- Main character: The legitimate eldest son and rightful heir of a wealthy family, or someone whose identity is hidden. At first, he is usually unassuming and dismissed as an ordinary person.
- From the start: Poverty, heartbreak, a broken engagement, or humiliation leaves him at rock bottom. For example, his ex-girlfriend looks down on him, or his mother-in-law mocks him as a good-for-nothing.
- Turning point: The family steward or an elder appears and reveals his true identity: the sole heir to a top global conglomerate, set to inherit a trillion-dollar fortune and business empire.
- Plot:
- Face-slapping comeback: He takes spectacular revenge on those who once looked down on him, including his ex-girlfriend, romantic rivals, and status-conscious relatives.
- Display of power: He takes control of global banking, technology, luxury goods, private islands, and other industries. The richest man in the world and the most powerful wealthy families all work for him.
- Family power struggles: The story uncovers the truth about his parents’ deaths, infighting within the family, and business conspiracies.
- Romance: He pursues several romantic relationships, including with a peerlessly beautiful heiress and his childhood sweetheart. Female lead: Jiang Yanning
Core elements: Two older brothers who spoil her rotten + her biological parents’ all-consuming love + numerous hidden secret identities
- Biological parents
- Members of a top-tier wealthy family, overcome with guilt toward the real heiress and devoted to spoiling her.
- Coldly protective of their daughter against the fake heiress and villains: “Hurt my daughter and I’ll destroy your whole family.”
1. Mysterious hacker “Shadow”: one of the world’s best, able to control the internet with a flick of her fingers
2. Reclusive miracle doctor “Mr. Ning”: a doctor whose skills can bring the dead back to life
3. International top-tier star designer “N”: a legendary figure in the fashion world
4. Underground racer “Dark Night”: a racing champion, bold and wild
5. Hidden power broker of a financial empire: the secret owner of assets worth trillions
6. Mysterious assassin or agent “
