1980s: From Having Nothing to Becoming the Richest Man

(Era setting + making money + hard work and struggle + giving back to the country + no romance + everyday family life + no system + no fantasy space)

The elderly in Zhaojiawan often say that a golden phoenix came out of their village — the richest person who often appears on TV is someone who came from there.

“She even sent people and paid to have the village roads fixed.”

“Didn’t you see her name carved on the monument by the roadside?”

“I watched that child grow up. Back then, she and my daughter were classmates.”

The elders always talk to the younger generation with great enthusiasm.

The young people never take it seriously, thinking, “Who doesn’t have a friend,” “a distant cousin,” or “someone I know who’s famous?”