Wind Blows Pinellia

Plot Synopsis
Xu Banxia ( played by Zhao Liying ) , Tong Xiaoqi ( played by Ou Hao ) and Chen Yuzhou ( played by Huang Chengcheng ) started from scratch. They initially collected scrap steel and then gradually got involved in the steel industry. They began to deal with large state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises and private enterprises. During the long entrepreneurial years, they met various business figures such as Zhao Lei ( played by Li Guangjie ) , Wu Jianshe ( played by Liu Wei ) , Qiu Bizheng ( played by Feng Jiayi ) and Gao Yuejin ( played by Ke Lan ) , and felt the warmth and coldness of human feelings and the cruelty of business disputes. With his unique vision and courageous personality, Xu Banxia cut through the thorns and created a world in the steel industry where men gathered. During this period, Xu Banxia experienced the contradictions and struggles between conscience and capital, morality and interests. There were both pain and twists and turns, as well as sweetness and harvest
Episode 1
In the autumn of 1996, the sun was dazzling. Xu Banxia drove a Santana and took Tong Xiaoqi, who had just been released from prison, to Luzhou on a business trip. Tong Xiaoqi was silent along the way, and the atmosphere between the two was awkward. After arriving at the hotel, Xu Banxia's instructions were very clear: take a shower, watch TV, and go to bed. The next morning, she would pick up Tong Xiaoqi for a business trip. Tong Xiaoqi nodded, and after Xu Banxia left, he began to take a shower, and his memory went back to five years ago. On a rainy night in 1991, Tong Xiaoqi was in a hurry to raise medical expenses for his mother, so he pried a bunch of manhole covers and rode a tricycle to the scrap yard of Xu Banxia and Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen believed that Tong Xiaoqi was a liar and was unwilling to help, but the kind-hearted Banxia believed in Tong Xiaoqi, gave him money, and the three of them returned all the manhole covers together early in the morning. Tong Xiaoqi was willing to work for the two of them to show his gratitude. Xu Banxia mentioned that there were a lot of waste scraps in the local steel mill, and they could collect them, but they lacked a large truck. So Tong Xiaoqi, who was a driver, really drove the Dongfeng out of the factory secretly. The three of them staggered into the steel plant and earned their first pot of gold, but Tong Xiaoqi was fired by the factory for using the car privately. Tong Xiaoqi returned to the scrap yard and was disheartened, but Xu Banxia comforted him by saying that it was just right, and that the three of them would work together from now on, and this money would be their first partnership capital.

Episode 2
Wu Jianshe planned to sell all the scrap steel imported from Russia to foreign companies. To show her determination to go to Russia, Xu Banxia had an idea and tried her best to win over Zhao Lei, a senior executive from a foreign company. Tong Xiaoqi had been eating in a depressed mood, and was dragged out for a walk and a drink by the girl at the same table. The girl called herself a wild cat and came to eat for free. After the two drank a few bottles, Tong Xiaoqi suddenly remembered Xu Banxia's instructions. He ran back to the hotel, but found that the gang had already dispersed. When Tong Xiaoqi returned to the room, he saw Xu Banxia, ​​who was almost unconscious, lying at the door of the room. Because of Tong Xiaoqi's escape, Xu Banxia could only use real wine in the second half. This killed her. It was only by luck that she was not knocked down. Tong Xiaoqi wanted to talk back, but seeing her miserable appearance, he couldn't bear to say anything, so he made tea and boiled water for Xu Banxia. Zhao Lei called during the trip to show his concern, and Xu Banxia immediately jumped up and replied politely. Tong Xiaoqi looked at Xu Banxia who worked so hard and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Back in Binhai, Xu Banxia, ​​Xiao Chen and Tong Xiaoqi began to discuss borrowing money to buy scrap steel in Russia. Xiao Chen was not optimistic, because going abroad to purchase required a huge amount of cash, which they did not have enough now. But Xu Banxia was firm in her attitude. She was sure that the three of them could create a new world together, and now was the time.

Episode 3
Xu Banxia went home to borrow money. At first, she was able to talk nicely and politely with Xu Youren and her stepmother Liu Meilan, but when they heard the purpose of her trip home, they immediately changed their faces. Xu Banxia was not someone to be trifled with. Seeing the bad attitude of the two, she also took out the house deeds to talk about it. It turned out that the house where Xu's father was living now was left by Banxia's biological mother. After her mother passed away, the house was adopted under Xu Banxia's name. Xu Youren was furious and pointed at the door and scolded Xu Banxia out. Xiao Chen took Tong Xiaoqi to the village chief of Xiutan Village to discuss the land rental. The village chief asked for a rent of 200,000 yuan, with a minimum of five years and a one-time payment. It was a considerable amount of money. Xiao Chen tried to please him in every way, but the village chief refused to give in when he heard that they were self-employed. On the way back, Xiao Chen was a little discouraged, and the confident Tong Xiaoqi said that such people had to be infiltrated for two days, and they would definitely succeed after a while. Xu Banxia and Xiao Chen bought Tong Xiaoqi a dozen broken Dongfeng trucks. Tong Xiaoqi had nothing to do after he was released from prison, so they thought of building a fleet for him so that he could do business when the yard was built. Tong Xiaoqi agreed happily and began to prepare his own fleet. Xu Banxia brought Tong Xiaoqi to Qiu Bizheng's company and gave Qiu Bizheng the evidence that Guo Qidong had opened a factory privately two days ago. Qiu Bizheng was furious and beat Guo Qidong up, and begged Xu Banxia to continue checking his account books.

Episode 4
Xu Youren agreed to lend Xu Banxia 300,000 yuan, but Xu Banxia had to hand over the house deed to him. Although Xu Banxia was heartbroken, she could only grit her teeth and agree. Xiao Chen and Tong Xiaoqi brought Xu Banxia to Xiutan Village to negotiate again. This time, the village chief told them that this tidal flat would cost 500,000 yuan a year. Otherwise, they would rather keep it for themselves to grow sea fields. The three of them got angry when they heard it. A few days ago, it was said to be 200,000 yuan, but now the village chief raised the price out of thin air. He was simply a piece of shit. On the way back, Xu Banxia asked Xiao Chen to look for other options. At this time, she received a call from her stepmother. Her stepmother cried and complained that Xu Banxia was going to force Xu Youren to death. After hanging up the phone, Xu Banxia felt even more anxious and had to rush to the hospital. Xu Banxia rushed over and found that her father was not as serious as she said. He was just lying on the bed and didn't say a word to anyone who asked him. He was very flustered. As soon as his stepmother left, Xu Youren immediately sat up, saying that he was forced to pretend to be sick. He was caught between Xu Banxia and Liu Meilan, and he was not a good person inside or outside. Xu Banxia knew that her father was a person who valued face very much. No matter what, he was also hurt by what she said in the previous quarrel, so she decided to ask Lao Su to give Xu Youren a physical examination. Lao Su personally took Xu Youren to arrange the examination. Xu Youren felt very proud and his face was flushed. When he left, he strode away. He could see Lao Su's thoughts on Xu Banxia, ​​and he was even more satisfied with Lao Su, so he persuaded Xu Banxia to consider it.

