After Shen Yi takes over the failing Dongfang Garment Factory, five veteran tailors with eighth-grade certifications cut the power on the eve of reopening, plotting to seize control. Shen Yi decisively fires all the master tailors, breaks the production process down into 32 standardized steps, and introduces piece-rate wages. When defective products pile up like mountains, he lays down strict rules, and weekly wages of 64 yuan shake the entire factory. Veteran tailor Liu Defu conspires with a hardware factory to cut off button supplies and spread rumors. Shen Yi fights back with contracts and the law, then mobilizes resources from the special economic zone to resolve the shortage of auxiliary materials. Moved by Shen Yi's professionalism, Watanabe, a representative of Japan's JUKI, supplies 500 new machines at cost. Outside investor Pan Hongye attempts to acquire the factory for 2 million yuan and poach its key personnel.