English Publishing Proposal

DREAM CHASER  (追夢騎士)

A Taiwanese Romance of Love, Identity, and Second Chances

Dear [Agent’s Name],

I am seeking representation for DREAM CHASER, a contemporary multicultural romance set in Taiwan that combines an international love story, family drama, and an emotionally driven mystery of memory and identity. With its dual-romance structure, distinctive Taiwanese settings, and potential for screen adaptation, the project may appeal to readers drawn to cross-cultural relationships and character-driven romantic drama.

The story follows Chen Mengru, a talented Taiwanese art student, and Michael, an exchange student from Venice, Italy. Their relationship begins when Mengru invites Michael, who is struggling financially, to join her in drawing portraits for visitors at Beitou Park. As their affection deepens, they must navigate family expectations, long-distance separation, and the practical challenges of building a future together.

A parallel romance develops between Wen Aihua, a young woman from a wealthy Shanghai family, and Tang Huaimin, a Taiwanese Indigenous student whose family is connected to the tea-growing community of Dabang in Alishan. Their relationship confronts differences in social class, cultural background, and family expectations, adding another dimension to the novel’s exploration of love and personal independence.

The story takes a dramatic turn when Mengru suffers a serious accident, loses her memory, and becomes the target of a photographer who exploits her resemblance to his missing former girlfriend. Believing herself to be another woman, Mengru begins a new life without knowing who she really is. Meanwhile, Michael returns to Taiwan and searches across the island, determined to find the woman he loves. Their eventual encounter sets in motion a journey toward truth, self-recognition, and reunion.

Taiwan is integral to the story’s identity. The settings include Taipei National University of the Arts, Beitou’s hot-spring district, Alishan’s tea gardens and Dabang community, Sun Moon Lake and the Chen family home, and Taiwan’s dramatic eastern coastline. These locations offer an evocative visual landscape for the novel and potential film or television development.

I am Chen Qingyang, a Taiwanese novelist, poet, literary critic, and screenwriter. My creative and research work spans decades and includes more than 60 medium- and long-form Chinese novels, over 100 short stories, and approximately 3,000 poems, in addition to literary criticism and rhetorical studies. I studied at the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at National Taipei University of Education and entered the cultural and creative industries through serialized fiction in 1999. In 2010, I co-founded a film and cultural-creative studio, serving as its creative director.

I would welcome the opportunity to share the project synopsis, sample chapters, author materials, and relevant screenplay information for your consideration. I am seeking representation for English-language publication and would also welcome discussion of film and television development, subject to the availability of the relevant rights.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Chen Qingyang
Taiwan
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親愛的［代理商姓名］：

我希望為《追夢騎士》尋求專業代理合作。這是一部以臺灣為背景的當代跨文化愛情小說，結合國際戀情、家庭劇情，以及以記憶與身分認同為核心的情感謎團。本書採取雙主線愛情結構，呈現獨特的臺灣場景，並具有影視改編的發展潛力，適合關注跨文化關係與人物導向浪漫劇情的讀者。

故事描寫臺灣藝術系學生陳夢如與來自義大利威尼斯的交換學生 Michael。兩人的感情始於夢如主動邀請經濟拮据的 Michael 到北投公園一起替遊客畫肖像。隨著感情逐漸加深，他們必須面對家庭期待、遠距離戀愛，以及共同建立未來所需的現實挑戰。

另一條感情主線則描寫來自上海富裕家庭的溫愛華，與臺灣原住民族青年湯懷民之間的戀情。懷民的家庭與阿里山達邦部落的茶園社群有深厚連結。他們的感情必須面對社會階級、文化背景與家庭期待的差異，進一步深化小說對愛情與個人自主的探討。

故事在夢如遭遇嚴重意外、失去記憶後急轉直下。一名攝影師利用她與自己失蹤前女友相似的外貌，操控她接受另一個身分。在不知道自己真正身分的情況下，夢如開始了全新的生活。與此同時，Michael 再度來到臺灣，走遍各地尋找摯愛。兩人終於重逢時，一段追尋真相、重新認識自我並尋回愛情的旅程也隨之展開。

臺灣地景是本書不可或缺的特色。故事場景包括臺北藝術大學、北投溫泉區、阿里山茶園與達邦部落、日月潭與陳家居所，以及臺灣東部壯麗的海岸線。這些場景不僅構成小說鮮明的地域特色，也為電影或影集改編提供具有感染力的視覺背景。

我是陳清揚，來自臺灣的小說家、詩人、文學評論家與電影編劇。多年來，我持續從事文學創作與研究，作品包括六十部以上中長篇中文小說、一百篇以上短篇小說，以及約三千首詩作，另有文學評論與修辭學研究成果。我曾就讀國立臺北教育大學臺灣文學研究所，並於 1999 年透過報紙連載小說進入文化創意產業。2010 年，我共同創立影視文創工作室，擔任創意總監。

我很樂意提供本作品的故事摘要、試讀章節、作者資料，以及相關電影劇本資訊，供您進一步評估。我希望尋求英語出版代理合作，也歡迎在相關權利可供洽談的前提下，討論電影與影集開發的可能性。

感謝您撥冗閱讀，期待有機會收到您的回覆。

謹上

陳清揚
臺灣
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個人網站／作品資料庫： https://classic-blog.udn.com/screenwriter

 

English Publishing Proposal
DREAM CHASER

A Taiwanese Romance of Love, Identity, and Second Chances

An International Romance Novel with Film and Television Adaptation Potential

Author: Chen Qingyang (陳清揚)
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Proposed Genre: Contemporary Romance / Multicultural Romance / Romantic Drama
Secondary Elements: Coming-of-Age Fiction, Family Drama, Identity Mystery
Primary Setting: Taiwan
Intended Market: United States and international English-language markets
Rights Sought: English-language publication and representation; film and television rights available for discussion, subject to the author’s existing rights commitments.

