Li Chuntian, a cattle-herding boy from the countryside of Hunan, joined the army and was selected for the intelligence service. After two years undercover in Hong Kong, he returned just as the Southern Tour speeches were sweeping the country and quit his secure government job to go into business. Starting with a renovation company, he partnered with the village chief to develop his first residential project, then rang the bell as Chuntian Group went public. He seized every advantage the times offered, and every stroke of luck fate dealt him.
But claiming the title of richest man was easy. Giving it up left him broken to the bone.
His first wife, Su Mei, left with nothing and took their daughter to London. After rising to power, his secretary, Fang Xiaoman, secretly colluded with international capital. His illegitimate son, Li Zeyuan, was spoiled into a little rich brat. When a Wall Street hedge fund's plan to short the market with $22.7 billion came to light, he finally realized he had never been a player. He was just a pawn placed on someone else's board.
The state stepped in to protect the homes of countless families, but it couldn't protect his ambition. From a net worth of 40 billion to a 20-square-meter rental in an urban village, from ringing the bell at the stock exchange to sitting behind the iron bars of a detention center, he finally understood one thing: in the first half of his life, luck let him reap every advantage. In the second half, money destroyed him completely.
Money isn't everything. Sometimes, it's the root of all evil. Only by following your conscience in everything you do can you find peace of mind.
It's very beautiful, the more I watch it, the more I want to follow it.