Jimu News Reporter Xiao Mingyuan Zhao Delong
In recent years, side jobs have become the choice of many young people, and a successful side job can bring additional income. However, some people have caused themselves losses because they did not choose the right direction.
Zhejiang born in 2000 Xie Yuke started working as a part-time bridesmaid since college. He has experienced the customs and customs of all parts of the motherland in two years. Behind more than 40 beautiful brides are more than 40 different love stories. At the beginning of this year, Xie Yuke founded her own bridesmaid platform company. When her peers were still worried about finding a job, she became the boss.
Gansu girl Liu Can (pseudonym) started practicing piano at the age of 3. After graduating from a university in Hubei, she went south to Zhuhai, Guangdong to work. In a foreign land, she only wanted to find a place to practice piano, but was attracted by her boss and became a part-time piano teacher. Now her side job is sometimes comparable to her main job salary.
Xiaowu, who is still in college, has tried many side jobs, has worked as etiquette, has done small business in the dormitory, and has also believed in online news that he paid the training fee first and then took the side job. Now she has found a side job again and has become an online game accompanying player.
The following is the story of three young people working on side jobs.
Part-time bridesmaids started a company, specializing in training brides and grooms
In the past two years, Xie Yuke has visited many cities across the country such as Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Chuxiong, Yunnan, Yulin, Guangxi, Sanya, Hainan, and has participated in 45 weddings as bridesmaids. Therefore, she is also called "professional bridesmaids" by netizens.
Just got involved in the bridesmaid industry, and we have to start with her part-time experience. In 2020, Xie Yuke was in his sophomore year at a university in Chengdu. He saw the news of "recruiting bridesmaids" on the job search platform. The wedding was held in Hangzhou, an hour's drive from her hometown. She happened to be going back to her hometown for the summer vacation. After successfully registering, she negotiated with the other party with a salary of 1,000 yuan. In addition, she received a red envelope when she helped the bride "block the door" on the spot, and earned a total of 1,600 yuan per order. This started Xie Yuke's part-time bridesmaid career.
In the two-year career as a "professional bridesmaid", Xie Yuke experienced different customs and cultures in various places and witnessed the love stories of more than 40 newcomers. She has participated in a luxurious Chinese wedding banquet that costs one million yuan, witnessed a special ethnic wedding ceremony that rides horses across the street, and also attended a simple wedding banquet in rural flowing seats.
Xie Yuke said that behind every beautiful bride is a family love story. Some brides want to regret the marriage before the wedding, some brides take care of their children to hold a wedding, and there is one in their stomachs; some can see the love level of the newlyweds at a glance, some brides who are 24 years older than the bride, and some men and women they met in nightclubs finally got married together...
What impressed the most was a wedding in Haikou in March this year. The man rented 12 bridesmaids and groomsmen, hired 11 photographers, and spent more than 3 million yuan to build a wedding banquet scene in the hotel. The two newlyweds met when they studied abroad. They returned to China to get married and held a classical Chinese wedding . They followed the process of three books and six rituals . The bride wore a full gold custom phoenix crown weighing 20 to 30 kilograms and inlaid with rubies...
(Photo source: provided by the interviewee)
At the beginning of this year, Xie Yuke established Zhejiang Meiban Technology Co., Ltd. in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and began to start a business. "At first, I only did it as a part-time job, but later I found that there is indeed a market for bridesmaid rental." Xie Yuke said that there are many young people who are getting married tonight. For them, it is not easy to find unmarried female friends who can be bridesmaids in their circle of friends. Currently, there are 100,000 bridesmaids and groomsmen registered on the platform, of which the ratio of bridesmaids and groomsmen is 10:1.
Xie Yuke graduated from University this year. Compared with her peers who still need to find a job, she has started a business and become Mr. Xie. The company now has more than 20 friends. "I have no experience in operating the company." Xie Yuke said that in addition to the school's entrepreneurial tutoring, there are also teachers from large platforms to assist in management, and family members also help.
