Zhang Chao, a country boy with lofty ambitions, rises abruptly from being an unknown junior reporter to become deputy editor-in-chief of the Qingjiang Daily by the age of forty.
The Game of Thrones is no longer unfamiliar to him, and the fickleness of human relationships has made him experience every shade of fortune and misfortune. Faced with the brutality of officialdom, the indifference of the workplace, the deviousness of romance, and the helplessness of marriage, he suffers, despairs, struggles, and despises it all.
With fluent prose, an ingenious plot, incisive ideas, and original insights, this is an exceptionally engaging urban novel.
It's quite factual and the writing is smooth.