"The Last Bangbang" documentary, what is the current situation of the protagonists?

On the morning of March 9, 2021, Lao Huang, the protagonist of the documentary "The Last Bangbang", passed away at the age of 72. The director of the film said that Huang is not only one of the protagonists of the documentary, but also his mentor in life. "He didn't have much culture. He used his strength, tenacity and hard work to teach me a different spirit." After hearing the news, netizens left messages to express their condolences to Huang.

There are several other Bang Bangs like Lao Huang in the film, and each person’s story has its own twists and turns. One of the most impressive scenes was when Lao Hang "exchanged" a counterfeit hundred-yuan note he received to a female employer, but was exposed on the spot. The female employer was kind enough to give him a real note in the end. At this time, the camera was focused on Lao Hang, with the words "Shameless" written in his eyes full of tears. Receiving a counterfeit banknote meant losing one month's rent for him, and spending the counterfeit banknote cost him the last bit of his dignity.

Although they are a group of "coolies", the director did not film them condescendingly with sympathy. On the contrary, there is a cheerful atmosphere often flowing in the film. Although the Bangbangs are poor, every penny they get is earned with their own sweat. On the road to pursuing a better life, everyone has never given up hope and strives to stick to their simple bottom line.

"The Last Bangbang" tells the real experiences of "Bangbang" such as Lao Huang, He Nan, Lao Gan and so on, and records the rise of the mountain city's "Bangbang Army", a profession that is about to disappear, in the tide of the times. Destiny:

The director was once a regimental-level officer. After changing his career, he did not choose an iron job. Instead, he carried a wedding photographer he hired with a monthly salary of 2,100 yuan with 1,300 yuan in living expenses. He moved into No. 53 Zili Lane, a shanty town in Chongqing, and began his professional baseball career for more than a year. His purpose as a Bangbang was to photograph and record the lives of such a group of low-level workers who made a living by doing hard work.

Netizens commented that this documentary is simple and rough, but every frame touches people's hearts. Douban even gave it a high score of 9.6. Later, the documentary was adapted into a movie and released in theaters.

Old Huang is the most written character in the film. Because of poor family conditions, Lao Huang has never been able to find a job or marry a wife. Later, he married into a widow's family who could not afford to raise a child, and did not get a daughter until he was 40 years old. In order to support his family, Huang went to the Northeast to dig coal and work. Only when he returned home three years later did he find out that his wife was with someone else.

Lao Huang once wanted to throw himself into the river and die, but looking at his young daughter, he realized that he was not even qualified to die.

After sending his daughter to a relative's home for foster care, Huang chose to work as a Bangbang in Chongqing, where he worked for more than 20 years. After raising his daughter and starting a family, Huang, who is in his 60s, is still engaged in Bangbang career in order to reduce his daughter's mortgage burden.

For more than 20 years, Lao Huang has been an honest man, living in a small and crowded attic room with a monthly rent of 60 yuan. Because he felt sorry for his four-wheeled vehicle, he would never use a car to pull it if it could be carried by a person. The express train home took 2 hours, and Huang couldn't bear to take it. He took 5 trains a day, saving only 6 yuan.

Once, Huang got separated from his employer in a crowded crowd. He waited in the square for five hours with thousands of dollars worth of cosmetics on his shoulder until his employer arrived. When the employer wanted to pay 100 yuan, Huang only received 30 yuan. ?"The agreed wage was 20 yuan, but looking for him for a day delayed me from doing other work, so I charged 10 yuan more."

When he was young, Huang could pick two 100 kilograms. As he grows older, his physical strength gradually fails to keep up. After the rental house was demolished, Lao Huang, who was living on the street, finally collapsed. Why bother carrying him to the hospital, but Lao Huang would not go anyway. He said: "If you die, you will die. If you don't die, you will make money."

What is comforting is that after falling ill, Lao Huang finally returned to his daughter, and the children were very filial. After the documentary was broadcast, many enthusiastic people offered to help. But her daughter Huang Mei said that she has the ability to honor her father and not accept donations from society and movie fans. She must stand up like her father and be a hard-working and strong person.

Faced with praise from fans, why did the director laugh at himself and say that he is the "most powerful director in China". "I have always been unwilling to admit that I am a director. I just capture the stories I see and tell them. The truth is what makes them move people. I have the best actors, and they are the most hard-working and toughest Chinese people. Migrant workers, I have benefited from them.”

He Ku, who speaks of Trump, grew up in a rural area and gradually grew from a grassroots company soldier to the backbone of the army’s TV propaganda. But no one expected that he, who could have found an "iron job" after retiring from the army, picked up the club at the age of 39. Why bother? He wants to use the stupidest and most painful way to dig out the unknown stories in society.

Bangbang disappears, and it’s hard to tell what that means. But Bangbang’s story should not be forgotten by the times. Thanks to someone who used the simplest equipment to record their backs as they moved forward with heavy loads.