A young man travels from his hometown to Hengdian, the place where the country's biggest movies are filmed. Like many others, his dream is to become a movie star. However, the life of an actor proves to be very harsh, and only a select few will ever be anything more than extras.

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.

宋运辉前往东海化工筹备处报到，成为东海化工领导班子里最年轻的副职。凭借过硬的业务能力和魄力，他不断发挥主心骨的作用，在前期筹备和组建合资厂的过程中一次次带领东海项目渡过难关、向前迈进，却也因风头太盛招致不满。宋运辉将妻女接到东海，不解和猜疑涌入生活，两人间渐渐有了裂痕并越来越深，终是走向离婚。小雷家改革步伐越迈越大，却因对安全问题的忽 视导致铜厂爆炸，雷东宝因行贿遭遇牢狱之灾，之前的成绩和错误被一分为二 看待、从轻判罚，出狱后雷东宝建雷霆公司，要重新带领小雷家过上好日子。无论风光落魄，韦春红始终在他身后。杨巡来到东海发展，历经坎坷绝处逢生，将日用品市场做得风生水起，趁热打铁要做高级商场，继续大干一场。名校毕业投行出身的梁思申作为洛达代表，带队回国到东海进行合资考察谈判，曾是师生现为谈判对手的宋运辉和梁思申在一轮轮接触和交锋中经历着碰撞、冲突与和解，两人共同将合资进程向前推进。