小李在广东玩具厂工作了四、五个年头,终于坐到了主任的位置,年收入达到了10万。可惜,受次贷危机的影响,整个行业萎靡不振,工厂虽然没有裁员,但给员工放假3个月,让他们等通知,而且没有工资。小李到其他的厂转了一下,发现都差不多。于是,小李回到了家乡。小李的家乡在湘西,并不富裕,近几年靠发展旅游才开始有些转机。因为拍过电影《芙蓉镇》,所以吸引来不少旅游者,带来了一些变化。不过,大多数老乡们还过着日出而作、日落而归的简单生活。 Li worked in Guangdong Toy Factory for four or five years and finally got the position of director with an annual income of 100,000. Unfortunately, due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, the entire industry was in a doldrums. Although the factory did not lay off its staff, it gave its employees three months’ vacation so that they would be notified without pay. Mike turned to the other plant a bit and found almost the same. So, Li returned home. Li’s hometown in western Hunan, not wealthy, in recent years rely on the development of tourism began some turning points. Because of the movie “Hibiscus Town”, so attracted many tourists, brought some changes. However, most fellow villagers live the sunrise and return to their simple life.