Reborn in 2008, Chen Li has only 300 yuan in his pocket, but his mind holds the future appreciation rates of every plot of land over the next ten years. The wrecking balls of urban redevelopment are already rolling across the south bank of Linjiang. He moves first, buying an abandoned warehouse at a bargain price and selling it on for a million yuan. The money has barely landed in his hands when Zhou Hui from the neighborhood office shows up at his door. His adversary from a past life, she's even tougher this time. She keeps a close eye on every shady deal he makes, yet when her younger sister embezzles public funds and a conglomerate forges official approvals, she becomes the only person he dares trust with his back. On the night Old Zhao is gravely wounded, Chen Li nearly gives up. But then he tears apart the entire chain of interests and swallows up the key parcel of land. At the victory banquet, Zhou Hui hands him a new list. Old Zhao's name is on the first line. Only then does he realize that the road to becoming the richest man has just led him onto someone else's chessboard.
