When two prophecies are pronounced simultaneously, in order for the second to come true, the first must be helped to come true. Here is the prophecy of the First Emperor of China, pronounced by him before the Three Chosen Ones on the Sacred Mountain: “Our country awaits the Age of White Birds on the Water. It will mark the beginning of Darkness, and the end of Darkness and rebirth will be marked by the Age of the Seventy Pagodas”...Shanghai at the turn of the century. In a multimillion-dollar city, the lives of three outstanding families of businessmen, adventurers, and criminals are intertwined. But the twentieth century is a time of great expectations and tremendous change. What will he bring to them? Will they gain wealth? Will they find love? Will the emperor's prophecy be fulfilled? Will the dragon awaken?