Two graduates, from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province, using the names Wanwan and Chaochao, 【小题1】 (upload) a 17-minute video online late last year about their lives over the past five years.

In the video, Wanwan, 【小题2】 has taken up a dozen jobs since graduating five years ago, said she now only has 5,000 yuan. Her roommate Chaochao got a master’s degree in scriptwriting (编剧) from Communication University of China. But 【小题3】 consequence of a tough job market, she had great difficulty 【小题4】 (obtain) a job in the film industry. Last year, she started to learn painting but she said she had to work part-time as a cleaner at a hotpot restaurant to support 【小题5】 (she).

“When you can accept your failure, you will feel that it is not that bad. When working at the hotpot restaurant, my biggest 【小题6】 (comfortable) is that I won’t starve to death no matter what is next,” Chaochao said. “There are many roads in our lives, and no matter which direction you go, you will 【小题7】 (eventual) find your own road.”

The video was one of the trending videos of last year, gaining more than 5.44 million views and more than 26,000 comments since it 【小题8】 (release), with many netizens sharing their own failures in the comments section.

Netizens said they were warmed by their courage to share failures with the public, strong determination 【小题9】 (achieve) their goals, optimism in the face of hardships 【小题10】 spirit of never giving up.

As a primary school student, Wu Xuan often drew characters from the Three Kingdoms Period (220 – 280) on his textbooks because he was particularly curious 【小题1】 the ancient Chinese costume and the way they lived.

“I loved piecing information together 【小题2】(uncover) in books, archaeological studies, and other resource materials. It was like a detective’s work for【小题3】(I),” says Wu, 30, now a director of China Media Group. In 2022, he teamed up with three other keen 【小题4】(fellow) of folk culture to launch Shenlouzhi Studio, a hobby group that makes short films about ancient people’s lives for the Internet 【小题5】(invite) viewers on a journey back to ancient China.

An incredible amount of work goes into making each video based in【小题6】 is now Suzhou city, ranging from historical research and tailoring authentic costumes to【小题7】(track) down era-appropriate furniture.

“Through these short films, we are able to capture 【小题8】 small part of our country’s rich culture and legacy, which we offer our audiences for free. It is never about money or fame. It is the deep satisfaction of creating something 【小题9】(price) that keeps us going,” Wu Xuan says.

A number of short films【小题10】 (upload) to date in Jiangsu Province and Fuzhou. These involve the Ming Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, and other historical periods.