1994, Dongguan.
Li Zhen came out of rural Sichuan and just wanted to work and make money. After three years, he would go home to build a house and marry a wife. But in this city full of opportunities, he stole all his wallet at the first meeting.
He went to the construction site for fifteen yuan a day and tied steel bars until his hands were broken. The foreman deducted wages, and the gangsters collected protection fees. He gritted his teeth and endured it - because his mother said, don't cause trouble.
But there are some things that if you don't mess with it, it will mess with you.
He met Zou Xiaofang, a girl from Xiangxi who was sold to a nightclub by her father. He wanted to protect her, but he couldn't pay off the debt she owed even after two years of work.
He met Liu Mei, the top dancer in the nightclub. She was beautiful on the surface, but there was an indescribable past hidden in her eyes.
He was targeted by Lin Jinwei - the policewoman who wanted to solve the case. On the way to pursue the murder, she saw the deepest shadow of the city.
Three women and three entanglements drew him step by step into the whirlpool of fate.
He wants to follow the rules, but the world doesn't follow the rules.
When a person just wants to live, but is forced to have no way out——
He can only seek justice in his own way.
But at the end of this road, can he find his original self who just wanted to work and make money?
Reader comments
"Dongguan Storm: Survival in the Dark" takes Dongguan in the 1990s as the stage, and combines the boiling and restlessness of a city, and the struggles and counterattacks of the people at the bottom into an urban survival epic full of fireworks and blood. It is not only a cool novel about the underworld, but also a true portrayal of a generation surviving in the dark night in the tide of the times.
If you prefer themes of urban arena, counterattacks from the bottom, and nostalgia for the times, this book will allow you to read between the lines and see those souls that grow stubbornly in the dark night after the neon lights are extinguished.
The most moving thing about the novel is its precise capture of human nature and the times. Dongguan was once the gold rush dream of countless migrant workers, and it was also a jungle where desire and danger coexisted. The protagonist crawls and wallows in the darkness, some are ruthless and decisive, but also have a bottom line and friendship; the supporting characters have their own joys and sorrows, some are sinking, some are persevering, and some are struggling to survive in the cracks of the times. There are no perfect heroes, only ordinary people pushed forward by life. This reality makes the story particularly impactful.
It should be said that this kind of realistic and somewhat gloomy book is always addictive. It more realistically reflects the living conditions of the lower class and the rich in the 1990s, with a strong contrast.
The majestic, realistic, and dark style of this book is particularly attractive to those who like this style of book, and the descriptions of some scenes are very profound.
What I didn't expect was that this novel actually used the experience of working as the main content. It immediately brought back memories of the past. It was very unforgettable.
This early stage is too sad. I am just an ordinary cow horse. I have worked as a waiter, delivery person and so on. I have a deep understanding of it. In the middle stage, there is also the emotional line between Zhen Ge and Xiao Fang. I hope it will have a happy ending.
"Dongguan Storm: Survival in the Dark" takes Dongguan in the 1990s as the stage, and combines the boiling and restlessness of a city, and the struggles and counterattacks of the people at the bottom into an urban survival epic full of fireworks and blood. It is not only a cool novel about the underworld, but also a true portrayal of a generation surviving in the dark night in the tide of the times. If you prefer themes of urban arena, counterattacks from the bottom, and nostalgia for the times, this book will allow you to read between the lines and see those souls that grow stubbornly in the dark night after the neon lights are extinguished. The most moving thing about the novel is its precise capture of human nature and the times. Dongguan was once the gold rush dream of countless migrant workers, and it was also a jungle where desire and danger coexisted. The protagonist crawls and wallows in the darkness, some are ruthless and decisive, but also have a bottom line and friendship; the supporting characters have their own joys and sorrows, some are sinking, some are persevering, and some are struggling to survive in the cracks of the times. There are no perfect heroes, only ordinary people pushed forward by life. This reality makes the story particularly impactful.
It should be said that this kind of realistic and somewhat gloomy book is always addictive. It more realistically reflects the living conditions of the lower class and the rich in the 1990s, with a strong contrast.
The majestic, realistic, and dark style of this book is particularly attractive to those who like this style of book, and the descriptions of some scenes are very profound.
What I didn't expect was that this novel actually used the experience of working as the main content. It immediately brought back memories of the past. It was very unforgettable.
This early stage is too sad. I am just an ordinary cow horse. I have worked as a waiter, delivery person and so on. I have a deep understanding of it. In the middle stage, there is also the emotional line between Zhen Ge and Xiao Fang. I hope it will have a happy ending.