Episode 5
The next morning, Xu Banxia received a phone call in a daze. It was the head of Xiutan Village who asked her to come over and sign the contract, saying that he agreed to rent it to them. Xu Banxia excitedly pulled Xiao Chen to sign the contract, but compared to her excitement, Xiao Chen was not in high spirits. When they drove over, Xu Banxia was stunned. Under the sun, there was a stench of engine oil and the villagers were cursing. Several large Dongfeng cars without license plates were overturned on the tidal flat she was going to rent. The engine oil and gasoline polluted the acres of tidal flat. The scene was shocking. Xu Banxia immediately understood who did it. She looked at Xiao Chen coldly, and Xiao Chen dared not say a word. The village head finally agreed to rent the tidal flat to them, but they had to clean up the pollution at their own expense. The furious Xu Banxia returned to the company and beat Tong Xiaoqi when he saw him. Tong Xiaoqi was also aggrieved. He watched them in a mess these days but he could not help at all. In addition, the village head kept arguing with him, and he really couldn't bear it. Xiao Chen was in the middle, but he couldn't pull one away from the other, and his head was about to explode from the quarrel between the two. Xu Banxia took out the team contract and asked for a separation, so that they could live their own lives in different places in the future. Tong Xiaoqi was heartbroken and helpless. He said that he did it alone, and he would shoulder it by himself without involving anyone, and then left quietly

Episode 6
After signing the contract with Zhao Lei, the construction of the yard started. The entire sewage treatment and civil engineering project cost money like water, and there was no stopping it. Various projects that were not expected before came out. Lao Su knew that Xu Banxia had difficulty in using money, so he took out his own savings, which scared Xu Banxia. Jokes are jokes, and helping is helping. The nature of the money has changed. Xu Banxia resolutely refused, which made Lao Su a little embarrassed. Lao Su understood that on the surface, he refused to lend money, but in fact, he refused himself. Zhao Lei inspected the construction of Xu Banxia's yard and said that he could only pay Xu Banxia when the yard obtained a business license and opened on the day. So Xu Banxia held an opening ceremony at the yard site, which was still a semi-finished product. Feng Yu, Qiu Bizheng, and Guo Qidong all came to support it that day, but Wu Jianshe did not come because he was sick. Zhao Lei felt that Xu Banxia was really willing to go all out, and finally gave the check to Xu Banxia. After the opening ceremony, Guo Qidong stayed. He knew Xu Banxia was still short of money, so he wanted to discuss cooperation with her. He could lend her money, and he also hoped that Xu Banxia would not dig a hole for him again. In the evening, Xiao Chen saw that Xu Banxia was in a good mood, so he tried to talk about Tong Xiaoqi. Xiao Chen was a peacemaker. He felt that no matter what, Tong Xiaoqi had to come back, and this matter should be over today.

Episode 7
Wildcat ran away from home again. Gao Yuejin was so anxious that he couldn't find her. He came to the Bawanghua team to question Tong Xiaoqi. This time, Tong Xiaoqi really didn't know. He took a few brothers from the team and ran around looking for Wildcat all day. Finally, he found Wildcat at the roller skating rink. Tong Xiaoqi took Wildcat back to his home. Wildcat kept telling her confusion. Tong Xiaoqi listened with a vague understanding. He felt that this opinionated girl in front of him was not as worldly and rebellious as he imagined. After walking for nearly a week, they finally got off at the train station. The streets were already covered with snow. Xiao Yang, the son of Wu Jianshe's comrade, brought his foreign girlfriend Nina to the station to pick up Wu Jianshe and others. This made Wu Jianshe, who was still a little confused, suddenly proud again. When they arrived at the country villa, Xiao Yang and others had arranged an extremely sumptuous dinner. He introduced Nina to everyone, saying that she was the daughter of the director of the steel plant. They had already made an appointment to go and see the goods tomorrow, and then put down a deposit, sign a contract, go through customs and contact international shipping, which might take a week. When everyone heard this, they were relieved and started cheering and drinking. Xu Banxia asked Xiao Yang again if they could buy more steel, but Wu Jianshe sternly retorted. Xiao Yang was also a person who could read people's expressions. He told Xu Banxia that there was indeed no extra steel. Xu Banxia really gave up.

Episode 8
Xu Banxia went to the north with all the cash on his back, while the domestic side was also facing various problems in a state of panic. Xiao Chen was being asked to pay by various construction parties at the yard, and Tong Xiaoqi owed wages to the brothers in the team. Everyone was suffering. The secretary of the embassy told Wu Jianshe and others that such scams were not uncommon in Russia. They were unfamiliar with the place, and if they wanted to wait for the case to be solved, they had to wait. Everyone had to face reality. Wu Jianshe suggested that in the current situation, there was no way out if they continued to stay, and they should stop the loss in time. He would be responsible for the deposit that was lost this time. Now that the New Year was approaching, everyone should withdraw to the country first, and then slowly think of ways to find new and reliable ways. Everyone had no choice but to accept it silently, but Xu Banxia disagreed. She was determined to stay here. If she returned empty-handed, it would be a real loss. Wu Jianshe was quite displeased with Xu Banxia's objection, and the two quarreled, but Xu Banxia was still determined to stay. After Wu Jianshe and others left, Xu Banxia still inquired about Xiao Yang and Nina everywhere, waiting for information. In a strange place, strange people, strange world, and raging snow and wind, she finally couldn't stand it and fell ill. When she woke up again, she met Xiao Yan, a foreign student sent by the embassy to take care of her. Xu Banxia paid her to be her translator and asked the girl to find out if there was any way to find a way to buy and sell steel.

