Adolescent infidelity

Author: Zhang Wujì
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Jiang Ming and Li Ke were classmates in medical school. Since losing his father as a child, Jiang Ming developed an indispensable dependence on Li Ke. After entering medical school for internships, Jiang Ming fell in love with Lin Xiaoman, while Lin Xiaoman was drawn to Li Ke. When Jiang Ming confessed his feelings to Lin Xiaoman, he was rejected. Later, with Li Ke's help, he was able to start a relationship with Lin Xiaoman, but she left him without saying goodbye, leaving Jiang Ming in deep pain. Li Ke suffered severe injuries for Jiang Ming, and his sister Li Meng came from the countryside to take care of him. Li Ke didn’t want to see Jiang Ming suffer, so he arranged for his sister to develop feelings for Jiang Ming, gradually shifting his affections toward Li Meng. Over time, influenced by city life and the allure of money, Li Meng, who worked in a hotel, began to worship material wealth, creating a rift between her and Jiang Ming. Li Ke, who had always been unrestrained, decided to move to a different city for development. To keep him, Jiang Ming encouraged him to become a couple with his sister, Jiang Yue. During a pre-marital health check, Li Ke was diagnosed with kidney failure. On his hospital bed, Li Ke confessed his regrets for hurting Xiaowen, Jiang Yue, and even Lin Xiaoman. Faced with the harsh reality of needing money, Jiang Ming was forced to become the mistress of his classmate Sha Sha. After Jiang Ming traded money to save Li Ke’s life and pleaded with Li Meng to return to him, he tragically discovered that his lover, his friends, and the entire world had all transformed beyond recognition. He had also contracted HIV, leaving him utterly despondent. He opened the gas valve to end his life alongside the one he loved. As he lay dying, he leaped from the eighth floor. In the sky above the city, under the beautiful night, his body soared freely in a graceful, yet self-destructive fall, filled with a illusory sense of satisfaction as if he had finally owned the entire city. This is a documentary work about post-adolescent life, inspired by the real growth trajectory of a medical school graduate. It is filled with the protagonist’s yearning for material wealth, his desire for love, and his helplessness in the face of reality. Ultimately, he deviated from the path of youth and headed toward death. Life, love, and youth in this realistic society are deeply sorrowful. He hid in a dark, damp room, writing his final words. Perhaps, he left something behind for the world, so he wrote with great difficulty, his whole body slumped over the desk, like a shrimp with a hunched back.