Recaps

After uncovering his uncle and aunt’s selfishness, Zhang Yang accepted that their marriage and relationship with his family were beyond his control, while continuing to support his cousin Song Yumeng. He traveled with her to Tongzhou for a concert, where they met her classmate Liao Kai, who was overwhelmed by Zhang Yang’s wealth and treated him with great respect.

• Zhang Yang watched Song Wenbo and Zhou Xiaona quarrel over divorce, then left and considered moving his parents to Magic City.
• Song Wenqin told Zhang Yang that his uncle and aunt would not divorce, and gave him the IOU his grandmother had demanded from Song Wenbo.
• Song Yumeng apologized for her parents and said she planned to find work away from them after college, while Zhang Yang told her she did not need to repay his money.
• Song Yumeng invited Zhang Yang to a concert in Tongzhou after he spotted Tian Chuxi among its guest performers.
• Zhang Yang drove Song Yumeng to Tongzhou and learned that her classmate Liao Kai had bought an extra ticket in hopes of spending time with her.
• Liao Kai met them at his family’s restaurant, was stunned by Zhang Yang’s Cullinan Black Badge, and eagerly welcomed Zhang Yang as his honored guest.

Zhang Yang met up with Tian Chuxi in Tongzhou, where Song Yumeng discovered that he and the actress were unusually close. Tian Chuxi agreed to take Song Yumeng backstage at Ouyang Feifei's concert, and Zhang Yang arranged rooms for the evening while keeping his plans to himself.

• At lunch, Song Yumeng asked Liao Kai about getting backstage at Ouyang Feifei's concert, but he could not promise access.
• Zhang Yang messaged Tian Chuxi, who excitedly arranged to meet him in Tongzhou.
• Song Yumeng recognized Tian Chuxi when she joined Zhang Yang in the car, and Tian Chuxi agreed to take her backstage and let her take a selfie.
• At a private teahouse, Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi kissed and flirted while Song Yumeng was away, and Song Yumeng returned suspecting they were involved.
• Zhang Yang drove Tian Chuxi back to her hotel, then booked two executive suites and gave Song Yumeng a keycard before going to his room.

Zhang Yang brought Song Yumeng backstage at Ouyang Feifei’s concert, where she met her idol and reconnected with Tian Chuxi. At the concert, Zhang Yang used a system buff on Tian Chuxi, while Ouyang Feifei began her performance and the crowd cheered.

• Zhang Yang met Sister Sun at the stadium and took Song Yumeng backstage to see Tian Chuxi.
• Tian Chuxi brought Song Yumeng into Ouyang Feifei’s dressing room, where Song Yumeng met her idol and took a photo with both celebrities.
• Ouyang Feifei greeted Zhang Yang in the corridor, then excused herself as Tian Chuxi and Song Yumeng returned.
• Zhang Yang and Song Yumeng entered the stadium and joined Liao Kai, who saw their photo and realized Zhang Yang had arranged Song Yumeng’s backstage meeting.
• Zhang Yang selected Tian Chuxi as the target of the Starlight Splendor buff, which could maximize her appearance and charm and might trigger a God-Tier Performance.
• Ouyang Feifei appeared onstage to cheers from the crowd, while Zhang Yang watched her performance begin.

At Ouyang Feifei’s concert, Zhang Yang used the system’s BUFF to make Tian Chuxi command the stage, drawing overwhelming attention and eclipsing the headliner. As the concert ended, the system rewarded Zhang Yang with a temporary event to give Ouyang Feifei a potential hit song in exchange for payment per play.

• Song Yumeng excitedly praised Ouyang Feifei’s performance before Ouyang Feifei invited Tian Chuxi onto the stage.
• Tian Chuxi’s system-enhanced presence and performance stunned the audience, won her new fans, and overshadowed Ouyang Feifei.
• Zhang Yang checked the online response to Tian Chuxi’s performance and saw a famous lyricist offer to write a song for her.
• Song Yumeng rejected Liao Kai’s invitation to get supper and said she was returning to the hotel.
• The system offered Zhang Yang a designated hit song for Ouyang Feifei, with a reward of 0.1 yuan for each play.