Episode 9
After negotiating with the Black Sea officer, Xu Banxia called Zhao Lei again. She told him that this time she wanted to buy 50,000 tons, she wanted to win, and asked Zhao Lei to believe her once. At first, Zhao Lei thought Xu Banxia was crazy, but Xu Banxia's trembling and sincere request still moved him, and he was willing to take a gamble with Xu Banxia. Then, Xu Banxia saw the most shocking scene in her life. In the heavy snow, large trucks lined up in a queue, loaded with abandoned T34 tanks, missile launchers and other heavy weapons, heading towards Xu Banxia. In addition to being shocked and excited, she realized that this time she was finally blessed by luck. Xiao Chen and Tong Xiaoqi went to the train station to pick up Xu Banxia and take her home. The two happily opened gifts and tried on leather jackets. When the international goods arrive at the port on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they will really have their hard work paid off and will be able to have a happy Spring Festival. At this time, Xiao Chen received a call from the tax department. It turned out that their company had been in arrears of 150,000 yuan in taxes. The tax officials asked to meet with Xu Banxia. Xiao Chen was vague and pushed it away, but Xu Banxia, ​​who was sharp-eyed, still found something fishy. The next day, Xu Banxia came to the yard office and found that the tax officials were questioning her strictly. Xu Banxia learned the whole story and left with the tax department and the police. She would never have thought that on New Year's Eve, she would wear prison uniforms and spend the end of the year in the detention center listening to the sound of firecrackers.

Episode 10
Xu Banxia sincerely told Gao Yuejin about the 150,000 yuan and the whole story of how she went to the north to buy scrap steel. After listening to it, Gao Yuejin became interested in and admired this small businessman who he originally thought was insignificant. On the other side, Yemao was venting her anger on Tong Xiaoqi. She secretly lent him money from her family for Tong Xiaoqi's sake, but she was betrayed in the end. She didn't understand why Tong Xiaoqi was so good to Xu Banxia. The straightforward Yemao admitted that she liked Tong Xiaoqi. Before Tong Xiaoqi had time to recover, Yemao was called back by Gao Yuejin. Although Gao Yuejin appreciated Xu Banxia to some extent, he was still very unhappy that his daughter and Tong Xiaoqi were hanging out together all day doing nothing. Xu Banxia assured her that she would keep an eye on the two of them and not let them do anything wrong. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the international shipping goods arrived at the port. This time Wu Jianshe and Feng Yu came to see it together. Wu Jianshe was honest and told Xu Banxia that he was a little impulsive in Russia, and maybe because he was embarrassed for making a mistake, some of the words were unpleasant. Xu Banxia also politely told him that she had made a lot of connections in the Black Sea this time, and this was a rare opportunity. When they were familiar with each other, they could work together. Xu Banxia's generosity made Wu Jianshe and Feng Yu feel a little touched. At this time, Zhao Lei came, and Xu Banxia greeted him happily, but saw that Zhao Lei showed her a quotation sheet. In the spring of 1997, the price of steel plummeted all over the world
Episode 11
To make matters worse, in addition to facing external debt collectors, Xu Youren also came to his daughter to force her to pay back the money. Xu Banxia really had no choice but to transfer the house to Xu Youren. Half a year passed in a flash, and all the businessmen in the steel industry could no longer bear it. Qiu Bizheng went to Wu Jianshe to buy some steel on credit, but was immediately rejected by Wu Jianshe. Feng Yu's factory was almost unable to pay wages, and everyone was having a hard time. Tong Xiaoqi and Wild Cat were still working day and night to haul sand to make money. In fact, the rent of the yard had always been paid by Tong Xiaoqi. This team was managed very well by Tong Xiaoqi. Tong Xiaoqi didn't know business administration, but he knew how to be a boss and was worthy of his brothers. The profit was still considerable. However, the temporary peace was broken by a car accident. When Xu Banxia rushed to the hospital, Yemao cried and scolded her. She told Xu Banxia that it was because of her that Tong Xiaoqi took over the job of hauling river sand. He worked almost 24 hours a day and could not finish the work within the stipulated time. Tong Xiaoqi first overloaded the yard and then increased the workload, and finally something went wrong. Xu Banxia then realized that the reason why the yard could still operate was because Tong Xiaoqi was still working hard to help her. Now that Tong Xiaoqi was injured, Yemao decided that she would continue to work with the brothers in the team. Xu Banxia really couldn't bear it anymore, and she was called to Zhao Lei's company for negotiations again.

Episode 12
Xu Banxia and Zhao Lei negotiated with Guo Qidong, and Guo Qidong was even more ruthless at this time. He wanted to swallow up Xu Banxia's 50,000 tons of scrap steel, otherwise there would be no deal. Faced with such a sinister villain, even the graceful Zhao Lei couldn't help but beat Guo Qidong, but there was no solution to the reconciliation. When Xu Banxia returned home, she couldn't bear it anymore and had a high fever. Lao Su took the initiative to come to the house because he couldn't get through the phone. When he entered the house, he almost didn't recognize Xu Banxia. Xu Banxia's eyes were red, she was dizzy with fever, and her whole face was pale. This time the fierceness of the disease was actually the total physical outbreak of all the accumulated emotions, depression, grief, and fear she had accumulated since the north until now. Lao Su couldn't bear to see her like this anymore, and he finally said that he hoped to take care of Banxia as the other half. Xu Banxia knew that Lao Su was a good person, but feelings were hard to explain. She had been divorced once in her life, so she didn't want to compromise again. Old Su completely understood what Banxia meant and left quietly. The day of the court auction was approaching, and everyone was suffering. Sometimes the turning point of fate came so unexpectedly. Many years later, when Xu Banxia recalled this morning, she still remembered it vividly. She heard someone calling her downstairs in the community, opened the window, and found Zhao Lei standing downstairs.

Episode 13
Xu Banxia's company expanded its scale, from scrap steel business to international trade, and officially changed its name to "Banxia Steel International Trade Co., Ltd.". The recruited Wild Cat also officially joined and became the company's finance. Xu Banxia took Wild Cat to buy clothes, changed her "strange clothes", and asked her why she liked Tong Xiaoqi. Wild Cat said that because she saw Tong Xiaoqi always fighting for Xu Banxia, ​​she suddenly felt that if there was a man who treated her like this, her life would be worth it. Xu Banxia formally signed a transaction contract with Zhao Lei's company, and 50,000 tons of steel were sold. Afterwards, Xu Banxia gave Zhao Lei a check of one million as a thank you, but was rejected. Zhao Lei said that he didn't need such thanks. If Xu Banxia really wanted to express his feelings, he might as well treat him to a meal. Feng Yu's wife finally decided not to continue to tolerate it. She had always known about Feng Yu's troubles outside, and had long given up. Now that she has finally survived the cold winter period, she has officially decided to separate from Feng Yu and divorce. Wu Jianshe and Xu Banxia both tried to persuade him, but they couldn't persuade him. Qiu Bi sued Guo Qidong because of his behind-the-scenes activities over the years, and Guo Qidong was arrested on suspicion of occupational embezzlement. Wu Jianshe lamented that the market conditions had finally improved, but one was getting a divorce, and the other was arrested and imprisoned, and no one was living a good life.

