In this materialistic era, literary idealist Lin Shubai rents in an old apartment building and leads a poor but dedicated writing life. As a special editor of a third-rate literary magazine, he still persists in his belief in words under the pressure of reality, like a relic of an era, guarding the dying literary and artistic spirit.
Late at night, when the city was sleeping, he typed words alone in front of the keyboard, trying to record the spiritual dilemma of this era with his pen. However, the sound of guzheng coming from downstairs broke the silence he was accustomed to. It was a sad melody, as if it had traveled from another era, with indescribable sadness and beauty.
The master of the music is a mysterious girl who seems not to belong to this era, but yet truly exists in this city. Her appearance made Lin Shubai begin to re-examine his literary path, and also allowed him to discover another possibility hidden behind the modern city.
Purpose: This novel aims to explore how literary idealists maintain spiritual purity and perseverance under the impact of materialism in a rapidly changing modern society. By depicting the encounter between two literary youths from different eras, the work ponders the inheritance and changes of traditional culture in modern cities, and how individuals find their own spiritual home in the tide of the times. The novel attempts to answer several core questions: In this fast-paced, utilitarian era, do literature and art still have value? When ideals conflict with reality, how should we choose? Can the spiritual core of traditional culture find new expressions in modern urban civilization? The work calls on people not to forget the construction of the spiritual world while pursuing material success, not to give up the pursuit of beautiful things, and not to let literary ideals completely disappear under the weight of reality. It is an in-depth analysis of the spiritual plight of contemporary literary and artistic youth, and is also a re-examination and tribute to traditional cultural values.
