Zhang Zhen
Zhang Zhen (nickname Si'r) is a student in junior high in Taipei in 1959. After failing a test, he is forced to attend night school. This upsets his father, a career government worker, who is aware of the delinquency rampant among night school students and worries that it will affect Si'r. The next morning, Si'r and his father listen to a radio broadcast listing students accepted into various schools in Taipei.