Episode 14
After Guo Qidong was imprisoned, Qiu Bizheng was ignorant of business and lazy, and the business plummeted. Qiu Bizheng tried every means to get Guo Qidong released from prison on parole. Xiao Chen fell in love with a girl introduced by her family from a matchmaking agency, named Zhou Qian, who was a designer at a local clothing factory. Xu Banxia blessed Xiao Chen's love but was also a little worried, but she was touched to see Xiao Chen so satisfied. Zhao Lei decided to resign from RSG, but was embarrassed by the company's legal, financial and other departments, and his house and car were taken back. He was very lonely and frustrated for a while. Wu Jianshe held a banquet and brought together Xu Banxia, ​​Qiu Bizheng, Guo Qidong, Feng Yu, Zhao Lei and others. One reason was to welcome Guo Qidong, who had just been released from prison, and to use this dinner as an opportunity to resolve the past grievances between Guo Qidong and Xu Banxia. Although Xu Banxia was disdainful, he still agreed generously. Second, Wu Jianshe hoped to discuss how to get everyone together and jointly bid for the Provincial Second Steel. However, the situation has changed this time. Xu Banxia is no longer willing to continue to pick up what they left. She is not satisfied with the equity distribution ratio discussed by Wu Jianshe and others in advance. This time, she not only wants to be equal to Wu Jianshe in terms of shares, but also wants the management rights of the Provincial Second Steel.

Episode 15
Xiao Chen told Tong Xiaoqi that he had been ill since childhood and that vomiting blood was common in his place. He warned him not to tell Xu Banxia. At the same time, Lao Su's younger brother Xiao Su joined Xu Banxia's company. He was a computer science graduate and applied for funding as soon as he came in to do the Internet. Xu Banxia didn't understand, but she was not stubborn and basically agreed. Even Lao Su was worried that Xu Banxia was too indulgent. Xu Banxia thought it was okay. She liked new things since she was a child. She wanted to see what Xiao Su could do. After Feng Yu divorced his wife, his lover Xie Jinbao officially moved into the factory and began to help him run the business. Xie Jinbao had no experience and didn't know how to manage production, so the situation in the factory was made worse. Feng Yu had long lost the desire to do business and just wanted to retire to the countryside to live a carefree life, but Xie Jinbao wanted to be a strong woman and had to continue working. Xie Jinbao's mother even came to the door and asked to hold a wedding as soon as possible to give her daughter a name. After crying, making a fuss and hanging herself, Feng Yu had no choice but to agree. Xu Banxia was determined to recruit Zhao Lei, but Zhao Lei was used to working in foreign companies and had no intention of working in a private enterprise like Xu Banxia's. Xu Banxia visited Zhao Lei three times, helped him move to a new house, and cooked and delivered food to him. Although she never mentioned work, Zhao Lei was reluctant to refuse her kindness and finally agreed to join Xu Banxia's company and made three rules with her

Episode 16
Feng Yu's second wedding was very awkward. Most people were unwilling to go. Most of the guests who came only drank a glass of wine and left in a hurry, which made Xie Jinbao's mother very dissatisfied. After the wedding, there was chaos and Feng Yu sighed again and again. This is not a good sign. The five-member group once again mentioned the bidding for the Provincial No. 2 Steel. In the verbal confrontation, Xu Banxia was repeatedly angered and declared that the channels for importing scrap steel from abroad would no longer cooperate with others. In the future, everyone would do their own business. Late at night, Xu Banxia received a call from Tong Xiaoqi. Because someone anonymously reported Xu Banxia for selling arms, the yard was raided and sealed, and Xiao Chen was also taken away for investigation. Although Xu Banxia provided the customs with her quota documents and her sales contract, for the customs, whether these things were defined as arms or scrap steel was still ambiguous. Before the case was settled, Xu Banxia's company and yard could only be sealed. Xu Banxia knew who was behind it, and Zhao Lei also took the initiative to find Wu Jianshe, hoping to ease the relationship between Xu Banxia and Qiu Bizheng. While waiting for Xiao Chen to come out, Xu Banxia was shocked. Xiao Chen's face was gray and he was not in good spirits. Xiao Chen told her that it had been a while, and this time it was an old illness, and he would be fine after a few days of rest. But he fainted after walking a few steps and was sent to the hospital. After a thorough examination, Lao Su told Xu Banxia that Xiao Chen had lung cancer and it was already in the late stage.

Episode 17
Zhou Qian returned to Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen excitedly took Zhou Qian and introduced her to everyone around him. Zhou Qian's performance was flawless and did not arouse Xiao Chen's suspicion at all. Xiao Chen vomited blood again in public, and Xu Banxia forced him to go to the hospital for another check-up. Wildcat came to find Xu Banxia, ​​and she talked to Xu Banxia. She felt that Tong Xiaoqi's fleet had always been affiliated with the yard. Now the enterprises that the customs was checking were Xu Banxia's steel company and the yard, and Tong Xiaoqi's fleet should not be detained. As long as Xu Banxia and Xiao Chen withdrew their shares from the fleet, she could apply to the court to lift the restrictions on the fleet. After all, the fleet has a constant flow of cash, and the company has been sealed up for an unknown period of time. It is a guarantee to keep the fleet outside. Xu Banxia agreed without hesitation. She felt that Wildcat had good intentions, but she forgot to inform Xiao Chen about these things. Feng Yu brought Xie Jinbao to a vacant lot in the countryside. He planned to take Xie Jinbao to live in seclusion in the countryside, but he was scolded by Xie Jinbao. The two finally got divorced. Xu Banxia gave his old house to Xiao Chen and Zhou Qian to live in, and Tong Xiaoqi and Yemao kept them warm. After a long time of drinking and eating, something went wrong. Xiao Chen asked Tong Xiaoqi why he suddenly wanted to make the team independent. Is it because the conditions have improved now and he wants to fly solo? Tong Xiaoqi was stunned. This matter was completely discussed by Xu Banxia and Yemao.

Episode 18
Wu Jianshe and Qiu Bizheng saw Feng Yu again, and they were both shocked. Feng Yu had become very haggard because of his second divorce. Seeing him like this, Wu Jianshe was really furious and scolded Feng Yu fiercely. Because of Xu Banxia's revenge, Qiu Bizheng pulled Wu Jianshe and Feng Yu to intercede for him and went to apologize to her again. Wu Jianshe once again spoke kindly to Xu Banxia for the bidding cooperation, but Xu Banxia treated him coldly. Xu Banxia set off to fly to the northeast. When he arrived in Shenyang, Xu Banxia got lost near the steel plant family area and was accidentally involved in a local dispute. Xu Banxia went home to report the young people who were arrested for fighting, and then he learned that the young people who were taken away in the chaos in the afternoon were actually the children of this group of old people. They were the children and families of the Shenyang Steel Plant. The land of the steel plant had been allocated to real estate businessmen, and they faced the fate of collective layoffs. This group of people had been fighting with the real estate developer for a whole year. They were unwilling to move out, and were confronted with water, electricity and heating cuts. Xu Banxia could not sit idly by and decided to hire a lawyer to defend their rights. Xiao Chen was aware of his illness and body. He took Zhou Qian to take wedding photos and planned to travel to the Maldives with her.