1. Logline

When an Italian exchange student returns to Taiwan to find the woman he intends to marry, he discovers that she has survived a devastating accident, lost her memory, and been transformed into another man’s missing love. As he searches across the island, a second romance between a Shanghai heiress and a Taiwanese Indigenous student challenges family expectations, class prejudice, and cultural divisions.

2. Project Overview

Dream Chaser is a contemporary Taiwanese romance that follows two young couples whose relationships cross cultural, geographic, and social boundaries. Set against Taiwan’s art-school community and its diverse landscapes, the story combines the emotional appeal of first love and long-distance commitment with family conflict, an identity mystery, and a determined search for a missing fiancée.

The first love story centers on Chen Mengru, a talented young artist from Taiwan, and Michael, an exchange student from Venice, Italy. Their relationship begins with a simple act of kindness: Mengru discovers that Michael is struggling financially and invites him to join her in selling portrait drawings at Beitou Park. Working side by side, they develop a deep affection grounded in mutual respect rather than wealth or social status.

The second story follows Wen Aihua, a spirited young woman from a wealthy Shanghai family, and Tang Huaimin, a warmhearted Taiwanese Indigenous student from a family connected to the tea-growing community of Dabang in Alishan. Their romance must withstand differences in family background, social class, cultural assumptions, and the expectations placed on Aihua by her parents.

The two romances intersect through friendship, artistic ambition, family obligations, and the experience of leaving home. Their shared message is that love requires more than attraction: it requires courage, loyalty, and the willingness to recognize another person’s dignity beyond national, cultural, and economic labels.

The story takes an unexpected turn when Mengru falls from a coastal cliff in eastern Taiwan. She survives, but her head injury causes amnesia and leaves her face severely damaged. A photographer named Lin Fengmian rescues her and recognizes a resemblance between Mengru and his former girlfriend, Qiu Haiyun, who disappeared years earlier. Exploiting Mengru’s memory loss, Lin arranges reconstructive surgery to make her resemble Haiyun and persuades her that she is the missing woman.

Meanwhile, Michael refuses to accept Mengru’s disappearance as the end of their relationship. Returning to Taiwan, he begins a determined search with the help of friends, using portrait drawing and public appeals to find the woman he loves. As the search spreads across Taiwan, he encounters a woman whose voice, eyes, and gestures feel unmistakably familiar.

The final emotional conflict is not simply whether two lovers can reunite. It is whether Mengru can recover her own identity after another person has tried to rewrite her life. Her journey leads her to reject a manufactured identity and return to her family, her artistic self, and the man who never stopped searching for her.

3. Story Synopsis

Two Romances Begin at Art School

At Taipei National University of the Arts, a group of exchange students arrives for a year of study. They include Michael Garibaldi from Venice, Wen Aihua from Shanghai, Liu Tianlin from Beijing, and Xu Manfei from California. They join local students Chen Mengru, Tang Huaimin, and Wu Benyun in an environment shaped by art, friendship, competition, and romantic attraction.

Mengru is admired for her beauty, intelligence, and artistic talent. Although Wu Benyun, a handsome and socially confident local student, repeatedly pursues her, she remains cautious about his reputation as a flirt. Michael, by contrast, is reserved and unassuming. When Mengru learns that he is living on a tight budget, she invites him to earn extra money by drawing portraits with her at Beitou Park. Their shared work becomes the foundation of a relationship that grows naturally through conversation, cooperation, and everyday kindness.

At the same time, Aihua attracts the attention of two classmates: Liu Tianlin, a gifted but arrogant artist from Beijing, and Tang Huaimin, a sincere and humorous Taiwanese Indigenous student. Tianlin initially impresses Aihua with his talent, but his condescension toward local classmates and his indecision gradually undermine her trust. Huaimin’s steady affection, supported by Mengru’s encouragement, eventually wins Aihua’s heart.

When Michael confesses his feelings for Mengru, the two become a couple. Mengru, however, asks him to earn her family’s acceptance before they consider marriage. Their relationship is built on the belief that love should be accompanied by responsibility and a practical plan for the future.

Across Taiwan: Art, Family, and Cultural Discovery

During a winter break, the two couples travel together to Dabang, an Indigenous community in the Alishan region. Aihua meets Huaimin’s family and discovers a way of life connected to tea gardens, coffee cultivation, mountain landscapes, and community traditions. The visit deepens her affection for Huaimin while forcing her to consider how different their lives may be from the future her wealthy Shanghai family has imagined for her.

The journey continues to Sun Moon Lake, where Mengru introduces Michael to her family. Her mother worries that her daughter may eventually move to Italy and urges her to consider a local partner. Michael responds not with grand promises but with sincerity, humility, and respect. Gradually, Mengru’s father and younger brother come to appreciate him.

The couples also set up portrait-drawing stalls near Sun Moon Lake, extending their artistic work into a new environment. Art becomes more than a means of earning money: it gives the young people a way to meet travelers, exchange stories, and understand the communities around them.

After the exchange year ends, Michael returns to Europe, while Aihua goes back to Shanghai. The couples remain committed to one another across distance. Michael works as a designer for a luxury handbag company, saving money in the hope of opening his own business and eventually returning to Taiwan to marry Mengru.

Aihua faces a different challenge. Her parents strongly oppose her relationship with Huaimin because of cultural and social differences and their fear of losing their daughter to Taiwan. They restrict her freedom and attempt to arrange a more socially advantageous match. With the help of her younger sister, Wen Meihua, Aihua finds a way to escape and return to Taiwan.

Mengru helps Huaimin devise a plan to get Aihua safely out of Shanghai. When Aihua’s parents eventually find the couple, they are confronted with the seriousness of their daughter’s commitment. Seeing that their relationship is based on genuine care rather than rebellion, they begin to reconsider their opposition.

