Born into Poverty

Everyday struggles of an ordinary man, realistic portrayals of social relationships, and a story grounded in real experience

Ordinary people have always had it rough. Resources have always been what matter most. In 1990, Lin Yuan was a bright but impoverished boy from the countryside. He passed the entrance exam for a technical secondary school, only to have someone pull strings and take his place. He lost his chance to change his rural household registration to urban, and when he tried to get into college and change his fate again, his father looked down on him and cut off his financial support.

Faced with hardship and adversity, Lin Yuan had a sudden epiphany: When the world refuses to play fair, you have to be even less fair if you want to live with dignity…