上世纪二十年代初,二十刚出头的湘西凤凰苗族青年沈从文,决定“向更远处走去,向一个生疏世界走去,把自己生命押上去,赌一注看看。”于是,只身来到北京大学报考国文班,结果未被录取。但他并不气馁,在几乎没有经济支援的情况下,这个倔强的湘西青年忍着饥饿,冒着严寒,开始向文坛进发。但只有小学程度的他,想靠文学来养活自己,几乎是无法实现的奢望。于是,濒临绝望的他,开始向京城的几位知名作家求救,其中就 The early twenties of last century, twenty just emerging in western Hunan Phoenix Miao youth Shen Congwen, decided “walked further away, walked to a strange world, put his life on the bet, a bet to see.” , Came to Peking University to apply for the national language class, the result has not been admitted. However, he was not discouraged. With almost no financial support, this stubborn western Hunan youth endured hunger, braved the cold and started to make progress in the literary world. But he, who is only elementary school, wants to rely on literature to support himself and is almost impossible to achieve. So, on the brink of desperation, he began to seek help from several well-known writers in the capital, among them