A Disappearance That Changes Everything

After graduation, Michael continues working toward his dream of establishing his own design business. Just as he is preparing to return to Taiwan, Mengru disappears after falling from a cliff while painting in eastern Taiwan.

Mengru survives, but her injuries leave her with memory loss and severe facial damage. Lin Fengmian, a young photographer who rescues her, learns her identity from her belongings. He also remembers Qiu Haiyun, a former girlfriend who disappeared after traveling to Europe. Because Mengru resembles Haiyun, Lin sees an opportunity to reclaim the woman he has never forgotten.

He arranges reconstructive surgery that changes Mengru’s appearance and persuades her that she is Qiu Haiyun. Unable to remember her own past, Mengru accepts this explanation and moves into the Qiu family home. Although she is treated as a returning daughter, she feels strangely disconnected from the family photographs, personal belongings, and memories that supposedly belong to her.

Michael refuses to give up. He travels to Taiwan and begins searching for Mengru with help from Huaimin and Aihua. Riding a motorcycle borrowed from Mengru’s father, he travels through cities and rural communities, setting up portrait stands and displaying pictures of his missing fiancée. His search attracts public attention, but it also alerts Lin that someone is looking for the woman he has tried to keep under his control.

When Michael finally encounters the woman now known as Qiu Haiyun, her voice and eyes awaken his suspicions. Lin repeatedly intervenes to keep them apart. Yet the familiar sound of Michael’s voice, the sight of his motorcycle, and the photographs of the missing woman begin to stir memories that Mengru cannot explain.

As fragments of her former life return, Mengru confronts the possibility that the identity she has accepted is a lie. The truth is gradually exposed: she is Chen Mengru, not Qiu Haiyun. She has been manipulated by a man who mistook resemblance for a second chance at love.

Mengru ultimately reclaims her name, her family, and her relationship with Michael. Her reunion with him resolves the central emotional question of the novel: love is not the possession of another person, nor the ability to reshape someone into an ideal. It is the courage to recognize and accept the person who truly stands before you.

4. Principal Characters

Chen Mengru / Vivian Chen — The Taiwanese Artist

A gifted, thoughtful, and compassionate art student, Mengru is the emotional center of the story. She values sincerity over status and is willing to help Michael when she realizes that he is struggling financially. After an accident erases her memory and changes her appearance, she must rebuild her identity from the outside in. Her eventual return to her original self makes her journey one of resilience, personal agency, and self-recognition.

Character arc: From a young woman building a life through art and love, to a survivor whose identity is manipulated, and finally to a woman who reclaims her past and chooses her future.

Michael Garibaldi — The Venetian Dreamer

Michael is a reserved Italian exchange student from Venice. He is neither wealthy nor socially dominant, but his sincerity, persistence, and practical ambition distinguish him from his more flamboyant peers. He falls in love with Mengru and works to establish a future that will allow them to marry. When she disappears, he crosses continents and searches Taiwan, refusing to abandon her.

Character arc: From a shy outsider to a determined partner whose loyalty is tested by distance, uncertainty, and the apparent impossibility of finding the woman he loves.

Wen Aihua — The Shanghai Heiress

Aihua is bright, independent, sociable, and accustomed to the privileges of a wealthy family. Her romance with Huaimin challenges the social future her parents have planned for her. She must decide whether to obey family expectations or accept the consequences of choosing love on her own terms.

Character arc: From a privileged young woman negotiating competing romantic choices to an independent adult prepared to defend her own decisions.

Tang Huaimin — The Taiwanese Indigenous Student

Huaimin is sincere, good-humored, and emotionally steady. Connected to a family and community in Dabang, Alishan, he represents a different social and cultural world from Aihua’s wealthy Shanghai upbringing. He refuses to let class prejudice or cultural assumptions determine the value of his relationship.

Character arc: From a young man quietly pursuing someone who seems beyond his reach to a committed partner who earns respect through patience and integrity.

5. Supporting Characters

• Wu Benyun: A handsome, confident local student who pursues Mengru. His presence creates romantic competition and highlights the difference between attraction, vanity, and commitment.
• Liu Tianlin: A talented Beijing art student whose pride and indecision threaten his relationship with Aihua.
• Xu Manfei: A California-based exchange student who is attracted to Tianlin and complicates his romantic choices.
• Lin Fengmian: A photographer who rescues Mengru but exploits her amnesia to remake her as his missing former girlfriend. He drives the identity-mystery strand of the story.
• Zhao Jiamei: A creative director who has feelings for Lin and eventually discovers evidence of his deception.
• The Chen Family: Mengru’s parents and younger brother represent the emotional security and family ties to which she ultimately returns.
• The Wen Family: Aihua’s parents embody the pressures of wealth, family authority, and social expectations; her younger sister, Wen Meihua, helps her pursue independence.
• The Qiu Family: The family that welcomes Mengru as the supposedly returned Qiu Haiyun, deepening the emotional and ethical complexity of Lin’s deception.

6. Unique Selling Points

A Distinctive Taiwan Setting

Taiwan is not merely a backdrop; it shapes the characters’ experiences, relationships, and choices. The novel moves from an urban art-school community to hot-spring streets, mountain tea gardens, Indigenous community life, a lakeside family home, and the dramatic eastern coastline.

Art as a Bridge Between People

Portrait drawing provides the story with a recurring visual motif. It first brings Mengru and Michael together, then becomes a practical way for the characters to earn money and encounter strangers, and later becomes Michael’s means of searching for Mengru. Art is both a livelihood and a form of recognition: the attempt to see another person clearly.

Two Interconnected Romances

The novel combines an international romance between an Italian man and a Taiwanese woman with a cross-strait romance between a Shanghai heiress and a Taiwanese Indigenous man. These relationships provide complementary perspectives on love, family, class, cultural identity, and personal choice.

