Lin Chen transmigrates to 1979, with no ties holding him back, and settles alone in a Beijing courtyard home. The times have yet to change: antiques are treated as junk, and cultural relics are chopped up for firewood. But he has the “Echoes of the Era Appraisal Eye,” which can reveal the value of any treasure in three seconds. From the start, he can barely trade ration coupons for a meal, with a financial crisis looming over him. Then he crosses paths with Han Chunming and seizes the opportunity to turn things around: collecting discarded goods for rosewood treasures and restoring old furniture to conceal valuable paintings. Bronze inscriptions reveal secrets of history, while a fragment of an old policy document resonates with the sound of a guqin. From a small courtyard in a Beijing hutong to the precursor of Panjiayuan, he lays his plans before the boom begins. He pawns a pocket watch to raise capital, hoards business licenses, buys rosewood, and hunts down rare manuscripts. When the reform and opening-up policies arrive, his fortunes explode overnight, multiplying his net worth a thousandfold. See how he appraises the world with his discerning eye, rides the tide, and builds a business empire!
