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The Unexpected Benefactor

2026-04-10 Category: Short Drama

The Unexpected Benefactor Plot:

After suffering the double blows of entrepreneurial failure and a breakup with his girlfriend, Beijing-based youth Chen Mo huddled downstairs in an old neighborhood, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. A stranger old lady carrying a vegetable basket suddenly handed him a pack of hot steamed buns and patiently persuaded him not to give up. Chen took it as a random act of kindness, only to later find out the lady was a retired veteran film investor who took a fancy to his business plan. She invested to help him restart his project and connected him with top industry resources. It was not until the celebration banquet that Chen learned the lady was the lost old lady he helped at the subway station three years ago, and this chance encounter had long been foreshadowed.

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