Finally, a Chinese guy fact-checks them.
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A Chinese-born creator sits down to watch three popular YouTube channels that paint a grim picture of life in China, comparing their dramatic stories to the everyday reality he knows. He breaks down what Zaza in China, Guyi Alone, and China Life Joe & Mei get right and wrong, offering a grounded perspective on urban villages and daily struggles. It’s a thoughtful, non-confrontational look at where documentary meets storytelling.
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", "start": 17.03, "duration": 1.93}, {"text": ">> just like a product porn.", "start": 17.24, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "I could say that. So,", "start": 18.96, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "is this real or just I'm saying stuff,", "start": 20.88, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you know? Is all the scenes are set up?", "start": 23.36, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "So, today we're going to watch", "start": 26.0, "duration": 5.64}, {"text": "the most popular videos from several", "start": 29.44, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "Chinese YouTubers.", "start":
31.64, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "And I will comment on them as a Chinese.", "start": 33.24, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "So, that you don't have to watch it", "start": 36.2, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "yourself. The first one is Zaza. Zaza", "start": 37.44, "duration": 5.24}, {"text": "may be the first Chinese YouTuber that", "start": 40.36, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "goes viral on YouTube", "start": 42.68, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "for showing the", "start": 44.92, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "normal life of Chinese. Yeah.", "start": 46.28,
"duration": 4.28}, {"text": "The most", "start": 49.52, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "most viewed one is the life in China.", "start": 50.56, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "My daily routine as low-income salary", "start": 54.12, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "man. No friends, no partner.", "start": 56.8, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "Okay.", "start": 59.16, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "Too many views. 5 months ago. To be", "start": 61.28, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "honest, I have never watched it before.", "start": 63.76, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "Oh.",
"start": 68.48, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "No promotion ads.", "start": 70.0, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": ">> What is life living alone in China?", "start": 74.32, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": ">> Okay, auto dubbing.", "start": 76.84, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 82.53, "duration": 2.35}, {"text": ">> I can see his new phone.", "start": 83.28, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": ">> Hi, I'm Zaza.", "start": 84.88, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "Living alone in Shenzhen, a mega city of", "start": 86.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "China.", "start":
89.64, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "A hot cup of Chinese tea is my morning", "start": 90.96, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "ritual.", "start": 93.16, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "Or with coffee as an occasional treat.", "start": 94.44, "duration": 4.28}, {"text": ">> Lucky Coffee is famous for being cheap", "start": 100.68, "duration": 3.28}, {"text": "in China.", "start": 102.88, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": ">> I never buy coffee at full price.", "start": 103.96, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "My move is to grab a promo code online", "start": 106.6,
"duration": 3.8}, {"text": "before ordering.", "start": 108.96, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": ">> Yeah, that's that's what he said. It's", "start": 110.4, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "very usual to buy Lucky Coffee with the,", "start": 112.6, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "you know, like he said, the promo codes.", "start": 116.44, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "That's why people buy Lucky Coffee. It's", "start": 118.76, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "very usual. It's not", "start": 120.96, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "special for people with low income.",
"start": 122.96, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": ">> This coffee originally costs $1.50,", "start": 125.48, "duration": 5.96}, {"text": "but I pay $1.", "start": 129.52, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": ">> Lucky Coffee", "start": 131.44, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "was about to go to the US stock market,", "start": 132.96, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "but it failed because it", "start": 136.2, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "it was making false false data financial", "start": 138.56, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "sheet.", "start": 141.64, "duration": 4.52}, {"text":
">> I work for myself managing online shops.", "start": 142.44, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "Morning star was scrolling through new", "start": 146.16, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "orders on my phone.", "start": 147.88, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": ">> And by the way, he is working for", "start": 149.2, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "himself, you know.", "start": 152.32, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "And do the", "start": 154.2, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "trending stuff trending trending stuff.", "start": 157.36, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "I don't think
he's real low income.", "start": 159.56, "duration": 5.24}, {"text": "Every time he tried to not make eye", "start": 162.52, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "contact with the camera, it's so", "start": 164.8, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "hilarious.", "start": 168.2, "duration": 2.84}, {"text": ">> I shop here regularly for the better", "start": 169.04, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "prices.", "start": 171.04, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": ">> That what what local we are doing, you", "start": 175.0, "duration": 7.36}, {"text": "know. The local market is more fresh
