The Bustle of a Small County: A Portrait of Ordinary People in the Bureaucratic World

Name: The Bustle of a Small County: A Portrait of Ordinary People in the Bureaucratic World
Author: Professor Jian

小县喧嚣：普通人的体制浮世绘

by Professor Jian (剑教授)

Status: Completed
Length: 315k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 1y ago
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This book tells the story of a young man from a rural village who earns a job in the county government through his own efforts. But with no connections, he is sent to a remote township to work in a village, and his girlfriend leaves him without hesitation. Even after putting down roots at the grassroots level and delivering results, he is repeatedly passed over for promotion. Then an anti-corruption storm sweeps through officialdom, tearing a crack in the murky order. With no family or political ties holding him back, he unexpectedly catches the eye of a new leader. From a marginalized “invisible man” to a rising favorite in official circles, he struggles his way through the treacherous world of power. With diligent, honest work as his blade, he seizes the opportunities created by the anti-corruption campaign and writes his own tale of a career comeback, witnessing the passion and struggle of an ordinary man breaking through in the real world of officialdom.

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