February 2014 Matt Stopera was enjoying a drink at his
favorite NYC bar. A passerby grabbed his iPhone off the bar and vanished. It’s
ridiculously easy to do. Think about that next time you set your phone down beside
your elbow. As soon as he missed his phone, Matt called it. The call went
straight to voicemail. End of story, right? Nearly a year later Matt discovered
photos on his iCloud account he hadn’t taken. Several showed a Chinese man
standing by an orange tree. Matt, a Buzzfeed editor, posted the story and photos of “Orange Tree
Man,” and suddenly all of China was looking for him. Li, a 30-year-old
restauranteur, had received Matt’s phone as a gift. Last month Matt flew to
China to meet Li. They spent 9 days touring the countryside together, an
instant traveling media circus. Matt and his new best friend, “Brother Orange,”
are now planning another trip. That's right. To the Big Apple.
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