The moment 45-year-old Chen Yu was electrocuted by the Yongding River, his mind was filled with regrets about his life - he took fishing as an escape, lost his family, and became what fishing friends call "Chen Dakong." When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn as a swaddled baby and returned to the 1980s with memories of two lifetimes.
This time, he tightened his grip on the fishing rod, but it was no longer to escape: from the children who "fished" in the sandpit with bamboo poles, to the teenagers who memorized professional terms such as "drawn powder" and "fruit acid"; from savoring the warmth in the smell of red bricks in the family home, to understanding the philosophy of fishing in the competitive arena; from the innocence of sharing a piece of fruit candy with Lily, to seizing the opportunities of the era of reform and opening up with Mao Dan, Zhang Wei and Zhang Wei...
The fishing rod is his salvation and his weapon. He wants to counterattack on the fishing ground, but also to make a comeback in life: to make up for his debt to his parents, hold Lily's hand tightly, and work with his friends to plant the dream of "Xuyu" Studio into the soil of the times. When the fishing line was tightened again, this time, what he caught was not only the fish in the water, but also the missed family affection, love, and a life worth all his efforts.
This is a story about rebirth, growth and redemption. It uses a fishing rod as a pen and dips into the tide of the times to write a hot chapter about ordinary people struggling in opportunities - it turns out that the best fishing skills have always been hidden in "a good life".
