A Sudden Turn in the Tycoon's Chess Game

Black and white stones fall, and turmoil stirs among the wealthy. Is a game of Go a stepping-stone to rising from the bottom, or a trap that leads to ruinous desire? Chen Moxiang, a Go instructor from humble beginnings, is obsessed with climbing the social ladder. With his superb playing skills, he enters the elite Go circle of the Lin Group and meets Lin Wanqing, a wealthy heiress who loves the game. He disguises himself as gentle and composed, carefully advancing one step at a time. Using Go as his pretext, he attaches himself to the rich, climbing from a player in the dust to the glittering upper class. A game is like life: once a stone is placed, there is no taking it back. But the human heart is hard to fathom, and every disguise is eventually exposed. When his gentle mask breaks and desire runs rampant, the contest over the Go board gradually becomes a struggle over human nature. The splendor and coldness of the wealthy, the struggles and resentment of those at the bottom, and the fierce conflict between conscience and ambition are all hidden in these seemingly tranquil games. Open this book and watch as the rise and fall of the stones ushers in a stunning upheaval of desire, class, and human nature.