In bustling Shanghai, romance can be very expensive, or it can be very "zero dollar".
Gu Mingchuan, a 28-year-old architectural planner, and Shen Qingyu, a 26-year-old environmental NGO project manager, started a unique "zero-dollar dating" experiment using the "Windmill Library" transformed from an abandoned newsstand. They use coffee grounds to paint paintings, use old books to exchange stories, and use discarded materials to build romance, trying to prove that love really does not cost money.
However, as the Windmill Library became popular, their "zero dollar date" became a holy place in the city to check in, and the romantic space that belonged to them was completely occupied. In order to regain the original purity, they embarked on a "secret base" adventure. From abandoned subway stations to rooftops of unfinished buildings, every date was like a carefully designed escape game.
At the same time, Lin Tiaotiao, a 27-year-old illustrator and zero-dollar dating blogger, is using her lens and creativity to quietly record every move of the founders of "Zero-Yuan Dating". She brought her "Loser Collection" and "Dandelion Project" with her, trying to find her own romantic answers from their stories. Her ex-boyfriend Lin Hu, a 24-year-old network security expert, uses his "Frog Singer" style humor and hacking skills to silently guard her every adventure.
This is a wonderful adventure about urban memory, environmental protection concepts and romantic creativity, as well as a healing journey about love, growth and self-discovery.
Here, abandoned newsstands can be turned into libraries, coffee grounds can be turned into works of art, and every ordinary day can become a unique romantic moment.
Concept: Love is not an accessory to money, you can have romance without spending money