I Deliver Express in Beijing
by Huan Yan
About This Novel
In the ten years since he entered social work, Huan Yan has traveled extensively in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shanghai, Beijing and other places. He has worked as a courier, night shift picker, convenience store clerk, security guard, bicycle shop salesman, clothing store salesman, gas station refueler... He has turned his daily life and the hardships of work into a sincere self-narration, recording the hard work, selfishness, warmth and integrity of an ordinary person in life. A year of picking goods at night in a logistics company left a deep physiological mark on him: "This job can also make people have bad tempers. Because of long-term late nights and overwork, people's emotional control will significantly decline... I already feel that my brain is not working well, mainly because my reactions have changed." He became sluggish and his memory began to decline." During the two years of delivering express delivery in Beijing, he "viewed himself as a delivery machine earning 30 yuan an hour. He would become angry and frustrated if he could not reach the rated output value"... But he finally realized that a life with resentment is not worth living. These work experiences, written in post-mortem recollections, are permeated with his attitude and reflection on life and the world, and are intended to express an individual's direct confrontation and affirmation of the meaning of life in the limited choices and cramped reality: many ordinary and meaningful moments in life are more decisive in life than all aspects of reality that troubles life.
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Official(23)Scraped 11d ago
Be a thoughtful bottom-class worker.
It is a very documentary work and has a very good reference value for understanding the current situation and psychology of contemporary low-level workers.
It is a book that is very close to life and full of tension. After reading it, you can feel inner peace, a vigorous life, and a meaningful life.
Not bad, very realistic
Everyone's daily life is accumulated by many ordinary little things. The book writes about the express delivery life in Beijing and the warmth and warmth of human relationships in the eyes of couriers.
Simple and unpretentious language is the greatest charm of writing
The delivery part is really interesting
Actually it's quite boring to watch.
My confused life is exactly the same. Fortunately, I have found hope.
The book tells the story of the author's ten-year work experience starting from his internship as a student and entering the society. Of course, there are also some entrepreneurial behaviors. What impressed me most in this book was his experience as a courier in Beijing. I felt as if I was trying to make things difficult for him, but he would still take the trouble to travel back and forth, even working as a free labor force without pay. After his hard work, he finally worked as a part-time worker. Most people are working hard to survive, even though everything is not going so smoothly! ! !
A life filled with resentment is not worth living
Diary of a contemporary person struggling for life
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Community(0)
Official(23)Scraped 11d ago
Be a thoughtful bottom-class worker.
It is a very documentary work and has a very good reference value for understanding the current situation and psychology of contemporary low-level workers.
It is a book that is very close to life and full of tension. After reading it, you can feel inner peace, a vigorous life, and a meaningful life.
Not bad, very realistic
Everyone's daily life is accumulated by many ordinary little things. The book writes about the express delivery life in Beijing and the warmth and warmth of human relationships in the eyes of couriers.
Simple and unpretentious language is the greatest charm of writing
The delivery part is really interesting
Actually it's quite boring to watch.
My confused life is exactly the same. Fortunately, I have found hope.
The book tells the story of the author's ten-year work experience starting from his internship as a student and entering the society. Of course, there are also some entrepreneurial behaviors. What impressed me most in this book was his experience as a courier in Beijing. I felt as if I was trying to make things difficult for him, but he would still take the trouble to travel back and forth, even working as a free labor force without pay. After his hard work, he finally worked as a part-time worker. Most people are working hard to survive, even though everything is not going so smoothly! ! !
A life filled with resentment is not worth living
Diary of a contemporary person struggling for life
