In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.

Novelist Lu Kongwen fell into the trough of life and decided to destroy his novel "God Killing" with his own hands. In the novel world, the protagonist also embarked on a journey of resistance in order to resist the predetermined fate.

A story of a high school boy as he processes the loss of his first love and learns to experience high school over again. For 3 years of high school, JU Ran has silently had a love for a young girl in his class. At the end of his senior year, as the college entrance examination looms overhead, JU Ran's situation changes, and he is given the chance to repeat his senior year. Through this year, he studies again for the examination, and has a second chance at his high school experience. JU Ran's tale is that of growing up, and a caution to take joy in every moment, because even second chances are not perfect.

Lina is sick in the hospital, she thinks that she has a daughter; one day she attacked by a nurse and escapes from the hospital. She returns to her home after several years and plans to live with her imaginary daughter again.

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

Li Mo and An Delie, who have very different personalities, become close friends because of soccer, but an accident makes Andrei disappear from Li Mo's memory along with his youthful past. Years later, Li Mo and An Delie “reunite” on the way to his father's funeral, and a period of dusty memories are gradually unveiled. ......

In the latter part of the last century, Lu Xiaolu has just graduated from technical school and is currently working in a chemical factory. He hasn't a clue about what he will do in the future or how he should lead his life. Lu Xiaolu lacks skills. Moreover, he loves to play games, fight with his colleagues and is often found redoing poorly executed tasks. However, Lu Xiaolu is captivated by a beautiful young girl named Bai Lan, who he pursues and eventually falls in love with. Bai Lan in the end applies for graduate school and abruptly leaves for Shanghai...

On his trip to the village, Wong meets a Tibetan girl, De Lan. He later finds that De Lan is married to Rigchin. One day, a young Tibetan man arrives with a woman, and De Lan starts crying. How many lovers does De Lan have? When Rigchin hints Wong that he doesn't mind he joining them, Wong is lost...

One rainy night, a woman takes refuge in At Cafe 6 after an argument with her boyfriend. She strikes up a conversation with the café owner, who shares a story from his youth.