The story takes root in the small town of Xintang, Guangzhou. The five members of the Su family were born from 1964 to 1976. They grew up in the fireworks of Lingnan. They followed the tide of the times and took a completely different life path. The eldest son has a steady duty and stays in his hometown all his life, guarding a small shop on the street, collecting rents and living steadily. He does not seek wealth, but only the safety of the family. He is the most solid supporter of the family. The second son and the third son were ambitious when they were young, harboring dreams of gold mining, and wanted to sneak to Hong Kong to make a living before Hong Kong's return to the motherland. The sea crossing was rough and rough, and the second son was unfortunately killed in the sea. The third son witnessed the death of his brother, endured the grief and fled, and finally landed in Hong Kong. Just in time to return, he became a Hong Kong resident. He had to bear the pain of losing his brother for half his life and wandered alone in a foreign land. The four women were gentle and wanted stability in their lives. They married into the family of a village cadre. However, their husband was addicted to gambling and alcoholism and died young. She became a widow at a young age. Her life was ordinary and bumpy, and she spent most of her life alone in secular gossip. The youngest son seized the opportunity of Xintang's denim industry and started his own business in his early years, earning a fortune. After the industry rectification, all polluting industries moved out of Xintang, and the dream of getting rich was shattered. He was so greedy that he took risks and joined forces to smuggle frozen meat. The incident was exposed and he was imprisoned for five years. His fame and wealth were all gone in one fell swoop. Five siblings with the same roots, some stay in their hometown, some are on the run, some are widowed and lonely, and some are ups and downs. Half a life of ups and downs, half a life of regrets, fate never favors anyone. This article is based on the real family affairs of the Su family, and artistically interprets the plot based on the background of the times. It is not deliberately bloody, but only describes the struggle, greed, helplessness and family ties of a generation in a small town in Lingnan, and describes the uncertainties of the world, the joys and sorrows that ordinary people cannot escape.
Intention: Half a lifetime of ups and downs, a family of flesh and blood, looking at people born in the 1960s and 1970s, carrying their lives in the tide of the times, and guarding their homeland.