Lin's Skewers [The Nineties]

Back in 1996, before his father had been swindled into shouldering three million in debt, before his uncle had stolen away the thousand-plus mu of farmland his mother left behind, Lin Chuping had only just graduated from university. He had yet to catch the wave of China's internet boom and put down roots in a big city.

"Sorry, I've made other plans."

"I'm going home to farm."

The foreign company's manager: Are you crazy?

A passerby who overheard the call: Has he lost his mind?

Amid everyone's confusion, disbelief, and shock, Lin Chuping went home with the remaining eighty cents in his pocket.

Starting with a small food cart selling skewers, he went from a roadside stall to opening a shop. Along the way, he took a detour to act as a life coach, coaxing local hooligans onto the right path... Lin Chuping restarted his legendary life.

A humble skewer shop not only brought prosperity to the Lin family farm, but also set the whole town on the road to wealth.

Growing soybeans, raising chickens and cattle... These were once the skills farmers relied on to make a living at the mercy of the weather. Thanks to an unassuming skewer shop, Lin Gang Village got paved roads and grand villas, and even became a nationally renowned model village.

When Lin Chuping was invited to share his experience,

he smiled at the experts who couldn't understand how he'd succeeded and said, "It's simply because I love this land so deeply."

The experts: ???

[Career-focused story]

Theme: Strengthen the nation through industry