Seasons & Episodes
Episode 1
Mentored by the aging financial maestro Uncle Ye, the ambitious Ah Bao transforms himself into Mr. Bao, a rich, influent
Episode 2
Mr. Bao finds himself entangled in a stock-market fiasco that cripples many small-time traders and damages his reputatio
Episode 3
A provincial factory manager, Mr. Fan, wants to do business with Mr. Bao, but—dazzled by Li Li and the riches he sees
Episode 4
A goofy, mink-clad interloper named Mr. Wei tries to steal Mr. Fan’s business, but Mr. Bao is helped by Miss Wang, his
Episode 5
Mr. Bao and Mr. Fan sign a contract to distribute made-in-China San Yang shirts. This groundbreaking deal leads to Mr. B
Episode 6
Li Li gives an enigmatic gift to Mr. Bao, who warns her that the Grand Lisbon won’t last more than three months. Thank
Episode 7
Li Li’s rivals on Huanghe Road’s restaurant row begin sabotaging her business. Mr. Bao has his own problems: thuggis
Episode 8
In a bold move, Mr. Bao drives into the industrial boondocks to cut a deal with the knockoff-selling gangsters. Fearing
Episode 9
Li Li remains under attack by a group of restaurant madames led by the hotheaded Mei Lin, who sponsors a coup in the Gra
Episode 10
With the help of Uncle Ye, Mr. Bao thwarts the attack on the Grand Lisbon so successfully that the restaurant sets Huang
Episode 11
As Mr. Bao’s relationship with Li Li deepens, his friend Tao Tao finds himself knee-deep in romantic calamity.
Episode 12
Over at the Foreign Trade Office, Miss Wang’s success has spawned envy and led a shifty colleague to smear her, twisti
Episode 13
Miss Wang’s fall has repercussions at Tokyo Nights, where Ling Zi’s role in what happened breeds discord in the plac
Episode 14
Mr. Bao’s romantic past and present collide. While Miss Wang gets bullied at the factory where she’s been reassigned
Episode 15
When the leadership changes at the department store he’s been supplying with product, Mr. Bao must seek out new allies
Episode 16
Ling Zi remains absent, prompting Mr. Bao to reminisce about when he first met her in Tokyo four years earlier. In Ling
Episode 17
The two reliable women in Mr. Bao’s life begin distancing themselves from him. Ling Zi returns to Shanghai full of res
Episode 18
The distancing continues. Planning to overhaul Tokyo Nights, Ling Zi goes to the Grand Lisbon for research. Miss Wang de
Episode 19
As Ling Zi renovates Tokyo Nights, she remembers how she and Mr. Bao built the restaurant together. Miss Wang and Mr. We
Episode 20
Amid a flurry of corporate intrigue, Mr. Bao starts ramping up his plans to stop the unethical Qiang from becoming the b
Episode 21
When Qiang attempts a hostile takeover of a Shanghainese company, Mr. Bao forms a pact with Li Li—money for informatio
Episode 22
Ling Zi reopens Tokyo Nights as a Shanghainese omakase and wins immediate success. Over on Huanghe Road, the Grand Lisbo
Episode 23
Qiang and Bao have dinner at the Grand Lisbon and wind up bigger enemies than before. Each backs a rival company that’
Episode 24
Across town, Miss Wang begins competing with Mr. Bao to win a huge order for jeans with Walmart. While Uncle Ye and Miss
Episode 25
Things get deadlier. After stock-market losses, Mei Lin’s debt-ridden husband dies in a fall. Li Li mortgages the Gran
Episode 26
Miss Wang heads south to find a factory that will make jeans cheaply enough to win the order. Against his own interests,
Episode 27
Miss Wang scores her first big success, outwitting everyone to win the Walmart contract. Learning of his first love’s
Episode 28
Uncle Ye and Mr. Bao come to an understanding. The latter steels himself for another skirmish with Qiang, who is working
Episode 29
The final showdown: While Mr. Bao desperately seeks a way to escape intact from the stock market, his estranged friends
Episode 30
The world we’ve been watching has been totally changed since Episode 1. The suddenly successful Miss Wang returns to S
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