A Romantic Story with a Mystery Engine

Mengru’s disappearance, facial reconstruction, amnesia, and assumed identity introduce suspense and emotional urgency into the romance. The reader is not only waiting to see whether the lovers reunite, but also whether Mengru can recover the truth about herself.

A Story of Love Without Possession

The novel contrasts Michael’s determination to find Mengru with Lin’s attempt to replace a lost relationship by controlling another woman’s identity. This conflict gives the story a broader emotional question: does love mean holding on to someone, or respecting who that person really is?

A Cinematic Journey Through Taiwan

The characters’ travels create a visual progression from campus life to hot springs, mountain communities, lakeside gatherings, and the Pacific-facing coastline. The locations can support both intimate romantic scenes and a broader portrait of Taiwan’s cultural and natural diversity.

7. Target Readership

The primary audience consists of adult and crossover readers who enjoy emotionally driven contemporary romance, international relationships, family conflict, and stories of identity and resilience.

Primary readership

• Readers of multicultural and international romance.
• Readers who enjoy long-distance relationships, reunions, and enduring commitment.
• Readers interested in contemporary Taiwan and East Asian settings.
• Readers who appreciate romantic dramas with a suspenseful identity mystery.

Secondary readership

• Book-club readers interested in family expectations, cultural identity, and personal freedom.
• Readers of coming-of-age and campus fiction.
• Readers interested in Taiwanese art, landscapes, Indigenous communities, and cultural exchange.
• Producers and development executives seeking character-driven romance with a distinctive international setting.

The novel is best positioned as contemporary multicultural romance with a romantic-drama and identity-mystery dimension, rather than as fantasy or a conventional thriller.

8. Film and Television Adaptation Potential

Dream Chaser has several features that lend themselves to screen adaptation: two parallel romances, a strong emotional reunion, an identity mystery, recurring visual motifs, and a range of distinctive Taiwanese locations.

Potential formats

• A feature-length romantic drama.
• A limited television or streaming series.
• A bilingual or multilingual international co-production.

A feature film could focus on Mengru and Michael’s relationship, the disappearance, and the search across Taiwan, while using Aihua and Huaimin’s romance as a complementary storyline. A limited series could give both couples more room to develop and allow the identity deception and family conflicts to unfold gradually.

The visual identity of the project could be built around several locations and recurring images:

• Taipei National University of the Arts: an artistic campus where international students meet and the relationships begin.
• Beitou Park and the hot-spring district: an atmospheric setting for portrait drawing, early intimacy, and the characters’ everyday lives. Beitou is an established hot-spring destination with historical and cultural attractions. (Taiwan Tourism Administration)
• Alishan tea gardens and Dabang: a mountain setting for family hospitality, cultural discovery, and Aihua’s growing connection to Huaimin.
• Sun Moon Lake and the Chen family home or guesthouse: a warm family environment that contrasts with the pressures of the outside world.
• Eastern Taiwan’s coastal cliffs: a dramatic setting for Mengru’s accident and the turning point that transforms the story.

The film adaptation opportunity lies in the combination of an accessible romantic premise and a setting that offers a distinctive visual identity. The project could also support location-based marketing, tourism partnerships, and international audience engagement around Taiwan’s landscapes and cultural diversity.

These are development opportunities rather than guarantees of production or financing. A realistic screen-market assessment would require a screenplay review, budget range, language strategy, casting approach, and producer or distributor feedback.

9. U.S. Market Positioning and Commercial Outlook

The U.S. romance category offers a meaningful audience base. Publishers Weekly, reporting Circana BookScan data, stated that U.S. print romance sales rose 3.9% in 2025 to nearly 44 million units. This indicates continued demand for romance as a broad category, although it does not predict the sales of any individual title.

For the American market, Dream Chaser has a clear positioning opportunity at the intersection of:

• Contemporary romance.
• Multicultural and international relationships.
• Family-centered emotional drama.
• Taiwan-focused fiction with strong visual and cultural specificity.

Its strongest commercial distinction is not simply that it is a love story set in Asia. It combines two romantic relationships with different cultural tensions, an artist’s search for identity, and a cross-island journey through Taiwan. This combination may appeal to readers who want an emotionally accessible story while discovering a setting less familiar to many U.S. readers.

Commercial assessment: The project is best presented as a promising midlist-to-breakout possibility whose prospects would depend on the quality of the English-language manuscript, the agent’s positioning, the publisher’s acquisition strategy, reviews, publicity, and distribution. It would be misleading to promise a specific sales figure before those factors are known.

A practical submission package should include:

1. A polished English-language manuscript or clearly stated manuscript status.
2. A concise query letter and one-page synopsis.
3. A full synopsis and sample chapters, following each agent’s submission guidelines.
4. A brief film/television adaptation overview.
5. A rights statement clarifying which publishing and screen rights are available.

10. Author Biography

Chen Qingyang (陳清揚) is a Taiwanese novelist, poet, literary critic, screenwriter, and scholar of modern Chinese-language rhetoric and literary aesthetics. Born in Taiwan in 1963, he has devoted decades to literary creation and research.

His work spans novels, short fiction, poetry, screenplays, literary criticism, and cultural commentary. His creative interests include contemporary life, romance, historical memory, speculative storytelling, cultural identity, and the relationship between individual destiny and social change.

Chen studied in the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at National Taipei University of Education. He entered the cultural and creative industries through newspaper-serialized fiction in 1999 and co-founded a film and cultural-creative studio in 2010, where he served as creative director.

His reported body of work includes more than 60 medium- and long-form Chinese novels, over 100 short stories, and approximately 3,000 poems, alongside literary and rhetorical research. His writing combines an interest in Eastern literary traditions with modern narrative techniques, visual scene construction, psychological characterization, and an awareness of screen storytelling.

