Self-Help

In 2008, a northern province put forward the slogan of "major demolition to promote construction, major construction to promote major change, and major changes in three years." Zhaodu City was very advanced, and a large number of urban villages and old urban areas became the focus of major demolition and major construction. In the autumn of 2014, a financial crisis suddenly broke out in the city. Construction of almost all real estate projects was suspended, and unfinished projects abounded. Kaixuan Street, where Zhao Jinsong's old house is located, has entered urban planning as an old city renovation project. Due to the interference of nail-biting households, the progress has lagged behind a lot. The financial turmoil in 2014 broke the developer's capital chain, and the main body of Building 1, which was planned to have 30 floors, was stopped at the 25th floor. Zhao Jinsong and others organized several petitions to no avail. After consultation with the Municipal Housing Authority, in the spring of 2016, Zhao Jinsong, Zheng Menglin, Gu Wei and others established a self-rescue group to mobilize owners to deposit money into the supervision account. After more than seven years of hard work, a building that was on the verge of collapse was revived. Keys will be issued for decoration and relocation in 2020. The work records the self-rescue members who work tirelessly regardless of remuneration, the local government's emphasis on people's livelihood, and the developers who work hard to cooperate despite self-blame, forming a new era community full of positive energy. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.