In the 1990s, the wave of reform and opening up swept across the north and the south. Under the changing circumstances of the times, countless ordinary people embarked on a path of ups and downs. Chen Xiangdong, a blasting worker in a mine in Hunan, possesses excellent skills, is calm and courageous, and sticks to his heart. In 1990, he took over a loss-making mine, worked hard to reform, rectify chaos, and innovate production. He single-handedly turned the mine around from losses to profits. However, he was suppressed and framed by the relationship forces because of the interference in the interest pattern. He was forced to abandon his career and was sadly eliminated.
In a desperate situation, Chen Xiangdong went to Pudong, Shanghai with a small amount of money and devoted himself to the vigorous development and construction. Starting from working as a construction site worker and trucking, he seized the business opportunities of the times and gradually delved into the building materials, earthmoving and real estate industries. In the turbulent business world, he faced the game of interests, local obstruction and financial crisis, and survived and rose against the trend. During this period, he had emotional entanglements with the intellectual and capable Su Qing, and the empathic reporter Shen Jianing, and his marriage with his wife gradually cracked in the years of running around.
This is a realistic and legendary history of the struggle of the times. It witnesses the struggles and breakthroughs of small people in the tide of reform. It writes about the difficult choices of a generation about original intentions and interests, fairness and power, career and family, and reflects the passion, helplessness and perseverance of ordinary people in the great era.
Intention: The times set off the tide, ordinary people forge the edge