From Intern to Director: Liang Xiao's Thirty-Year Rise

Fresh out of college, Liang Xiao is assigned to a forgotten county TV station—but he refuses to stay forgotten. Through ambition, savvy, and sheer determination, he climbs from the bottom rung to station director, transforming a backwater operation into a media powerhouse. Along the way, he navigates the treacherous waters of county politics, earns the favor of powerful officials, and witnesses three decades of China's breakneck transformation. Reporters, hosts, bureau chiefs, and county leaders—all play their part in this insider's chronicle of ambition, power, and survival in the provincial…