After Tian Chuxi’s successful guest appearance at Ouyang Feifei’s concert, Zhang Yang reunited with her and spent the night with her in a hotel. The next morning, they parted discreetly, and Zhang Yang returned to his suite, planning to take his cousin to breakfast.

• After the concert, Zhang Yang comforted Liao Kai about his feelings for Song Yumeng, and Song Yumeng left for the hotel.
• Zhang Yang met Tian Chuxi in his Cullinan, congratulated her on her performance, and gave her a bouquet.
• Zhang Yang took Tian Chuxi to a late-night eatery, where they overheard diners praising her concert appearance.
• Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi went to a different hotel, spent the night together, and slipped out early the next morning.
• Zhang Yang drove Tian Chuxi back to her hotel, waited until she had gone inside, then returned to his suite.

Zhang Yang gave Ouyang Feifei a song written for her, and she kissed him before they parted. He then took his cousin Song Yumeng back to Yinghai with Tian Chuxi, ending their trip at the Four Seasons Hotel.

• Zhang Yang met Ouyang Feifei on the hotel terrace and gave her a song that she loved, telling her it was hers.
• Ouyang Feifei hugged Zhang Yang, kissed his cheek, and sent him a revealing photo after they exchanged contact information.
• Zhang Yang ate breakfast with Song Yumeng, who told him she had joined Tian Chuxi's fan club, while Tian Chuxi handled the attention from her concert.
• Zhang Yang picked up Tian Chuxi in his Cullinan, and Song Yumeng excitedly chatted with her during the drive to Yinghai.
• Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi parted from Song Yumeng and her father, then drove toward the Four Seasons Hotel.

Zhang Yang brought Tian Chuxi to the Four Seasons Hotel in Yinghai City, where she relaxed, grew closer to him, and realized she had fallen in love with him. As she prepared to leave, she agreed to explore a music career, and Zhang Yang watched her van depart as Spring Festival approached.

• Zhang Yang took Tian Chuxi to his Four Seasons Hotel, arranged privacy for her, and settled her in the presidential suite.
• Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi spent their days relaxing and exploring Yinghai, and Tian Chuxi told him she had fallen in love with him.
• When music-industry figures approached Tian Chuxi about collaborating, Zhang Yang encouraged her to try singing, and she agreed.
• On the eve of her departure, Tian Chuxi and Zhang Yang spent the night together without revisiting her confession at the beach.
• Tian Chuxi left Yinghai in a luxury van, and Zhang Yang realized Spring Festival was near.

Zhang Yang used system funds to give employees lavish annual parties, then celebrated the first snowfall of the season. On the eve of New Year's Eve, he learned that his cousin uncle Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying had come to visit and went to see them.

• Zhang Yang received 100 million yuan from the system for annual party expenses and ordered generous prizes for employees across his businesses.
• Zhang Yang attended the Yinghai Four Seasons Hotel's annual party, where employees enjoyed performances, a raffle, and brand-name prizes; Chen Peipei won a Helena Rubinstein set after Zhang Yang praised her sales work.
• Zhang Yang left the hotel, watched the snowfall, and posted a photo with the caption, "A timely snowfall promises a bountiful harvest."
• Zhang Yang finalized a nearby countryside villa for his grandparents and planned to tell his grandfather.
• Zhang Junwei called Zhang Yang from the old family home, and Zhang Yang learned Zhang Yuying was there too and went over to visit them.

Zhang Yang reunited with his cousin-uncle Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying, who were astonished by his looks, wealth, and new home. After Zhang Yang brought them to meet his parents, Zhang Junwei was left stunned by the family’s luxury cars and expensive possessions.

• Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying visited Old Zhang and learned that Zhang Yang had bought his grandparents a home in a nearby villa community.
• Zhang Yang arrived in a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, surprising Zhang Yuying with his transformation and Zhang Junwei with his apparent wealth.
• Zhang Yang took Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying to downtown Yinghai City, where Zhang Junwei bought gifts before visiting Zhang Yang’s villa.
• Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying toured Zhang Yang’s detached villa and met Zhang Zhaohai, who welcomed them inside.
• Zhang Junwei saw Zhang Zhaohai’s costly cigarettes, Moutai collection, Maybach, and Song Wenqin’s Bentley, and was overwhelmed by the family’s wealth.

Zhang Yang reunited with Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying, whose family marveled at his wealth and joined his parents for dinner. Zhang Yuying revealed that she had come to Yinghai to visit her boyfriend’s hospitalized grandfather, and Zhang Yang agreed to accompany her the next day.

• Zhang Zhaohai welcomed Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying to the villa, while Zhang Yang showed Zhang Yuying around and she was amazed by his luxurious bedroom and jewelry cabinet.
• Zhang Yuying accidentally opened Zhang Yang’s phone to a post-bath photo of Ouyang Feifei, but Zhang Yang refused to explain who she was.
• Zhang Zhaohai hosted Zhang Junwei’s family for dinner, where Zhang Junwei asked how the Zhang family had become wealthy and Zhang Zhaohai credited Zhang Yang’s business success.
• Zhang Yuying told Zhang Yang that her boyfriend’s grandfather was recovering from surgery at Yinghai First People's Hospital, and Zhang Yang agreed to go with her to visit him.
• Zhang Zhaohai arranged Hilton rooms for Zhang Junwei and Zhang Yuying, and Zhang Yuying later sent Zhang Yang photos of her boyfriend while they chatted late into the night.

Zhang Yuying visited her boyfriend Wang Zihao’s grandfather in the hospital, but his family’s strained reception made her feel unwelcome. Zhang Yang arrived to take her away, and Wang Zihao’s relatives were left stunned by Zhang Yang and his Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

• Zhang Yang drove Zhang Yuying to Yinghai First People's Hospital so she could surprise Wang Zihao’s family with a visit to his grandfather.
• Zhang Yuying introduced herself to Wang Zihao’s family, but his parents reacted coolly while his grandfather welcomed her warmly.
• Wang Zihao tried to take Zhang Yuying out of the ward, and she said Zhang Yang was coming to meet her.
• Zhang Yang arrived and accompanied Zhang Yuying out, while Wang Zihao’s younger sisters followed and tried to talk with him.
• Zhang Yuying declined Wang Zihao’s offer of lunch, and Zhang Yang’s Cullinan left Wang Zihao and his relatives speechless.

Zhang Yang used the system’s Two-Way Filter on Zhang Yuying and Wang Zihao to stop her love-struck behavior. At the family dinner, Wang Zihao became infatuated with Zhang Yuying while she found him repulsive and fled to the restroom.

• Zhang Yuying told Zhang Yang she felt unwelcome at Wang Zihao’s family home but still hoped Wang Zihao would stand by her.
• The system triggered an event to save Zhang Yuying from her love-struck behavior and gave Zhang Yang the Two-Way Filter.
• Zhang Yang used the filter on Zhang Yuying and Wang Zihao, then agreed to accompany her to dinner with Wang Zihao’s family.
• While waiting for Zhang Yuying, Wang Zihao met another woman and decided to keep both romantic prospects open.
• When Zhang Yuying arrived at the dinner, Wang Zihao became captivated by her while she felt disgusted by him and ran toward the restroom.

Zhang Yang accompanied Zhang Yuying through a banquet where Wang Zihao’s excessive attentiveness made her realize she no longer wanted to be with him. After Zhang Yuying decided to end the relationship, the system assigned her a destined match, while Wang Zihao became determined to marry her at any cost.

