An experienced typesetter holds the factory hostage with his knowledge of lead-type composition. Chen Xu sells all his possessions to purchase computer-based laser typesetting equipment and leads the female workers in learning the new technology from scratch. He optimizes warehouse management, divides production into specialized stages, and establishes a skill-based pay system. Overcoming challenges in gift-box packaging and specialized scientific and technical typesetting, he joins forces with smaller factories to take on major orders. By breaking the technological monopoly and resolving the factory's business crisis, he breathes new life into the aging printing factory through modern technology and a new management system.