and", "start": 176.56, "duration": 10.2}, {"text": "and cheaper if you are good at parking.", "start": 182.36, "duration": 7.68}, {"text": "The knife he bought is not a normal", "start": 186.76, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "Chinese knife.", "start": 190.04, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "So, I I don't really think he is", "start": 192.96, "duration": 6.96}, {"text": "as poor as he claims.", "start": 196.36, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "But also, actually he didn't claims he", "start": 200.92, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "he is he's poor or something else
or", "start": 203.96, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "something similar in in this video", "start": 206.6, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "because he just said", "start": 208.08, "duration": 6.68}, {"text": "low income in his in his title, so", "start": 210.04, "duration": 7.92}, {"text": "I know I will just keep watching.", "start": 214.76, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "By now, it seems still a", "start": 218.28, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "just a, you know,", "start": 221.2, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "a vibe video and ambient video.", "start": 222.68,
"duration": 6.24}, {"text": "And by the way, he he said he is a", "start": 227.08, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "salary man in the title, but actually", "start": 228.92, "duration": 3.4}, {"text": "he's not.", "start": 230.68, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": ">> This is my favorite video", "start": 232.32, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "of his.", "start": 234.72, "duration": 2.2}, {"text": "He's watching Wulin Waizhuan.", "start": 239.0, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "A Chinese sitcom.", "start": 243.64, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "He should be someone from North
China,", "start": 245.48, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "eating the noodles and with garlic.", "start": 248.0, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "That's very northern Chinese way to eat.", "start": 250.28, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": ">> Milk tea shops are everywhere now, so", "start": 254.56, "duration": 3.68}, {"text": "tempting.", "start": 257.04, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "But at about $2 a cup, it's a splurge", "start": 258.24, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "for me.", "start": 261.16, "duration": 2.52}, {"text": ">> Didn't he just make it himself?", "start":
268.56, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "So, this this house is actually a big", "start": 272.36, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "house in China right now. You know,", "start": 274.44, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "just for now we have seen a kitchen,", "start": 277.68, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "a living room,", "start": 279.64, "duration": 4.63}, {"text": "a tomato.", "start": 281.6, "duration": 4.69}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 284.27, "duration": 2.02}, {"text": ">> And he's living a community.", "start": 287.48, "duration": 6.28}, {"text": ">> So, dinner
calls for rice.", "start": 290.2, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": ">> Did you just see the cabbage he's using?", "start": 299.44, "duration": 6.76}, {"text": "Everything he uses is very delicate.", "start": 302.36, "duration": 7.88}, {"text": "That won't be in a normal family at all.", "start": 306.2, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "So, first of all, that's that's my", "start": 310.24, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "opinion. He's not poor at all.", "start": 312.08, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "But second,", "start": 314.16, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "um",
"start": 315.44, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "Actually, I don't I don't think his", "start": 317.76, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "video is focused on how poor he he he", "start": 319.0, "duration": 5.72}, {"text": "is. It's about a vibe, a life vibe.", "start": 321.68, "duration": 4.92}, {"text": "Uh so,", "start": 324.72, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "he is making goods", "start": 326.6, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "on the slow life vibe.", "start": 328.44, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "But I don't know. He", "start": 330.32, "duration": 2.72}, {"text":
"uh", "start": 332.28, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "you know, this guy's all in the title of", "start": 333.04, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "being poor, being low income, and every", "start": 336.84, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "time he does something he says, \\"Oh,", "start": 339.16, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": "it's very it's very expensive.\\" Um", "start": 340.84, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "something like that.", "start": 343.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "I don't think he's poor.", "start": 345.64, "duration": 2.72}, {"text": "But", "start":
347.48, "duration": 2.12}, {"text": "uh", "start": 348.36, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "He he he he just read out his video.", "start": 349.6, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "It's not about being poor, but every", "start": 351.92, "duration": 2.8}, {"text": "time he says he says something like", "start": 353.8, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "that, it's very strange. It's very", "start": 354.72, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "weird. I don't know why he says", "start": 356.84, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "something like that. Maybe just being", "start": 358.36,
"duration": 4.0}, {"text": "bizarre so to attract the audience. I", "start": 359.72, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "don't know.", "start": 362.36, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": ">> Got three towels for just $1.50.", "start": 363.08, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": ">> My towel is more cheaper than", "start": 370.76, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "than his. ", "start": 372.96, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "When you imagine everything with", "start": 374.64, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": "dollars, you will say wow, it's very", "start": 375.72, "duration": 4.84},
