Story background and theme
Time span: 1990-2012, spanning more than 20 years
Geographic background: Taking Mianyang and Chengdu, Sichuan as the core scenes, it shows the social changes in eastern Sichuan.
Core theme: Through the ups and downs of the fate of a group of characters, it shows the blurring of black and white boundaries, the struggle of human nature and the reshuffling of social order under the changes of the times. The story not only focuses on gang struggles, but also focuses on depicting the living conditions and moral choices of ordinary people in a period of social transformation.
Creative features: Integrating real historical events with the fate of fictional characters, using real events such as the Mianyang Hanlong Group case, Chengdu Hongmiaozi stock market, and Hainan real estate bubble as backgrounds to create a magnificent social picture of eastern Sichuan.