education can be a gold-plated entrance ticket to adult life. and only the best need apply, students like charlie tan. he was so kind, his classmate featured him in a video, "random acts of kindness." giving gifts to complete strangers. >> not just a great kid but the greatest of great kids. >> charlie was the son of chinese immigrants who became "mr. everything." scholar, class president, the guy with the cool friends. hannah valentine opened up her parents' summerhouse to charlie and his other teenaged pals. >> as much a nice guy, always happiened energetic. >> the guy that tells jokes? >> everybody knows him. he'll like walk in. the room lights up, he starts telling a funny story. >> so you'd think charlie tan was another ivy league overachiever poised for takeoff and great things to come, but that's not his story. this is about the charlie tan,