After being betrayed and dying with deep resentment, Cheng Dong is reborn in the 1980s and unexpectedly gains the supernatural ability to identify treasures, bestowed upon him by a calico cat. He gives up his secure job and, despite his family's opposition, goes from street to street collecting scrap. He discovers undervalued antiques, collects precious monkey stamps, and meets his life mentors, Zhang Boju and Zhou Zhenshan, an eighth-grade fitter. Facing the mockery of his materialistic ex-girlfriend and the schemes of overseas businessman Gao Jiang to plunder national treasures and strategic resources, Cheng Dong establishes a resource recycling company and risks his life to protect Soviet precision machine tools and rare-earth minerals. Remaining steadfast in his commitment to his country, he builds his fortune while safeguarding the nation's industrial assets. After navigating countless struggles and power plays, he rises from a small-time scrap collector to establish the Dongxing Business Group.