《Zhong Mo Yuan》 Taking the inheritance and development of Huizhou's handmade rice paper making skills as the main line, it tells the story of Lin Yiran, who was working in Beijing and returned to his hometown due to his mother's illness. After being admitted to the Economic and Development Office of Taohua Town, he and the rice paper family faced industrial difficulties together.

Lin Yiran saw that the traditional rice paper industry represented by the thousand-year-old Xuanjia was struggling in the modern market, and decided to find a way out side by side with Xuanzhen, the Xuanjia disciple.The two constantly work together to maintain the foundation of craftsmanship and promote industrial innovation, which also reunites the scattered folks.

The drama puts rice paper production, Huizhou culture, township development and youth returning home on the same narrative line.Lin Yiran and Xuan Min must not only deal with family and career choices, but also find a new balance between traditional skills, market changes and local development.

Episode 1

Lin Yiran returned to Taohua Town and entered the Economic Development Office, where he had close contact with the traditional rice paper industry represented by Xuanjia for the first time.She discovered the contradiction between the insistence on the craftsmanship of rice paper production and the actual management, and also had an initial collision with Xuan Zhen and several key figures in the town.The discussion around how rice paper can get out of the predicament started in the small town.

Episode 2

The Paper King Competition kicked off, and both Xuanjia and local paper mills saw this competition as an opportunity to prove their craftsmanship and strength.Weighing, pen testing and other aspects gradually revealed the technical differences between the parties. Lin Yiran also saw the human feelings and interests behind the industrial competition.Someone tampered with the competition supplies, complicating the originally open contest.

Episode 3

The results of the Paper King Competition impacted Xuanjia's reputation, and Xuanjia's plaque was also in danger of being taken away.Xuan Zhen was not willing to let the skills of his ancestors be denied, so he took the initiative to stand in front of the camera and talk about the persistence of rice paper makers.The paper-fishing race and craft competition made him re-examine the value of traditional craftsmanship, and also made Lin Yiran begin to understand the knot between the Xuan family and his son.

Episode 4

In order to open up new markets for rice paper, Lin Yiran proposed the idea of developing rice paper notebooks and other products, but he and Xuan Zhen had a dispute over the business philosophy.The orders placed at the Provincial Trade Fair brought about a turn of events and also put traditional craftsmanship under the double test of output and quality.Xuanyongnian insisted that the drying field should not stop work, while Zhang Du devoted himself to studying ancient techniques. Several generations gradually converged on their understanding of the future of rice paper.