Phoenix Reborn: The Qin’s Rebirth

[Period drama, feel-good story, female entrepreneur] When she had finally managed to collect herself a little, her gaze involuntarily turned to the person who had saved her life. The light of dusk fell on him, outlining his handsome, refined features. In a low, clipped voice, he asked, “Are you all right?”

In the early 1980s, at the start of China’s reform and opening-up, the heroine, Yuqin, is reborn at seventeen. She leaves home in an ancient northwestern city and sets out for her mother’s village in the south. Facing regional differences and the clash between traditional values and new ideas, as well as the struggles women face at home and in society, Yuqin draws on her memories of her past life to avoid emotional and financial traps. She seizes the opportunities of the times to build a business and grow wealthy, reclaiming her sense of self-worth. Along the way, she uncovers the wounds inflicted by her family of origin, and ultimately finds an independent life and sincere love.