After transmigrating to Shanghai in 1926, Song Jin’s only source of confidence is Su Wan, the woman by her side. A history graduate student who knows the history of the Republic of China inside out, Su Wan understands where this turbulent era is headed. But when she sees a girl by the roadside offering herself for sale to pay for her father’s burial, she finally understands the weight of history. She is a timid student who was harassed by her professor, trembling with fear in this strange and chaotic world. Yet whenever Song Jin is about to venture into the lion’s den, she always steps forward and says, “I’ll go with you.” They are each other’s only anchor in these troubled times. Su Wan gives Song Jin the courage to fight back, while Song Jin gives Su Wan a gentler way of seeing the world. Together, they keep watch in the dark alleys off Avenue Joffre, pick the lock on an archive room, reunite a girl imprisoned for thirteen years with her family, and remember the names of those crushed by history. They cannot change history’s course, but they can change the fate of each person caught up in it. Amid the raging tide of a troubled era, they hold tightly to each other’s hands. Wherever you’re going, I’ll go with you. Whoever you need to remember, I’ll remember with you.
