Shi Tou and Xiao Lan travel to Sanya for a martial arts audition. While on set, an unexpected incident leads to a misunderstanding with Peter, resulting in Shi Tou and Xiao Lan being forced off the project. They take on odd jobs to get by but soon find themselves drawn back into the unfolding events. As new opportunities arise, film production eventually resumes in their village, with Shi Tou taking on a more significant role.

Yimin, the son of a carriage driver of Xinjiang ethnicity, is in love with Malihan. Malihan's father despises Yimin for his lowly background and forces his daughter to marry Bulate. Min then leaves town for development for 5 years and comes back as an army officer. However, Han has been forced to engage with Te. With Han defying the arrangement, Te challenges Min to a duel. Min catches the bullet meant for Te and wins him and Han's father to his side. But when war beckons, he sacrifices love to join the army. After the war, Min goes back to his hometown but everything has changed. Han and her whole family have gone without a trace. Min can only recall the past alone.

A philandering star’s director-wife dies after a crash—then he’s pressured to finish her “final film,” starring his mistress. As rewrites mirror their real marriage, he suspects his wife is alive, controlling the story from the shadows.