The East is the Sea

This film (drama)Also known as向东是大海，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2012Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。

In the late Qing Dynasty, the merchant Hu Xueyan competed with foreign merchants for the market, which led to collusion between foreign merchants and the government, causing many money shops to collapse and resulting in Hu Xueyan's untimely death. During the initial trade period at the Sanjiangkou in Ningbo, an overloaded shipment from the Zhou family caused a shipwreck, resulting in significant losses. Coupled with other prior issues, this created enmity between the shipowner Dong family and the Zhou family. Zhou Hanliang (played by Wang Zhifei), constrained by the social situation, could only engage in some smuggling at the port. His mother (played by Sa Rina) felt that this was not a long-term solution and advised her son to pursue legitimate business. Following his mother’s advice, Zhou Hanliang went to the metropolis of Shanghai, starting on his true business journey. Within a few years, he established himself in Shanghai. However, at that time, Shanghai was a mix of good and bad, and it was extremely challenging to start a national enterprise, as one needed to navigate various obstacles. When Zhou Hanliang planned to establish a cement manufacturing industry, he faced not only the suppression from foreign competitors but also the schemes of his old foe Dong Zhiheng (played by Feng Lei)...