The description of Shanxi Draft Bank "Tianchengyuan" can be regarded as the "financial tycoon" of the Qing Dynasty. It controlled the national finance, operated deposit and loan business. At its peak, it had twenty-three branches in various places of China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and Nanyang (Southeast Asia), with wealth rivaling that of a nation. The main storyline of this film is precisely about the inheritance story between two generations of this commercial empire "Tianchengyuan". Apart from the entangled triangular love affair involving the father and son and an extraordinary woman, it also demonstrates the ideological dispute between the two major Chinese thought systems - Legalism and Confucianism through this inheritance process. In the film, by showcasing a series of historical events such as rampant kidnappers, the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the Xinhai Revolution, it highlights the spirit of righteousness valued by Jin merchants - the emphasis on morality by businessmen.