Growing up in a border town, Qiao Yan (Zhao Liying) became a well-known actress after years of hard work, but was careful along the way under heavy pressure. With an anonymous blackmail message, a dusty past becomes her new shadow. Meanwhile, her sister (Xin Zhilei), who lost contact with her years ago, suddenly shows up. Things may seem coincidental, but there is a bigger crisis hidden behind. The movie is adapted from Zhang Yueran's novel.
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.