In Shanghai in the 1920s, Cheng Yizhi, a dry goods store clerk, was born in poverty but had extraordinary intelligence. After entering a money shop, he turned the tide and was appreciated by the big boss of the money shop, Huang Ruhong. Cheng Yizhi overcame all obstacles and became a new elite in the money industry. He accidentally met Wu Lizi, the daughter of a down-and-out banker. The two met for the third time and decided to spend their lives together, starting a married life of marriage first and love later. However, Cheng Yizhi and Huang Ruhong gradually drifted apart. Cheng Yizhi, Wu Lizi and a group of aspiring young people founded Libang Bank, supported small and micro national industries, adhered to their ideals, insisted on justice, and grew into a generation of "born extraordinary and shining".