In 1978, Li Chaoren was not the richest man in China.
In 1978, there were still eight Hollywood giants.
In 1978, God had not yet bitten the apple.
This is the best of times, with technology waiting to be developed and gold everywhere.
This is the worst of times, when profit comes first and capital is king.
This is an era of chaos, dragons and snakes dance wildly, and heroes emerge in large numbers.
The story begins in a small fishing village in Xiangjiang in 1978...
Xia Yu, a young fisherman who was born on a rainy day, stood on the top of the mountain and made a solemn oath: "A true man, if you can't eat with nine cauldrons in life, you will be cooked with nine cauldrons in death! In this life, I want to be a tycoon!!!"
