Gu Yan is an outsider to the snack shop business who has spent eight years managing regional operations for a chain. When his father suffers a stroke, he returns to the old shop, which is due to change hands in three days. Gu Yan ignores the payroll sheet and goes to reconnect the power instead. His first promise is, "I'll pay your wages tomorrow," though he never says where the money will come from. Gu Wan shows him a trending negative review, while a three-day contract, its cover the only part visible, lies on the table, held down so no one can turn it over.
