Days We Stared at the Sun(2010)

Days We Stared at the Sun is a Chinese drama series following Chen Hao Yuan, a straight-A student, and his unlikely best friend Hong Cheng Yi, a reformed delinquent with a juvenile detention record. The pair navigate high school chaos together—helping a classmate overcome addiction, uncovering their teacher's corruption, and chasing urban legends about vanishing bees tied to 2012 doomsday fears. Their carefree bond fractures when they learn a corrupt politician orchestrated tragedies that destroyed both their families. Consumed by rage and seeking revenge, the boys acquire a gun and plan a violent act on the eve of graduation. The series explores how friendship and youthful idealism collide with systemic corruption and the consequences of unchecked rage.