The Archivist

Chen Wang was once a contract worker at the city archives. After a swapped old file cost him his job and earned him a reputation as unreliable, he returned to the old town and took over his grandfather's antique restoration shop, making a living by repairing old photos, watches, tapes, graduation albums, and medals. Behind each old item lies a misunderstood life: unsent letters, apologies delayed by twenty years, stolen honors, and lost relatives. Using archival retrieval and restoration, Chen Wang helps ordinary people mend regrets, gradually uncovering that his father's dismissal and death were not a simple work mistake. No ghosts, no revenge—only real old objects, bringing the dust-covered truth back into the light.