In 1992, Zhang Ting, a young man from a northeastern rural area, grew up with contempt and cold eyes. Poor in studies, unpromising, and looked down upon by the whole village - everyone told him: This is how you will be for the rest of your life.
He didn't believe it.
With a train ticket and twenty-one dollars in his pocket, 16-year-old Zhang Ting went south to Shanghai alone. On the train, he accidentally helped a mysterious girl out of trouble, and the girl left a message, "I owe you a favor." He didn't know that this girl was the eldest princess of the top wealthy family in the Magic City.
When he first arrived in Shanghai, he was underage, without a temporary residence permit, and a foreigner. He was squeezed out, cheated, and worked illegally. In the end, he was destitute with only two yuan in his pocket. On the most desperate night, he picked up a black chip next to the trash can and accidentally awakened his "Gambling Luck Sense" - the ability to vaguely perceive the probability of crises and opportunities.
With this chip, he made a desperate comeback in the casino and won his first pot of gold. But he woke up in time: Gambling can never turn over. He and his brother Chen Daxiong jumped out of the gambling game and used the money they won to start a business with a small cost. Starting from selling tofu, they worked their way up to food delivery, security, demolition, construction, and finally entered the high-tech sector.
Over the past thirty years, he took advantage of the policy dividends, went from misunderstanding to acquaintance with the rich and powerful daughter Sui Bingyue, repeatedly fought with the ruthless villain Ye Ku in the shopping mall, exposed every move, and danced on the tightrope on the edge of life and death. Goldfinger transformed from a plug-in into an instinct, and a grassroots counterattack turned into a generation of business tycoons.
This is the story of a little man who, in a big era, climbed up from the mud, stood up straight, and walked out with his unyielding determination.
The magic city is big, but his ambition is even greater.
It's quite exciting. The pace is a bit tight.