The Beginning of the Craze

He Jingheng was scared. He grew up in a ravine, facing the loess and turning his back to the sky. He ate every meal without finishing his meal. The whole village stepped on him and laughed at him. Even the way to change his destiny through studying was blocked. He vowed that he must be rich in this life, and he must have a lot of money. Refusing to stay in the countryside, being a tough scoundrel, and squeezing your way into a state-owned steel factory, you can do the most tiring work and get the least money. Your credit will be robbed, your dignity will be trampled, and you won't even be paid. He kicked the iron rice bowl into pieces and went into the sea. The market economy was surging. He dared to venture, gamble and fight. From setting up street stalls, dumping steel, and opening factories, he worked his way up to a net worth of hundreds of millions, creating an unprecedented business empire. But the bigger the empire, the more people expand. Back then, the poor boy with a wrench in his hand and a bright eye began to spend money like water, indulge in wine and sex, bully his peers, and do whatever was exciting. His daughter-in-law Su Yumei, who had been with him for ten years of hard work, packed up and left when he was at his most prosperous. The brothers who followed him to conquer the world were kicked away by him one by one. When the tide rises, he steps on the crest of the waves and enjoys unlimited glory; when the tide falls, he is dragged into the abyss by his greed, and his business empire collapses, ruined and left with nothing. Thirty years of grassroots life, the ups and downs of an era.