Ginger Tea Spirits
姜茶烈酒
by Apricot Clouds Enter the Eyebrows (杏云入眉弯)
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 10k Words
- Genre
- Romance
- Era
- Modern Era
- Updated
- 1y ago
- Source
- JJWXC
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Introduction to Ginger Tea Spirits Jiang Shiyu, a top student from a small city, opened the door of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with her top talent. She was a cold and proud jewel in everyone's eyes, but her career path was ruined because she rejected the son of a powerful man. The former arrogant press secretary reserve failed in front of the barriers of rules. After seeing the reality clearly, she put away her edge and became the player who knows how to use the rules best, just waiting for a springboard to break the game. Zhou Lian, the youngest son of a Beijing aristocratic family, has a rebellious character hidden under his elegant skin. His artistic temperament with six arts can hardly hide his background of being marginalized by his family - the incident of transferring schools in junior high school and the rumored past made him dormant under the label of "trash". He looks like a libertine who is addicted to comics, but in fact he is playing a secret game, using companies not named after his family to weave his influence, waiting for the opportunity to break free from the shackles. In the cherry blossoms of Tokyo and the alleys of Beijing, two trajectories with different motives suddenly intersect. She was eyeing the looming resources behind him, and he was interested in the unique value of her diplomatic status. One is a careerist trapped in the system, and the other is a planner outside the family. They are each other's pawns, playing tricks on politics and business, using "cooperation" to package their calculations, and "candor" to cover up their behind-the-scenes moves. The battle of words is a precise game of interests; the pretense of tenderness hides the determination to withdraw at any time. When false feelings are repeatedly beaten by reality, is that unexpected hint of sincerity the flaw that breaks the situation, or is it the glimmer of light that allows the two to learn to walk together in the mud? This contest that starts with utilization will eventually allow them to see the weight of ambition and the price of growth in each other's mirrors. Concept: The concept of "Ginger Tea Spirits" is hidden in the collision between ambition and reality: When idealism breaks down in front of the barriers of rules, when freedom under the aura of aristocratic families must be exchanged for calculations, two "smart people" with their own agendas, in a game that serves as a springboard for each other, tear open the cracks in the glamorous world - it turns out that the upward path is never smooth, and the so-called "breaking" is just repeatedly pulling on the edge of compromise and perseverance; the so-called "growth" is after seeing clearly the complexity of human nature, still in the false feelings, encountering the sincerity that one does not dare to admit. It does not praise purity, but only reveals the reality: behind every ambition there is a price, and behind every calculation there may be a weakness. In the adult world, the most rare thing is never winning, but in the whirlpool of "using" and "being used", finally seeing clearly whether what you want is a springboard or the person who can match you.