Through his fiction and screenwriting, Chen seeks to bring Taiwan’s cultural experience into conversation with international readers, using universal themes of love, family, memory, identity, and personal choice.

11. Submission and Rights Information

Project Title: Dream Chaser
Author: Chen Qingyang
Original Language: Chinese
Primary Setting: Taiwan
Genre: Contemporary Multicultural Romance / Romantic Drama
Screen Adaptation Potential: Feature Film / Limited Series

Manuscript details: The project originates in the author’s Chinese-language novella and has been developed into a 99-scene screenplay. The final English-language novel manuscript length and completion status should be confirmed in the submission materials.

Representation sought: U.S. literary representation for English-language publication and, where appropriate, professional management or packaging support for film and television adaptation.

Rights availability: To be confirmed by the author before submission. No rights should be represented as available if they have already been granted or optioned.

Contact: [Author’s professional email]
Website or portfolio: [If available]

Closing Statement

Dream Chaser is a story about the people we choose, the families that shape us, and the identities we must sometimes fight to reclaim. Through two romances that cross national, cultural, and social boundaries, it offers an emotionally grounded portrait of young adults pursuing love and independence in contemporary Taiwan.

With its dual-romance structure, strong visual settings, and an identity mystery that raises the emotional stakes, the project offers a foundation for both English-language publication and potential screen development.

《追夢騎士》

一部關於愛情、身分認同與重新出發的臺灣浪漫小說

作品類型： 當代愛情小說／跨文化愛情／浪漫劇情
延伸元素： 青春成長、家庭倫理、身分謎團
主要場景： 臺灣
目標市場： 美國及國際英語出版市場
作者： 陳清揚
合作目標： 美國文學代理商、出版業專業經理人，以及有意評估電影與影集改編潛力的影視專業人士。

一、故事核心概念

一名義大利交換學生為了尋找準備迎娶的臺灣女友，再度跨越海洋來到臺灣，卻發現她在一場嚴重意外後失去記憶，甚至被另一名男子改造成他失蹤戀人的模樣。當他騎著機車走遍臺灣尋找摯愛時，另一段發生在上海富家千金與臺灣原住民族青年之間的愛情，也正面臨家庭期待、階級偏見與文化差異的考驗。

二、作品概述

《追夢騎士》是一部以當代臺灣為背景的跨文化愛情小說，描寫兩對年輕戀人如何跨越國籍、文化、家庭背景與社會階級的限制，在追求愛情的過程中學會承擔、忠誠與尊重。

第一條感情主線由臺灣美術系學生陳夢如與來自義大利威尼斯的交換學生 Michael 展開。兩人的相識始於一個簡單的善意：夢如發現 Michael 經濟拮据，主動邀請他到北投公園擺設人像畫攤，透過替遊客畫肖像賺取生活費。兩人在共同工作的過程中逐漸熟悉，最終發展成一對跨越國界的戀人。他們的感情建立在相互理解與真誠相待之上，而非財富或社會地位。

第二條感情主線則描寫來自上海富裕家庭的溫愛華，與臺灣鄒族青年湯懷民之間的戀情。愛華來自優渥的家庭，懷民則與阿里山達邦部落及茶園生活有深厚連結。兩人必須面對家庭背景、階級意識、文化差異，以及愛華父母對她未來人生的安排。

兩段愛情透過藝術、友情、家庭責任與離鄉生活相互呼應。作品傳達的核心觀念是：愛情不只是彼此吸引，更需要勇氣、忠誠，以及超越國籍、文化與經濟條件，真正尊重另一個人的能力。

故事在夢如於臺灣東部海岸寫生時意外墜崖後急轉直下。她雖然獲救，卻因腦部受傷而失去記憶，臉部也受到嚴重損傷。青年攝影師林風眠救起她後，發現她與自己多年以前失蹤的前女友邱海韻十分相似。林風眠利用夢如失憶的機會，安排整形手術，將她改造成邱海韻的模樣，並讓她相信自己就是那位失蹤的女子。

另一方面，Michael 不願接受夢如就此消失的事實。他再次來到臺灣，在朋友協助下，透過人像畫攤與公開尋人啟事，展開尋找未婚妻的旅程。當他終於遇見被稱為邱海韻的女子時，從她的聲音、眼神與舉止中，感受到無法忽視的熟悉感。

這場愛情的最後考驗，不只是戀人能否重逢，更是夢如能否在別人企圖改寫她人生的情況下，重新找回真正的自己。她最終必須拒絕被人刻意塑造的身分，重新回到原生家庭、藝術創作，以及始終沒有放棄尋找她的 Michael 身邊。

三、完整故事大綱

（一）從藝術校園開始的兩段愛情

臺北藝術大學美術系迎來一批為期一年的交換學生，包括來自義大利威尼斯的 Michael、來自上海的溫愛華、來自北京的劉天麟，以及來自美國加州的徐曼菲。他們與臺灣本地學生陳夢如、湯懷民、吳奔雲等人相識，在藝術學習、校園生活、友情與感情競逐中展開一段充滿青春氣息的故事。

陳夢如聰慧、文靜，具有出色的藝術才華與清秀氣質，受到不少男同學追求。吳奔雲外型英挺、風趣健談，雖然多次向夢如表白，但夢如對他花名在外的形象存有戒心。

相較之下，Michael 個性內向，不擅長交際，生活費也相當有限。夢如發現他在校園超商外以吐司和礦泉水解決一餐，主動邀請他假日到北投公園一起擺設人像畫攤。兩人透過繪畫與日常相處建立感情，從朋友逐漸成為戀人。

另一邊，溫愛華同時受到劉天麟與湯懷民的注意。天麟出身北京繪畫世家，才華出眾，卻自負而且看不起部分臺灣本地同學。他起初令愛華心動，卻因忽冷忽熱的態度，以及對懷民等人的輕蔑言行，逐漸失去愛華的信任。

