in the middle of the night, the boss of a busy stall
Ji'nan, The city, which carries millions of people, is bustling and bustling in the daytime, and most of them live and work at sunset. When looking at the city from a different angle, it may not be as peaceful as imagined. When most people have been asleep, some "night walkers", which are out of the night, are still full of love for life, the pursuit of life, and the busy Ji'nan under the night.
Philippines singer
"I played in Japan, Korea and Malaysia and finally came to China." The last stop in Ji'nan is Hangzhou, and then Guangzhou and Tianjin. " At 0:00 a.m. on December 8th, in a botanical garden bar, Papa, a keyboard player and singer from the Philippines band, spoke to reporters in fluent English.
the members of Papa's band are all from Philippines, and they are also a few foreign bands invited in the Ji'nan bar circle, and many consumers have been singing English songs to the bar for entertainment. Papa is the oldest among the 7 bands, 51 years old, and the youngest 27 years old, such as bassist, drummer and lead singer, and others are about 30 years old. Last year they came to Ji'nan to continue such a performing life. "The time of work is not the same every day, from Monday to Thursday, at 1:45 in the morning, and at 2:00 when people have a lot of people at the weekend."
the 7 of them live in the same house and live together. He said: "we will also buy vegetables and cook food, just cook Chinese dishes in Philippines, and we are very happy together." Talking about life in China, he thinks Ji'nan is more comfortable than other cities, and the Jinan people seem to be better, more enthusiastic and more English speaking than the "night shop" in the southern cities.
for the life of the present, Papa likes it. He thinks that he can do what he likes - playing music, making friends with all sorts of friends, but sometimes thinking of his relatives far away in his hometown, "we often video chat, but we can't be accompanied by them at Christmas. Perhaps we will return to Philippines after Christmas this year. Papa went back to the stage and went on.
taxi driver
at 1:00, three beautiful young women came down from a taxi and walked into a bar in the street. I don't know when it started.
a bar security guard directs taxi parking, dozens of taxis are waiting for "empty cars" to wait for the scattered people. Many taxi drivers are obviously a "regular guest". Every night, while waiting for their leisure, several drivers gather to exchange the business of the day. There are also taxi drivers sitting in the car, or playing with mobile phones, or close their eyes.
taxi driver told a reporter that his friend and his friend alternate day and night for rent, and after every night, they were here to pick up the passengers from the bar. "After zero, the business is still relatively hot. I can pull four or five pieces of work a night. If there are no other passengers on the road, I will return to the guest here again." Speaking, the radio in the car rounded Wang Feng's Beijing Beijing, and the open and magnetic voice fused with the unmanned night, and seemed to speak of their voices. "We can only keep company with the radio," said the chef. It's good to have a hard time. " He amused himself and hummed the song with the radio.
2:00, the most crowded shopping mall in the daytime is very quiet. On the contrary, it is a hot business in front of the bar door, chill, duck's neck, hand pancake... These snacks that do not seem to flow into the night seem to be "warm harbours" in the night.
for 4 months, Wang Wei, 20, who lives in hot spicy business at night, lives in a shop. Every night he would ride a 40 minute electric tricycle with a string of spicy hot strings at home, and begin his "Night Walker" life. After graduating from junior high school, he washed a car and worked as a waiter. He eventually gave up because he earned less and did more work.
2:45, the outdoor temperature is -6 degrees, and the spicy hot string guy wears masks and ear muff to string out the people who are coming out of the bar. "I work from 10 in the evening till 5 in the morning, and I can earn more than 10000 in one month and five thousand or six thousand yuan in a month." He said, "I haven't studied much, I have to marry a daughter-in-law, buy a house, buy a car, and save more money while I am young." Next to
, several men gathered on the small wheel folding car, stamping their feet and rubbing their hands. They were the driving agents. At about 3:00, the five or six people who were on behalf of Mr. Huang were still waiting at the entrance of the bar. He told reporters, "I have a job during the day, this is a part-time job, at the door of the hotel in the middle of the night. At the end of the night, I will come to the bar, and at most one night, the most can be three or four, and few words may not." He said his children were 3 years old, so that they could do better to make their children better. As the "Hotel" 24 hour restaurant
3:30, Kentucky Kentucky takeout after the meal, at the bar door to help his colleagues to buy "dinner" back, the reporter followed him to the calendar mountain road near the 24 hours of the restaurant. There are 4 people on duty at night, one manager, one food man, one takeaway and one customer service member. Xiao Zhang told reporters: "usually one night can send 10 single, new year's Eve and when there is a ball game can send thirty or forty orders. I am a college student. I have no class for second days to take delivery, earn more pocket money, and avoid being a "gnawing old man".
Kentucky Fried Chicken in the morning looks not as orderly as in the daytime. On the first floor of the table there are still uncollected dishes, disposable tableware scattered in every corner. The reporter saw 4 male customers at Kentucky, but not a meal. One was looking at a magazine, one resting on the table, and two carrying a big and small bag, placing a chair in a row, sleeping on a pillow.
this is also true of the 24 hour McDonald's company next door. They often accept such an uninvited guest. "We can't catch up with them. They came back today, and once an old lady lived here for a month." The restaurant staff said.
dark cleaning of
4:00, Shan Shi Dong Road, fog under the sky, an orange figure looming, this is cleaning sanitation worker Huang auntie. "At night, there is a night market on this road. There is a lot of garbage. We need to clean up the garbage in the road first, then put the rubbish into the trash can, and finally the garbage bucket is loaded on the ring, and the captain will check the work at a time." Aunt Huang said.
Aunt Huang, 46, from Jining, has worked with her husband for 16 years, earning 1700 yuan a month. At 3:30 in the morning, Aunt Huang was always awakened from the dream by the alarm. "In general, the cleaning union works from 4 a.m. to 8 p. m. They say they are tired, but tired, they must persist. Whoever can wait for the sky to lose money is for their livelihood.
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the night of
with the fear of hardship and optimism, the noisy city is slowly quiet, with another scene showing its prosperity. There are businesses where there are people. The unique consumption needs of the night bring the new lifestyle of "night walkers" and write the other side of the city.
whether it's a taxi driver with a radio station, or a rain and wind chill, maybe life is a little bad, but they still keep an optimistic attitude, so that they don't miss the sun tomorrow.
don't forget the first birth, you can go far. When you are busy sitting at your desk during the day, will you remember these people at night? Because they are more complete, real and better.