Status: Currently airing on CCTV
Starring: Wang Ban as Du Qingyuan, Yin Tao as Wang Yuqiu, Fu Dalong as Shi Jinlin
Type: TV series
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Introduction to the plot of "Noble Family":
Synopsis: The rise and fall of a prestigious family. A chronicle of the turbulent rise and fall of national capitalist industry. A portrayal of the vicissitudes of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai business community: a tapestry of love, hate, joy, sorrow, bitterness, and sweetness woven into a dramatic life story.
In the early 20th century, Shanghai was already the most prosperous metropolis in the Far East, with carriages, horse-drawn vehicles, finance, commerce, local dialects, and foreign languages blending together in a colorful mosaic.
A British luxury cruise ship brought back Wang Yuqiu, the daughter of Shanghai financial tycoon Wang Zhengde, from her studies abroad. As soon as she disembarked, she encountered a petty thug who tried to steal from her. At this time, Du Qingyuan, who had just arrived in Shanghai from Wuxi, became unwittingly involved in the incident and was mistakenly identified as an accomplice, leading to his wrongful imprisonment and nearly costing him his life. When Wang Yuqiu realized that she had wronged Du Qingyuan, she went to the police station to clear up the misunderstanding, thus beginning their entangled lives of grudges and joys.
Misfortune did not dampen Du Qingyuan's spirit but instead ignited his fighting will. In the paradise for adventurers that was the Bund of Shanghai, he relied on his intelligence and wit to become a street salesman at the Kaisheng Money House.
Du Qingyuan was quick-witted and decisive, growing rapidly. With Wang Yuqiu's help, his career began to show promise. Just as he was full of ambition, the rubber stock scam orchestrated by the Englishman McBean and Wang Zhengde's adopted son Shi Jinlin shook the entire Bund. Du Qingyuan and his father, along with countless small shareholders, suffered heavy losses. Du Wuji, his best friend, unable to bear the bankruptcy, jumped from a building and died. Meanwhile, the Wang family became scapegoats due to Shi Jinlin's collusion with others. Du Qingyuan was forced to cut off his romance with Wang Yuqiu and meticulously planned his revenge against the Wang family. Wang Zhengde suffered a severe blow and became paralyzed for life. Simultaneously, Du Qingyuan sued the British swindler Hammer through legal procedures. However, the sole witness, Hammer's secretary Ann Lu, was assassinated, resulting in Du Qingyuan's loss in court.
Hammer transformed himself into architect Hanne and partnered with Shi Jinlin in a booming real estate development venture along Yangjingbang Creek. Right next to their high-end villa, Du Qingyuan purchased a garbage dump. With extraordinary courage and wisdom, Du Qingyuan made his first fortune in the real estate event.
To save the Wang family, Wang Yuqiu reluctantly married the Japanese businessman Watanabe Kazuo. Upon hearing the news of Wang Yuqiu's marriage, Du Qingyuan was heartbroken.
For new ventures, Du Qingyuan's younger brother Du Qingming also came to Shanghai, helping Du Qingyuan establish the "Ju Jin Money House" and subsequently founding the Du family enterprise, primarily focused on flour production and cotton textile manufacturing. Adhering to the business strategy of starting with "clothing and food," enterprises crucial to people's livelihoods and millions of commoners' sustenance laid a solid market foundation for the Du family, leading to rapid growth and becoming a prominent emerging capitalist family within the Wuxi business circle in Shanghai.
Meanwhile, under Wang Zhengde's leadership, the Wang family completed a power transition. Shi Jinlin's ambitions to dominate the Wang family were increasingly exposed, leading to his expulsion and estrangement from the family. After her divorce, Wang Yuqiu and her brother Wang Yushi jointly took on the responsibilities as successors of the Wang family. The Wang family also became the biggest competitor in business to the Du family enterprise. Both sides engaged in constant open and covert battles in the commercial arena, experiencing alternating fortunes and victories. This unveiled a new round of business competition in the ten-mile foreign concession area, while the past feelings between Du Qingyuan and Wang Yuqiu were submerged in the merciless commercial disputes. However, both found it hard to sever their emotions and rekindled passion during an unexpected encounter.
With the expansion of the Du family enterprise, Du Qingyuan was elected president of the Wuxi Chamber of Commerce. He dared to take risks, dedicating all his energy to the exchange market. Du Qingming, steady in temperament and cautious in behavior, opposed his brother's risky speculative businesses, leading to serious differences between the brothers and almost splitting the Du family enterprise in two. Eventually, Du Qingyuan accepted Du Qingming's advice and carried out a comprehensive reform of the Du family enterprise towards full capitalist production methods, causing a significant stir in the Chinese district of Shanghai.
Seeing the strength of Chinese national enterprises, foreign merchants and bureaucratic capital eyed them greedily and repeatedly struck against the Du family enterprise. At a critical moment, Du Qingyuan realized the interconnection between national and familial destinies. He and Wang Yuqiu actively resolved misunderstandings, reaching consensus. Under their joint call, the Wuxi and Ningbo business communities reconciled old grievances, exposing the secret "Sakura Plan" implemented by Japanese militarists. Economic spy Watanabe Kazuo committed seppuku, quietly bringing to an end a thrilling financial storm in Shanghai.
Facing the arduous survival of national industries, Du Qingyuan decided to travel alone to Europe for examination. As he boarded the ship, Wang Yuqiu appeared with their two-year-old son. Faced with the sudden appearance of his child, Du Qingyuan deeply embraced Wang Yuqiu and their child, tears streaming down his face...
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