Lu Xiaoqing, a model worker at a Third Front factory whose life is shaped by a failed romance, the revival of the national college entrance exam, and her pursuit of self-worth through education. Alongside her peers, she devotes her youth to industrial development and witnesses decades of change—from hardship and sacrifice to renewal and national transformation—becoming a living testament to a defining era.

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Cast

Yu Haoming

Hong Yuanshan

Li Man

Lu Xiaoqing

Li Naiwen

Gong Tianliang

Xu Xiaosa

Zuo Hongwei

Sun Xiaoxiao

Xia Lin

Wang Liyun

Yu Lanhua