After starting a business, Xie Yuke still went on a business trip to be a bridesmaid, but he also had more management work. "It is mainly to train registered brides and grooms." Xie Yuke said that many registered personnel are part-time young people, but they actually have no experience in wedding work. They need to train them to pay attention to, such as not overshadowing the bride's limelight, being able to drive the atmosphere on site, actively cooperate with the newlyweds to take photos, etc.
Regarding future development, Xie Yuke plans to develop the company into life service platform for young people aged 18-24, providing young people with more part-time job opportunities in new industries such as wedding ceremonies , short video shooting and production, restaurant tasting staff and hair salon experience officer.
To practice piano, work part-time jobs in the piano store, and the rewards are comparable to the main business
Although autumn has begun, Zhuhai, Guangdong is still as warm as summer. It was noon for Liu Can (pseudonym) to go out of the piano store. She has been here in Zhuhai for three years. She goes to the piano store to practice the piano almost every Saturday, which has become a habit.
piano store is less than one kilometer away from home. The owner of the piano store is a Northeastern lady and a piano and guqin teacher at the piano store. She noticed that Liu Can came to practice the piano every week and played it very well, so she asked Liu Can to teach the piano at the piano store.
Liu Can works in a state-owned enterprise in Zhuhai and accidentally obtained this part-time job. Each class costs more than 200 yuan, and is distributed in proportion to the piano store. The class is 45 minutes. As long as the other party is willing to learn, she usually teaches for an hour. During the courses for several months, she earned almost the same money as her salary when she taught her part-time job.
Among the students of the piano store, there are not only elementary school students of all grades, but also white-collar office workers, and even retired aunts. In Liu Can's experience, learning to play the piano is a beautiful wish of many people, but not everyone can stick to it. Especially office workers and retired aunts, they were full of enthusiasm when they first signed up, but gradually disappeared after a few classes.
"Sometimes you have to urge me, it's time for you to come to class." Liu Can said that the key to learning piano is persistence. Under the teacher's reminder, retired aunts usually return to the piano store in time, while office workers often delay due to work reasons.
Liu Can has a habit of asking students to play the homework assigned in the last class before each class. Based on the students' performance, she can almost determine the length of the students' practice after class.
"I only practiced for two or three hours last week, right?" "Did you practice every day when you went home last week?" Whenever Liu Can asked the students, the students almost unanimously replied, "Teacher, how do you know?"
"I have been practicing piano since I was 3 years old, and I have been practicing piano for more than 20 years, so the students' situation is clear at a glance." Liu Can said that she had passed the level 10 piano exam in elementary school, and piano has become a part of her life. If she doesn't practice it every once in a while, she feels something is wrong.
Liu Can is from Gansu and goes to university in Hubei. Shortly after graduating from university in 2019, he came to Zhuhai, Guangdong, which is more than 1,000 kilometers away from his hometown. My friends often say that she went south and ran farther and farther. But no matter which city you live in, Liu Can will always find her piano store.
Liu Can still remember the child who first came to the piano store. He was in the third grade at the time. His parents said he had a certain piano skills. But Liu Can checked and found that what parents said was almost uneducated, and the children did not even recognize simple music scores. "But she is the most talented child I have ever seen." Liu Can said that the little girl is very smart and a good seedling. After three years of practice, she has made great progress. Her mother plans to send her to the level 10 of the piano this winter.
Speaking of the impact of piano on herself, Liu Can feels that although piano practice has improved her artistic aesthetics and cultivation, the biggest benefit is that years of practice have given her the ability to "quiet".
"Now is a fast-paced lifestyle." Liu Can said that it is difficult for people to concentrate for a long time. Practicing the piano gives her a sense of confidence from the inside out. As long as she calms down and spends hard work in the face of difficulties, she will definitely be able to solve it, just like practicing the piano.
