The protagonist is a modern hard-working migrant worker, but he especially likes to read about modern Chinese business history. After graduating from college, he has been working in other places. Later, something happened at home, and he had to stay up late to work in a black factory near his home while taking care of his family. Because he stayed up late for a long time on night shifts, he wanted to improve himself and overcome the difficulties. He constantly taught himself English and business history, and put himself in the hospital. When he woke up, he traveled back to 1835.
This book sets up the protagonist to have a golden finger, which does not provide help. It is only triggered when the protagonist experiences the first major event, helping the protagonist to survive long enough. After that, there is silence, and theoretically the protagonist can live from 1835 to the moment he falls into coma.