Gu Xiaosan, an editor at a horror magazine, falls into a string of bizarre encounters after failing to pay the freelance writer Xiang Dangdang. He and “Fake Liu Ming” dress up as ghosts to scare a driver, only to come across a hearse from the underworld. Wang Hong, the woman he loves, tricks him into giving her money by claiming her mother is hospitalized, when she is actually trying to pave the way to becoming deputy editor-in-chief. He nearly gets caught by security while helping Wang Hong swap an appointment letter, and later, in the middle of the night, encounters a woman in white hiding inside a Zippo lighter. She is none other than the deceased writer Xiang Dangdang. Xiang Dangdang silently protects Gu Xiaosan and even expends her spiritual power to help Wang Hong get promoted. But after Wang Hong wins the position, she admits to the deception and turns around to marry the boyfriend who truly helped her get ahead. Just as Gu Xiaosan regrets too late that he let Xiang Dangdang slip away, a new colleague, Xiao Linan, appears, bearing the exact same face and dimples as Xiang Dangdang.
