Late 1980s in Shanghai, school dictates as if China has been fully recovered from Cultural Revolution. Yet, students quickly become conscious of new culture things like Coca Cola or Western businessmen.

Having a mother immigrated to the states, a high school student Xiaoli lives with his strict grandfather.
His best friend is the next door neighbor girl named Lanmi, who is an ordinary worker at a factory.
She happened to lead a double life to gradually drift apart from his life. Xiaoli develops a new relationship with his school mate Lili, while growing inner conflict to leave for America (PARK Sungho).