Riding the Waves of the Stock Market

In 1992, Chen Mo arrives in Shanghai alone, carrying the old pocket watch his father left him. Orphaned, he makes ends meet by delivering steamed buns outside a securities firm, until a mysterious mentor named Lao Lu unexpectedly introduces him to the stock market.

From the frenzy over subscription certificates to the rampant manipulation of stocks, from bull-bear battles to the rise of tech stocks, Chen Mo witnesses three turbulent decades in China's capital markets firsthand. He studies candlestick-chart strategy under an expert, tempering his character amid humanity's greed and fear. Rising from the brink of bankruptcy, he eventually becomes a titan of finance.

When the AI era arrives, he uses traditional wisdom to ride the tidal wave of algorithms. After achieving fame and fortune, he turns to finance to help those in need. This is a grassroots underdog's epic rise, and a mirror reflecting its era and human nature through the world of capital.