“Whiteout” narrates Mr. Yan, a stern Chinese teacher who demands academic excellence from his students. When the Principal tempts him with a promotion, Mr. Yan is pushed to raise the bottom-ranked class’s grades by any means necessary. To achieve the mission, he devotes endless hours to tutoring a struggling student, Ye Shanheng, hoping to prove his worth. However, the discovery of widespread cheating — including a colleague secretly altering exam papers — shatters Mr. Yan’s faith in the system. When the Principal dismisses the academic dishonesty concerns but only urges Mr Yan him to prioritize his own advancement, Mr. Yan’s frustration festers into despair…
《粉筆灰》講述了一位嚴以律己的中文老師嚴Sir，在成績導向的教育體系中逐漸迷失的故事。校長以「升任科主任」為誘餌，逼他在期中考拉高班上墊底學生的成績。嚴Sir 為此犧牲私人時間，強迫學業表現最差的學生葉善恆課後留堂輔導。考試期間，善恆舉報同學作弊，但嚴Sir 未加理會。事後，他發現同事文老師暗中竄改學生試卷以提高平均分。嚴Sir 向校長報告，卻被以「缺乏證據」為由敷衍，還被暗示應專注於個人前途，不必「多事」。面對偽善的制度的，包庇下屬的校長和力不從心的學生，嚴Sir 的精神防線終於崩潰。他在絕望中親手更改了善恆的答案，卻被監控錄像揭發一切，影片全校瘋傳。面對校長的質問與羞辱，嚴Sir 憤然控訴扭曲的體制，隨即辭職離校。