The deafening light and sound effects, the all-night neon lights, the changing of glasses of wine, and the pretentious laughter make this a lively and extravagant nightclub in the eyes of the public.
But under the glamorous surface, there are countless unknown secrets: the pull of drunken arguments, the calculation of exchange of interests, the helplessness of being forced to compromise, and the gap between being dignified in front of others and embarrassed behind others. Here, there is a feast of lights and feasting, and it is difficult to tell the real from the real. Money is the only hard currency, and favors are the least valuable. There is a whole set of cruel hidden rules of the nightclub, which reveals the difficulties of making a living for the low-level people.
Chen Mo, an ordinary night shift security guard with a monthly salary of 4,000, takes root in the glitzy night of Guancheng. There is no system, no golden fingers, no support from noble people, the whole process is truly implemented, and there is no counterattack at all.
With only his hidden practical skills, a pair of penetrating eyes with a photographic memory, and the forbearance and propriety honed by working at the bottom, he can deal with lavish merchants, arrogant and domineering gangsters, and involuntary nightclub practitioners. I am used to seeing people being catered to in wine clubs, entangled late at night, and interests, and I can see through the warmth and coldness of people's hearts behind their desires.
This square inch of night is a fair of fame and fortune, and a world where the weak and the strong prey on each other. There is no shocking counterattack, only a cautious survival game; there is no halo of the protagonist, only the persistence of ordinary people.
In this chaotic place where intrigues and money come first, Chen Mo sticks to his heart, hides his edge, settles himself in the hustle and bustle of neon lights, calmly establishes himself in complex human relationships, and lives the most sober look of a low-level person.
The most authentic record of nightclub life, an ordinary person's struggle, choice and self-healing. The lights stay on all night long, some people indulge in glitz, while others stay awake to survive.
