"Broken Cocoon: The Second Life of Thirty-Six Years Old" character biography Lin Yuan
Lin Yuan, 36 years old, is a practitioner in the Internet industry and was the core department manager of Qixing Technology. Born into an ordinary family, his father's teaching that "a man relies on his own ability" was deeply rooted in his heart, which made him equate "career success" with self-worth. After graduating from college, he jumped into the wave of entrepreneurship.
With his pragmatism and professionalism, he has grown from a backbone of private housing entrepreneurs to a core manager with 30% stock options. He has led many key projects. It is normal to stay up late to revise plans and discuss cooperation in different places. He even missed his daughter Xixi's dance competition and his wife Su Man's birthday because of work. In his opinion, "making money to support the family" is the best responsibility for the family, but he ignores the lack of companionship.
The turning point in life was unexpected: the employer withdrew capital, the company went bankrupt, seven years of hard work came to nothing, and the last compensation could not even cover the mortgage. An even heavier blow came from the family - Su Man, the wife of an emergency room doctor, handed over the divorce agreement. The seventeen missed calls when her daughter was ill and the absence of her mother-in-law's signature during surgery became the final straw for the marriage.
The obsession that "failure in career = collapse in life" led him to collapse, but he made an appointment for psychological consultation in desperate situation. From self-denial to cognitive reconstruction, from clumsily making up for family relationships to exploring new career directions, Lin Yuan began to tear apart the cocoon of "career-only" and learned to redefine "success" and "happiness" in his thirty-sixth year of life.
