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da wan news recently, a shanghai hairstylist cut the hair of olympic champion pan zhanle and asked him if he knew pan zhanle. many people jokingly said that he had "won a fortune" and it became a hot search. on september 14, the reporter contacted tony c, who is ma kaidong, a young man born in the 2000s from zhangzhai, funan county, fuyang city.

cutting the hair of an olympic champion, my hands were shaking with nervousness

the hair salon where ma kaidong works is located in wanda mall, qingpu district, shanghai, and is adjacent to the oriental land sports training base. according to media reports, after returning from the paris olympics, the chinese swimmers checked into the oriental land resort hotel next to the oriental land base for a short rest.

"on the morning of august 8, three customers came to the shop for haircuts," ma kaidong recalled. according to his professional habits, he first asked the customers what kind of hairstyle they wanted. the customers immediately said they wanted to wear a swimming cap and their hair could be a little shorter.

so, ma kaidong began to trim the hair on both sides a little shorter according to the customer's request. "i saw that he was quite burly, so i asked him if he was an athlete?" during the conversation, he learned that the other party was a swimmer, so he talked to the customer about pan zhanle, a swimmer who just won the olympic championship.

"i asked him if he knew pan zhanle, and he replied, 'is it possible that i am him?'" ma kaidong said, and then he looked in the mirror again, and after confirming that it was him, he excitedly called the person in charge. although he was very nervous and his hands were shaking at the beginning, he quickly calmed down and cut the hair according to the customer's needs. unfortunately, because he was too excited at the time, he forgot to take a photo with pan zhanle.

i have been engaged in the barber industry for seven or eight years.

after the video of him cutting hair for an olympic champion went viral, many people came to him for haircuts. "there are people from beijing, guangzhou, and even singapore who want to make an appointment to get their hair done." some netizens also asked for the same hairstyle as pan zhanle. he would patiently explain to customers that everyone has a different head shape and hair quality, and they should rationally choose the one that suits them.

ma kaidong also added “i have cut hair for olympic champions” to his personal profile on the social media platform.

it is understood that ma kaidong, who was born in zhangzhai, funan county, fuyang city in 2002, is already a barber. seven or eight years ago, he came from his hometown to changzhou, jiangsu province, to work as a barber. "i started as an apprentice and gradually learned barbering skills from my master." ma kaidong said that whenever there is a new hairstyle or new technique, he will actively seek opportunities to learn.

at the beginning of this year, ma kaidong came to this barbershop in shanghai to work as a barber. "after the heat died down, my life returned to normal." at present, ma kaidong said that no matter what job he does, it is a process of continuous learning. he will definitely continue to work in the barber industry and improve his skills.

da wan news reporter wang zhenyu and correspondent wen jie (photo provided by the interviewee)

editor xu dapeng