The story takes Lin Yan's "waste" artistic life as the main line, connecting the friendship, love and struggle of young painters. Lin Yan came from an ordinary background and had an artistic dream but suffered repeated setbacks in the workplace. He suffered many embarrassments in his life and once fell into self-doubt. At the critical moment, Xu Ying, Yang Dawei and others appeared one after another, and Lin Yan regrouped with everyone's company and encouragement. Under the rigorous training of his mentor Song Zhiyi and the "surprise attack" of Chen Wanqing's public opinion, Lin Yan gradually found his own artistic style and finally made a name for himself. In the intertwined collision of "turbulence in the painting world", "undercurrents in the art world" and personal emotions, Lin Yan faced the difficulties with a humorous and optimistic attitude. While realizing himself, he also made a group of like-minded friends. "Artistic life" is not far away, it is about smiling at the ups and downs in the ordinary and pursuing the light in the gaps.
