To the East is the Sea

In the late Qing Dynasty, businessman Hu Xueyan competed for the market with foreigners, which led to collusion between foreign businessmen and the government. Many banks closed down, and Hu Xueyan also died in depression. During the early days of Ningbo's Sanjiangkou trade, the shipwreck caused heavy losses due to the overloading of the Zhou family's freight. In addition to other previous reasons, the shipowners' Dong family and Zhou family formed a feud from then on. Zhou Hanliang (played by Wang Zhifei) was trapped by the current social situation and could only do some port smuggling business. His mother (played by Sarina) felt that this was not a long-term solution and persuaded her son to do legitimate business. Under his mother's advice, Zhou Hanliang went to the metropolis of Shanghai and began his real business journey. In a few years, he established a firm foothold in Shanghai. But at that time, Shanghai was a mixed bag, and it was very difficult to actually set up a national enterprise, even if the incense could not be burned. When Zhou Hanliang wanted to start the cement manufacturing industry, he not only had to face pressure from foreigners, but also resisted the plot of his old enemy Dong Zhiheng (played by Feng Lei)...