The patriarch of the Jiang family who built his empire from a family heirloom and founded the Jiang Group, one of the top wealthiest in S City. He strongly opposed his son Jiang Mingyi's marriage to Du Xiuyan because she was the daughter of the Qinglong Gang's leader. He favored his youngest son as heir to the family business but was furious when Jiang Mingyi chose to marry into the Du family. He neglected Jiang Yun after losing his son.