Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Lili, who hasn't seen her father for a decade, comes back to her hometown. Her father, Jixiang, who has mental problems for years, lives in the village with his mother. As Jixiang's mother has passed away, the family start discussing Jixiang's future.
Yan is a bank employee who is strict and prudent at doing things. But he is really considered as a weirdo by colleagues. The bank is selected as the place that takes part in a bank robbery and annihilation maneuver, and Yan applies to act as the robber.
Rework on Dong Chengpeng's previous award winning short "A Final Reunion". A comedy director has come up with an idea of breaking through his common filmmaking take by shooting a short film about how his grandmother would have spent on the New Year's day, crews recruited, the protagonist on set, everyone ready in the rural remote country where he was born and raised while out of everyone's expectation, the grandma passed. The movie has to go on, hence the narrative metamorphosizes from here... You can't always get what you want, as a storyteller, he leads the whole crew into another diverged yet moving journey.
Despite already hitting 30, Fan Xiaobing has yet to accomplish anything of note in his 10 years of being an entrepreneur. To fund the development of his latest venture, he takes out a loan from a financial company in Macau. With no money to repay the debt after it fails, he’s left with no choice but to hold a fake funeral for his father to collect donations, setting off a chain of hilarious events.
Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings.
The imperial family has become rotten to the core. The nobles are lavish with no regard for the people. Princess Wang Xuan and her childhood sweetheart, the third prince, become pawns of a prophecy that states, "to acquire thee is to obtain the world." Being pulled into the matters of the court, Wang Xuan is married off by her father to Xiao Qi who comes from a poor family. On the night of their wedding, Xiao Qi is forced to leave the capital. Wang Xuan is shamed and discouraged. The Helan Prince kidnaps Wang Xuan in order to seek revenge on Xiao Qi. The crisis they face becomes a blessing in disguise for the couple. Wang Xuan is moved and inspired by Xiao Qi's wish to bring peace and prosperity to the nation and they fall in love.