One widow. Zero advantages. A whole empire to build.
Rising from poverty, Chen Sanjiu defies fate through resilience—surviving widowhood, entrepreneurship, and rival sabotage. Capitalizing on Reform policies, she builds a commerce empire while overcoming corrupt adversaries, ultimately finding love and legacy amid China’s era tides.
Acting
Song Jia reportedly transforms across decades of Chen Sanjiu's life.
Production
Reform-era China recreated with obsessive period detail.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reform and Opening Up (1978-1992) remains China's defining economic story, rarely told through women's eyes.
Director Cao Dun specializes in 'ordinary people in extraordinary times'—this may be his most ambitious scope yet.
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