Rome, 1880. Gregorio has decided to close his bakery, the family business. Then he tells his sons Pippo, Mario and daughter Teta that they will have to fend for themselves. But newly married Irene, Pippo's wife, a beautiful, calculating and ambitious young woman, wants to take over the inheritance. Acting on intelligence, weighing every step and its consequences, she manages to...。故事发生在80年代中期到1997年香港回归。李修龙和张天伟是大学同学,逐渐成长为香港长凯建筑公司正、副经理。随着事业的发展,两人的观点发生分歧,导致事业有成有败。香港房地产巨子冯天源之女冯家慧在李、张两人创业时就帮助过他们,在日后自己的经营中,面对破产和风雨的考验,又得到李修龙的有力帮助……几经起伏,在香港新机场大楼的工程中,李修龙、冯家慧和太平洋公司的亨利因对社会的杰出贡献,获得了特区政府颁发的“紫荆勋章”……。