I would like to dedicate this film to the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up. Zhao Shangui is a veteran of the Dongjiang Column. Since his wife died early, he worked hard to raise four sons and named them Jian, She, Jia, Xiang. But his hometown, Shigang Village, was extremely poor. The eldest brother Zhao Kejian and the third child Zhao Ke's family fled Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s respectively. The younger son Zhao Kexiang also wanted to flee Hong Kong, but he broke his legs on the spot. The second eldest son, Zhao Keshe, is the captain of the Shigang Brigade and the militia company commander. He is a manipulator of fate, loyal, kind and firm in his belief in the party, but he wants to point his gun at Lin Xiaoyi, a female educated youth whom he deeply loves and wants to escape from Hong Kong. The clarion call of reform and opening up has sounded, and spring is coming from the east. The Zhao brothers, represented by Zhao Keshe, are destined to stand on the cusp of historical trends. From contracting fish ponds to land auctions, from establishing joint ventures to creating private brands and urban transformation, they are all unprecedented innovations. The Zhao brothers have become pioneers in reform who dare to be the first in the world. By chance, a father and son who were entangled in love and hate; brothers who had been estranged for many years; lovers who turned against each other because of love, came together again under the same sky. Thirty years of love and sorrow, thirty years of great changes in the mountains and countryside, and the dreams of a strong country and happiness for generations were realized one by one in their persistent pursuit...
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