Alan Brac: Co Tu boy quit polytechnic school, drove motorbike taxis to earn money making tiktok telling stories of mountains and forests

The difficult family had to give up the university dream, but that still did not discourage Alan Brac. On the contrary, it is the driving force that helps the young man Co Tu create extremely valuable movies about the homeland in which he was born and raised.

Quit university for the sake of the poor, choose the homeland as the starting place

Although he was born into a farming family with many brothers and sisters, Alan Brac still did not give up his words. Being trained to be hardworking from a young age, Brac put a lot of effort into his studies. With good academic performance, he was recruited to attend the District Ethnic Minority Boarding School (secondary level) and then the Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding School (high school level). In 2014, Brac studied at Da Nang University of Technology (University of Danang). However, due to a difficult family situation, he decided to drop out of university when he was only a few months away from graduation.

"The tuition fee is waived, so I really have a great opportunity to complete my studies but I did not anticipate the difficulties of life on the street. My parents only send me monthly money for meals but not enough meals, because At that time, my brother and I were also studying at university. Polytechnic had to do this and that, buy this and that, so I had financial difficulties, had to borrow from friends, and am still paying it off," Brac said. excitedly recounted.

So he decided to become a Youtuber to make money and also want to promote the human life in the mountains and the culture and customs of the Co Tu people.

And then Brac "started a business" by driving a motorbike taxi to accumulate capital for his journey.

During a year of wearing a blue shirt to become a "tech motorbike taxi driver" like many others, Brac was finally able to return to his hometown with a phone that has been "upgraded", meeting the basic needs of the public. filming and photography. Sharing on Economics & Beverage, young man Co Tu said: "When I got home, I worked on farming, so my video work was also small, not really focused as a profession. Fortunately, I have the ability. self-study skills are very good, all stages from filming, editing, dubbing, combining effects are done by phone".

Since then, footage of highland life was born. "The first videos I filmed farming, I was very shy at that time, I couldn't say a word when I opened my mouth. He said: "I tried to finish filming a video and upload it to Youtube and then open it again to watch it again, but I didn't dare. see".

"It's also very difficult to make videos, I had to go to the waves for months to find a place where the waves are strong enough to download videos, but always running to the cafe takes time with water and gas money, because 10 Only km has a restaurant with wifi," Brac shared.

In addition to technical difficulties, Brac previously had another TikTok channel that also attracted a lot of viewers, but was removed for violating the platform's policies. He had to tinker with a new channel to continue his passion.

Alan Brac is determined: "Sometimes I want to give up, I am very happy to work in the fields, go to the fields in the morning, come back in the evening like my parents. But still have to work hard, be encouraged by relatives, and have time. I'm free to shoot right away. I'm glad that my videos later receive positive feedback and more followers."

Always have a smile on your face

In the videos that Alan Brac shared on Youtube, Facebook and TikTok channels of the same name, the image of the mountainous region appears simple, simple but also full of charm. These are the scenes where Brac lives, the scene where he goes down to the stream to pick up fish in the flood season, prune the rice in the fields, dig turmeric and ginger or the scene where he plays with his children and shares family life.

From those peaceful images along with the humorous, friendly voice that Brac's videos posted on social networks received a lot of positive effects, receiving love, encouragement and many compliments. To date, his TikTok channel has more than 133,000 followers and 1.5 million likes.

"I hope to always keep the rustic simplicity in each video to bring positive things to viewers with joyful, optimistic and loving emotions. The message is to always have a smile on your lips even though life is short. many difficulties, especially having to overcome the fate of being indifferent. Originally making videos was to make money, but now, the issue of making money is no longer important. I see myself as capable. I really want to spread the beauty and beauty of the people here, and introduce the culture and customs of the Co Tu people to all parts of the country," he confided.

For Brac, popularity is about benefiting the community, creating value from the videos he creates. He always aspires to start a business from local agricultural products such as turmeric, ginger, honey, etc. through the videos he has filmed to enhance the value of agricultural products and get rich in his native land. Although the road ahead is still arduous and requires great resources, Bac is still trying every step of the way.

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