The protagonist, Zhou Chen, is an ordinary office worker who is reborn in 2001 and obtains the [Tycoon Investment System]. The System can point him toward golden investment opportunities over the next twenty years. He decisively puts his entire fortune on the line, going all in on the internet and real estate, which are still obscure at the time.
A decade or so later, just as the story of In the Name of the People is about to begin, Zhou Chen has used the System to become a hidden tycoon worth hundreds of billions, with influence across the entire country. He decides to return to his hometown, Jingzhou, Handong Province. He knows a thrilling drama is about to unfold there, featuring Gao Xiaoqin, a character who left him with deep regrets in his previous life.
The System issues a mission: [Beat Zhao Ruilong to the punch and save the Gao sisters]. Using his wealth and connections, Zhou Chen arrives with overwhelming force on the day of Zhao Ruilong’s banquet, exposes his plot on the spot, and makes him pay with decisive action. He rescues the Gao sisters from the abyss and makes them the captains of his business empire.
From then on, Zhou Chen uses his position as a businessman to intervene in Handong’s turbulent affairs. He isn’t an official, yet he can influence who gets appointed or removed. Li Dakang wants to boost GDP? Zhou Chen waves his hand and invests tens of billions. Zhao Ruilong wants to acquire land? Zhou Chen outbids him, then builds affordable housing. Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei want to use Shanshui Group to amass wealth? Zhou Chen buys the group outright and cuts off their funding.
He uses his money to pave the way for Hou Liangping’s investigation and his business empire to safeguard Sha Ruijin’s reforms. Standing behind the scenes, he watches Handong’s game of chess turn upside down with his arrival