Episode 19
Xu Banxia continued to run around for these workers in the Northeast, but when she returned to the hotel, she found that her room had been completely turned upside down, and the glass was even written with red paint "Mind your own business" to warn her. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Xu Banxia opened the door with a desperate mood, and she found Zhao Lei standing outside the door. Zhao Lei came in person because he couldn't stop her and was worried about her. Xu Banxia had never been so eager for someone to appear. She jumped up and rode on him and kissed him. The lawyer still advised Xu Banxia not to get involved in this muddy water. Xu Banxia told the lawyer and Zhao Lei the story of "not being able to be reborn". She knew that she could not do much, but she still hoped to do her best, leave it to fate, and make more compensation in time. Zhao Lei was invited by real estate developer Boss Wang to go "ice fishing". When Xu Banxia found him back in the middle of the night, Zhao Lei came back shivering with ice chips all over his body. But he won an opportunity for Xu Banxia to meet with Boss Wang. Xu Banxia met Boss Wang in the back kitchen of a hotel. Boss Wang knew that she came to the Northeast for the equipment, and now the entire piece of land belonged to him, so this business should be discussed with him. Xu Banxia hoped that they would each make concessions, and Boss Wang would restore water and electricity to the workers first, and she would go to persuade the workers to stop making trouble. After considering it, Boss Wang agreed and asked someone to take Xu Banxia to the steel plant to see the equipment.

Episode 20
Tong Xiaoqi couldn't understand the rules set by Yemao. In his opinion, doing so was forcing his brothers to leave. Yemao repeatedly emphasized that running a company cannot rely solely on feelings and loyalty, but requires a mature management system. The two of them didn't agree on what to say, and they quarreled fiercely. In a fit of anger, Yemao broke up with Tong Xiaoqi. Xu Banxia and Zhao Lei visited the steel plant accompanied by Chief Engineer Jia and his wife. At the same time, many workers learned the news and came to thank Xu Banxia for his efforts in the past few days. The workers gave Xu Banxia all their lifelong learning, including drawings, reports, and some steelmaking books. This made Xu Banxia feel that compared to the equipment, these workers were the soul of this steel plant and more precious. Xu Banxia decided to let Zhao Lei go back first. She wanted to try to persuade these workers to return to Binhai with her. Xu Banxia was taken to a deep mountain forest by Boss Wang to hunt. Boss Wang was very dissatisfied with Xu Banxia's decision to stay again. Xu Banxia said that she stayed in the hope of solving the problem thoroughly, not to oppose him. Boss Wang sneered and left Xu Banxia alone in the snow as a warning. Tong Xiaoqi and Yemao ignored each other because of the breakup. He couldn't help but complain to Xiao Chen, but he didn't expect Xiao Chen to stand on Yemao's side. He thought Yemao had her reasons for doing so. Now that society has changed, Tong Xiaoqi shouldn't continue to act on impulse based on his feelings and temper

Episode 21
In order to cheer up Wildcat, Tong Xiaoqi bought two movie tickets to invite her to watch a movie. Wildcat was not interested. Instead, she gave Tong Xiaoqi a bunch of teaching materials and told him that she had enrolled him in a computer night school. It was up to Tong Xiaoqi to decide whether to go or not. Xu Banxia came back from the Northeast. Tong Xiaoqi told her two pieces of news, one good and one bad. One was that the bidding for the No. 2 Provincial Steel Company was imminent, and the other was that Xiao Chen had started chemotherapy and his hair was almost gone. Although Xu Banxia had prepared herself mentally, she was still stunned when she really saw Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen didn't want to be hospitalized. He told Xu Banxia that he wanted to take Zhou Qian to the Maldives and wanted to make a will soon. Zhou Qian found Xu Banxia and asked for more money. She watched Xiao Chen getting thinner and thinner, getting closer to death day by day. She could no longer act. Zhao Lei received a call from a foreign company in Shanghai. Xu Banxia knew that he had never been interested in it. Although the two were in a sweet relationship now, Zhao Lei had his own pursuit. Xu Banxia could understand but felt a little sad. She suddenly found that she couldn't keep anyone around her. Workers from the Northeast arrived in Binhai one after another. Xu Banxia, ​​Tong Xiaoqi, Wildcat and others held a welcome ceremony downstairs in the newly built workers' dormitory. Xiao Chen also insisted on attending. In the midst of the excitement, Wu Jianshe arrived. Wu Jianshe heard that Xu Banxia brought hundreds of technical backbones from the Northeast, and he was really impressed by Xu Banxia's ability. This time he was willing to accept Xu Banxia's previous proposal that the two of them share the shares equally.

Episode 22
Qiu Bizheng got the news that Zhao Lei had submitted his resume to a foreign company, and he happened to know the person in charge of that company. So Qiu Bizheng organized a meeting, hoping that Manager Hong of this foreign company could help. After being admitted to the hospital, Xiao Chen's condition worsened. He held Zhou Qian and told her that he had left her a sum of money, hoping that Zhou Qian would live a good life in the future. Zhou Qian cried and told Xiao Chen that she didn't want it. She didn't expect that she would really fall in love with Xiao Chen in the end. Xu Banxia was called back to her hometown. Xu Youren heard that Xu Banxia was going to bid for the Provincial Second Steel. He was a little worried about his daughter's ambition and secretly gave the house deed to Xu Banxia. Gao Yuejin heard about the breakup between Tong Xiaoqi and Yemao, so he went to the Overlord Flower Team to find Tong Xiaoqi to have a good talk. Gao Yuejin and Tong Xiaoqi opened their hearts and talked about Yemao and her father. In fact, Yemao's father and Tong Xiaoqi have similar personalities, they are righteous and responsible, so she was not surprised at all that Yemao would fall in love with Tong Xiaoqi. But love requires two people to adapt to each other and match each other. If Tong Xiaoqi can't keep up with the pace of Wildcat, then it's only a matter of time before the two of them go their separate ways. Tong Xiaoqi recalled his past. Zhao Lei went to a dinner with Manager Hong, but found that Wu Jianshe was there. Wu Jianshe used the contract of a senior official of a foreign company to coerce and lure Zhao Lei, and frankly said that he hoped Zhao Lei could help him at the bidding meeting of the Provincial Second Steel Company. If Zhao Lei agreed, it would naturally be a win-win situation.

