Golden Shanghai 2
by Hanchuanzi
About This Novel
"Golden Shanghai" is set in the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce at the beginning of the 20th century, with the Ningbo businessmen who dominated Shanghai as the protagonist, and the financial industry (banks, banks, stock markets) as the main battlefield. It slowly unfolds an era painting with the main lines of wealth, life, family and country, love and hatred, justice and grievances. In 1905, four promising young men, Wu Tingju, Fu Shunan, Chen Jiong, and Zhang Hu, came to Shanghai with different dreams. They chose different paths in life due to different circumstances, ambitions, and realms. Wu Jingju, a frustrated scholar, was infiltrated by the Confucian ideal of economic development and benefiting the people. After his dream of taking the imperial examination, he participated in industrial salvation, started as an apprentice in Guhang, and became a financial giant controlling Shanghai's banking industry. He wanted to make the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce a pure business organization with dignity and benefit to the people;
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Official(1)Scraped 12d ago
The plot is a bit draggy, not as organized and rhythmic as the first one
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Official(1)Scraped 12d ago
The plot is a bit draggy, not as organized and rhythmic as the first one
