I Built a Superstore in Ancient Times

Lin Xiao, a strategic director at a retail giant, transmigrates overnight to the underdeveloped Great Sheng Dynasty and becomes bound to the Myriad Worlds Mall System. With nothing to his name from the start, he meets Su Wanqing, the clever and resilient daughter of a fallen merchant family. Her remarkable talent for management makes her his most indispensable partner in building a business empire. From street stalls to three-story supermarkets, from membership programs to chain franchises, they bring modern business models to life in the ancient world. Refined salt, glass, newspapers, steam engines... They sell more than goods: they bring the spark that will upend an era. But the growing business empire threatens the interests of countless people. Local merchant magnates move against them, upright court officials impeach them, and an ambitious prince covets their success. Open attacks and hidden schemes come one after another. Surrounded on all sides, Lin Xiao and Su Wanqing fight side by side. He maneuvers through the political landscape while she plans several steps ahead, and together they ignite a nationwide “commercial revolution.” They never imagined that the neon lights they casually switched on would illuminate not only their supermarkets, but also the dawn of the future for a civilization long asleep.