One Lock for Fifty Years

This film (drama)Also known as一锁五十年，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2009Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating8.0(For reference only)。

The style of this drama is a light comedy that combines idealism and the struggles of reality. The protagonist, He Boming, is an employee at a county-level cultural center, simple, filial, and indifferent to fame and wealth, mainly responsible for the elderly recitation class that is often overlooked by others. The story begins as his paralyzed father, who has been bedridden for over a decade, is about to pass away. To fulfill his father's wish of seeing his future daughter-in-law, He Boming unwittingly pressures his colleague, the accountant Xia Yu, to help him, leading to unexpected developments where this icy beauty surprisingly marries him. Despite facing a crisis when the family cannot pay the unit's fundraising amount due to mourning, He Boming narrowly escapes a scam involving the funds. On the verge of losing his job due to a financial crisis at the cultural center, he is inexplicably pushed into the position of acting director. When the cultural center is in dire straits, a mysterious person designates him to invest one hundred thousand yuan. As everyone demands that the hundred thousand yuan be used to resolve the fundraising scam, he unilaterally decides to use it to repair a long-standing dangerous wall in the center, earning praise from the investor and a promise of more funding. Just as everyone is rejoicing, he decisively gives up the generous offer, willing to lose his job to uphold his life principle—integrity. Life is tough, and though tempted by money, he refuses to sell the house: for the sake of credit, the two rooms in the yard have been locked for fifty years, and by the time it reaches him and his brother, they must guard it until the clouds part and the sun rises… The cultural center is temporarily closed, but the elderly recitation class continues. He Boming resonates with them and has made a promise; it is their last station in life, and he aims to build a spiritual home together with them. The elderly recitation class becomes an external project he is personally responsible for, and their heartfelt recitations move every guest at his wedding. Heaven does not disappoint those who are earnest. The elderly recitation class succeeds and becomes a sensation, with performance invitations pouring in, reaching the provincial capital and even nationwide… The cultural center thus experiences a revival. The secret of the house that has been locked for fifty years is gradually revealed through his difficult post-dismissal life and the organization of the elderly recitation class's creation and rehearsal process, eventually leading to a conclusion…