Thirty-nine-year-old insurance practitioner Hu Manli (played by Sun Li) lost his marriage and job at the same time when he thought he was about to reach the peak of his life.Competitors secretly interfered, and Hu Manli was fired from the company. The initiator was actually 28-year-old Xue Xiaozhou (played by Dong Zijian).After several encounters between Hu Manli and Xue Xiaozhou, they gradually went from misunderstanding to mutual recognition. Hu Manli decided to ignore the past grudges and join forces with Xue Xiaozhou to start over.Xue Xiaozhou has grown into a gold medal seller that cannot be underestimated in the insurance industry, and Hu Manli has also decided to return to his career home ground.

On March 24, 2024, the play was directed by Wang Jun, starring Sun Li and Dong Zijian, Myolie Wu, Gao Xin, Tong Lei, Ye Qing, Kang Ning, Xu Weiluo, Chen Tianming, Liu Jun, Zhang Chenguang, and Zhao Longhao special starring,The urban life drama starring Zhou Yemang, Wu Yufang, Fan Shiqi, and Qu Zheming has started filming in Shanghai.

On March 24, 2024, the show released the concept poster of “Life Is Like a Step”.

On March 24, 2024, the drama started shooting in Shanghai; on July 18, the drama was announced to be completed.

Central 8 is expected to be broadcast in December