In 1949, when Hong Kong was just a little lively, 16-year-old Qing Yan came to seek a living with her father. When she was passing by the Great Wall Film Studio, she bumped into the assistant director and was dragged to audition for a passerby. Unexpectedly, a crying scene directly impressed the producer. But before she could relax, people from the Shadow Pavilion came to her door and forced her to do something because of her father's safety. She had no choice but to sign a contract with a film company to work as an actor to hide her identity. She didn't even dare to show off her acting skills for fear of being stared at even more.
Later, she met Lu Chengze, who seemed to be an investor in the film industry, but was actually an agent. He had already recognized her as the little girl who had helped Suzhou Pier back then. When Qingyan was forced to do dangerous tasks by Yingge, Lu Chengze was always helping her secretly: exposing the enemy's conspiracy, anonymously finding experts to save her father, and reminding her that Yingge was helping foreign forces. The two went from testing each other to fighting side by side, and even she discovered that Xiao Su Mingyuan turned to revenge because of love and hatred, and finally fell into their hands.
The Shadow Pavilion collapsed, but a reactionary alliance emerged from across the border, and even the business leaders in Xiangjiang were revealed to be moles. After finally hoping for a stable life, Qingyan received a letter from "Pluto"...