There Are Embers in the Distant Mountains

"Ashes in the Distant Mountains" is a realistic work of era group portraits that spans thirty years. It uses cold and restrained writing to record the complete ups and downs of a generation from its primitive intentions to the end of its prosperity. It removes the legendary filter and only writes about the most authentic human nature, choices and costs in the torrent of the times. In the 1990s, the grass was rising, and a group of young people joined the game with sincerity. Some people believe in hard work and are deeply involved in industry; some are smart and transparent and follow the trend; some are enthusiastic and fanatical and chase the trend. At that time, they were purely clumsy and firmly believed that hard work could withstand the wind and rain. But the tide is rolling forward, the trends are changing, the temptations are numerous, and the years are quietly rewriting everyone's trajectory: those who stick to the business, compromise and alienate in the market iteration; those who are clear-minded and sober, see through the glitz, watch with cold eyes, and sink along with the trend; those who are fanatical dreamers, indulge in bubbles, expand infinitely and eventually collapse; witnesses who have experienced the ups and downs, have seen too many ups and downs, and are left with transparency and numbness. Among the ups and downs of all living beings, there is only one person who can buck the trend and hold himself together. Wang Taiyue has self-discipline and responsibility that are engraved in his bones. When the whole nation is in a frenzy, he restrains his edge and sticks to the bottom line. He does not chase bubbles or follow the trend. Everyone was reveling in the wind and chasing profits, but he was the only one to bear the pressure, take the initiative to stop losses, and stick to his original intention in troubled times with his coolness. The five sections of life and five choices in the book are intertwined and contrasting with each other. There is no absolute good or evil, and everyone's downfall and end are not the result of a single thought, but the inevitable result of countless compromises and loosenings. The distant mountains hide the twilight, and the wind rises and sets the embers. This is an ups and downs of the times that no one is immune to. After all, people go with the flow and their hearts change with the years. Only persistence and propriety can still leave traces after the ups and downs.