Back to 1999: A Defiant Past

· Title: Reborn in 1999: A Stubborn Past

· Protagonist: Chen Li was a 45-year-old middle manager at a major internet company before being reborn. Honest and conscientious, he refused to sign an illegal contract, only to be betrayed by a friend and framed. He went to prison, and after his release his family had fallen apart. He died destitute.

· Time of rebirth: Winter 1999. It was a time full of opportunity, on the eve of the internet bubble and just before the real estate boom.