When he woke up, Chen Yan, a modern business elite, found that he had been reborn in the turbulent Shanghai in 1927 and became an unknown person lying in the gutter, dying.
Hunger, cold, debt collection by gangs... It's a hellish situation at the beginning!
However, a sudden kidnapping on the street gave him the only chance to make a comeback - the fat and struggling figure who was stuffed into a car turned out to be one of the godfathers who would dominate Shanghai in the future, Huang Huangrong!
Do you stand by and watch, risking your life? Or is the army marching in danger and taking chestnuts from the fire?
Chen Yan chose the latter without hesitation! With a well-planned call for help and a bluffing chaos, he not only rescued Huang Jinrong from the kidnappers, but also stepped into the power field of Shanghai that was like a dragon and a tiger's den!
With his insights beyond the times and ruthless and precise methods, he started out as a "savior":
· Battle of wits between tycoons: Dealing with Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng, leveraging their strength, cleverly maneuvering amidst the suspicion and exploitation of the two giants, and growing stronger step by step.
· Subvert the rules: Use modern business thinking to reorganize gang business, establish clear accounts, clarify gray boundaries, and create an efficient underground empire that will amaze old-school gangsters.
· Expanding territory: Tonton den, yarn mill, and wharf control, from Zhabei to Shiliupu, his power expanded rapidly in the baptism of blood and fire, and he became famous in Shanghai.
· Love in Troubled Times: Meet the kind and brave female nurse Su Manqing, and deal with the smart and dashing industrialist daughter Lin Wan'er. In troubled times, beauty is both a weakness and an armor.
