Tian Dao
Tian Dao
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Tian Dao

8.6 / 10
2008
1 season
24 episodes
Drama
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Ding Yuanying, a business eccentric working for a private equity firm in Germany, uses extraordinary means to invest funds raised from Germany into the Chinese stock market. He exploits "cultural codes" to aggressively plunder wealth from China. Eventually, a crisis of conscience leads him to leave the company, but his departure comes at a heavy cost. All his dividends are frozen, and he becomes so poor that he lives on instant noodles. Returning to the ancient city to live in seclusion, he meets Rui Xiaodan, a female criminal police officer who grew up in Frankfurt and now works in the ancient city. Their relationship evolves from audio enthusiasts to passionate lovers, creating a thrilling, romantic, and legendary love story like one from heaven...

  • Ding Yuanying Dissolves His Private Equity Fund

    1.Ding Yuanying Dissolves His Private Equity Fund

    01-06-200842m

    In the ancient city, the female criminal police officer Rui Xiaodan sacrificed her life on her return journey after completing a mission. Four days later, Lin Yufeng, a prominent f...

  • Rui Xiaodan's First Encounter with Ding Yuanying

    2.Rui Xiaodan's First Encounter with Ding Yuanying

    01-06-200842m

    On the eve of her departure to the ancient city, Han Chufeng of Zhengtian Group and his close friend Ding Yuanying met in a hotel for a long drinking session. During this meeting,...

  • Rui Xiaodan's Soul Tied to 'Daughter of Heaven'

    3.Rui Xiaodan's Soul Tied to 'Daughter of Heaven'

    01-06-200842m

    On New Year's Day, Ding Yuanying rushes back to his hometown in Sichuan upon learning of his father's sudden stroke. His unconventional approach to filial piety causes disputes amo...

  • Ouyang Xue Troubles Ding Yuanying

    4.Ouyang Xue Troubles Ding Yuanying

    01-06-200842m

    Rui Xiaodan visits Ye Xiaoming, who runs a Hi-Fi audio store in the ancient city, asking him to create a set identical to Ding Yuanying's audio system. Astonished upon seeing the d...

  • Rui Xiaodan Redeems the Records

    5.Rui Xiaodan Redeems the Records

    01-06-200842m

    After her parents' divorce, Rui Xiaodan hadn't dealt with her father since she was six, but now she borrows 200,000 yuan from him. Ouyang Xue's remarks make Rui Xiaodan realize she...

  • Rui Xiaodan Cooks a Feast for Ding Yuanying

    6.Rui Xiaodan Cooks a Feast for Ding Yuanying

    01-06-200842m

    Han Chufeng initially treats Rui Xiaodan as a superficial "vase" trying to get close to Ding Yuanying, but after a spirited exchange, he changes his view of her. However, Han Chufe...

  • Rui Xiaodan Falls Deeply in Love

    7.Rui Xiaodan Falls Deeply in Love

    01-06-200842m

    Feng Shijie meticulously arranges a trip to Wangmiao Village for Rui Xiaodan and Ouyang Xue, hoping to get closer to Ding Yuanying through Rui Xiaodan. However, her approach of rec...

  • Ding Yuanying Takes on a Challenging Mission

    8.Ding Yuanying Takes on a Challenging Mission

    01-06-200842m

    Following Ding Yuanying's advice, Rui Xiaodan designs an interrogation plan for Wang Mingyang. During the lengthy and intense interrogation process, she resolves each challenge, bu...

  • Ding Yuanying's 'Rob the Rich to Help the Poor' Scheme

    9.Ding Yuanying's 'Rob the Rich to Help the Poor' Scheme

    01-06-200842m

    Liu Bing, driven purely by profit, cannot fathom how Ding Yuanying, now so poor he's selling his records, could be considered a wise man. Yet fearing the loss of a lucrative opport...

  • Establishment of Ge Lv Shi Audio Company

    10.Establishment of Ge Lv Shi Audio Company

    01-06-200842m

    The Ge Lv Shi Audio Company is established, with Ouyang Xue, Feng Shijie, Ye Xiaoming, and Liu Bing becoming shareholders. At a shareholders' expansion meeting in Wangmiao Village,...