{"text": "cheap. But actually, if imagining uh", "start": 377.08, "duration": 6.92}, {"text": "Chinese income, Chinese salary", "start": 380.56, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "is uh I would say it's expensive, but", "start": 384.0, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "it's very normal, you know.", "start": 386.44, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "He's watching some soap opera.", "start": 394.16, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 396.28, "duration": 2.64}, {"text": ">> Made in Taiwan, maybe.", "start": 396.76, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "Uh Longhua.",
"start": 398.92, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "This is a view from his window, so I", "start": 404.28, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "will assume this is", "start": 406.72, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "very near his house.", "start": 408.76, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "Okay, so we have", "start": 417.56, "duration": 7.16}, {"text": "sent the picture to Jack Jem'lai, and", "start": 420.8, "duration": 7.24}, {"text": "he is working on it uh with his AI", "start": 424.72, "duration": 6.2}, {"text": "brain, and now he gave me the answer.", "start": 428.04,
"duration": 5.28}, {"text": "The community he's living is", "start": 430.92, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "very possible.", "start": 433.32, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "And", "start": 437.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "let's search for the house rent.", "start": 438.16, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "Okay, so I have found the house, and I", "start": 442.84, "duration": 5.92}, {"text": "found the house rent. Uh I could tell", "start": 445.76, "duration": 6.44}, {"text": "you that the house rent of his house is", "start": 448.76, "duration": 6.04},
{"text": "uh", "start": 452.2, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "averagely $1,000 a month.", "start": 454.84, "duration": 5.48}, {"text": "Do you still think he's living a", "start": 458.4, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "low-income life.", "start": 460.32, "duration": 3.08}, {"text": ">> Sunday sunshine ", "start": 463.56, "duration": 2.86}, {"text": "Uh, to be honest,", "start": 468.64, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "his video has a vibe of low life.", "start": 470.44, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "And maybe that's why there's so many", "start": 475.2, "duration":
4.08}, {"text": "people watching his video.", "start": 477.28, "duration": 3.5}, {"text": "But,", "start": 479.28, "duration": 1.84}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 480.77, "duration": 3.75}, {"text": ">> I still have no idea why he's", "start": 481.12, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "describing himself as a low-income", "start": 484.52, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "Chinese because", "start": 486.52, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "uh", "start": 488.44, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "you can see the house he rents is very", "start": 489.56, "duration": 3.6}, {"text":
"good.", "start": 492.0, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "And I have just searched the house rent.", "start": 493.16, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "It's about", "start": 496.4, "duration": 6.44}, {"text": "$1,000 a month averagely. And", "start": 498.68, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "the life he's using and", "start": 502.84, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "the business he's choosing,", "start": 504.72, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "I don't really think he is", "start": 507.28, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "a Chinese", "start": 510.04, "duration": 5.24}, {"text":
"with the average or low and average", "start": 511.6, "duration": 6.72}, {"text": "salary guy. That's my opinion.", "start": 515.28, "duration": 5.8}, {"text": "He claims himself to be a salary man,", "start": 518.32, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "but actually you can see he's not a", "start": 521.08, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": "salary man.", "start": 522.36, "duration": 2.68}, {"text": "So so maybe he's cheating, but not not", "start": 526.64, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "not on a", "start": 529.12, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "very significantly
level.", "start": 532.0, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "Okay. Next one. So this woman just viral", "start": 534.44, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "uh in recent days. I could say I just", "start": 538.12, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "watched his video", "start": 540.04, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "once more and more viral and", "start": 541.72, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "I really think he he literally", "start": 544.68, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "has enabled every every way to even he", "start": 548.8, "duration": 7.36}, {"text": "So so even enabled his
membership.", "start": 553.04, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "Okay.", "start": 556.16, "duration": 2.4}, {"text": "I have watched", "start": 557.48, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "her video once. The most famous one is", "start": 558.56, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "discrimination in China 6 uh 36 to out", "start": 561.2, "duration": 6.96}, {"text": "for work and marriage to young to die.", "start": 564.32, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "Chinese daily life.", "start": 568.16, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "Okay, so let's rewatch it.", "start": 569.6, "duration":
5.32}, {"text": ">> Hello, everyone. It's me, Gui.", "start": 571.2, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> The advantage", "start": 574.92, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "of her video is that he is dubbing this", "start": 576.56, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "video", "start": 579.96, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "herself.", "start": 580.92, "duration": 7.28}, {"text": ">> I live alone in a big city in China.", "start": 583.88, "duration": 6.48}, {"text": ">> I think it's Guangzhou or Shenzhen.", "start": 588.2, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "Shenzhen is where Zaza is
