In this novel series originally released in Chinese-and which inspired a number of multimedia adaptations-two disaffected young men stuck in a run-down city discover that everything changes once they find each other.
Unwanted by his adoptive parents, Jiang Cheng leaves home to live in a cold, gray city with his deadbeat dad whose only talent is feeding a gambling addiction. Alone save for his suitcase, the rebellious teenage boy arrives at the train station ready to face his miserable new life....