Character Relationship Map: Together

Characters

• Liu Cheng (played by Liu Peiqi) — supporting

  Liu Cheng is a cook who raises Xiao Chun as his own after finding him abandoned beside a violin. Determined to secure Xiao Chun's future, he brings him to Beijing, seeks teachers, and pursues professi...

• Professor Yu (played by Chen Kaige) — supporting

  Professor Yu is a prominent teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music and a highly respected violin instructor. After hearing Liu Cheng's account of Xiao Chun, he agrees to an audition and accepts...

• Jiang (played by Wang Zhiwen) — supporting

  Jiang is a stubborn and eccentric teacher from the Children's Palace. After Liu Cheng persuades him to help, Jiang takes Xiao Chun as a private student and becomes his first significant instructor in...

• Lin Yu (played by Zhang Qing) — minor

  Lin Yu is another talented young student of Professor Yu, characterized by jealousy and ambition. She competes with Xiao Chun for the sole place in an international competition. After revealing that P...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Professor Yu → Lin Yu (Professional Music Teacher) — Professor Yu trains Lin Yu within the same competitive musical environment.

  Professor Yu has Lin Yu as another talented young student preparing for the selection trial.

• Liu Cheng → Professor Yu (Professional Prospective Teacher) — Liu Cheng seeks to transfer the child's musical training to Professor Yu.

  Liu Cheng visits Professor Yu because he believes Yu can bring the child fame and success, and asks him to audition the child.

• Liu Cheng → Jiang (Professional Private Teacher) — Liu Cheng actively recruits Jiang as an important music mentor for the child.

  After the child is denied conservatory admission, Liu Cheng persuades Jiang, a teacher from the Children's Palace, to accept the child as a private st...

Story Analysis

A father and son reject professional glory when emotional belonging proves more important than fame.

Plot Progression

1. A Journey Built on Hope — Liu Cheng travels to Beijing with the young violinist, hoping talent will create a better future. The competition produces a promising result but institutional rules block conservatory admission.
2. Teachers and Ambitions — Liu Cheng secures Jiang as a private teacher but soon seeks Professor Yu because he wants greater recognition. He reveals the child's abandoned origins while requesting an audition.
3. The Silent Audition — The missing original violin causes the audition to collapse. Liu Cheng reacts by destroying the child's certificates, but Professor Yu later grants a second chance after hearing him play.
4. A Rivalry for One Place — Professor Yu trains the child alongside Lin Yu for an international selection trial. Liu Cheng leaves Beijing, while Yu reveals the truth about the child's birth to intensify his performance.
5. Choosing to Be Together — The child is selected but learns that Professor Yu recovered the original violin in secret. He relinquishes the place, takes the violin, and reunites with Liu Cheng at the station.