She is a "job" sent by a wealthy businessman in Shanghai - a one-year term in exchange for working capital for the family. He is the youngest minister of the pawn shop, he sees everything and handles official business. A piece of paper was used as a ticket and she was imprisoned in the attic. He taught her the rules of the pawn shop and the knowledge of treasure appraisal, while she showed him the passion and ideals beyond books. When the time comes, the wealthy businessman wants to give her to the powerful as a "perfect gift". For the first time in his life, he wanted to "appropriate" a "pawn item". The price is to stake the credibility, freedom, and unexpressed feelings for her that he regards as his life.
