Dreams Above All

[Dreams Above All, You as My Faith]

A spirited director (female lead) x an all-around prodigy (male lead)

On the day 18-year-old Xi Wang made her debut, her secret account received a private message: "Happy debut! May you always have hope, and may you always be happy."

Xi Wang casually replied, "Thanks. You too."

On the day she returned to China after ending her contract at 21, Xi Wang's secret account received the exact same message again, except "Happy debut" had been changed to "Welcome home."

Xi Wang assumed she was a fan and replied with a standard, "Thanks for your support."

On the day the entire internet turned against her at 23, Xi Wang received her third message: "You won't be defeated. I'll always believe in you. May you always have hope, and may you always be happy."

Xi Wang was touched, but in the end all she said was, "Thanks. I'll do my best."

On the day she won Best Actress at 25, Xi Wang received another message: "Congratulations on your award. May you always have hope, and may you always be happy."

For once, Xi Wang asked, "Why do you wish me that?"

It took the other person a long time to reply: "Because it's the best wish there is."

On the day she won Best Director at 28, Xi Wang stood on the stage and said, "For the past ten years, I've kept receiving the same blessing, but I never understood what it really meant. Now I want to give that person an answer.

"Kai Xin, without you, there would be no hope."

Kai Xin, sitting in the audience, was overcome with tears.

Everyone thought she had been secretly in love with Xi Wang for ten years, but only Kai Xin knew that she had loved him for even longer.

P.S. No real-life inspiration / decade-long unrequited love / school and city life / slow burn / happy ending

Theme: Move forward bravely and never back down.