白领张泽（蓝正龙 饰）遭到公司辞退，他和无业多时的好友刘易郡（乔任梁 饰）拜访老大哥王云鹏（王云鹏 饰）寻找工作机会，恰逢后者得到了为温州房地产商销售迪拜楼盘的机会。于是兄弟三人不顾女友反对、出卖家传文物奔赴中东淘金，迪拜的风光还未尽收眼底，他们就收到了项目资金断裂的糟糕消息，而缺口高达二十亿。三人不甘失败，决定空手套白狼堵住缺口，在稳住地产商黄总（叶大鹰 饰）后，匆匆返回北京寻找资金。在接洽了熬死富翁老公的女富婆、大话连篇的前领导勤务员和粗犷的煤老板等一系列目标后，黄总对三人的耐心到了尽头，而他们此刻又纷纷后院起火，发财梦眼看破碎……

小柯（夏雨 饰）和尚若（姚星彤 饰）是一对来自南方的小情侣，他们为了各自心中的理想一同闯荡北京。小柯才华横溢，梦想成为音乐人，然而在物欲横流的浮夸社会，他那蕴含深刻思想的作品不被各唱片公司接受，注定遭遇四处碰壁的命运，最终连生活都成问题。尚若在一所高校学习表演，偶然邂逅来自台湾的年轻摄影师广末（明道 饰），她独特的灵秀气质深深吸引住广末，二人的交往越来越深。 苦无出头之日，小柯为了发表作品出卖自己的灵魂和爱情，他和尚若的感情逐渐走到崩溃的边缘。现实的巨大碾压和爱情的破灭让尚若投入广末的怀抱。在这行色匆匆的大都会，年轻人的心灵无处搁放……

Follows urban youngsters in their pursuit of true love and all the set backs and comedic mishaps along the way.

Female writer Ho (Siqin Gaowa) has just published her new book and is busy with various promotional events. While immersing herself in her successful career, Ho squeezes some time to visit her 80-year-old mother on her way home. When she arrives at the doorstep, however, Ho discovers that her mother's eyesight has deteriorated to the point that she does not recognize her daughter, and the sense of guilt sets off to overwhelm Ho...

Xiaoma, a young woman who has recently moved to Beijing, finds an apartment in an old courtyard apartment complex owned by Grandma, an elderly woman. Xiaoma and Grandma’s relationship almost immediately becomes strained. After trying to tidy up the courtyard, Grandma insists that Xiaoma turn over her share of the profits. Tightfisted, the elderly landlady resists even allowing Xiaoma to install a telephone. At the same time the older woman becomes increasingly interested in Xiaoma’s personal (and romantic) life. Grandma, for example, tries to pass off her grandson to the younger woman. Annoyed, Xiaoma nevertheless is flattered at the older woman’s concern. Over the course of four seasons, Xiaoma begins to learn from her landlady of the old world that the modern city of Beijing has left behind, while Grandma begins to enjoy the youth and vitality of her tenant. The two women become closer and eventually develop a deep friendship.