Pan Hung is Lily, a humble bus conductor hired by Hong Kong commodities trader Sean Lau to be his connection to the Shanghai stock market. Lily finds the job surprisingly easy, and the duo begins to make big money. But at what price? With wealth and prosperity a driving daily goal for Lily, will her own family come to bear the cost? Director Lee Lok See uses his Shanghai focus to great effect, finding many avenues and opportunities for his satirical observations and cultural clashes. With capitalism and communism going head on in the rapidly growing city of Shanghai, which value system will ultimately live in each person's heart?

Shanghai Fever

Chung, whose parents were murdered when he was ten, is now the adopted son of a Taiwanese Billionaire. Years later, Chung returns to Hong Kong to try and find his remaining family, but he soon discovers that his brother Chak is taken in by a triad member. The triad sends Chak to kidnap Chung to blackmail his family.