Old Ren and the Sea

Old Ren and the Sea Plot:

Retired fish raft keeper Lao Ren stubbornly rejects the developer's demolition offer for "Guixu Fish Raft"—a promise he made to his late wife: "When the jellyfish fill the sea, let's watch the sunrise together one last time." His rebellious granddaughter Xiaotang flees to the beach after a fight with her parents, planning to secretly sell the raft to "free" him. But she finds her grandmother's diary: grandma gave up her city job to stay with Lao Ren by the sea, and they wrote "love letters to the sea" all over the raft. Xiaotang begins to understand his persistence—she helps repair the raft, tends to the jellyfish, and even stands with him against the developer's threats. When summer jellyfish finally swarm the raft, the two watch the sunrise holding grandma's old scarf—only to be joined by the developer's boss, who reveals himself as grandma's younger brother. He'd known the promise all along; he just wanted to test Lao Ren's devotion.