Laid off, divorced, and driving for a rideshare app in his previous life, he gets a second chance when a car accident sends him back to 2008.
After the college entrance exams, while everyone else heads to university, he picks up an application to become a village official.
The job pays 400 yuan a month, and no one wants to work in the impoverished village. He goes anyway.
From building roads and bringing running water to taking on village bullies and investigating corruption, he rises from village official to senior leader. With his past-life programming skills and an AI System, he carves out a path through the world of politics.