Seventeen-year-old Li Mingsheng grew up in an ordinary family. His father was a taxi driver and his mother worked as a supermarket cashier. Though the family was not well-off, he had loved painting since childhood and dreamed of becoming an artist. In his second year of high school, he happened upon an oil painting in an art gallery that left him awestruck, and decided to pursue the art school entrance exams. His parents, however, believed an artistic career was unstable and had reservations about his dream, leading to conflict within the family.
On this arduous and challenging road to art school, Li Ming writes his dream with perseverance and paints the path of his growth. Along the way, he forms precious friendships, resolves his family conflicts, and makes his life blossom with brilliant color.
