@Nuani6: Compared to other spectators, his smile was the most sincere and calm, filled with genuine happiness. The brilliant fireworks have no exclusive ownership; beautiful lives are defined in various ways. Contentment and happiness belong to those who are simple.
@Henan Business Daily: With so many people paying attention, is there anything you want to say?
@Henan Business Daily: Seeing so many retweets, are you dizzy?
The Weibo post had been forwarded and commented on more than 60 times within less than five minutes of being posted. By 10 PM yesterday, the Weibo post had been forwarded 66,958 times and received 14,708 comments, ranking first on Sina Weibo's list of popular posts.
"Smiling Brother," where are you?
Micro-interview
"On the 15th day of the first lunar month, at Zhengzhou CBD, a vagrant picked up half a bottle of ice green tea from the ground, took a sip, looked up at the sky opposite him, as a firework bloomed, he 'clapped' and smiled." This caption, along with the viral picture, became famous overnight. Netizens began imitating it, creating sentences and thus spawning the "smile style."
@Yu Jingjie: Moved by this person's laugh.
@Henan Business Daily: Why did you think of posting it on Weibo?
"Clap," happiness is actually very simple.
Meanwhile, Tian Zhongyu, who took the photo, received interviews from multiple media outlets including Huaxi Metropolis Daily, Chongqing Business Daily, Chengdu Business Daily, Shandong Business Daily, Yunnan TV Urban Channel, and Central People's Broadcasting Station.
He slightly tilted his head back, his mouth curved upwards, and his smile "blossomed" the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes. Behind the man were neon lights transformed into spots and faintly visible red lanterns. A few citizens, like him, looked up at the moonlit sky and the place where fireworks were blooming.
"During the middle of the twelfth lunar month, he came once, selling plastic bottles and cardboard boxes." Mr. Long introduced that there were quite a few people collecting waste in this area, but "Smiling Brother" rarely came. "He didn't say much, weighed the items, got paid, and left."
Because of what were you moved by "Smiling Brother"? 44% of netizens "felt his happiness was very real"
In front of the full moon and the sky full of fireworks, all smiles and all people are equal.
@Yu Jingjie: I don't need photos to rescue me.
Micro-event
Suddenly, one day, he smiled, right in front of everyone. The reason for the smile was so simple, yet it seemed so happy.
Micro-interaction
At that moment, there was no hierarchy, no difference, and no special treatment. In front of a full moon and a sky full of fireworks, all smiles and all people instantly became equal.
@Henan Business Daily: Do you want to see "Smiling Brother" again?
At such a beginning of spring/in such a Zhengzhou/thinking of a friend; those were singing years/that was a broken building/there floated strong liquor/there hid sorrow/poor and ragged we/were accompanied by the cold autumn; at such a beginning of spring/thinking of a friend; those were singing present/you already have a lover/I already have children/ideals illuminate the world/filled with joy we/also have the soul of happiness; oh friend/such a Zhengzhou/we fought here/we lived for a long time. (A poem written by a netizen for "Smiling Brother")
@Yu Jingjie: Because I didn't want to disturb him, I didn't talk to him. I would like to meet him again and chat with him.
Reported by Henan Business Daily reporter Li Yapeng and intern Zhang Kefeng / text and Tian Zhongyu / photo
"Everyone has the most simple emotions in their hearts, vagrants also have moments of happiness, and the journalist captured the most touching instant at that time." Said Fan Xinya, the director of the photography department of Henan Business Daily, and said that the photo therefore had life.
On February 6, a picture of "a vagrant smiling while watching fireworks" spread widely on the Internet. The photographer was Tian Zhongyu, a reporter for Henan Business Daily.
If you pass by him, please @Henan Business Daily or call the reporter's phone number 13523078348, connect the world, and let wandering stop.
With the concern of many readers, reporters from Henan Business Daily started searching within the city of Zhengzhou.
Micro-diary
"Clap," happiness is really very simple
A picture swept through Weibo
"Smiling Brother" spawned the "smile style"
Micro-tips
This picture of "smiling and looking at fireworks" went viral online. A simple smile, an ordinary vagrant moved countless people, netizens left messages saying they were "moved to tears," and the vagrant in the photo was affectionately called "Smiling Brother" by netizens.
