Contract, Part One: The Xinnosen Alliance
This work is adapted from real entrepreneurial experiences in the HVAC industry.
In middle age, with the road ahead shrouded in uncertainty, Xia Sen leaves behind a stable life and sets out to start a business. Rooted in Tianjin's HVAC industry, he joins forces with a group of like-minded professionals to establish the Xinnosen Alliance, determined to reshape the industry's order through the spirit of contracts.
The business world is never an easy road. The bonds of hometown collide fiercely with commercial rules; partners come and go, cutthroat pricing runs rampant, and investors watch like hawks. On one side are the concerns and hopes of his parents and family; on the other are the high expectations of Professor He and other industry veterans. Xia Sen struggles to choose between human ties and rules.
When brothers from the old days end up on opposite sides, and hometown loyalty proves no match for market interests, he finally understands: lasting business has never depended on personal connections, but on a contract honored for a lifetime.
This is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a generation of entrepreneurs in the real economy, written for every dreamer who holds on to their original aspirations amid the tides of reality.