The Road to a Government Job: Good News, I Passed the Provincial Exam

The provincial civil service exam announcement is like a stone dropped into the waters of different lives, sending ripples through fate.

Some see it as a lifeline to escape suffocation, some as a spark to ignite their ideals, while others make it an anchor for an ordinary life.

The moment the results are announced, five parallel lines converge with a thunderous crash inside the closed training camp of Qihang Civil Service Exam Prep. Timid, slick, out of touch, cold-hearted, and transparent souls collide, shatter, and are remade in the purgatory of interview training, before finally crossing the narrow bridge known as “landing a government job.” But the far side of the bridge may not be the destination they hoped for...