World view setting
- **Time Background**: 2018-2020 global economic downturn cycle, Pearl River Delta manufacturing winter
- **Geographic coordinates**: Shatai Freight Market in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Tangxia Chengzhong Village in Tianhe District, construction site in Huangpu District
- **Social background**: The relocation of the manufacturing industry has led to a sharp decrease in labor demand, the gig economy has promoted the family income model, and the transformation of urban villages has compressed the living space of the lower floors.
Story summary
- Struggle for survival: Hubei carpenter Chen Hao, Sichuan female worker Li Juan, Henan porter Zhang Yong, and Jiangxi mobile phone repair apprentice Wang Haibo met in the Shatai labor market and formed a temporary mutual aid group.
Disillusioned hope:
-Li Juan encountered workplace sexual harassment in an electronics factory
- Zhang Yong was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis
- Wang Haibo's mobile phone repair shop was banned by the urban management
- Chen Hao's woodworking skills have lost value in the era of customized furniture
Group Dilemma: The four people were reduced from temporary workers to "Sanhe Masters", forming a unique ecosystem under the Shaheding Overpass. They experienced a series of incidents such as the forced demolition of urban villages, epidemic lockdowns, and worker suicides, and finally reached reconciliation with the city in different ways.
