In his previous life, Jiang Ye was addicted to gambling and alcohol. When a typhoon struck, he lost his wife and daughter, spending the rest of his life consumed by regret. Reborn in 1982, just as the tragedy is about to unfold, he awakens the extraordinary powers of the Sea-Calming Pearl and vows to protect his wife and daughter this time around. Battling fierce winds and towering waves, he ventures out to sea, dives for treasures and giant fish, and stands against the tyrannical fishing overlords to protect his family from falling apart. Starting with a tiny fishing boat, he eventually builds the mighty Dragon King, forms a fishing fleet, and leads his fellow villagers toward a prosperous life. But just as the village begins to flourish, an acquisition bid and market blockade from a provincial capital deep-sea fishing conglomerate suddenly threaten everything. How will he protect the livelihood on which the entire village depends?