Li Jue, who graduated from the 211 University, became a selected student in Guangnan Province with the first place in the written examination and interview, but found that the "first place" he was proud of was just an entry ticket in a huge system and complex interpersonal network.
His father used more than 20 years of experience at the township level to pave a safe way back for him, but the prosperity, opportunities and that girl with extraordinary temperament in Nanjiang City made him eager to stay.
Educational qualifications, background, connections, opportunities - layers of gaps quietly draw invisible lines.
Li Jue must make his own choice in this turbulent year: Should he retreat to his comfort zone, or go up against the wind, even if there are tests and challenges ahead that he never expected?
This book focuses on China's contemporary selected students and writes about the exploration, growth and choice between ideals and reality of a generation of young people. It is a detailed and realistic illustration of life inside and outside the system, and it is also a journey of ups and downs that lives up to the times.
Purpose: To write about the exploration, growth and choice of a generation of young people between ideals and reality