Grandfather from China became a beauty blogger to cure his grandson (6 photos)

The 72-year-old Chinese man is gaining popularity on the Internet. Grandpa became a beauty blogger - he records videos and tests different cosmetics to cure his sick grandson.





Someone may be shocked by a 72-year-old pensioner testing cosmetics, lipsticks and mascara in the video - but the elderly Zhu Yunchang has an unusual story. Six years ago, his little grandson named Xiao was given a rare diagnosis is spinal muscular atrophy. Then the boy was five years, and according to the forecasts of doctors, he had 18 months to live. But baby survived this threshold, and since then, doctors and family have been doing everything to ensure that Xiao is cured. The only medicine that helps the boy can only be delivered from the United States, and it costs about 700,000 yuan.



The family sold the house and borrowed as much money as they could - but it still wasn't enough. The boy's grandfather decided to find additional sources of income to save up for medicines. He decided to do something unusual and popular in order to earn extra money for sure - and became a beauty blogger. At first, the man knew nothing about cosmetics, but The first thing I contacted was a well-known manufacturer. He asked testers to demonstrate them on video - but the company refused him, having learned that his grandfather is 72 years old. He did not give up and turned to the store cosmetics, where he was taught the basics of makeup.





After basic training, grandfather began to broadcast live in networks, and they are gaining popularity. Zhu started making money from the blog, saving for medicines for his grandson. With the growth of popularity, there were also those who accused the family of using grandfather to earn money money. But Zhu quietly continued to blog, test different cosmetics, and recommend products to users. Not so long ago delivery medicines to China has risen significantly in price, so the family has to not easy. But grandfather still does not give up, and his main goal is to see how his grandson will walk on his own.