In Shanxi, China, 1899, the Kang family is part of a banking empire that is modernly known as China's Wall Street. Lord Kang has no other option than to make his third and least favourite son, Third Master, is an heir to the family business. But Third Master is young and hedonistic and at first refuses. But after a series of events which include the kidnapping of his brother's wife, Third Master is forced to grow up and he unwillingly assumes his role.
The relationship between Lord Kang and Third Master has always been on edge; Lord Kang's domineering attitude to business has never appealed to Third Master, and his father's ambition to mould his son into a ruthless businessman only serves to sour the relationship even more.
But it is the revelation that Third Master's one and only love of his life - his former English teacher - is also his stepmother that worsens the relationship between father and son. Third Master has to choose between taking control of the Kang family empire from aging Lord Kang, or find his own direction in life, either with or without his lover.
Starring: Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang and Jennifer Tilly.
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