This is an epic without heroes. The core of the story is not a single protagonist, but a huge social group portrait intertwined with the old and the young, speculators, corrupt bureaucrats, hypocritical celebrities, social butterflies, concubines, and gangsters. They were thrown into this bizarre city by the wave of the times, and danced crazily in the whirlpool of money and desire. Deception and betrayal are the daily background, and love and trust are reduced to tradable commodities. The so-called gentry and businessmen are making trouble in the exchange; the so-called celebrities are scheming in card games and banquets; the so-called family is full of strange bedfellows and flesh-and-blood schemes. This book is not only a record of the customs of the old era, but also a dark mirror that reflects the greed and delusion of human nature.
