The Study of the Official’s Mind

From the invisible power of an “unknown figure” in the office to ways of limiting losses in a crisis, from the hidden hurdles on the road to promotion to the shifting warmth of human relationships after power fades, retired official Wang Mingzheng uses decades of experience in government to unpack the rules of survival that can never be written in a textbook.

One story after another comes together to form a close-up portrait of life within the system. When unspoken rules meet political maneuvering, and mind games collide with the maze of promotion, every choice becomes a contest between human nature and the rules…