故事发生在1989年全民皆股的年代，小男孩廖界与父亲廖泰来相依为命，他们相信人性本善，没发现世界正在改变。股市飙涨、物价翻倍，有人一夕暴富，有人意识到现实残酷；单纯老实的廖界父子属于后者。不料，他们碰上了聪明狡猾的“老狐狸”，命运道路可能截然不同。财富与良心两条岔路，该怎么选？

Tung-Ching’s life has changed since a car accident three months ago. The lifeline on his right hand was scratched off in this incident. A nurse told him that his life is no longer controlled by fate but has become unpredictable since then. Three months later, Tung-Ching’s father has suffered a stroke so he has to take over the family pawnshop. His girlfriend, Eiko, who is interested in palm reading, wants to retrieve Tung-Ching’s lifeline. However, Tung-Ching is apathetic to know what the future holds. He starts to flirt with one of his female customers who he names her “ Know-all”.

On his 60th birthday, Van is told that he is seriously ill. But instead of going to Taipei for treatment, his illness leads him to Japan. Together with his son, he goes in search of the father who abandoned him 50 years ago. At the same time, a young man with a mysterious connection to Van's past is travelling from Hong Kong to Taiwan.

2010 film by Hsiao Ya-chuan