The 1980S: The Machinery Plant’s Top Technician Is a Rebel

Name: The 1980S: The Machinery Plant’s Top Technician Is a Rebel
Author: Madam Kou of Dagu Port

80年代：机械厂技术大拿是刺头

by Madam Kou of Dagu Port (大沽口的寇夫人)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 311k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Farming
Updated: 1y ago
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[No transmigration, no rebirth, no pocket dimension, no golden finger] [Courtyard houses and factories, an ordinary person's story, with a slice-of-life focus] A proper period novel set in the 1980s, with a serious tone and humorous Beijing flavor Period setting + the many sides of ordinary life + loyalty and responsibility + tangled relationships + state-owned enterprise reform + career choices Zhang Yongli is a senior technician at Hongxing Machinery Factory in the 1980s, and a notorious "troublemaker" in his courtyard-house alley. At work and in life, he refuses to put up with unfair treatment. He pays back anyone who wrongs him, and is witty and humorous, with both clever little tricks and real wisdom! The story follows his growth and trials alongside his family in the courtyard house, and alongside his master and coworkers at the factory. From an alleyway troublemaker to shouldering the heavy responsibility of raising five children, he embodies the warmth of human relationships and customs, a collective memory of an era. Because he felt responsible for his younger sister, he lost the love of his life, his first love. He eventually ended up with Lin Xiuyun, a widow. Years later, his first love returned, hoping to rekindle their relationship, leaving him to struggle between love and loyalty. His transformation from a "troublesome technician" to a "factory director who shoulders responsibility" vividly recreates the struggles and breakthroughs of a generation of technical workers amid state-owned enterprise reforms in the 1980s and 1990s. It has both hard-core details of machinery operation and deep bonds between people...

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