Story background:
In South Korea's top Muxi private middle school (목희사립중학교), the fates of Wei Boyu (위박우), an extremely poor international student from China, and Lee Jerry (이재서), the only son of a Korean chaebol family, intersected for the first time in a back alley on a late autumn evening.
Character profile:
Jerry Lee (이재서)
Identity: The only son of a Korean chaebol family, a popular figure in Muxi Middle School
Personality: Elegant and calm on the surface, but actually perverse and fierce, and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
Special: Indifferent to the relationship between men and women, but has an almost cruel interest in "making pretty boys cry"
Background: Having all the privileges brought by wealth and status, there is deep dissatisfaction and desire for control deep inside.
Wei Boyu (위박우)
Identity: Chinese international students in South Korea, relying on scholarships and part-time jobs to maintain their studies
Personality: Introverted and sensitive, honest and gentle, a "little crybaby" who is easily frightened and sheds tears
Situation: Excellent academic performance but marginalized on campus due to poverty and foreign status
Background: A diligent young man who shoulders the expectations of his family and studies hard in a foreign country.
Story summary:
This story tells the story of two teenagers whose worlds were originally parallel - the wanton heir of a rich man and a poor international student struggling to survive. Under the gorgeous appearance of an elite campus, what started as an unequal "tease" gradually involved complex and profound emotional entanglements. The background is set in the glittering and stratified social scene of Seoul. The Han River quietly witnesses this unconventional love story intertwined with power, tears, plunder and unexpected tenderness.
Story tone:
Class collision and power relations in the campus context
The tension and emotional changes caused by the imbalance between strong and weak
Starting from "teasing", the complex bond gradually deepens
Profile of the life of Chinese in South Korea under the social and cultural background of South Korea
Core themes:
Dominance and fragility, tears and sincerity, in the exquisite cage called "Muxi" by the Han River, how will a love affair that started from an unfair starting point grow and where will it go.
Purpose: Reject school bullying