"Jiangwan Shilu" takes the fate of the four generations of the Chen family in Jiangwan Village as the main line, connecting the 45 years of drastic changes in China from 1980 to 2025. From the first generation Chen Shougen holding on to the land deeds and farming, to the second generation Chen Jianjun quitting his iron job and going to the sea to build a super city from rice fields with his own hands; from the third generation Chen Mo recording the wrinkles of the times in words and short videos, to the fourth generation Chen Nian regaining virtual rice fields in the metaverse, the four generations respectively correspond to the iterations of agricultural civilization, industrial civilization, information civilization and silicon-based civilization. The soul supporting character Grandma Wang guards the butterfly sewing machine and sews trousers with one dollar. She witnesses the changes of all living beings in the wave of urbanization, globalization, epidemic and AI. It describes the struggle, loss and perseverance of a family, and hides the loneliness and roots of 1.4 Billion Chinese people in the torrent of the times.
