This episode features an interview with "Old Zhong," a former science student who became a successful law firm partner in a second or third-tier city in China, earning over a million RMB after tax annually. Old Zhong recounts his challenging academic journey, including a highly competitive high school experience and a difficult university major in electronics and information where he felt he lacked talent. He shares how recognizing his limitations in science led him to switch to a humanities field for graduate school, choosing law. The interview explores his current life as a busy but well-compensated lawyer, his reflections on past choices, and his advice on understanding one's strengths and weaknesses.

The interviewer, "宫师姐Chelsea," aims to collect diverse life stories from individuals like Old Zhong to offer high school students broader perspectives on future paths without imposing subjective opinions.

Originally posted on WeChat 公众号 @breakbarriers 《29号分享：在挫折中发现自己的能力边界，弃理从文、税后百万的律所合伙人》

And 宫师姐Chelsea's blog:

https://www.becomingchelsea.com/post/29%E5%8F%B7%E5%88%86%E4%BA%AB%EF%BC%9A%E5%9C%A8%E6%8C%AB%E6%8A%98%E4%B8%AD%E5%8F%91%E7%8E%B0%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E7%9A%84%E8%83%BD%E5%8A%9B%E8%BE%B9%E7%95%8C%EF%BC%8C%E5%BC%83%E7%90%86%E4%BB%8E%E6%96%87%E3%80%81%E7%A8%8E%E5%90%8E%E7%99%BE%E4%B8%87%E7%9A%84%E5%BE%8B%E6%89%80%E5%90%88%E4%BC%99%E4%BA%BA