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In 2014, BuzzFeed writer Matt Stopera’s phone was stolen from a New York bar. A year later, photos of a storefront and a man standing next to an orange tree mysteriously appeared in his iPhoto stream. Matt wrote an article about it, and it went viral overnight in China, where netizens identified the man as “Brother Orange.” Invited to China, Matt became an instant celebrity, and while the media followed their every move, he and Brother Orange formed a deep friendship that transcended cultural and language barriers. When Brother Orange visited Matt in the United States, Matt felt compelled to fully reveal himself by coming out to his new friend. Years later, after enduring the pandemic in isolation, Brother Orange recorded a hopeful video message expressing his desire to reunite with Matt.