Folding City Under Neon

Summary of the novel "The Folding City Under Neon" 1. Core intention and tone -Core idea: In a modern city with high capitalization and information overload, explore the struggle and redemption of individuals under "class folding". Uncovering the city's glamorous surface reveals the folded underlying ecology, as well as the collision of different classes under the intertwining interests and human nature. -The tone of the work: Cold realism intertwined with suspense. It has the thrill of workplace business wars and the warmth of fireworks in the marketplace; it does not deliberately create a sense of excitement, but pursues logically rigorous derivation of fate and profound analysis of human nature. 2. Story background setting -City setting: The fictional first-tier city "Haigang City". The city is divided into two obvious operating logics: "above ground" and "underground". Above ground are financial centers, high-end business districts and wealthy areas, where glamorous capital games are running; underground are urban villages, old industrial areas and gray industrial chains, which are "folded spaces" where countless marginalized people rely on to survive. -Core contradiction: A tens-billion-level urban renewal plan called "Old City Renewal". This is not only a carnival for real estate capital, but also a Shura field where various forces redivide territories, launder assets, and cover up historical crimes.