The author declares that this book differs slightly from the original plot. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Readers who mind are kindly asked to bear with it.
Under the Zhengyang Gate: Sign-In with a Childhood Friend, the Cunning Mogul Rules the Antique Empire
Shen Jin, an antique mogul, accidentally transmigrates into Under the Zhengyang Gate as Han Chunming’s childhood friend from the same Beijing courtyard. He binds himself to a Dark Sign-In System and unlocks physical enhancement and masterful antique appraisal from the start. Drawing on twenty years of ruthless, cunning experience in the antique trade from his previous life, he casts off his former self’s cowardice and resolves to make his mark in 1970s Beijing.
Following the original story’s main storyline, Shen Jin stands alongside Han Chunming, finding hidden treasures in junk heaps and striking gold in Panjiayuan. By signing in through the System, he gains restoration skills, scarce goods, and valuable connections, turning nondescript old objects into a fortune. When Cheng Jianjun repeatedly tries to frame him, Shen Jin no longer holds back. He strikes back even more ruthlessly and makes the villain suffer the consequences. As for Han Chunming and Su Meng’s thirty-year love story, he sees things clearly from the sidelines, quietly watching over them without crossing the line.
When he meets Guan Dagye’s granddaughter, the lazy little cat, Shen Jin falls for her. Defying her materialistic parents, he clears every obstacle with an iron fist and promises her a life of security. Starting out collecting scrap, he goes on to co-own a restaurant, then seizes the opportunities brought by reform and opening up, investing in real estate and the cultural industry. Shen Jin advances with every move carefully planned, turning his antique business into a commercial empire while he and Han Chunming each make their own legend.
Guan Dagye’s feigned death as a test, the inheritance dispute, and the battle against antique forgers: all the original’s iconic scenes unfold one after another. With the System as his wings and his cunning as his blade, Shen Jin steers his course through the tides of the times. He protects his family and friends while creating an antique business legend of his own, becoming the most formidable dark mogul Under the Zhengyang Gate has ever seen.
