Through Wang Nanfang's life cycle of "being broken just as he was getting better" several times in his life, he showed the impermanence of fate and the humble light of individual perseverance. Every key choice he makes (joining the army for his brother, going to Xinjiang for construction) stems from responsibility or survival, rather than personal ideals, thus highlighting the passivity of personal will in the historical script. Although the name "South" and the final geographical destination "Northwest" are misaligned, the border theme brand is being built with the advancement of the times.
Intention: Ideals, wishes, joys and sorrows all seem insignificant in the face of the mission of the times and the pressure of survival. The involuntary actions of ordinary people are the footnote of the development of the times.