長篇奇幻愛情小說〈再版的青春〉

Reprinted Youth
A Fantasy Romance Novel (Volume One)
A screenplay version of this novel is also available.
Film adaptation rights: NT$2,000,000 (Two Million New Taiwan Dollars)
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I. Theme of the Film
This film is an original, thought-provoking story with depth and considerable box-office potential. Although it can be produced on a modest budget, its compelling storyline has the potential to achieve outstanding commercial success.
The film explores the following themes:
(1) It examines the values held by successful professionals in the high-tech industry, encouraging audiences to reflect deeply on the true meaning of life. The purpose of life is not to compete for fame and fortune or accumulate wealth through one's career, but rather to discover enjoyment and a sense of achievement in one's work—what Buddhism describes as "working with joy and willingly accepting the accompanying responsibilities."
(2) It analyzes career choices and regional development. Whether one lives in a metropolitan city or returns to one's hometown, the key to success lies in personal planning and the ability to put those plans into action. One does not necessarily have to follow urban trends or relocate to a major city in order to find opportunities for growth.
(3) It illustrates the respective roles of men and women in an era of gender equality. Both partners should respect each other's career plans. Women in the workplace possess professional skills and strong career ambitions. When confronted with the difficult choice between marriage and career, men should not expect women to abandon their professions and sacrifice themselves entirely for marriage and family. Instead, both partners should show understanding and respect for one another, communicate openly, build mutual consensus, and create a win-win future together.
(4) During the courtship stage of a relationship, sincerity, modest words and actions, and healthy communication help establish mutual trust. The appearance of a third party often signals a challenge that both partners must face together. Only after overcoming such trials can they truly determine whether they are emotionally and spiritually compatible and whether they are capable of building a family together in the future.
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II. Unique Features and Synopsis
1. Unique Features
Although this story adopts the concept of time travel, allowing the protagonist, Tsai Shih-Nan, to return to the past and regain his youth while retaining memories of his previous life, its storyline is fundamentally different from today's popular time-travel dramas.
The plot follows ordinary logic and realistic human experience. After returning to the past, the protagonist does not acquire any supernatural abilities, nor does the story contain bizarre or occult fantasy elements.
作者：chance, Tsai Shih-Nan returns to the past and once again becomes his younger self. Having previously survived a serious illness, his outlook on life has changed dramatically. He decides to leave behind the competitive metropolitan lifestyle driven by fame and wealth, return to his hometown, redesign his future, treat himself with greater kindness, and embrace a slower, more peaceful way of life.
Reprinted Youth is a wholesome and uplifting youth romance with profound themes. Combining a fresh, lively style with elements of fantasy, together with the breathtaking scenery of Xiaoliuqiu Island and Sun Moon Lake, the film has strong international appeal.
If adapted into a motion picture with dubbing and subtitles in multiple languages—including Japanese, Korean, and English—it could not only enter the international film market and provide domestic audiences with both visual enjoyment and emotional inspiration, but also compete at major international film festivals and bring greater recognition to Taiwanese cinema.
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2. Synopsis
Tsai Shih-Nan, a middle-aged engineer and devoted technology enthusiast, has worked his way up to become a department manager at a technology company. During fifteen years of employment, he has accumulated considerable wealth. However, he remains single, with neither a wife nor children.
After suffering an acute stroke caused by overwork and narrowly escaping death, his outlook on life gradually changes.
His college sweetheart, Lin Dai-Hua, returns from California to reunite with him. Since both are still unmarried, their old romance is rekindled, and they promise to marry and build a future together.
Fate, however, has other plans.
While leaving Taipei with a large amount of cash and driving back to his hometown of Xiaoliuqiu, Tsai Shih-Nan accidentally passes through a time wormhole.
He arrives on September 22, 1999, the day after the devastating 921 Earthquake, and finds himself restored to the handsome appearance of his twenty-eight-year-old self.
Determined to begin life anew, he decides to fall in love, get married, start a family, and use the money he possesses to build an entirely new future.
What he does not know is that Lin Dai-Hua also drives through the same wormhole at the same moment and arrives in the same time period. Unfortunately, she is involved in a traffic accident and loses her memory.
Tsai Shih-Nan later reunites with Chang Ya-Hui, a woman he had once met through an arranged blind date. Their previous misunderstandings are resolved, and Ya-Hui is touched by Shih-Nan's sincerity and growing affection toward her. Shih-Nan, meanwhile, regards Ya-Hui as a trusted confidante.
At this point, Shih Mei-Lin enters his life.
Shih-Nan falls in love with her at first sight.
Although Mei-Lin asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend, he reluctantly agrees, unintentionally neglecting Chang Ya-Hui, who has loved him wholeheartedly and selflessly.
