Rising to the Top: Starting in the Provincial Party Office

The story begins in 2003. Zheng Yifan, a top student in Chinese literature at a prestigious university, passes the civil service examination with excellent results and is hired by the First Secretariat Office of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee General Office. Starting out as a low-ranking confidential affairs officer, he relies on his exceptional intelligence, steady temperament, precise grasp of policy, and keen eye for opportunity to advance step by step through the unpredictable world of politics. He serves a succession of leaders, handles countless crises, and spearheads reform projects. In the end, he not only reaches the pinnacle of personal power, but also fulfills his lofty ambition to govern the nation and serve its people.