In ancient times, brokers were called “ya,” and real estate brokers were known as “house ya.” Li Hongyi is the best, most professional, and most high-end house ya in Haidao City. He handles only the city’s finest properties and serves its wealthiest clients. His thorough marketing methods and keen powers of observation have won him the complete trust of his customers. But behind his success lies a secret no one knows: he steals and resells paintings and calligraphy. This illicit business has helped him weather a massive financial crisis.
At his wife’s art gallery, he meets Liu Pengcheng, an overseas Chinese man hoping to sell at a high price the property he inherited from his grandmother. Li also learns that Liu has a priceless painting in his possession. He decides to take another risk. But when he sneaks into the property Liu inherited, he discovers something he was never meant to see: his beloved wife’s relationship with Liu Pengcheng is far more intimate than he ever imagined...
