In the leather goods capital of South China, ENL, a master pattern maker, has guarded his workbench for twenty-six years. He once lived by the creed, "Leather has character, patterns have form, and a man has backbone" — yet amid the cutthroat industry infighting, he was ground down to a mere "paper puppet," trampled upon by the tide. Just when he thought his craftsmanship spirit would be snuffed out forever, a business card printed with "Guangzhou Dadao Zhijian Le
本书以珠三角皮具、五金、模具、皮革等产业链为背景，真实还原中国匠人从底层起步、艰难坚守、凭工艺立身、凭风骨走向世界的全过程。 书中大量情节基于多位制造业老板、实业家、供应链主、研发匠人的真实经历，是一部民族品牌成长史、匠道精神史、中国制造出海史。