Lin Yan partnered with Zhao Qiang to raise cicada nymphs for three years, generating five million yuan in combined profits. In the end, however, he received only 20,000 yuan as compensation for his hard work and was deliberately cut off from supplies and suppressed at every turn. Refusing to endure the humiliation, he used his meager savings to lease the abandoned woodland that the entire village had rejected and started a business on his own. To seize the market, Zhao Qiang illegally used growth-promoting chemicals, causing his cicada nymphs to die in large numbers and destroying his reputation. Lin Yan stuck to ecological farming and cleverly used earthen pits to preserve the insects naturally. With a steady supply of high-quality products, he earned the trust of his customers and eventually led the establishment of a cooperative, turning the barren woodland into a prosperous source of wealth.