Rush to the Dead Summer (2017)
When Li Xia and her best friend enroll into the arts specialized Qian Chuan secondary school, they meet the legendary Fu Xiao Si and Lu Zhi Ang. Together, the group of youths officially begin their beautiful high school life. After graduation, the friends part with everyone going their separate ways, but everyone continues to fight for their dreams. However, they're all gradually changing and thus become doubtful about the origin of their friendship. A span of ten years makes them realize that other than memories, nothing can be eternal, but they learnt to love and grow.
Seasons & Episode
It's the last day of senior high, best friends Li Xia and Cheng Qi Qi look back on their high school years with Fu Xiao Si and Lu Zhi Ang.
Fu Xiao Si and Lu Zhi Ang are picked to compete at an arts festival. Xiao Si recommend Li Xia to join the team too.
Xiao Si gives Li Xia extra training before the competition.
The class retaliates against the chemistry teacher for forcing everyone to take after school classes.
The class celebrates New Year's party with a cooking competition. After the celebrations, everyone returns home for the holidays.
Xiao Si and Zhi Ang visits Li Xia's hometown. Unfortunately they miss the last bus home before Chinese New Year, and ends up staying at Li Xia's place for New Year's Eve.
Xiao Si's parents are furious at him for not spending Chinese New Year's Eve at home. After the holidays, school is back in session with one less classmate.
The students make final preparations for the arts festival competition.
The arts festival program is running late, Xiao Si comes up with a brilliant plan for the four friends to perform together. A new transfer student joins the class, bringing new dynamics to the four friends.
Li Xia becomes a target for all the girls at school when rumors fly that she is pursuing Xiao Si.
With the help of her friends, Li Xia manages to compensate Yan Ran's dress.
The class goes on a survival camping trip.
The three friends are faced with an important decision in their lives.
Qi Qi is ridiculed by fellow classmates when her love confession letter is posted on the school announcement board.
Lu Zhi Ang is forced to mature overnight when his mother falls ill.
Zhi Ang suffers a huge blow and is dispirited. It's up to his friends to cheer him up and steer him back on track.
Now in their senior year, everyone is studying hard for the exams. Yan Ran is upset that Xiao Si decided not to go abroad with her.
Yu Jian leaves school to pursue her dreams in music.
Yu Jian's music career isn't turning out as she had expected. Xiao Si participates in a competition in Shanghai, Zhi Ang and Li Xia tag along to show support.
The students are sad when Ms. Wenren is hospitalized right before the final countdown to college entrance exam approaches.
The students bid farewell to high school.
The friends bid farewell to each other as they start college life.
Li Xia and Xiao Si grow closer by the day. Lu Zhi Ang gets to know his annoying new neighbor, Yan Mo, better.
Li Xia finds out by chance that Yu Jian is in debt from breaking her contract with her agency. Xiao Si receives an offer to set up a studio.
Both Qi Qi and Yu Jian experience the dark side of the entertainment business.
Xiao Si flies to Japan after losing contact with Zhi Ang. Yu Jian returns to Qianchuan only to find that nothing stays the same.
While Xiao Si celebrates the beginning of his new studio, he suffers a serious blow to his health. Qi Qi is a new rising star. Zhi Ang and Yan Mo grow closer on a trip to the hot springs.
Zhi Ang finishes school in Japan and returns to China. The friends reunite once again.
Restrictions in Xiao Si's contract puts his relationship with Li Xia under pressure.
Zhi Ang replaces Li Xia as Xiao Si's assistant so the gossip will die down.
Yan Mo joins the same company as Zhi Ang. Xiao Si looks for Li Xia in her hometown.
