This book pays tribute to Mr. Qian Zhongshu's classic work "The Besieged City" and inherits the classic literary theme of "Life is surrounded by a city. People outside the city want to get in, and people in the city want to get out." However, the characters, plots, backgrounds, and story content of the book are all 100% original, and there is no copying, plagiarism, or plagiarism.
The story focuses on the real plight of contemporary youth in the 2020s. It tells the story of Chen Mo, a 29-year-old returnee master's degree, who entered a large factory with a seemingly respectable diploma, but became a marginal handyman, trapped in the workplace, social life, marriage, and age. He can't roll up but can't lie down flat. He has good face but hides low self-esteem. He is pulled between a small rental house in an urban village and a glossy office building. He sees through the hypocrisy in the workplace, the clear prices in the blind date market, and the fake comparisons in social situations. From struggling to maintain dignity, to being forced to recognize mediocrity, he finally learns to reconcile with life and himself.
There is no frivolous point in the book, no counter-attack cheating, and no perfect character. With Qian Zhongshu's style of cold irony, it reveals the anxiety about academic qualifications, internal conflicts in the workplace, and the shackles of marriage and love among contemporary young people. It is a heart-breaking "New Besieged City" that belongs to this era.
