Jump ship

Author: Ding Li
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Two college students were assigned to the same design institute. Zhang Shaokang was outgoing and quite satisfied with his career, status, housing, and position, while Wang Yi was the opposite and was forced to leave the public sector. Several years later, Wang Yi became a boss, but Zhang Shaokang was laid off. After being laid off, Zhang Shaokang also came to Shenzhen but clearly felt out of place. He kept changing jobs—more accurately, he was constantly fired. Eventually, with no other choice, he had to sell his dignity to work for Wang Yi. The novel reflects the impact and subversion of traditional values of Chinese intellectuals during the period of social transformation. Reform is a gentle revolution that brought vitality to Chinese society and changed the fate of many people. A science and technology cadre was laid off and had no choice but to come to Shenzhen, embarking on a bumpy and uncertain path as a migrant worker. In the completely new environment, his work, life, and emotions were all in a state of instability. And this instability—this wind, this rain, this wavering—forms a series of stories that are realistic, touching, and logical. The author, with his profound life experience, tells this story in simple and plain language, making it vivid, authentic, and engaging, allowing readers to feel as if they are living it and find it hard to put down.