living.", "start": 590.36, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "And by the way, you can tell", "start": 595.08, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "this is where I really feel life is", "start": 596.92, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "living.", "start": 599.48, "duration": 3.76}, {"text": "Not like Zaza's house. That's too tidy,", "start": 600.48, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you know.", "start": 603.24, "duration": 2.36}, {"text": ">> I rent a small room in what we call an", "start": 611.72, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "urban village.", "start": 615.52, "duration": 3.04},
{"text": ">> Urban village is chengzhongcun. I used", "start": 619.76, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "to live in a place like that before.", "start": 621.88, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "It's very", "start": 624.48, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "Um what should I what should I say?", "start": 628.0, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "Disappointing, you know. Every day you", "start": 630.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "wake up you want to kill yourself.", "start": 632.88, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "Because", "start": 634.96, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "the house
has two next to each other.", "start": 636.0, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "Uh every time you look out the window", "start": 639.28, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "you cannot see the sky. You just see", "start": 641.12, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "next building. And", "start": 642.8, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "the um", "start": 644.92, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "the air is very", "start": 646.72, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "moisty because", "start": 648.76, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "uh you know, there's so many people", "start": 650.84, "duration":
4.84}, {"text": "living together and", "start": 652.68, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "you can", "start": 656.24, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "even smell the fresh air fresh air.", "start": 657.76, "duration": 5.64}, {"text": "And there's no way for you to hang", "start": 661.44, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "clothes.", "start": 663.4, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "Uh oh my god.", "start": 664.88, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "She's really living", "start": 668.56, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "She's really living her life.", "start": 670.0, "duration": 5.8},
{"text": "The salary scope of her work, you know,", "start": 672.04, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "I don't know what she's doing.", "start": 675.8, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "Maybe something to do with", "start": 678.2, "duration": 4.96}, {"text": "the", "start": 680.84, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "counter trading or", "start": 683.16, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "overseas trading. I have no idea, but", "start": 686.12, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "salary got scope in Shenzhen or", "start": 688.92, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "Guangzhou is usually from",
"start": 690.72, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "5,000 to 8,000. If in Shenzhen, maybe", "start": 692.92, "duration": 6.0}, {"text": "uh up to", "start": 697.28, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "10,000 yuan. I mean, yuan.", "start": 698.92, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "I can tell she's from northeast China", "start": 707.2, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "from his accent.", "start": 710.72, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "She is even doing the exchange about", "start": 712.96, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "euros and dollars.", "start": 715.44, "duration": 3.64},
{"text": "That's uh absolutely", "start": 719.24, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "intended. ", "start": 721.64, "duration": 4.68}, {"text": "I don't think her life is false or", "start": 722.56, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "set up, but", "start": 726.32, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "all the moves she's doing", "start": 728.12, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "is kind of intended.", "start": 730.48, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "He's very familiar with doing the", "start": 733.56, "duration": 5.92}, {"text": "YouTube stuff. I don't know why.", "start": 737.32,
"duration": 4.28}, {"text": "You know, the membership, she knew how", "start": 739.48, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "to, you know,", "start": 741.6, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "post in the community, to interact with", "start": 743.04, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "audience, and she even", "start": 745.6, "duration": 6.0}, {"text": "has orders about the auto dubbing, so", "start": 748.2, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "for a better view. She knows so well", "start": 751.6, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "about", "start": 753.72, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "the
YouTube or the", "start": 755.12, "duration": 4.08}, {"text": "oversea", "start": 757.36, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "content platforms.", "start": 759.2, "duration": 5.8}, {"text": "So, I don't really think she knows", "start": 761.92, "duration": 5.72}, {"text": "nothing about what she's doing.", "start": 765.0, "duration": 4.68}, {"text": ">> If you are 35,", "start": 767.64, "duration": 6.28}, {"text": "they won't even look at your resume.", "start": 769.68, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": ">> Resume.", "start": 774.84, "duration": 3.76}, {"text": "Oh
my god.", "start": 776.04, "duration": 2.56}, {"text": "See about it.", "start": 778.88, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "A Chinese knows the pronunciation of", "start": 780.72, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "this word so much.", "start": 782.48, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": ">> So,", "start": 785.6, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "here I am.", "start": 786.68, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "36,", "start": 789.88, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "single,", "start": 791.68, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "renting,", "start": 793.12, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "saving every
