"Heart Beats the Cicada" tells the youthful story of Dong Xinyi, a freshman in high school, and Bai Ling, a transfer student. The first meeting under the camphor tree and the quiet reminder in class caused ripples in the originally peaceful campus life.
He is the top scorer in science, cold and gentle; she is an ordinary girl who works hard, quietly hiding her thoughts in the scratch paper and the chirping of cicadas. From the tacit understanding when solving problems, to the mutual encouragement at sports meets, to the shadows of trees walking side by side on the way to school, the hearts of young girls and boys quietly grow in the chirping of cicadas in summer, gradually overpowering the noise and becoming the clearest voices in each other's youth. This is their first year of high school with the scent of camphor...
Concept: The concept of "Heartbeat Overshadows the Chirping of Cicadas" is to capture the purest heartbeat and growth in adolescence. Taking the high school campus as the background, through the affection that quietly sprouts between Dong Xinyi and Bai Ling in their daily interactions, it shows the shyness, temptation and bravery of young girls when faced with ignorant emotions. It also incorporates the details of academic and campus life to restore the true appearance of youth with both academic pressure and delicate worries.
The story uses "cicada chirping" to symbolize the hustle and bustle of summer and the passage of time, and "heartbeat" as a metaphor for the heartbeat that cannot be hidden. In the end, "heartbeat overshadows the cicada chirping", which not only coincides with the emotional tension of breaking through shyness in adolescence, but also conveys: those clumsy concerns, silent tacit understanding, and quiet growth in youth are precious marks worth remembering more than the hustle and bustle of summer. These pure emotions and the process of common progress are themselves the most touching part of growth.