In 1932 in the south of the Yangtze River, silk noodles were still there, but the family background was thin. Shen Yuying, who was born into a declining family in Suzhou, came to Shanghai carrying an old wooden box and devoted herself to the image and text work of a tabloid. She originally thought that the news was a window of light, but unexpectedly, outside the window was a storm: labor unrest, war, exile, return. The black words on the page interacted with the gray fog of the city. Along the way, she meets an old editor who is good at sneering, a typesetter whose hands have been stained with ink for many years, a young engineer who builds a bridge in the smoke of gunpowder, a rescue actor who sings on the stage, and citizens who refuse to remain silent during war and peace. They were involved in each other during the turbulent years, either relying on each other or going their separate ways. Each photo and each report not only reflects the shadow of the times, but also imprints the warmth and sadness on people's faces. The story unfolds step by step along time, from the roar of the computer room in Shanghai to the rain in the southwest mountain city, and then back to the blurred streets after the war. The characters evolve between choices and costs, their emotions are intertwined like sutures, and society is turning pages like a book. The ink dries and wets, the mist disperses and rises again. When the house numbers change and the newspapers change their pages, where do people call home? Shen Yuying kept asking questions in her pen and shadow, and slowly gave her own answers between pressing the shutter and publishing the manuscript.
