Li Jianjun, 38, is the most inconspicuous middle-aged migrant worker in this bustling city. With no education, no background, no stable income, a suit of clean but old clothes, and a barely usable second-hand electric car, he struggled to survive in the bottom quagmire by relying on daily odd jobs such as moving goods in cold storage, cleaning the community, and being a temporary caregiver. He lived in an old and shabby small rental house on the top floor, enduring a back injury and working day after day. After deducting agency fees and compensation for losses, he could only get more than a hundred yuan for a day's hard work. He has an elderly mother to support and a young son to raise. He doesn't dare to get sick, rest or fall. He has been looked down upon, looked down upon and wronged, but he never steals or robs, and holds on steadily.
Late at night when he was desperate, he took photos of his truest life and fatigue with the mentality of confiding. There were no filters, no scripts, and no deliberate misfortunes. He only recorded the appearance of a low-level man trying his best to survive. The video unexpectedly became a hit, and he went from being an unknown part-time worker to being pushed to the peak of traffic, becoming an Internet celebrity with millions of fans.
But under the halo, there are people kidnapping, capital coercion, and public opinion tearing apart. In front of others, he was a benchmark for simple healing, but behind the scenes, he fell into loneliness, confusion and self-tornness, and was firmly trapped in a cage woven by traffic. Until his wife, who had been separated for many years, returned, family, responsibilities, past and reality intertwined and collided. He gradually sobered up in the struggle and finally let go of his obsession with fame and wealth, broke away from the shackles of traffic, returned to the world of fireworks, kept his family and peace of mind, and found his truest self.
Very realistic and profound