Dokgo Ma-te is the most beautiful man in the world. He is also an ambitious man and wants to make a lot money using his beautiful appearance. When he meets Hong Yoo-ra, the ex-daughter-in-law of a rich family, she recognises his ambitions and becomes his mentor. But when the poor, but adorable Kim Bo-tong surfaces with a huge crush on Ma-te, everything changes.

From a restless youth in Picardy who stole his mother's jewelry to get himself to Paris, Louis Antoine Saint-Just became a statesman and one of the most politically persuasive figures of the French Revolution. "The Power of Things" explores his rôle during the Revolution's rockiest ride, his connection to Maximilien Robespierre, and the power of Saint-Just's position on the formidable Committee of Public Safety.

乔治（雅各布·韦伯 Jacques Weber 说）本是一个郁郁不得志的退伍大兵，在昔日战友的帮助之下，他得到了进入《法兰西生活报》工作的机会，就这样，乔治成为了报社的一名编辑。乔治其他方面都很平庸，唯独拥有一张漂亮的脸蛋，利用自己的这一长处，乔治开始游走于达官贵妇之间，巧舌如簧左右逢源，踩在这些女人的肩膀上，乔治步步高升，而当他不再需要她们的帮助后，乔治总是选择残忍而无情的抛弃这些女人们。
乔治将自己的终极目标放在了报社老板的女儿苏珊（马里莎·贝伦森 Marisa Berenson 饰）的身上，他拐走了苏珊，并且威胁老板将苏珊嫁给自己。