Episode 23
At the bidding meeting for the Provincial No. 2 Steel, the bidding became more and more intense, and the price was basically set at Xu Banxia's psychological position. Only Zhao Lei and Wu Jianshe were still competing on the scene. To outsiders, such a price was almost irrational. Unexpectedly, Zhao Lei suddenly put down his sign, and Wu Jianshe raised the last sign. Xu Banxia kept urging Zhao Lei outside the venue, but Zhao Lei did not respond. Finally, the auction fell and announced that the new owner of the steel plant was Wu Jianshe. At this point, there was no room for redemption. Xu Banxia had a fierce quarrel with Zhao Lei and asked Zhao Lei to get out. Zhao Lei explained to her that he actually had other considerations, but Xu Banxia at this time could not listen to a word. Xiao Chen took advantage of the doctors and nurses not paying attention and sneaked out of the hospital with Zhou Qian to the airport. Even if he died in the Maldives in the end, he was willing. Tong Xiaoqi and Wild Cat hurried to tell Xu Banxia after learning about it. When they arrived at the airport, after searching around, several people found Xiao Chen at the boarding gate. Xiao Chen's face was flushed, he was overly excited, and he had an indescribable spirit. Xu Banxia suddenly felt that it might be right not to stop him at this moment and let him go. Not far from the boarding gate, Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and could no longer stand up. Xiao Chen knew that Xu Banxia was very frustrated because of the failure of the provincial No. 2 steel bid, and he kept comforting and encouraging Xu Banxia. Xu Banxia agreed to him.

Episode 24
Xu Banxia returned to the company and saw a letter left by Zhao Lei. Zhao Lei once again sincerely apologized to Xu Banxia and told her the whole story of the placard-raising incident. Xu Banxia then realized that she had misunderstood him. She went to Wu Jianshe to ask for clarification. He calmly told Xu Banxia that he and Zhao Lei did have such a deal, but he was also confused. Zhao Lei seemed to have not signed a personnel contract at all and refused to take office. As soon as the auction was over, the Chinese general agent of the foreign company went to Zhao Lei, but was rejected by Zhao Lei. He didn't know what Zhao Lei was up to. Xiao Su learned from his classmates that two American machinery manufacturers were coming to Binhai, so he asked Wildcat, who was good at English, to go with him. Wildcat communicated with foreigners for the first time, and this novelty actually gave her a feeling she had never experienced before, and she had a yearning for the outside world. Xu Banxia took the initiative to chase him to Shanghai, and Zhao Lei and he completely resolved the misunderstanding. The two went shopping and eating sweetly, enjoying the time that belonged only to them. Xu Banxia learned from an old friend of Zhao Lei that the real estate industry is now in full swing, and land is being rented and houses are being built everywhere. She also had some plans in her mind.

Episode 25
Orders for the construction of the steel plant continued to flow in, and business was booming. Wu Jianshe and Qiu Bizheng were in the steel plant every day, welcoming and seeing off customers, beaming with joy. Xu Banxia's Universe Steel Plant had also entered the preparatory stage. She brought the blueprints and construction plans to show Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was now much thinner and pale, and looked like a bean sprout from a distance, but he was in good spirits. He was so excited when he heard Xu Banxia's plan to build a steel plant, and his face was flushed. Xu Banxia's plan was to complete it within three to five years. Xiao Chen was very worried. He was afraid that he would not be able to see it, so he proposed to go to the yard to take a look. Of course, the hospital did not agree to let Xiao Chen go out. Xu Banxia and Tong Xiaoqi discussed and decided to take Xiao Chen out secretly. Taking advantage of a good day, Xu Banxia, ​​Tong Xiaoqi, Zhou Qian and Xiao Su secretly took Xiao Chen out. Xiao Chen looked at the dock and the distance. He felt relieved and reassured, and slowly closed his eyes in the sunrise. After Xiao Chen passed away, Zhou Qian decided to leave. This love affair had drained her of her energy. She wanted to leave here, forget everything about Xiao Chen, and start a new life. Before Xiao Chen died, he had made a list of more than a dozen things he wanted to do. These were his regretful but unfulfilled dreams. Tong Xiaoqi took the list and made some minor changes. He wanted to slowly complete these things for Xiao Chen 

Episode 26
After preparing for the exam for more than half a year, Wildcat successfully received an offer from New York University. She was delighted but confused about how to explain it to Tong Xiaoqi. She asked Xu Banxia how she balanced her long-distance relationship with Zhao Lei. Xu Banxia explained it very logically, and in fact, he missed Zhao Lei very much. Jianshe Steel Plant signed another large and urgent order. Wu Jianshe urged Qiu Bizheng to continue to increase production capacity and work overtime day and night to catch up with the work. As for the sewage problem, fines are more cost-effective than replacing equipment. The engineer persuaded Qiu Bizheng not to go on like this, and something would happen sooner or later. Wildcat accidentally found Tong Xiaoqi's bucket list at home, which was full of content about her, which moved her very much. At the food stall, Tong Xiaoqi took out the ring he had prepared in advance and proposed to Wildcat. Xu Banxia witnessed their happy moment, but it also made her own loneliness more evident. Yemao took out her offer and told Tong Xiaoqi frankly that she planned to go abroad, but she was still willing to get married. However, Tong Xiaoqi was obviously not prepared for this, and he could not understand Yemao's series of actions. He took back the ring, and the two broke up after a big fight. Xu Banxia rushed to the company and the construction site day and night, and was so tired that she almost didn't eat well or rest well. Finally, during an inspection, she fainted due to gastric perforation.

Episode 27
Wildcat sent a text message to Tong Xiaoqi. Although the two had broken up, she was still grateful for everything Tong Xiaoqi had done for her in the past. Tong Xiaoqi recalled the past with Wildcat and fell into deep thought. Xiao Su wanted to set up an Internet company with her classmates, but they lacked some start-up capital in the early stage, so she came to Xu Banxia for help. Xu Banxia was also short of funds because of the construction of the steel plant. She asked Xiao Su to wait and she would think of a way. Tong Xiaoqi came suddenly. He dropped a check and told Xu Banxia that he planned to sell the transportation company. The money could support Xu Banxia for a while. Xu Banxia was a little angry because of his thoughtless behavior and warned Tong Xiaoqi not to make a fool of himself because of the breakup. Qiu Bizheng found Feng Yu, hoping that Feng Yu could persuade Wu Jianshe to stop stealing, otherwise everyone would be dead. Feng Yu, who was soft-hearted, had already ignored these things. He put Qiu Bizheng and Wu Jianshe in a difficult position. In the end, at the critical moment, he agreed with Wu Jianshe, and Qiu Bizheng left angrily. Helpless, Qiu Bizheng could only think of visiting Guo Qidong in prison and asking him for help. Guo Qidong showed Qiu Bizheng a way to withdraw his shares from Wu Jianshe immediately and find a way to invest the money in Xu Banxia's new steel plant, where there was hope. Wildcat was anxious when he heard that Tong Xiaoqi was going to sell the company, and followed the brothers of the Overlord Flower Team to look for Tong Xiaoqi everywhere, but he didn't expect that he was actually learning to cook in a cooking class.

