Reborn in 1992: From the Start, I Had a Boat and Relied on the Tides to Gather Seafood

In 1992, in Shitang Village on the Liaodong Peninsula.

On the day of his father’s funeral, 22-year-old Chen Haisheng was forced to split from the family. His second brother seized the family property, leaving him with nothing but a decrepit boat full of holes and a yellowing notebook passed down from his grandfather.

Everyone expected the good-for-nothing young man who had once spent his days loafing around to hit rock bottom.

But no one knew that Chen Haisheng had eyes that could “read the sea.” The color of the water, the rhythm of the tides, the direction of the birds: to him, they were all treasure maps.

With his innate feel for the sea and the secret fishing grounds recorded in his grandfather’s notebook, he started with a few crabs on the mudflats, then repaired boats, went out to sea, built a fleet, and founded a company.

When faced with fishing bullies, pirates, and cutthroat business schemes, he protected his family with his fists and outsmarted his adversaries.

From having nothing to commanding a fleet, Chen Haisheng proved that the sea never lets down those who truly understand her.