Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestWith the competition fast approaching the sculpting department gets ready to submit their sculptures. Yuan Qian and Qin Shen go on a trip together for their break only to have it crashed by their classmates.
Single since birth, Yuan Qian and Qin Shen are two people who will probably end up being single for life because they want to. Set against the backdrop of an art school, the story follows students who overcome many difficulties to pursue their artistic ideals. Qin Shen is a student who dreams of becoming a sculptor. A freshman in their department, he is like a god-level existence in their school - cold, disciplined and a perfectionist. However, girls mean nothing to him and he finds dating to be a complete waste of time. Yuan Qian has the appearance of the cute girl next door but has a headstrong personality. She is eloquent and determined such that no one can stop her once she sets her mind to something. However, she has a tendency to pick at other people's shortcomings so much that no guy can impress her.
Cinematography
Art school setting used as actual character—canvases, clay, gorgeous natural light.
Acting
Ireine Song's micro-expressions when she's pretending not to care.
Costume
Paint-splattered casualwear that somehow looks expensive.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'single since birth' (母胎单身) concept became a viral Chinese internet term around 2018, reflecting Gen Z's ironic embrace of romantic failure as identity.
Ireine Song and Aaron Deng reportedly took actual sculpting and painting lessons for three months pre-production—Aaron's hands in close-ups are genuinely his manipulating clay.
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