This book is Jia Zhangke's notes on films during the first ten years of his film career, recording his stumbling growth journey all the way. From Fenyang to Beijing, and from Beijing to Paris, and to New York, Jia Zhangke went from the county all the way to the world, and never stopped writing about his county life, and portraying the silent majority's thrilling lives under their calm faces. Facing success and acclaim, he is always on alert, and tries to maintain a free and unrestrained amateur spirit, as well as sheer love of films. Shooting films is the way he is closest to being free. 本书是贾樟柯头十年电影生涯的创作笔记,以文字记录下他跌跌撞撞一路成长的心路历程。从汾阳到北京,从北京到巴黎、纽约,贾樟柯不曾停止书写他的县城生活,刻写沉默的大多数埋藏在波澜不惊面孔下惊心动魄的生活,从县城一路走向世界。面对成功和赞誉,他时时警醒,努力保持一种自由自在的业余精神,以及对电影纯粹的热爱。拍电影,是他接近自由的方式。