"Walking Toward the Sun: The Turbulent Life of Li Jinjian, Founder of Shuguang," by Zhang Anyang, published by Writers Publishing House
This is a full-length reportage literature work. The protagonist, Li Jinjian, rose from a factory worker to become a municipal propaganda department director, only to suffer a setback in his political career and return to being an ordinary worker. Amid the wave of China's reform and opening-up, he moved forward with determination, founded the Shuguang Group, and eventually built it into a leading enterprise in China's automotive axle industry.
In Walking Toward the Sun, the author not only depicts Li Jinjian’s turbulent life before founding Shuguang, but also carefully portrays his ups and downs during a special historical period, including his rise to a leadership position during a turbulent era and his subsequent fall into hardship. More detailed accounts describe Shuguang’s development during the reform era: the near-sale crisis while affiliated with Kanghua Company; the complicated process of going public and issuing "Shuguang shares"; the attempt to join FAW with support from the Ministry of Machinery Industry and the subsequent forced "three-city restructuring"; the dramatic "giant swallowing" acquisition of the veteran state-owned Huanghai Automobile Group; and the legal battle in the United States against a fraudulent foreign executive. These events together portray both the dramatic growth of the company and the extraordinary life journey of Li Jinjian.