This work tells the story of two young people who find various ways to climb the social ladder during China's best decade of booming economic growth. It depicts their pursuits and compromises in money, love, and careers. One willingly offers themselves up, while the other is drawn unwillingly into an exchange of soul for money, until both end up on the same path. Drawing on real life, the work portrays the true growth and living conditions of a small but notably "fortunate" social circle of that era. Told from the heroine's perspective, the novel explores this group's entanglements in careers, relationships, and other aspects of life. It may also be illuminating for readers interested in the growth of professional women and the realities of society over the past decade.
Theme: How ambitious men and women seized wealth and traded their souls during the fastest decade of China's economic development.
