Official Life is a long-form online novel focusing on the power of officialdom. It tells the complete official career of the protagonist Li Zhiyuan from the grassroots level in the township to the top level of the central government from a first-person perspective. Through delicate brushwork and in-depth observation, the work shows the logic of power operation in contemporary Chinese officialdom, changes in the political ecology, and the growth trajectory of individuals within the system.
