In the 1930s, a bronze tripod from the Western Zhou Dynasty appeared in the ghost market of Beiping, attracting the attention of all parties.
The down-and-out archaeologist Wu Niansheng, the charlatan Ye Xunzhen, and the warlord's illegitimate son Chen Qiming form a strange alliance.
They confused the real with the fake and set up a trap, but they didn't know that they had stepped into a bigger conspiracy: Japan's "shadow pawnshop" wanted to use antique trading to snare Chinese national treasures.
When Ye Xunzhen poisoned his best friend for false information, Wu Niansheng discovered that his love was actually an enemy spy, and Chen Qiming wavered before the family's justice, the three decided to use their lifelong deception to set up the final game——
Use priceless counterfeit goods to defraud the Japanese of their real national treasure.
However, they didn't know that the Western Zhou Ding that was being fought over was itself a scam that spanned thousands of years.