penny.", "start": 794.64, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": ">> I have to say with YouTube's revenue, he", "start": 799.44, "duration": 2.84}, {"text": "he he", "start": 801.32, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "she doesn't need to save every every", "start": 802.28, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "penny anymore.", "start": 804.28, "duration": 2.72}, {"text": "This is most", "start": 809.68, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "most ", "start": 811.52, "duration": 1.28}, {"text": ">> to anyone", "start": 812.16, "duration": 2.4}, {"text": ">> poverty porn moments.", "start":
812.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": ">> I hope you'll find happiness.", "start": 814.56, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "I hope you'll find peace.", "start": 816.96, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": ">> What can I say? Man, what can I say?", "start": 826.24, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 829.96, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "I I would not say her life is fake. Her", "start": 831.24, "duration": 6.2}, {"text": "life is 100% real. All settings, all the", "start": 833.52, "duration": 6.36}, {"text": "stuffs all", "start": 837.44, "duration": 6.04},
{"text": "crowns, that's real. But, I could tell", "start": 839.88, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "she is so", "start": 843.48, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "good at making all the settings.", "start": 846.28, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "Good at", "start": 849.04, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "all the makings, the feelings,", "start": 850.4, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "the editing.", "start": 853.28, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "You know,", "start": 854.84, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "she's doing all of this on purpose.", "start": 856.48, "duration": 3.64},
{"text": "Okay.", "start": 863.24, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "I don't think", "start": 864.48, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "she is lying or not. It's just", "start": 865.72, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "she is taking advantage of herself. So,", "start": 870.56, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "I I would not not say something else", "start": 873.28, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "about her.", "start": 875.04, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "She's a a smart one. She knows what", "start": 878.56, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "she's doing.", "start": 880.36,
"duration": 5.08}, {"text": "Okay. And the last YouTuber", "start": 882.04, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "and a a", "start": 885.44, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "newly coming one, China Life Journey", "start": 886.84, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "May. Pretty Chinese Cabby's real life", "start": 888.88, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "small rental room rental room living", "start": 891.64, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "China no job no money.", "start": 893.88, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "You can see all those popular videos", "start": 895.84, "duration": 4.48},
{"text": "have the similar titles.", "start": 898.4, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 900.32, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "uh trying to die or like", "start": 901.28, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "uh", "start": 903.32, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "uh no no money no no no job and poor or", "start": 904.52, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "something like that.", "start": 908.16, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 909.56, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "if that's not poverty porn, I don't know", "start": 911.16, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "what it
is.", "start": 912.8, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": ">> And this is my girlfriend, May.", "start": 914.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": ">> It sounds like poverty porn", "start": 918.88, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": ">> in", "start": 921.88, "duration": 3.08}, {"text": ">> a place called an urban village.", "start": 922.0, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": ">> Okay. Typical urban village.", "start": 924.96, "duration": 6.6}, {"text": ">> alley we walk through every day.", "start": 927.4, "duration": 6.48}, {"text": "The sun never really reaches down here.",
"start": 931.56, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": ">> Yeah, that's true.", "start": 933.88, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": ">> Because we both lost our jobs.", "start": 935.76, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "We've tried different jobs.", "start": 939.2, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": ">> That's true. In China many many young", "start": 941.36, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "people uh can't find a job right now.", "start": 943.04, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "Uh according to the newest surveys", "start": 945.48, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "around 44%.", "start": 948.16,
"duration": 5.36}, {"text": "So maybe uh it's good for them to make", "start": 950.84, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "videos on YouTube, you know,", "start": 953.52, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "so that they they could", "start": 955.68, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "um make a living by themselves.", "start": 957.84, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> The guy who sold it to me,", "start": 960.28, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "he lives nearby. He helped me carry it", "start": 963.2, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "down from the fourth floor of his", "start": 965.96,
"duration": 5.2}, {"text": "building, drag it to mine, and carry it", "start": 968.32, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "up.", "start": 971.16, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "There's not much flash in the fridge", "start": 973.44, "duration": 3.28}, {"text": "right now.", "start": 974.72, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "But we'll go shopping soon.", "start": 976.72, "duration": 7.4}, {"text": ">> Uh when the uh now TV is going on and", "start": 979.6, "duration": 6.32}, {"text": "you can also hear", "start": 984.12, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "the", "start":
