"On the First Day I Joined the Job, I Saw Threads of Memory in the Whole Company" is a novel that combines science fiction, suspense and dystopia.
The background of the story is set in the "Eternal Obelisk" company that controls the evolution of civilization on the continent of Aurora. The protagonist Lin Yan is an archivist with special abilities. He can see the "golden thread" that is invisible to ordinary people - it is the link that connects human beings' true memories. However, the company's top executives are executing a top-secret plan called "Erasure Era", using black threads to systematically delete and tamper with history and collective memory, completely erasing pain, resistance and traditional culture (such as the Sowing Festival) from people's minds in order to build a so-called "perfectly orderly" society.
After Lin Yan witnessed his memory being brutally purged, he met Su Wanqing, a defector from the Ministry of Technology, and a group of "sympathizers" who stick to their memories. They discover that the company not only deletes the past, but also attempts to drain emotional energy through the "memory furnace" to maintain the ruling machine. In order to protect the foundation of civilization, Lin Yan and his party embarked on a thrilling journey of escape and resistance. They go deep into the underground ruins, looking for forgotten memory anchors, trying to uncover the truth about "Relic Zero", and before the comprehensive memory purification is initiated, they can awaken the sleeping people and prevent mankind from becoming an empty shell without history and soul.
