In 1935, the Yellow River burst its banks and swallowed up everything that belonged to seven-year-old Cui Changhe. Cui Dalang, an old boatman, rescued him from the flood and raised him in the harsh environment of the dock. In the war-torn years, Changhe grew from an illiterate coolie to a business wizard proficient in finance. During the bombing of Chongqing, he met Meng Shuyao, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and half a jade pendant became a token connecting the two hearts.
During the fall of Hong Kong, Chang He dealt with the Japanese army and the underground party, and discovered that his mentor Manager Meng was actually a double agent. The family secrets accidentally revealed by Shu Yao dragged them into a more dangerous whirlpool. From the Macau casino to the border of Yunnan and Myanmar, in the process of pursuing evidence of germ warfare, the two gradually came into contact with the mystery of Chang He's life experience - the sinking of the "Yellow River", the orphans of anti-Japanese generals, and transnational conspiracies...
This epic masterpiece spans the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War and the Reform and Opening-up. It takes Cui Changhe's legendary life from a dock boy to a business tycoon as the main line, intertwining love, loyalty and betrayal, and showing an individual's tenacity and choice in the torrent of the times. When Chang He finally stands by the Yellow River and looks back at the past, he will understand that some beliefs are more important than living.
