AVIC Vic（UID 1751550967）is a Chinese creator on Bilibili. His signature series, “What jobs do people in first class have?”, has gathered over 100 episodes of interviews with passengers in the front cabin of flights. This essay (originally written in Chinese) traces his decade-long rise and distills what those interviews reveal about careers, class, and life choices.
Why this story matters#
AVIC Vic did not start as a “rich second-generation” — a label viewers often assume. He graduated from a little-known second-tier college, repeated a year for failed courses, worked a 4,000-yuan-per-month job, and lived in a 700-yuan room in a Xi’an shantytown. In ten years he grew to 10 million followers across platforms.
What the 100+ interviews reveal#
Across a hundred first-class cabin conversations, remarkably consistent themes emerge:
- No straight path to success — almost everyone changed careers at least once, many involuntarily
- Education matters, but isn’t decisive — it sets a starting line, not a ceiling
- First buckets of money are “bumped into”, not “planned” — found through action, not deliberation
- After money stops being the problem, health and family become the problem — often in that order
- The most repeated advice to the young: persistence, find what you love, don’t fear failure, go out and talk to people, and learn
The content philosophy#
The core logic behind AVIC Vic’s success is altruism (利他) — making content that leaves the viewer with something valuable: real industry information, concrete experience, emotional resonance, or a window into a world they’d never otherwise see. Combined with an ability to talk across classes with equal sincerity — neither looking up nor down.
Notes#
This is a summary of a much longer essay written in Chinese. The full article covers his career pivots (tutoring → advertising → e-commerce → content), the “rejected 187 times” origin story, his restrained approach to monetization, and seven lessons distilled from the interviews.
- Full Chinese version: 《从城中村到头等舱——艾维奇Vic的创作宇宙全解析》
- Creator’s homepage: https://space.bilibili.com/1751550967
“Crossing every detour in life, may the road ahead be smooth.” — AVIC Vic, Panlong Ancient Road
