Set in 1980s. Both of Mrs Wei's two daughters are going to get married. Mrs Wei asks her daughters' boyfriends for full set of furniture, color TV sets and wedding cars as essential conditions. The two young men get into trouble.

In 1949, as the country celebrates liberation, KMT agents are ploting.

Wang Jiayou, a young worker at the Shanghai New Machinery Factory, is a man whose life is unorganized, does not pay attention to labor discipline, and often spends his youth in dance halls, skating rinks and cafes. When working during the day, he appears listless and often has accidents.