Back to 1994: Rising to the Top by Taking on Foreign Traders

In the early 1990s, the national economy operated under a dual-track system, and the small-goods market was growing rapidly. State-owned enterprises had become too cumbersome to manage, and their accumulated problems were hard to fix. The country was hit by its first wave of layoffs.

Han Xiangqian, a late bloomer, woke up one day back in 1994. In this life, he would make up for the regrets of his previous one and use his vision and experience beyond his time to usher in an era of his own.

"The real economy is king. Who says a major industrial power can't rise rapidly and lead a new age?"