The Last Wish (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Three close friends try to bring hope and a first experience of romance to Gao Yuan while facing his illness and an uncertain hospital crisis.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Trio and Their Separation

Xu Hao recalls becoming close to Zhang Zhengyang and forming a trio with Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan's serious illness and years in the hospital transform their friendship.

Key Events

• Zhang Transfers Schools — Xu Hao recalls becoming close friends with Zhang after Zhang transferred to their school. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: School
• The Trio Forms — Xu Hao, Zhang, and Gao Yuan become an inseparable trio and share an interest in basketball. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan Location: School
• Gao Yuan Falls Ill — Gao Yuan becomes seriously ill and spends years in the hospital, changing the friends' lives. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Hospital

A Promise by the Sea

After hearing that Gao Yuan has been found abandoned in a wheelchair, Xu Hao and Zhang visit him. They take him to the beach to fulfill their old promise to go into the sea together.

Key Events

• News of Gao Yuan — Xu Hao and Zhang learn from a report that Gao Yuan has been found abandoned in a wheelchair. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan Location: Unspecified
• Friends Visit the Hospital — Xu Hao and Zhang hurry to see Gao Yuan after hearing about his poor condition. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan Location: Hospital
• A Promise to Reach the Sea — The friends take Gao Yuan to the beach to fulfill their old promise to go into the sea together. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan Location: Beach

A Wish for Love

Gao Yuan confides that he has never dated or held a girl's hand and asks his friends to help him experience falling in love. Xu Hao and Zhang consider possible girlfriends for him.

Key Events

• Gao Yuan Shares His Wish — Gao Yuan says he feels he has not grown up because he has never dated or held a girl's hand. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Unspecified
• Friends Seek a Girlfriend — Xu Hao and Zhang agree to help Gao Yuan experience falling in love and consider girls they know. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Unspecified
• They Approach Sima Gang — After considering other possibilities, the friends turn to their former classmate Sima Gang. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan, Sima Gang Location: Unspecified

Sima Gang's Revelation

The friends approach Sima Gang, who reveals that she had liked Xu Hao and had changed herself in hopes of winning his affection. Xu Hao asks whether she would become Gao Yuan's girlfriend, before Zhang is beaten by her brother.

Key Events

• They Approach Sima Gang — After considering other possibilities, the friends turn to their former classmate Sima Gang. Characters: Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang, Gao Yuan, Sima Gang Location: Unspecified
• Sima Gang Reveals Her Feelings — Sima Gang explains that she once followed the group because she liked Xu Hao. Characters: Xu Hao, Sima Gang Location: Unspecified
• Xu Hao Makes His Request — Xu Hao asks Sima Gang whether she would become Gao Yuan's girlfriend instead. Characters: Xu Hao, Sima Gang, Gao Yuan Location: Unspecified
• Zhang Is Beaten — Sima Gang's brother confronts and beats Zhang, and the friends flee in the confusion. Characters: Zhang Zhengyang, Sima Gang, Sima Gang, Xu Hao Location: Unspecified

An Uncertain Hospital Wait

The friends continue trying to arrange a meeting for Gao Yuan at the hospital. His mother collapses, and the friends are told to wait because Gao Yuan is crying; the hoped-for meeting and what follows are left unresolved.

Key Events

• Another Meeting Is Planned — The friends continue trying to arrange for a young woman to keep Gao Yuan company at the hospital. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Hospital
• Gao Yuan's Mother Collapses — Gao Yuan's mother says she cannot move her legs and collapses; Xu Hao calls for help. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Hospital
• They Wait Outside — The friends are asked to wait before seeing Gao Yuan because he is crying; the hoped-for meeting remains unresolved. Characters: Gao Yuan, Xu Hao, Zhang Zhengyang Location: Hospital

Story Breakdown

• Friendship Begins — Xu Hao recalls how the three friends became close.
  • Zhang Transfers — Zhang Zhengyang transfers to Xu Hao's school, and they become close friends.
  • Trio Forms — Xu Hao, Zhang, and Gao Yuan become inseparable and share a love of basketball.
• Illness Separates Them — Gao Yuan's serious illness and long hospital stay change the trio's circumstances.
  • Years in Hospital — Gao Yuan spends years in the hospital after becoming seriously ill.
  • News of Abandonment — Xu Hao and Zhang learn that Gao Yuan has been found abandoned in a wheelchair.
• The Beach Promise — The friends reunite and fulfill a promise made before Gao Yuan's illness.
  • Hospital Visit — Xu Hao and Zhang hurry to see Gao Yuan after learning of his condition.
  • Journey to Sea — They take Gao Yuan to the beach to fulfill their promise to go into the sea together.
• A Wish for Romance — Gao Yuan asks his friends to help him experience falling in love.
  • Gao Yuan Confides — He says he has never dated or held a girl's hand and feels he has not grown up.
  • Friends Search — Xu Hao and Zhang consider girls they know and decide to approach Sima Gang.
• Sima Gang's Feelings — Sima Gang reveals her past affection for Xu Hao as he asks her to consider Gao Yuan.
  • Past Affection Revealed — Sima Gang says she followed the group because she liked Xu Hao.
  • A Request for Gao — Xu Hao asks whether Sima Gang would become Gao Yuan's girlfriend.
• Violence and Flight — The attempt to arrange a relationship is disrupted by a physical confrontation.
  • Zhang Is Attacked — Sima Gang's brother confronts and beats Zhang Zhengyang.
  • Friends Flee — The friends escape amid the confusion.
• Hospital Uncertainty — A new effort to arrange company for Gao Yuan is overshadowed by an emergency and an unresolved wait.
  • Meeting Is Planned — The friends wait at the hospital, hoping a young woman will come to keep Gao Yuan company.
  • Mother Collapses — Gao Yuan's mother says she cannot move her legs and collapses; Xu Hao calls for help.
  • Gao Yuan Is Crying — The friends are asked to wait before seeing him, and the story leaves the hoped-for meeting unresolved.

Directed by

Tian Yusheng

Key Cast

• Peng Yuchang — Gao Yuan
• Darren Wang — Xu Hao
• Wei Daxun — Zhang Zhengyang
• Zeng Mengxue — Wish lady
• Jia Bing — Zhang Zhengyang's father