• Zhang Yuying fled the hall after Wang Zihao’s behavior upset her, then returned and sat beside Zhang Yang, while Wang Zihao showered her with concern.
• At the banquet, Zhang Yuying reluctantly endured teasing and toasts with Wang Zihao, while relatives and guests focused on Zhang Yang and tried to ingratiate themselves with him.
• Zhang Yang escorted Zhang Yuying away, and she admitted she might not like Wang Zihao anymore; when she decided she had her answer, the system announced her destined match had been assigned.
• Zhang Yuying thanked Zhang Yang at the hotel and urged him to cherish a worthy girl, while Zhang Yang returned to the Four Seasons Hotel.
• Wang Zihao’s parents confronted him about deleting another woman, but he declared he would marry Zhang Yuying and offered to pay any bride price and put her name on his marital home.
• Wang Zihao’s parents refused to participate in the marriage talks and left him alone, while he insisted he would stand by Yuying even if he betrayed the world.

Zhang Yang celebrated New Year's Eve with his family at their new home after Zhang Yuying confirmed her breakup with Wang Zihao. He introduced his girlfriend Bei Wei to his grandparents and parents over video call, agreed to bring her to meet them after the holiday, and ended the chapter toasting his family as they welcomed the New Year.

• Zhang Yuying told Zhang Yang that she had ended things with Wang Zihao and blocked him after he reacted intensely to the breakup.
• Zhang Yang left the Four Seasons Hotel and returned to Purple Garden No. 1, where his family was preparing for their New Year's Eve reunion dinner.
• Bei Wei video-called Zhang Yang, charmed his grandparents and parents, and asked to meet them; Zhang Yang promised to bring her after the New Year.
• A neighbor's daughter visited Zhang Yang, admitted she was attracted to him, then hurried away while privately regretting not accepting his invitation inside.
• Zhang Yang celebrated New Year's Eve with his parents and grandparents, and the family toasted their health and happiness.

On New Year’s Eve, Zhang Yang received Kaiwei Mining Company, a lithium-mining business in the unstable Gangge Republic, and decided to visit its Magic City office before traveling to claim it. He celebrated the New Year with his family, then heard that Zhang Yuying might have met someone special and joined his family in visiting his maternal grandmother.

• Zhang Yang claimed a New Year gift pack that awarded him Kaiwei Mining Company and learned that he had to travel to Gangge Republic to claim it.
• Zhang Yang and Zhang Zhaohai welcomed the New Year together, and Zhang Yang secretly gave his father water mixed with powdered Lesser Returning Pill.
• Zhang Yang noticed that the pill had left his father flushed and energetic the next morning, while Song Wenqin also appeared younger and refreshed.
• Zhang Yuying told Zhang Yang that she might have encountered a promising match but would wait until things were certain before sharing details.
• Zhang Yang’s family drove to his maternal grandmother’s home for New Year greetings, where Song Yumeng greeted him and he saw his younger uncle and aunt keeping their distance.

Zhang Yang spent New Year’s Day handing out red envelopes at the Four Seasons Hotel and visiting Star City World Commercial Street, where he reunited with Li Xiaoxuan and accepted her invitation to dinner with her parents. At her home, he proposed opening a high-end barbecue restaurant together, and Li Xiaoxuan agreed on the condition that she choose its name.

• Zhang Yang visited the Four Seasons Hotel and arranged for Anderson to distribute New Year’s red envelopes to the staff.
• Zhang Yang met Li Xiaoxuan and Tongtong at her barbecue restaurant, gave Tongtong a red envelope, and accepted Li Xiaoxuan’s invitation to dinner.
• Zhang Yang and Li Xiaoxuan bought gifts and visited her parents, who welcomed him warmly and privately discussed their hopes for their daughter.
• Li Xiaoxuan told Zhang Yang that she was content with her restaurant’s success and did not want to expand on her own.
• Zhang Yang proposed funding a high-end barbecue restaurant for them to run together, and Li Xiaoxuan accepted while insisting on choosing its name.

Zhang Yang visited Li Xiaoxuan’s family, arranged a well-paid driving job for her father, and spent the night with her. The next morning, he drove off an intrusive neighbor and her nephew when they tried to set Li Xiaoxuan up with him.

