The self-important Zhang Shaoyang became the first university student in his village.
But he couldn't make a name for himself in Shanghai, and soon found himself muddling through life, crushed by his mortgage payments.
Luckily, Heaven gave him a chance to start over.
This time around, he wants it all: wealth and his childhood sweetheart.
He'll lead every villager who lent him money for college to prosperity.
Those close to him will trade their single-story homes for elegant villas, while those who envy him will have even redder eyes.
Starting with a leased orchard, he'll become the richest man in the village, an outstanding young entrepreneur in the township, a celebrated tycoon in the three northeastern provinces, and eventually the richest man in the country.
It is 1999, the turbulent era that belongs to me, Zhang Shaoyang!
As the winds and clouds shift, I stand at the crest of the tide!
