This is heaven and hell; you can be free and easy here, but you can also be at a loss for what to do. The only criterion for judgment is money. The rich yearn for it, the poor curse it. And it was unfazed by honor and disgrace, and kept walking at its own pace.
He may be a fraction omitted from the census; he may be passers-by A, B, and C applauding silently in the audience; maybe he has just passed you by. And Mr. Cheng is one of these vast masses. He has no prominent life experience or outstanding talents, and the reason why he becomes the protagonist is just because he is ordinary.