Striving in Republican-Era China: From Nobody to Legendary Tycoon

Reborn in the seventh year of the Republic, Jiang Yan becomes a poor young man in the slums of Shencheng. Facing a world in chaos, he refuses to scrape by at the bottom. Armed with advanced business know-how and extraordinary courage, he starts working his way up from nothing.

He opens restaurants, launches the first all-you-can-eat buffet, brings in hot pot, and takes customer service to the next level.

He starts a car service, takes no commission from drivers, offers rent-to-own deals, and monopolizes the entire industry.

One business model after another takes the market by storm with a crushing advantage.

Before long, Jiang Yan becomes the richest merchant in Shencheng, dominating every sphere, from the legitimate to the criminal and everything in between.

But he doesn’t stop there.

He merges the three Moutai distilleries, takes Moutai to the world, and exports silk and porcelain overseas.

And so...

The West opens the gates to the East with powerful ships and cannons, and Jiang Yan walks through those gates to conquer the world.

My name is Jiang Yan, an ordinary man making his way in the Republic of China, and a legendary tycoon.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.