Reborn on a stormy night, Chen Dongliu goes from dying a miserable death as a billionaire to waking up in a rundown recycling depot in 1982!
In his previous life, he was schemed against by his sworn brother Liu Dayi and his lover Lin Wanrong. They stole his business and took his life, leaving him to die with bitterness in his heart.
Now he is back, armed with his previous life’s business acumen, an expert’s eye for antiques, and a cultural relics legacy spanning more than a century!
No one knows that priceless treasures lie buried in heaps of scrap: yellowed letters, fragments of ancient books, and shards of old porcelain are all national treasures beyond price.
And hidden among them is a legacy entrusted by generations of antique craftsmen, who have secretly fought a powerful cultural relic smuggling ring for decades!
Xu Huaiqian and Sun Desheng collude with powerful forces, trafficking national treasures and working hand in glove to control an underground smuggling network built up over decades.
From Shen Zhongwen in the Republican era to Old Wu and Zhou the Lame, and then to reborn Chen Dongliu and Shen Zhining, who devotes herself to learning the craft, three generations pass the torch. They make their living through authenticating antiques and dedicate their lives to protecting them, quietly striking at the smuggling network.
Chen Dongliu establishes himself at the recycling depot, finding hidden treasures and befriending skilled figures from all walks of life as he seizes every opportunity of the Reform and Opening-Up era.
He builds a business empire from nothing, starting with small commodities and the antiques trade.
At the same time, he shoulders the burden of a century-old legacy, tears through layer upon layer of smuggling conspiracies, and exposes the filthy dealings of insiders working with the traffickers.
Being reborn is about more than turning the tables and taking revenge. It is about safeguarding cultural heritage and keeping the spirit of craftsmanship alive!
Watch Chen Dongliu defy fate, seize every opportunity of the age, keep national treasures from being lost, and carry on a legacy that will stand firm through a century of upheaval!