@Yu Jingjie: Clap, is the sound when fireworks bloom. "Smiling Brother's" smile and the fireworks bloomed simultaneously, so "clap" was used.
@Yu Jingjie: Not expecting too much, it's long past the era when a single photo could make a journalist famous.
@Yu Jingjie: That night, I walked and took pictures from south to north along Ruyi Lake, wanting to capture the expressions of people watching fireworks because the news from Henan Business Daily always strives to be emotional and warm. Human emotions are always more wonderful than fireworks. When I saw him, I had already taken pictures of four or five people, but none of them were very satisfactory. I noticed him because he was dressed very shabbily and squeezed to the front of the crowd. When I took the picture, he suddenly smiled, and I was immediately moved.
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Micro-reaction
@Henan Business Daily: Will anyone try to poach you because of this photo?
@Henan Business Daily: How did you find "Smiling Brother"?
Please tell us
In the view of the photographer @Yu Jingjie, the reason why the picture touched the hearts of netizens is that in the bustling city, relationships between people have become increasingly complex, forgetting the simplest things. "The picture originally and naturally restored a kind of spirit, that's all."
@Yu Jingjie: Thank you all for your attention. "Clap," happiness is really very simple.
If you encounter him
@Xi'an Public Security: One cup of tea, one firework, one person, one world. At this moment, he is happy.
Under the sky full of fireworks
"Smiling Brother" becomes an internet sensation, netizens feel moved
As the photo became wildly popular online, netizens began to "miss" this vagrant with the simplest smile, asking who he was, where he came from, and what story he had.
@Laughing without speaking Zhang Xiaoyi: This is the simplest smile, interpreting the simplest happiness...
"Smiling Brother" more reports
Near the shooting location, Zhengdong New District CBD, sanitation worker Ms. Hai recognized this vagrant. "I saw him before the Spring Festival, carrying a cloth bag, should be someone picking up trash."
According to online surveys, 44% of netizens were moved because "they felt his happiness was very real and simple." "Smiling Brother" sparked heated discussions among netizens about happiness and gave birth to the "smile style," Anji white tea price. For more follow-up reports, please continue to pay attention to Henan Business Daily.
Moreover, the official Weibo account of Henan Business Daily will convey the latest news to readers in the first time. The Sina Weibo address is: http://weibo.com/shangbaolianghui.
At 23:06 on February 6, Henan Business Daily reporter @Yu Jingjie posted on Weibo: On the 15th day of the first lunar month, at Zhengzhou CBD, a vagrant picked up half a bottle of ice green tea from the ground, took a sip, looked up at the sky opposite him, as a firework bloomed, he "clapped" and smiled.
Usually, a dirty beggar standing there might not attract a second glance, and no one would care about his joys and sorrows.
Synchronized with this Weibo post, in the uploaded picture, a middle-aged man, with slightly disheveled hair and a beard, wearing a faded blue cotton coat stained with black marks, held a nearly empty bottle of ice green tea in his right hand.
Ms. Hai met "Smiling Brother" in a village surrounded by urban areas. Mr. Long from a waste recycling station in the village had some impression of the man in the picture.
"From tomorrow, be a happy person, feed horses, chop wood, travel around the world." Hai Zi's happiness overflowed in this poem, conveying the childlike urgency of wanting to share happiness: "The flash of happiness told me, I will tell everyone."
Business reporters will continue to search for "Smiling Brother" and bring you updates through multiple channels.
He may still be wandering alone in the dark If you encounter him, please contact us, together let wandering stop.
A smile was permanently frozen in time
Micro-investigation
The warmth brought by the "happy Smiling Brother" made netizens feel the warmth, and some netizens left messages praising the "dedicated photographer." Henan Business Daily's Sina Weibo officially invited @Yu Jingjie to tell the story behind the picture.
@Big Nose Wang Teacher: I think sometimes happiness in life is equivalent. A rich person eating a full banquet may not be happier than a vagrant finding half a bottle of ice green tea.
