Gu Weimin graduated from the prestigious Central South Agricultural University. Filled with ideals, he returned to his hometown of Linchuan County and began his career as a grassroots civil servant. Through hard work and talent, he rose step by step, becoming deputy township head and then Party secretary of a town. Alongside his university classmate, agricultural expert Jiang Yunfan, he put down roots in the countryside, devoting himself to modern agriculture and rural revitalization. They shared the same ideals and were deeply attached to each other. Meanwhile, Gu Weimin’s first love, Lin Xiaoyue, a county reporter, continued to follow his progress, and the two maintained a subtle emotional connection.
Ma Xiangqian, the shrewd secretary of the Linchuan County Party Committee, saw Gu Weimin’s potential and clean background. He deliberately cultivated him, promoting him to an important position at the county’s investment promotion bureau and introducing him to local entrepreneur Jin Sheng. Jin Sheng’s Shengda Group had interests in sand and gravel, agricultural projects, and other fields, and was closely connected to Ma Xiangqian. Jin Sheng arranged for Zhu Tingting, a seemingly innocent junior staffer at the investment bureau, to approach Gu Weimin and gradually erode his moral defenses. Because Jiang Yunfan stood firm on principle in a high-standard farmland development project, touching Shengda Group’s interests, former classmates and friends found themselves locked in a battle between good and evil, one that ultimately saw a glimmer of hope.
Tempted by money and beauty, Gu Weimin began an affair with Zhu Tingting, and his morals started to slip. Promoted to deputy county magistrate and put in charge of agriculture and investment promotion, he became further entangled in the web of interests woven by Ma Xiangqian and Jin Sheng. For the sake of political achievements and personal gain, Gu Weimin gave Jin Sheng free rein in the approval of agricultural subsidies and development projects
