Province G is a typical agricultural province. Due to the aggressive strategy of "developing high technology and surpassing the developed areas in the eastern coastal regions" implemented across the province in recent years, the "three rural issues" (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers) have become increasingly severe. Farmers bear heavy burdens, and relations between officials and the masses are tense. This has become a concern for He Libin, the Party Secretary of Province G. In order to thoroughly solve the province's agricultural problems, He Libin decided to take Xiakou City, the largest impoverished area in the province, as a pilot project, hoping to find a successful path for the entire rural area of the province. For this purpose, he made an unconventional move by sending Luo Hansheng, a farmer-born PhD in Agricultural Economics from the United States and president of the provincial agricultural university, to serve as *** in Xiakou.
After taking office, Luo Hansheng boldly carried out reforms, aiming to fundamentally solve the issue of excessive farmer burdens at the institutional level. However, he encountered strong resistance from within. Coupled with his scholarly demeanor and political immaturity, various conflicts were exacerbated. Under these circumstances, He Libin had no choice but to make the difficult decision to transfer Luo Hansheng to work closely under him for further mentoring. But Luo Hansheng was unwilling to let his ambitions go to waste, so he voluntarily requested to serve in another impoverished area of the province - Xiawei City, intending to explore solutions to agricultural issues at the grassroots level.
After more than two years of relentless efforts through hardship and reform, Luo Hansheng initially transformed the impoverished appearance of Xiawei City, laying a solid foundation for achieving a moderately prosperous society. At this point, He Libin was nearing retirement, and he set his sights on Luo Hansheng as his successor. He promoted Luo Hansheng to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Committee, responsible for the province's agricultural work, aiming to break the long-standing stagnation in the province's agricultural sector. It was also at this time that an accident occurred at the newly completed Xiakou Reservoir, a key water conservancy project in Xiakou City. Luo Hansheng was once again entrusted with a critical mission and sent to Xiakou for the second time to carry out post-disaster reconstruction work. Instead of following old practices, Luo Hansheng solved the long-standing problems in Xiakou through bold institutional reforms. He adjusted the unrealistic strategy of blindly pursuing high-tech development, focusing instead on introducing funds from the eastern coastal regions to establish processing enterprises and developing township enterprises that complement the coastal regions, giving Xiakou a completely new look.
Through the portrayal of the images of He Libin, Luo Hansheng, and a large number of grassroots party cadres, the story showcases the practice and thought process of Province G, an agricultural province, in its arduous efforts to resolve the "three rural issues" and comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society. It praises the down-to-earth, pragmatic, and non-blindly hierarchical cadre style and the governance-for-the-people path to national prosperity.