The social disorder under the economic wave in the early stage of reform and opening up, the conflict between traditional morality and modern interests, and the struggle of individuals in the current of the times.
In the "Bingang City" on the southern coast, smuggling is rampant, foreign cultures are impacted, and traditional values collapse. The protagonist Chen Mo's growth trajectory goes from passive involvement to active control, and finally he faces a moral choice at the peak of power.