No Hope in This Life

After the sudden death of a close friend, the narrator goes through the belongings he left behind and learns about the archaeology major he studied at university, as well as the legendary story of the ancient-style rock band he founded, called "No Hope in This Life." Dreams and reality intertwine in countless ways: the bronze sword of Zhao Kuo from the Battle of Changping, Ying Yinman's bronze seal, Zhao She's bronze axe decorated with a dragon devouring a human head, the bronze wine vessel adorned with a toad belonging to the King of Chu, the Qin Duke's gui vessel, the golden tiger from the State of Qin that ended up in Paris, the bronze horses from the tomb of the King of Zhao in Handan... Accompanying the rock band's pursuit of its dreams, the story burns bright before finally fading away.