In the chaos of Republican-era China, Yao Jinglan, an illegitimate daughter of a merchant family, joins forces with the proud and unruly young Marshal Huo Yunting. Together, they fight their way from a secluded estate in Jiangnan to the summit of power. After eight years of blood-soaked resistance against the Japanese, they step away from the fray on the eve of victory, carrying the seeds of Chinese industry south to Hong Kong. Beneath the Iron Curtain of the Cold War, this formidable couple takes on British and American agents and targets Wall Street tycoons, ultimately building a Chinese financial empire that spans oceans and commands the lifeblood of the global economy. This epic weaves together intrigue within the household, warlord conflicts, and a century-defining battle for financial supremacy.
