This is a hyperrealist novel. Even ordinary people can live extraordinary lives.
The pandemic struck like a catastrophe, crushing the hopes of countless people. Wang Zishan, an ordinary man from humble beginnings, was also trapped in the mire of this cruel era.
In his reckless youth, Wang Zishan went astray through sheer ignorance, but fortunately, he came to his senses in time and resolved to start over. From then on, he embarked on a thorny road of struggle, trying to find his footing in life. He started with the most basic labor jobs, full of hope that he could build a future for himself, but meager wages and crushing pressure gradually made his dreams seem out of reach. Determined to change his fate, he ventured into business, but his lack of experience and shortage of funds caused his enterprise to collapse like a bubble. He then turned to the stock market, hoping to make a fortune from the shifting numbers, but the volatile market wiped him out. In the traditional P2P lending sector, he thought he had seized an opportunity, only for the industry to implode and his hopes to vanish in an instant. Later, he tried to find his way amid the emerging waves of blockchain and Web 3.0, only to be beaten back by disappointment time and again.
After countless falls from the heights of hope into the depths of despair, Wang Zishan was physically and emotionally exhausted, and had almost lost faith in life. But fate is always full of drama. Years earlier, he had performed an unintentional good deed. Like a seed buried in the passage of time, it quietly took root and sprouted when he was at his most desperate. This chance encounter proved to be a magical key, opening the door to recognition that had long been shut and leading him toward a new life full of uncertainty and hope. And so began a wondrous story of twists and turns.
Not bad, I feel like this is written by myself