S01E01 Episode 1
Mentored by the aging financial maestro Uncle Ye, the ambitious Ah Bao transforms himself into Mr. Bao, a rich, influential stock trader. Even after he’s the victim of a hit-and-run attack that nearly kills him,...
Blossoms Shanghai
S01E04: 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 adoring contact at the Foreign Trade Office whom many people think is his girlfriend.
Overview
Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in the 1990s, the story follows A Bao, a self-made millionaire and his journey from being a young opportunist with a troubled past to accumulating dazzling wealth in the city of Shanghai. It also follows his entanglement with four women who represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honour, love and innocence.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
Mr. Bao finds himself entangled in a stock-market fiasco that cripples many small-time traders and damages his reputation. His friends rally round him at Tokyo Nights, a small, unglamorous restaurant that Mr. Bao co-owns with...
S01E03 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 at the Grand Lisbon—he tries to sweeten the deal. Mr. Bao plays hardball.
S01E04 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 adoring contact at the Foreign Trade Office whom many people think is his...
S01E05 Episode 5
Mr. Bao and Mr. Fan sign a contract to distribute made-in-China San Yang shirts. This groundbreaking deal leads to Mr. Bao giving Miss Wang a thank-you gift that will come back to haunt them both.
S01E06 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. Thanks to a brilliant marketing move by Mr. Bao, San Yang shirts become...
S01E07 Episode 7
S01E08 Episode 8
S01E09 Episode 9
S01E10 Episode 10
S01E11 Episode 11
S01E12 Episode 12
S01E13 Episode 13
S01E14 Episode 14
S01E15 Episode 15
S01E16 Episode 16
S01E17 Episode 17
S01E18 Episode 18
S01E19 Episode 19
S01E20 Episode 20
S01E21 Episode 21
S01E22 Episode 22
S01E23 Episode 23
S01E24 Episode 24
S01E25 Episode 25
S01E26 Episode 26
S01E27 Episode 27
S01E28 Episode 28
S01E29 Episode 29
S01E30 Episode 30
Cast
Hu Ge
Ah Bao
Ma Yili
Ling Zi
Tang Yan
Miss Wang (Wang Mingzhu)
Xin Zhilei
Li Li
Ryan Zheng
Mr. Wei
You Benchang
Uncle Ye / "Ye Shu"
Chen Long
Tao Tao
Dong Yong
Mr. Fan
Jiang Yilei
Ling Hong
Wu Yue
Jin Hua
Wang Ju
Mei Ping
Huang Jue
Qiang Mujie
