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.
as Zhongkui Lu
as Xiangqun Chen
as Yonghua Li
as Minister Nie
as Wenbin Lin
as Chengmo Tian
as Master Jiang
as Yueping Zhou
as Cui
as Qin Xiao
as Qiugen Gu
as Jiarong Zhang
as Mu Lu
as Jing Xiao
