Li Yi’s life is full of twists and turns. While working at a 4S dealership, he earns his first substantial sum, then starts a business with a partner. But after a failed investment, he loses everything and is left with enormous debts. His girlfriend of seven years discovers the truth after they marry and chooses to divorce him at once. Later, Li Yi is wrongly imprisoned and suffers terribly, both physically and mentally. But his fortunes quietly begin to change. In the depths of hardship, he meets a benefactor and uses his own intelligence and hard work to climb step by step into officialdom. Amid the shifting currents of politics, he navigates a maze of competing factions and crosses paths with several women. With their help, Li Yi ultimately reaches the pinnacle of power. Those who once abandoned him come hoping to return, while Li Yi, now at the top, takes another look at life and human nature.
