Want to Make Money? Try the Shady Route

Spanning the 1980s to 2026, this story follows a group of “clever people” working the gaps between eras, exploiting information asymmetries, human weaknesses, and loopholes in the system to make money. In the end, some are crushed by the times, some clean up their act and go legitimate, and others keep treading the gray areas.

The experiences of Zhou Mo, a third-generation fixer working in the underworld, are interwoven with stories of first-, second-, and fourth-generation figures, forming a chronicle of these backroom operators across several generations.