Synopsis
Reborn at the Bottom of the Cliff: My Student Days
Chen Sheng, an ancient herb gatherer, fell to his death while climbing a cliff to find medicine for his ailing mother. When he opened his eyes again, his soul had somehow entered the body of Lin Chen, a modern high school senior who had tried to drown himself. Within him, the memories of a devoted son who had sought herbs in the mountains to heal his mother collided and mingled with the life of a boy driven to despair by academic pressure.
In a dazzling, unfamiliar modern city, he carries the survival wisdom of an ancient man and an unyielding devotion to his mother, yet must face the gaokao, functions, and English, all of which seem like an impossible script. From the bottom of a cliff to the school grounds, from a basket of herbs to a blue-and-white uniform, Chen Sheng (Lin Chen) stumbles through this strange era, using an ancient man’s resilience to confront modern confusion. Amid the clash of identities and the shock of unfamiliar ideas, he searches for a path to a new life of his own. This is a survival guide to modern school life from the perspective of an ancient soul, as well as a wondrous journey about responsibility, growth, and self-redemption.
