The Broken Record

Lin Yan's record store is his last stand against the world. The band disbanded, his brothers left, and the girl he loved married someone else. He locks all his regrets in this thirty-square-meter shop, playing the same line every day: 'Those without dreams don't get hurt.' Until one day, a woman walks in. Her name is Shen Qinghuan, the youngest CEO of Yuan Chen Group. She tells him: this old neighborhood will be demolished next month. Lin Yan sneers, 'You've come to the wrong place. There's nothing valuable here.' Shen Qinghuan says nothing, just looks up at the yellowed band poster on the wall—the one he took from the front row eight years ago. It turns out she was the girl who once hid in the crowd, holding up a light sign for him. It turns out she's not here to tear down his store. She's here to uproot his last hope. He wants to preserve the ruins. She wants to demolish the past. In this soon-to-disappear old city, they become the most unlikely lovers. 'The person you once loved will never be seen again in this lifetime.'