Life Like the Stars: Treading Through Snow

[“Welcome the 20th Party Congress, Let Youth Write a Glorious Chapter” Themed Essay Contest] [Fiction]

With the vitality of young people, break free of the label that says you’re no good at anything, and trade it for the bold spirit of someone who has traveled ninety thousand miles across my land.

In this age of Chinese prosperity, every person, however ordinary, is born a star. Countless stars come together to form the gleam on the national flag. Follow this path, and walk through the snow until its hidden fragrance reaches you.

Synopsis:

Qiu Jiechu has always been seen as a kid who can’t do anything right. He attends a low-ranking college, can’t pass the CET-4 exam when everyone else can, and can’t get experiments right when everyone else does. He heads to a ski resort in a fit of frustration, ready to give up. Known among skiers as a “torpedo,” he vents his negativity by embracing the labels others have stuck on him.

A group of young people, passionate about skiing, and a group of teenagers who took to the slopes in response to the nation’s call, guide Qiu Jiechu out of his predicament with boundless enthusiasm and acceptance. Through their hard work and refusal to be defined by others, he finds his own field where he can excel, regains his confidence, and learns to approach every part of life with passion. He finds success on his own terms and signs up to volunteer at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The young people and teenagers of our country are striving together, contributing their strength to the development of the nation’s winter sports.