In the 1920s, Beijing, an industrious and determined underclass, struggled hard with a beautiful dream of getting rich, and was finally swallowed up by the dark storm. Revealed the slave psychology and hope of the "little people" at that time. With the suicide of Xiangzi's beloved woman Xier, Xiangzi put out the last spark of personal struggle. This is the typical fate of poor citizens in old China and old Beijing.