After Lu Yuan Zhi fell apart from his teacher and suffered oppression from his seniors, he left Beiping and headed to Shanghai. With his hard work, he earns recognition in Shanghai. When war erupts in Beiping, Lu Yuan Zhi heads back and swore not to make cheongsams for the Japanese. He uses his skills to become one of the greatest costume designers in China.
As China becomes a major commercial economy, the silk, embroidering, and weaving trade is booming – and a few influential families have risen to the top.
As such, the head of the family is nominally Ren Xue Tang, a gentle-hearted soul with a love for poetry and philosophy – and no head for business. His wife of some 10 years Shen Cui Xi is the polar opposite. Fiery, opinionated, and fiercely competitive, she keeps the family business firmly on track, with her peerless embroidery skills.
As such, the head of the family is nominally Ren Xue Tang, a gentle-hearted soul with a love for poetry and philosophy – and no head for business. His wife of some 10 years Shen Cui Xi is the polar opposite. Fiery, opinionated, and fiercely competitive, she keeps the family business firmly on track, with her peerless embroidery skills.
The play tells the story of Chu, who came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine in the early years of the Republic of China. During her time there, she met three men: Xia Chu, Chen Da Shun, and Wen Zhi Qiu. They did not succumb to the unfair arrangements of the times and fate and gradually experienced the ups and downs to become a female national entrepreneur who was bold, steadfast and trustworthy, and finally set her sights on... The story of the rise and fall of a country.
FL's challenges with being a businesswoman in times where social conventions would rather have her stay in the courtyard being a dutiful and obedient wife. Both FL prove very successful in their businesses with emphasis on the beginnings of industrialization in China, but not so lucky in love. Both FL get married without love, but in Nothing Gold can stay, FL falls in love with first husband, whereas FL in Girls Fighting Fate is separated from her true love and forced to marry his brother. Close in period, NGCS is very end of the Qing Dynasty, whereas GFF is Republican era, right after the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
