Lin Yuan was originally a civil servant in a small city, but he was accidentally involved in municipal reform and quickly became a man of the hour. As he was promoted along the way, he got acquainted with various forces in the business, political, and media circles, and found that the world of power was far more complicated than imagined, with jokes and traps coexisting. Opponents and allies from all walks of life took turns to fight. In the struggle for power, Lin Yuan used his humor and wit to save the day from danger many times. He and Shen Jiamin walked between cooperation and competition, and worked together with Zhao Zihao and Zhou Manli to break the situation, but from time to time they were trapped by the traps set by Yan Songbai and Yao Chengming. The four volumes are closely connected, and each volume reveals a layer of the truth about the power struggle. In the end, Lin Yuan reaches the top, only to find that the ultimate meaning of power has already surpassed victory or defeat itself.