The protagonist Lin Chuan entered a large enterprise at the age of 22. He started as an ordinary employee in the general management department, and worked as deputy director, department head, and human resources director. At the age of 42, he was transferred to a new energy engineering company within the group system. He stayed at his original company for 19 years and learned how to write materials, arrange seats, follow procedures, and make handovers. He also saw clearly the position of an ordinary middle-level person in the organization.
Lin Chuan has seen his father bow his head and beg for help for his work, he has seen his master waiting outside the door for 40 minutes, he has also seen the risk warnings he wrote put aside, the processes he has participated in bypassing him, and his seemingly secure position gradually losing its meaning. At the same time, he got married, gave birth to a daughter, and took care of his parents. In his daily life, his wife Yao Hui and daughter Xiaoman were gradually brought back to reality.