I Found You

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[Intern documentary director x jade artisan]

[Passionate and thoughtful x gentle and steadfast]

Small-town fiction / peaceful days / keeping each other company

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“The camera has no warmth. It's my gaze on you that burns.”, I Found You

1.

Cheng Munian made his name in jade carving at eighteen and won a gold medal at twenty-two, becoming a sensation in the industry and taking the spotlight by storm.

Yet despite his achievements at such a young age, he has never appeared in public in his eight years in the profession. Even someone else attended the gold medal ceremony on his behalf.

Su Yuanjiu refuses to give up. She secretly vows to win over Master Cheng and make him the subject of her graduation film.

2.

The first time she sees him, Cheng Munian is standing in the sunlight in a long robe.

Su Yuanjiu stumbles into the courtyard with a camera on her shoulder, nearly frightening him into dropping the priceless piece of jade in his hand.

Cheng Munian looks displeased. His clear, handsome eyes turn cold, and all he says is, “Please leave.”

The next time they meet, Su Yuanjiu is wearing a black vintage dress, quietly seated below the stage and watching Cheng Munian speak.

Under the dim lights, the young woman's pale, slender neck is exposed, making her look just like an elegant white swan.

There are hundreds of people in the audience, but Cheng Munian still spots her at a glance. He says, “At that moment, she was like a lily in the moonlight.”

The night is quiet and long. Cheng Munian, slightly drunk, leans toward her.

He takes off his gold-rimmed glasses, all traces of his usual refined manner gone, and asks in a low voice, “Miss Su, would you be so kind as to let me appear in your documentary?”

3.

“In short, the years are long, but they're worth waiting for., Haruki Murakami”

Su Yuanjiu writes this on the first page of her diary, making it her guiding principle in love as well.

Only later does she realize that every moment she looks at Cheng Munian through her camera is the scene she's been waiting for through all those long years.

As filming the documentary draws to a close, Cheng Munian sets aside his elaborate, technically challenging pieces and puts all his effort into an ordinary safety pendant.

At last, Su Yuanjiu opens the lotus-colored box holding the pendant. Beneath it lies a small note.

The neat handwriting reads: “May you and I grow closer year after year, and may you be safe and well for a long, long time., Cheng Munian”

Both inexperienced in love | Both virgins | Happy ending

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1. The leads are five years apart in age.

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Blurb written 2022.2.17

Theme: Love life