• Zhang Yang offered Li Xiaoxuan’s father a driver position at the Four Seasons Hotel for twenty thousand a month, and called Anderson to arrange the details.
• After Li Xiaoxuan’s parents took Tongtong to bed, Zhang Yang and Li Xiaoxuan spent the night together.
• The next morning, Li Xiaoxuan’s parents encountered a hometown neighbor and her nephew, Guo Jun, who had come to introduce him to Li Xiaoxuan.
• The neighbor ignored the Li family’s objections, entered their apartment, and urged Li Xiaoxuan to marry Guo Jun.
• When Zhang Yang appeared with Li Xiaoxuan, the neighbor insulted her and demanded that Zhang Yang leave, so Zhang Yang slapped the woman and ordered Guo Jun to take her away.
• Li Xiaoxuan’s parents watched the pair leave, and Zhang Yang reassured them before sitting down to breakfast.

Zhang Yang arranged a lucrative concierge job for Li Xiaoxuan’s father, then accepted Meng Baoliang’s invitation to the family’s Spring Celebration feast. He arrived at Meng Baihan’s home to a conspicuously respectful welcome from her relatives.

• Li Xiaoxuan reopened her shop, and Zhang Yang hinted that the Four Seasons Hotel was one of his properties.
• Father Li met General Manager Anderson, who assigned him an easy concierge job with a monthly salary of twenty thousand and special benefits.
• Zhang Yang prepared gifts and red envelopes for Meng Baoliang’s Spring Celebration feast, then met Father Li at the hotel and reassured him about his new job.
• Father Li’s coworkers noticed Zhang Yang’s deference toward him and gathered around to treat him warmly.
• At Meng Baihan’s villa, her younger relatives speculated about her boyfriend while the elders went out to greet Zhang Yang.
• Meng Baoliang and the other relatives welcomed Zhang Yang warmly when he arrived at the villa.

Zhang Yang accompanied Meng Baihan to celebrate the New Year with her relatives, impressing them with his generosity and status. After lunch, the family went to an auto mall so Meng Wen could shop for a car, and Zhang Yang asked Meng Baihan when she planned to replace her own.

• Zhang Yang met Meng Baihan’s relatives, gave every child a red envelope, and brought liquor gifts into the family villa.
• At lunch, Meng Baoliang and the other relatives toasted Zhang Yang, while Meng Baihan’s younger cousins praised the couple and sought to ingratiate themselves with them.
• Meng Baihan told Zhang Yang she hoped to be someone he could take out with him, and he promised she would have that chance.
• The family decided to visit an auto mall so Meng Wen could shop for a car, and Zhang Yang agreed to accompany them in his Cullinan.
• At a Tesla dealership, the salesman initially assumed Zhang Yang was shopping, then turned his attention to Meng Wen; Zhang Yang later asked Meng Baihan when she would replace her Volkswagen Beetle.

Zhang Yang took Meng Baihan to a Porsche dealership and bought her a white Panamera Turbo S worth over three million yuan. They joined her relatives at the NIO dealership, where Meng Wen completed her own car purchase before leaving, while the others gathered around Zhang Yang and Meng Baihan to celebrate.

• Zhang Yang persuaded Meng Baihan to choose a car and took her to the Porsche Center, where she liked a Panamera Turbo S.
• Zhang Yang selected the options, paid for the car, and joined Meng Baihan for a rose-filled delivery ceremony.
• Meng Baihan drove the new Panamera to the NIO dealership and surprised Meng Wen and their relatives.
• Meng Wen finalized her car purchase after learning that Meng Baihan's Porsche cost over three million yuan.
• Meng Wen drove away, and Meng Baihan's relatives urged her and Zhang Yang to celebrate while volunteering to pay.

Meng Baihan’s family marveled at Zhang Yang’s generosity, while Zhang Yang spent the Lantern Festival with his parents and unexpectedly reunited with a woman from his past. He returned to Magic City to prepare for his trip to Africa and began by meeting Bai Xiaomi for lunch.

