In 1977, the Cultural Revolution, which had disturbed the Chinese people for ten years, had ended. People's lives were back on track. At this time when all industries were waiting to be revived, the college entrance examination, which had been suspended for many years, was also resumed. In a farm in Northeast China, there lived a group of educated youth from all over the country with different identities. They dedicated their best years to this black land, but they didn't know where their tomorrow would be. The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination spread here, making the hearts of young people restless again. It happened that the head of the farm, Lao Chi (played by Sun Haiying), was brewing a road construction plan. As long as they performed well in the construction, they would have the opportunity to be recommended to go to university. The educated youth were eager to do so, but Lao Chi, who had other plans, gave the opportunity to Chen Qiong (played by Zhou Xianxin), a girl with a bad background. It turned out that Chen Qiong and Lao Chi's favorite Pan Zhiyou (played by Wang Xuebing) were a couple. He planned to use this opportunity to separate the two and let Pan take root here. However, will the idealistic young people seize this rare opportunity, or go with the flow and accept the arrangement of fate?