The film stars Siqin Gaowa, who won a Golden Rooster for her performance, and Zhang Fengyi.
Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom.
After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty.
Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future.
Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.