• Zhang Yang celebrated Meng Baihan’s new car with her relatives, who learned that he lived in a mansion overlooking The Bund from Lujiazui.
• Meng Baihan returned home in the Porsche Panamera Zhang Yang had bought her, leaving Meng Mingfeng stunned and her parents delighted.
• Zhang Yang inspected his parents’ new restaurants and spent the Lantern Festival wandering alone after his parents made their own plans.
• A friend brought a hesitant woman over to Zhang Yang, and the two recognized each other after a long time apart.
• Zhang Yang left Yinghai without telling his parents that he was going to Africa and headed back to Magic City to prepare for the trip.
• Zhang Yang met Bai Xiaomi at a local restaurant near his company and shared lunch with her.

Zhang Yang visited Kaiwei Mining’s domestic office, learned about the risks surrounding its lithium mine in Gangge, and flew to Africa to inspect it himself. After transferring through Ethiopia, he continued toward Congo, where Wang Furong warned him about the dangers and offered him a place to stay.

• Zhang Yang visited Kaiwei Mining’s domestic office and heard that the mine in Salito Province operated under a powerful local ruler, with heavy security costs and risks from armed groups.
• Zhang Yang told the office head to arrange a visit to the mining area and prepared to travel to Gangge.
• Zhang Yang flew first class on Ethiopian Airlines and met Wang Furong, who ran the Prosperity Hotel in Gangge.
• Zhang Yang impressed Wang Furong by speaking fluent Ethiopian and declined the flight attendants’ advances.
• Zhang Yang and Wang Furong landed in Addis Ababa, transferred to a flight toward Congo, and Zhang Yang declined Wang Furong’s offer to stay at his hotel because someone was coming to pick him up.

Zhang Yang traveled to the Gangge Republic and reached Kaiwei Mining’s Noda Lithium Mine under Vanguard Security’s protection. After learning about the mine’s security problems and its dependence on a powerful local official, he arrived at the facility and was welcomed by its managers.

• Zhang Yang and Wang Furong arrived at Kinshasa International Airport, where Lu Hang and Vanguard Security personnel helped Zhang Yang through customs.
• Zhang Yang left the airport with a heavily armed Vanguard Security convoy, while Wang Furong departed with his own guards.
• Chris briefed Zhang Yang on Vanguard Security’s protection plan during their journey, and Zhang Yang agreed to wear a bulletproof vest.
• During the flight to Salito Province, Lu Hang told Zhang Yang that nearby villagers and an armed group had robbed mine employees, while the provincial official demanded payment for extra security forces.
• Zhang Yang arrived at Noda Lithium Mine and was greeted by Kaiwei Mining’s managers before entering the secured facility.

Zhang Yang ordered the dismissal of over two hundred underperforming mine workers, completing a system mission that made his security team loyal and skilled with firearms. He challenged Chris’s doubts about the team by having one member demonstrate his marksmanship.

• Zhang Yang toured the mine and received a system mission to remove local employees who were slacking off.
• Zhang Yang and Lu Hang arranged for respected local workers to carry out the dismissals and reduce the workforce without provoking wider unrest.
• More than two hundred workers were dismissed, and the mine’s production continued while the remaining workers became more motivated.
• The completed mission maxed out the mine security team’s loyalty to Zhang Yang and granted them Firearms Mastery.
• Zhang Yang asked Chris to train the team, then gave an AR-15 to a security member, who emptied a magazine into the bullseye and impressed Chris.

Zhang Yang’s mine security team underwent brutal special-forces training as armed groups threatened the mine. When dozens of fighters attacked, Zhang Yang sent the newly trained guards toward the firefight and went to observe their first combat test.

• Zhang Yang demonstrated his mine security team’s precise marksmanship and hired Vanguard Security to train them in special-forces methods.
• The mine guards endured harsh training for nearly half a month, while Chris warned Zhang Yang that rebel groups were raiding nearby villages.
• Lu Hang reported that Wukan’s family had been killed in a raid involving former mine employees, so Zhang Yang ordered tighter security and told workers to stay inside.
• Chris warned Zhang Yang that dozens of armed men were attacking the mine, but Zhang Yang ordered the mine security team to drive them back.
• Zhang Yang followed the guards toward the firefight as Vanguard Security personnel urged him to stay away.