Su Wanqing, the heir to a family tradition of Suzhou embroidery, provides both the capital and the technical expertise to help her best friend, Chen Manli, open a factory. Three years later, however, Chen tears up their agreement and throws her out. With nowhere left to turn, Su Wanqing takes over the nearly bankrupt Hongguang Factory. Using her extraordinary double-sided knot embroidery technique, she turns the tables against all odds, secures a major provincial foreign trade contract, buys a house, and starts her own business. Ultimately, she becomes an outstanding private entrepreneur and brings Suzhou embroidery to the whole country.