  • Production of 'Ge Lv Shi' Speakers

    11.Production of 'Ge Lv Shi' Speakers

    01-06-200842m

    Ding Yuanying visits Master Zhi Xuan at the Buddhist sanctuary of Mount Wutai, seeking peace of mind amidst intense business battles. This visit also highlights to Han Chufeng the...

  • The Company Begins Operations

    12.The Company Begins Operations

    01-06-200842m

    As the company is about to start operations, Ding Yuanying emphasizes the importance of trade secrets for business development to Feng Shijie, Ye Xiaoming, and Liu Bing during a sh...

  • Rui Xiaodan Repays Her Father's Loan

    13.Rui Xiaodan Repays Her Father's Loan

    01-06-200842m

    Ge Lv Shi Audio plans to rely on the music giant's flagship kit and Slek's amplifiers. For this purpose, Ye Xiaoming invites Yu Zhiwei from the music giant and Zhao Zhongtao from S...

  • Rui Xiaodan Visits Her Mother Abroad

    14.Rui Xiaodan Visits Her Mother Abroad

    01-06-200842m

    Upon arriving in Berlin, Rui Xiaodan settles in Ding Yuanying's residence. She delivers a set of speakers each to Zheng Jianshi and Janie, Ding Yuanying's friends in Germany. Zheng...

  • Arrangements for the European Audio Agency Completed

    15.Arrangements for the European Audio Agency Completed

    01-06-200842m

    Rui Xiaodan submits her study application materials to Frankfurt University and then works in her mother's store, exhausting herself daily to alleviate the longing for Ding Yuanyin...

  • Controversy over the Affordable Sale of Ge Lv Shi Audio

    16.Controversy over the Affordable Sale of Ge Lv Shi Audio

    01-06-200842m

    The Ge Lv Shi Company spent nine quiet months before the onset of the Beijing International Audio Exhibition. The day before the exhibition, Ding Yuanying calls a meeting of the sh...

  • Three Shareholders Withdraw from the Company

    17.Three Shareholders Withdraw from the Company

    01-06-200842m

    Driven by the instinct to seek profit and avoid harm, Ye Xiaoming, Liu Bing, and Feng Shijie decide to seek a settlement, apologize to the music giant company, offer 100,000 yuan i...

  • Xiao Yawen Purchases Company Shares

    18.Xiao Yawen Purchases Company Shares

    01-06-200842m

    Xiao Yawen proposes to Ouyang Xue to buy the shares Ye Xiaoming and others have abandoned, aligning perfectly with Ouyang Xue's wishes. Xiao Yawen visits Wangmiao Village to film t...

  • Rui Xiaodan Takes on an Undercover Mission

    19.Rui Xiaodan Takes on an Undercover Mission

    01-06-200842m

    Rui Xiaodan accepts a new assignment from the Provincial Public Security Department. Under the alias "Xia Yu," she goes to Guangzhou to play the role of a "valuable vase," executin...

  • Shen Nan Probes Rui Xiaodan

    20.Shen Nan Probes Rui Xiaodan

    01-06-200842m

    When Liu Bing receives the acquisition intention letter from the Earl Audio Company, he experiences a severe psychological imbalance. Xiao Yawen speculates that Earl's intention is...

  • Rui Xiaodan Successfully Completes Her Mission

    21.Rui Xiaodan Successfully Completes Her Mission

    01-06-200842m

    Lin Yufeng contemplates how to face the impending lawsuit defeat, puzzled by how Ding Yuanying prepared so meticulously for this legal battle. Determined to make a final stand, Lin...

  • Rui Xiaodan's Sacrifice

    22.Rui Xiaodan's Sacrifice

    01-06-200842m

    In gratitude for the cooperation of the Qin Gu County Public Security Bureau's Criminal Police Team, Zeng Hua, Huang Wenxian, and Rui Xiaodan plan to treat the team to a meal. Capt...

  • Ding Yuanying Misunderstood

    23.Ding Yuanying Misunderstood

    01-06-200842m

    No one can understand the silence on Ding Yuanying's end of the phone call. Everyone suspects and accuses him of insincerity in his feelings towards Rui Xiaodan. He finds himself m...

  • Ding Yuanying Silently Departs

    24.Ding Yuanying Silently Departs

    01-06-200842m

    The court declares Ge Lv Shi victorious in the lawsuit. Lin Yufeng's trip to the ancient city resolves one of his major concerns. While admiring the ingenuity of the "rob the rich...

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