The story takes place in the 1980s and 1990s, spanning the 21st century. Li Ran, Yuan Shan, and Ouyang Huan, three young men with different experiences, life experiences, and backgrounds, meet unexpectedly in Beijing in order to pursue their dreams. A period of life as a drifter in Beijing began.
After graduation, his parents with a Beijing household registration were assigned to a large pharmaceutical factory in other places, and their household registration was also transferred. Li Ran is a loan student without a household registration. His experience in junior high school made him realize that it is not easy to study without a household registration...
Yuan Shan, the only son from out of town, came to Beijing for a very simple purpose. Since he had not been admitted to university, in order to fulfill his dream of going to university, the family spent their life's savings on it to support him to study in Beijing...
In his hometown of Kangcheng, Ouyang Huan was a young man with excellent academic performance and a role model for his peers. He is excellent in studies, comes from a scholarly family, and once achieved third place in the national Sanda competition. After graduating from high school, I was admitted to a key university in Beijing. However, in order to pursue my Kung Fu dream, I gave up my admission letter to the university and got an opportunity to work on a set to shoot a Kung Fu movie...
They have different personalities, different life experiences, and different growth backgrounds. However, after experiencing all the tastes of life and being baptized by difficulties and tribulations, their attitude towards life is still indomitable, unfolding a story of a hard-working life in Beipiao.