In the 1970s, the world economic order underwent drastic changes, with the collapse of the Bretton Woods system and the outbreak of the oil crisis. Hong Kong, on its way to becoming a major Asian financial center, also ushered in an era of unprecedented opportunities for its first mass stock market boom. A young project manager inexplicably finds himself thrust into this time of rising Chinese capital. On this dazzling stage, countless strivers, speculators, nouveaux riches, tycoons, prominent families, magnates, celebrities, wealthy youths, socialites, stars, geniuses, and more, all vie for success.