The young talent Luo Mingzhe returned to China with academic dreams to teach, but the moment he got off the plane, he seemed to be possessed by "Mercury Retrograde". Not only did the office key break and the fund bid document was "locked" by the mysterious genius student Cheng Che, but he also fell into an elaborate control game amidst seemingly coincidental "help" and ubiquitous "care". When escape was ineffective and resistance was futile, he found that he was facing not only academic crushing, but also fateful entanglement. This is a cat-and-mouse game that begins with a bidding document, becomes entangled in a battle of wits, and ends with a heartbeat. The offensive and defensive battle between the arrogant associate professor and the shady academic master is fiercely staged against the background of the ivory tower.
Purpose: To explore how individuals face temptation and oppression under unequal power relationships, and finally find themselves and strive for true independence and dignity, while also thinking about the boundaries between academic pursuits and personal freedom.