Paying to Work Is Exploitation? I’m Investing in My Dreams!
交钱上班叫黑心？是为梦想买单！
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- Urban
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- Urban High-Concept
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- 9mo ago
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- You Were Told to Start a Company, but Your Employees Are Paying to Work Overtime?让你开公司，员工竟付费求加班？Alternate title on Fanqie
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First off, the rating is a bit low! I finished it in one go, not expecting much, but I got hooked without even realizing it. It's heartwarming and healing. Rather than seeing Lin Yu as the main character, I felt it was more like an ensemble piece—a group of men, women, and children with diverse personalities and their own stories coming together. The characters are vividly portrayed.
This is a book with a soul; everyone with a dream can find something moving here! It has moments of exhilaration, moments of tears, moments of regret, and moments of relief... It brings greenery, vitality, and hope to this city built of steel and concrete!
The subject matter is new and quite novel, similar to a short video (paid work), and there was also a movie a long time ago about unemployed people pretending to work. The pacing is fast, but the story is a bit thin.
At first, I thought it would be a lighthearted, humorous, and unconventional story, but it turned out to be a social ensemble piece. Every character is vividly portrayed and relatable. It's just too short! Updates will be much faster.
At first glance, the synopsis—paying to work—didn't appeal to me, but I clicked anyway. Surprisingly, it turned out to be beneficial! Work provides inspiration, coffee, Red Bull, and AI assistance to help people achieve their dreams—it's definitely worth the money. If such a company existed in real life, I'd be willing to work there.
The portrayal of the protagonist is quite good; he loves money, but he takes it openly and honestly. While there's a certain something to it—well, those who know, know—I really like the atmosphere of this book. Compared to other books, it has less hostility, no face-slapping, no comparisons, and not so much scheming.
Every character is fleshed out and uniquely portrayed. It's been a long time since I've read such a stunning novel. Although some of the settings are illogical, the overall framework is clear and concise. Each character has their own unique growth story and deeply moving emotional experiences. They are all vibrant lives, not generic faces from other stories.
Overall, it was pretty good. Almost no plot holes were left unresolved, and the author's ideas were very creative. The perspective of paying for jobs was quite interesting. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because there were too many tear-jerking moments; making me cry so easily isn't ideal. Also, the ending was too abrupt. It didn't explain whether Chen Mo and Si Si ended up together.
I gave it such a high rating because this book is worth reading. While the plot is sparse and the details don't hold up to scrutiny, it has carved out a new path and a novel theme among many novels. I hope the author can persevere.
I initially thought it would be a typical light novel with a system, like many other popular, shallow stories these days. But the author has truly brought each character to life, making them feel like real, flesh-and-blood people. To the dreamer! Keep it up, author!