In the bustling metropolis of Tianhai, Lin Li was an utterly ordinary young man who lived the same routine day after day. He worked an entry-level clerical job at a small company with little future, earning barely enough to get by. He lived in a cramped, dilapidated rental room cluttered with all kinds of things. His only pleasure was sinking into a nearly broken sofa after work and watching whatever happened to be on the old television.