Synopsis

Set in the 1980s, rural factory worker Gu Xiuhe supported her boyfriend Meng Zhiyuan for eight years, only to have her patent stolen and be abandoned by him. She rushes to Linjiang Factory in the rain. With Director Song Xuejun’s help, she exposes the scoundrel, reclaims her patent and joins the factory. Leveraging her solid technical skills, she outcompetes rivals in bids, fights workplace injustice, wins a science innovation award after advanced studies in the capital. She leads Linjiang Factory through automation upgrades, turning it into a provincial machinery benchmark. The once wronged village girl achieves a stunning rise into a leading technical expert.