Liu Can’s wish is to open a piano store to be the boss, but the piano store and piano are always just her part-time jobs, and she will not let hobbies become her main business. "Once hobbies become tools for making a living, they will lose their original meaning," said Liu Can.
The girls in technical secondary school play as games, and they can earn about 8 yuan per game
Early in the morning on October 22, Xiao Wu opened his phone and replied by the "boss" who chatted through the platform the night before, and agreed to play three games of King of Glory that morning. There were three people on the other party, hoping that five of them would "open black". Just when Xiao Wu was happy about taking the order that day, he returned the order because he had some temporary delays.
In the circle of playing with the game, the accompanying players will usually call the "boss" of the appointment player. Xiaowu is a girl. As the appointment player is a boy. In order to get closer, he will also call the other party "brother"."There are two types of accompanying games. Those with high game level are called technical types, which can make customers score; the other is lively and cheerful and speaks happily, which is called entertainment types." Xiao Wu said that she belongs to the latter entertainment type, but her skills are also good, and she is absolutely "not cheating".
00 Xiaowu is a student of a technical secondary school in Anhui. He has joined the part-time group of many schools. He wants to use his time at school to achieve freedom of living expenses. He has served as etiquette and has done small business in the dormitory. Under the introduction of the school, he has also entered an electronics factory. However, I almost didn't earn much money from part-time jobs before, and I trusted the news of part-time jobs online, paid the money first and then trained, but in the end I lost money.
In July this year, under the recommendation of a roommate, Xiao Wu became a game accompanying him. Xiao Wu was once an online game enthusiast. At first, he agreed with his roommate to supervise and quit games. Since he "got into the trap" game and play part-time, he not only restored the previously deleted game software, but also downloaded other games again.
Xiaowu said that she has downloaded many game software such as Peace Elite, Honor of Kings, and LOL mobile games on her mobile phone. When there is no training order, she will also play each game to improve her technical level, and also ensure that the game level is improved, so as to avoid the "boss" having an appointment to play the game level and not being able to match.
"It seems that you only need to know how to play games, but it is not that simple." Xiao Wu said that playing games is also very "clip". Some accompanying players not only play games well, but also have a lot of talents, such as singing, singing rap, telling jokes, and some can simulate game character lines. When playing games with the "boss", if you have rich talents, the other party will place orders multiple times.
According to Xiao Wu, many "bosses" are not really looking for winning or losing or "gaining points", they just want a company. "I was very careful during many experiences with playing with me and was worried that I would lose." Xiao Wu said, but the "bosses" were more Buddhist and were very open to winning and losing.
mainly relies on the platform for companion play. Customers place orders through the platform, and an average of more than ten minutes to half an hour per game. Xiao Wu can get a commission of about 8 yuan per game according to the share on the platform. However, he has not made much money since he has been engaged in playing with a companion for more than three months. "I can almost keep the monthly phone bill." Xiao Wu said that choosing to play with a companion is mainly for convenience. He can only stay in the school dormitory with a mobile phone, which is easier than the part-time industry he has tried before.
According to media reports, game play belongs to an emerging industry and its development situation is rapid, but the play play industry has also been questioned about "pornography". There are reports that there are women who play with them to throw out nude chat videos with clearly marked prices, and there are also "code words" involving pornography such as "looking at the legs" and "find a long-term supporter, 15,000 yuan a month" in the order.
According to statistics from China Net Finance, there are currently hundreds of thousands of game companion practitioners. In June 2022, the "E-Sports Instructor Management Specifications" and "E-Sports Instructor Service Level Evaluation Guidelines" led and drafted by the Shanghai E-Sports Association were officially released. The release of the above series of documents and regulations not only recognizes the "legality" of the accompanying play profession, but also refines and clarifies the dimensions of e-sports instructor qualification, service requirements, skill level, etc., aiming to make the rules first and the "accompanying play" industry return to the arena under the standard traffic light.
As for how long this side job will last, Xiao Wu said she didn't know either. She really loves online games and wants to try many possibilities in life while she is young.
