★ The Interweaving of Science Fiction and Reality: Set in the mid-22nd century, the story introduces the concept of brain-optimizing surgery through the mysterious deaths of college entrance examination candidates, exploring the profound impact of technology on human nature and society, and provoking readers’ contemplation of the future world.
★ Profound Social Critique: It reveals the different attitudes of social classes towards technology. The middle-class and the rich spare no expense to enhance their competitiveness, while the underprivileged are forced to accept changes, highlighting the ethical dilemmas behind technology and social inequality.
★ The Collision of Humanity and Technology: The survival and transformation of the protagonist, Wu Zhuangyuan, as well as the tragedies of other characters, deeply explore the fragility and resilience of human nature in the face of technology, prompting a reflection on the meaning of life.

This is a science-fiction novel set against the backdrop of the mid-22nd century. The story begins with a mass-death incident of college entrance examination candidates ten years ago, revealing a society dominated by technology where people undergo brain-optimizing surgery in pursuit of high scores. This surgery, which involves implanting chips and reshaping brain structures to help students achieve high exam scores, also brings severe side-effects and even death to some candidates.
The protagonist, Wu Zhuangyuan, is one of the survivors of the surgery, and his experience runs through the entire story. From the fear before the surgery, the changes after the surgery, to eventually becoming a doorman at the Shengfulushou Hotel, Wu Zhuangyuan’s story shows the attitudes of different social classes towards this surgery. The middle-class and the rich spare no expense to enhance their children’s competitiveness, while the underprivileged are forced to accept this change.

Chen Jiarong, born in 1998, currently resides in Beijing and holds a Master's degree in History from University College London. Since 2013, she has been publishing poetry works in both Chinese and English, which have appeared in various journals and magazines such as “Macao Daily“, “Poetry Tide“, “Young Writers“ and the “KCL Literary Journal“ (King's College London Literary Journal).