上世纪初，狠狠军阀混战，狠狠世道离乱。作为连接大千世界的重要枢纽，十里洋场更是一个鱼龙混杂、黑白颠倒的所在。生活在最低层的码头工人林四海（刘家辉 饰）终日劳苦，不见出头天，但是脑筋活络的他抓住一个千载难逢的机会。他凭借三寸不烂之舌帮助军阀出特派专员郑志成（王戎 饰）脱险，从而得以脱离底层，成为一名警察，后凭着脑瓜灵光成为局长的副官。欲望已被勾起，林四海无法停止脚步，他寻机拉拢警长下水，自己则成为黑白两道通吃的头面人物，与大家姐梅宝（楚湘云 饰）雄霸码头，风头无量。正所谓天下大乱，遂使竖子成名本片根据江之南的原著改编。
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回复 :Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away. With the help of her friend Hee-suk, (Kim Suk-il) who dreams of becoming a writer, So-young fools Choi Rim (Kim Seung-ho), a lawmaker, into believing she is his daughter and moves in his house. She studies hard and becomes a lawyer. At her first trial, she defends a female inmate (Hwang Jeong-sun). Coincidentally, the story of the inmate is very much similar to hers. So-young defends her, saying how difficult it is for a woman to survive in a cold capitalism, arguing for her rights in tears. After she wins the case, she goes home and confesses her crime to Choi Rim's wife (Yu Gye-seon).
回复 :一对夫妻发现重病的青春期女儿米拉爱上了一个毒贩，二人的关系成为了夫妻俩的噩梦。而濒临死亡的米拉却对生活产生了新的渴望，传统的道德观念也被抛到脑后。米拉向她身边的每个人展示了如何一无所有地生活。这对一个家庭来说，原本可能是一场灾难，但最终却让他们在生活的混乱中找到了平静。
回复 :李芸和曹阳青梅竹马，却因偶儿听到一句话李芸对曹阳产生了误会，两人渐渐疏远。事业有成的李芸因故与新男友分手而想起了曹阳，两人感情日益加深，正当曹阳准备向李芸求婚时，却因车祸而离开了人世。李芸在收音机中听到了曹阳为自己点播的歌，才真正明白了曹阳对自己的心意。
