When an AI algorithm genius meets a gifted guzheng composer atop Mount Lu, code and music compose a modern romance that bridges reason and emotion.
Ding Huanyu, a doctoral student in artificial intelligence, heads to Mount Lu in search of inspiration. At the Cloudside Courtyard guesthouse, he meets Gu Xingyao, a talented composer from Suzhou. Also there are Zhang Xuemei, a bold and spirited social media creator from Northeast China, and Ye Minghui, a mysterious, discreet businessman from Guangdong. The four bond over the Guinness World Record-holding film Romance on Lushan Mountain. Amid Mount Lu’s seas of clouds, waterfalls, academies, and fragrant tea, friendship and affection quietly take root. Deeply captivated by Gu Xingyao’s music and soul, Ding Huanyu decides to use what he does best, coding, to develop an AI program called Yao’s Musical Heart Translator that can “understand” the emotions in music and respond with poetry. When a business crisis strikes the traditional precision-instrument factory owned by Gu Xingyao’s family, Ding Huanyu’s AI technology once again proves key to turning things around, while Ye Minghui reveals a surprising amount of influence. Set against the backdrop of Mount Lu, the story perfectly blends the rigor of technology with the romance of art, telling a modern fairy tale about not only love, but also kindred spirits, protection, and growing together. In the end, the four return to Mount Lu and bring this bond, born of a moment’s attraction, to a happy conclusion amid the clouds.
