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Holdouts
In redevelopment projects in China, households that refuse to sign are often called 钉子户. Their reasons vary: dissatisfaction with compensation, attachment to a home, a family history in the house, disputes among heirs, or a sense of unfair treatment. Some cases have attracted wide public attention, and opinions on them divide sharply. Neighbors' views divide too. Some see holdouts as defending their rights or their memories; others feel that a few households are delaying a move that the majority want, sometimes after waiting years for better housing. Officials are bound by rules that set the same compensation standards for everyone. This lesson gives 老孙's reasons in his own words, alongside the criticism he has heard, and takes no side. The film promises to present him without comment, as it does everyone else.