Is our life really the way life is supposed to be, or are we all puppets controlled by so-called big shots? Do we truly hold our own destinies in our hands?
Beneath the seemingly peaceful business world, undercurrents surge. Those who come after follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. Faces may change, but the ending is always written before the story even begins. Power and money have always been like opposite poles of a magnet, forever finding ways to come together. If those who come after keep their ambitions in check, one day they will slay the dragon. But what kind of evil dragon does the dragon-slayer eventually become?
In this ultramodern city, two generations of business tycoons take turns at the top. How can those caught in the eye of the storm struggle free of their cages? Beneath the splendor lies a wasteland of human nature, and atop that wasteland, a world of wine and sensual pleasures. Friends, lovers, rivals; plots, schemes, and power plays. In the end, every life returns to desolation.
Those who live above the desolate city have only one fate in life.
Everything is connected to the pleasures between men and women. Beyond pleasure itself, pleasure is about power.
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