandong Province. He left home to work as a young man, worked as a waiter, killed fresh food, set up a stall, and packed instant noodles on the assembly line. He was eager to have a skill and learned to become an electrician by himself. In 2013, he left the factory and began to work alone. Because of honesty and high technology, customers gradually increased. At the end of 2019, he began to play dithering. A video introducing how to save electricity in the electric water heater caused him to increase the number of fans by 70000 unexpectedly, so he started the journey of using short video recording circuits to record "outstanding cases". In the past four years, his total number of fans has exceeded 10 million, and netizens jokingly called him "Sherlock Holmes".

In the era of We Media, everyone can be a director, everyone can be a protagonist, and all kinds of short videos with novel content and gorgeous editing emerge. In contrast, Wang Jiansheng's short videos are all about his daily work. There are neither exquisite pictures nor wonderful clips. How can he "get out of the loop"?

The primary reason, of course, is the detective like plot. Wang Jiansheng made a "suspense detective film" of the process of solving various circuit faults, which people enjoyed watching. Moreover, what Wang Jiansheng shares is the ubiquitous "electricity" in daily life, from which people can learn a lot of "dry goods" of electrical maintenance skills. Who wouldn't like such an interesting and practical high-quality short video?

However, these alone are not enough to retain the audience for a long time. The most fundamental reason for Wang Jiansheng's transformation from "popular" to "ever popular" is that he has excellent skills. The job of electrician is not easy, boring, dangerous and troublesome, but Wang Jiansheng never complains, and always keeps improving his skills with a love for his profession. The reason why he can solve all kinds of "difficult and miscellaneous problems" of the circuit is that he has already mastered the skill of "miracle doctor" - rich experience and excellent technology, so that he can "cure the disease" and win the continuous praise and encouragement of the audience.

In recent years, there are many "folk experts" who have become popular on the Internet with hard core technology like Wang Jiansheng. People love to see their content because they can see "themselves" from their lens. In real life, many people, like Wang Jiansheng, work hard in their posts, hoping to win a better life and make a contribution to the society with their own hands. People are infected and inspired by their stories, and they have also strengthened their confidence to hone their skills and abilities. They believe that they will become skilled and talented people one day, and "shine" in their own fields and make a breakthrough.

For a long time, many workers have been silently dedicated to their posts. Their daily work is often unknown to outsiders. The short video platform provides them with an opportunity to show and communicate. Under the premise of legality and compliance, some workers show their work scenes and contents in a way that people like to see and hear, which is actually a kind of power transmission. This is the strength of hard work and skills, as well as the strength of positive optimism and hard work. These workers who have come to the "center of the stage" and received a lot of attention also let us feel the style and features of hundreds of millions of workers. It is expected that more "folk experts" like Wang Jiansheng will become popular on the Internet and become "stars" pursued by the whole network.