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Thirty-six-year-old Gao Jiang is a part-time art teacher with "three noes". He has no money, no house, and no goals. He has been living in confusion for half his life: the cram school suddenly closed down and his income was cut off. The breakup text message from his online girlfriend was actually a disguised demand. His parents' pressure to marry and his past criminal record were like two mountains, weighing him down and he had already lost hope in life. Once when he returned to his hometown to visit his grandfather who was hospitalized, an unexpected stair fall brought him to the verge of death, but he unexpectedly broke into the "other side of life". The mysterious voice gave him a 24-hour healthy body, allowing him to gain a brief "rebirth" on the edge of life and death. In these 24 hours, with the fear of death and regret for the past, he embarked on the road to make amends: he went on blind dates with his elderly grandmother, but encountered outright ridicule; he trekked back to his hometown alone, just to burn a stack of paper money for his grandfather who died young; he snuggled up with his family, savoring the long-lost taste of home-cooked food, and feeling the warmth of family affection that he had never cherished. He once thought that life was destined to be a tragedy, but in these short 24 hours, he came into contact with the subtle beauty of life. However, half a life of desolation and inner despair are irreversible. When the midnight clock strikes and the 24-hour deadline is approaching, Gao Jiang stands on the roof, looking at the stars and moon in the sky, and makes the final choice... This is a story about regret, redemption and life choices, which tells the story of the struggle and helplessness of ordinary people in the predicament of life.