Su Jinshu, a Jiangnan woman who is responsible for inheriting the centuries-old ancient book restoration skills, stepped into the bizarre Shanghai in order to revive her family business and search for ancestral secrets.
Gu Huaichen, a great journalist with a great reputation but a wandering heart, while revealing the chronic diseases of society, is eager to find the cultural roots that can rest the soul of the nation.
· When we first met, she was a foreign craftsman who was out of place, and he was a sharp-tongued cultural pioneer. Getting connected because of a report on the survival of tradition, the two went from ideological disputes to falling in love with each other, and jointly faced the hidden reefs of the business world, industry strife, and great changes in the times.
· However, love is especially luxurious in troubled times. Public criticism, misunderstandings by love rivals, career crises and even the increasingly approaching crisis of home and country are constantly tearing apart their tranquility. Gu Huaichen's sharp words led to death, and Su Jinshu's life-long efforts were also on the verge of destruction in the war.
· In the darkest moment, they choose each other. Abandon the glitz and glamor of Shanghai and go to the rear together on the arduous journey of thousands of miles. The road ahead is uncertain and stormy, but they carry a mission heavier than love - to protect the fragments of civilization that are about to be annihilated.
· This is a love song of the Republic of China, and it is also a magnificent picture depicting the cultural guardians who stick to their original aspirations amidst the fission of the times. Let's see how they use pen and ink and skillful hands to rekindle the fire of civilization on the ruins.