985.92, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "cameraman is giving the instructions on", "start": 987.32, "duration": 6.68}, {"text": "the woman to do like", "start": 991.08, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "open open door and grab some stuff, you", "start": 994.0, "duration": 4.96}, {"text": "know.", "start": 996.68, "duration": 2.28}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 1000.85, "duration": 2.02}, {"text": ">> And this", "start": 1005.68, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "this is our washing machine.", "start": 1006.88, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "68", "start": 1010.4, "duration":
3.44}, {"text": ">> But that's kind of strange because if", "start": 1011.76, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you're renting a room in Guangzhou,", "start": 1013.84, "duration": 7.04}, {"text": "usually the lords where you have the", "start": 1016.88, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "refrigerator and the wash machine", "start": 1020.88, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "as a service with with with the room.", "start": 1023.12, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "That's kind of strange.", "start": 1025.24, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "I I I don't know", "start": 1026.92,
"duration": 4.68}, {"text": "if they're just trying to, you know, add", "start": 1028.6, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "some flavor to the property problem.", "start": 1031.6, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": ">> It's tiny,", "start": 1034.0, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "but there's only two of us.", "start": 1035.6, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "It works.", "start": 1038.4, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": ">> Typical ", "start": 1040.8, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "Typical parent parent of all nines.", "start": 1042.32, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "Maybe this video is
set and scripted", "start": 1048.04, "duration": 4.92}, {"text": "because", "start": 1050.76, "duration": 4.28}, {"text": "all these things are", "start": 1052.96, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "you know, directed, but the interaction", "start": 1055.04, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "between them that I can feel is very", "start": 1057.4, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "real.", "start": 1059.84, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "I don't know why there are no subtitles,", "start": 1061.52, "duration": 4.08}, {"text": "but", "start": 1063.64, "duration": 3.56},
{"text": "it's very cute. The interaction is very", "start": 1065.6, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "cute.", "start": 1067.2, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": ">> eggs cucumber, wood ear mushrooms", "start": 1071.96, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "dried tofu sticks, and", "start": 1076.24, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "stir-fries them all together.", "start": 1078.04, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": ">> Bro, so you are just filming when", "start": 1080.28, "duration": 6.32}, {"text": "the girl is cooking.", "start": 1083.64, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "That very
masculine.", "start": 1086.6, "duration": 3.16}, {"text": ">> Pass the bowl of hot", "start": 1090.08, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> Okay, I kind of get tired because, you", "start": 1093.0, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "know,", "start": 1095.44, "duration": 2.24}, {"text": "uh all the way they are filming is just", "start": 1096.24, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "normal life of people living on the", "start": 1097.68, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "province, and I'm very familiar with", "start": 1100.44, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "that, so", "start":
1102.44, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "that's it.", "start": 1104.32, "duration": 3.16}, {"text": "I think this couple is also living a", "start": 1105.48, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "real life, but the question is he is", "start": 1107.48, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "kind of exaggerating or even, you know,", "start": 1109.84, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "directing some plays in this video. I'm", "start": 1113.56, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "not just talking about the relationship,", "start": 1116.24, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "it's talking about what
you are", "start": 1117.76, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "watching.", "start": 1118.84, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "Um but for the cute cats, I will talk", "start": 1120.36, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "too much about them. Um", "start": 1122.88, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "maybe you can really feel some emotional", "start": 1125.8, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "support when you are watching these", "start": 1128.16, "duration": 2.56}, {"text": "videos.", "start": 1129.6, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "Um", "start": 1130.72, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": "If
that's the case, I think it's good by", "start": 1134.52, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "watching these videos, but if you", "start": 1137.64, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "feel like that all of these are real,", "start": 1139.92, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "and", "start": 1142.52, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "you want to support them from your", "start": 1143.64, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "heart,", "start": 1145.52, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "that may be", "start": 1146.76, "duration": 3.4}, {"text": "kind of bad because", "start": 1148.4, "duration":
4.16}, {"text": "I can see some kind of", "start": 1150.16, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "intentions um after these videos. So So", "start": 1152.56, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "maybe you need to think it after what", "start": 1156.32, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "this video", "start": 1158.8, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "think about should you watch these", "start": 1160.04, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "videos and support these guys.", "start": 1162.04, "duration": 7.2}, {"text": "Uh okay. And thank you for watching.", "start": 1164.64, "duration": 4.6}]