The Grand Merchants (2022)
- Directed by
- Lu Qi
- Cast
- Zhang Rui, Zhang Feng Yi, Li Li Qun, Zhang Han Yun, Ding Hai Feng, Gao Li Wen, Zhou Hang, Ma Xiao Wei
- Length
- 40 episodes
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How it feels
The series follows a group of Hunan merchants as they try to support their country from the early Republic of China period through the War of Resistance. They face financial and wartime struggles over decades.
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