The Legend of Meng Laicai

This film (drama)Also known as孟来财传奇，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2010Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。

In Tianjin during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic, a beggar named Meng Laicai is forced to sell his young daughter, Xiaoxue, for survival. He encounters the down-and-out German arms dealer, Han Naigen, and successfully helps him gain access to the court, signing an order with the commander of the Beiyang New Army. Meng Laicai dramatically becomes the comprador of the German firm, becoming immensely wealthy overnight, and from then on navigates between the deceitful Beiyang warlords and German and Japanese arms dealers who exploit each other. After becoming rich, Meng Laicai is determined to find his daughter, whom he sold during his impoverished days, and marries the attractive Yao, unaware that she is a pawn sent by Japan to spy on him. His elder daughter, Xiaoyun, despises this insidious stepmother, and after returning from studying abroad, frequently clashes with Yao, who is intent on getting wealth. To survive, Meng Laicai meticulously struggles in a treacherous business environment and a family filled with conflict. However, with the severance of diplomatic ties between China and Germany, Meng Laicai has his home raided, is imprisoned, and is left with nothing once again. His experiences fluctuate dramatically with the turmoil of the times, and he is willing to sacrifice wealth and status for the greater good of the nation. The frequent transitions from poverty to riches and then back to utter destitution make him acutely aware of the cruel and ironically mocking nature of life.