The 1990s Kingpin: Three Brothers on the Jianghu Road

Period drama, urban rebirth, passionate underworld, brotherhood, cutthroat business battles, satisfying comeback, crime boss, changing times

In 1992, three teenagers who had failed the college entrance exams headed south to Shenzhen with just 300 yuan between them.

They took knife wounds, shed blood, slept under bridges, and worked in illegal factories.

They rose from migrant workers bullied by local thugs to underworld kingpins feared by both the criminal and legitimate worlds.

Chen Feng: steady and ruthless, with loyalty above all, he ultimately became the emperor of the underworld. Zhao Tiezhu: tough as iron and fearless in battle, he fought his way to a kingdom of his own. Sun Xiaoman: sharp and shrewd, he navigated the business world and amassed a fortune worth billions.

The three brothers shared hardship and success, but in the end, they grew apart. When money and power tore apart the vows they had made, and love and betrayal blurred the lines of brotherhood, there was no turning back in the underworld of the 1990s. There was only moving forward.

This is a story about an era, ambition, and men. If you don't like it, fight back. Never put off revenge until tomorrow!

Editor's Recommendation

A must-read hit in the period-drama genre! A vivid portrayal of the 1990s wave of workers heading south, taking you back to an era of gold everywhere and danger around every corner! Three brothers make a thrilling comeback, rising from exam failures to regional big shots. The thrills come thick and fast, and the action never lets up! No goody-two-shoes, no dragging pace, just fists and brains. This is the kind of satisfying period drama men should read!