Episode 28
Wu Jianshe disagreed with Qiu Bizheng's withdrawal of shares, and Qiu Bizheng had no choice but to go to Guo Qidong for help. Guo Qidong gave Qiu Bizheng a trick, asking Qiu Bizheng to use the factory's accounts and evidence of illegal sewage discharge as threats, and Wu Jianshe would definitely be willing to give in. Gao Yuejin found Tong Xiaoqi and repeatedly told him to take good care of his daughter. In the end, she followed Yemao's wishes and agreed to the marriage. On the last night of 1999, Yemao and Tong Xiaoqi held a century wedding, and the two gave each other a new beginning on that day. Xu Banxia was very moved, but when she received the bouquet, Xu Banxia subconsciously dodged, which was seen by Zhao Lei. Facing the first ray of sunshine in the millennium, Xu Banxia decided to break up with Zhao Lei. The situation between the two of them was difficult to change. Xu Banxia was unwilling to force Zhao Lei to pay and change for her, but she also couldn't sacrifice herself for Zhao Lei. This century-old problem was unsolvable anyway. Zhao Lei saw Xu Banxia's heartbreak and could only accept it silently. At the airport, the two said goodbye reluctantly, but the strong reluctance made them realize that the other person was someone they couldn't give up. At this moment, rationality and calmness were no longer important. They decided to listen to their hearts and love passionately. Zhao Lei took out the ring he had prepared at the airport. He almost thought it would never come in handy again, but fortunately he took it out in time.

Episode 29
Wu Jianshe, who was desperate, decided to ask Xu Banxia for help, hoping that she could help take over the factory. Xu Banxia refused him, causing Wu Jianshe to bear a grudge. Yemao, who was about to go abroad, found out that she was pregnant. Gao Yuejin was overjoyed, but Yemao was in a dilemma of choosing between the child and going abroad. Xu Banxia was suddenly sued by the villagers of Xiutan Village. It turned out that Wu Jianshe was behind the scenes. He spent money to instigate the village to sue Xu Banxia for using the means of polluting the sea field in order to rent the land for the storage yard, but there was no substantial evidence. Xu Banxia knew that Wu Jianshe's move was to use the lawsuit to drag herself down. Before the lawsuit was filed, all projects had to be stopped, and all previous bank loans were also stopped. Everything was hanging in sues. After careful consideration, Xu Banxia called Wildcat, Tong Xiaoqi and Jia Changan and made a quick allocation of the current funds. She knew very well that once the lawsuit got out of hand, all her accounts would be blocked. She had to make time to finish the matter in advance. She would withdraw from the company completely and face the lawsuit alone. Tong Xiaoqi would continue to manage the company and lead everyone. Tong Xiaoqi was impulsive and wanted to rush to Xiutan Village to confess everything that happened in the past to the village chief and take all the blame. Wildcat couldn't stop him no matter what, and excitedly told Tong Xiaoqi that she was pregnant.

Episode 30
Wu Jianshe took Xu Banxia and Zhao Lei to visit his precision component factory in his hometown. This was the factory he had set up a few years ago to provide jobs for his fellow villagers when he was in his heyday. Unexpectedly, it became his last resort at this time. Xu Banxia wanted to talk to Wu Jianshe about the possibility of reconciliation, but Wu Jianshe just smiled it off. Wu Jianshe did not mention a word about the steel plant, but just hoped that they would stay and have a decent farewell dinner together. When the few people reunited, the situation was very different. After struggling for so many years, everyone is now desperate. Wu Jianshe and Qiu Bizheng are a little sad, which also touched Xu Banxia. Xu Banxia suggested that she was willing to accept Wu Jianshe's steel plant to clean up the mess for him. At the same time, she hoped that everyone would let go of the past grievances, merge the two steel plants into one, and form a company. From then on, there would be no distinction between you and me, we are all one family, and we will work together. Wu Jianshe and Qiu Bizhen were very moved. Now is the era of sharing weal and woe. The five members of Heading North had been scheming and fighting against each other for so many years, but now they can finally work together. This is undoubtedly the best outcome for everyone. The crisis was finally resolved, which made Xu Banxia more certain that Zhao Lei was the one for him. Xu Banxia decided to take Zhao Lei home to meet his parents. Xu Youren and Liu Meilan were very satisfied with Zhao Lei, and their enthusiasm made Zhao Lei at a loss. Zhao Lei thought that it was a natural outcome, and hoped to marry Banxia as soon as possible

Episode 31
Wildcat was struggling over whether to have a child or not, and Tong Xiaoqi's meticulous care for Wildcat every day made her feel upset, so she ran to Xu Banxia to complain. At the same time, Xu Youren ran into Wang Quan at the door of his house, and hurriedly ran to deliver a letter to Xu Banxia, ​​but was interrupted by Wildcat's fuss. Wildcat was deeply moved when Xu Youren told the story of Banxia's biological mother, and decided to keep the child. Xu Youren told Xu Banxia that Wang Quan was back, which scared Xu Banxia. Xu Banxia knew that Wang Quan must be looking for revenge this time, so she asked Tong Xiaoqi to inquire about the news all over the city. Finally, Wang Quan was found in a small rental house. Wang Quan was not living a happy life and refused Xu Banxia's reconciliation. On the way back from the construction site, Xu Banxia was followed by a car. She was nervous and wanted to distance herself, but was chased by the car behind her. Wang Quan hit Xu Banxia on the back of the head with an iron rod, and Xu Banxia fell to the ground immediately, feeling dizzy. She had bleeding on the back of her head, had difficulty breathing, and her eyes went dark. The last image she had when she was awake was her ex-husband staggering towards her with an iron rod in his hand. Xu Banxia was not afraid, but felt somewhat relieved. When she woke up, Wang Quan had already been arrested. Xu Banxia did not choose to sue in the end. She did not owe anyone any debts, but she had always felt a little guilty about her ex-husband. Now, no one owed anyone anything.

