"Under the Sunflower Lamp" takes reporter Ye Baoqi's career spanning twenty-three years (1992-2015) as the main line. Through 49 chapters and about 280,000 words, it delicately depicts the persistence, growth and spiritual exploration of metropolitan newspaper reporters in the changing times. The novel adopts a calm and restrained writing style that reveals profound meaning in the ordinary. It artistically weaves a large number of real cases into the protagonist's life trajectory, and simultaneously and in-depth description of his family life (family interactions with his wife Su Qin and son Ye Zhou), showing the balance and tension between his professional pursuit and family responsibilities.
Purpose: Delicately depicts the perseverance, growth and spiritual exploration of metropolitan newspaper reporters in the changing times.