Chengdu, tonight please forget me, the completely corrected version of the classic work by Murong Xuecun

Author: Murong Xuěcūn
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Death is a theme I have always been fond of, because it is the ultimate conclusion and also the conclusion of everything. Drawing from the words of Li Liang in the novel: "Death is actually the only purpose of survival." Unlike the general understanding, I believe Chen Chong's suffering does not stem from his character, but merely from the essence of survival itself. Because the suffering is so profound, survival becomes increasingly questionable. A common man, Chen Chong, a city youth who is, an idealist who seeks flowers in a dung heap. When his body sinks deep into the materialistic city, his soul keeps looking up at the pure ideals before his fall. He indulges, revels in debauchery, lives a life of excess, schemes with colleagues, and pursues money at any cost. He schemes with his best friend, and their friendship is fragile as a thread, even seducing each other's fiancées. He loves his wife, yet expresses this love by sleeping with other women in the end. On Christmas Eve in Chengdu, Chen Chong dies, turning and turning. His dying gaze wanders above the city, lingering and sweeping across the sky, gazing at every humble soul in the world.