Under Mei-Lin's careful direction, a drama of a fake romantic relationship unfolds before both the Tsai and Shih families.
Meanwhile, Tsai Shih-Nan renovates his ancestral home into a Japanese-style guesthouse and purchases a sightseeing fishing boat to establish a brand-new business.
As time passes, the pretend romance between him and Mei-Lin gradually becomes genuine.
The only obstacle remaining is Shih-Nan's hesitation over Mei-Lin's request that he return to Taipei with her to pursue their careers together.
Later, after recovering her memory, Lin Dai-Hua comes to find Tsai Shih-Nan, only to discover that he has already fallen in love with someone else.
Faced with the devoted Chang Ya-Hui, the captivating Shih Mei-Lin, and his unforgettable first love Lin Dai-Hua, what choice will Tsai Shih-Nan make?
The answer unfolds as the audience follows his journey.
III. Character Profiles and Main Character Relationship Chart
(1) Character Profiles
Main Cast
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Tsai Shih-Nan (蔡世男)
Male Protagonist
Age: 44 / 28
At the beginning of the story, he appears as a middle-aged man. After returning to 1999, he becomes his 28-year-old self again.
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1. Personal Background
Born on Xiaoliuqiu Island, Tsai Shih-Nan was an excellent student from childhood.
He graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Tsing Hua University and worked as a software programmer at an electronics company in the Hsinchu Science Park.
At the age of forty, he was promoted to Senior Design Engineer, earning an annual salary of more than NT$2 million.
During his university years, he experienced one romantic relationship, but it ended without success. Even after entering middle age, he remained unmarried.
He normally lived in the company's dormitory in Hsinchu. He drove a seventeen-year-old Toyota Corona. He had accumulated savings in his bank account and owned two rental properties in Taipei's East District.
He neither smoked nor drank alcohol, but he was a man who was "so poor that he had nothing left except money."
He was the financial pillar of his family.
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2. Appearance
Tsai Shih-Nan has refined and handsome facial features, fair skin, and neatly styled business hair.
He is 180 centimeters tall, with an elegant and scholarly appearance.
At work, he wears shirts and dress pants. At home, he dresses casually.
During middle age, he has developed a slight belly and some gray hair, giving him the charm and maturity of an experienced man.
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3. Personality
He is frugal, disciplined, and maintains a positive and optimistic attitude toward life.
However, years of overwork cause him to suffer an acute cerebral vascular blockage.
After narrowly escaping death, his values undergo a complete transformation.
He decides to treat himself better, sells his properties, resigns from his job, returns to his hometown of Xiaoliuqiu with his savings, starts a new business, and embraces a slower-paced lifestyle.
Because of this transformation, when Shih-Nan accidentally travels through time and returns seventeen years into the past, he decides to live again according to his own wishes—to seriously pursue love and build a family.
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Shih Mei-Lin (施美琳)
Second Female Protagonist
Age: 26
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1. Personal Background
She is a Taiwanese-American mixed-race woman.
Her family operates a large hotel business at Sun Moon Lake.
She studied fine arts and is also of Taiwanese-French mixed heritage.
She was born and raised in Paris, France, and works as a fashion designer at a clothing company in Taipei.
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2. Appearance
She has deep and distinctive facial features, an elegant and beautiful appearance, delicate fair skin, and long brown hair.
Standing at 175 centimeters tall, she possesses a model-like figure with a glamorous and attractive appearance.
Her fashion style is always trendy and sophisticated.
She can be described as an exceptionally beautiful woman.
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3. Personality
Her mixed-race background and upbringing in Paris have made her highly independent.
She has strong career ambitions and a bright, cheerful personality.
However, she is also very determined, with clear opinions about love and hate.
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Lin Wen-Bin (林文彬)
Supporting Male Character
Age: 36
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1. Personal Background
He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from London Business School in the United Kingdom.
He is the Taiwanese distributor for several major international cosmetics brands.
After returning to Taiwan, Wen-Bin takes over the family business, establishes a cosmetics factory, and creates his own cosmetics brand.
Through continuous effort, he gradually builds a successful reputation.
He is an ambitious young entrepreneur with ideals and aspirations.
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2. Appearance
He has sharp eyebrows, sharp eyes, and a prominent nose.
His facial features are well-defined and masculine.
His appearance is energetic and confident, giving people an impression of sophistication and boldness.
He wears a business hairstyle, is 175 centimeters tall, and usually dresses in suits or high-end casual clothing.
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3. Personality
He is mature, steady, highly ambitious in business, disciplined, and meticulous.
Because of his successful career and attractive appearance, he has always maintained a positive image in the business world.
However, he is also quite proud and unwilling to admit defeat.