Episode 32
Xiao Su and his partner Jack applied to Xu Banxia for project funds again, but were opposed by Wildcat and Jia Changan. Xiao Su looked at Xu Banxia nervously, but Xu Banxia did not express his opinion. At the same time, Wildcat secretly told Xu Banxia that Tong Xiaoqi planned to invest in the logistics company. In fact, they also needed money. Xu Banxia said frankly that her financial situation was already seriously tight due to the expansion of the steel plant. She also promised to do her best to help Tong Xiaoqi, even with her personal assets. On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion and acceptance of the steel plant, it was also the wedding day of Xu Banxia and Zhao Lei. Xu Banxia took the steel plant home and married herself off. At the wedding banquet, problems occurred frequently: First, Wu Jianshe, as the big brother, blessed Xu Banxia and Zhao Lei with emotion, but was "stolen the limelight" by Feng Yu who had drunk three rounds of wine. Feng Yu took out the gift he had prepared - a framed photo of the five-member group. He also emphasized that this was a gift for the completion of the new steel plant. Instead of asking him to bless his hopeless marriage and love, he wanted to ask Xu Banxia to have a career that their generation had never dared to think about or could not imagine. Cosmic Steel Company officially started the listing process. Xu Banxia discussed the listing with the securities company. Based on the various materials provided by Xu Banxia, ​​the securities company asked Xu Banxia to guarantee the authenticity of the materials and that he must fully trust his company and tell him everything he knew.

Episode 33
While the listing process was proceeding in an orderly manner, Xu Banxia's ambition was interrupted by a phone call - due to the company's suspicion of tax evasion, all the raw materials imported by Xu Banxia at the dock were detained. Xu Banxia went to Gao Yuejin to understand the situation, and confidently said that this must be a misunderstanding. Gao Yuejin bluntly said that this was a special rectification action for the import and export trade of steel, and customs, taxation and other departments jointly enforced the law. She did not think it was as simple as a misunderstanding. Her serious attitude made Xu Banxia realize the seriousness of the problem. Without raw materials, the steel plant stopped production, the yard, dock and steel plant were all sealed, and the company's listing was forced to suspend. Qiu Bizheng said that there must be a misunderstanding, and he was also worried about his previous behavior. Xu Banxia and Wu Jianshe knew that this matter was not as Qiu Bizheng explained, but the first priority at this time was not to pursue responsibility, but to solve the urgent problem. She and Wu Jianshe split up and went out to find raw material suppliers, but at this time everyone was at the cusp of the storm and only wanted to protect themselves. Jia Changan finally found out the whole story. It was all because of Qiu Bizheng's opportunism. The import and export foreign trade company he cooperated with changed the product concept to declare, thus achieving the so-called "tax avoidance". His personal behavior caused the company's current predicament. Qiu Bizheng had no choice but to flee overnight, but he knew that leaving would make the company's situation worse.

Episode 34
Xu Banxia, ​​Wu Jianshe, Qiu Bizheng and Feng Yu agreed that they would confess all their past actions to the task force, but they firmly denied the intentional smuggling. According to the law, the problems committed before the law was enacted would not be investigated. At this time, Guo Qidong's confession attitude would become the key. Only if the five people were consistent could they win the lawsuit. Qiu Bizheng took the initiative to ask Guo Qidong to have a good talk. Qiu Bizheng sincerely asked Guo Qidong to put aside the past grudges and unanimously survive the smuggling case for the sake of the five expedition members, and to put an end to all the past grievances. Qiu Bizheng, who had high blood pressure, drank a whole bottle of white wine in one breath to show his feelings, which led to cerebral hemorrhage. After the doctor's full rescue, Qiu Bizheng was finally rescued, but he might suffer from hemiplegia and spend the rest of his life lying in bed. The first trial of the smuggling case of the five northern expedition members was held. Xu Banxia appeared in court accompanied by Zhao Lei. Wu Jianshe, Feng Yu and Guo Qidong also appeared in court. Of the five members of the northern expedition team, only four remained. In court, the prosecutors asked Xu Banxia, ​​Wu Jianshe, Qiu Bizheng, Feng Yu and Guo Qidong to plead guilty and admit a basic fact: they used the national quota and the price difference between the steel prices in the north and the domestic market at that time to import steel on a large scale and resell it.

Episode 35
Xu Banxia convened a team of lawyers to study the contract that Wu Jianshe had signed to contract the steel mill. Contracting the steel mill was an experimental reform plan, and it did not clearly indicate the ownership of the property. Later, the newly revised law reinterpreted that the property rights still belonged to the state, but Xu Banxia did not know these details when she contracted the steel mill from Wu Jianshe. The lawyer team told Xu Banxia that she must find a way to explain what happened in the past in her defense, at least to explain that she did not intend to embezzle state-owned assets, otherwise she would be in big trouble, because if the cost of Wu Jianshe's contract was converted into today's value, the amount would be huge. Once the crime of embezzlement of state-owned assets was convicted, the consequences would be disastrous. Complaints against Xu Banxia came one after another. The steel mills that asked Xu Banxia to help them get raw materials sued her because they could not receive the raw materials, and the manufacturers that placed orders sued her because she was late in delivering the goods. At the same time, suppliers from all over the country came to Xu Banxia to ask for the money they owed, and the bank that cooperated with the steel mill demanded interest and repayment. The steel mill was completely stagnant, funds were increasingly scarce, and a large number of people in the factory sought other jobs. All of this completely forced Xu Banxia into a desperate situation. In the end, Xu Banxia had no choice but to dissolve the factory and company. Xu Banxia flipped through the bills, account books and photos from many years ago. These things were just numbers in the eyes of others, but in her eyes, every account and every business was filled with too many emotional memories

Episode 36
The final trial of the smuggling case was held. Xu Banxia and others did not expect that Guo Qidong rejected his previous confession and refused to plead guilty together with Xu Banxia, ​​Wu Jianshe, Qiu Bizheng and Feng Yu. Xu Banxia defended herself on behalf of the five northern expedition team. She was immersed in the memories of the past and for the first time completely traced the process of her, Wu Jianshe, Qiu Bizheng, Feng Yu and Guo Qidong going to the north. Xu Banxia admitted that in that era, there were no such meticulous regulations. They grew randomly like a group of weeds and did not care. No one would think it was a crime. She hoped that the court would seriously consider their actual situation at that time to make a decision. This was also the path that that generation of businessmen experienced and the fate they shared. They were the first generation of market economy builders in New China. They used various methods to make the individual economy and private economy flourish. They could be tried, but they could not be misjudged. The court fell silent. The final verdict was that although the fact of smuggling was found, the acts before the promulgation of the law were not counted as criminal facts. The smuggling acts after the promulgation of the law were fined. The judge made the final decision, and Xu Banxia, ​​Wu Jianshe, Feng Yu, Guo Qidong and everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and burst into tears. The smuggling case came to an end, and the remaining case to face was the state-owned assets embezzlement case. To be on the safe side, the lawyers again suggested that Xu Banxia sacrifice Wu Jianshe to take the blame, so that they could have a full chance of winning the case!!!!!!!!!!!