懷民個性憨厚、風趣而真誠，即使受到天麟嘲諷，仍勇敢追求愛華。在夢如的鼓勵下，愛華終於看清自己真正想要的感情，選擇了懷民。

Michael 向夢如表白後，兩人正式成為情侶。夢如則要求 Michael 先取得家人的認可，再認真考慮婚姻。這段感情不只建立在浪漫與吸引力之上，也必須面對未來生活、經濟條件與家庭責任等現實問題。

（二）從阿里山到日月潭：藝術、家庭與文化體驗

寒假期間，兩對戀人一同前往阿里山達邦部落。愛華第一次深入懷民的家庭與生活環境，受到湯家父母熱情接待，也看見茶園、咖啡園與山林環境所孕育的生活方式。

這趟旅行讓愛華更加了解懷民，也使她開始思考：自己是否願意放下上海富裕家庭為她安排的生活，接受一個與原有環境截然不同的未來。

接著，夢如帶著 Michael 前往日月潭，讓他認識自己的家人。夢如的母親擔心女兒將來遠嫁義大利，希望她選擇本地對象。Michael 沒有以誇張的承諾博取好感，而是以誠懇、謙和與尊重，逐漸取得夢如父親及弟弟的認同。

四名年輕人也在日月潭水社碼頭附近擺設人像畫攤，替遊客畫肖像。藝術不只是他們賺取生活費的方式，也讓他們有機會接觸不同背景的人，理解周遭的地方文化與生活經驗。

交換學年結束後，Michael 返回歐洲，愛華也回到上海。兩對戀人開始面對遠距離關係的考驗。Michael 在一家高級手提包公司擔任設計師，努力存錢，希望有一天能開設自己的品牌，並正式回臺灣迎娶夢如。

愛華則遭遇更直接的家庭阻力。她的父母得知女兒與臺灣原住民族青年交往後，強烈反對這段戀情，擔心女兒遠嫁臺灣，也希望她與家庭世交的兒子交往。愛華的行動自由受到限制，最後決定追求自己的愛情。她的妹妹溫美華理解姊姊的處境，暗中協助她離開上海。

懷民向夢如求助，夢如與吳奔雲共同設計一場「金蟬脫殼」的計畫。夢如親自前往上海與愛華會合，利用與客戶洽談生意的安排，巧妙掩護愛華離開，讓她及時趕赴機場返回臺灣。

愛華的父母後來循線找到女兒與懷民，並前往阿里山尋人。在日月潭與愛華重逢後，父母終於理解女兒並非一時衝動，而是經過深思熟慮後選擇自己的伴侶。面對女兒堅定的態度，父親逐漸放下原先的反對，決定尊重她的人生選擇。

（三）墜崖、失憶與被奪走的身分

大學畢業後，Michael 繼續努力工作，逐步實現創業的夢想。他準備返回臺灣，正式向夢如求婚，然而此時夢如卻在臺東寫生時意外墜落海崖，從此與家人及 Michael 失去聯繫。

夢如雖然被救起，卻因腦部受傷而失去記憶，臉部也嚴重受損。救起她的青年攝影師林風眠從她隨身攜帶的證件得知她的真實姓名與原本長相。林風眠想起自己曾經交往、後來前往歐洲遊學便失去音訊的前女友邱海韻，發現夢如的外貌與海韻頗為相似，於是萌生一個自私的念頭：讓夢如代替海韻回到自己身邊。

林風眠安排夢如接受整形手術，使她的容貌逐漸接近邱海韻，並利用她的失憶，讓她相信自己就是邱海韻。出院後，夢如被安排住進邱家，邱家父母以為失蹤多年的女兒終於回來了，而夢如也在無法回憶過去的情況下接受這個身分。

然而，邱家的家庭照片、房間擺設與個人物品始終令她感到陌生。她無法理解自己為何對這個家毫無記憶，心中逐漸產生疑問。

Michael 得知夢如失蹤後，立即放下工作，專程飛到臺灣。他騎著夢如父親借給他的野狼機車，在湯懷民與溫愛華的協助下，走遍臺灣各地尋人。

每到一個城鎮，Michael 就在人潮聚集的地方擺設人像畫攤，展示夢如的畫像與尋人啟事。他希望藉由公開尋找，讓更多人認出夢如的身影。這趟尋人旅程逐漸受到媒體注意，也讓林風眠意識到，有人正在尋找他試圖隱藏的女子。

林風眠將被改名為邱海韻的夢如介紹進模特兒公司，期待她成為知名模特兒，藉此建立一個看似完美的新人生。但 Michael 終於遇見她時，從她的聲音與眼神中認出熟悉的痕跡。林風眠不斷阻撓兩人接觸，然而 Michael 的聲音、機車，以及尋人畫像，卻逐漸喚醒夢如深藏的記憶。

隨著過往片段重新浮現，夢如終於發現自己並不是邱海韻，而是陳夢如。她曾經遭遇嚴重意外，在失憶期間被林風眠利用，成為他追尋舊日戀情的替代品。

夢如最終選擇找回自己的姓名、原生家庭與藝術人生，回到 Michael 身邊。這場重逢不只是愛情的圓滿，也完成了她對自我身分的重新確認。

作品最後提出一個更深刻的問題：愛情究竟是佔有一個人，還是有勇氣看見並接受對方真正的樣子？

四、主要男女主角與配角

1. 陳夢如／Vivian Chen——臺灣藝術青年

陳夢如是故事的情感核心。她文靜聰慧，具有繪畫天分，重視真誠與平等，不因對方的財富或社會地位而決定感情。她主動協助經濟拮据的 Michael，兩人因藝術與日常相處而相愛。