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In addition, patrol team members in this area were also looking for "Smiling Brother." But by 10 PM yesterday, "Smiling Brother" still hadn't appeared.
@Yu Jingjie: Dizzy that night. Less than 5 minutes after posting, I received over 50 mentions, feeling very dizzy at the time. When it reached over 9,000 retweets, I calmed down, reading replies until almost 4 AM.
Reporter from Henan Business Daily, Li Yapeng
@Zhong Huan Chuang Shi Hu Zhihui: From today, let's be happy people together.
Appendix
"Yaya": On the 16th day of the first lunar month, in a quiet corner of the city, alone, I looked up at the sky and saw fireworks everywhere, hearing the sound of fireworks blooming, I shouted loudly "I'm fine," "puff," and couldn't help but laugh.
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"Smiling Brother" makes a living by collecting garbage and once lived under a bridge
"Smiling Brother" interpreted the smallest happiness, the feelings he brought to netizens, we will not forget. Business reporters will continue to look for "Smiling Brother" and provide the most heartfelt reports for readers.
The night in Zhengzhou grew deeper, the city's clamor slowly subsided, and many people were restless because of "Smiling Brother." They wanted to know his whereabouts, his life, and his living situation. Yet, he probably didn't even know that he had become an internet sensation, still wandering alone in the dark. We live in the same space, but lead lives in two different worlds.
"Cong Cong Fish": On the 15th day of the first lunar month, in Henan Zhengzhou, an older unmarried woman picked up a pack of sunflower seeds from the table, cracked one, gazed at the computer screen, and a picture of traffic congestion during the Lantern Festival appeared before her eyes, she "clapped" and smiled.
All smiles and all people are equal
Micro-vote
Intern Zhang Kefeng
"xxgl2007": On the 16th day of the first lunar month, in a small town in Guangdong, during winter vacation, I picked up my phone on the table, made a call to my family, heard my mother's voice, and chuckled, I laughed.
@Yu Yu Sheng Yan: Aren't we just a group of beggars dressed a little more neatly? Either culturally, morally, or spiritually, we may not be as good as him. He still has aspirations when he looks up, but we only have humility when we look down.
The photo of the vagrant's smile moved countless people, and netizens affectionately called him "Smiling Brother." "Smiling Brother" quickly became an internet sensation, and with the care of netizens, business reporters embarked on a search mission, hoping to find him.
@Henan Business Daily: As a single male literary reporter, will you be "rescued" by this photo?
@Henan Business Daily: Why use the word "clap"?
Business reporters visited multiple places but failed to find him. Those who had seen him said he made a living by collecting garbage and once lived under a bridge.
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At 8:03 PM, he drank the beverage he had picked up and watched the fireworks lighting up the eastern sky.
At 8:04 PM, the first firework soared into the sky, everyone around exclaimed "wow," and he smiled.
At 8:04 PM, after smiling, he took another sip of the drink in his hand.
Among the 117 participants in the vote, the most votes were for "feeling his happiness was very real and simple," with 51 votes, accounting for 44%; followed by "being infected by his pure smile," with 39 votes, accounting for 33%.
Masterpiece Voice: Photography Director of Henan Business Daily @Fan Xinya: I didn't sleep all night that day.
"Smiling Brother" hasn't shown up yet, but discussions about him on the network haven't stopped. Henan Business Daily's official Weibo exclusively interviewed the photographer @Yu Jingjie, sharing the story behind the picture with netizens.
Why did the scene of a vagrant looking up at the sky and smiling during the night of fireworks move so many people? Henan Business Daily's official Weibo initiated a vote, "What do you think hit people's soft hearts?"
Among those moved by him, 44% were because "they felt his happiness was very real and simple."
(Off-screen voice: Photography Director of Henan Business Daily @Fan Xinya: I didn't sleep all night that day.)
A photo taken by a reporter from Henan Business Daily made "Smiling Brother" famous, allowing many people to see happiness and gain moving experiences.
Some netizens want to know, who is this vagrant with the simplest smile? Who is he? Where does he come from? What stories does he have?