Midlife Plan

This film (drama)Also known as中年计划，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2006Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.7(For reference only)。

"Midlife Plan" is an emotional drama that reflects the family life of middle-aged people today. With aging parents in emotional discord, a daughter facing a love crisis, stagnation in personal promotion, a wife's blame, a father's ridicule, and coworkers' gossip, how can a middle-aged man escape this predicament and achieve his midlife plan? This is the main content expressed in the high-quality family drama "Midlife Plan," created by powerful actors Zhang Fengyi and Jiang Shan. The plot is realistically and delicately depicted, showcasing the lives of three generations—old, middle-aged, and young—each with its own focus. The vivid and interesting details about the emotional bonds between the three generations allow people of all ages to find resonance while watching this drama. Jian Heping, a civil affairs bureau officer, leads a peaceful life that feels like stagnant water. However, when the director of his unit dies unexpectedly, it sends shockwaves through him. On the other hand, his mother, recovering from lung cancer surgery, needs care, so he brings her to live at his home, only to face complaints from his wife Qi Ying about housing issues. Coupled with difficulties in promotion, the hidden problems of their formerly tranquil life surface one by one. This series of events prompts Jian Heping to realize that many things and people around him are changing as he reaches middle age, yet his work and life show no progress. He begins to reflect on himself and devises a "midlife plan": including promotions, changing houses, and publishing books, encompassing various aspects of life. This "ambitious" midlife plan earns him the ridicule of his family, but his mother and eldest daughter Jian Jie express their support. As days pass, issues of promotion and housing remain unresolved, but the publishing plan receives help from his younger sister and a colleague of his, Su Zhen, which brings Jian Heping great comfort and confidence. Encouraged by Su Zhen, he continues his fitness regimen and plays the accordion beautifully like he did in the past. He is immersed in a fulfilling life, but his wife gradually becomes suspicious, and his mother and sister also grow wary, turning their focus towards him. Ultimately, unable to bear the torment, Jian Heping adds one more item to his "midlife plan"—divorce! This shocking decision comes from the lips of the honest eldest son, leaving the family in disbelief and his wife unable to accept it. With the daughters' relationship issues unresolved, and the elderly parents stirring up a divorce, what path should a man in his forties take when faced with these pressing problems and his unwillingness to abandon his "midlife plan"?