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Diana Sato (41 years old), a woman from Hong Kong, lives in Tokyo with her son Eiji (8 years old), who is in elementary school. Diana works in the nursing care industry, but plans to start a Chinese language conversation school as a side job to pay for her son's future tuition. When Diana starts the Chinese language conversation school, a Japanese woman finally comes to her to learn Chinese for her job.

Meanwhile, there is a Japanese man, Taku Nagayasu (35 years old), who is a part-time worker who lives from day to day despite being 35 years old. Nagayasu had dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player since he was in elementary school, but that dream was shattered, and for a long time he was unable to find a goal in his life.

One day, Nagayasu finds a flyer advertising Diana's Chinese language conversation school posted in the Chinese restaurant he always goes to. Nagayasu has little interest in China other than Chinese food and Hong Kong movies, but he wants to start something new and have a goal in his life, so he takes the plunge and applies for Diana's Chinese language conversation school.Diana and Nagayasu's Chinese conversation class started out awkwardly, but through Diana's lessons, Nagayasu gradually began to turn his attention to the world. He began to take an interest in places other than Japan, where he lives.However, at the same time, major problems were occurring in Diana's hometown of Hong Kong. What began as demonstrations against the Hong Kong government morphed into anti-government demonstrations involving ordinary citizens demanding democratization, and eventually the Chinese government, China's home country, began to intervene with the military in an attempt to quell the Hong Kong demonstrations.Diana was heartbroken by the news from Hong Kong, and upon hearing how Hong Kong's freedoms were being taken away, Nagayasu made a decision...