fugazi-book

If the decade from 1966 to 1976 was a decade of turmoil, then the decade from 1989 to 1999 was a decade of pain. During this decade, China''s politics and economy were like two giant grinding wheels, crushing red, white, black, gray...and giving birth to gray, black, white, and colorful...In 1988, 20-year-old Cheng Xiaodong graduated and plunged into the whirlpool of officialdom. In the torrent, Cheng Xiaodong transformed from being confused to becoming clear-headed, from a novice swimmer to one who could conquer the torrent and whirlpool, from being bound by rules to adapting to and mastering them. Cheng Xiaodong underwent a metamorphosis in human nature! Decades later, he stood at an even higher peak, looking back with a sigh: those who can navigate the official world with ease are not ordinary people; those who can walk the path of officialdom with ease are all deeply familiar with the rules of the game.