My Ideal Self

Late 1990s Shenzhen—the city of dreams where fortunes are made overnight. Jiang Baige arrives with ambition burning in his chest: he'll become a boss, no matter what it takes. His university friend Zhou Yaolin chases glory in finance, classmate Wang Jincai bets everything on a patent that will change his life, and soldier Sun Shaocheng simply wants honest work and technical skills. But Shenzhen's glittering promise hides brutal realities. As these four friends struggle through failures, betrayals, and the grinding wheels of capitalism, they discover that dreams and reality rarely align—and tha…