A Striver in Shanghai

Two young people born in the 1990s, one in Shanghai and the other in China's Northeast, had similar experiences: both failed the college entrance exam, but wanted to continue their education. That's how they met. Meng Fan was a young man from Shanghai. After failing the college entrance exam twice, all he wanted was to learn a trade and secure a steady living. But by a twist of fate, he discovered online novels. A lover of wild and imaginative stories, he went on to become a popular web novelist through his writing. Li Baole was a young man from a rural village in the Northeast who had failed the exam, but he was an optimist and didn't think it was a big deal that he hadn't gotten into college. He came to Shanghai to work, taking jobs as a salesperson and food-delivery courier. After reading Meng Fan's online novels, he was inspired to become a chef. In the end, he succeeded and opened his own restaurant. The two young men, brought together by online novels, each found their own path!