Rushing in the Dust

Eighteen-year-old country boy Chen Ye bid farewell to his hometown and came to the city to make a living alone. Without the blessing of academic qualifications and no elders to pave the way, with vague expectations, I plunged into the second-hand digital industry, hoping to find a way out. The market is full of good and bad, and business routines and interpersonal traps follow one after another. Akai, a fellow villager, pursues quick money and constantly lures him to take shortcuts to speculation; the shop owner, Lao Zhou, has a cold eye on the world and may occasionally give him some advice, but he will not protect him from the wind and rain. On one side is the temptation of overnight gains, on the other side is the long and boring hard work; on the other side is the pressure of survival, and on the other side is the bottom line that cannot be lost. Lost money and setbacks again and again, human relationships changed and changed, and countless confusions and struggles came to face. Chen Ye continued trial and error and reflection in an impetuous and noisy environment, and witnessed his peers taking completely different paths in life. He gradually let go of the fantasy of turning over overnight and recognized the cruel truth of ordinary life. There is no noble person descended from heaven, no miracle of sudden wealth, but only a record of the muddy growth trajectory of a low-income young man. On the dusty road of life, the road ahead may not be bright and bright, but if you keep your original intention and keep walking, you can still find your own glimmer of light in the dust.