Summer Cicadas Meet the Evening Breeze

The story follows four lively, lovable young people born in the 1980s. After graduating from high school, they each pursue their own ambitions, either studying hard at university or making their way in the working world. After high school, Xiao Xiaojun enters the workforce. As the times change and society develops at breakneck speed, his career repeatedly hits dead ends and his life falls into hardship. Several of his friends also face unemployment, divorce, and a host of other problems. But when life knocks him down, he refuses to give up. He and his old friends support one another and find their way out of trouble together. In the end, he becomes a business elite. One friend becomes a renowned fashion designer, another carves out a new career path, and another becomes a happy housewife. After tasting all the sweetness and bitterness life has to offer, these friends from their teenage years grow more mature and wise. They achieve their goals in both love and work, and develop a positive outlook on life and strong values.