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13 year old Sanae lives with her mother and little sister in a small town. Her fisherman grandfather also lives there and although she's fond of him, they're very distant to each other. One night, Sanae wakes up to the sound of heavy rain and in the morning her grandfather is dead. Frictions and difficulties leads to frustrations, which makes her run away from home and jump into her grandfather's fishing boat.

The drama tells of a story regarding the struggles of a poor chef and his best friend earning an opportunity to serve the Qianlong Emperor, also befriending the emperor along the way. The drama also places an emphasis on Chinese cuisine with documentations concerning the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

Based on a true story of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan, whose heroic deeds – defying orders and issuing Visas for thousands of Jews during WWII so they could escape Austria – were only known after his death and honored in 2001. Co-produced by China’s Omnijoi Media Corporation and Czech Republic’s Twin Star Film.