1986: Starting as a Factory Heir

In the agricultural hub of Baiyun City in 1986, Zhou Xingzhou, a freshman at the Cotton Mill Workers' University, is living an enviable life that others can only dream of. As the son of factory leadership, he navigates a vibrant era of reform and opportunity with unique advantages, though his youthful escapades would later become the stuff of legend. Years later, when questioned about persistent rumors from his past, Zhou maintains his innocence with varying degrees of conviction. Did he really use the photography studio's equipment to take private portraits of female workers? Absolute nonsense! Did he sneak off to the swimming pool at midnight with members of the factory ballet troupe? Completely false—he was always in bed by eight! And what about the claims that he banned men from the factory dance hall so he could personally escort five thousand young women to dance? Slanderous exaggeration—it was only a few hundred! A humorous and nostalgic tale of youth, industry, and the colorful legends born in China’s transformative 1980s.