Rescue the Light

Author: Tan Zhongchi
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The work progresses along two threads: one traces the rise and fall of two characters, while the other follows the inseparable, life-and-death love between a man and two girls. The protagonist, Xia Zhaohua, is a rural youth, while Long Yunfan is the son of a "capitalist roadster." The two formed an unbreakable bond in the foothills of Yunyan Ridge. After the Cultural Revolution ended, Long Yunfan's father was reinstated to his position and returned to the provincial capital. Xia Zhaohua, after graduating from university, returned to his hometown's forestry station as a logger. With the reform and opening up, Xia Zhaohua's career took off rapidly: from village head to town head, then county head, and ultimately became the mayor of Qinjiang City. Meanwhile, Long Yunfan also became the vice mayor of Qinjiang City and the chairman of the Xinzhou City Development Company. The two childhood friends, however, engaged in a series of thrilling struggles on the political and economic stage of the city government. In the end, justice chose Xia Zhaohua, and the era accepted him. The (struggle) between power and influence, love and desire, and overt strategies and covert schemes left people with deep reflections.