An episode from the life of a metallurgical plant collective. Lu Zhong-kui, an advanced worker appointed as head of the smelting shop, initiates the re-equipment of the open-hearth furnace. The plant director and some specialists warn him that the furnace, built by Americans, is operating at maximum capacity. However, many refer to the experience of the Soviet people and support Lu. And then an accident occurs: steel bursts out of the furnace... This episode is full of drama, as is the entire story about the selfless and persistent struggle of a worker-promoter to fulfill the state plan.

The passenger ship Haiyan, with more than a thousand people aboard, sails through a thick fog at night. Despite having the knowledge that there are reefs nearby, the captain refuses to stop or slow down.

A soldier finds his new role in the transition from war time to the construction era.

About the Chinese communists who fought boldly and selflessly against the Kuomintang.

Set in 1950, Feng Zhiqing, a worker at the Agricultural Machinery Factory, was rushing to manufacture supplies to resist US aggression and aid to Korea. In an explosion accident, he injured his eyes in an explosion to rescue his comrades. With the care of the party and the encouragement of comrades, he used great perseverance to overcome the disease of vision loss and returned to work at the machine. On the issue of love, he was unwilling to involve his fiancé Li Sufang, who was led by Li Sufang and the factory. With the help, he relieved his ideological burden, formed a happy marriage with Li Sufang, and worked hard to produce urgently needed materials for the War of Resistance against U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. He boldly carried out technological innovation and finally succeeded.