Girl in Quang Nam 'changed her life' thanks to making million-view videos of catching fish and wading in mud

(Dan Tri) - Kim Ut is called by many as "the village girl with millions of views". She quit her job with a salary of 10 million VND in the city, returned to her hometown and unexpectedly found her own path to success.

Overcoming the prejudice that "studying costs money and parents are unemployed"

The day Tran Thi Kim Ut packed her things from Ho Chi Minh City to return to her hometown, many people shook their heads and said, "Parents spend money on their children's education and now it's all in vain." Some people also whispered, "Isn't it better to work on air conditioners ?" or "She must have done poorly and returned to her hometown because she was unemployed." The young girl felt a little sad, but still thought that people were concerned and wanted her to have a good life, to escape the hardship of farming but with a low income, so they said that.

Kim Ut retired to change herself.

Luckily, Kim Ut's parents did not object to their daughter's decision to quit her job in the city. They were only worried that if she returned to her hometown to work in the fields, she would have a hard time. More than a year later, Kim Ut has gotten rid of the "reputation" of being unemployed and has surprised many people by being able to earn a good income right in her hometown. Sharing with reporters, Kim Ut (24 years old, from Kien Giang, currently living in Que Son, Quang Nam ) said that she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University. After graduating, Ut started working for a newspaper while still in school. The job brought her an income of about 10 million VND/month, enough to cover the living expenses of a new graduate. Working as a journalist for 2 years, the young girl learned many useful skills, but found herself not "burning" herself out of the job. The adventurous and dynamic nature of youth made Ut decide to quit his job and find a challenge to refresh himself.

After many days of thinking, Kim Ut decided to work at an acquaintance's company in Vung Tau. Some time later, she returned to Quang Nam, where her relatives were living. In her hometown, Kim Ut helped her family with farming , growing vegetables, fruits, and creating content - a job that many young people choose today. Farming is not easy for a young girl. The first days back home, hoeing the land in the sun, Kim Ut was exhausted, her body was dark, her face was full of freckles. The vegetable gardens she planted were stunted due to lack of water, and slow to grow because she didn't know how to take care of them. Ut then learned how to garden from her family members. Gradually, the girl became a real farmer. The garden around her house gradually became green, and the fruit trees flourished. In her free time, Kim Ut followed her cousin to the fields to catch fish, crabs, snails... to change the menu for family meals. Because of her passion for cooking and making simple handicrafts, Ut often filmed and edited videos on these topics and shared them on social networks. Living in the countryside, with available materials about fields, gardens, housework, and kitchen, Kim Ut created scripts for these contents to film and edit. "In addition to liking and making videos about cooking, I also want to challenge myself with a little more difficult tasks. I make my own items such as clay ovens, baskets, banana hammocks, and sew and embroider... These are the jobs our grandparents did in the past.

Kim Ut has millions of followers on social networks.

Only by making them yourself can you fully appreciate the value of each item and appreciate them. I want to convey the life and breath of the countryside through a broader theme for viewers to feel," Kim Ut shared.

"Village girl with millions of views" makes hammocks from banana vines, wades through mud to catch fish

With her content creation work, Ut does not waste the experience she has accumulated from her university and journalism days. Therefore, she is quite proficient in writing, scripting, filming, editing... videos. Videos about the rural life of a village girl quickly attract the attention of viewers. Netizens love the footage of village girls in traditional Vietnamese costumes gardening, harvesting watermelons, wading in mud to catch fish, raking clams or videos of her making traditional dishes...

The video of making a hammock from banana trees is Kim Ut's most elaborate video.

After more than a year, Kim Ut has produced about 170 videos, earning hundreds of millions of views. From here, she gradually got sponsorships and improved her income, at times many times higher than when she was working in the city. Kim Ut shared: "I have made many videos, but the most memorable is the time I made a hammock made from banana trees. It took me more than 10 days to make the hammock and produce the product. Through the 3-minute video, I told the process of making the hammock from splitting the banana trunk to dry, then creating fibers, weaving each hammock eye. The video earned 12.6 million views. After finishing the hammock, my hands peeled and ached from constantly twisting and braiding the strings."

"Leaving the city to return to the countryside is not necessarily a rosy life. If you return to the countryside and have a job, a stable source of income, or land, and are familiar with farming and gardening, then it will be easier. If you start from zero, you will have to learn many things from the beginning. I think leaving the city to return to the countryside is only for those who really know what they will do."

Kim Ut Ut returns to the garden

Fulfilling the wish for family meals

Kim Ut's rural stories are like a break for those who are caught up in the hustle and bustle of urban life. Not only does she tell stories naturally, the young girl also cleverly conveys messages to young people. At the end of each video, there is always a scene of Kim Ut and her family gathering around a hot meal. Sharing about this hidden meaning, the girl said that when she was working in the city, she often had no concept of time. Work did not follow specific hours, as soon as there was something to do, she turned on the computer, grabbed her backpack and rushed out.

Young girl makes crafts to add appeal to videos.

So, many times, at mealtime, she hastily ate her meal on the sidewalk, and sometimes it was 9-10 pm before she could hold her only lunch box of the day. "At that time, looking at the hustle and bustle of traffic under the night lights, I burst into tears because I missed the atmosphere of home-cooked meals. So, the image of the meal in each video is my wish. I hope that after a day of work, no matter where I go or what I do, the meal is where everyone turns to, to gather and share stories of the day. I also hope that everyone, especially young people, always give love and care to their family and parents, sometimes just to come home to have a meal together," the 24-year-old girl said. According to Kim Ut, the biggest "gain" when she decided to leave the city to return to the countryside was to do the job she loves, to gather with loved ones for a home-cooked meal, to immerse herself in nature, gardening, taking care of plants, cooking - things she could hardly do in the city. The way the girl changed her life and renewed herself makes many young people interested.

The image of a cozy family meal that Kim Ut always dreams of.

From "doing it for fun", Kim Ut became famous after just over half a year of creating content on social networks. Many people jokingly said that thanks to leaving the city to return to the countryside, Kim Ut "changed her life", finding passion from the job that is loved by many young people. Kim Ut said that she has a stable income every month from sponsoring brands that integrate products into videos. With the income, Ut spends a part of it reinvesting in gardens and equipment to make the content more diverse and neat. "I will continue to build a channel in the direction of life in the countryside, making handicrafts, gardening, planting trees, cooking, experiencing the special agricultural crops in Quang Nam and many provinces I have visited", Kim Ut shared about her upcoming plans. Photo: NVCC

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