This is a long urban novel that combines a rigorous foundation with a deconstructive core. It runs to over 600,000 words and was refined over nearly nine months: a month and a half spent on the overall outline, six months of dedicated writing, and another month and a half of revisions and polishing.
The work was written with an unwavering commitment to taking the craft seriously, unlike the rapid-fire approach common in online fiction.
The story spans more than twenty years.
It strives to recreate the authentic texture of a changing era. Details tied to the setting range from the changing generations of mainstream electronics and car models to landmark social events and popular cultural trends, as well as wages, prices, and living standards that fit the period closely.
Attentive readers may recognize shared memories of a changing age between the lines, finding empathy and resonance in the details.
Its tone is serious and realistic, but its core is deeply subversive.
This book carries over Xia Feng, the protagonist of the author's previous work, but completely overturns his former image as an all-capable gentleman, a moral paragon, and an idealistic, perfect man.
Through the distinctive perspective of an AI observer, it peels back the layers of Xia Feng, a successful, loving, and tender-hearted man, revealing the hidden facets of his emotions as he devotes himself to building a new family dynasty. His several turbulent and complicated marriages and relationships unfold in full.
Against the backdrop of more than thirty years of social change, the novel gradually lays bare the tensions, wavering, and struggles within human nature. Amid the ups and downs of real-world love and marriage, it portrays how the convictions and desires of those striving for excellence continually change as they are swept along by the times.
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