Lived alone for 7 years

Author: Jiang Zhendong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-05
Features: In Beijing, I have always lived like a straight line—experiencing entering the city, job hunting, interviews, hard work, failure, striving, and continuing to cross over advertising, editing, photography, editor-in-chief, judge, actor, director. I have tasted solitude, loneliness, drifting, emptiness, excitement, helplessness, and happiness. In this era that emphasizes emotions, yearns for, and seeks happiness, living a happy life is something everyone seeks and cannot do without in their lifetime. Some have already experienced it, some are currently experiencing it, and some have yet to experience it. But there is one thing that is the same—we cannot lack emotions. The content of this book takes place around us, and even we can find our own shadows within it, stirring our resonance. These simple and small life stories are enough to let us see others' stories and shed our own tears. The book explores the extension of concepts such as life, love, and ideals, portraying the efforts and perseverance, confusion and struggles, loss and happiness of urban dwellers and people from other places. It carries a sense of weariness in the city, as well as the depth of time and life. It turns life into a mirror for others or a sample of an outsider striving for ideals in the city. It awakens the part of certain people's consciousness that is yet to awaken, gives direction to the lost, and offers encouragement to those who are awake. The content of this book takes place around us, and even we can find our own shadows within it, which will resonate with readers. These simple and small life stories are enough to let us see others' stories and shed our own tears, sparking the desire to keep reading.