意外發生後，她失去記憶，容貌也因手術而改變，甚至被迫接受別人替她安排的新身分。她的旅程從追求愛情與藝術的年輕人，轉變為努力找回自我、重新掌握人生的倖存者。

人物弧線： 從建立愛情與藝術人生，到身分遭到操控，最後重新找回過去、家庭與未來選擇權。

2. Michael Garibaldi——來自威尼斯的追夢者

Michael 是來自義大利威尼斯的交換學生，個性內向、樸實，不善於社交，也沒有優渥的經濟條件。他的優點在於真誠、耐心與實際行動。他努力工作、存錢，希望建立自己的事業，並回到臺灣迎娶夢如。

當夢如失蹤後，他跨越國界再次來到臺灣，展開漫長的尋人之旅，不願輕易放棄這段感情。

人物弧線： 從不善交際的異鄉學生，成長為願意為愛情承擔責任、在絕望中仍堅持尋找摯愛的伴侶。

3. 溫愛華——上海富家千金

溫愛華開朗、獨立，成長於富裕家庭，原本擁有父母為她安排的安穩人生。她與湯懷民相愛後，必須決定是否願意承擔違背家庭期待的後果，追求自己真正想要的生活。

人物弧線： 從在優渥環境中成長的年輕女性，逐漸成為能夠為愛情與人生選擇負責的獨立個體。

4. 湯懷民——臺灣鄒族青年

湯懷民真誠、幽默、穩重，與阿里山達邦部落及家族茶園有深厚連結。他對愛華一見傾心，即使受到劉天麟嘲諷，也沒有因此退縮。他以耐心與實際行動證明，感情不應由階級或家庭背景決定。

人物弧線： 從默默追求心儀對象的青年，成長為能夠以真誠與責任感維繫感情的成熟伴侶。

5. 重要配角

• 吳奔雲： 外型出眾、風趣自信的臺灣學生，追求夢如，構成感情上的競爭，也突顯吸引力與真正承諾之間的差異。
• 劉天麟： 來自北京的美術世家子弟，才華出眾卻自負，因為輕視他人與感情上的猶豫而逐漸失去愛華。
• 徐曼菲： 來自美國加州的交換學生，喜歡劉天麟，使天麟與愛華之間的感情更加複雜。
• 林風眠： 青年攝影師，救起夢如後卻利用她失憶的機會，將她改造成失蹤前女友邱海韻的模樣，是身分謎團的主要推動者。
• 趙嘉美： 模特兒公司的創意總監，對林風眠懷有感情，後來發現他欺騙夢如的證據。
• 陳家人： 夢如的父母與弟弟，象徵她失去記憶後仍試圖尋回的家庭連結與情感歸屬。
• 溫家人： 愛華的父母代表財富、家族權威與社會期待帶來的壓力；妹妹溫美華則協助姊姊追求獨立。
• 邱家人： 在林風眠安排下接納夢如、誤以為她是邱海韻的家庭，使整個身分欺騙事件更具情感與倫理上的複雜性。

五、作品賣點與獨特性

1. 具有國際辨識度的臺灣場景

臺灣不只是故事發生的地點，也深刻影響人物的生活、感情與選擇。故事從藝術校園延伸至溫泉公園、山區茶園、原住民族部落、湖畔家庭生活，以及臺灣東部海岸，形成具有地域特色的敘事旅程。

2. 以藝術作為人物關係的橋梁

人像畫是貫穿全書的重要視覺元素。它最初促成夢如與 Michael 的相識，接著成為兩人維持生活的方式，最後又成為 Michael 尋找夢如的重要手段。

藝術在故事中不只是職業或興趣，更是一種理解他人、看見真實身分的方式。

3. 兩條相互呼應的愛情主線

第一條是義大利男子與臺灣女子的跨國戀情，第二條則是上海富家千金與臺灣原住民族青年的跨文化戀情。兩段故事從不同角度探討愛情、家庭、階級、文化認同與個人選擇，讓作品具有更豐富的情感層次。

4. 愛情故事結合失憶與身分謎團

夢如的墜崖、失憶、整形與身分被冒用，使原本的愛情故事加入懸疑與追尋的動力。讀者不只關心戀人能否重逢，也會關心夢如能否查明自己的過去，重新掌握人生。

5. 探討愛情與佔有的界線

Michael 不斷尋找夢如，而林風眠則試圖控制夢如，將她塑造成自己心目中的另一個人。兩種行動形成鮮明對比，帶出作品的重要命題：愛情不是把一個人變成自己想要的模樣，而是尊重對方真實的身分與選擇。

6. 具備電影化的臺灣地景

從藝術校園到北投溫泉、阿里山茶園、達邦部落、日月潭與東部海岸，故事的場景具有鮮明的視覺層次，既能呈現細膩的戀愛情境，也能展現臺灣自然與文化的多樣性。

六、目標讀者分析

本書主要面向喜愛情感深刻、人物關係鮮明，並關注跨文化經驗的成人及跨年齡層讀者。

主要讀者群

• 喜愛跨文化與國際戀情的讀者。
• 喜愛遠距離戀愛、重逢、忠誠與長久承諾的讀者。
• 對當代臺灣及東亞文化背景有興趣的讀者。
• 喜歡浪漫劇情結合懸疑身分謎團的讀者。

次要讀者群

• 喜歡探討家庭期待、文化認同與個人自由的讀書會讀者。
• 喜歡青春成長、藝術校園與年輕人生活的讀者。
• 對臺灣藝術、自然景觀、原住民族文化與國際交流有興趣的讀者。
• 尋找具有國際背景、人物情感導向故事的影視製作人與開發主管。

在美國市場，建議將本書定位為當代跨文化愛情小說，結合浪漫劇情與身分謎團，而非奇幻小說或傳統懸疑驚悚作品。

七、電影與影集改編潛力

《追夢騎士》具有數項適合影像改編的元素：兩條並行的愛情主線、強烈的情感重逢、失憶與身分謎團、反覆出現的視覺意象，以及具有臺灣辨識度的多元場景。

可評估的影視形式

• 電影長片：以浪漫劇情為主的愛情電影。
• 限定影集：讓兩對戀人的關係與身分欺騙事件有更多發展空間。
• 雙語或多語國際合製作品：依角色背景與製作策略安排語言。

