From Inheriting a Manor to Becoming the World’s Top Tycoon Through Pay-to-Win

Chen Yuan transmigrates to America in 1899 and becomes the heir to the largest Chinese estate in California.

His grandfather is a land tycoon who rose to power during the Gold Rush, and his father is the “King of California,” commanding a private army.

Everyone thinks he's just a third-generation heir who came to live the good life.

That is, until the eve of World War I, when he awakens the [Pay-to-Win System]. Gold can be exchanged for anything: advanced equipment, elite soldiers, and knowledge far beyond its time.

And so, history takes a different turn under his hand:

While others fight in the trenches, his “security company” sells weapons to both sides, piling up mountains of gold.

When the Great Depression hits the world economy, he has already shorted the entire U.S. stock market, then swooped in to buy up key industries, tying his fate to that of the nation.

As the smoke of World War II spreads, he is the Allies' largest supplier and the Axis powers' secret trading partner. Normandy, Midway, Stalingrad... His shadow looms behind every battle.

As the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union begins, he convenes a “ghost meeting” on a small island, attended by only five people. Before the true power brokers of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and China, he calmly reveals his trump card:

“Gentlemen, from this day forward, I will decide the rules of the world.”

All he wants is to be the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes: the king of the world.

[Decisive and ruthless + no female lead + mastermind behind the scenes + rise of a family]

[From a California estate to a shadow United Nations, a century-spanning epic about a hidden hegemon]

[As the final piece falls on the chessboard of U.S.-Soviet rivalry, the player steps out of the shadows. Who is he?]