在这部再见少年剧情/家庭片中,影片讲述了一个小男孩在上世纪末十年间的成长故事，以一个普通中国家庭为中心，通过男孩的视角描绘了在世纪末经济社会快速发展的背景下，几代人不同的成长和感受，以及对于心中价值的追寻与坚守。故事涵盖亲情、友情和爱情，极具时代特色。可以算是是对“网络时代”席卷世界之前中国80、90后这拨人青涩少年时光的一瞥回顾。
Xing was born in a theatre, his father was a stage designer, and mother was an opera singer elsewhere. Due to housing arrangement, Xing and his father lived temporarily behind the stage. In spite of the absence of his mother, Xing spent a joyful and special childhood in the theatre. In mid 1990s, business had dried up for the theater, it was repurposed as a dance hall. The father started up his own business, while the mother quit her career to stay at home and raise the child full-time. In middle school, Xing had a secret crush on a girl named Hai Yan. She was his classmate and the marching band's conductor. Xing wrote a love letterto her but never received a reply. Guang was a childhood friend of Xing's who dropped out of school for family reasons. He wanted to practice calligraphy and got rid of hooligan life. But he lost the chance after injuring someone in a fight. In the grandfather's last will and testament, he encouraged Xing to unremittingly strive to better himself.
