Wishes: A Post-90s Youth Upgrade Diary

Can a country boy from the village rewrite his destiny in the city? Zhu Yuan's journey from rural schoolyards to urban landscapes is a raw, nostalgic chronicle of China's post-90s generation. Every setback shatters his world, every triumph rebuilds it—but will he soar like a golden dragon or remain a carp that never leaps the gate? In the shadow of 2008's turning point, one young man's story captures the dreams, struggles, and bittersweet coming-of-age of an entire generation.