How does a young man crushed by reality use a carefully planned “open scheme” to bring together immense wealth and devotion to his country in a modern-day legend?
In the autumn of 2007, Wanyan Mu, a boy from Jingchuan, sneaked onto a construction site to collect scrap metal for internet money. Instead, he unearthed a mud-caked “stone.” Ten years later, when the 150,000 yuan needed to renovate his old house drove him to desperation, he discovered that the object he had casually tossed into a shoebox was the Imperial Jade Seal, missing for a thousand years: “By the mandate of Heaven, may the emperor enjoy longevity and eternal prosperity.”
On one side stood crushing debt; on the other, a national treasure. Wanyan Mu made a wild decision: he would livestream himself handing it over. Deep in the Kongtong Mountains, millions of online viewers witnessed him carry out a moving ceremony to protect the treasure. With his intelligence and meticulous planning, he navigated the tightrope of law and public opinion with remarkable skill. In the end, he not only earned the nation's commendation, but also turned rubbings of the legendary jade seal into priceless collectibles.
This is the desperate comeback of an ordinary man, and a modern-day tale of “returning the jade intact to Zhao.” When the weight of history meets the hardships of reality, one ordinary person writes the most remarkable answer of our time in his own way.
