The story of a young man coming face to face with his hero (Jeff Daniels) and exploring the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age.

民国时期，大少爷柳愉生在家道中落后，以“教师”一职实现自己的理想与抱负，老同学周耀华的突然归国却打乱了他的生活，紧跟而来的是一次次“艰难抉择”。