COLLECTION · Series · 2010

孟来财传奇

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In Tianjin during the late Qing and early Republic, the beggar Meng Laicai is forced to sell his youngest daughter, Xiaoxue, to survive. By chance he meets Han Neigen, a down-and-out German arms dealer, and successfully helps him gain access to the imperial court and sign an order with the commander of the Beiyang New Army. In a dramatic turn, Meng Laicai becomes a comprador for a German trading house and strikes it rich overnight, thereafter navigating a world of intrigue and deception...