Class 5 of Grade 12 at Xiangyang Provincial Key High School is a humanities-focused honors class with an epic concentration of oddballs.
Here, you can witness Lin Pingfan, a “mediocre guy with boundless confidence,” imagining every dismissive glance from the class beauty, Shen Mo, as a sign of her passionate secret crush, then composing one cringe-inducing self-deluded love song after another by rejecting her notes.
Here, you can watch the “top student” Zhao Bufan cling to first place in the grade thanks to his “high-level techniques,” until a choir fiasco and a smashed pencil case reveal the jaw-dropping secret behind his answers.
There’s also Ye Qiqi, a drama queen who faints over a breakup and wakes up a champion of rights; class monitor Shen Mo, caught in a subtle love triangle; a fashion trendsetter who loves LV and rap; a rich young heir who treats stealing as a hobby; and a pair of “know-it-all” sisters who boss people around by yelling and are unbeatable at passing the blame…
As suspicions of cheating, fake friendships, bizarre romances, and chaotic everyday life collide, this class’s limits are repeatedly pushed. Yet beneath the countless hilarious fiascos, reflections on youth, growing up, and discovering one’s true self quietly emerge.
This is a school-life portrait bringing together the “best of humanity.” Watch these “bright minds” stumble through a complete mess on their way toward the finish line known as the college entrance exam and the future.