電影版可以將夢如與 Michael 的愛情、夢如失蹤，以及 Michael 在臺灣尋人的旅程作為主軸，並以愛華與懷民的感情作為互相呼應的支線。限定影集則能更充分發展兩段戀情、家庭衝突與身分謎團。

主要場景與視覺意象包括：

• 臺北藝術大學： 國際交換學生相遇、藝術學習與感情萌芽的校園。
• 北投公園與溫泉區： 呈現人物擺設人像畫攤、戀情逐漸發展的場景。北投本身具有溫泉觀光與歷史文化特色，可為影像提供明確的地域氛圍。
• 阿里山茶園與達邦部落： 展現山林生活、家庭接待與愛華對懷民文化背景的認識。
• 日月潭與陳家民宿／家庭居所： 呈現家庭溫情，並與外界的感情壓力形成對比。
• 臺灣東部海岸懸崖： 作為夢如意外墜落、整個故事發生重大轉折的關鍵場景。

影視改編的優勢，在於容易理解的愛情主題與具有辨識度的臺灣視覺背景相互結合。未來亦可評估結合拍攝地行銷、旅遊合作與國際觀眾推廣的可能性。

上述內容屬於開發方向，並不代表作品已獲得製作或投資承諾。若要進一步評估影視市場，仍需檢視正式劇本、製作預算、語言策略、選角方向，以及製片公司與發行商的意見。

八、美國出版市場定位與商業評估

美國愛情小說類別具有相當規模的讀者基礎。根據《Publishers Weekly》報導的 Circana BookScan 資料，2025 年美國紙本愛情小說銷量接近 4,400 萬冊，較前一年增加 3.9%。這顯示愛情小說整體市場仍有需求，但不能直接據此推算個別作品的銷售量。

《追夢騎士》在美國市場可考慮以下定位：

• 當代愛情小說。
• 跨文化與國際戀情。
• 以家庭關係為核心的情感劇情。
• 具有明確臺灣地景與文化特色的小說。

本書的商業差異化不只在於故事發生於亞洲，而在於兩段具有不同文化張力的愛情、藝術青年尋找身分的旅程，以及橫跨臺灣不同地景的敘事。這些元素有機會吸引既重視情感共鳴、也希望認識較不熟悉的臺灣文化的英語讀者。

商業評估： 本書可定位為具有中型市場發展潛力、並有機會因優良出版策略而進一步擴大的作品。實際表現仍取決於英文稿品質、代理商定位、出版社採購策略、書評、宣傳資源與通路覆蓋。在相關條件尚未確定前，不宜承諾具體銷量。

建議正式投稿時準備：

1. 完整且經過潤飾的英文小說稿，或明確說明英文稿的完成狀態。
2. 精簡的英文投稿信與一頁故事摘要。
3. 完整故事大綱與試讀章節，並遵循各代理商的投稿規定。
4. 簡要的電影與影集改編說明。
5. 清楚的版權聲明，列出實際可授權的出版與影視權利。

九、作者陳清揚創作履歷

陳清揚為臺灣小說家、詩人、文學評論家、電影編劇，以及現代華文修辭學與文學美學研究者，1963 年出生於臺灣，長期投入文學創作與學術研究。

他的創作涵蓋小說、短篇小說、新詩、電影劇本、文學評論與文化論述，關注當代生活、愛情、歷史記憶、奇幻敘事、文化認同，以及個人命運與社會變遷之間的關係。

陳清揚曾就讀國立臺北教育大學臺灣文學研究所，並於 1999 年透過報紙連載小說進入文化創意產業。2010 年，他共同創立影視文創工作室，擔任創意總監。

依作者提供的創作履歷，其作品累積包括六十部以上中長篇中文小說、一百篇以上短篇小說，以及約三千首詩作，另有文學與修辭學研究成果。他的創作結合東方文學傳統、現代敘事技巧、電影式場景設計、人物心理描寫與影像敘事意識。

透過小說與電影劇本創作，陳清揚希望將臺灣的文化經驗帶入國際閱讀與影像市場，以愛情、家庭、記憶、身分認同及個人選擇等具有普世性的主題，與不同文化背景的讀者對話。

十、投稿與版權資訊

作品名稱：《追夢騎士》
英文暫定書名： Dream Chaser
作者： 陳清揚
原始語言： 中文
主要場景： 臺灣
作品類型： 當代跨文化愛情小說／浪漫劇情
影視改編方向： 電影長片／限定影集

稿件狀態： 本計畫源自作者的中文中篇小說，並已發展為一部共九十九場戲的電影劇本。正式投稿前，應確認英文小說稿的完成狀態與字數，並將相關資訊填入投稿文件。

尋求合作： 美國文學代理商協助英文出版代理；視合作需要，尋求專業經理人或影視開發團隊協助電影與影集改編。

版權狀態： 投稿前須由作者確認實際可授權的權利範圍。如相關權利已授權或簽訂選擇權，不應將其列為可自由授權的權利。

聯絡信箱：［填入作者專業電子郵件］
個人網站或作品資料庫：［如有，請填入］

結語

《追夢騎士》描寫人們如何選擇所愛之人、如何面對家庭與文化塑造的期待，以及如何在失去自我後重新奪回自己的身分。

透過兩段跨越國籍、文化與社會階級的愛情，作品呈現當代臺灣年輕人追求愛情與獨立人生的歷程。雙主線愛情結構、鮮明的臺灣地景，以及推動情感發展的身分謎團，為本書進入英語出版市場與進一步開發影視改編提供了清楚的基礎。