Asia's drug kingpin, Li Yaodong, returns from Hong Kong to his hometown of Shanwei and gets the entire village involved in making drugs. His fellow villager Li Zheng objects, so Li Yaodong has his men cripple him. Li Zheng's son, Li Jiacheng, goes to confront Li Yaodong, but accidentally injures his son and is forced to flee his hometown.
After being smuggled into Hong Kong, Li Jiacheng enters illegally and has no legitimate job. He is constantly bullied by the snakehead Zhang Kun. Li Yaodong seeks revenge at Li Jiacheng's wedding, injuring Li Jiacheng's wife. After getting his revenge, Li Jiacheng is forced to flee overseas.
Stranded in an African country torn by war, he starts with nothing and carves out a path through tangled factions and a hail of bullets, eventually becoming a billionaire.
