Li Zhicheng, a former soldier with no business experience, is unexpectedly appointed CEO of his family’s struggling company. He crosses paths with Lin Qian, a determined and capable young professional facing setbacks in her startup journey. As they join forces, Lin Qian’s expertise and Li Zhicheng’s sharp instincts spark a powerful partnership—one that not only revives Ai Da’s fortunes but also leads them on a journey of ambition, resilience, and unexpected romance.
In 1937, the Japanese imperialists launched a brutal war of aggression against China. Xu Tian was a color-blind accountant in Shanghai with military training who decided to stay close to his mother after the death of his father. After an accident involving a group of patriots led by a friend of his late father, he was touched by the patriotic spirit. He used his sharp mind to help the patriots transporting important materials, which also drew the attention of Japanese occupying the city to himself. During this period, he befriended Jin, a conman-turned-businessman and Tielin, a police officer working in the Shanghai French Concession. At the same time, pharmacist Tian Dan rented a room in Xu's house after losing her parents in an incident Xu was deeply involved. On the backdrop of the national crisis, people were living their intertwined lives with their own agenda, be it for revenge, for duty, for self-interest, or for ideology.
World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote.
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